Anime News

The Anime Contents Expo brought about great news for many manga and anime lovers, as revelations come one after another. It is during this event that Karino Takatsu’s Working!! four panel comedy manga is getting its very own television animation in July from A1 Pictures. The working title will be Servant x Service but still retains the very core of the story.

This humorous, slice-of-life series takes a deeper spotlight on the employees of a government ward office in a district of Hokkaido. Keep Reading

The first season of the anime series Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East (八犬伝 ―東方八犬異聞―) is slowly coming to an end but already a second season of the has already been announced. Fans of the series certainly won’t be disappointed the minute the first season ends as there will be more episodes coming up!

The announcement of a second season for the anime was first announced on the May issue of monthly manga magazine, ASUKA CIEL. Keep Reading

At the Anime Contents Expo Event this Saturday, the production company MADHOUSE has released a promotional video for their upcoming fantasy anime project, Kamisama no Inai Nichiyōbi. The teaser also debuted on the official website on Sunday. Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyōbi (神さまのいない日曜日/ The Sunday Without God) is a light novel series by Kimihito Irie, with illustrations done by the artist Shino. The story was adapted into a manga by Abaraheiki and was serialized in the Fujimi Shobo’s Monthly Dragon Age. Keep Reading

The Gundam Cafe isn’t just a tourist spot. It’s also a haven for foodies, regardless if they are fans of the anime of not. One of the most sought after food items in the Gundam Cafe is the Gunpla-Yaki. Based from the 1/144 scale of Gundam models, the Gunpla-Yaki is a popular snack choice. But what happens if the Gundam Cafe is celebrating a special event?

The Gundam Cafe welcomes back the Udon flavored Gunpla-Yaki in celebration of the Gundam SEED & SEED Destiny Fair on April 3, 2013. Keep Reading

A big percentage of enjoying an animation is through music, and we know how Japanese does it nice and nifty, especially with the musical scoring, OP and ED themes, and the character songs. Here in this post, we bring you some good news, especially for vocaloid lovers, as one of your well known artists is contributing to an anime about to make a big splash this year.

On Saturday at the Anime Contents Expo, a stage event for the upcoming project Mushibugyo has announced that the song artist Samfree, known for his vocaloid songs Promise, Megu Megu☆Fire Endless Night and Luka Luka★Night Fever has created character songs for the series. Keep Reading

Guess who became the latest cover girl for Japanese fashion magazine, Tokyo ViVi? The world famous magical girl with the blonde, twin-tailed odango to match, Sailor Moon (セーラームーン), shared the cover page of Tokyo ViVi’s third volume with Japanese model Lena Fujii (藤井リナ).

Sailor Moon and Fujii aren’t the only ones that appeared on the latest ViVi’s cover; Sailor Chibi Moon (セーラーちびムーン) holds on to Sailor Moon’s hand while Helios (エリオス), who is taking the form of Pegasus (ペガサス), can be seen not far from the famous Sailor Senshis. Keep Reading