Anime News

As announced in the April Issue of the Young Ace Magazine (Kadokawa Shoten Press), Mamoru Hosoda, creator of Summer Wars and the Girl who Leapt through Time will release an anime adaptation of the manga Ōkami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki.

Hosoda, who wrote the original plot as well as the screenplay, will also direct the said animation. This January, the team released a 50-second trailer and announced that the movie will be shown in theaters on July 21 throughout Japan. Keep Reading

What happens when a brilliant girl meets an ordinary boy inside a messy dormitory especially made for delinquents?

Will they ignore past each other because of their intellectual difference, or end up being friends, and finally falling in love? With these circumstances limited in a small, cluttered space, soaring hearts await for an adventure which cannot be bound by the corners of the wall.

Hajime Kamoshida’s light novel Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo has been announced to gain its own television anime adaptation. Keep Reading

Kamen Rider fans and the whole of the Sentai fan community mourn the loss of a great actor. 63-year-old Japanese actor and musician Shigeru Araki passed away on April 14, 2012 at 5:02 pm due to aspergillosis.

He was hospitalized in Tokyo because of pneumonia-like symptoms until it was confirmed that he had aspergillosis. Aspergillosis poses signs similar to that of pneumonia. It is, however, a lung infection or allergic reaction caused by a fungi found in dead leaves, compost or other decaying foliage. Keep Reading

Danny Choo’s famous Otaku show “Culture Japan” returns to Animax with a fresh, new season.

The son of reknowned fashion designer Jimmy Choo, Danny Choo’s interest in Japanese culture began when he wanted to know the latest video games released for his Sega Megadrive video game console. His interests slowly changed from Kylie Minogue to anything Japanese. His passion for the Japanese culture led him to teach himself how to read and write the native language. Keep Reading