Anime News

Classic sci-fi animation Space Battleship Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト) is set to have a remake movie to be released in Japanese theaters on April 7, 2012. Its original series was initially made in 1974, where it features a powerful spacecraft journeys around the universe, encountering cosmos-related battles. The series have been widely distributed internationally, and has been dubbed in various languages such as English, Portuguese and Italian.

The movie is produced by the anime studios XEBEC and AIC respectively. Keep Reading

Popular Anime Studio Bones (株式会社 ボンズ) is set to release a new storyline from their original Eureka Seven series. The latest addition to their mecha-based stories is Eureka Seven: AO (Astral Ocean), which is scheduled to first run in MBS on April 12, 2012. This new series will be adapted into both manga and animated series.

The AO plot tells about the tale of Ao Fukai, a 13 year old lad setting his “destiny in motion when he held power.” Keep Reading

Manga adaptation animation Strike Witches (ストライクウィッチーズ) is releasing a movie this coming March 17. Viewers can get anther round of adventure with Yoshika, Mio, and the rest of the moe gijinka girls who are taking their battle up to a new level. New characters are appearing on screen, generating a new exciting storyline from its original plot. The Strike Witches production releases a two minute trailer, dishing out movie excerpts for fans to enjoy. Keep Reading

The Los Angeles Animation Festival is an annual event that celebrates animation at its finest. Now celebrating its third year, the LAAF has announced that Akira will be part of the presentations. Akira is the only anime title presently being screened by the LAAF.

Akira is a huge Japanese anime classic that was released in the year 1988. It showed the world that anime isn’t just about classic novel interpretations or giant robots protecting the earth from an alien threat. Keep Reading

Hatsune Miku just keeps getting bigger and bigger and there’s no stopping this twin-tailed Vocaloid from taking over the world!

On March 8 and 9, 2012, Hatsune Miku will be holding a concert in Japan which will also be broadcasted live via the website niconico.com. These live concert events are two different events but are all under the Hatsune Miku Special 39’s giving day. On the 8th of March is the “Hatsune Miku Live Party 2012” while on 9th is the “Hatsune Miku Concert Final 39’s Giving Day”. Keep Reading