The Hired Gun Soon to Be Anime Shorts

01Masahide Ichijo & Chiku’s four-panel manga starring the hit man Koroshiya-san will soon be debuting in its animated version. Futabasha’s Manga Action magazine, in its 2013 17th issue, has announced the main cast for The Hired Gun. The action-packed title is actually a comedy story which trails after the life regarded as the “best hit man in Japan.” See the cast below:

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From Gundams To Transformers: Linkin Park Gets Another Mecha

linkin park transformersAmerican rock band Linkin Park, has got another mecha to add up to their belt! Introducing the Linkin Park G1 Soundwave.

This limited edition Transformer has come a long way. It was first introduced in July 2012 at the SDCC and it made another appearance yet again in June 2013 at BotCon. After three years of agonized waiting, mecha fans can finally add this up to their collection! Some online shops such as Robot Kingdom is now accepting pre-orders for this Linkin Park version of Soundwave. Keep Reading

Samurai Flamenco Cast and Characters

10Just recently, the details for the upcoming Samurai Flamenco anime series has been revealed in Fui TV’s Noitamina programming block. A promotional video shares the staff and characters for the series which will debut this October and will run for half a year. Takahiro Omori will be directing the series while Chinatsu Kurahana will design the characters. The taglines perk up any reader’s curiosity as it reads,

To the ‘adults’ who don’t want to become adults…

The characters are as follows:

Mazayoshi Hazama, 19 years old. Keep Reading

Pokemon: The Origin Takes Fans Back On A Trip Down Memory Lane

pokemonPokemon has been a huge part of the children who grew up in the 90’s. With the original Pokemon series Red, Green and Blue released for the Nintendo Game Boy. Not long afterwards, the video game was brought on the telly with Ash Ketchum (サトシ) taking the lead with the adorable face of Pokemon, Pikachu (ピカチュウ), tagging along his side. Pokemon fans probably know this by now that the anime has inspired the ultra cool video game, Pokemon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (ポケットモンスターピカチュウ). Keep Reading

Shingeki no Kyojin In The News, Vol. 2: Food, Fan Art And Ending Theme News

shingeki 4We’re pretty sure that you just can’t get enough of Shingeki no Kyojin (進撃の巨人) so Asgard Anime brings you its second serving of Shingeki no Kyojin In the News with volume 2 hot off the racks!

The second ending theme of the anime series is up and ready for release on August 21 and just like the opening theme, the ending single also comes with special Shingeki no Kyojin covers! Japanese alternative rock band, Cinema Staff, has provided the Shingeki ending theme with their song entitled Great Escape. Keep Reading

Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru Character Profiles

11The website for the Kadokawa Anime Channel has released a promotional video for the upcoming anime Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru (My mental Multiple Choice Power is Completely Destroying My School Romantic Comedy). While you’re at that ridiculously long title, let’s get to know more about this story by looking at the characters:

Kanade Amakusa is a 2nd year student at Seiko Academy. Keep Reading