Studio Ghibli director Isao Takahata is one of the most legendary figures in Japanese animation. However, it seems that the director has quite the mean streak, working animators to death. It turns out that the late Grave of the Fireflies director has quite the bad reputation within Ghibli itself, as producer Toshio Suzuki reveals in […]
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August 2018
After a successful run which started in 2016, Shirou Yoshida’s Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress manga will soon be ending. According to the September edition of Monthly Comic Garden, this “steampunk survival action” has only three chapters remaining. They also added that if the manga doesn’t have delays, it might end sometime in November. Also […]
Kyoto Animation is adapting Kotoko Ayano’s Japanese archery manga, Tsurune: Kazemai High School’s Archery Club, into a TV anime. And now, they have revealed a brand new key visual for the upcoming series. They also revealed a new key visual as well. Aside from the new visual and PV, the staff also revealed several of […]
Franco-Japanese animated feature-length film “Mutafukaz” has finally reached Japanese shores, and is slated to hit cinemas all over the archipelago on 12th October 2018. Animated by ANKAMA ANIMATION (Dofus, Wakfu) and STUDIO 4°C (Tekkoninkreet, Gotham Knight), the Japanese dub of the award-winning arthouse flick features an all-star cast composed of Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (ex-SMAP), Tokio Emoto, and Shinnosuke Mitsushima. Originally […]