Manga Author Hideo Azuma Passes Away at 69
News broke this morning that award-winning manga author Hideo Azuma has passed away. After a battle with esophageal cancer, his close relatives held a private funeral service for the 69-year-old author.
Azuma was an inventive...
Adachi and Shimamura Anime Cast and Other Yuri Novels Revealed
Seven Seas Entertainment recently announced multiple yuri title western releases and the anime cast of Adachi and Shimamura.
The new titles include: Fragtime, Failed Princess, Goodbye My Rose Garden, Syrup and finally Adachi and Shimamura....
Meet the Cast of the JoJo: Golden Wind Dub, Coming to Toonami
Three months after the end of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, VIZ announced the cast for the English dub, which starts on October 26th, 2019.
There have been a number of announcements via Twitter of...
Mei Hanakawa Hiatus from 22/7 Announced Due to Poor Health
On Tuesday, Mei Hanakawa of the mixed media group 22/7 announced a hiatus from the group due to health concerns.
In the past she has also taken breaks from her work for health-related reasons, so to some...
Dr. STONE Behind the Scenes Documentary Launched by Crunchyroll
Today, Crunchyroll launched "Behind the Scenes of Dr. STONE", a documentary featuring creative producer Shusuke Katagiri and director Shinya Iino as their team adapt the hit manga into the anime series.
The 25-minute long behind...
Yasuhiro Irie, Full Metal Alchemist Director, on Working in the Industry
Yasuhiro Irie, Director and Animator
During my time at Otakuthon I was fortunate enough to interview Yasuhiro Irie, director, animator, and storyboard artist for many shows like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Soul Eater and Cowboy Bebop....
Pokemon Animator Masaaki Iwane Celebrates 54th Birthday!
Today is famous Pokemon animator Masaaki Iwane’s birthday! He turns 54 today and is still one of the hardest working and fastest animators in the industry. With such a large catalog of work and...
Billie Eilish & Siberia Hills Steal Anime Fanart, Now Facing Controversy
On the 7th of August, popular music artist, Billie Eilish, posted a tweet announcing a brand new merch collaboration with Siberia Hills, a clothing company. But it turns out the artwork on some of...
Japanese Government Asks for Opinions On Anime Industry Conditions
As of April 27th, guidelines have been proposed by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry detailing possible changes to laws and bylaws that protect workers in the anime industry. Due to the...
Studio TRIGGER 4th Live Drawing Stream Information
Studio TRIGGER will be holding a live drawing on twitch for fans on the March 13th, 2019 at 19:00 JST (which is March 13th, 6:00 AM EST and 3:00 AM PST).
We have Mago at...
