Former Toei Animation Producer Tasuku Saitō Passes Away at 87

Final Evangelion Film Breaks IMAX Opening Day Record in Japan

Film earned US$740,000 on IMAX on Monday ― Entertainment website Deadline reported on Wednesday that Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), the "final" Evangelion film, has set a record for highest IMAX earnings on opening day in Japan, with the equivalent of US$740,000 in IMAX tickets. It has also set a record for the highest percentage of IMAX opening day gross fo...

Science Adventure Staff Teases Steins;Gate News

Tweet teases "reproduced" story, worldline divergence "0.210317%" ― The official Twitter account of the Science Adventure franchise posted an image invoking Steins;Gate on Twitter on Thursday. The Tweet includes a hashtag for Steins;Gate, and it reads "Worldline divergence '0.210317%' The story is 'reproduced.' " The picture teases the same number in the style of the Divergence Meter from the Steins;...

Golden Japanesque: A Splendid Yokohama Romance GN 1

Golden Japanesque is still a shoujo romance in the same melodramatic vein as Kare First Love, but the story is unfolding in a much more organic, deliberate manner. ― Despite Kaho Miyasaka being one of the grand dames of shoujo romance from the 1990s onwards, Golden Japanesque is only her second title to get an English translation, the first being Viz's release of Kare First Love. That marks a fairly ...

This Week in Anime - Is High-Rise Invasion Any Good?

High-Rise Invasion continues the anime tradition of anime B-horror schlock, not unlike High School of the Dead. Part survival game, part silly action spectacle, Steve and Jean-Karlo debate the merits of this serial killer pantyfest with a dash of acrophobia. ― High-Rise Invasion continues the anime tradition of anime B-horror schlock, not unlike High School of the Dead. Part survival game, part sill...

Pacific Rim: The Black Season 1

The final few episodes are where Johnson and Kyle's narrative begins to take shape, though, and when PR:TB gets to “the good stuff”, it really is good. ― As a lifelong fan of giant robot anime and kaiju movies, I adored Guillermo del Toro's 2013 monster/mecha smash'em-up, Pacific Rim. I was less enthusiastic about the sequel, 2018's Pacific Rim: Uprising, since it lacked any participation from del To...

Attack on Titan's Levi Statue at Creator's Hometown Unveiled

A life-sized bronze statue of Attack on Titan's Captain Levi was unveiled in front of the JR Hita Station in Hita City of Oita Prefecture, the hometown of the series creator Hajime Isayama, last Saturday. 「人類最強の兵士」リヴァイ兵長。ついに日田駅前に現る!#oita #大分 #大分合同新聞 #大分合同新聞プレミアムオンラインGate #進撃の巨人 #リヴァイ兵長 #進撃の日田 #日田 pic.twitter.com/KKx8iLvOgB— 大分合同新聞 (@oitagodo) March 6, 2021 リヴァイ兵長の銅像は等身大サイズ。立体機動装置を身に着けた姿が凛々しいですね!向か...

The 2020s Are About to Explode: What We Can Learn From Akira's Vision of Destruction and Rebirth

Evan Minto unearths the political message of Akira and how its just as prescient now as when it premiered in 1988. ― In 2013, the Olympic Committee announced that Tokyo would be the site of the 2020 Summer Olympics. In a case of life imitating art, Japan planned to recreate the famous Neo-Tokyo 2020 Olympics from Katsuhiro Otomo's legendary sci-fi manga and anime film Akira! The connection delighted ...

Tono Monogatari GN

Tono Monogatari is, in Shigeru Mizuki's hand, a journey all by itself. It helps to capture the legends of a place many of us in the English-speaking world may not be aware of, and it makes those stories feel relevant and important. ― While Shigeru Mizuki was many things and created a wide variety of works, both fiction and nonfiction, what he is largely remembered for is his series GeGeGe no Kitaro, ...

This Week in Anime - You Don't Mess with the Rohan

The side quests of haughty manga creator Rohan Kishibe continue in a series of spin-off episodes now available on Netflix. The secondary character from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable encounters a new batch of weirdos, including the god Hermes himself! ― The side quests of haughty manga creator Rohan Kishibe continue in a series of spin-off episodes now available on Netflix. The sec...

The ANN Aftershow - Attack on Titan Episode 72 - Why Sasha's Dad is the MVP

A casual family dinner out for Brauses brings bubbling tension to the surface as Nicolo is confronted by his beloved Sasha's killer.

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Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time

If this is the final Evangelion anime ever produced, I am content with how it ended. ― It's been 14 years since the first Rebuild of Evangelion film hit Japanese theaters—and a staggering 9 years since the previous film, You Can (Not) Redo was released. As the final film of the four-part alternate retelling of one of the most pivotal and beloved anime of all time, it's hard to understate the hype sur...

Interview: On-Gaku: Our Sound Director Kenji Iwaisawa

Anime News Network had the opportunity to interview director Kenji Iwaisawa about the film's unique, fully hand-drawn animation and the intricacies of translating a soundless music manga into an indie film. ― Following three high-school delinquents in their quest for musical glory despite having no skill, money, or even a full set of drums, On-Gaku: Our Sound is an Annie Award-nominated adaptation of...

Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess GN 1

Whomst among us did not imagine themselves going on adventures as a teenager? Let he or she who is without embarrassing memories of writing stories where the protagonist is a thinly-veiled version of themselves cast the first stone. ― Whomst among us did not imagine themself going on exciting fantasy adventures as a teenager? Let he or she who is without embarrassing memories of writing stories where...

The Horror and Romance of Rural Higurashi

ZeroReq011 visits the real-life inspiration for Hinamizawa and discovers how one rural village can encompass idyllic terror. ― The rural village setting is a staple of many works of horror. Many horror stories see rural settings as sites suspect, estranged from rational civilization, operating under odd reason. Outsiders passing through or settling in the countryside find themselves uncomfortably out...