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Falcom jdk Band Cancels Saturday's Tokyo Concert Due to Bomb Threat
Concerts in Osaka, Nagoya still slated to go ahead as planned
― Game developer Nihon Falcom (Trails, Ys RPG series) announced on Thursday that it has canceled the planned Saturday concert for its in-house Falcom jdk Band music group due to Club Seata, the concert's planned venue, receiving a bomb threat. The concert tour's second venue at 246 Livehouse Gabu in Osaka also received a similar threat, an...
The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, Suzume Confirmed Eligible for 2024 Oscars Best Picture
The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Gran Turismo, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Yoshiki Under the Sky also eligible
― The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the full list of films eligible for nomination for Best Picture for the 2024 Oscars on Monday. The list is strictly a list of eligible films, and is not a shortlist, nor a nomination. Among the 265 listed films, the anime films, or...
Godzilla Minus One Wins Best International Film at Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
The Boy and the Heron wins runner up for Best Animated Film category
― The Georgia Film Critics Association awarded Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki's new film in TOHO's Godzilla franchise, Best International Film in its 2023 awards. Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, or literally How Do You Live?) film was the runner-up for the Best Animated Film category. Godzill...
Newspapers: Go Nagai Museum Burns Down After Earthquake
Mazinger Z/Devilman creator is currently in Tokyo, while his studio refrains from commenting until later
― The Hokkoku Shimbun newspaper reported on Tuesday that the Go Nagai Wonderland Museum in Wajima City has burned down after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture on Monday. Kazushige Kobayashi, a photographer for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, visited the Asaichi Street location of ...
Anime NYC Wins Japanese Consul General Award
Japanese Ambassador Mikio Mori presented Anime NYC's founder Peter Tatara, Event Director MK Goodwin with award on December 13
― ComicsBeat reported on Monday that the Japanese Ambassador Mikio Mori has presented Anime NYC the award of Consul General for promoting Japanese culture in the U.S. Mori invited Anime NYC's founder Peter Tatara and Anime NYC's Event Director MK Goodwin to his official resid...
Comic Market 103 Draws 270,000 Attendees Across 2 Days
Event sees 10,000 more attendees than Comiket 102 in August
― The Comic Market (Comiket) 103 event in Tokyo drew about 270,000 people across Saturday and Sunday. The event had about 140,000 attendees on Saturday and 130,000 attendees on Sunday. Comiket 102 in August drew 260,000 across two days — 130,000 each day. The organizers limited the number of attendees due to COVID-19 restrictions in the last...
Anime Boston 2024 Hosts Band Queen Bee
Band have performed theme songs for Oshi no Ko, Undead Unluck, more
― The staff of Anime Boston announced on Friday that the 2024 event will host Japanese band Queen Bee. The band formed in 2009, and have performed theme songs for Dororo (TV 2019), Oshi no Ko, Raven of the Inner Palace, Tokyo Ghoul:re, Undead Unluck, and Chainsaw Man. The group have also performed theme songs for the Sadako live-acti...
ESA Permanently Cancels E3 Event
E3 had been canceled this year
― The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced on Tuesday that it is canceling the E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) video game event permanently. In a message on Twitter, the ESA stated, "After more than two decades of E3, each one bigger than the last, the time has come to say goodbye. Thanks for the memories. GGWP (good game, well played)." In September, G...
The Boy and the Heron, The First Slam Dunk, 3 More Anime Films Confirmed Eligible for 2024 Oscars
Blue Giant, Lonely Castle in the Mirror, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Suzume are also eligible; Godzilla Minus One is eligible for Visual Effects
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Thursday that The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has notified the staff of the films eligible for consideration for the 2024 Oscars in the Visual Effects category. The Academy also revealed the f...
Singer Ado Announces 'Wish' World Tour Dates for U.S., Europe
Tour includes 8 different cities including Paris, New York, Los Angeles
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday it is bringing Ado's "Wish" tour to eight different cities in the United States and Europe in March and April. Tour stops include:Mar 9 - Brussels, Belgium - ING Arena
Mar 11 - Paris, France - Zénith Paris - La Villette
Mar 13 - London, England - Troxy
Mar 16 - Dusseldorf, Germany - Mitsubishi ...
Splatoon Tournament Delayed, Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo Canceled Due to Threats
Threats targeted Nintendo's employees, tournament's staff, spectators
― Nintendo announced on Thursday that it has delayed the "Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals" tournament and canceled the "Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo" event due to threats that have been made targeting the company's employees, as well as recent threats towards the tournament staff and spectators. The Splatoon Koshien 2023 National...
2023 Saturn Awards Nominate The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Suzume, Chainsaw Man Anime
Awards ceremony takes place on February 4
― The Saturn Awards, the awards that honor the best science fiction, horror, and fantasy movies and television programs of the year, announced the nominations for the 51st annual awards on Wednesday. It nominated The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Suzume for Best Animated Film. The Chainsaw Man anime also received a nomimation in the Best Animated Television Ser...
Jump Festa '24 Event to Stream Globally With Some English Interpretation
Event to take place in Chiba on December 16-17
― Shueisha announced on Friday that it will livestream the Jump Festa '24 event on December 16-17 outside of Japan. The company will stream the "Jump Super Stage RED," "Jump Super Stage BLUE," and "Jump Studio" stage presentations by live stream. The "Jump Super Stage RED" and "Jump Super Stage BLUE" stage presentations will be the two main stages for th...
Anime NYC Moves to August in 2024 With Expanded Javits Presence
Convention changes next year's dates to August 23-25, takes over entire Javits Center
― The staff of Anime NYC announced on Thursday that the event will move next year's convention date to August 23-25, and that the event will take over the full main building of the Javits Center for the first time. With the change of dates, ticket sales for next year's Anime NYC will start on December 5. This year'...
Square Enix's Final Fantasy XVI, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Games Win at Golden Joystick Awards 2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Resident Evil 4 also win awards
― The Golden Joystick Awards 2023 ceremony announced this year's winners on Friday, and Square Enix's Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth role-playing games won the Best Audio and Most Wanted Game awards, respectively. Ben Starr also won the Best Lead Performer award for his role as Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy XV...
Comic Market 104 Slated for August 11-12
The official Twitter account for the Comic Market (Comiket) event announced on Friday that Comiket 104, the next summer iteration, will take place at the Tokyo Big Sight venue on August 11-12, 2024. Comiket 103, the next winter iteration, will take place at the same venue on December 30-31. Comiket 102 was held at Tokyo Big Sight on August 12 to 13. The event drew about 130,000 people in each of i...
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Anime Screens at Manga Barcelona Festival
Festival runs from December 7-10 with concerts from anime theme song artists
― The Manga Barcelona Festival revealed on Monday it will host two screenings and exclusive presentations for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off — Netflix, Universal Studio Group's Universal Content Productions' (UCP), and Science Saru's anime series of Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series — from December 7-10 at Fi...
Makoto Shinkai to Attend Pop-Up Retrospective Event for His Films in Los Angeles on November 19
Event features artwork/materials for Suzume, your name., more
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that Crunchyroll will open a special one-day private pop-up event titled "Makoto Shinkai: A Journey from Voices of a Distant Star through Suzume" at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on November 19. Director Shinkai will be in attendance at the event. The event wil...
Anime NYC Screens World Premieres for High Card Season 2 Anime, English Dub for Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet Film
Also: The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse
― TMS Entertainment announced on Thursday that it will screen the world premiere for the English dub of Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (Meitantei Conan: Hiiro no Dangan), the 24th film in the Detective Conan/Case Closed franchise, at this year's Anime NYC event on November 17-19. The company will also screen the North American premiere ...
Chainsaw Man Manga Wins Best Manga Harvey Award for 3rd Straight Year
Manga competed against Cat + Gamer; Goodbye, Eri; Shuna's Journey; Spy x Family
― The Harvey Awards, which honors outstanding work in comics and sequential art, announced the award winners for this year's awards at New York Comic Con on Friday. Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man won the award for Best Manga. Chainsaw Man competed against: Wataru Nadatani's Cat + Gamer (Dark Horse), Tatsuki Fujimoto's G...
Live-Action Gannibal's Yuya Yagira Wins at Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards
Actor wins "Asian Excellence Award" for role in horror series
― Actor Yuya Yagira won the Asian Excellence Award at the Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards in Busan, Korea on Sunday for his role in the live-action adaptation of Masaaki Ninomiya's Gannibal horror manga. The live-action series premiered in December 2022 and aired for seven episodes. Disney+ and Hulu are streaming the show worldwid...
Arizona's UwU Con Hosts Voice Actors Ryo Horikawa, Nobutoshi Canna, Kana Ichinose
Event takes place on October 27-29 in Mesa, Arizona
― Arizona's UwU Con event announced on Monday that it will host voice actors Ryo Horikawa, Nobutoshi Canna, and Kana Ichinose. The convention will take place on October 27-29 at Legacy Park in Mesa, Arizona. Horikawa is the president of the Aslead Company talent agency. He began his career in 1984 with the role of Hirono Kenta in Yume Senshi Wingman...
World Animation & VFX Summit Honors Hayao Miyazaki with Lifetime Achievement Award
Polygon Pictures' president Shuzo John Shiota also receives award
― The 2023 World Animation & VFX Summit announced on Wednesday that it is honoring Hayao Miyazaki with the Lifetime Achievement Award in its Hall of Fame awards and panelist lineup. Polygon Pictures' president Shuzo John Shiota is also an honoree at this year's Summit. Other honorees include Walt Disney Animation Studios' chief creativ...
Anime NYC Announces Hololive VTuber Concert, Guests
Suisei Hoshimachi to perform with guest appearance by Mori Calliope
― Anime NYC announced on Thursday that Cover Corporation's hololive production VTubers will be attending Anime NYC 2023, which will run from November 17-19. The VTubers will be attending as guests, as well as performing a special concert. Japanese talent Suisei Hoshimachi will perform in the United States for the first time on Novemb...
Tokyo Game Show 2023 Draws 243,238 Attendees
Attendance numbers almost double that of last year
― Tokyo Game Show 2023 reported an in-person attendance of 243,238 over the course of four days (September 21-24). The number is almost double the attendance of last year's show, and approaches 2019's in-person attendance of 262,076. The first public day (September 23) had the biggest number of in-person attendees with 96,033, followed by the second ...
E3 Will Not Partner With ReedPop or Return to LA Convention Center in 2024
ESA had partnered with ReedPop to bring back in-person E3 event for 1st time since 2019
― GamesIndustry.biz reported on Friday that PAX organizer ReedPop and ESA (Entertainment Software Association) have parted ways by a "mutual decision" and thus ReedPop will not work on future E3 events. The ESA is still planning an E3 event for 2024, but it will not return to the Los Angeles Convention Center next...
New York Comic Con Screens U.S. Premiere of Dr. Stone: New World Anime's 2nd Part
Also: special screening event for My Hero Academia, 3rd episode premiere for A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday it will screen the U.S. premiere of the second cours (quarter of a year) of Dr. Stone: New World, the third Dr. Stone anime season, at this year's New York Comic Con event at October 12 at 2:45 p.m. EDT. In addition, Crunchyroll will hold a "special scr...
Crunchyroll Streams Sword Art Online -FULLDIVE- 10th Anniversary Event
Event took place last November in Tokyo
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will stream the Sword Art Online -FULLDIVE- 10th anniversary event for the Sword Art Online series on Tuesday in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and India. The franchise's 10th anniversary event took place on November 6, 202...
Yoshitaka Amano Attends Screening of Angel's Egg Anime in New York City on September 10
Japan Society hosts screening of Mamoru Oshii, Amano's anime
― The Japan Society announced on Thursday that it will host illustrator Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy series, Vampire Hunter D) at a screening of Amano's and Mamoru Oshii's 1985 anime Angel's Egg (Tenshi no Tamago) at its museum in New York City on September 10 at 6:00 p.m. EDT. The LOMEX Gallery will also present a gallery show of Amano's...
Philippines' Best of Anime Convention Returns on September 16
UchuSentai:NOIZ, Starmarie return as musical guests
― The Philippines' Best of Anime convention announced on August 9 that it will return with an event at the SMX Convention Center on September 16. The new event is titled The Best of Anime 2023: The Reunion, and will mark the first time the event will be held since 2019 (the event was not held in the past three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Th...
Comic Market 102 Draws 260,000 Attendees Across 2 Days
Attendance jumped 40% after organizers lifted admission restrictions this year
― The Comic Market (Comiket) 102 event in Tokyo drew about 260,000 people across Saturday and Sunday, a 40% increase from Comiket 101's numbers last December. The event drew about 130,000 people in each of its two days. The event lifted admission restrictions (other than the Tokyo Big Sight venue's existing capacity limits...
Aniplex Reveals Aniplex Online Fest 2023 Event for September 10
Event will stream with English & Japanese narration, features musical performances, voice actor guests
― Aniplex announced on Tuesday that it will hold its Aniplex Online Fest event both online and in person in English and Japanese on September 10. The in person event will take place at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo featuring narration by voice actor Sōma Saitō. Haruko Iizuka (Horimiya) drew the below visual ...
U.K. Team Wins World Cosplay Summit 2023
Latvia, Mexico win 2nd, 3rd place
― The official Facebook account for the World Cosplay Summit (WCS) announced this year's full awards list on Saturday. 1st Place and Grand Champion: U.K.
2nd Place: Latvia
3rd Place: Mexico
Alumni Category / Tamakoshi Award: Latvia
Action Category / SAMURAI ENERGY Award: Indonesia
Dramatic Category / Nagoya University of the Arts Award: Vietnam
Sound and Direction Ca...
The First Slam Dunk, Sand Land Anime Films Win at Fantasia Int'l Film Festival
The First Slam Dunk wins best animated feature film, SAND LAND wins special jury mention in Axis: Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation category
― The First Slam Dunk, the new anime film of Takehiko Inoue's Slam Dunk basketball manga, won the Axis: Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation for best animated feature film on Sunday at the 27th annual Fantasia International Film Festival. Ad...
Hayao Miyazaki's Shuna's Journey Wins Eisner Award
Keiji Nakazawa not inducted into Hall of Fame for 2nd time
― The 2023 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards revealed its winners at the Comic Con International San Diego event on Friday. Hayao Miyazaki's Shuna's Journey (translated by Alex Dudok de Wit) won this year's Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia award. First Second / Macmillan published the book. The manga competed against the follo...
Ghibli Park Reveals Debut Dates for Mononoke Forest, Valley of Witches Areas
The official website of Ghibli Park announced on Thursday that the park will open its Mononoke Forest area on November 1 and the Valley of Witches area on March 16, 2024. 【ジブリパーク第2期エリアの開園日が決まりました。】「もののけの里」が2023年11月1日(水)、「魔女の谷」が2024年3月16日(土)です。詳しくはこちら https://t.co/c2E2SEfQmB（画像は1枚目がもののけの里、2枚目が魔女の谷のイメージです。） pic.twitter.com/UT5LwlO9sk— ジブリパーク GHIBLI PARK (@ghibliparkjp) July 20, 2023 The Ghibli Park ...
Ghibli Park Reveals Debut Dates for Mononoke Forest, Valley of Witches Areas
The Mononoke Forest part of Ghibli Park will open on November 1, with the Valley of Witches area opening on March 16, 2024.
― The official website of Ghibli Park announced on Thursday that the park will open its Mononoke Forest area on November 1 and the Valley of Witches area on March 16, 2024. 【ジブリパーク第2期エリアの開園日が決まりました。】「もののけの里」が2023年11月1日(水)、「魔女の谷」が2024年3月16日(土)です。詳しくはこちら https://t.co/c2E2SEfQmB（画像...
Otakon to Host Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Anime's Producer Takuma Kishida, Voice Actors Shou Komura, Kanna Nakamura (Updated)
Anime will screen at July 28-30 event in Washington D.C.
― The staff of the Otakon convention announced on Wednesday that the event will host three guests associated with the television anime adaptation of Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (Mokushiroku no Yon-kishi) sequel manga: producer Takuma Kishida, as well as voice actors Shou Komura (Percival) and Kanna Naka...
Otakon to Host Light Novel Author Wataru Watari, Chief Editor at Gagaga Bunko Horinori Hoshino
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected author to attend July 28-30 event in Washington D.C.
― The staff of the Otakon convention announced on Friday that the event will host light novel author Wataru Watari (pictured at right) and Gagaga Bunko chief editor Horinori Hoshino. Watari has written light novel series such as My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected and Girlish Number, and...
Otakon Screens English-Subbed Premiere for 'The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes' Film, Hosts Staff
Mei Hachimoku, Harumi Fuuki, Shingou Nishikawa, Naoki Koyama attend event on July 28-30
― The staff of Otakon 2023 announced on Thursday that it will host the following guests, associated with Tomohisa Taguchi's The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes, the anime film of Mei Hachimoku and Kukka's Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi young adult novel: writer Hachimoku, composer Harumi Fuuki, sett...
Ottawa Int'l Animation Fest Screens Atsushi Wada's Ikimono-san Anime Shorts
Also: Yuki Kubo's "BABY FORCE,' Shunsaku Hayashi's "Our Pain," Yuan Xu's "Sewing Love" screen
― The Ottawa International Film Festival (OIAF) announced on Wednesday that it will screen the "Turtle" short from Atsushi Wada's Ikimono-san series of anime shorts in the Narrative category at this year's event. It will also screen Yuki Kubo's "BABY FORCE" and Shunsaku Hayashi's "Our Pain" animated shorts i...
Anime Expo Returns on July 4-7, 2024 in Los Angeles
anime expo chibi also returns on November 11-12, 2023
― The staff of Anime Expo revealed on a banner and during the closing ceremony for Anime Expo 2023 on Tuesday that the event will return to Los Angeles on July 4-7, 2024. Anime Expo was held on July 1-4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The smaller anime expo chibi convention will also return to Ontario, California on November 11-12. Source: ...
Ottawa Int'l Animation Fest Screens 'Hottest Tokyo,' 'Taiyo ga Mizu wo Kundeiru' Anime
Ballmastrz: Rubicon animated special also screens during event from September 20-24
― The Ottawa International Film Festival (OIAF) announced on Wednesday that it will screen Miho Kidoguchi's "Hottest Tokyo" and Kagami Honoka's "Taiyo ga Mizu wo Kundeiru" (Glow in the Water) anime in the new Teen Audiences 13+ category. Ballmastrz: Rubicon, an animated special for the Ballmastrz: 9009 series with ani...
Otakon Hosts Director Takaharu Ozaki, Studio Shaft's Kazuya Shiotsuki, TBS Sparkle Producer Junichiro Tanaka, More Guests
Convention also hosts Warner Bros. Japan producer Shinya Tsuruoka, screenwriter Keiichirō Ōchi, producer Takanobu Terada
― The staff of Otakon 2023 announced over the past week that the event will host the following guests: Director Takaharu Ozaki (BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-, Goblin Slayer)
Producer from Warner Bros. Japan Shinya Tsuruoka (BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-, Keep Your H...
'One Piece Day' Event Streams With Live English Interpretation on July 21-22
1st time event has been streamed with English interpretation
― Bandai Namco Entertainment, Shueisha, and Toei Animation announced on Monday at Anime Expo that they will stream the "One Piece Day" event with live English interpretation for the first time, dubbed over the Japanese speakers. The first day stream will be available on July 21 from 1:00 a.m. to 1:55 a.m. PDT/4:00 a.m. to 4:55 a.m. EDT. Th...
S. California Hotel Workers Union States Strike Will Start 'At Any Moment' (Updated)
Hotel workers ask congoers not to cross picket lines at hotels including JW Marriott where some AX panels are held
― Handouts given to Anime Expo congoers at the event on Saturday regarding a possible hotel workers strike stated that hotel workers will go on strike "at any moment," and asked congoers to not cross picket lines at hotels. CNN reported on Friday that the employees would start striking e...
Police Pursue 2 Possibly Armed Suspects Fleeing in Little Tokyo, L.A.
Neighborhood is 15-minute ride away from Anime Expo
― Disclaimer: This is a developing situation. Some details reported in the media might change or turn out to be incorrect as the situation unfolds. ANN will focus on reports from police and credible outlets, and will update as the situation develops. Los Angeles television station KTLA reported on Saturday that police are pursuing two possibly armed...
S. California Hotel Workers Union Authorizes Possible Strike as Early as Anime Expo Weekend
This year's Anime Expo returns to Los Angeles on July 1-4
― UNITE HERE Local 11, Southern California's largest hospitality union, announced on its website on June 9 that its members have voted to authorize a strike at dozens of hotels "as early as July 4th weekend" if an agreement is not reached. The union stated it was calling for a strike amongst 15,000 workers, which would make it "the largest hot...
Montreal's Otakuthon Hosts Voice Actors Ryotaro Okiayu, Kanae Itō; Musicians Anly, KANA-BOON, More Guests
Event takes place from August 11-13 at Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal
― Montreal convention Otakuthon announced on its website that it will host the following Japanese guests at its 2023 event: Voice actor Ryotaro Okiayu (Kokushibo in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Scar in Fullmetal Alchemist, Kuchiki in Bleach) Producer, composer, and guitarist Shota Nakama (Final Fantasy, God Eater, Son...
Otakon Hosts Studio Trigger President, Animators
Event is scheduled for July 28-30 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
― The staff of Otakon 2023 announced on Friday that the event will host the following guests from Studio Trigger: President of Studio Trigger Masahiko Otsuka (Neon Genesis Evangelion episode director, GURREN LAGANN co-director).
Animator at Studio Trigger Shunpei Gun'yasu (PROMARE, BNA: Brand New Animal)
...
Otakon 2023 Hosts Trigun Stampede Producers, Manga Creator Kia Asamiya, Maho Film Staff
Event is scheduled for July 28-30 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
― The staff of Otakon 2023 announced over the last few days that the event will host the following guests: Orange chief producer Kiyotaka Waki (Trigun Stampede, BEASTARS) Orange producer Yoshihiro Watanabe (Trigun Stampede, BEASTARS) Orange CG director Shingo Kiyomiya (Trigun Stampede, BEASTARS) Maho Film...
'The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes' Film Wins Award at Annecy
Tomohisa Taguchi's film based on Mei Hachimoku, Kukka's young adult novel wins Paul Grimault Award
― Tomohisa Taguchi's The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes, the anime film of Mei Hachimoku and Kukka's Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi young adult novel, won the Paul Grimault Award at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The film opened in Japan on September 9. Oji Suz...
Anime Expo 2023 Reveals Full Guest Lineup
Crunchyroll reveals panel guests for July 1-4 event
― Anime Expo revealed its full guest lineup for this year's event on Thursday. Crunchyroll also revealed on Tuesday that the following guests will be part of its panels: Manabu Ohtsuka - CEO of Mappa Makoto Kimura - producer from Mappa Studio Kafka (The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2) Takuya Eguchi - voice of Loid Forger in Spy×Family Kaori Makita - ...
Otakon 2023 Hosts Voice Actress/Author Haruna Ikezawa
Event takes place on July 28-30 in Washington D.C.
― The staff of Otakon 2023 announced on Friday that it will host voice actress and author Haruna Ikezawa at this year's event. Ikezawa was born in Athens, Greece as the daughter of Akutagawa Prize-winning author Natsuki Ikezawa and the granddaughter of novelist Takehiko Fukunaga. As an author, she has won the "Best Japanese Short Story" award at the ...
Otakon 2023 Hosts Anime Director Shoji Kawamori
Event takes place on July 28-30 in Washington D.C.
― The staff of Otakon 2023 announced on Monday that it will host anime director and mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori at this year's event. Kawamori is perhaps most famous for being a key creative planner in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross anime series. He designed most of the franchise's iconic transforming "variable fighter" mecha, and oversa...
Anime Expo Hosts U.S. Premiere for Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage Film
Event also hosts cast, staff members of Obey Me!, Undead Unluck anime
― The staff of Anime Expo announced on Friday that the event will host the United States premiere of the Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage film sequel on July 2. The film is a sequel to Kaina of the Great Snow Sea (Ōyukiumi no Kaina), the latest television anime project from BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia collaborators Tsutomu ...
Boys Run The Riot Creator Keito Gaku Attends CXC Festival in Ohio
Festival runs from September 27-October 1 across multiple venues in Columbus, Ohio
― The official website for the Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) Festival and Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Thursday that manga creator Keito Gaku will attend the festival and make his first appearance in the United States. Gaku is known for his debut manga Boys Run The Riot, which ran in Young Magazine from Jan...
Vinland Saga's Makoto Yukimura to Attend San Diego Comic-Con
Event takes place from July 20-July 23 at San Diego Convention Center
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Thursday that manga creator Makoto Yukimura (Vinland Saga, Planetes) will attend Comic-Con International San Diego 2023. The company stated that that its booth at the event will host signings, giveaways, and "additional surprises." The event will mark Yukimura's debut appearance in the United ...
Voice Actor Yuuki Kaji Attends Tokyo X Japanese Cultural Event in Houston, Texas
Voice actor in Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia, The Seven Deadly Sins attends event on June 17
― The Tokyo X event announced in May that it will host voice actor Yuuki Kaji on June 17. The Japanese cultural event will take place at NRG Center in Houston, Texas on June 17-18. Yuki Kaji is coming to Houston!!! You may know him for his many famous roles:
Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan)
Todoroki Shota (M...
Anime Expo Hosts Danganronpa, Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Games' Writer Kazutaka Kodaka
Kodaka attends panel in Los Angeles on July 3 at 12:30 p.m. PDT
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The staff of Anime Expo revealed on Monday that it will host Kazutaka Kodaka (Danganronpa, Danganronpa 2), the scenario writer for Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo Games' Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE (Enigma Archives Rain Code/Chō Tantei Jikenbo Rain Code) game. Kodaka will attend the event as a Guest of Honor during the "Spike Chun...
Anime Expo Hosts Yoko Taro, Atsushi Ohkubo, Jin, Hiroyuki Seshita, The Ancient Magus' Bride Anime's Staff
Ancient Magus' Bride anime's chief animation director, animation producer, director to attend
― The staff of Anime Expo revealed on Sunday that it will host NieR and Drakengard game series director Yoko Taro at this year's event. Additionally, the event revealed it will host composer, scriptwriter, and novelist Jin (Kagerou Project), anime director Hiroyuki Seshita (Knights of Sidonia, Ajin, BLAME, G...
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