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Otakon 2024 Hosts Composer Yuki Hayashi
My Hero Academia composer attends August 2-4 convention
― The staff for Otakon 2024 announced on Thursday that the convention is hosting composer Yuki Hayashi at this year's event. Hayashi began his career composing music for competitive rhythmic dance. His notable works include My Hero Academia, Haikyu!!, One Piece Film: Gold, Dragon Quest: The Adventure Of Dai, Death Parade, Gundam Build Fighters,...
Otakon 2024 Hosts Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Voice Actors, Producer
Kikunosuke Toya, Aino Shimada, Takuma Kishida attend August 2-4 convention
― The staff for Otakon 2024 announced on Thursday that the convention is hosting Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse voice actors Kikunosuke Toya, Aino Shimada, and producer Takuma Kishida. Toya voices Donny in the Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse anime. His other notable roles include Denji in ...
GKIDS Licenses Naoko Yamada's Garden of Remembrance Anime Short
GKIDS screens short at Anime Expo tomorrow
― GKIDS announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Thursday that it has licensed Naoko Yamada's Garden of Remembrance original anime short film. It will screen the film at Avex Pictures' Anime Expo panel on Friday at 7:30 p.m. PDT. GKIDS also confirmed it will release Yamada and Science SARU's The Colors Within feature film in theaters this fall. Yamada an...
Otakon 2024 Hosts Haganai Editor Kentaro Iwaasa, Creator Yomi Hirasaka
Haganai creative team attends August 2-4 convention
― The staff for Otakon 2024 announced on Wednesday that the convention is hosting Shogakukan editor Kentaro Iwaasa and Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends author Yomi Hirasaka. Iwasa is deputy editor-in-chief of Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko department. He has worked on A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics (Henjin no Salad Bowl), Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki, C...
Anime NYC Hosts Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Producers
Yuji Matsukura, Kazuki Uejima attend August 23-25 event
― The staff for the Anime NYC event announced on Wednesday that it will host J.C. Staff head of production Yuji Matsukura and EGG Firm producer Kazuki Uejima at this year's event. Matsukura serves as producer, executive officer, and head of production at J.C. Studio. He has served as executive producer on Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a...
Otakon 2024 Hosts Blue Miburo Anime's 2 Producers & Lead Voice Actor Shuichiro Umeda
Producers Hiroya Nakata & Nozomi Shimakura, Umeda attend August 2-4 convention
― The staff for Otakon 2024 announced on Tuesday that the convention is hosting Blue Miburo producers Hiroya Nakata and Nozomi Shimakura, plus the anime's lead voice actor Shuichiro Umeda, at this year's convention. Nakata serves as a producer on the anime, and has produced for the Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, My...
Burnout Syndromes Band Goes on 1st U.S. Tour in August, September
Band travels to 10 locations from August 15 to September 3
― The Burnout Syndromes band announced on Thursday that it will go on its first United States tour in August and September. The band will make 10 stops in the tour, including: August 15 - Atlanta, GA at Masquerade
August 16-18 - Miami, FL at Spirit of Japan Festival
August 20 - New York, NY at Le Poisson Rouge
August 22 - Boston, MA at The A...
Otakon 2024 Hosts Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase, Naoki Hamaguchi, Teruki Endo
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth game's staff members attend event on August 2-4
― The staff for Otakon 2024 announced on Thursday that it is hosting Square Enix producer Yoshinori Kitase (pictured right), director Naoki Hamaguchi, and battle director Teruki Endo at this year's event. Kitase is the brand manager for Square Enix's Final Fantasy franchise. He has worked on the original Final Fantasy VII, Fina...
San Diego Comic-Con Hosts Voice Actor Katsuji Mori, Animators Gen Sato, Hidetoshi Ōmori
Guests to have panel at event on July 27
― Ronin Club Collectibles revealed on Wednesday that it will host voice actors Katsuji Mori, Gen Sato, Hidetoshi Omori at this year's San Diego Comic-Con event. The three will have a panel on July 27, and they also participate in signings. Mori's roles include Ken Washio in Gatchaman, Garma Zabi in Mobile Suit Gundam, Nephrite in Sailor Moon, Nail in Dragon Ba...
Nijisanji Cancels Live Anime Expo Concerts
'NIJISANJI EN SUMMER JAM' event to be streamed for free instead
― ANYCOLOR Inc. and Anime Expo announced on Tuesday that they will no longer hold live events for the planned "NIJISANJI EN SUMMER JAM" and "Welcome to Wonder Wander World" concerts, and will instead stream the "NIJISANJI EN SUMMER JAM" event for free on its YouTube channel. The announcement also noted that NIJISANJI EN is working to pro...
Anime Expo to Host Producer Takatoshi Chino
Platinum End, F/GO: Camelot producer attends LA event on July 4-7
― Anime Expo announced on Thursday that Signal.MD producer Takatoshi Chino will attend this year's event. 📣 Announcing Takatoshi Chino to appear at #AX2024. Takatoshi is the President of https://t.co/QvwJNInLSZ and formerly served as a Producer at XEBEC. He has produced works such as "Platinum End" at https://t.co/QvwJNInLSZ. 🎬 pic.twi...
Udon Ent. to Release Bubblegum Crisis: Complete Archive Artbook; Kenichi Sonoda Attends San Diego Comic-Con
Sonoda, Udon debut new Bubblegum Crisis: Complete Archive artbook at July event
― Udon Entertainment announced on Friday that manga creator and illustrator Kenichi Sonoda will attend this year's Comic-Con International San Diego, which will take place on July 25 to 28 at the San Diego Convention Center. Sonoda and Udon Entertainment will debut the previously unannounced Bubblegum Crisis: Complete Arc...
Japan Cuts Film Festival Screens Live-Action Blue Period Film, Tatsuki Fujimoto's 'Look Back' Anime Film
Blue Period live-action film makes international premiere, "Look Back" anime film makes East Coast premiere at July film festival
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The Japan Society revealed on Tuesday that it will hold the international premiere of the live-action film adaptation of Tsubasa Yamaguchi's Blue Period manga on July 13, and the East Coast premiere of the anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back...
Otakon 2024 Hosts Staff, Cast, Author of The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic; Studio Trigger Staff
Trigger president Masahiko Otsuka; animators Aoi Abe, Sae Otani to attend August event
― The staff of Otakon 2024 announced on Saturday the event will host Studio Trigger president Masahiko Otsuka, and animators Aoi Abe and Sae Otani. Otakon 2024 staff also announced on Sunday the event will host Frontier Works producer Norihiro Kurosawa, anime director Takahide Ogata, light novel author Kurokata, an...
Otakon 2024 Hosts Voice Actor, Singer Diana Garnet
American singer, bilingual voice actor attends August 2-4 event in Washington, D.C.
― The staff of Otakon 2024 announced on Thursday that it will host American singer and bilingual voice actor Diana Garnet. Garnet performed the theme song for the anime Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note and an ending theme for Naruto Shippuden. Garnet has voiced characters in anime and video games such as Little Goody Two Sho...
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window Anime Film Wins Award at Annecy
Adam Elliot's Memoir of a Snail wins top award
― This year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced its winners on Saturday, and Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (Madoigwa no Totto-chan) won the Paul Grimault Award for feature films. Adam Elliot's Memoir of a Snail stop-motion film from Australia won the top Cristal for a Feature Film award. Gintz Zilbalodis' Flow Latvia-Belg...
AFA Creators Super Fest Hosts Idol, Voice Actress Sally Amaki
Event takes place in Singapore on July 27-28
― Singaporean events organizer Sozo Pte. Ltd. announced on Tuesday that its AFA Creators Super Fest event in Singapore will host idol and voice actress Sally Amaki as a guest. Amaki is a member of the 22/7 idol group, which debuted and announced an anime project in 2017. The group began releasing animated music videos in 2017, and their first character vid...
Otakon Hosts Studio Orange's Kensuke Yamamoto, Akihiko Orikasa, Kiyotaka Waki, Yoshihiro Watanabe
Trigun Stampede staff attends August 2-4 event in Washington, D.C.
― The staff of Otakon announced on Tuesday that this year's convention will host the staff of the CG anime studio Orange, including CG director Akihiko Orikasa, director Kensuke Yamamoto, producer Yoshihiro Watanabe, and chief producer Kiyotaka Waki. The studio is known for its adaptation of Haruko Ishikawa's Land of the Lustrous mang...
Anime Expo Hosts Manga Creator Yūki Kanamaru, Director Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Udon Entertainment releases special volume for More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers manga at event
― Udon Entertainment announced on Monday that manga creator Yūki Kanamaru (More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers) is attending this year's Anime Expo in her first U.S. event appearance as Udon's guest with assistance from Kadokawa. Kanamaru will participate in limited ticketed autograph signi...
Otakon 2024 Hosts Director Hiroshi Nagahama, Voice Actress Uki Satake
Director of Mushishi, voice actress for QT in Space Dandy attend August 2-4 event in Washington, D.C.
― The staff of Otakon revealed on Friday that it will host director Hiroshi Nagahama and voice actress Uki Satake (pictured at right) at this year's event. Nagahama served as director on Mushishi, Detroit Metal City, The Flowers of Evil, and 2017's The Reflection, which he also co-created with Stan ...
Anime Expo to Host Singer/Voice Actress Shōko Nakagawa
Gurren Lagann, Pokémon performer attends LA event on July 4-7
― Anime Expo announced on Thursday that singer and voice actress Shōko Nakagawa at this year's event. She will be part of the "Gundam Featured" panel hosted by Bandai Namco Filmworks. Nakagawa (also known as "Shokotan") is best known as a singer after performing theme songs for such anime as Gurren Lagann, Star Blazers 2199, Fullmetal Alch...
Yuya Hirose Stars in Übel Blatt Anime; Hirose, Original Manga Creator Etorouji Shiono Attend Anime Expo
Hirose, Shiono, original manga's editor to host panel on July 5 at AX
― Pony Canyon announced on Thursday that Yuya Hirose will star as Köinzell in the television anime of Etorouji Shiono's Übel Blatt dark fantasy manga. Pony Canyon also announced that Hirose and Shiono will both attend Anime Expo and will be panelists along with the original manga's editor at the "A live drawing session with the ori...
Super Mario Bros. Movie, Transformers, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Power Rangers Nominated for Kids Choice Awards
Winners to be announced during awards show on July 13
― Update: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won "Favorite Animated Movie" over The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Adam Sandler from Leo won the "Favorite male voice from an animated movie" over Chris Pratt and Jack Black from The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Jack Black won "Favorite Villain" from the film. Anna Kendrick won the "Favorite female voice ...
Anime Expo Hosts Voice Actors Masaya Fukunishi, Asami Seto, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Anime's Staff
TOHO Animation to host special event for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, The Apothecary Diaries with production staff
― Anime Expo announced on Tuesday that it will host voice actors Masaya Fukunishi (Kafka Hibino in Kaiju No. 8, Ken Ryuguji in Tokyo Revengers) and Asami Seto (Mina Ashiro in Kaiju No. 8, Chihayafuru) . The convention will also host a special event with TOHO animation to celebrate the...
Anime Expo Hosts Actor Meru Nukumi, Voice Actors Mamoru Miyano, Daiki Yamashita, Kenta Miyake
Cast members of My Hero Academia the Movie: You're Next film attend event as guests
― Anime Expo announced on Monday that it will host the cast members of My Hero Academia the Movie: You're Next (My Hero Academia: You're Next), the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise. The event will host actor and model for Shogakukan's CanCam magazine Meru Nukumi, as well as voice actors Mamoru Miya...
Anime Expo Screens Premieres of The Blue Wolves of Mibu, Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc, Plus-Sized Elf, More Anime (Updated)
Also: The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies, Terminator Zero
― The official website of the Anime Expo convention posted on Tuesday its full four-day schedule, and revealed several anime premieres. The following anime will premiere in the convention on July 4: The Blue Wolves of Mibu world premiere presented by ytv animation
The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be...
Texas' AnimeFest to Hold Its Last Large-Scale Event in July
Event to take place at Loews Arlington & Convention Center on July 25-28
― The AnimeFest convention's social media accounts announced on Saturday that this year's event will be its last large-scale event. The event will take place at the Loews Arlington & Convention Center in Arlington, Texas from July 25 through July 28. The event will include a dealer room, cosplay competition, an Art Show exhibiti...
Yuki Kajiura Performs in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur in November
Concerts will be composer's 1st performance in both cities
― The official website for Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction musical project revealed on Monday that she will hold a concert for the first time in Bangkok, Thailand and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this November. She will also perform in Shanghai and Guangzhou in China in the same month. Kajiura is a veteran anime and game composer, known for her comp...
Otakon 2024 Hosts Voice Actor Hideo Ishikawa
Voice of Naruto's Itachi attends August 2-4 event in Washington, D.C.
― The staff of Otakon revealed on May 28 that it will host voice actor Hideo Ishikawa at this year's event. Ishikawa is known for his roles as Itachi Uchiha in Naruto, Jushiro Ukitake in Bleach, Auron in Final Fantasy X, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Samurai Warriors. Ishikawa also played Shion Toudou in Angel's Feather, Genjūrō Kazan...
Voice Actor Tōru Furuya No Longer Appearing at MomoCon 2024 Following News of His 4-Year Affair With Fan
Furuya acknowledged threatening to hurt fan in argument, causing her to have abortion
― The staff of this year's MomoCon event announced on Wednesday that "due to recent news, voice actor Tōru Furuya will no longer be appearing at MomoCon 2024." The convention originally revealed Furuya as a guest on March 7. The event will take place from May 24-27 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. On...
Survive Said the Prophet's 'Make / Break Yourself' N. America Tour Hits 7 Cities in July (Updated)
Band performs in New York, Toronto, Chicago, Seattle, Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego from July 3-15
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Rock ensemble Survive Said the Prophet announced its "Make / Break Yourself" North American tour dates on Monday. Tickets for the tour are currently on sale. The tour dates and venues are: July 3 – NY, New York, Le Poisson Rouge
July 5– ON, Toronto, Lee's Palace
July 7– IL, Chicago, Reggies
July 1...
Toronto Comic Arts Festival Hosts Witch Hat Atelier Manga Creator Kamome Shirahama on May 11-12
Shirahama returns to do live-drawing session, panel, signings
― The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is again hosting Kamome Shirahama, creator of the Witch Hat Atelier manga, at this year's event on Saturday and Sunday. Shirahama will participate in a live-drawing session, panel, and autograph signings. Shirahama launched the Witch Hat Atelier manga in Kodansha's Morning two magazine in July 2016....
Anime Expo Hosts Delicious in Dungeon Creator Ryōko Kui, CloverWorks President Akira Shimizu
Also: world premiere of Haigakura anime
― Anime Expo announced on Thursday and Friday that it will host Delicious in Dungeon manga creator Ryōko Kui and CloverWorks president and producer Akira Shimizu at this year's event. The convention will also screen the world premiere for the Haigakura anime on July 5 at 8:00 p.m. at Room 402AB. Other panels at this year's event include: Sword Art Online Alter...
Anime Expo Hosts World Premiere Screening of 1st Episode of GoHands' Momentary Lily Original Anime
1st episode debuts at July convention ahead of anime's January 2025 premiere
― The official Twitter account for the Anime Expo convention announced on Tuesday that it will host a world premiere screening of the first episode of GoHands' Momentary Lily original anime at this year's convention. The anime's director Katsumasa Yokomine (The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses, The Masterful Cat is Depressed A...
Illustrator Acky Bright, Macross Creator Shōji Kawamori, More Attend Anime Expo
Voice actress Sayaka Ōhara, scenario writer Ryukishi07 also to attend
― The staff of Anime Expo started announcing more Japanese guests on May 1 for this year's convention. The convention will host manga creator and illustrator Acky Bright, and director and mechanical designer Shōji Kawamori. MangaGamer will bring voice actress Sayaka Ōhara and scenario writer Ryukishi07 (Higurashi: When They Cry, Um...
Phoenix: Reminiscence of a Flower Anime Film Competes at Animafest Zagreb
Film festival takes place in Zagreb, Croatia from June 3-8
― The website for the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2024 is listing that Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower (Hi no Tori: Eden no Hana, literally "Eden's Flower"), the film version of the Phoenix: Eden17 anime adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix manga, will compete in its Grand Competition - Feature Film category. The film f...
Otakon 2024 to Host Manga Artist Hinoki Kino
7th Time Loop, No. 6 manga artist attends event on August 2-4
― The staff of Otakon revealed on Wednesday that it will host manga artist Hinoki Kino at this year's event. Kino launched the manga adaptation of Tо̄ko Amekawa and Wan Hachipisu's 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijō wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyū Kimamana Hanayome Seik...
Otakon 2024 Hosts BL Manga Artist Kyōko Aiba
Otakon 2024 takes place on August 2-4 in Washington D.C.
― The staff of Otakon revealed on Wednesday that it will again host manga artist Kyoko Aiba at this year's event. Aiba is known for boys-love manga. Her works include Kamisama☆Darling, Love Emotion Theory, Derail, and Young Carer Mienai Watashi. Digital Manga Publishing's Juné imprint released her I Love You Enough to Tie You Up manga in Englis...
FanimeCon Hosts Kihara Hirokatsu, Survive Said the Prophet
FanimeCon to be held on May 24-27
― The staff of FanimeCon announced that the 2024 event will host Hirokatsu Kihara and rock band Survive Said The Prophet (SSTP) as guests of honor. This will mark Kihara's second appearance at the San Jose convention. Kihara is best-known for his work with Studio Ghibli, acting as a production coordinator on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and working on titles li...
Ghost Cat Anzu, The Colors Within, More Anime Compete at Annecy (Updated)
Also: Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window, The Imaginary, The Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of Gegege
― This year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced on Thursday the films screening in competition at the event. The official selection for Feature Films includes: Ghost Cat Anzu — Shin-Ei Animation and France's Miyu Productions' 2D-animated film
The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro)...
Oscars Allow Films to Compete in Both International, Animated Feature Categories
Best Picture category now also has expanded requirements for theatrical screenings
― The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday that the 97th Academy Awards for next year will allow films submitted for the International Feature Film category to also be submitted for the Animated Feature Film category, provided that the film is meets the eligibility requirements for both categ...
Suda51 to be Keynote Speaker at MomoCon 2024
Killer7, No More Heroes developer, Grasshopper Manufacture founder Suda51 to attend Atlanta event
― The staff of MomoCon 2024 announced on Thursday that game developer and Grasshopper Manufacture founder Goichi "Suda51" Suda will be the keynote speaker at the event. The event will take place from May 24-27 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Suda51's game studio Grasshopper Manufacture r...
Ghibli Art Director Youichi Nishikawa, Nihon Falcom President Toshihiro Kondo Attend Anime Expo
One Piece Symphony concert to also take place on July 6
― The staff of Anime Expo announced on Thursday that it will host Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo at this year's event. The convention will also host Studio Ghibli art director Youichi Nishikawa. The One Piece 25th Anniversary Symphony Orchestra will take place at the Shrine Auditorium on July 6 during the event as part of its North Ameri...
Aniplus Asia Screens Bocchi the Rock! 'Fixed Star' 2023 Concert in Singapore
Concert screens in Singapore on May 11
― Aniplus Asia announced on Friday that it will screen the "Fixed Star" concert for the Bocchi the Rock! franchise in theaters in Singapore on May 11. The franchise held the concert at Zepp Haneda in Tokyo in May 2023. The Blu-ray Disc and DVD for the concert's live recording shipped in Japan in November 2023, and the concert album released on January 18 earlier...
AFA Indonesia Hosts Ayaka Ōhashi, Kobo Kanaeru, Liyuu, NANO, Shuka Saitō, More
Sangatsu no Phantasia, ClariS, ASCA, Who-ya Extended also perform in May convention
― Anime Festival Asia announced last Friday its lineup of musical guests for the upcoming AFA Indonesia convention. #AFAID24 Don't miss two amazing nights of concerts!🎟️All Concert Ticket tiers are on sale now via https://t.co/183YqScTV6📢 Stay tuned for more!Anime Festival Asia Indonesia 2024📅3-5 May📍Jakarta Conventio...
AFA Indonesia Hosts Singer Sayuri as Musical Guest
AFA Indonesia takes place on May 3-5
― The official Twitter account for the Anime Festival Asia convention announced on Wednesday that singer Sayuri will attend the upcoming AFA Indonesia convention as a musical guest. #AFAID24 Joining us at I LOVE ANISONG is Sayuri (@taltalasuka)!🎟️All Concert Ticket tiers are on sale now via https://t.co/183YqScTV6📢 Stay tuned for more!Anime Festival Asia Indonesia...
Hideaki Anno Leads Space Battleship Yamato Anime 50th Anniversary Project
Project to include book publications, screening event, exhibition
― Studio Khara announced on Saturday that Hideaki Anno will be planning and producing a 50th anniversary project for Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto's Space Battleship Yamato space opera anime franchise. The project will include several book publications, as well as a screening event on October 6, which would mark 50 years exa...
Tokushima's Machi Asobi Event Planned for This Spring Canceled
Organizers plan for scaled-down event this fall
― The organizers of the Machi Asobi anime and game event announced on Wednesday that this spring's event, which would have been the 27th Machi Asobi, has been canceled because it was difficult for staff to coordinate guest appearances. The organizers plan to hold a scaled-down event this fall, and then plan to hold the event at its normal scale in sprin...
Saint Seiya Creator Masami Kurumada's June Exhibition Canceled
Kurumada's 1st major art exhibition canceled due to 'various circumstances'
― The official website for manga creator Masami Kurumada announced on Tuesday that the first major exhibition of his manga art, scheduled in June, has been canceled "due to various circumstances." Kurumada's staff reported that he is also saddened by the cancelation, and acknowledges the disappointment of fans around the worl...
Anime Boston 2024 Hosts Yuya Hirose, Yuki Watanabe as Guests of Honor
Event takes place on March 29-31
― The staff of Anime Boston announced on Friday that the 2024 event will host voice actor Yuya Hirose and Tsuburaya Productions' Yuki Watanabe as Guests of Honor in association with HIDIVE. Hirose portrays Yuki Wakura in Chained Soldier, Yuta Hibiki in SSSS.GRIDMAN, Alto Goldfield in Kinsō no Vermeil, and Isumi Haruka in IDOLiSH7. Watanabe has worked on the production...
FanimeCon 2024 Hosts Voice Actor Yuu Hayashi
FanimeCon's Board address recent accusations of harassment ahead of May 24-27 convention
― The staff of FanimeCon announced on March 7 that the 2024 event will host Japanese voice actor Yuu Hayashi as a Guest of Honor. This marks Hayashi's first event appearance out of Asia. He has portrayed characters such as Ryunosuke Tanaka in Haikyuu!!, Manjiro “Mikey” Sano in Tokyo Revengers, Michizo Tachihara i...
Anime Boston 2024 Hosts Voice Actress Yukana as Guest of Honor
Code Geass, Full Metal Panic! voice actress appears at event on March 29-31
― The staff of Anime Boston announced on Friday that the 2024 event will host Japanese voice actress Yukana as a Guest of Honor. She has portrayed characters such as C.C. in Code Geass, Teletha “Tessa” Testarossa in Full Metal Panic!, Ai Nanasaki in Amagami SS, Cecilia Alcott in Infinite Stratos. She has also voiced character...
Godzilla Minus One, The Boy and the Heron Win Japan Academy Film Prizes
Blue Giant, Nanoka Hara, Yuki Yamada, Tokyo Laboratory also win awards
― The Japan Academy Film Prize Association announced the winners of the 47th annual Japan Academy Film Prizes at an awards ceremony at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo on Friday. Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki's new film in TOHO's Godzilla franchise, won Picture of the Year. Hayao Miyazaki's latest feature film T...
'Demon Slayer: The Stage' Play's Cast Attends Japan Parade in New York City on May 11
Cast members in attendance will include Shogo Sakamoto, Yugo Sato, Hiroshi Yazaki, Yoko Kadoyama, Kenta Hoshi, Masahide Tada
― The staff of the Japan Parade New York City announced on Wednesday that the cast of the stage play adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga will attend the parade. The parade will take place on May 11, starting at Central Park West at West 81st St...
2nd Niigata Int'l Animation Film Festival Reveals Event Poster, Opening Film
Shigeyoshi Tsukahara, Twiflo's Kuramerukagari film opens this year's festival
― The Niigata International Animation Film Festival announced on Tuesday that Shigeyoshi Tsukahara and Twiflo's brand-new spinoff full-length anime film Kuramerukagari will premiere as the festival's opening film on March 15 at the Nippo Hall in Niigata. A talk by director Tsukahara will then follow after the screening. The...
YOASOBI Musical Duo Holds Concerts in L.A. on April 18, San Francisco on April 21
Duo to also perform at Crunchyroll Anime Awards on March 2, Coachella on April 12 & 19
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will host music duo YOASOBI as musical guests for its Crunchyroll Anime Awards on March 2. The duo will also have concerts at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles on April 18, and The Warfield in San Francisco on April 21. The duo will also perform at the Coa...
The Boy and the Heron Anime Film Wins 2 Awards at Annie Awards
Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 also wins 2 awards; Suzume shut out
― The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the winners of its 51st Annual Annie Awards on Saturday, and Hayao Miyazaki's latest feature film The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka) won two awards. Hayao Miyazaki won the award for Best Storyboarding for a feature film, and animation director Takeshi Ho...
Niigata Int'l Animation Film Festival Honors Kazuki Higashiji, Takeshi Honda, Others
maboroshi art director, The Boy and the Heron animation director, Lonely Castle in the Mirror scriptwriter win Kōji Fukiya award
― The Niigata International Animation Film Festival announced on February 16 the winners of the Kōji Fukiya and Hiroshi Okawa awards, which include maboroshi (Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Kōjō, pictured at right) film art director Kazuki Higashiji and The Boy and the Her...
Survive Said the Prophet Announces U.S. Tour Dates in April (Updated)
Band performs in Seattle, Portland, Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego from April 2-9
― Update: The April tour has been rescheduled to July. ANN's original article is below. Rock ensemble Survive Said the Prophet announced the tour dates for its “MAKE / BREAK YOURSELF The West Coast Tour” on Friday. Tickets for the tour are currently on sale. The tour marks the first American tour for the band. The ban...
Texas' A-Kon 33 Convention Postponed
Last event was held in June 2023
― The official Twitter account for the Texas-based anime convention A-Kon announced on Thursday that it is postponing its A-Kon 33 event. The staff noted that the ripple effects from the pandemic caused unexpected challenges, which compounded with A-Kon's own "unique challenges." The statement explained that during the pandemic, the con set up a Board of Investors to ...
Japan's Biggest Cosplay Event Returns After 5 Years
Osaka's Nippombashi Street Festa canceled in 2020-2023 due to COVID-19
― The organizers of Osaka's Nippombashi Street Festa, which they promote as "Japan's biggest cosplay event," announced on Tuesday that the event will return in 2024, for the first time in five years. The event will run on May 12. The event was canceled completely in 2020 due to concerns over the outbreak of COVID-19. It was then c...
Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championships Delayed to April 13-14
Nintendo previously canceled Japan events due to threats
― Nintendo of America announced on Twitter on Wednesday that it will host its "Splatoon World Championship 2024" tournament and "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championship 2024" tournament on April 13 and April 14 in Japan. The company will announce livestream details on its Twitter account. Nintendo delayed the "Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Fina...
New Jersey's AnimeNEXT 2024 Event Canceled
Convention's parent company Universal Animation, Inc. faced circumstances that halted staff's planning
― The staff of New Jersey-based anime convention AnimeNEXT announced on Friday that it is canceling this year's event. Universal Animation, Inc., the convention's parent company, "recently faced circumstances" that halted the staff's planning for the 2024 event. As a result, the staff concluded tha...
Queen Bee Band Holds New York Concert on April 2
Band also performs at Anime Boston on March 29-31
― Sony Music Entertainment announced on Friday that rock band Queen Bee will hold a concert at the Sony Hall in New York City on April 2. The band formed in 2009, and has since 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 has also performed theme songs for...
Shinya Komatsu's Afternoon Yawns, Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama's The Four Immigrants Manga, Moto Hagio Win Angoulême Awards
Festival held Master Classes, exhibitions by Moto Hagio, Hiroaki Samura
― The 51st Angoulême International Comics Festival has announced its winners as of Saturday. Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama's Four Japanese in San Francisco 1904-1924 (The Four Immigrants Manga) won the Heritage Selection category. Additionally, Shinya Komatsu's Afternoon Yawns (Gogo no Akubi, pictured right) volume 1 won a Special Jury ...
Koji Kondo Enters Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame
27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony to be held on February 15
― The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced on Wednesday that they will honor Nintendo composer and sound director Koji Kondo as a Hall of Fame inductee at the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas on February 15. The ceremony will be livestreamed. Kondo began working for Nintendo in 1984. ...
Haruhi, Lucky Star Casts Reunite for Live Stage Readings of Unanimated Stories
Aya Hirano, Kaori Fukuhara, Emiri Kato, Aya Endo, Minori Chihara, Yuko Goto reprise their roles
― In honor of the 20th anniversary of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star franchises, the casts of both anime are reuniting for special live stage readings of stories that were never animated on March 10. The readings will be part of the "SOS☆Appreciation Festival" at the Tokorozawa Sakura Tow...
Maboroshi, Kurayukaba Films Compete at 2nd Niigata Int'l Animation Film Festival
Film festival takes place from March 15-20
― The Niigata International Animation Film Festival revealed its feature film competition lineup on Friday, which includes two Japanese films: Kurayukaba (pictured at right) and Maboroshi. Twelve total films will screen in competition at this year's festival. Netflix began streaming Mari Okada and MAPPA's original anime film Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Kōj...
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 ...
Singer Ado Holds Concert Tour in Asia in February
Tour travels to Bangkok, Taipei, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Jakarta
― The official website of singer Ado announced on Friday that she will hold a concert tour in Bangkok, Taipei, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, and Jakarta in February. Ado's tour will also continue to America and Europe in March and April. The concert tour will go to Thunder Dome in Bangkok on February 2, then Taipei Music Cente...
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 (Updated)
Awards ceremony takes place on February 4
― Update on February 4: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won Best Animated Film and Star Wars: The Bad Batch won Best Animated Television Series or Special. Source: Steven Weintraub 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...
Anime Festival Asia Returns to Indonesia in May 2024
1st AFA convention in Indonesia since 2018
― The official Twitter account for the Anime Festival Asia convention announced on November 25 that the convention will return to Indonesia with a new event at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta on May 3 to 5. #AFAID24 #AFAKembali Hello again, Indonesia! We are finally back! See you from 3rd to 5th May 2024 at Jakarta Convention Center!Watch out for mo...
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...
YOASOBI Musical Duo Holds Concerts in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta in January
Duo to perform in Singapore on January 11, in Kuala Lumpur on January 14, in Jakarta on January 116
― Singaporean events company Sozo Pte. Ltd. announced on Tuesday that music duo YOASOBI will perform concerts in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Jakarta in January. The Singapore concert will take place at the Resorts World Ballroom on January 11. The Kuala Lumpur concert will take place at Zepp Kuala Lum...
Aniplus Asia Screens Premiere of The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 at SGCC (Update)
2nd season screens at Singapore convention on December 9
― Aniplus Asia announced last week that it will hold a special premiere screening for the second season of the television anime of Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) manga at the Singapore Comic Con convention on December 9. The Dangers in My Heart will return in January in the NUMAnimation programming block...
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