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Secret of Mana composer Hiroki Kikuta to appear at the Anime Expo 2018

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Japanese veteran videogame composer Hiroki Kikuta, best known for his work on the beloved Super Nintendo RPG Secret of Mana, will be Lab Zero Games’s guest of honor at this year’s Anime Expo in Los Angeles.  Kikuta will be taking part in multiple panels, interviews and autograph sessions during the expo and wing a behind the […]

Anime feature Flavors of Youth gets a trailer

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Ahead of its world premiere at L.A.’s Anime Expo next month, Netflix has released a poster and trailer for Flavors of Youth, the latest anime feature from the studio that brought us last year’s acclaimed Your Name. Directed by Xiaoxing Yi, Yoshitaka Takeuchi, and Haoling Li, it features the voice talents of Taito Ban, Mariya Ise, and Minako […]

Richard Armitage confirms third season of Netflix’s Castlevania

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We’re still waiting on the arrival of the second season, but actor Richard Armitage has revealed to Digital Spy that he’s gearing up to begin work on a third season of Netflix’s animated Castlevania series. “The second season hasn’t been aired yet, but we’re about to do a third,” said Armitage, who voices the protagonist […]

Isao Takahata’s Pom Poko comes to U.S. theaters this month for Studio Ghibli Fest

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GKIDS and Fathom Events have announced that Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 will continue this month with the theatrical release of the late Isao Takahata’s Pom Poko, an action-packed ecological fable about the clash between nature and human civilization. Pom Poko tells the story of the tanuki (raccoon dogs) of Tama Hills who find their fun-loving community […]

New trailer and images for anime fantasy feature Fireworks

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Toho has released a new trailer and batch of images for directors Akiyuki Shinbo and Nobuyuki Takeuchi’s upcoming sci-fi fantasy Fireworks from Genki Kawamura, the producer of the hit anime feature Your Name; check them out here… Producer Genki Kawamura follows up his mega-hit Your Name with another tale of star-crossed teenage lovers with a sci-fi […]

UK trailer and poster for anime feature Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

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Ahead of its UK theatrical release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming anime feature Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms which marks the directorial debut for Mari Okada; take a look below… The people of Iolph are known for two things: their youthful longevity and peaceful lives weaving tapestry. When that […]

Ron Howard to produce big screen adaptation of Tiger & Bunny anime

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Fresh from his trip to the galaxy far, far away on Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ron Howard is set to produce a live-action feature adaptation of the hit Japanese anime series Tiger & Bunny, Deadline has revealed. Global Road Entertainment, Bandai Namco Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Weed Road Pictures are taming up for the […]

Netflix and Vix Media announce Mexican-set anime series Seis Manos

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Netflix and Viz Media have teamed up to produce Seis Manos, the streaming service’s first original anime series set in Mexico, which is being animated by Powerhouse Animation, Inc. (Castlevania). Co-created by Powerhouse CEO Brad Graeber and writer Alvaro Rodriguez (Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), Seis Manos takes place in the 1970s and centers […]

Exclusive Interview – Mary and The Witch’s Flower director Hiromasa Yonebayashi and producer Yoshiaki Nishimura

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Jack Gracie chats with Mary and The Witch’s Flower director Hiromasa Yonebayashi and producer Yoshiaki Nishimura… When Studio Ghibli announced it was closing production of feature films in 2014 many saw it as the end of an era, even if they did take back that statement a few years later. However, director Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret […]