A graphic by TV Asahi shows a man clinging to the side of a railway car as it departed JR Sannomiya Station early Tuesday (Twitter) HYOGO (TR) - Hyogo Prefectural Police arrested a 44-year-old intoxicated male office worker after he clung to the s...

Oscar-nominated Japanese anime director Isao Takahata, who co-founded the Studio Ghibli and was best known for his work "Grave of the Fireflies", has died aged 82, according to Japanese media reports Oscar-nominated Japanese anime director Isao Ta...

It's spring. Can you believe it? We could go outside and look at blooming flowers. Or. . . we could stay inside and watch anime. You decide! Below are the shows that will air during the spring 2018 anime season.

FUNimation Entertainment announced on Thursday that it will not premiere the English dub of the first episode of My Hero Academia's third season on the same day as Japan as previously planned. The notice explained that the Japanese staff will not ...

Video of the incident has critics saying sumo's belief about women's inherent impurities goes too far. With a history that stretches back centuries, sumo is a sport steeped not only in tradition, but in religious significance as well.

Famitsu has revealed the results of its previously announced survey with western readers, unveiling the Japan-made games they most appreciate and demonstrating that anime art and RPGs are more preferred over Android gacha-fests.

TMS Entertainment USA announces that a new style of anime series inspired byTOMORROW'S JOE (aka Ashita no Joe), called MEGALOBOX, will launch on Crunchyroll on April 5th,simultaneously with Japan's broadcast.

Violet Evergarden Anime Gets "Totally New" Project by Matt Schley April 5, 2018 If you're in the United States (and there's a good chance you are, this is Otaku USA, after all) and have a Netflix account, as of today, you have access to Violet Eve...

Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Debuts New Manga June 27 by Matt Schley April 5, 2018 More tails-er, tales-on the way. That's the word from one Hiro Mashima, the creator of that manga a few people liked called Fairy Tail.

SNK revealed that The King of Fighters XIV's next DLC character is the Commando Sambo fighter Blue Mary who will join the roster on April 12 together with Oswald, Heidern, and Najd. Here's a look at a reveal trailer for Blue Mary: Over at the Play...

Author had previously teased final season would premiere this year Fairy Tail manga creator Hiro Mashima revealed on his official Twitter account on Thursday that the "final season" of the series' television anime adaptation will premiere this fall.

Latest Kikuko Inoue project is like an anime hot spring episode come true. Just as there are some people who don't seem to age physically, there are people who apparently never age vocally. For three decades and counting, voice actress Kikuko Inou...

Experience Inc. revealed the trailer for the horror game Shiin (Death Mark) on April 3, 2018. The game will launch for the Nintendo Switch on June 28, 2018 in Japan. Its standard version will be priced around $45, and the digital copy will be arou...

KANONJI, Kagawa Prefecture--A previously attention-starved shrine on a remote mountaintop is causing a buzz on social networking sites (SNS) for its "torii gate in the sky," which was depicted in a hit anime series.

All out war erupts between Seito and Touto as Stark begins to use the power of Pandora's Box to build a mighty tower. Zigg's Thoughts If there's one thing this week's instalment definitively proves, it's that Build is much more fun when it isn't t...

Lupin the Third is returning this month with Lupin the Third Part 5. It will give the legendary anime thief a more modern and technological feel, as it premiered last 3rd April. Now, TMS Entertainment has started streaming the anime's new OP seque...

Eva's First Impression: Ahhh~ Finally! ! ! ! I can't remember the last time I got the chance to pick up a Romantic Comedy! Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai immediately caught my eye the moment I read about it being released in the Spring a few months back.

Still from Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989) (courtesy Anime 18) Nerds who came of age in the US during the 1990s or early new millennium retain a special place in their hearts for Suncoast Video.

There's been rumors going on for a new Spyro the Dragon collection and today it's been leaked via Amazon Mexico that it is indeed happening as Spyro Reignited Trilogy with a few screenshots. [Thanks, Resetera.

Bandai Namco announced that it is bringing over Larian Studios' tactical sandbox RPG Divinity: Original Sin 2 to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this August with some "much-wanted tweaks and additions. " Here's the announcement trailer for Divinity: Or...

© eight bit Inc. With Kazuki Akane garnering a lot of attention twenty years ago with his work on Escaflowne, he's since worked on a range of other projects from Noein to Code Geass: Akito the Exiled and more.

I have to say that was a solid first episode. The show gave a quick background for the setting and just jumped into it. We spent most of the first episode following around Reinhard a member of the Galactic Empire.

Bandai Namco has released new information and screenshots of Code Vein introducing the game's early story, the Cathedral of the Sacred Blood field and the boss that awaits inside, and Jack and Eva's partner traits.

Spyro Reignited Trilogy listed for Switch on Nintendo UK website Switch version also coming. A listing for a Switch version of Spyro Reignited Trilogy, which was announced earlier today for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, is currently live on the offi...

UK Anime Network‏ @ukanime 17s17 seconds ago #anime review: @rjessop213 imbibes the ridiculous, riotous, bloody, supernatural, and horrifying world of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Season 1, available from @MangaUK https://buff.

Last month, Masashi Kishimoto was teasing that his new sci-fi manga was almost ready for serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump. But, it looks like he's taking a quick detour and returning to Naruto for a new project.

Far Cry 5 released last week and Ubisoft announced that it is now the fastest-selling Far Cry game to date. Its massive launch was also enough to rank it the company's second biggest launch title ever.

Specifically, the PS4 version came top of the Japanese charts with 89,259 units sold and the . . . the New Nautilus is not from a mecha anime and is just a standalone battleship. As a result, it is a remarkably potent and satisfying unit to use in...

Game launched in March 2017, allows players to take pictures of characters The official Twitter account for To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness: Gravure Chance, the first smartphone app based on Kentaro Yabuki and Saki Hasemi's To Love-Ru -Trouble- Dark...

Will they be able to come back from this? What They Say: "That Song Once Again" and "Closing Doors" At Sound Ship, IDOLiSH7 are excited to perform and do perform well, but TRIGGER is having issues because their president had a fight with studio he...