Gundam Thunderbolt gets a second anime
Just when you thought Yasuo Ohtagaki’s thrilling mecha manga, Gundam Thunderbolt, ended with the defeat of the Federation in the Thunderbolt sector … It seems that we might be expecting even more...
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Japan Record Awards’ Special Award given to RADWIMPS for your name. OST
The awards just keep on piling for Makoto Shinkai’s your name., as its official soundtrack also gets an award. The 58th Japan Record Awards recently announced that the official your name. soundtrack by...
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Kantai Collection adds US carrier Saratoga and 1st French ship as Fall 2016...
It’s that time of season again, and as the admirals brace themselves for more ship slot sacrifices and resource draining, Kantai Collection has added a total of FOUR new ship girls for the new Fall...
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AFASG16: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma The Second Plate
The second season of Shokugeki no Soma might have just ended its run earlier this summer, but this year’s Anime Festival Asia Singapore will be bringing you seconds of this delectable series with an...
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Shirobako’s anime-within-an-anime OVAs get previewed in Blu-ray box set PVs
If you ever watched the anime about making an anime, Shirobako, you should know that the series’ own fictional anime studio, Musashino Animation, made two anime series during its run, and these two...
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Life-size Megumi Kato figure from “Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend”...
The life-size statue of Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend’s resident “boring” main heroine was recently put up for a lottery to determine which fan or collector would get the right to buy her....
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Blue Exorcist introduces Yukio Okumura in 2 new videos
The second season of Blue Exorcist (Ao no Exorcist), also known as Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, is finally premiering next season. In the brand new character PV, we are introduced to Yukio Okumura,...
View ArticleKurosawa Tomoyo & Hibike! Euphonium Featured at AFASG2016!
Definitely one of the most hyped shows this season is Hibike! Euphonium Season 2. The show features amazing music, Kyoto Animations detailed animation and of course, amazing voice acting. Gracing us...
View ArticlePPAP singer, Piko Taro, sings C-B-C-C with Elmo and Cookie Monster for Sesame...
After going viral on YouTube, PPAP singer, and Kosaka Daimaou’s stage character, Piko Taro, has recently visited the set of Sesame Street Japan with Elmo and the Cookie Monster for their own version of...
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Ouch! Mangaka Tetsuya Egawa has some harsh words aimed at One Piece
In the anime industry, directors like Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hayao Miyazaki are known for their harsh opinions, but in the manga industry, there are also a lot of outspoken personalities, and one of them...
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Vote for Singapore’s AQOURS poster girl as global Love Love! Sunshine!!...
Love Live! Sunshine!! is organizing global elections to determine which AQOURS memeber will be serving as the poster girl for nine different countries. These countries include Singapore and Thailand,...
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Final Fantasy XV’s story previewed in new TVCM
The Final Fantasy XV hype is getting stronger as the game’s release gets ever closer. A new TV commercial was recently aired back in Japan, and it gives us a taste of what to expect with the game’s...
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KURATE Gakuen – The big big Cosplay Campus in Fukuoka!
And they are looking for an ambassador to help spread the word that such a place existed. Click here to skip to the application form~ So, what is KURATE Gakuen? As you would have guessed, KURATE Gakuen...
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Detective Conan Real Escape Game added to Universal Studios’ Cool Japan...
Universal Studios’ Japan has an annual tradition of trying to appeal to foreign visitors with their Cool Japan exhibition, which showcases Japanese pop culture (video games, manga, and of course,...
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Digimon 20th Anniversary countdown begins with new teaser site
Digimon’s 20th anniversary is about to begin next year, and a new countdown website is counting down to 2017’s celebrations, and it is hosted by the franchise’s own official website. The countdown is...
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Studio Ghibli director, Isao Takahata, doing a free lecture at the Hijiyama...
On 11th December, Hiroshima’s Hijiyama University will be holding one very special lecture, which will feature one of the anime industry’s biggest names, the Studio Ghibli co-founder and director, Isao...
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Hideaki Anno comments about Evangelion’s status during Studio Khara...
The progress of the final Rebuild of Evangelion movie has had some fans scratching their heads, as they have waited for the next one of a few years now. But during the Studio Khara 10th anniversary...
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Kento Yamazaki stars as Oreki in live-action Hyouka movie
The two main leads for the upcoming live-action adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa’s high school mystery novel, Hyouka, which was also adapted into an anime by Kyoto Animation, have been revealed. The two...
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AFASG16: Mega Survival Guide
It’s that time of the year again! As anime convention continue to grow in size these days, it can be tricky to keep track of everything since there are simultaneous events happening at different...
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After a long wait, Ditto now available for Pokemon Go
Imagine walking around playing Pokemon Go, and you see one of the most common Pokemon out there, Rattata, or a Pidgey. And as you catch that Rattata or Pidgey, that Pokemon suddenly changes and reveals...
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