As an epic poem with its roots in the stories told by travelling bards, telling the story of the Genpei War from a wide range of perspectives, The Tale of the Heike isn’t exactly an easy thing to adapt—into any medium, let alone an 11-part anime series. But by drawing …
The Woman Called Fujiko Mine is one of the most acclaimed series within the beloved Lupin III franchise, but at the moment, options for watching it are limited. That’s going to change soon, with a new partnership with TMS Entertainment (who owns the rights to Lupin III) bringing a whole …
The Tale of the Heike (Heike Monogatari), one of Japan’s most famous pieces of classical literature, has a new anime adaptation on the way, and it’s not far off: The Heike Story from studio Science Saru and director Naoko Yamada premieres on Funimation next week, on September 15. The Tale …
Good news for My Hero Academia fans! World Heroes Mission, the series’ third film, is getting a theatrical release this October, with both subbed and dubbed releases. And for Oceanic folks, the news gets even better: it’s coming to Australia and New Zealand a day ahead of everyone else. World …
The Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ultimate Edition Blu-ray set that GKids announced last week is coming to Australia and New Zealand courtesy of Madman Entertainment, but you’ll want to get in quick: it’s limited to just 500 copies in this corner of the world. (There’ll also be Collector’s Edition and Standard …
American live-action remakes of anime series’ always elicit a well-deserved side-eye from a lot of folks, not least of all for something as beloved as Shinichiro Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop. When Netflix revealed the main cast for their adaptation—John Cho as Spike Spiegel, Danielle Pinada as Faye Valentine, and Mustafa Shakir …
When Scarlet Nexus was first announced, I was intrigued but a little skeptical of the way it was being described: “brainpunk”. In a world where “cyberpunk” has lost all meaning—where it’s so often reduced to neon lights and “cool” body augmentations, with none of the depth and thematic weight that …
The excellent (if criminally underrated) Blue Reflection is getting a sequel, and it’s already confirmed for a western release. Blue Reflection: Second Light is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC courtesy of Koei Tecmo. Second Light, known as Blue Reflection Tie in Japan, is one of two new …
Its unwieldy title doesn’t really do Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition justice. It’s a game that’s been kicking around for a few years now, but its name isn’t something that ever caught my attention enough to look into it further. Which is a shame, because, as …
I’ve never been able to get into Fairy Tail, despite giving both the manga and anime a few goes over the years. On paper, it seems like my kind of thing, but the characters and storylines never grabbed me, and there’s something about the art style—I still can’t quite put …
