It's been ages since I last dropped by San Japan in San Antonio and I was able to make a quick stop at the anime convention by the Alamo. The San Japan cosplay on display was on very much point and I was able to grab a few shots. The growth...

Sword Art Online Alicization just wrapped up earlier this year and I noticed many fans were left hanging for more until the next installment of the popular franchise. Those fans are in for a treat with the announcement of Sword Art Online:...

Japanese Girl Group FAKY, known for their anime theme songs for series like Black Clover (ED4), Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate-Hen, and Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue will be attending this years' Otakuthon event held in ...

[Update: The death toll now stands at 33] Late on the morning of July 18th, Japan time, an arsonist spread an unknown liquid around the "Studio 1" building of famed anime production company Kyoto Animation (also known as "KyoAni"), and igni...

I don't think I have to repeat myself on how much I love Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Stardust Crusaders was part of my Top 5 in 2015 and Diamond is Unrbreakable was part of of my Top 5 in 2016. To reiterate why I loved the Stardust Crusaders ...

It’s hard to believe that Dragon Ball Super ended almost over a year ago—time surely flies fast. It’s even crazier that the Universe 6 arc was almost three years ago as well, which also feels recent. Even though I recently...

If you read my Mob Psycho 100 review from last year, you know that it’s one of my favorite series from 2016. It was really quirky with a great cast of characters, great animation and story—Shigeo and Reigen’s chemistry as ...

Being the big otaku that I am, I'm always open-minded to expand my horizons and check out any manga, to the point that I expanded to manhwa and manhua which are Korean and Chinese "manga," respectively. One of my favorites has to be To...

Being an anime and manga fan for so many years, I'm surprised that many of my friends and people within my circles haven't heard of this legendary man. Harold Sakuishi is known for Beck, a manga about a regular 14-year-old Japanes...

It looks like the final week of September marks a historical moment for North America. Why is that? Well, Chojin Sentai Jetman came out, which came out before Mighty Morphin Power Rangers premiered in the U.S.  Based on what I rea...

Once again, we hit a period where the anime releases are slowing down and the manga stuff is coming out in droves. During this scenario, the second volume of Getter Robo Devolution arrives to satisfy those who want to see some ove...

A year following the release of Season 1’s Blu-Ray set, Viz Media has released the first half of the Stardust Crusaders anime on Blu-ray as limited edition packaging and DVD. Just like last year’s release of Season 1, the Stardu...

As we get ready for another segment, I think it's time for us to grab our nearest transformation device. So why are we making this part flashy? Well, it turns out that Action Heroine Cheer Fruits is out, and it features shout-outs to variou...

I hope everyone in North America had a great Labor Day as we get ready to look at the stuff that came out during the week. This marks New Game!!'s (a.k.a. New Game Season 2) North American release, which is a great way to spend more time wi...

We hit the final week of August and an older shows returns from the Anime Graveyard. One of these revivals happens to be Aura Battler Dunbine, which features insect-themed giant robots. Even though I never got around to checking out ADV's r...

Around two months ago, Tokyo-based Visual Novel developer Frontwing has announced an anime adaptation for their visual novel series Grisaia: Phantom Trigger. Today they have introduced an English dub stretch goal, which will ...

If you have been keeping up with this season's batch of anime, you have probably heard of Island. While the anime isn't favorable among the anime community, the visual novel is actually very enjoyable, which is something that is very c...

Things are starting to pick up, as the releases go into full overdrive. Perhaps the greatest thing about this occasion is that we received a new volume of the original Baccano! light novel. Even though I only caught the anime, I loved its t...

It looks like we hit a slow week today as the batch is smaller than usual. Sure, we have 23 things coming out, but the other times provided us with a large amount of Japanese entertainment. If you missed out on its earlier run, FUNimation g...

If for some very insanely odd reason you still have Jojo's Bizarre Adventure in your anime backlog, then right now is the perfect chance to catch up on the series. Viz Media, the master distributor of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, will be ...

A week has passed and we're hit with another glorious tokusatsu release. This time, the second season of the late-night series, Garo, arrives to free us from the darkness. At this point, I hope that Kraken Releasing's releases of the franch...

So I leave this segment for a week and a miracle happens when I return. It turns out that Mirai Sentai Timeranger arrived in our time period from the year 3000. Looking back, it's amazing that Shout! Factory managed to get this far with its...

At many points of your life, the concept of immortality has been brought up, whether it’s an author’s interoperation in media or perhaps in a conversation. Mari Okada, who is responsible for the composition of highly praised ser...

When the Durarara!! anime premiered in 2010, I liked how it presented us with a dangerous place filled with down-to-earth individuals. Even if some of them were involved in some extreme actions, the show convinced us that some of them will ...

It's summer once again with the con season blazing in regards to the heat, especially in the southern part of the US but the cosplayers are looking cool over at this year's Delta H Con in Houston, Texas. I'm back once again to check out s...

It's hasn't been a month since the last live-action Garo release came out, and things are looking good for the Golden Knight. This time, we're seeing Garo the Movie: Divine Flame hitting home video in North America. The anime film is a sequ...

The 4th of July came and went as fireworks covered the sky all over the United States. Speaking of independence, this week represents the return of Gundam 00, so you can rewatch the Celestial Being pilots' attempt to unite the world. All in...

I don't know about you, but the final week of June hit us with a ton of new things from glorious Nippon. One of the releases I'd like to focus on is the North American debut of Garo Special: Beast of the Demon Night, which is a direct conti...

One of the biggest surprises of 2017 and 2016 was Konosuba's two seasons. Other than being among the shows that led to Studio Deen bringing us a series of solid hits, it was fun seeing Kazuma and his party of dimwits' attempts to survive in...

Well, people. It seems like 2018 is going to be a great year to be a fan of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Part of it has to do with the manga's fifth arc getting an anime adaptation in the form of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind. The thin...

It's time to welcome a big release as Re:ZERO: Starting Life in Another World came out in North America on home video. Since it was one of my favorite shows of 2016, this news made my day.  One of the things I enjoyed about it was how ...

At this point, we may have to give up on the idea of there being an anime adaptation of Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer by Gainax with music by The Pillows. The reason for this combo is that the manga referenced a ton of the studios' works, ...

Is it me, or is summer turning into the season of classics releases? I think the answer might be "yes" since we have one of Leiji Matsumoto's (Space Battleship Yamato's Creator, Interstella 5555's Character Design) best characters appearing...

As I rejoice over 2018 marking the return of three classic Go Nagai titles, the people at Anime Expo made me excited as they grant him the Guest of Honor status. If anything, this is the perfect follow-up to the new Devilman, Mazi...

Oh, boy. It seems like we hit another occasion where the anime titles are slowing down as the manga stuff dominates North America. At least there's a decent amount in the wild. Most importantly, this marks the second release of the Dragon M...

This week is shaping up to be a great time for Fist of the North Star fans, as Discotek releases the movie on Blu-ray. Silly enough, this news reminds me that I still need to check out the anime and/or manga. Since I heard nothing but amazi...

A couple years back, former Japanator Editor-in-Chief and Website Founder Brad Rice did a segment called Releases of the Week, which covered the latest offering of anime, manga, and Japanese live-action titles that hit North America. After ...

Whenever anything related to Space Battleship Yamato surfaces, I think back to the days when I caught its Americanized version, Star Blazers, on Toonami's defunct streaming site called Toonami Reactor. Since it has a special place in my hea...

Although Marvel and DC Superheroes have been part of my life just as long as anime, I never fully looked into comics aside from cartoons adaptations, movies, and video games. My appreciation for Batman came when I first watched The New...