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Animator Henry Thurlow who is popular for his work on One Piece, Boruto and other anime, recently put out a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) shedding light on what possibly could have gone wrong with the Uzumaki adaptation.

The anime has gone through an alarming downward spiral when it came to its animation quality, leaving everyone quite disheartened.

While Thurlow admitted that he was not fully aware of what happened behind the scenes of Uzumaki’s production, he lashed out at western producers for probably having ruined the show.

He pointed out that some producer from the anime, in a bid to just get done with production and release it, might have involved some subpar studio to work on the it.

“As for the Uzumaki production, at the end of the day it’s almost certainly *some* western producer’s fault. ‘This is taking too long so force...

The Gundam.info official YouTube channel has started streaming a pre-show video for Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom , a new interactive virtual reality movie based on the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. The movie's story is set in 0096 U.C. (Universal Century), around the same time as Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn . The video explains the history of the Universal Century world from the One Year War (0079-0080) to the Second Neo Zeon War (0093), as well as the introduction of the prorogue of the Silver Phantom story. And a 30-minute special program for the movie was streamed on September 29. The program features Shoko Nakagawa , who performs the theme song "Across The World." Additionally, exclusive interview footage with key staff members, such as director Kenichi Suzuki , scriptwriter Ryoji Sekinishi , and composer Yoshiya Ikeda , are included. Additionally, the movie's original soundtrack album., composed by Yoshiya Ikeda ( Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger ) will be available digitally first on...

The official website for the Ashura anime series released a teaser trailer today for its upcoming second season. The new clip announces the next season is set to premiere in Japan in January 2025. The site also revealed three new voice cast members who will join for Seson 2. The anime's official X (formerly Twitter) is streaming short clips to introduce their character voices. Of the three, only Kuuro's voice is also revealed in the teaser trailer above. Kaishin no Kuuro ("Kuuro the Cautious") voiced by Mariya Ise (Killua Zoldyck in Hunter × Hunter ) A dwarf who used to be an assassin for the intelligence guild “Obsidian Eyes”. He is currently cooperating with Aureatia. He has the ability to perceive everything with his “Heavenly Eyes,” and his accuracy has “reached” the realm of predicting the future. Now, his power is waning. Mayoi no Cuneigh ("Cuneigh the Wanderer") voiced by Miku Ito (Miku Nakano...

The official website for Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom , a new interactive virtual reality movie based on the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, today announced Japanese dub voice cast members for the eight main characters. Protagonist (male) voiced by Yuuki Shin (Iharu Furuhashi in Kaiju No.8 ) Protagonist (female) voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya Forger in Spy x Faimily ) Babia Lena voiced by Mariya Ise (Killua Zoldyck in Hunter × Hunter ) Fixzi Fix voiced by Yuki Kaji (Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan ) Haro voiced by Ryo Hirohashi (Alice Carroll in Aria The Animation ) Azami Meggineh voiced by Kikuko Inoue (Mirellia Q. Melromarc in The Rising of the Shield Hero ) Joff Idiy voiced by Hiroya Egashira (Carter in A Sign of Affection ) Mabel Lena voiced by Yukari Oribe (Ayano Watanabe in Squid Girl ) Japanese Trailer Comments from Yuuki Shin (protagonist - male): I am very happy to have had the opportunity...

After facing multiple delays, San Diego Comic-Con unveiled the much awaited release date for the anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki.

Uzumaki anime is all set to start airing on Sep 28 at 12:30 a.m. Edt on Adult Swim’s Toonami programming block. It will also stream on the Max streaming service.

A brand new trailer was also revealed to commemorate the announcement.

The anime was initially set to premiere on Toonami in 2020, ahead of its Japanese debut. However, the production faced multiple delays. Initially postponed to 2021, it was later rescheduled for October 2022. In June 2022, another delay pushed the release date further.

Uzumaki anime’s cast includes:

Uki Satake as Kirie Goshima Shinichiro Miki as Shuichi Saito Toshio Furukawa as Kirie’s Father Takashi Matsuyama as Shuichi’s Father Mika Doi as Yukie Saito Mariya Ise as Azami Kurotami Katsutoshi Matsuzaki as Katayama Wataru Hatano as Okada Tatsumaru Tachibana...

We finally have a date for the Uzumaki anime, which is on the way to adapt Junji Ito's horror manga classic. The series will make its Adult Swim debut on September 28, 2024, with streaming on Max to follow the next day. Uzumaki Anime Trailer The Japanese and English voice cast members were previously announced, including: Kirie Goshima voiced by Uki Satake / Abby Trott Shuichi Saito voiced by Shin-ichiro Miki / Robbie Daymond Azami Kurotani voiced by Mariya Ise / Cristina Vee Kirie's Dad voiced by Toshio Furukawa / Doug Stone Shuichi's Mom voiced by Mika Doi / Mona Marshall Shuichi's Dad voiced by Takashi Matsuyama / Aaron Laplante Katayama voiced by Katsutoshi Matsuzaki / Max Mittleman The Uzumaki anime was first announced in 2019 and planned for 2020 before being hit with multiple delays. Hiroshi Nagahama ( The Flowers of Evil ) directs, with Aki Itami on the script for the Akatsuki and Drive production. Viz Media currently publishes Uzumaki...

The first cour of Mission: Yozakura Family is behind us, and the new season brings with it deeper mysteries for all its characters. As we dive into this new arc, we're meeting new characters and seeing old friends in a new light. First up, refresh your memory of the spring season with a 16-minute retrospective video. Narrated by lovestruck assassin maid Ayaka Kirisaki (voiced by Mariya Ise), the video recaps everything that's happened so far in the series: Related: Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Declassifies 2nd Cour Ending Song Video Next, meet Ai! This wolf-like girl is the youngest member of the Nijibana, wielding powers similar to the Yozakura family's. She will be voiced by Misaki Kuno (Momo Kawamoto in March comes in like a lion ). We also have one more new character image today, albeit for someone we've already met! Check out baby brother Nanao Yozakura in his non-beefed-up...

The English voice cast for Adult Swim’s upcoming adaptation of Junji Ito’s horror manga “Uzumaki” was announced at Anime Expo over the weekend. Created in partnership with Production Ig USA, the animated TV series is currently in production.

The Japanese and English voice actors, respectively, for the series include:

Kirie Goshima – Uki Satake / Abby Trott Shuichi Saito – Shin-ichiro Miki / Robbie Daymond Azami Kurotani – Mariya Ise / Cristina Vee Kirie’s Dad – Toshio Furukawa / Doug Stone Shuichi’s Dad – Takashi Matsuyama / Aaron Laplante Shuichi’s Mom – Mika Doi / Mona Marshall Katayama – Katsutoshi Matsuzaki / Max Mittleman

Written and illustrated by Ito, the original manga series told the story of the citizens of Kurōzu-cho, a fictional city that is plagued by a supernatural curse involving spirals.

“Let’s leave this town together,” asks Shuichi Saito, a former classmate of Kirie Goshima, a high school girl who was born and grew up in Kurouzu-cho.

On its theatrical release day in Japan, June 14, the first 60 seconds of original anime film A Few Moments of Cheers also streamed on the Emotion Label's official YouTube channel . The clip depicts the beginning of the two protagonists' "monozukuri": Kanata Asaya (CV: Natuski Hanae) is passionate about making music videos on his computer, while Yu Orie (CV: Mariya ise) is immersed in making music with her guitar. Related: Original Anime Film A Few Moments of Cheers Shares Second Video, Audience Gifts With an original screenplay by Jukki Hanada ( Love Live! ), Popurika ( Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie Ed) will direct A Few Moments of Cheers alongside assistant-director Ohajiki at studios Hurray! and 100studio, with art direction by Magotsuki and song compositions by Vivi. The synopsis reads: Kanata Asaya, a high school student, is immersed in the production of music videos. One night, while searching the city for a motif for his video,...

On June 14 , original anime film A Few Moments of Cheers debuts in Japan. Today, we get another look at its unique and lovely style, as well as more of the music central to its story. Check out the second preview video for the upcoming film, featuring Mariya Ise singing her heart out as Yu Orie as Kanata Asaya (voiced by Natsuki Hanae) watches: Related: Original Anime Film A Few Moments of Cheers Sets June 14 Release with New Trailer, Visual Audience gifts for the film's first two weeks in theaters have also been revealed. From June 14-20, theatergoers will be gifted with a four-page sequel manga drawn by the film's art director and character designer, Magotsuki. The short manga depicts what happens after the events of the film for the story's four central characters. During the week of June 21-27, the gift will be an original guitar pick like the one...

The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies , an upcoming TV anime based on the romantic comedy manga, has published a new trailer and revealed that three voice actors from the drama CDs will reprise their roles for the TV anime. The series will broadcast in Japan on Tokyo Mx, BS11, and At-x beginning in July 2024. The new cast members confirmed for the series include: Cat Familiar voiced by Shin-ichiro Miki (God in Fluffy Paradise ) Cat Familiar and Shin-ichiro Miki Hibana Kagari voiced by Mariya Ise (Opera in Metallic Rouge ) Hibana Kagari and Mariya Ise Bird Familiar voiced by Hikaru Midorika (Vanitas in Brave Bang Bravern! ) Bird Familiar and Hikaru Midorikawa The original The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies manga by Cocoa Fujiwara was published from 2013 – 2015 in Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker shonen manga magazine. An English language version is in-development from Yen Press.

Mahjong Soul Kan!! , an upcoming web anime based on the Mahjong Soul video game, has revealed a new trailer, new information about its official theme song, and its streaming schedule. The series will stream on the official YouTube channel with new episodes published on Thursdays at 10:00pm Jst beginning on April 25, 2024. The official theme song for the series, entitled “Kankan Hime-hime” is performed in-character by Ichihime (voiced by Maaya Uchida), Miki Nikaido (voiced by Chiwa Saito), Kaguyahime (voiced by Mariya Ise), and Yui Yagi (voiced by Ami Koshimizu). Kazuomi Koga writes and directs Mahjong Soul Kan!! at animation studio Alke with additional production by Yostar. Ayumi Kurokawa provides the character designs and Hinako Tsubakiyama provides the music. Mahjong Soul Kan!! key visual Related: Mahjong Soul Kan!! Anime Premieres in April 2024 Mahjong Soul Kan!! is described as follows: "Mahjong Soul Kan!!" is the second anime series, following 2022's "Mahjong Soul Pon☆". This time,...

Showing off the flourishing creativity of its characters and animation staff alike, A Few Moments of Cheers released a new trailer today announcing that the original anime film will hit theaters across Japan on June 14, 2024 . A main visual and more cast were also revealed, alongside the announcement that "Cyan" by Frederic ( Love and Lies Op) will be the movie's theme song. Natsuki Hanae and Mariya Ise voice Kanata Asaya and Yu Orie, respectively, now joined by Yuma Uchida as Daisuke Tonosaki and Fuka Izumi as Moemi Nakagawa. Main Visual Related: Original Anime Film A Few Moments of Cheers Reveals New Concept Art With an original screenplay by Jukki Hanada, Popurika ( Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie Ed) will direct A Few Moments of Cheers alongside assistant-director Ohajiki at studios Hurray! and 100studio, with art direction by Magotsuki and song compositions by Vivi. Set in Ishikawa Prefecture, the story follows Kanata, a...

And while anime is mostly associated with hand-drawn characters and designs (although the use of CGI has been increasing), from time to time, we come across a fully CGI anime project and they don’t turn out that bad, whatever you might think. One such project is the upcoming A Few Moments of Cheers anime film, which is going to be an original story based on music and music production. The movie has set a June 14, 2024 release date and ahead of the premiere, a new trailer and visual have been released.

The plot of the movie will revolve around music and video production. The focus of the story will be on high schooler Kanata Asaya (Natsuki Hanae), who is completely hooked on music video production, and a teacher, Yuu Orie, who had wanted to become a musician in her youth. When Asaya hears Orie perform on the street, she wants...

Mission: Yozakura Family , an upcoming TV anime based on the spy-themed shonen manga of the same name, has revealed four new cast members as well as some additional broadcast details. The series will broadcast in Japan for two consecutive cours beginning on April 7, 2024, and it will also stream in worldwide markets on Hulu and Disney+. The new cast members include: Ayaka Kirsaki voiced by Mariya Ise (Theodor August Hein in 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! ) Rin Fudo voiced by Romi Park (Star and Stripe in My Hero Academia ) Sui Aoi voiced by Koki Uchiyama (Rei Suwa in Buddy Daddies ) Oga Inugami voiced by Daiki Hamano (Bora in Technoroid Overmind ) Mission: Yozakura Family cast additions The original Mission: Yozakura Family manga by Hitsuji Gondaira is serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine, and an English language version is also available from Viz Media.

Following the airing of the latest episode of the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End TV anime in Japan, a new trailer was released previewing the second stage of the First Class Mage Exam Arc which starts next week on February 16 in Japan. The trailer is featured below. The Magic of Talk~ Special Edition [First Class Mage Exam] visual In addition to the new trailer reveal, a new livestream event has been confirmed for February 13 in Japan. Toho Animation's YouTube channel will host a livestream featuring cast members Atsumi Tanezaki, Kana Ichinose and Ikumi Hasegawa in " ~The Magic of Talk~ Special Edition [First Class Mage Exam] " where the cast members will talk about the events during the first stage of the exam arc and preview the second stage, along with additional behind-the-scenes details. Related: Mariya Ise Joins the Cast of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Anime as Serie The original Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga, written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe,...

The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases , an upcoming TV anime based on the series of fantasy light novels, has announced three additional cast members. The series will broadcast in Japan beginning in April 2024. The new cast members include: Mylene voiced by Aimi (Misha Jur in I'm in Love with the Villainess ) Mylene character visual Beatrice voiced by Megumi Han (Amit in Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts ) Beatrice character visual Akira voiced by Mariya Ise (Serie in Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ) Akira character visual The original The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases light novels are written by Shin Kouduki, illustrated by Chocoan, and published in Japan by To Books under their To Bunko imprint. An English language version is also available from J-Novel Club. Kazuomi Koga directs the TV anime adaptation at animation studios Studio Deen and Marvy Jack. The Banished Former Hero Lives as...

The more than a millennia-old elf Serie, and one that has known Frieren for a while now, will be making her full elven debut in this week’s episode of the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End TV anime, based on the manga written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. To aid in her debut, the series announced that Mariya Ise, best known for voicing Killua Zoldyck in Hunter × Hunter (2011), will be voicing Serie. Serie’s character setting sheet Related: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Anime Gets 2 New Character Trailers Keiichiro Saito is directing the anime adaptation at Madhouse, with series composition by Tomohiro Suzuki, character designs by Reiko Nagasawa and music by Evan Call. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in Japan, describing the story as such: The mage Frieren defeated the Demon King alongside the hero Himmel's party after a 10-year quest. Peace was restored to the kingdom.

An official website and Twitter account opened today announced the production of an original anime film titled Suufunkan no Yell wo ( A Few Moments of Cheers ), which is scheduled to release in Summer 2024 . A teaser trailer and visual, along with main staff, cast and story details, were also revealed. Teaser Visual Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ) plays Kanata Asaya and Mariya Ise (Himeno in Chainsaw Man ) plays Yu Orie, whose singing voice is being provided by Kei Sugawara. Natsuki Hanae as Kanata Asaya Mariya Ise as Yu Orie Related: The Boy and the Heron Anime Film Gets Oscar Nomination With an original screenplay by Jukki Hanada, the film is being directed by Popurika ( Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie Ed) and assistant-directed by Ohajiki at studios Hurray! and 100studio, with art direction by Magotsuki and song compositions by Vivi. Set in Ishikawa Prefecture, the story follows Kanata,...

Studio Bones is celebrating its 25th anniversary in style with original TV anime Metallic Rouge , and the series goes live today as part of Crunchyroll's Winter 2024 lineup! To get everyone primed for the action to come, we have a slew of information ranging from the characters and their respective voice actors to key staff, trailers, visuals and more. Watch Metallic Rouge on Crunchyroll! In This Guide Metallic Rouge Release Date: When Does the Metallic Rouge Anime Come Out? Metallic Rouge Characters and Voice Cast Metallic Rouge Anime Staff Metallic Rouge Anime Official Trailers Metallic Rouge Anime Art & Key Visuals Metallic Rouge Anime Synopsis Metallic Rouge Additional Information Metallic Rouge Release Date: When Does the Metallic Rouge Anime Come Out? Metallic Rouge officially comes to Crunchyroll starting January 10, 2024 at 10:25am Pt . Where can I watch? Crunchyroll Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and...

The official website for Studio Bones's upcoming 25th-anniversary original TV anime series, Metallic Rouge , has announced its seven additional voice cast members as below. Puppeteer: Hiroshi Yanaka (Luomen in The Apothecary Diaries ) Opera: Mariya Ise (Urara Kasugano/Cure Lemonade in Power of Hope ~ PreCure Full Bloom ) Ace Machias / Alice Machias: Minami Tsuda (Lucy Webster in The Ancient Magus' Bride ) Graufon Berg: Hiroki Yasumoto (Qual in Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ) Cyan Bluestar: Haruka Shiraishi (Asirpa in Golden Kamuy ) Eva Cristella: Yoko Hikasa (Utahime Iori in Jujutsu Kaisen ) Roy Yunghart: Yoshimitsu Shimoyama (Desha in Ranking of Kings ) Ahead of its TV premiere in Japan on January 10, the anime's creditless opening and ending movies have been streamed on Fuji TV's official anime YouTube channel . The opening theme "Rouge" is sung by Japanese singer-songwriter Yu-ka, while the ending theme song "Scarlet" is performed by Korean singer Dazbee. Related: Metallic Rouge Anime Suits...

Netflix has revealed 40 anime titles that will bow on the service in 2022, including new shows and returning fan favorites.

Titles revealed at the AnimeJapan 2022 event include “Thermae Romae Novae,” launching on Monday, which is part of the partnership that the streamer had announced in 2020 with six anime creators. Other highlights include “Kotaro Lives Alone,” and Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure. It also features family-friendly anime films like action blockbuster “Bubble,” which premiered at the Berlinale earlier this year and Studio Colorido’s “Drifting Home.”

Netflix also revealed the return of the latest season in the “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” universe, “Stone Ocean,” which will continue for episodes 13-24 later this year.

During the AnimeJapan stage event, Netflix provided sneak peeks into upcoming titles including new character art and main casts for “The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh,” with the first part premiering in 2022, and art and main trailer of “Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045...

Disney+ has released the trailer and unveiled the Japanese and English dub voice casts for Star Wars: Visions, its upcoming anthology series from Lucasfilm composed of short films centered on the Star Wars universe. The series launches September 22 on Disney+. Watch the trailer above.

Lucy Liu, Neil Patrick Harris, George Takei, Alison Brie and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are among the English voice cast for the series that tells new Star Wars stories through the singular style and tradition of Japanese anime.

“Lucasfilm is partnering with seven of the most talented anime studios in Japan to bring their signature style and unique vision of the Star Wars galaxy to this inspired new series,” said James Waugh, executive producer and VP Franchise Content & Strategy at Lucasfilm. “Their stories showcase the full spectrum of bold storytelling found across Japanese animation, each told with a freshness and voice that expands our understanding of what a Star Wars story can be,...

Disney+ has released trailers, in both Japanese and with English dubbing, for Star Wars: Visions, an anthology series from Lucasfilm that tells new stories in the style and tradition of Japanese anime.

The nine-part series will be released in its entirety on Wednesday, Sept. 22; the English-dubbed trailer appears above, the Japanese-language trailer is embedded down below.

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It’s a Herculean effort to take a multi-volume manga like author Akihito Tsukushi’s “Made in Abyss,” adapt it into a popular anime television series, and then compress the show into a coherent feature, but the folks at Sentai Filmworks have done just that. Part one, “Made in Abyss: Journey’s Dawn,” will screen around the U.S. in its original Japanese on March 20 and in an English dub on March 25, to be followed at a later date by “Wandering Twilight,” which opened in Japan in January.

While the first half of director Masayuki Kojima’s cinematic cut-down hits more ebbs than flows, its character-driven escapades and colorful fantasy landscape are captivating enough to engage the uninitiated. Give or take a few tweaks to the material, this catchy premise about an adventurous tween girl and her amnesiac robot-boy companion exploring a mysterious chasm in her city adapts decently well...

Netflix is diving deep into the anime game with a baker's dozen of new titles. Of those titles is a Godzilla animated film, A Children of the Whales Series, and a Holy Grail War in Fate/Apocrypha!

Earlier today, we reported that Netflix was working on a remake of Saint Seija, Knights of the Zodiac Series, but that just happens to be one part of a bigger venture Netflix is undergoing. On Netflix's insider page, they've announced 13 animes coming to the streaming service, at various times. The extensive list is as follows:

Cannon Busters Devilman Crybaby B: The Beginning (formerly Perfect Bones) Sword Gai: The Animation A.I.C.O. Incarnation Lost Song Rilakkuma Series Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya Baki Fate/Apocrypha Kakegurui Children of the Whales Godzilla

Each one of these brings a unique story and style to the Anime category on Netflix's long catalog of movies and series.

Netflix is going all in on anime as they add the eagerly anticipated Godzilla movie and 12 other projects to their slate of upcoming programming. Deadline says in addition to the series the network is also overseeing the development of Cannon Busters, Devilman Crybaby, B: The Beginning, and Knights Of The Zodiac: Saint Seiya just to name a few.

The Godzilla and Saint Seiya grabs really show that Netflix is working to grab their Western audience who loves anime, but with competitors like Crunchyroll and Funimation (who was recently bought by Sony) in the mix, who knows if they'll be able to compete on that front. Time will tell, but the addition of so many projects seems promising for the future of anime on the platform.

Below you'll find details photos and some trailer for the anime projects that Netflix has picked up!

Cannon Busters

Created, directed and executive produced...