Tag: Anime - Page 3
Game arrives on Switch this June
Update [Tue 12th Apr, 2022 01:35 BST]: Sega has now officially confirmed this Character Pack DLC for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles will be coming this Summer. It will include six characters across a series of periodic updates. Sega will reveal more about this DLC in the coming months. The...
Random Japan's Capcom Café Is Hosting A Monster Hunter X Haikyuu! Event
Volleybombadgy
What more natural collaboration could there be between a monster-hunting video game and an anime series about volleyball? Don't answer that. It's rhetorical. Capcom has partnered with massively-popular anime Haikyuu to present Haikyuu/Monster Hunter Rise-themed food and collectibles in the Capcom Café Aeon Lake Town store and the...
News Save On Pac-Man, Anime Games & More In Bandai Namco's Switch eShop Spring Sale
Huge savings
Following on from Sega's massive spring sale, Bandai Namco is now running one on the Nintendo Switch eShop. There are all sorts of games currently available for cheaper prices. These range from Pac-Man, to anime games like Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece and even My Hero Academia. Other series like Taiko no Tatsujin and Digimon are also...
News Anime And Manga Series 'Made In Abyss' Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This Fall
Its first ever video game adaptation
Last May, we found out Akihito Tsukushi's long-running manga and anime series Made in Abyss would be coming to the Nintendo Switch. Now, in a new update, Spike Chunsoft and Chime Corporation have announced that the video game adaptation Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness will be arriving on the...
News Pokémon Is Airing A One-Hour Anime Special For The 25th Anniversary
Two new episodes arrive on April 1st
It seems Pokémon's 25th anniversary celebrations haven't ended just yet - with the animated series Pokémon Journeys announcing it will be airing a one-hour special in Japan on April 1st. This will line up with 25 years of the anime series, which originally debuted on the same date in 1997. This special will be...
News Bandai Namco Is Bringing JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R To Switch This Fall
To be continued...
Exciting news, JoJo fans! Bandai Namco has announced JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R. It's a remaster of the 2013/14 game and will include 50 characters from all arcs of the series. The character styling stays true to the manga artist Hirohiko Araki, and the voice actors from the anime series will return. In terms of...
News Crunchyroll Moves All Funimation Content Under One Banner
Creating the 'world's largest anime library'
Popular anime streaming service Crunchyroll recently launched on Nintendo Switch, with some positive first impressions to boot. Now, the service has gotten a heck of a lot bigger with the absorption of Funimation and most of its related content. The change is effective immediately, with the move...
Reminder Watch Bandai's Worldwide 'Digimon Con' Livestream
Covering games, anime and more!
Update #2 [Sun 27th Feb, 2022 01:00 GMT]: This event is now live! You can view the live stream. It'll run for a whopping six hours and is packed with all sorts of segments. You can see the full schedule below. <liveblog id="DigimonCon"tags="#DigimonCon"video=" Update [Tue 22nd Feb, 2022 04:30 GMT]: Bandai's...
News Crunchyroll Is Now Available On Switch
Finally!
Slowly, very slowly, the Switch is adding more media apps to its library. We have YouTube, Twitch and Pokémon TV, and now we can add Crunchyroll to the list, available on both the European and North American eShop. It's a familiar and well-known service, boasting a huge collection of anime that you can watch for free with ads or with...
News Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles Launches On Switch This June
Update: Western release confirmed, physical pre-orders live
Update [Tue 8th Feb, 2022 01:35 GMT]: Good news, demon slayers - the Switch version of Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles has now been confirmed for the west, and will launch the day after the Japanese release on 10th June. Pre-orders for the physical edition are now...
Video Beautiful '80s-Style Anime Cinematic Trailer Celebrates The Arrival Of Pokémon Legends: Arceus
A stunning fan-made creation
To celebrate the arrival of Pokémon Legends: Arceus on the Nintendo Switch later this week, YouTube channel 'Channy and Kimberly' (an animation producer & director duo) have released a beautiful cinematic trailer, inspired by anime from the 1980s. A lot of comments have already noted how it looks similar to Studio...
News New Pokémon Master Journeys Episodes Are Now Streaming On Netflix (US)
A second batch of episodes arrive
If you've been keeping up with Ash and Pikachu's anime adventures, you'll be pleased to know that a new batch of episodes are now available to view on Netflix in the US. 15 new episodes have arrived in total, continuing the current Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series collection. This season, which is the second of...
News The First Episode Of Ninjala's Brand New Anime Series Is Live On YouTube
Tune in every week for a new episode
Update [Sun 16th Jan, 2022 17:30 GMT]: The first episode of Ninjala's new anime series is now live. It will only available until 20th January. Unfortunately, playback has been disabled on other sites by the video owner, so you'll have to head over to YouTube to watch it. Original story [Sat 8th Jan, 2022 22:30...
News The Pokémon Company Releases 'Bidoof's Big Stand', A Glorious 8-Minute Animation
Grab yourself a snack and tune in here...
If there's one thing in life that we can say with absolute certainty, it's that Bidoof is one excellent little beast. We imagine the fine folks at The Pokémon Company feel the same way, because the delightful little beaver has been treated to its very own animation on the company's official YouTube...
Video Pokémon Evolutions - Watch All Episodes Here
Update: All episodes now live!
Update: Episode eight of the Pokémon Evolutions animated series is now available to watch online, meaning the entire series is now live. You can catch all episodes below. Original Article: Pokémon Evolutions – a new animated series that'll air completely free in its entirety on YouTube – has now begun. Below,...
News Level-5's Mech RPG Megaton Musashi Gets A Free DLC Update
But it's still exclusive to Japan...
Update [Thu 9th Dec, 2021 02:00 GMT]: This new free update is now available. Level-5 has also released a roadmap for the game, which includes the anime series and a "large-scale" paid update coming in Fall 2022 (thanks, Gematsu): December 9, 2021 Free Update Vol. 1: Counterattack Boost Patch Superdreadnought...
News Believe It! Naruto And Team 7 Have Arrived In Fortnite
Update: Out now
Update [Wed 17th Nov, 2021 02:30 GMT]: Naturo and Team 7 have officially arrived in Fortnite. Above is the promotional trailer to celebrate the announcement. "Naruto Uzumaki, the number one most unpredictable ninja and Jinchuriki host of the all-powerful nine-tailed beast is ready — along with the rest of Team 7 — to take you...
News Atlus Reveals New Details About Persona's 25th Anniversary Celebrations
Anime, concerts and more to come!
The Persona series is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, and as you might recall, Atlus has teased seven projects. The first reveal is tied to Persona anime and music. Anniversary ambassador Morgana revealed in the first "Persona 25th Times" broadcast that all of the past Persona anime would be made...
News Pokémon Evolutions, A New Animated Series, Will Air Free On YouTube This Month
Eight episodes for eight regions
Update: Watch all eight episodes as they appear right here. The Pokémon Company has announced a brand new animated series called Pokémon Evolutions, which will air later this month as part of the company's ongoing 25th-anniversary celebrations. The eight-episode series will focus on all of the main series...
News Fitness Boxing Is Getting An Anime Series In Japan
It's got a storyline and everything
Imagineer's Fitness Boxing series is getting its own anime, it has been revealed. The short-form series will air on Tokyo MX in October, and will focus on what the game's cast of fitness instructors get up to once they're done encouraging flabby gamers to exercise. The original Fitness Boxing arrived on Switch...
News Monster Hunter's New 3D Anime Movie Is Now Streaming On Netflix
Get ready for an epic quest
Update [Thu 12th Aug, 2021 09:30 BST]: Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild is now streaming on Netflix. Original story [Fri 16th Jul, 2021 02:55 BST]: If the live-action Monster Hunter movie starring Milla Jovovich didn't interest you, perhaps Netflix's 3D anime film will. Introducing Monster Hunter: Legends of the...
News UK Pokémon Fans Can Now Stream Episodes On BBC iPlayer
TV series and films now live
Pokémon fans living in the UK can now stream episodes of the series' anime on BBC iPlayer, as the franchise appears on the streaming service for the very first time. The show's tenth and eleventh seasons, both set in the Sinnoh region as Ash joins Brock and Dawn for all sorts of Pokémon adventures, are available to...
News .hack//G.U. Last Recode Has Been Rated For Nintendo Switch
Is an official announcement on the way?
The Bandai Namco and CyberConnect2 anime action-RPG series '.hack//G.U.' could be en route to the Nintendo Switch, based on a new rating in North America. According to the ESRB, the four in one collection .hack//G.U. Last Recode has been given a 'Teen' rating for the hybrid system. It contains the following:...
Random This Early Pokémon Anime Character Looks Suspiciously Like Hunter x Hunter's Gon
It has to be a coincidence, right?
We don't care what anyone says, Pokémon's anime will never again match the lofty heights of its first ever season. Is that the nostalgia talking? Maybe. But episodes like Pikachu's Goodbye and Bye Bye Butterfree still bring tears to our fully grown adult eyes to this day, so explain that... Ahem. Anyway, the...
News Ninjala Celebrates Its First Anniversary With A Demon Slayer Anime Collab
Update: And it's now live!
Update [Thu 22nd Jul, 2021 07:05 BST]: Ninjala's collaboration event with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is now live. This event includes new items, emotes, Ninja-Gums, emotes, decorations and more based on the hit anime and manga. Included with this update is also a new tournament and all stages have been decorated with...
News Netflix Shares First Teaser Of Its New Anime Movie The Witcher: Nightmare Of The Wolf
Starring a younger Vesemir
Weeks after the first-ever WitcherCon was held online, Netflix has now shared a teaser trailer of its new anime movie feature The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. The movie has been animated by Studio MIR and stars a younger version of Vesemir - the father figure and mentor of Geralt. According to The Witcher showrunner,...
News Cygames' Card-Battler Shadowverse Gets A Local Release On Switch This August
Update: Demo now available
Update [Fri 16th Jul, 2021 04:45 BST]: Marvelous has now released a demo for this upcoming card battle game arriving on 10th August. So head on over to the Switch eShop and give it a try: Original story [Wed 31st Mar, 2021 06:55 BST]: Cygames is releasing the Nintendo Switch version of its digital card game...
News Konami's Next Yu-Gi-Oh! Game Arrives In Japan This August
It's time to duel, again!
Update #3 [Tue 13th Jul, 2021 03:05 BST]: A Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel demo is now available on the Japanese eShop. Once again, this game launches in Japan on 12th August. There's still no word on a local release. Update #2 [Sun 18th Apr, 2021 09:30 BST]: While there's still no mention of a local release, Konami has now locked...
News Pokémon Journeys: The Series Is Finally Coming To Netflix In The UK
And you can binge it all on day one
The latest series of the Pokémon anime, Pokémon Journeys: The Series, will finally be available to stream on Netflix in the UK starting next month, The Pokémon Company has revealed. The show – which is Pokémon's 23rd animated series – has seen a staggered release on Netflix in the US over the past year or...
News Editor On Netflix's Castlevania Discusses The Potential For A Legend Of Zelda Anime
"Anyone would chomp at the bit to make a show like this”
There have been plenty of rumours and mumblings over the past few years suggesting that The Legend of Zelda might end up getting its very own TV series – remember the live-action Netflix show that was going to be like a friendlier Game of Thrones? – but no such thing has materialised...
News Anime App Funimation Launches On Nintendo Switch In The UK And Ireland Today
With more countries to follow
The Nintendo Switch Funimation app is launching in the UK and Ireland today, it's been confirmed. After initially launching on Switch in the US and Canada last December, the anime app will be fully functional across the UK later today. It offers "hundreds of titles" for your viewing pleasure, including popular hits...
News Gogeta [SS4] Has Joined The Dragon Ball FighterZ Roster
The final character of FighterZ Pass 3
Update [Sat 13th Mar, 2021 00:25 GMT]: Gogeta , the final character of FighterZ Pass 3 is now available in Dragon Ball FighterZ. He joins, Kefla, Goku (Ultra Instinct) and Super Baby 2. Original article [Sun 7th Mar, 2021 07:30 GMT]: Bandai Namco has announced Gogeta will arrive in Dragon Ball FighterZ...
News Square Enix Shows Off New Trailer For The World Ends With You: The Animation
Special screening airs later this week
Square Enix will be airing a special "UG Shibuya FES" live stream of the first episode of The World Ends With You: The Animation later this week on 14th March. Ahead of this, it's released the third trailer for the upcoming anime adaptation, which is based on the original 2007 Nintendo DS title. Here's a look...
News Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2's Next Major DLC Pack Arrives Later This Month
A free update is also arriving slightly earlier
It's been a busy weekend for Dragon Ball fans. Following news that Gogeta would arrive in Dragon Ball FighterZ this week, Bandai Namco also announced a new update is coming for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 on 18th March. Ca
News More Pokémon Journeys Episodes Arrive On Netflix Next Month (US)
The season finale!
The Pokémon Company has announced that the next batch of Pokémon Journeys episodes will be landing on Netflix next month in the US. The new episodes will debut on the streaming service on 5th March, as revealed in the tweet below. Serebii reports that these episodes will be the final batch for the current season – although,...
News You Could Win This "Custom-Skinned" Funimation Nintendo Switch Console
A collab with Kung Fu Tea
Anime streaming service Funimation has teamed up with Kung Fu Tea to offer this lovely custom "Funimation-skinned" Nintendo Switch console and skin - and you could go in the draw to win it, a year of Funimation Premium and one year worth of Kung Fu Tea. Provided you're located in America and are 18 years of age or older,...
News Mega Man Historians Just Bought A Load Of Unreleased Mega Man Art From The '90s
And they're going to upload it all to the internet for free!
Back on the 5th January, a Twitter user and self-proclaimed "unofficial Mega Man brand ambassador" named Brian put out a call for donations. He wasn't raising money for a medical procedure or a political campaign, though - he wanted to buy a "rare and unusual piece of Mega Man animation...
News A Capcom Vs. Osamu Tezuka Characters Book Is Coming In April (In Japan)
Epic crossover art exhibition to be captured in a new book
All the best stuff's made in Japan. Marty McFly knew it, Nintendo fans know it, and a newly announced artbook only reinforces that fact. Entitled 'Capcom Vs. Osamu Tezuka Characters', this 112-page A4 tome is scheduled for publication in April and will capture the unique exhibits currently...
Out later this week
Update [Tue 12th Jan, 2021 00:15 GMT]: Bandai Namco has now shared the first-look gameplay of the next DLC fighter, Super Baby 2. He'll be out on 15th January (that's this week!) and will be followed by Gogeta, who is "coming soon". And below this, we have a full replay of the live stream over the weekend. Enjoy! Original...
News Super Baby 2 And Gogeta [SS4] Are Joining Dragon Ball FighterZ
"Coming soon" to the third DLC pass
After some leaks earlier this week, Bandai Namco has now officially confirmed Super Baby 2 and Gogeta SS4 from GT will be joining Dragon Ball FighterZ's third DLC pass. The announcement was made during Japan's National Championship broadcast. Super Baby 2 will be released on 15th January 2021, and Gogeta - a...
Feature No Anime Please, We're Westerners - When Anime Was Taboo In Western Games
A time when anime and western games didn't mix
Japanese animation – or 'anime' as many call it – is huge business these days. While it is naturally most popular in its homeland, we've seen numerous anime properties cross over to the west and find the kind of success that is usually reserved for home-grown cartoons and media franchises. Series...
News It's Official, Funimation Is Releasing Its Anime App On Switch This Week
Coming to the UK and other locations soon
Last weekend, the anime streaming service Funimation teased a Nintendo Switch app and now it's been officially confirmed. The very first (and only) anime streaming app on the hybrid system will arrive in the United States and Canada on 15th December. In addition to this, it's "coming soon" to the United...
News Hey Anime Lovers, Funimation Is Seemingly Teasing Its App For Switch
"Oh, hello"
The Nintendo Switch is obviously a great device for gaming but admittedly falls short in terms of video and streaming apps. Sure, we've got YouTube, Hulu and a few others, but where are the rest? Well, it looks like the next one that might be on its way to the hybrid system is Funimation's app. This service, if you didn't already...
News The World Ends With You Anime Launches April 2021 In Japan, New Trailer Released
International release also planned for 2021
Square Enix has shared a brand new trailer for the upcoming anime inspired by DS JRPG, The World Ends With You. The trailer shows off some of the scenes you can expect to see in the final product before confirming an April 2021 release window for Japan. An international release is also expected in 2021,...
News Pokémon The Movie: Secrets Of The Jungle Gets Its First English Trailer, Releases In 2021
And a name-change
The Pokémon Company has revealed that Pokémon The Movie: Secrets of The Jungle will release in 2021 in the west, sharing the very first English-language trailer in the process. Secrets of the Jungle, known as Pokémon The Movie: Coco in Japan, will be the 23rd film in the regular Pokémon series and features Ash and Pikachu...
Video The World Ends With You's Upcoming Anime Series Gets A New Trailer
Launching internationally next year
A new trailer has been released for The World Ends With You: The Animation, a new, upcoming anime series based on the video game. As you may know already, the show will be based on the original Nintendo DS title from 2007, with members of the original development team returning to bring the story to life. A...
Random Yesterday Was National Ash Ketchum Day, Apparently
A special anniversary
You'll have to forgive us for missing it on the day itself, but yesterday was officially National Ash Ketchum Day – according to The Pokémon Company, anyway. "What on Earth is National Ash Ketchum Day?" we hear you cry. Well, it all stems from a fan-made hashtag that started doing the rounds on 15th September 2019. If you...
News 12 More Pokémon Journeys Episodes Drop On Netflix Tomorrow (US)
More adventures for Ash and Goh!
Pokémon fans in the US will have more exciting anime action to enjoy starting from tomorrow, as another 12 episodes of the latest series are set to arrive on Netflix. The new episodes continue the story currently taking place in the show's 23rd season, Pokémon Journeys: The Series. Ash, his partner Pikachu, and...
Random Pokémon Fans Are Worrying That Ash's Pikachu Might Soon Evolve Into Raichu
But we seriously doubt it
A supposedly leaked summary for an upcoming episode of the Pokémon anime has sparked a dose of panic amongst the community, with some worrying that Ash's Pikachu, star of the show since its very first episode, may be about to evolve. The summary, which is for the 35th episode of Pokémon Journeys, has been shared online...
News Here's The First Official Netflix Trailer For Dragon's Dogma
Premieres next month
Last month, we found out Netflix's new anime, Dragon's Dogma, based on Capcom's action RPG of the same name would premiere on 17th September. Now, in the latest update, Netflix has released its first official trailer and another brief outline of the story: After losing his home to a dragon, Ethan sets out to hunt it down once...