Section 23 has announced its May 2017 release slate: HOUSTON, January 24, 2017 – Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its May slate of releases; including Sentai Filmworks’ Himouto! Umaru-chan! Available on DVD, Blu-ray and Collector’s Edition Premium Box Set!       Product details follow, in order of   Read More ...

Long-running video game franchise Senran Kagura gets its own anime adaptation in Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash. Taking a bit of an original story from the clothes stripping game series before it, Senran Kagura focuses on the five main female protagonist as they secretly train in ninja arts. Senran Kagura: Ninja   Read More ...

Funimation’s newest One Piece set takes us to the penultimate event before the 2 year gap and reunion of the Straw Hat crew. Following the tragic death of Ace, Luffy becomes a distraught and emotional wreck, and it’s up to new friends and familiar faces to cheer up the now   Read More ...

Rurouni Kenshi’s entire live-action adaption trilogy is now available in North America on DVD and Blu-Ray. Starring Takeru Satoh as the titular character, Himura Kenshi, the wandering samurai has vowed off of killing and travels Japan searching for new meaning. Along his traveling he meets and befriends Kamiya Kaoru &   Read More ...

Japanese anime film Your Name will get a US theatrical run in both dub and subbed format via Funimation: Flower Mound, TX – January 17, 2017 – Funimation Films will open Makoto Shinkai’s animated blockbuster and global pop culture hit “Your Name.” in North American theaters on April 7, 2017.   Read More ...

Sentai has announced a new anime license: HOUSTON, JANUARY 17, 2017 – Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired home video and transactional video on demand rights to the heart-pounding horror thriller, Ajin: Demi-Human, created by Polygon Pictures, under an exclusive license with the Ajin Production Committee.   Kei Nagai   Read More ...

Funimation Films & Lionsgate have teamed up to relaunch an anime classic in theaters: Santa Monica, Calif., – January 9, 2017 —The “Ghost in the Shell” franchise has been entertaining audiences for more than 25 years and this February, Lionsgate and Funimation Films are partnering together to bring the 1995,   Read More ...

After a six year hiatus, manga series Ao no Exorcist (Blue Exorcist) returns with a brand new sequel anime series. While there’s some confusion over the time placing, it should be noted that episodes 17-25 of the original anime contains story content exclusive to the anime therefore season two takes   Read More ...

Viz Meda has announced its investment in anime themed social platform Kitsu: VIZ Media is kicking off the new year with an exciting announcement! Along with entrepreneur Bernard Chong, VIZ Media is investing in Kitsu, a content discovery platform that helps anime and manga fans track, share and discover their   Read More ...

Sentai Filmworks brings Kawai Complex home to Blu-Ray an DVD in a new US release. In Kawai Complex, Kazunari Usa is enjoying living live on his own at the titular Kawai Complex. While there he meets an array of unique characters who feel his life with never-ending excitement. The Kawai   Read More ...