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TOUGEN ANKI Season 2 to Premiere at Anime NYC 2026 During It’s Anime Panel
Anime fans attending Anime NYC 2026 will get an early look at the next chapter of TOUGEN ANKI. REMOW has announced that the New York premiere of TOUGEN ANKI Season 2, featuring the Nikko Kegon Falls Arc, will take place during the company’s official “It’s Anime” panel on Friday, August 21. The special event will be held from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Javits Convention Center in Room 1A12-14. The Season 2 premiere will be presented ahead of…
AnimEigo’s The Anime Business Episode 19 Spotlights Producer Toshifumi Yoshida’s 30-Year Anime Career
AnimEigo and parent company MediaOCD have released Episode 19 of The Anime Business, featuring an in-depth interview with veteran anime producer Toshifumi Yoshida. The new installment looks back at Yoshida’s more than 30-year career in the anime industry, including his work on English-language productions of Ranma ½, Inuyasha, Gurren Lagann, and Pokémon. The interview is now available on the official AnimEigo YouTube Channel. Yoshida’s career has placed him at the center of several important periods in the growth of anime…
Studio Ghibli Composer Joe Hisaishi Earns Three Guinness World Records
Joe Hisaishi has added three Guinness World Records to his remarkable career, receiving recognition for a series of major concert runs in Japan and the United States. The composer was honored for the “most tickets sold by a classical composer at the Tokyo Dome (single run),” the “highest-selling classical run in the Hollywood Bowl,” and the “longest residency by a classical composer at Radio City Music Hall (single run).” The recognition follows Hisaishi’s recent international concert success. His Studio Ghibli…
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III – The Curse of the Serpent Sets September 29 Netflix Premiere
Netflix has announced the premiere date and released the main trailer for Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III – The Curse of the Serpent, the concluding chapter of the anime film trilogy. The movie will premiere exclusively on Netflix on September 29, bringing the story that began with The Phantom in the Rain and continued through The Ashes of Rage to its final chapter. The upcoming film once again follows the mysterious Medicine Seller, a wandering exorcist who confronts supernatural entities…
Mobile Suit Gundam Creator Says Modern Anime Relies Too Much on CG and Has Lost Its “Sense of Wonder”
Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino has offered a sharp critique of modern anime and filmmaking, arguing that technological advances have sometimes come at the expense of strong direction and storytelling. In a recent interview following his receipt of the Order of the Rising Sun, the veteran director questioned whether today’s digitally produced films still create the same feeling of discovery that once defined the medium. Tomino’s comments were reported by AUTOMATON, which cited his interview with Kyodo News. His…
Crunchyroll Removes Physical Manga and Light Novels From Its Online Store
The Crunchyroll Store has removed physical manga and light novels from its online catalog, marking a major change for anime and manga fans who previously relied on the retailer for printed books. The August 18 update also removed physical manhwa and danmei titles, significantly reducing the store’s selection of printed reading material. The changes were first reported by MangaAlerts on BlueSky. Crunchyroll Store Shifts Toward Collectibles and Exclusive Merchandise The removal comes as Crunchyroll transitions its online store into a…