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Moonrise , the original sci-fi anime announced by Netflix in September 2022, entered its next phase today by revealing several preview stills and an April 10, 2025 release date, plus main cast and staff members. Chiaki Kobayashi (Gabimaru in Hell's Paradise ) stars as protagonist Jack and Yuto Uemura (Atsushi in Bungo Stray Dogs ) stars as Phil Ashe, Jack's childhood friend. Furthermore, "Daijobu" by AiNA The End ( Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2 Ed) will serve as the series' theme song. Related: Moonrise, Onimusha And More New Anime Unveiled During Netflix's Tudum Japan Event Tow Ubukata pens the story and Hiromu Arakawa ( Fullmetal Alchemist ) designs the characters for Moonrise . Masashi Koizuka ( The One Piece ) directs the anime at Wit Studio and serves as series composer, with character designs adapted for animation by Ayumi Yamada and music by Ryo Kawasaki. Additional staff members include: Chief Animation Directors: Ayumi Yamada, Satoshi Kadowaki Sub Character Designer:...

The latest Detective Conan episode wrapped up with an unexpected treat—a crossover video announcing that Shin Samurai-den Yaiba, a brand-new anime based on Gōshō Aoyama’s Yaiba manga, is officially set to premiere on April 5.

The show will air on Ytv, Ntv, and affiliated networks across Japan at 5:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. Edt), leading directly into Detective Conan at 6:00 p.m. (5:00 a.m. Est). With this, the ‘Gōshō Aoyama Hour’ programming block is born!

Before the TV debut, fans will get an early look at the first three episodes. March 13 marks the day when Shin Samurai-den Yaiba will hit 10 Toho Cinemas locations. This special screening won’t just feature the episodes—it also includes a discussion with series creator Gōshō Aoyama, director Takahiro Hasui, and character designer Yoshimichi Kameda.

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The story follows Yaiba Kurogane,...

The previously announced new anime adaptation of Case Closed author Gosho Aoyama's Yaiba manga today released a brand-new visual and a teaser trailer, spotlighting the remake's new but also familiar main cast and sharp animation from a star-studded production staff lineup. A release date for the now-titled Shin Samurai-den Yaiba ("True Samurai Legend Yaiba") series was not announced at the time of writing. Teaser Visual The anime's main cast is as follows: Yaiba Kurogane voiced by Minami Takayama (original voice actress) Sayaka Mine voiced by Manaka Iwami (Akane in Oshi no Ko ) Takeshi Onimaru voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya (Reiner in Attack on Titan ) Yaiba Kurogane Sayaka Mine Takeshi Onimaru Related: Turn of the Century: The Classic Anime Getting Modern Makeovers Based on the Gosho Aoyama manga that ran from 1988 to 1993, Takahiro Hasui ( Mob Psycho III ) directs the Yaiba anime remake at Wit Studio, with series composition by Toko Machida...

While fans dubbed Dandadan as the next big obsession following its recent world premiere at Anime Expo 2024, the creative process, vision and challenges that went into in order to bring the manga to the big screen remained largely unknown.

However, recent interviews with the director of the anime (at Anime Expo 2024) shed some light into this, giving fans a glimpse into what went behind the scenes during the production.

For director Fuga Yamashiro, the biggest challenge was to find a way to translate Dandadan manga faithfully into anime.

Often, a good anime adaptation is equated with the quality of visuals. However, for Yamashiro, adapting Dandadan didn’t just mean to have a beautiful looking anime.

When Yamashiro first read the manga, he was impressed by what Dandadan had to offer. And he was aware that this feeling might get diluted as the manga got adapted into the anime – something he...