Closing out the news from the Arc System Works festival, the company has also taken the wraps off of a new adventure game for the Playstation Vita in X-BLAZE CODE: Embryo, which will be released in Japan later this Summer. The adventure game is notable for featuring involvement from key BlazBlue staff members. Hit the jump for the trailer and details.
Following up on the BlazBlue anime news, Arc System Works has also announced a brand new entry in the Guilty Gear fighting game franchise in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- Hit the jump for the debut trailer.
Following the confirmation of the adaptation on Friday, more information on the BlazBlue anime adaptation has been confirmed after an event held on Saturday to celebrate the occasion by franchise producer Arc System Works. Hit the jump for the first information on BlazBlue Alter Memory slated for this Fall
A Japanese karaoke app by the name of nana has made news recently by confirming that the developers have signed a new agreement with karaoke chain Joysound which lets them offer the chain's catalog of anison titles for users to record and sing over with friends. Haven't heard of nana before? Hit the jump for all of the details.
After first being bandied about as a wish from the game's producer in 2011 and being turned into a related petition from a European publisher, it looks like fighting game BlazBlue will finally get an anime adaptation in the future. Hit the jump for the confirmation and some intro videos from past games to get a sense of what it might look like.
Following up on my generally positive first impressions of AnimeSols earlier this week, I follow up with my detailed first impressions on the highly anticipated Daisuki streaming portal. Read on for my impressions and what to watch out for when using the site. Hit the jump for the break down.
After being announced last November, the anime streaming portal AnimeSols has officially launched and is currently streaming anime and taking pledges for its first wave of shows to fund releases on DVD, Kickstarter-style. Hit the jump for a complete listing of the first wave of shows and my first impressions.
After first being announced this year, Bandai Channel and Toho Animation have now seen fit to ramp up the hype for the new Ghost in the Shell ARISE OVA series by releasing the first long-form trailer for the first episode following March's ACE teaser. Hit the jump for the action.
Discotek Media continues to surprise older fans of anime, and this latest announcement is no exception, as it has confirmed the license to an obscure 90's OVA in Mighty Space Miners, which never saw a domestic DVD release and was released back when ADV Films dealt with VHS. Hit the jump for all of the details, including how the OVA was once featured on MTV.
After months of teaser trailers showcasing the scale of the forthcoming film, the one thing we didn't know about the Captain Harlock feature film adaptation is when it would be released outside of a vague Fall 2013 window. The latest trailer has now confirmed the date, and its set for the first week of September. Hit the jump for all of the action.
Five months after being officially discontinued in the US after 13 years on the market to make way for the Playstation 4, GameStop has confirmed that it will officially end accepting trade-ins for the console, games and accessories next month. Hit the jump for all of the details and a rememberance, as well as an official statement from GameStop.
After making a big splash at Comic-Con in 2010 only to launch to massive amounts of criticism later that year, Square-Enix has quietly decided to discontinue its online manga service in the US and France as a result of cost-cutting after reporting massive losses earlier this month. Hit the jump for details.
The Japanese publisher for the Zero no Tsukaima light novel series has confirmed that author Noboru Yamaguchi had passed away on April 4th, after an illness. Hit the jump for the translated obituary posted by his publisher earlier today.
Early Spring season hit Attack on Titan is proving to be an easy candidate for animation, as not long after it was somewhat confirmed that the anime will last for a year, the series will also feature an OAD according to the official site. Hit the jump for all of the details.
FUNimation has revealed plenty of new details on their forthcoming releases during their Industry Panel held at Sakura-Con earlier today. Hit the jump for some big news on Psycho-Pass and other titles as well as selections taken from their Q/A session at the end of the panel