Anime

Crunchyroll Acquires “Sentenced To Be A Hero” After Season 2 Confirmation
Just days after the Sentenced to Be a Hero season finale, production for season 2 has been confirmed, with Crunchyroll acquiring streaming rights alongside the AnimeJapan 2026 announcement. A teaser visual and announcement trailer has been dropped for fans of the dark fantasy series. Based on the web novel written by Rocket Shokai back in […]
INTERVIEW: Johnny Yong Bosch and Sarah Roach on the Legacy of “Trigun”

INTERVIEW: Johnny Yong Bosch and Sarah Roach on the Legacy of “Trigun”

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March 27th, 2026
The English dub premiered January 24, 2026, the finale is scheduled for April 14 in the US. Here is my conversation with Sarah Roach and Johnny Yong Bosch, who talk about winning their roles, their acting approach, and a special message for the fans.
INTERVIEW: Jonah Scott on “Beastars” and the Power of Breath

INTERVIEW: Jonah Scott on “Beastars” and the Power of Breath

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March 23rd, 2026
The performances favor intimacy over spectacle—an approach that English voice actor Jonah Scott brings to his portrayal of Legoshi. In this interview, Scott discusses his path into anime, the technical demands of ADR, and how something as simple as a breath can transform a performance. 

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TMS Entertainment to Sponsor Special “Women in Anime” Event

TMS Entertainment will host “Women in Anime”, a female-centric anime event, at the 17th Annual LA Femme International Film Festival that is FREE to the public and will run virtually from October 14th – 17th. The segment will feature a powerhouse panel with women creators Minako Fujiyoshi (MEGALOBOX, MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD) and Jinko Gotoh (Klaus, […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 12, 2021
TMS Entertainment to Sponsor Special “Women in Anime” Event

TRAILER: “Star Wars: Visions”

Today, Disney+ debuted the trailer and announced the Japanese and English dub voice casts for Star Wars: Visions, an upcoming anthology series from Lucasfilm that tells new Star Wars stories through the singular style and tradition of Japanese anime. Disney+ also released four exciting images from the trailer. The new trailer provides a glimpse of […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|August 17, 2021
TRAILER: “Star Wars: Visions”

Thoughts on Anime: “Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.01: Thrice Upon a Time”

After twenty-five years of fans debating, discussing, speculating and impatiently waiting, Hideaki Anno finally brings his Evangelion saga to a conclusion in the feature Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.01: Thrice Upon a Time, airing on Amazon Prime. The broadcast series Neon Genesis Evangelion debuted in October, 1995. Eerie female voices exhorted, “Zankoku na tenshi no you […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|August 17, 2021
Thoughts on Anime: “Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.01: Thrice Upon a Time”

Masaaki Yuasu’s “Inu-Oh” To Debut At Venice and Toronto

GKIDS’ latest feature from celebrated director Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game, Ride Your Wave) Inu-Oh, is an Official Selection of the 2021 Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. The film will make its world debut at the Venice Film Festival in the Horizons section, followed by its North American premiere in the Toronto International […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|July 28, 2021
Masaaki Yuasu’s “Inu-Oh” To Debut At Venice and Toronto

ANIME REVIEW: “On-Gaku: Our Sound”

Kenji Iwaisawa’s offbeat On-Gaku: Our Sound (2019) has attracted a loyal following in the US; it even earned an Annie nomination for Independent feature. Although it’s based on a self-published manga by Hiroyuki Ohashi, Iwaisawa wrote the screenplay, directed the film and animated it almost single-handedly. He simply couldn’t afford professional animators; the film’s shoestring […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|May 19, 2021
ANIME REVIEW: “On-Gaku: Our Sound”

New CG Animated Feature Film “Ultraman” in Development at Netflix

Netflix is developing a CG-animated feature film Ultraman in partnership with Tsuburaya Productions and Industrial Light and Magic. Ultraman joins Netflix’s fast growing original slate of animated features which includes Academy Award nominated Klaus, Kris Pearn’s The Willoughbys, Academy Award Nominated Over the Moon from Glen Keane; as well as the Fall 2021 comedy Back […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|May 13, 2021
New CG Animated Feature Film “Ultraman” in Development at Netflix

INTERVIEW: Believe In “The Imaginary”

Studio Ponoc’s latest feature, The Imaginary, debuts next Friday July 5th on Netflix. It’s based on A.F. Harrold’s novel about Rudger, the imaginary friend of Amanda, who must find a way to save her life and not disappear forever. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with writer and producer Yoshiaki Nishimura, two-time Academy Award nominee for […]