The teaser for the upcoming anime depicts behind-the-scenes footage of the animators and artists working on the film. It also contains the concept art for the costumes, characters, and a few action sequences.

Watanabe has stated that he wants to respect the original 1982 film and is in no way trying to imitate the original, Kotaku reports.

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Production is going well so far, the only concern that Kubo has expressed was the color of Ichigo’s hair. Kubo is curious as to how they will portray Ichigo’s well known bright orange locks in the live-action adaptation of the anime. He has stated, “if that color is in the live action-movie, it’d be strange, so I wonder what they’re going to do!” Me too Kubo, me too.

Check out the teaser trailer here!

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Already getting Oscar buzz, this animated film by Sunao Katabuchi touches on a key moment in Japanese history. The film is set in the 1930s-40s in Hiroshima and Kure, Japan. In this riveting story, a creative young woman named Suzu marries a man named Shusaku and moves to Kure City, a city 15 miles away from her home in Hiroshima City. Due to the threat of war, Suzu adapts to the situation by attending training against air raids, helping with with food distribution, and makes women’s trousers fit for emergency evacuation. Seeking solace in her drawings, Suzu uses the unique landscape to her advantage. As the threat grows throughout the film Suzu keeps her cheerful and optimistic personality. Eventually the war reaches its peak and Suzu’s life is forever changed. I strongly encourage anyone and everyone to check out this film. But for now, feel free to watch this preview!

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Just like any other film or television show, anime are broken up into genres. The genres include your classic drama, comedy, horror, etc. But there are also genres such as slice of life, shounen, shoujo, and fan service. Knowing these genres are key to finding the perfect anime for you!

Let’s begin with the slice of life genre! This genre is basically what it sounds like. Slice of Life can be any anime that includes a coming of age concept, relationships between friends/lovers as well as family. The key to the perfect slice of life anime includes seasonality within the series. Many sports anime can be categorized within the slice of life genre.

Shoujo and shounen anime are geared toward a specific audience type. Shoujo anime is typically made for young female viewers while a shounen series is made for a young male audience. A popular shounen anime would be Dragonball Z while Sailor Moon could be categorized as a shoujo anime series (one of my favorites). Many people don’t care for these two genres due to the fact that many people watch their anime of choice regardless of the shoujo or shounen genre.

Now anime that appear within the fan service genre are made specifically to please the audience. This may include intense violence, racy clothing or two characters who are strongly shipped together becoming intimate. Fan service is also found in shounen manga.

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Connecticon is in full swing! The Connecticut Convention Center is currently flooded with otakus from every corner of the geekdom. From gamers to anime enthusiasts, there’s something for everyone. There’s even a Kid Zone where you can spare your children of the embarrassment of watching their parents dork out over some dudes spot on Star Trek cosplay.

I also had the pleasure of sitting in on a couple press conferences with voice actor Courtenay Taylor as well as actor/stuntman Martin Klebba. I will be writing separate articles about those meetings. But for now I will let you know that they are incredible people with incredible stories.

This Sunday is the last day of Connecticon. So I highly recommend hauling a** over here and geek out with the rest of us!

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The tickets are a little pricy at $80 a pop but from what you’re getting it seems to be worth it. If you’re interested in attending feel free to check out their website here!

Side Note: Don’t worry I’ll scout out more wallet friendly conventions in the future. *slow claps commence*

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Let’s start at the beginning.

Yuri On Ice was my first, and by first I mean first sports anime (get your head out of the gutter). After finishing the first season, I immediately wanted more. But waiting months for the second season wasn’t going to fly. So I decided to pursue other sports related series that would fill the void in my aching otaku heart. So the hunt was on!

After literally 10 minutes of searching, I found them. From swimming to cheerleading, there is an anime for just about every sport. I’m at the point where I’m waiting for an anime about competitive trampolining.

But if you’re looking for a short Slice of Life anime like Yuri On Ice I would definitely recommend the series All Out! It’s a rugby anime that is absolutely full of intense game scenes, team bonding, hot characters as well as a few homo-erotic moments that Yuri on Ice is known for. All Out! definitely filled a large portion of the Yuri On Ice void. I would truly recommend watching while waiting for the second season of YOI.

All Out! as well as many other Slice of Life sports anime including Yuri On Ice can be found on Funimation.

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• Bryce Papenbrook as Eren
• Josh Grelle as Armin
• Trina Nishimura as Mikasa
• Matthew Mercer as Levi
• Ashly Burch as Sasha
• Clifford Chapin as Conny
• Bryn Apprill as Christa
• J. Michael Tatum as Erwin
• Jessica Calvello as Hange
• Jason Douglas as Miche
• Jerry Jewell as Moblit
• Elizabeth Maxwell as Ymir
• David Wald as Hannes
• Robert McCollum as Reiner
• David Matranga as Bertholdt
• Mike McFarland as Jean
• Lydia Mackay as Nanaba
• Francis Henry as Nick
• R Bruce Elliott as Pyxis
• Jessica Cavanagh as Carla
• Todd Haberkorn as Marlo
• Brittney Karbowski as Hitch

There will also be new members of the team for the 26th episode:

• Jason C. Miller as Gelgar
• Felecia Angelle as Lynne
• Marcus D. Stimac as Tomas

The dubbed version will premiere on Adult Swim’s Toonami this coming Saturday and will also be streamed this Sunday on Funimation. The second season of AOT will have 12 episodes.

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