It's hard to describe the impact that Yasuhiro Nightow had on me growing up. After discovering Trigun during a particularly tough period of my life I started to open up and just plain enjoy life more. If you've seen the carefree nature of t...

Bandai Namco has announced that the next batch of battle-addled content is on its way to beautiful action-RPG Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. The Lair of the Lost Lord DLC will bring new labyrinths and quests for cat prince Evan and his pa...

Those delightful retro-enthusiasts at Hamster have brought something a little different to the table for this week's Arcade Archive re-releases. From the mid-90s, Twinkle Star Sprites is a very colourful and cute anime shmup that might appe...

Bandai Namco has dropped a new trailer for their upcoming re-release of the 2008 anime RPG Tales of Vesperia. This new promo clip for the Definitive Edition focuses on the systems that are used in battle, as well as stat and gear management...

Today sees the western release of Atlus' rhythm-action games Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight and Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight. Both games are pretty damn cool, and are available as separate releases or bundled together - along with forme...

Whenever a popular game gets adapted into an anime series, the presumption is that the anime is intended for folks who can't be bothered to play the game. That's been less the case in recent years with adaptations that cater directly to exi...

Can you dance? Although it's been a real long time since I personally tripped the light fantastic, I was pretty good at the old soft-shoe shuffle. I guess that's why I'm good on bass (the instrument, not the fish). I'm quite capable of keep...

If you haven't seen the anime Spice and Wolf, you should make an effort to watch it. Someone described it to me as Settlers of Catan the anime with a wolf goddess and after viewing it, that basically sums it up. Basically, the savvy me...

Enjoy your short break from contests? Well don't get too used to it: Win a Switch key for Demon's Crystals. Do you like bullets flying all over your screen? Spells to help incapacitate your enemies? Cute chibi-lite/anime aesthetics? Yes, yo...

Let me ask you this; what's the difference between a kid's movie and a family movie? On the surface, both of those terms might seem interchangeable. A movie that's for kids is theoretically appropriate enough for a whole family to watch, bu...

Netflix has scored a pretty big name in Anime for its next live action series. Cowboy Bebop will be heading to the streaming juggernaut at some point in the future. Shinichiro Watanabe, director of the original anime series, will be invol...

I know reboots of popular old names from the '90s is but one part of Netflix's strategy for keeping people subscribed, but I'll be damned if I'm not jazzed at the news that they're also just putting some good old stuff back on there, in som...

On the off chance you needed more evidence that Fate/Grand Order is somehow the most profitable in-joke in all of anime, the free-to-play mobile wife casino has just kicked off its latest holiday-themed event, The Little Santa Alter. I...

This weekend at ArcRevo Japan 2018, Nintendo has announced that upcoming anime fighter Kill la Kill: IF will be launching on Nintendo Switch, alongside its previously announced PC and PS4 platforms.The brawler, currently in development at A...

Directly following the reveals of Kenshin, Shishio, Piccolo and Cell, Bandai Namco has unveiled the existence of a special edition of the anime crossover-fest Jump Force. It's a hardcover joint that includes a steelbook, three art boards, p...

Bandai Namco has announced that their cyberpunky action RPG Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet will be receiving a demo, worldwide, on PS4 and Xbox One next week. So if you've been intrigued by the anime adventure's bullet-pumping gameplay, thi...

Do you ever feel like you make a ton of mistakes on a day-to-day basis? Like you just can't be trusted not to go down the wrong path when given a decision? Then perhaps you need a stern, guiding light in your life, one that can be provided ...

Rurouni Kenshin is one of the most entertaining shows I've ever watched and I'm glad it continues to prosper today. Its namesake is not only joining Jump Force as a roster addition: he's hosting an entire universe alongside of Shishio ...

Jump Force isn't due until February 15, 2019, but Bandai Namco is moving right along with its character reveals. Appropriately announced by way of V-Jump magazine, Cell and Piccolo will be joining the ranks of Frieza, Vegeta and Goku to rep...

Prettttty much everyone knows the words, or at least some of the lyrics, to the original Pokemon anime theme song. It's embedded in your brain and in the mind of singer Jason Paige, who re-appears from time to time to cover the tu...

Proving that their know their audience well, Marvelous! has released a video of their upcoming Nintendo Switch pinball title Senran Kagura: Peach Ball, as played by voice actor Hitomi Harada and Gravure idol Airi Shimizu.Harada, (who voices...

It's weird that I keep on forgetting about Alita: Battle Angel. At the beginning of the year, I couldn't wait to get the chance to see this movie for a whole host of reasons. Not only has it been a passion project for James Cameron and Rob...

My Hero Academia has had an explosive year despite its humble origins back in 2014 as a manga. It's hosted a third season of its anime adaptation this year and a full feature film (that got a theatrical release in the west) and its first ma...

It's time again for your semi-regular look at the season's best and brightest anime! Welcome once more to Japanator's Anime Binge Log! Last time we took a look at the latest chapter of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, a show that, while not univer...

Atlus is ringing in the new week with a new trailer for their Nintendo 3DS sequel Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, which is just a couple of weeks away from its Japanese release.Today the spotlight shines on popular gal Ann Takamaki of Per...