Image via Cherry and Virgin’s Motion Gallery page ©2027東映ビデオ Variety reported on Saturday that Masanao Kawajiri‘s original film Cherry and Virgin won “Special Mention of the Jury” in the 2026 Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation section at the 30th annual Fantasia International Film Festival. The festival screened the […]
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Late Manga Creator Akira Toriyama Inducted into Eisner Hall of Fame
“Akira Toriyama” by Kami Sama Explorer Museum is licensed under CC BY 2.0.Image via Wikimedia Commons The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards inducted late manga creator Akira Toriyama into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame on Friday morning during San Diego Comic-Con 2026. The Will Eisner Comic Industry […]
Shintaro Kago’s ‘Blood Harvest’ Short Story Manga Wins Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards announced the winners of this year’s awards on Friday evening during San Diego Comic-Con 2026. Sanho’s Purgatory Funeral Cakes won the Best U.S. Edition of International Material–Asia award. Dark Horse Comics published the work and Danny Lim translated the work. The other nominees for […]
Live-Action Look Back Film Screens in Competition at Venice Int’l Film Fest
Image courtesy of GKIDS © 2026 GKIDS, INC. The 83rd Venice Film Festival announced on Friday that the live-action film of Tatsuki Fujimoto‘s “Look Back” one-shot manga will screen in competition at this year’s event. The Venice International Film Festival will take place from September 2-12 in Venice Lido, Italy. […]
The World is Dancing, The Vermillion Mask, Trigun Stargaze Anime’s Cast/Staff to Attend Otakon 2026
Simba TsuchiyaImage courtesy of Otakon The staff of Otakon announced on Tuesday that it will host: The cast and staff from the television anime of Kazuto Mihara‘s The World Is Dancing manga. It will host voice actor Simba Tsuchiya (Backflip!! Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX), director Toshimasa Kuroyanagi (Shōnen Hollywood, The […]
We Are Aliens Anime Film to Screen at Festivals in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in 2026
Image via NOTHING NEW film label’s X/Twitter account ©NOTHING NEW, MIYU PRODUCTIONS The Ottawa International Film Festival (OIAF), the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), and New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) will screen Kōhei Kadowaki and NOTHING NEW‘s We Are Aliens (Ware Ware wa Uchūjin) anime film. MIFF and NZIFF […]
TIFF Screens N. American Premiere of Live-Action Look Back Film
Image courtesy of GKIDS © 2026 GKIDS, INC. GKIDS announced on Monday that the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will screen the North American premiere for the live-action film of Tatsuki Fujimoto‘s “Look Back” one-shot manga. TIFF will take place on September 10-20. The festival will reveal its release schedule […]
Anime Expo Showcases Musical Acts ALI and Yōko Kanno
“`html ALI, Yōko Kanno, Roselia, SPYAIR, and Yoko Takahashi are set to light up the J‑POP SOUND CAPSULE @ AX 2026 concert. Anime Expo confirmed on Monday that the celebrated musicians ALI and Yōko Kanno will join the roster for the J‑POP SOUND CAPSULE @ AX 2026 music showcase, rounding out an already stellar lineup. The event also features the girl […]
Delicious in Dungeon Exhibit Hits LA: Ryoko Kui July 2
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