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An official website and X (formerly Twitter) account opened today revealed that a TV anime adaptation of The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom fantasy romance series is in production for a 2025 broadcast. A teaser trailer and visual were unveiled, along with main staff members and the casting of Yui Ishikawa (2B in NieR:Automata Ver1.1a ) as Philia. The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom Teaser Trailer The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom Teaser Visual Related: I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! Anime Announced for April 2025 Based on the light novels by Koki Fuyutsuki and Masami, Shu Watanabe ( Shinobi no Ittoki ) directs The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom at studio Troyca, with series composition by Keiichiro Ochi ( The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten...

Three flamboyant friends embark on a crazy ride in this debut film of Yasujiro Tanaka that showcases the prejudices and difficulties faced by LGBTQ people in a nation that often still wrestles with traditional values set in stone. With this project, Tanaka unleashes some fabulous helpings of LGBT culture into the discourse, and it all starts when a trio of drag queens found themselves at the receiving end of some tragic news.

Natchan’s Little Secret is screening at Camera Japan

Nat-chan has a secret. From the surface, he looks like any ordinary Japanese guy working the usual nine-to-five. But his ruse comes to a grinding halt when he unexpectedly passes away, taking his secret to the grave with him. One withheld by his closest sisters: the matronly and glamorous Virgin Purity (Kenichi Takito), the gorgeous baby of the group Morilyn Stone (Shu Watanabe) and the chaotic firecracker with a sick sense of humour,...

During the Tokusatsu explosion of the 1970s, a variety of costumed superheroes and giant robots appeared across television screens in Japan, where kids were guaranteed several shows a week, detailing the exploits of their favorite heroes. From ‘Ultraman’ and ‘Kamen Rider’ to shows like ‘Spectreman,’ ‘Jumborg Ace’ and ‘Fireman,’ the shows were a staple of 1970s Japanese youth and have continued to this day with manys enjoying continued entries and a renewed fanbase. Director Junya Okabe, once one of the figureheads of Tsuburaya Studios, which produced so many of those shows, offers this new modern-day take on the subject matter which pits two of main heroes together in a new adventure.

Bravestorm is screening at the 19th Japan Film Fest Hamburg

In the year 2050, the Killgis aliens arrive on Earth and attack, leaving 96% of the world’s population dead. Among the survivors, the Kasuga family, Koji (Shunsuke Daitô), Hitomi (Mitsu Dan...

Here's the official teaser poster for "Attack On Titan", the live-action adaptation of the anime that's now on Netflix. Toho, who also makes the Godzilla films, is behind this two-part live action adventure directed by Shinji Higuchi. Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongô, Satomi Ishihara, Nanami Sakuraba, Takahiro Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ayame Misaki, Pierre Taki, Jun Kunimura, Shû Watanabe, Satoru Matsuo, Rina Takeda and Nana Seino are starring.The sudden arrival of the Titans–mysterious, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour human beings one after the other–brings mankind to the brink of extinction. Fast-forward more than 100 years later. What remains of the human population now live in relative peace behind massive walls that were erected to defend themselves...

Here's the official teaser poster for "Attack On Titan", the live-action adaptation of the anime that's now on Netflix. Toho, who also makes the Godzilla films, is behind this two-part live action adventure directed by Shinji Higuchi. Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongô, Satomi Ishihara, Nanami Sakuraba, Takahiro Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ayame Misaki, Pierre Taki, Jun Kunimura, Shû Watanabe, Satoru Matsuo, Rina Takeda and Nana Seino are starring.The sudden arrival of the Titans–mysterious, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour human beings one after the other–brings mankind to the brink of extinction. Fast-forward more than 100 years later. What remains of the human population now live in relative peace behind massive walls that were erected to defend themselves...

I've got some good news for all you Attack on Titan fans out there! Last week director Shinji Higuchi announced that the live-action adaptation he's working on will be split into two feature films! He also revealed that with the help of manga creator Hajime Isayama, they will introduce some new characters and new, more dangerous villains. As a fan of the franchise, I'm completely okay with new characters being added to the story. I'm sure the movie will end up being just as badass as the anime.

23 year-old actor Haruma Miura was previously announced as the film’s star, and he is taking on role of Eren Jaeger. We now have a list of actors who will be Joining Miura in Attack on Titan, and they consist of Hiroki Hasegawa (Jellyfish Princess), Kiko Mizuhara (Norwegian Wood), Kanata Hongō (Prince of Tennis), Takahiro Miura (Space Battleship Yamato), Nanami Sakuraba (Twin...

The first film of the “Toei Hero Next” series has been announced. It will reportedly be a combination of mystery and sci-fi titled Piece: Kioku no Kakera.

The film will star Shu Watanabe and Ryosuke Miura, both of whom also star in Toei’s Kamen Rider Ooo series.

The “Toei Hero Next” brand is intended to showcase actors from the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider series in different kinds of roles.

Ten Shimoyama (Shinobi: Heart Under Blade) has been tapped to direct the first film, which revolves around a reporter (Watanabe) who teams up with a photographer with split personalities (Miura) to uncover the cause of recent cases of human petrification, collectively referred to as the “Metropolis Gorgon Incident”.

The “piece” part of the title refers to a piece of metal which is needed to solve the mystery.

“Piece: Kioku no Kakera” will be released in Japan this fall.

Sources: Eiga.