Winter 2020 Anime: Official Info, Airdates & Trailers
Keep warm this winter season with the latest anime info at MANGA.TOKYO!
Winter 2018 gave the new anime year a much-needed push with many new anime and even more news on the most anticipated titles of the following seasons. Yet, if you have been following MANGA.TOKYO for a while, you already know that all the exciting news is not the only thing we cover in our magazine. We want to bring you every aspect of anime and manga culture and that’s why we try to attend as many events as we can, book interviews with interesting people of the industry, write interesting features, and recommend you anime similar to your favorite titles.
Here are the top 3 articles from each of our 5 main categories: Interviews. Events. Otaku Articles (Features). Otaku Reviews & Anime Series Reviews, Anime Recommendations, and our other regular columns; the top MANGA.TOKYO articles from the Winter 2018 season!
Interviews
The Ancient Magus’ Bride (Mahou Tsukai no Yome) is one of our favorite titles from the last two seasons and we are to see it go. MANGA.TOKYO visited WIT STUDIO, which is producing the anime, in order to conduct an interview with the producer, George Wada.
Interview with The Ancient Magus’ Bride Producer George Wada of WIT STUDIO
Chihiro Ikki talks about how she often watched anime and read manga as a child, and how Masako Nozawa [most famous for playing Son Goku in the Dragon Ball franchise] inspired her to become better in her job.
An Interview With Chihiro Ikki, The Voice of Denki Kaminarimon from Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
TV anime series A Sister’s All You Need (Imouto Sae Ireba Ii) was part of our weekly anime reviews last season, and you only need to read Marianna’s review of the series to see how much of an enjoyable experience it was (full of alcohol, board games, and too many references.) Then, you can read the first part of this amazing interview with the author, Yomi Hirasaka.
A Sister’s All You Need Staff Interviews Vol 1/6 – Author Yomi Hirasaka
Otaku Articles and Columns
How do you feel about anime and manga piracy? When simulcasting was scarce or non-existent, anime streaming and manga scanlating sites were the only way to get an anime fix when the VHS releases were too few. Yet, now that most anime are playing just an hour after their Japanese release, piracy sites are still thriving. Read more about a certain manga scanlating site in Japan and what Japanese manga readers think of it.
The Reality of Manga Pirate Sites in Japan. Are They Killing the Industry?
Cosplay is on the rise everywhere in the world. MANGA.TOKYO celebrates creators from all around the world in its World Cosplayers column and Shimo from Taiwan was one of our favorites last season.
World Cosplayers: These Eyes You Won’t Be Able To Forget, Shimo from Taiwan
Nostalgia hits hard, especially many of the 30-something anime fans who have grown up with titles like Cardcaptor Sakura and Ashita no Joe. Now, many titles are bringing those anime back in remakes and sequels. Read about a few recent titles that are either remakes or sequels.
A New Dose of Nostalgia: Some Recent Anime That Are Remakes or Sequels
Events
A holographic CG stage show of One Piece? MANGA.TOKYO was there and brought back a detailed report for all the Straw Hat Pirates fans.
One Piece Dramatic Stage THE METAL ~Tsuioku no Marineford~ Preview Report
There are so many cosplay events happening in Japan and MANGA.TOKYO is trying to cover as many as we can (with a little help from our partner sites, of course.) This was one of our favorite cosplay galleries from last season.
Photos of Beautiful Cosplayers at Wonder Festival 2018 Winter
MANGA.TOKYO reporters are also big on attending the most popular anisong concerts. We went to the first Walküre concert in a year. They made their comeback at Yokohama Arena!
Macross Delta: Walküre 3rd Live ‘Walküre wa Uragiranai’ at Yokohama Arena Official Report
Reviews
MANGA.TOKYO went to a preview screening of Mari Okada’s directorial debut. Here is our quick review!
One of our favorite series review we poster last season. Christina starts her review with, ‘Your Lie in April will not provide you with the explicit sexiness that Scum’s Wish offers, but it will give you the perfect love story, and it will make you cry your eyes out.’
Recommendations
This was our most popular 10 Anime Like article last season. With the fourth season of the series coming in Spring 2018, we have no doubts as to why.
February means Valentine’s Day, and our writer Naja brought one very interesting list of romance anime you need to see. These are not your usual romance anime!
10 Alternative Romance Anime to Fall in Love With This Valentine’s Day
And then, we have those romances for which you need to have a few boxes of tissues by your side. This list will surely break your heart in all the right (or wrong) ways.
The Best of Winter
That was it for the last season of the year. The Spring 2018 season is very close and we are already preparing for all the new anime! Check out our list with all the info you need about all the anime of the new season, and the 13 titles that MANGA.TOKYO will review each week.
MANGA.TOKYO will be here, updated every day with the latest anime and otaku news. This is going to be another amazing season and we will give you all the info you need to enjoy it even more.
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