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Treat with extreme caution until it’s officially confirmed, but a purported piece of promotional artwork has appeared on Twitter alongside the claim that Mappa intends to produce a remake of Ranma 1/2. The alleged choice of key staff sounds suspicious, but sources close to the studio have claimed this is genuine and, given the apparent success of David Pro’s Urusei Yatsura remake, it does seem plausible at least.

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Viz have announced a new bunch of titles for 2025.

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  • Minecraft: The Manga
  • RuriDragon
  • Kaiju No. 8: B-Side
  • The Climber
  • Dr. Mashirito's Ultimate Manga Technique
  • Boruto: Two Blue Vortex
  • Firefly Wedding
  • One Piece: Heroines (novel)
  • Hunter x Hunter - 3-in-1 omnibus editions
  • Dogsred
  • Tokyo Alien Bros.
  • The Liminal Zone, Vol. 2
  • My Love Story!!, Vol. 14
  • Pink Candy Kiss
  • Spirited Away - film colour all-in-one delue hardcover edition
  • My Neighbour Totoro: The Official Cookbook
  • Mujina into the Deep
  • A Star Brighter Than the Sun
  • Four Lives Remain: Tatsuya Endo Before SPY X FAMILY
  • Beyblade X
  • Vagabond: Definitive Edition
Digital (for autumn 2024)
  • Shojo Null
  • Ginka and Gluna
  • Do Retry
  • Wild Strawberry
  • Ichigoki's Under Control!!
  • Doron Dororon
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Viz Media Licenses Beyblade X, Mujina Into the Deep, Firefly Wedding, The Climber, More Manga

One Piece: Heroines novel also licensed // Viz Media revealed its new licenses and new print releases planned for spring 2025 on Friday. Kazuyoshi Seto's Minecraft:...
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Not anime but thought some might find interesting.
Free online film festival that started during lockdown.
Running from 5th June - 3rd July.
jff.jpf.go.jp

United Kingdom | JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE 2024 | JFF+

Following on from The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP) in Feb and March, we are delighted to announce JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE, first launched in 2020, will now also be held in the UK from 5 June at 4am until 3 July at 4am (all times BST).
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Jon O Fun said:
Not anime but thought some might find interesting.
Free online film festival that started during lockdown.
Running from 5th June - 3rd July.
jff.jpf.go.jp

United Kingdom | JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE 2024 | JFF+

Following on from The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP) in Feb and March, we are delighted to announce JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE, first launched in 2020, will now also be held in the UK from 5 June at 4am until 3 July at 4am (all times BST).
jff.jpf.go.jp jff.jpf.go.jp
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Birdie Num Num said:
Just to make people aware, for first two weeks they stream 18 films, the last two weeks they stream 2 TV shows.
So there's just over a week left to watch the films now.
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Any must-watch movies here you guys would recommend? I always plan to watch but never get around to researching and shortlisting some.
 
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