Anime

Funimation Issues Statement Regarding Vic Mignogna’s Removal from Morose Monokean II

February 11, 2019

Funimation issued a statement that they have recast voice actor Vic Mignogna in Morose Monokean II following an investigation. They also indicate they will not be working with him in the future. We previously r...

Funimation Replaces Vic Mignogna in Morose Mononokean II After Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

John F. Trent

February 6, 2019

Anime

Funimation replaced voice actor Vic Mignogna for their English dub of Morose Mononokean II. Mignogna originally gave voice to the Executive. That role has now been given to Ian Sinclair as seen on Funimation's ...

Anime News Network Editor-At-Large Mike Toole Calls YouTube Channels Clownfish TV and Lost Pause “Nazis” Over Vic Mignogna Videos

John F. Trent

February 6, 2019

Anime

Anime News Network's Editor-At-Large Mike Toole took to Twitter to call YouTube channels Clownfish TV and Lost Pause "Nazis" after they both covered accusations made against popular voice actor Vic Mignogna. ...

Dragon Ball Super: Broly Voice Actor Vic Mignogna Publicly Addresses Recent Accusations During Panel at Bak-Anime 2019

Spencer Baculi

February 5, 2019

Anime

During the recent Bak-Anime 2019 convention in Bakersfield, CA popular voice actor Vic Mignogna took a moment during a panel to address the accusations of inappropriate behavior, such as homophobia, abuse, and ...

Dragon Ball Super: Broly Nears $100 Million Box Office Take

John F. Trent

January 31, 2019

Anime

Funimation and Toei Animation's Dragon Ball Super: Broly is closing in on nearly $100 million in box office receipts worldwide. https://youtu.be/hgTH0bZysYw The film which debuted in the United States ear...

New Gundam Anime Trilogy, Hathaway’s Flash, to Release Next Winter – Watch the Teaser!

Ed Brown

January 31, 2019

Anime

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Mobile Suit Gundam series, Sunrise announced that it will be adapting series creator Yoshiyuki Tomino's 1989 - 1990 novel series, Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash, i...

Dragon Ball Super: Broly Voice Actor Vic Mignogna Responds to Allegations of Inappropriate Behavior

Spencer Baculi

January 28, 2019

Anime

On January 16th, the latest Dragon Ball motion picture, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, debuted in American theaters. The film, which introduces popular fan favorite character Broly into the current canon, features t...

Goblin Slayer Absent from Crunchyroll’s 2018 Anime Awards Ballots

Spencer Baculi

January 27, 2019

Anime

On January 11th, Crunchyroll opened the polls for their 3rd annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards. The awards, which were first presented in 2016, are given in recognition of popular and well-received anime series ba...

Kawahara Plans for Future Changes to Sword Art Online Due to Western Pressures

Sword Art Online Author Reki Kawahara to Write More Politically Correct Stories Due to Western Pressure

Spencer Baculi

January 24, 2019

Anime

On January 18th, prominent Japanese video game news outlet Dengeki Online published a group interview between Bloom Into You artist Nio Nakatani, Sword Art Online (SAO) author Reki Kawahara, and voice actress A...

Counting Down the Top 5 Anime of 2018

Ed Brown

January 24, 2019

Anime

In my last post about the Top 5 Most Anticipated Anime Coming in 2019, I pointed out what a great year 2018 had been for the anime industry. I even offered a few standout titles as an example, and I stand by my...