Anime

VIZ Media Announces Mazinger Z: Infinity Blu-Ray and DVD Release

February 27, 2019

VIZ Media announced the release of the Mazinger Z Infinity Blu-ray and DVD. The Mazinger Z series is a Japanese super robot manga created by Go Nagai and originally appeared in the Weekly Shonen Jump in 1972...

My Hero Academia Drama CD Draws Criticism For Depiction of Sexual Assault

Spencer Baculi

February 21, 2019

Anime, Manga

On February 13th, the internationally popular anime My Hero Academia (aka Boku No Hero Academia) saw the home video release of the 8th and final volume of the show’s 3rd season in Japan. In Japan, it is not unc...

New Report Reveals Funimation Previously Conducted Investigation Into Vic Mignogna – It Was “Inconclusive”

John F. Trent

February 21, 2019

Anime

A new report indicates that Funimation previously conducted an investigation into voice actor Vic Mignogna. This initial investigation "was inconclusive." io9 reports that two individuals attached to the Dra...

Dragon Ball Super: Broly Voice Actor Vic Mignogna Confirms He Has Hired a Law Firm to “Salvage My Reputation”

John F. Trent

February 20, 2019

Anime

Dragon Ball Super: Broly voice actor Vic Mignogna took to Twitter to confirm that he has retained the services of a law firm to "attempt to salvage my reputation and my 20-year career in this industry." Mign...

Monica Rial Details New Allegations Against Dragon Ball Super: Broly Voice Actor Vic Mignogna

John F. Trent

February 20, 2019

Anime

Dragon Ball Super voice actor Monica Rial who voices Bulma in Dragon Ball Super and Sienna Khan on RWBY took to Twitter to detail new allegations her fellow Dragon Ball Super voice actor Vic Mignogna. Rial p...

United Nations Looks To Restrict “Loli” and “Shota” Animation – Could Effect Classic Works Like Stephen King’s It and Lolita

Jorge Arenas

February 20, 2019

Anime, Manga

The United Nations proposed a new international initiative, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, that aims at combating child exploitation. As One Angry Gamer notes most of the ini...

Nick Rekieta Launches Go Fund Me For Vic Mignogna’s Legal Team

John F. Trent

February 19, 2019

Anime

Nick Rekieta of Rekieta Law and the host of the YouTube channel of the same name launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for Vic Mignogna's legal defense fees. The Go Fund Me comes after Vic Mignogna acc...

VIZ Media Releases Trailer for Their First Video Game – The World Next Door

John F. Trent

February 19, 2019

Anime, Video Games

VIZ Media just released a trailer for their first game, The World Next Door. VIZ Media partnered with indie game developer Rose City Games for The World Next Door. It features character designs by Lord Gris. ...

Fantasty Soft Stands Behind Vic Mignogna: “It Is Innocent Until Proven Guilty, Not The Other Way Around”

John F. Trent

February 19, 2019

Anime

Fantasy Soft Entertainment issued a public statement in support of Vic Mignogna, unequivocally stating that "It is innocent until proven guilty, not the other way around." Fantasy Soft Entertainment issued t...

After Threatening to Arrest Attendees for Speaking About Vic Mignogna, Pensacon Doubles Down In Lengthy Statement

John F. Trent

February 17, 2019

Anime

Pensacon doubled down on their threats to have attendees arrested who planned to question voice actors about their accusations against Vic Mignogna. In a lengthy statement on Facebook, Pensacon declared, "Th...