Steins;Gate , a science fiction visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, and now a new version of the game entitled Steins;Gate Reboot has been announced at a special event that was held in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. A teaser video (below) has been released from the game, which is scheduled to be released in 2025. According to reporting by Famitsu.com , Steins;Gate Reboot will feature updated graphics and new story elements. Additionally, huke, the original character designer for Steins;Gate , will reprise their role for the new version. At the time of this writing, no further details about the game (such as the release platforms) have yet been revealed. Related: Tatsuya Matsubara on the Making of Steins;Gate and What's He's Doing Next Steins;Gate was originally released in Japan for Xbox 360 on October 15, 2009, and it has since been been released for other platforms such as PC,...

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the hit anime and visual novel, Steins;Gate , I sat down with producer Tatsuya Matsubara. Matsubara worked as a producer on the original visual novel, which is also launching on Crunchyroll Game Vault soon, as well as various other Science Adventure games like Chaos;Head and Robotics;Notes , and their anime adaptations. Note: This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and flow. Matsubara-san, thank you for your time today, could you please introduce yourself to our readers? Matsubara : Thank you very much for having me, my name is Matsubara and I’m the producer for Mages’ Science Adventure series of visual novels. I entered the industry 25 years ago originally as a graphic designer. I transitioned my position and role to Mages, where I became a director and finally now a producer of games. That actually leads into my next question, how did you...

Ahead of the Steins;Gate 15th Live - One World - event next week , the official YouTube account for Mages., the developer of the original Steins;Gate game, released a 15th-anniversary video looking back at all the games in the franchise so far, how the series has evolved and revealed its 15th-anniversary logo featuring Okabe and Kurisu in their iconic poses. Steins;Gate - 15th Anniversary Video While the end of the video states " Steins;Gate will continue," it does not clarify what medium future Steins;Gate content will be released. While a live-action Hollywood adaptation of the series was announced from Skydance Media in 2020, no details have been released since the initial announcement. Alongside celebrating its own anniversary, Steins;Gate has teamed up with the Monogatari series for a series of collaborations around Tokyo, including taking over Tokyo Tower, releasing collaboration merch and even holing a cafe together in the heart of Harajuku.

Psychological anime has a different type of intensity that keeps us constantly on edge, messing our minds in thought-provoking ways. One of the most iconic titles in this genre is Death Note, which masterfully combines psychological tension, mystery, and supernatural elements. But what to watch once you’ve finished the series and crave more intense anime series like this?

Misa and Light from Death Note | Credit: Studio Madhouse

Over the years, the psychological genre has continued to evolve, with new anime offering fresh and darker narratives that delve into human psychology. Whether it’s exploring technology’s impact on society, ramification of trauma, or complex moral dilemmas, these series dive deeply into the intellectual and emotional challenges that define the genre. Here are 5 such anime that fans of Death Note will find equally thrilling, and emotionally complex.

5. Odd Taxi (2021)

Based on the manga written by Kazuya Konomoto, Odd Taxi may...

With a small “Skreeongk,” the Chibi Godzilla Raids Again web series continues over the next anime season and bringing in the tiny guns to fill out its voice cast. Alongside announcing Mamoru Miyano as Chibi Gigan, the series released a huge new trailer and a gigantic fresh visual. Chibi Godzilla Raids Again Trailer and Visual Image caption here Chibi Gigan character visual Mamoru Miyano will be joining the cast of Chibi Godzilla Raids Again as Chibi Gigan. Miyano is best know for a myriad of roles that include Rintaro Okabe in Steins;Gate , Masaomi Kida in Durarara!! , Light Yagami in Death Note , Ryuji Sakamoto in Persona 5 , Osamu Dazai in Bungo Stray Dogs , Doma in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and many more. Chibi Gigan will premiere in the October 2 episode of Chibi Godzilla Raids Again . Miyano has previously lended his voice to Haruo Sakaki in the Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters anime film trilogy.

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Time travel, although a purely theoretical thought exercise that is often given a creative spin, can become pretty convoluted. The visual novel format is well-suited for exploring such temporal conundrums, as the reader can pace themselves accordingly while the story branches into varying timelines and their repercussions. A good example is Konami's "Time Hollow," where we slip into the shoes of Ethan Kairos, who can use a Hollow Pen to open portals to the past. Unfortunately, the results are as painful as they can get, as time paradoxes are impossible to resolve when faced with a ticking clock.

When someone is given a literal pen to control the flow of time, things are bound to get messy; but what about temporal inconsistencies caused by the push of a button? Welcome to the world of "Steins;Gate," where the harmless delusions of...

Nowadays, Nintendo is known for its family friendly image with gaming icons like Pikachu and Mario. But that wasn’t always the case. There was a period of time in the Eighties where the Japanese developer was more amenable to adult-oriented content like Famicom Detective Club, a murder mystery adventure duology published in 1988.

While the original games were never released outside of Japan, Nintendo remade them for Switch in 2021, bringing the series to international audiences for the first time. With over 143 million Switch consoles sold worldwide so far, it’s...

Celebrating the original game's 2009 release, the upcoming Steins;Gate 15th Live - One World - event today unveiled a brand-new visual depicting Future Gadget Laboratory members and associates in fancy dress. The occasion is scheduled to take place at Hall of the Forest 21 in Matsudo, Chiba on Sunday, October 27 . Anime cast members Mamoru Miyano (Rintaro), Kana Hanazawa (Mayuri), Tomokazu Seki (Itaru), Asami Imai (Kurisu), Saori Goto (Moeka), Yu Kobayashi (Luka) and Haruko Momoi (Rumiho), along with theme song artists Kanako Ito, Yui Sakakibara, Ayane, Ayumu (Zwei) and Junjo no Afilia, will be in attendance. Advance ticket sales opened today, priced at 20,000 yen for premium front-row seating, 11,000 yen for S-tier and 10,000 for A-tier. Event Visual Related: IDOLiSH7 Franchise Shares 9th Anniversary Newly-Drawn Visual Crunchyroll streams the acclaimed anime adaptation and the Steins;Gate 0 spin-off, describing the former like so: Steins; Gate follows an eclectic group of individuals who have the ability...

Ahead of a July 17 premiere and subsequent simulcast on Crunchyroll , the official accounts for the Sengoku Youko anime revealed a story trailer for the upcoming The Thousandfold Chaos Arc series, which will complete the full story adaptation with a continuous two-cour broadcast. The trailer also previews ending song "Yoru no Zui" by Hiroki Nanami ( Helck Op) and opening song "Katawara" by Stereo Dive Foundation ( That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Op) . It was also announced that a stage play adaptation of the series' "World Reform Siblings" arc is in production, with performances running at Tokyo's Theater 1010 from September 27 to October 4. Naohiro Ise is helming the production as director and scriptwriter. The following cast members were revealed: Jinka Yamato played by Kosuke Honda Tama played by Momoka Onishi Shinsuke Hyodo played by Yuya Uno Shakugan played by Ui Sakura Raido Zanzo played by Seijiro Nakamura Higan played by...

Sci-fi is one of the best genres in the anime world and very few anime or manga series in the genre are able to earn fame and respect from the fans. Steins;Gate is one such anime that has elevated the sci-fi subgenre of anime to the pinnacle. It is a combination of drama, comedy, a little bit of action, and a whole lot of science fiction.

Steins;Gate (Credits: Crunchyroll)

The series aired 24 episodes created by the animation studio White Fox between April and September 2011 and the critics commended the story’s character development as well as its themes of time travel, human nature, and Ptsd. The series is based on 5pb. and Nitroplus’s 2009 visual novel which is also called Steins;Gate.

It is placed third on Myanimelist and is regarded as one of the greatest anime series of the 2010s. The series has produced four original net animation episodes as well as a spinoff film.

The official website for the upcoming stage play adaptation of Makoto Yukimura's adventure manga series Vinland Saga released individual visuals for the 14 main cast members today, each in their character costumes. The Vinland Saga stage play is scheduled to perform at Kokumin Kyosai coop Hall / Space Zero in Tokyo from April 19 to 29, 2024. General sales of the 11,000 yen (73 Usd) tickets opened on February 18. The stage play is directed by Daisuke Nishida, who has worked on adaptations of popular anime and game series, such as Steins;Gate (2013) and Blood Blockade Battlefront (2019-2021). The story of the stage play is divided into two chapters — "The End of the Sea" and "Hero Resurrection" — both of which will perform eight times each at the same venue. "The End of the Sea" focuses on Thorfinn, the son of a warrior who was said to be the strongest of all, while "Hero Resurrection" features Canute, the second prince of Denmark.

Voices That Bring Anime to Life: Celebrating the Best Anime Voice Actors of All Time ( Photo Credit – IMDb )

Japan takes its anime voice actors very seriously to the point where they have special voice acting academies and schools to train them to master their art completely. This is exactly why these professionals are so versatile and have such natural, golden voices. In fact, a large number of avid anime fans prefer watching anime subs rather than anime dubs exactly because of this. Some Dub actors tend to exaggerate and overact as a way to compensate for the inconsistency in translations and syncing. Native voice actors retain the ‘authenticity’ that dubs lack.

The authenticity of the subs is attributed to the voice actors’ talent and how natural they are with their jobs. Here are some of the best Japanese anime voice actors of all time.

1. Kenjirou Tsuda

Kenjirou Tsuda is the...

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YouTube is celebrating 15 years in India with a FanFest blowout

An epic celebration will take place in Mumbai on September 27. On that date, YouTube will celebrate the 15-year anniversary of its arrival in India by bringing back its FanFest series. Confirmed guests include globetrotting creator MostlySane, gaming star Techno, and rising vertical video producer Shorts Break. The event will be streamed globally.

YouTube’s CEO isn’t waiting until the 27th to celebrate India’s YouTube hitmakers. The platform’s CEO, Neal Mohan, recently commended the Indian Space Research Organisation after it attracted eight million concurrent viewers on an official launch broadcast.

A Japanese creator is...

(Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)Streaming has been a true blessing for anime fans. It has made brought previously inaccessible shows to the masses and also allowed for some cool experiments, with studios like Wit and Trigger, as well as auteurs like Masaaki Yuasa to give us deeply weird (and hyper-violent) anime like "Devilman Crybaby" and "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners." On the other hand, in an era where every new anime is instantly available through simulcast, it is rather baffling to see streaming jail become a thing.

Shows that would otherwise be available within hours of their initial broadcast are now held up for months on end, killing all hype. Though Netflix is slightly getter better, Hulu and Disney+ are licensing anime and withholding any sort of information about when they plan to release them, before they just...

Following the November 2021 announcement of upcoming releases from Yen Audio at Anime NYC, Yen Press, LLC has announced the narrators for these new audiobook adaptations of beloved light novel series.

Spice and Wolf Vol. 1 will be narrated by J. Michael Tatum. J. Michael Tatum is an actor, writer, Adr director, and adaptive scriptwriter. Nurtured by anime classics, Tatum has lent his voice to several popular anime franchises over the years. After being cast as Rikichi in 2005’s Samurai 7, Tatum was able to attain a slew of dream roles, most notably Kyoya Ootori in Ouran High School Host Club, suave, demonic Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler, France in the Hetalia franchise, Tomoe in Kamisama Kiss, and the equal parts maniacal and vulnerable Rintarou Okabe from Steins;Gate. Recently, he can be heard in the epic My Hero Academia as Tenya Iida. Most relevantly, he also played Kraft Lawrence in the 2009 anime adaptation of Spice and Wolf.