Otakon to Host Studio Trigger & Iron-Blooded Orphans Staff

Over the last few weeks the official Otakon website updated with new guests that will be attending the convention.  Many of the newly announced guests include some of the staff that work on productions by Studio Trigger as well as the team behind Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans.  The new guests include: Naoko Tsutsumi: Studio Trigger Producer (Gurren Lagann, Little Witch Academia, Kill la Kill) Yoh Yoshinari: Studio Trigger Animation and Director  (Neon Genesis Evangelion animator, Gurren Lagann mechanical design, Little Witch Academia Director) Masahiko Otsuka: Studio Trigger President  (FLCL, When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace) Tatsuyuki Nagai: Director (Toradora!, anohana, The Anthem of the Heart, Mobile Suit Gundam:…

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Second Season Announced For B: The Beginning Anime

Netflix recently announced at the Annecy International Festival of Animated Film that a second season of the B: The Beginning anime series will be available in the near future. For those who are unaware, the series is a Netflix original series, which premiered on the service worldwide on March 2 with the first season consisting of 12 episodes. Netflix provided a description for the series. In a world powered by advanced technology, crime and action unfold in the archipelagic nation of Cremona. Koku, the protagonist. Keith, the legendary investigator of the royal police force…

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Funimation Announces Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Season Two Home Video Release Details

Funimation Entertainment has recently revealed details for their home video release for Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Season Two. The second season aired in Japan on October 2, 2016 to April 2, 2017, and ran for 25 episodes. The English dub premiered on Toonami starting on October 7, 2017 and finished its run on April 28, 2018.   The second season will be released in two volumes and also as a BD/ DVD Combo Limited Edition on August 7.  The BD/ DVD Combo Limited Edition will be priced at a MSRP of $149.99 and is currently listed on…

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B: The Beginning Anime English Preview Streamed

Netflix Japan has posted an English dubbed trailer for the B: The Beginning anime series.  The new trailer features a preview of the anime’s theme song titled, ” The Perfect World.”  The song was a joint effort between Marty Friedman (song, arrangement, guitar), MAN WITH A MISSION’s Jean-Ken Johnny (vocals), KenKen (bass), and Kōji Fujimoto (arrangement, programming). Netflix will be streaming the anime series worldwide starting on March 2. *Keep in mind this anime may not be suitable for younger audiences. B: The Beginning will be a 12 episode series with each episode running for around 23 minutes. Netflix provided…

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Toonami Schedules Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans Season 2 Dub

Toonami has recently announced the premiere date for season 2 of Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans on their official Facebook page.  The season will continue where season 1 left off with episode 26 titled, “In the Midst of Jealousy.” The second season of Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans will premiere on Toonami on October 7th at 12:30 A.M.  Source: Toonami

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Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans Season One Dub Trailer Streamed

Funimation has updated their official Youtube channel with an English dub trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans.  The trailer features a preview of the English dub and some of the events of the first season of the series. The first season of Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans will be released separately in Blu-ray DVD combo packs and a single Limited Edition set on November 14. A group of child soldiers—Mikazuki Augus, Orga Itsuka, and several others—are sent to protect a young aristocrat seeking to liberate a Martian city from Earth’s rule. When…

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Crunchyroll To Stream Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans Dub

Crunchyroll has announced that they will be streaming the Dub for Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans.  They will be adding five new episodes every Tuesday at 7 PM PST starting on February 28.  The series will be available in the following territories:  United States, Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, and North Africa. In Gundam IBO, the Earth Sphere had lost its previous governing structure, and a new world was created under new systems of government. While a temporary peace had arrived, the seeds of a new conflict were being sown…

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Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Season 2 Dub In Production

The dub of Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans will be concluding its run Toonami soon, and will be replaced by Mobile Suit Suit Gundam Unicron RE: 0096 on Adult Swim. However its been confirmed that production for the dub of Iron-Blooded Orphans season 2 has begun, but it remains to be known if the series will be picked up by Toonami following RE: 0096. The confirmation was accompanied by two videos; the first from Kyle McCarley voice of Mikazuki Augus, promoting his eagerness to continue the role and the second from ADR…

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