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Hey otaku ladies: check it out. You’ll soon be able to add a bit of anime flair to your compact, thanks to a new line by Bandai that shows off designs from Urusei Yatsura , Mr. Osomatsu and others. Now that’s geek chic. The face …Read more »
Dragon Ball Super is getting ready to kick off a Future Trunks arc in June… but we still don't have a legit streaming option. Still, that hasn't stopped the Toei Animation US YouTube channel from posting a brief promo for the anime, which most recently …Read more »
Another anime voice acting veteran is gone, sadly, with the passing of Kenji Utsumi on June 13. Utsumi was 75, and best known as the voice behind Fist of the North Star villain Raoh. Utsumi passed at 3:01 pm at a hospital in Shinjuku Ward, …Read more »
Those obnoxious aliens! The cast of Urusei Yatsura Don’t act surprised. You knew it in your heart of hearts it would happen. The calendar on the wall may claim that the year is 2011, but the truth is much, much stranger. Arale-chan from Dr. Slump. …Read more »
The tale of Goku, the world's strongest and yet most strangely underdeveloped fourteen-year-old, begins here, in a world where almost everyone of any importance is incompetent, a pervert, or both. Akira Toriyama was in what I like to refer to as his "white hot" phase, …Read more »
Manga creator Akira Toriyama, who passed away last month, will be remembered for his prolific outpouring of internationally beloved work, including the Dragon Ball franchise, Dr. Slump and Sand Land. But there’s also a unique thing he did shortly before he died that ties him …Read more »
Fans around the world were hit with shocking news tonight, as the official Dragon Ball social media accounts announced that creator and overall legendary manga author Akira Toriyama has passed away. Toriyama was 68 years old, and according to the announcement he passed due to …Read more »
Akira Toriyama is best known for his mega successful Dragon Ball franchise, but that’s not the only manga he’s worked on. He debuted with his first serialized manga in 1980 with Dr. Slump, which is also fairly well known. But it’s his short Sand Land …Read more »
Kenji Utsumi was a prolific voice-actor recognized for his deep register who passed away from cancer in 2013. Almost ten years later, a new documentary movie called Sono Koe no Anata e (translated as To You Who Owns That Voice) is coming out about him …Read more »
Another longtime voice actor in the anime industry is no long with us, this time with the passing of Hiroshi Ohtake. As announced through talent management agency 81 Produce, Ohtake passed away due to acute heart failure on August 1 at the age of 90. …Read more »
Shonen Jump: from the pages of this boys’ manga magazine have emerged some of the most iconic manga and anime properties of all time. Now 5,279 Japanese fans have ranked them, creating the definitive (or, y’know, at least one) list of top 10 Shonen Jump …Read more »
If the title of Gintama: THE VERY FINAL is true, then the long-running anime adaptation really is done. (Pardon our skepticism, but it’s faked us out before.) So what are we going to do with all this sudden free time? Find a new show to watch, …Read more »
Right now, Godzilla rules over on Netflix! The big lizard is back in action in Godzilla Singular Point, following up on a series of anime films for the streaming service. But he’s been showing up in anime outside Netflix — and before Netflix! If you’re done …Read more »
Gege Akutami’s popular Jujutsu Kaisen manga—which runs in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump—has hit another milestone in its successful print run. The latest has it leaping past 36 million copies in print, covering both physical printings and copies sold digitally. That number is looking …Read more »
Fox Entertainment’s streaming service Tubi is adding more anime to its roster after inking a deal with none other than Toei Animation. So what is coming out of Toei’s vault to be included? One Piece is the title getting the most attention, and both episodes …Read more »
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