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In the latest news revolving around the death of manga creator Hinako Ashihara, Japanese television station NTV released an official apology to her yesterday. NTV was adapting Ashihara’s manga Sexy Tanaka-san into a live-action series, and in January Ashihara wrote online that the company had …Read more »
There is sad news coming out of Japan as we learn about the passing of manga creator Hinako Ashihara. In America she might be best-known for her Sand Chronicles manga, which is published by VIZ Media. Her works SOS and Forbidden Dance are also available …Read more »
Fans of cute girls and secondhand books: take note. The first trailer for Hinako Note , a new anime series based on the manga of the same name by Mitsuki, is out, and gives us our first listen to popular voice actress M.A.O in the …Read more »
If one eating-related monster anime wasn’t enough for you, there’s now an anime on the way for Sai Naekawa’s This Monster Wants to Eat Me manga, known in Japan as Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de nashi. There’s no concrete date, but the series is supposed …Read more »
An anime adaptation is in the works for Nana Ootori and Satsuki’s light novel series May I Ask for One Final Thing?. The announcement was made as part of this past weekend’s Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event, and Crunchyroll confirmed plans to stream the series …Read more »
After the highly publicized death of Sexy Tanaka-san manga creator Hinako Ashihara, Japanese station NTV has unveiled new guidelines on how it will work to prevent a tragedy like that from happening again. Through misunderstandings and miscommunications, the TV adaptation Sexy Tanaka-san didn’t stick with the …Read more »
A teaser trailer is here for the live-action Saint Young Men movie, based on the manga of the same name by Hikaru Nakamura. The new film, Saint Oniisan The Movie ~Holy Men vs Akuma Gaiden~, opens in Japan on December 20, and you can see …Read more »
The people behind the anime SHY have revealed that season two arrives on July 1. There’s also a new trailer that includes a clip of the opening theme song “WILLSHINE” being performed by PassCode, and more information on new cast members. In terms of new …Read more »
In February, Japanese TV station NTV announced it was having an internal investigation over the death of manga creator Hinako Ashihara, whose manga Sexy Tanaka-san was turned into a live-action series by the station. In late January, Ashihara had complained online that the adaptation was …Read more »
The recent death of manga creator Hinako Ashihara has sent shock waves through the Japanese entertainment industry, according to Japanese news source The Mainichi Shimbun. Ashihara had publicly criticized the live-action adaptation of her manga Sexy Tanaka-san, saying Nippon TV had failed to keep its …Read more »
The anime Ishura, which is due out in January 2024, has dropped a trailer with more info. It lets us hear the opening theme song titled “Shura ni Otoshite” (translated as “Falling into the Carnage”) being performed by sajou no hana. The trailer lets us …Read more »
This month will mark the premiere of a live-action series based on For the Kid I Saw in My Dreams, a manga written and illustrated by Kei Sanbe. Streaming service Lemino revealed plans for the production at the end of July, setting the premiere for …Read more »
Sexy Tanaka-san is a manga by Hinako Ashihara that centers on an office lady in her 40s who has a surprising side to her personality and the 23-year-old temp who looks up to her after discovering her secret. Now the series is getting a live-action …Read more »
Good news for fans of the live-action Kingdom film series: the trailer for the third film is out, and it features a theme song by none other than Hikaru Utada. The song is called “Gold ~Mata Au Hi Made~” (“Gold: Until We Meet Again”). The …Read more »
Miri Mikawa and Aki’s Sugar Apple Fairy Tale light novels are coming to the screen in a TV anime adaptation, and now it has its sights set on a January 2023 premiere in Japan. Yohei Suzuki (Planet With) is directing, with Seishi Minakami (A Certain …Read more »
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