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Tomorrow, April 12, will mark one year since the anime Oshi no Ko debuted. Now, the people behind the mega-popular anime have shared some exciting news. For starters, the first episode “Mother and Children” is getting a “revival screening” in Japanese theaters. The debut episode …Read more »
The Nippon Anime & Film Culture Association got started a year ago with the aim to help people in the anime industry. And a survey just released by the group shows there’s a long way to go in terms of making working conditions better. Japan’s …Read more »
This month the Oxford English Dictionary is adding 23 Japanese words, including isekai and tokusatsu! OED’s website explains: Isekai is a Japanese genre of science or fantasy fiction featuring a protagonist who is transported to or reincarnated in a different, strange, or unfamiliar world. The …Read more »
Suzuki Makishima’s Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! light novel series is coming to the screen in a TV anime, and a new teaser trailer is here with more info. In addition to some footage from the adaptation, we get to learn more about the main …Read more »
Overall Japan likes getting tourism for its anime and manga, but that doesn’t mean that some tourists can’t be annoying. A railway crossing in Kanagawa, Kamakura, Japan is a major tourist stop for fans of Slam Dunk, and over the years some tourists have been …Read more »
Two classic anime series are making the leap to vinyl outside of Japan for the first time with the upcoming releases of the Dragon Ball Z and Saint Seiya soundtracks. Microids Records is putting both out on February 14, 2024, and they’re currently available for …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-, which is the first episode of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc, hit Japanese theaters this past weekend and topped the box office. 443,700 people bought tickets, which raked in 646,790,467 yen (which …Read more »
Studio Ghibli is known for making movies that have tasty-looking food, and Kiki’s Delivery Service, which shows plenty of baked goods, is getting its own cookbook in Japan called Ghibli’s Dining Table Children’s Cooking Picture Book — Kiki’s Delivery Service. It won’t be out until …Read more »
This past weekend saw the debut of the Gundam SEED FREEDOM anime film, and it definitely left its mark. The film managed to pull in 1.06 billion yen (about US$7.20 million) in its first three days on the back of 634,182 tickets sold. This easily …Read more »
AnimeJapan 2024, Tokyo’s big yearly anime event, is headed our way March 23 and 24 at Tokyo Big Sight. If you’re planning on attending, or steaming events online, good news: AJ2024 just released its stage event schedule. Click over to the event page for the …Read more »
The Final Fantasy VII Remake project’s second game, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, is scheduled to come out on February 29, or “Leap Day.” Ahead of this, two versions of the same one-minute trailer have been released. One is in English, and the other is in …Read more »
On the first day of the year, Japan suffered a major magnitude 7.6 earthquake, referred to as the Noto Peninsula earthquake. About 100 people are reported to have died as a result of the quake, and rescue efforts continue. Several big names in otaku culture …Read more »
AnimeJapan is the annual industry event in Tokyo where anime distributors, producers, journos and fans alike gather to marvel at reveals, previews, cosplay, cardboard cutouts and more. AnimeJapan 2024, set for March 23 and 24, has just revealed its new key art for this year. …Read more »
A recent survey of elementary schoolers in Japan that asked “who do you admire?” had many of the results you might expect: mom, dad, teacher, a friend. But there were also some surprising entries. In third place was Ai Hoshino, the singer from the manga …Read more »
Comic Natalie, a major Japanese site dedicated to manga, has now been on the web for 15 years. To honor this occasion, it asked Japanese readers to submit their favorite finished manga from the same timeline. In other words, a manga could have begun at …Read more »
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