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The fun of Anime Frontier 2022 is right around the corner, and this year’s event has a ton in store for fans of anime, manga, music and more. In addition to a packed schedule full of panels and guests, attendees can look forward to the …Read more »
While the Legendary Monsterverse continues to look ahead to 2024’s Godzilla vs. Kong rematch, it’s Japan’s turn once again to take a crack at the Big G. TOHO announced that a new entry in the Godzilla series is in the works, and directing, writing and …Read more »
The hotly anticipated anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man is getting a sneak peek at New York Comic Con today, then officially debuting on Japanese TV and Amazon Prime Video on October 11. To keep up the momentum for promotion, six new cast members have …Read more »
Sure, there’s the recently announced Lupin III x Cat’s Eye film, but here’s another crossover between two classic franchises. In this new 30-second ad, entitled “Goodbye to Long Orders,” the Lupin III crew visit the McDonald’s drive-in to grab a bite, but Lupin has forgotten …Read more »
Manga piracy is a major issue. For instance, between January-October 2021, piracy in Japan caused manga creators and publishers to lose 800 billion yen (about $6.92 billion), which is more than the creators and publishers legally made during that time. Manga publishers are responding in …Read more »
Virtual YouTubers, or VTubers, are treated like they’re real people. They get their own names, biographies, and can get even get in trouble. But while this happens in the world of make-believe, a court in Japan just sided with a VTuber in a lawsuit. The …Read more »
As if Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man manga and the upcoming anime adaptation by MAPPA weren’t already dynamic enough, Denji is on display in blood-soaked style on a new magazine cover in Japan. The periodical in question is the September 20 issue of interview culture magazine …Read more »
The Kagawa Prefecture in Japan has a unique law in the country: a local ordinance limiting video game playing for underage residents. The ordinance was designed as a means to prevent video game addiction in young people. In September 2020, a few months after the …Read more »
Mayumi Tanaka, the voice actress who plays Luffy in One Piece, recently said that she hopes Luffy will be her last role. But she spilled the beans on some other details as well, including the fact that she doesn’t read the One Piece manga! This …Read more »
The anime movie One Piece Film: Red nabbed the top spot in the Japanese box office over the weekend. People bought 1.58 million tickets to see it, raking in 2.254 billion yen (approximately $16.7 million). This is impressive for its opening weekend, especially when you …Read more »
Manga piracy, which steals from creators, is a major problem in Japan and abroad. Even though there are many legal places to get manga, people continue to illegally download it online, including at the massive Japanese site Mangamura. While Mangamura has been shut down, the …Read more »
Already caught up on this season’s hottest anime? It may be time to take the plunge into Japanese live-action TV shows. I get it, some of you may be leary to jump to live-action based on the reputation it gets. Aside from the Netflix live …Read more »
Fans of Junji Ito’s horror manga just got new information on the upcoming anime Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre. The anime will consist of adaptations of twenty of his different stories, and the anime’s Twitter account announced what five of those stories …Read more »
According to reports out of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a political rally in the city of Nara. Abe passed away shortly after at the age of 67. Abe was speaking in support of a local candidate …Read more »
Japan is famous for its BL culture, but it’s not the only place where women create stories about men in love. Thailand has a growing BL market, and it’s using it for tourism, particularly tourism aimed at Japanese women. A case in point: earlier this …Read more »
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