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I’ll never understand why or how a simple, catchy title like Kabukicho Sherlock became the unwieldy Case File nº221: Kabukicho. I mean, c’mon! Anyway: whatever you prefer to call the series of modern-day, Japan-set Sherlock Holmes adventures, there’s more of it on the way. Namely, …Read more »
Back in March we posted about the October premiere plans for the Kabukicho Sherlock TV anime, which is currently in the works at Production I.G. Now the Japanese debut has been narrowed down to October 11 as part of the Animeism programming block. As the title implies, Kabukicho Sherlock is set …Read more »
Late last year, we learned Production I.G was creating a Sherlock Holmes anime series set in the Tokyo red-light district of Kabukicho. Now we’ve learned when Japan’s modern-day Sherlock is set to hit screens: this October. The series, called Kabukicho Sherlock, takes place in the …Read more »
Sherlock Holmes Anime Set in Kabukicho” />Sherlock Holmes is the detective who keeps on giving. We’ve seen plenty of properties based on the famous detective, including this year’s Holmes at Teramachi Sanjo. Now Production I.G, the folks behind Ghost in the Shell and the new FLCL, …Read more »
March 2 marks Read Across America Day: a day when people of all ages are encouraged to expand their horizons and celebrate the joy of reading. We’ll be picking out some favorites to read today, but you can also watch anime based on beloved literary …Read more »
The Evangelion Beyond stage play just opened this weekend in Japan, so as a result there are a bunch of video reports from Japanese media that offer a taste of the production. Media members were invited to the dress rehearsal performances one day before the …Read more »
Dr. STONE NEW WORLD, the third season of Dr. STONE, will hit the air starting April 6. That’s the word from the folks in Dr. Stoneverse, who also report that the season will air over two cours, meaning it’ll run 24 or so episodes, though …Read more »
Enola Holmes is back on the fan radar, with Millie Bobby Brown returning as the sister of Sherlock Holmes. The literary sleuth is one of the most regularly reimagined characters in all of entertainment… anime included. And we’re not just talking Sherlock Hound (though we still …Read more »
It’s time for stage plays to go big or go home, because there’s a new one on the way for the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. The tentatively-titled Evangelion Beyond play is set to kick off on April 28, 2023, and will be performed in Tokyo’s …Read more »
Last year the Tokyo arcade Taito Station Fuchi Kururu won the Guinness World Record for having the most crane games in a single place, with an astonishing 454 crane games in their establishment. But 2021 is a new year, and Taito Station Fuchi Kururu already …Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t hit Japan as hard as other places in the world: there are only about 600 new cases per day, and life is relatively back to normal after a quasi-lockdown earlier this year. Still, many places are seeing the impact of less …Read more »
It feels like the Sherlock Holmes canon has been reimagined in pretty much every way possible. It’s been modernized, retold with animals, set in Kabukicho… and then there was that one time with the robot dinosaurs. The point is, it feels like the canon has been …Read more »
The adventures of Sherlock Holmes —master detective, tobacco ash expert, and thorn in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s side — have been adapted hundreds of times over the years. Naturally, some of those would be anime adaptations! As with any new version of the Holmes canon, …Read more »
Sherlock Holmes Anime Gets Trailer, 2019 Airdate” width=”800″ height=”450″ />Production I.G, the folks behind Ghost in the Shell and the new FLCL, are creating a Sherlock Holmes anime set in Kabukicho, Tokyo’s most famous red-light district. Today it was announced that series, titled Kabukicho Sherlock, …Read more »
Popular manga Shaman King turns 20 this year, and in celebration, Japanese karaoke parlor chain Karaoke no Tetsujin is offering up some King-ly stuff. First up, original drinks based on the various teams that participate in the Shaman Fight in the manga, such as Funbari …Read more »
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