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If you follow video game news, you may have heard that parents in Kanagawa Prefecture are being asked to do some serious monitoring on their kids’ game time. Kanagawa stands firm despite challenges from many sides, saying the ruling doesn’t infringe on the rights of …Read more »
The AQUARION Myth of Emotions anime was previously unveiled as the next entry in the series, and now the first character visual and main key visual are here to preview the project. Along with the character trailer comes confirmation of the lead cast, so let’s …Read more »
Aquarion: Myth of Emotions, the upcoming anime in the long-running Aquarion franchise, has revealed several details, including who’s making it and when it’s set to premiere. We’ve also got a brand-new piece of key art for the series, which you can see in full below. …Read more »
This year kicked off with a special video celebrating the fifth anniversary of The Quintessential Quintuplets anime adaptation, which first started its broadcast in Japan in January 2019. One of the ways the staff is celebrating is with an anniversary event at Yokohama Arena in …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 »
The… well… live spectacle of the Live Spectacle NARUTO stage play series is coming to a head with the next installment, Live Spectacle NARUTO ~The Shinobi Way of Life~, performances of which aim to close things out with a “final chapter” of the saga. Masaki …Read more »
Ever wondered what Pokemon would look like if reimagined by traditional Japanese artisans? Wonder no longer. A new exhibition at the National Crafts Museum in Kanagawa is centered around that exact idea, and the results are awesome. Included are Pokemon ceramics, brooches, silk kimonos, lacquerware …Read more »
One Piece on Ice was recently announced as the series’ first ice skating show, and now we know what subject matter it will tackle. The arc of choice might surprise you considering the locale, because this frosty showcase aims to adapt the desert-based Alabasta arc …Read more »
J-pop anison idol group i☆Ris—current members of which include Saki Yamakita, Yu Serizawa, Himika Akaneya, Yūki Wakai and Miyu Kubota—is about to make the leap to anime. As revealed during the group’s 10th anniversary live show, i☆Ris 10th Anniversary Live～a Live～, an anime film is …Read more »
We haven’t thought about animegao kugurumi—AKA the masked cosplay that makes you look just like an anime character, for better or worse—in a long time, but here we are staring right in the face of it once again thanks to the Delicious Party Pretty Cure …Read more »
Another veteran of the anime industry is no longer with us, as the Theater Echo Group has announced that voice actress Yoshiko Ota passed away at the age of 89. Ota was known for roles such as Atsuko Kagami in 1969’s Himitsu no Akko-chan anime, …Read more »
Sometimes when you take a break from your day job, you get a chance to work on your true passion, but it doesn’t always work out as one might hope. In the case of one 28-year-old civil servant in Kanagawa Prefecture’s Hiratsuka City, he got …Read more »
Future Boy Conan, the classic 1978 series directed by Hayao Miyazaki (yes, that Hayao Miyazaki) is coming to 4K Blu-ray via GKIDS on November 16. Now them kids have revealed the cast for all all-new English dub. Goes like this: Sabrina Pitre as Conan Erin …Read more »
One Piece began in 1997, and its one hundredth volume will go out on September 3. Japan is in the mood to celebrate, and One Piece is getting all sorts of ways to enjoy the milestone, including having 100 One Piece taxis in Tokyo. Japan’s …Read more »
The Tokyo Revengers anime has gotten sales of the manga to skyrocket, and there’s an upcoming live-action Tokyo Revengers movie to look forward to. But that’s not all — the franchise is also getting a stage play this August! The play will be performed in …Read more »
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