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Kana Nakata is currently a professional mahjong player, and she also used to be one of the members of girl group Nogizaka46. With that pedigree in mind—which includes running a mahjong-themed café in Tokyo’s Minata Ward and being part of the Professional Mahjong League—it’s only …Read more »
The world of idol singers and anime has collided again. Miona Hori, a member of AKB48 spinoff group Nogizaka46, has just posted some Rent-a-Girlfriend cosplay… and it’s really good! Apparently, the Ruka Sarashina cosplay was prompted by requests from fans, perhaps because Hori and the …Read more »
Heads up! Three fans were injured by a camera that fell during a performance by Nogizaka46 at Tokyo Dome Tuesday, according to Tokyo Reporter. Nogizaka46 is, of course, a spinoff of idol group AKB48 featuring—you guessed it—46 active members. Three Nogizaka46 fans suffered injuries when …Read more »
The lengthily-titled anime I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! dropped a trailer that lets us know its start date, more of the cast and crew, and what the opening theme song will sound like. Take a look: …Read more »
The Oshi no Ko anime adaptation dominated the past year, from the anime itself to song charts and Google searches. Now, in a practically inevitable move, the series is going the live-action route in the form of a TV series and film. Amazon and Toei …Read more »
Back in September we learned that the opening theme for the original mahjong anime Pon no Michi will be “Pon Popopon” by former Nogizaka46 member and pro mahjong player Kana Nakata. Now we have a sample of the theme thanks to the second full trailer, …Read more »
This week, after years of speculation, we finally get to see Cowboy Bebop in live action. Headed up by the guy who brought us The Mandalorian and rolling out via Netflix, it’s premiering to a wide variety of opinions and expectations. And, just before, the streaming service hit …Read more »
Publisher Kodansha began its Noma Publishing Culture Awards three years ago, saying it’s meant to honor people who are a big asset to the industry and are “reinventing publishing.” This year’s winners are Attack on Titan mangaka Hajime Isayama, Kikansha Sensei author Shizuka Ijūin, and …Read more »
Sailor Moon has conquered just about every form of media. From manga to anime, video games, and even tabletop games, the Moon Princess is working her magic everywhere. Notably, there’s been more than one Sailor Moon stage show on the boards over the decades. Here are …Read more »
Anime musicals are getting to be like anime mobile games… wait long enough, and your favorite show will probably have one. Shows like Sailor Moon and The Prince of Tennis have their own series of stage shows, with fandoms as devoted as those of the original series. …Read more »
Cowboy Bebop has a live-action remake in the chutes, and how fans feel about that varies. On the one hand, having director Shinichiro Watanabe and composer Yokko Kanno on board is encouraging. And the cast looks pretty good. On the other… such projects don’t have …Read more »
Musicians and other artists are getting inventive in the face of COVID-19, holding free streaming concerts and the like. But this might be the most, uh, creative idea we’ve heard of yet. AKB48, the chart-dominating, many-member-having pop group from Akihabara, Tokyo, is famous for its …Read more »
Taiyo Matsumoto’s manga Tekkonkinkreet will be hitting the stage this November. In a bit of gender-swapping casting action, the stage adaptation will star Yumi Wakatsuki of Nogizaka46 as Kuro and Natsume Mito as Shiro, both originally male characters. The play will run from November 18 …Read more »
If you’re going to launch a fashion brand aimed at the geek chic crowd, there are definitely worse titles you could choose than Code Geass. That’s exactly what new brand Respect For Geeks (R4G for short) has done, with Geass apparel that includes shirts, parkas, caps, …Read more »
As we reported last month, Rumiko Takahashi’s popular manga Inuyasha is making its way to the stage for the first time in over 15 years, and now we’ve got a peek at how popular characters Kagome and Kikyo will look. Kagome Higurashi will be played …Read more »
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