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The popular series Rent-A-Girlfriend introduced many Westerners to the idea of “renting” people for various jobs in Japan. But are you familiar with a new system where you can rent grandmas? The business (which is officially titled OK Obaachan) comes to us from Client Partners, …Read more »
Kenji Kamiyama’s Tolkien anime movie The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will hit the big screen this December, and it will include voice work from renowned British actor Christopher Lee. It makes sense, seeing that Lee was Saruman in the live-action …Read more »
RetroCrush is adding more anime to its roster this June, including several Osamu Tezuka titles. Today Puppet Princess, Galaxy Angel, and Galaxy Angel Z all become available and can be watched either dubbed or subbed. Then we get to the Tezuka titles. On June 11 …Read more »
Remember the year 2000? We’d somehow survived the Y2K problem and were all ready to enter a fabulous new millennium of prosperity and peace. Yeah, that didn’t really work out, but at least we got some good anime that year. Ranking site Goo recently asked …Read more »
I love vintage anime. Some of my earliest series were shown to me by local friends who have been collecting anime since the 1970s. New anime is great, too, and I’ve seen plenty of shows as they aired or just after. And now, a lot …Read more »
The typical narrative of Japanese animation history usually starts with Tetsuwan Atom , aka Astro Boy , often cited as the “first anime.” That’s not exactly wrong – Tetsuwan Atom creator Osamu Tezuka’s style, production methods, and merchandizing basically set the course for the industry …Read more »
I know even the idea of a remake nowadays will summon the mightiest of groans from pretty much everyone, and there's definitely some justification for that, but the latest bit of news to come out of the Oldboy remake is pretty interesting. According to Will …Read more »
TOKYOPOP says its imprint LoveLove is dedicated to romance books, whether they be Japanese manga or Western graphic novels. It will include shojo, josei, boys love and girls love manga. It also shared four titles it will be releasing from the imprint later this year. …Read more »
Need your fix of classic animation but can’t afford another subscription? Never fear! There’s plenty of free anime you can start—and finish—without spending a dime! And if you’re looking to build up your knowledge of the classics, you’re in luck. Much of what you can …Read more »
A field day in the office Anime is no stranger to animating the working lives of regular people. Shows like Aggretsuko have shown that anime is willing to jump into our boring office lives and try to find entertainment in people sitting around a desk …Read more »
November 3 marks what would be the ninetieth birthday of Osamu Tezuka, the man known both as the God of Manga and the Walt Disney of Japan. During his sixty years on this planet, Tezuka created manga as we now know it, invigorated Japanese animation, …Read more »
Never underestimate the power of the human voice. Throughout history, charismatic orators have influenced people on a widespread scale to do both tremendous good and monstrous evil. But what if an individual possessed a voice extraordinary in ways beyond imagination? What kind of power would …Read more »
Live-action adaptations of anime and manga are an inevitably contentious topic, as more often than not fans are worked into a furor over a film project that may not ever enter production. Case in point: the recent announcement that Scarlet Johannson has been cast as …Read more »
I long ago stopped asking the world aloud why I don't live in or near San Francisco. Now I just think it on a regular basis. Old woes have been popping up once again, though, ever since Viz Cinema started, well, showing awesome stuff within …Read more »
I'm gonna cut right to the chase. Did you enjoy the 2004 Appleseed EX movie? Guess what: you're going to enjoy Vexille , end of discussion. Why are you even thinking about this? You could be watching Vexille right now. There is no need for …Read more »
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