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Assassination Classroom manga creator Yusei Matsui is getting another of his series adapted in the upcoming The Elusive Samurai, and a new character teaser is here ahead of the anime’s debut sometime in 2024. Following up on previous teases like November’s, which focused on Ayako, …Read more »
The Elusive Samurai, an upcoming 2024 anime based on the manga by Yusei Matsui, has been building the hype with a series of preview videos. The latest, released this week, centers around the character Ayako, played by Sayumi Suzushiro. A new piece of key art …Read more »
Gaming and cosplay are two big things in the realm of otaku interests, but how about cosplaying historically while gaming? Let me be more specific: how would you like to dress as an actual samurai warrior and dance along with a game like Dance Dance …Read more »
Fate/Samurai Remnant is an action-RPG that’s on the way to shake up the Holy Grail War and set the action in Edo Japan, and ahead of its launch we have a look at the stylish opening movie. The animation in this one comes to us …Read more »
Takashi Okazaki’s Afro Samurai is a stylish merging of influences from anime, Western film, Japanese history, and rap culture. First a manga and then an anime starring Samuel L. Jackson, it’s become a hit around the world. And starting today, DGK has made it a part …Read more »
If there’s one major advantage McDonald’s Japan has over its international counterparts, it’s now the fact that its new ads feature characters designed by none other than Tetsuo Hara, the illustrator of the Fist of the North Star manga and more. To promote the chain’s …Read more »
The launch of the game Samurai Maiden is less than two weeks away. On December 1, it will become available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch in Japan, and then people around the globe will be able to play it on Steam on December …Read more »
Takashi Okazaki has been making quite a name for himself lately with Batman Ninja, Star Wars: Visions, and special cards for MLB the Show. But we remember where it all started: Afro Samurai. And if you’ve been longing for a new copy for your manga shelf for as long …Read more »
The “Merc with a Mouth” won’t rest until he’s conquered every medium, it seems. Including shonen manga. In 2020, Deadpool: Samurai brought Wade Wilson’s antics to Japan — both literally and in the pages of the manga itself. Tony Stark tasks DP with heading up the Samurai Squad: Japan’s …Read more »
In December 2020, writer/director Kaichi Sato revealed to Otaku USA first that there were plans to make a sequel to his Rick and Morty anime short, “Samurai & Shogun.” The new anime short, “Samurai and Shogun Part II,” is a production by Studio DEEN, produced …Read more »
Back in December writer/director Kaichi Sato revealed to Otaku USA first that he was planning a sequel for his “Samurai & Shogun” Rick and Morty anime short. The time has come, as the sequel was released over the weekend. Adult Swim gave this description for …Read more »
Kodansha just revealed the sad news that mangaka Hiroto Wada died on July 18. He was only 46-years-old, and the cause of death was listed as cerebral hemorrhage with other factors contributing. Wada’s most recent work was Yankee Mito Kōmon, which he began in March. …Read more »
It was recently announced that Samurai: Deadpool, which can be read on the Shonen Jump+ app, is Marvel’s bestselling comic this year. The series is written and illustrated by Sanshirou Kasama and Hikaru Uesugi and takes place in feudal Japan. Deadpool has met up with …Read more »
Yasuke, the LeSean Thomas/MAPPA joint about the real-life African samurai Yasuke, is set to hit Netflix April 29. The series will run six episodes. It’s directed by LeSean Thomas (Cannon Busters) with character designs from Takeshi Koike (Redline) and animation by MAPPA (Yuri on Ice). …Read more »
What’s a way to celebrate the upcoming Tokyo Olympics that merges both Japanese history and modern Japanese pop culture, while also working to bring countries together and educate people about them? If you said, “Personify country flags as anime samurai characters,” you got it. “World …Read more »
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