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If you’re headed to Tokyo this fall, here’s one exhibition to check out. Gallery AaMo, which is located in the Tokyo Dome City complex, is holding an exhibition dedicated to Naoya Matsumoto’s Kaiju No. 8 manga. The exhibition runs from September 13 to November 10. …Read more »
Yesterday the Tokyo District Court said the operator of the infamous Manga-Mura manga piracy site has to give publishers Kadokawa, Shueisha and Shogakukan 1.7 billion yen. That’s a little under 11 million dollars. The publishers had started out by asking for 1.9 billion yen in …Read more »
Ken Wakui, the creator of Tokyo Revengers, is back with a new manga. Negai no Astro (Wishful Astro) will debut in the pages of Shonen Jump magazine in its April 15 issue. The manga is being described as a “superpowers × outlaws” story. The first …Read more »
A new tour kicked off in Tokyo this month in which sightseers are shuttled around to… public restrooms. To be fair, these aren’t any ol’ toilets. These restrooms are all part of THE TOKYO TOILET project, which invited leading architects to put an artistic spin …Read more »
One of the most gripping manga series in recent years, Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers, makes for an equally exciting anime, and now the first season can be yours on digital. Tokyo Revengers Season 1 is available to own digitally, and you can purchase it today …Read more »
Over the years Japan has been putting otaku decorations on manhole covers, and now Minato Ward, located in Tokyo, is joining in with manhole covers featuring Sailor Moon. This was chosen because the characters are involved with Minato Ward’s Azabu-Juban district. While the people who …Read more »
Sometimes nothing beats the thrill of tossing in a couple 100 yen coins into a gachapon machine and opening up the plastic capsule to see your prize. It’s a gamble, of course, but that’s half the excitement. The feeling of winning the toy you have …Read more »
The winners of the Tokyo Anime Award Festival have been revealed! To be eligible, an anime had to premiere between the dates October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023. Let’s take a look at who won. The award for best TV anime went to Oshi …Read more »
Tokyo These Days is a contemplative manga that looks at life, meaning, Tokyo, and the manga business. Kazuo Shiozawa is retiring from his job as an editor in the manga business, after being there for thirty years. He says he is not “valued there,” though …Read more »
Tokyo Godfathers, one of late director Satoshi Kon’s celebrated works, is getting ready to return to cinemas. Appropriately enough, this will be just in time for the holidays, as Anime Expo Cinema Nights and Iconic Events have the showings lined up for December 11-13, 2023. …Read more »
Let’s face it. Traveling to Japan can get pretty expensive, especially if you’re planning to check out the latest anime exhibits, spending all your 100 yen coins to play crane games, and shopping. If you’re looking for free activities around Tokyo, check out the following …Read more »
If you only have Akihabara on your anime shopping bucket list, you’re missing out on the many shopping areas that are filled to the brim with every type of anime merchandise you can imagine. Gachapon? Check. Hello Kitty collab toys? Check. Themed makeup products? You …Read more »
Everyone takes TTRPG character death differently. Some actively shun it; others arrive at the table with stacks upon stacks of new character sheets ready to go. But for the upcoming Eldritch Escape: Tokyo, death is just part of the learning experience. And if that sounds a bit …Read more »
New info has been released about Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc (known as Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen in Japan), which is all set to debut tomorrow, October 3. For starters, two new cast members were revealed: Kengo Kawanishi will play Sōya Kawata and Nobuhiko Okamoto will play …Read more »
It’s official: Tokyo Game Show is back and bigger than ever! Featuring a record-smashing 787 exhibitors hosting 2,682 booths, Tokyo Game Show 2023 almost doubled 2022’s COVID-restricted offerings. So was it worth the wait? Check it out! The show opened in the sweltering heat of …Read more »
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