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Yomiuriland, which is located not too far from Tokyo, is launching Pokémon Wonder on July 17. You get to ramble through 48,438 square feet of woods and tall grass looking for the more than 50 different Pokémon that are hidden in the area. And unlike …Read more »
As hardcore Attack on Titan fans are no doubt aware, the Japanese title of the series is Shingeki no Kyojin , literally something like “advance of the giants.” Hence the latest tie-up for the series, this time with the professional baseball team the Yomiuri Giants, …Read more »
Four people involved with the major anime piracy site B9GOOD were found guilty and sentenced at the People’s Court of Taizhou Pharmaceutical High-Tech Industrial Development Zone in China. The piracy site was aimed at people in Japan. The names of the people were not given. …Read more »
More details are here for the Days With My Stepsister anime, based on the Gimai Seikatsu novels written by Ghost Mikawa and illustrated by Hiten. The series is set to kick off in July 2024, and the latest preview includes a look at the visuals …Read more »
Japan experienced a major 7.6 earthquake on the first day of the year, followed by fires and other problems, and one of the buildings damaged was the Go Nagai Wonderland Museum, which honors the work of mangaka Go Nagai, whose creations include Mazinger Z, Devilman, …Read more »
Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen is a certified smash. The manga, which debuted back in 2018, now has over 90 million copies in circulation. To celebrate that, and the release of its 25th volume, an ad has been published in today’s editions of the Asahi Shinbun …Read more »
More information has arrived for the Rust-Eater Bisco anime, based on the post-apocalyptic sci-fi light novel series written by Shinji Cobkubo and illustrated by K Akagishi and mocha. In addition to the opening and ending theme song performers, we now know the Japanese TV schedule …Read more »
More details have been revealed for Yashahime season 2, which brings everyone’s (new) favorite half-demon back for more later this year. Previously announced for fall, the latest has Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon continuing with an October 2 start date on Yomiuri TV and NTV in Japan. …Read more »
The Japanese government has decided to keep a state of emergency in place until the end of the month for the Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo prefectures. Universal Studios Japan, which includes the new Super Nintendo World, will continue to be closed in the meantime. …Read more »
A 42-year-old man in Okayama Prefecture has been arrested for creating unlicensed cards based on Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. The cards were made to look like Japanese driver’s licenses, with various characters from the series emblazoned on the cards. The expiration dates are references …Read more »
A 16-year-old high schooler in Tokyo is in some hot water right now. According to a report on Yomiuri, the second-year student allegedly issued bomb threats to Konami, claiming he was going to “kill the people who work” at the game publisher and developer. His …Read more »
One of this year’s biggest projects is Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, the upcoming spinoff anime of Rumiko Takahashi’s Inuyasha. The show was previously announced for fall, and the latest update from the official Twitter lines it up with some Japanese networks. Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon will air …Read more »
Funimation announced a new co-production with Yomiuri-TV Enterprise LTD, and this one is the first of its kind. MARS RED is the first anime in history to be based on a dramatic stage reading, which comes from playwright and theatre director Bun-O Fujisawa, and it’s …Read more »
There was a time during which anime studio Gainax was really on top, producing classics ranging from Gunbuster to Neon Genesis Evangelion and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Now the company’s current president, Tomohiro Maki, has been arrested on alleged “semi-forced” indecent assault charges against a woman in her late teens. …Read more »
It’s not easy being a regional mascot, which is something the wild otter known as Chiitan now knows all too well. Chiitan originally came on board as PR mascot for Susaki City due to a real otter’s popularity, and she went to work alongside the …Read more »
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