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Young Mariela is possibly the last alchemist alive. A stampede of magic-eating monsters 200 years ago forced her to use a suspended animation spell. She thought she’d sleep a few weeks at most, but she awakens to find she’s been out for two centuries. Those …Read more »
More than 290,000 audience members have witnessed the Royal Shakespeare Company’s My Neighbour Totoro stage play during its two seasons at the Barbican in London. Both seasons were sold out, and ticket sales broke new records. Next the play is going to be performed at …Read more »
Christmas is upon us in a few short hours! What will you be watching to get in the festive spirit? Once the Doctor Who special and ’round-the-clock reruns of A Christmas Story have run their course, settle in with some anime! Your family will totally be into …Read more »
There are a lot of great things about winter anime. They’re one last hurrah for the year in anime, squeezing in a few more hits before the calendar turns over. They’re a cheerful beacon of fun in a dark and cold time of year. And, …Read more »
The manga Okinawa by Susumu Higa is being published in North America by Fantagraphics and Mangasplaining Extra (MSX), but its July 2023 debut got bumped to August 2023. It’s not much of a bump, and with COVID’s lingering effects and the war on Ukraine causing …Read more »
“A peaceful, independent kingdom until its annexation by the Japanese Empire in the 19th century, Okinawa was the site of the most destructive land battle of the Pacific War. Today, the archipelago is Japan’s poorest prefecture and unwilling host to 75% of all US military …Read more »
Where would we be without anime mascots? These cute, friendly, and (above all) marketable friends add a little something to our favorite shows. Whether they’re weird talking beasts or something else entirely, we love them. And this season’s full of them… though they’re notably pretty …Read more »
In a perfect world, we’d all be reading more manga. Especially since simulpubs are a thing now, meaning we don’t have to rely on the manga section at the local bookstore to decide what to read. At the same time, lots of popular titles are …Read more »
My Neighbor Totoro is 35 years old, and to celebrate, GKIDS and Fathom Events are teaming up for some anniversary screenings in the next few days. The screenings will take place around the US with the following schedule: ● Saturday, March 25, 2023 – 3:00 PM …Read more »
Studio Ghibli comes out with a lot of merchandise for its fans, and with Ghibli Park now open, you know they’ll have to come up with more goodies so they can sell unique items at their shops. The official Twitter account for Ghibli Park shared …Read more »
It’s here! Lupin III vs. Cat’s Eye is now running on Amazon Prime! This special pits two epic heist series against each other. But both have a few things in common. For instance, deep down, both the gentleman thief and the cat burglars have hearts of …Read more »
Today marks the debut of the Ayakashi Triangle TV anime, which adapts fantasy rom-com manga by Kentaro Yabuki. Now that the first episode is live, we can soak in a clean version of the opening animation, set to the tune of the “Neppu wa Rutensuru” …Read more »
Ghibli Museum is a tourist attraction people have flocked to for more than two decades, but there’s a special homage to the movie My Neighbor Totoro that most people have missed. So, more than 20 years after opening, the Ghibli Museum thought it might share …Read more »
The new year is almost here… are you caught up to your returning anime? In the midst of new titles and adaptations, we also have several series coming back for a second season. These three, for example. You’ve still got a few days left to …Read more »
After reading just a few pages of Yukinobu Tatsu’s Dandadan manga, I just had a feeling he worked with Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto at some point. That turned out to be the case—Tatsu was one of Fujimoto’s assistants on both Fire Punch and Chainsaw …Read more »
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