Voice actor Kyle McCarley has indicated he might not be returning to voice Mob in the new season of Mob Psycho 100, and it’s not from lack of interest on his part. He says that he’s being replaced because Crunchyroll is unwilling to have a …Read more »
On October 5, the company Kadokawa held a press conference in the midst of a scandal involving an alleged bribery to get Kadokawa in as an official sponsor for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, whose father founded the company, ex-Kadokawa executive Toshiyuki Yoshihara …Read more »
The sixth season of My Hero Academia just burst onto the scene, and as part of the rollout, esports organization TSM has teamed up with Crunchyroll to make clothing and gaming accessories. “The world of My Hero Academia feels very fitting in how it parallels …Read more »
It’s being reported by the Japanese news outlet Mainichi Shimbun that Kadokawa chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, whom police believe illegally bribed an ex-member of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics organizing committee, plans to put in his resignation. The Mainichi Shimbun said it got this information from …Read more »
The second season of Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! debuts in Japan on October 8. With the countdown going, Kadokawa shared both a preview of the first episode and the opening theme song sans credits. Here is the preview. Here is the opening theme song. …Read more »
The second half of the SPY×FAMILY anime came out over the weekend. The anime has been getting a lot of promotion leading up to the debut, but even now that it’s out, promotion continues on. TOHO animation is sharing the ending sequence without credits so …Read more »
The newest entry into the massive Detective Conan franchise is the TV anime Detective Conan: Hannin no Hanzawa-san (translated as Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa). The anime will make its debut in Japan on October 3, and a day later it will launch globally on …Read more »
We all knew it was only a matter of time. With SPY x FAMILY coming out with more episodes of the anime and the franchise exploding in popularity, a SPY x FAMILY stage musical has been announced. It’s set to premiere in March 2023, with …Read more »
The new anime series Urusei Yatsura has just dropped its second full promotional video. In it we learn that the opening theme song is called “AIUE” (“A-B-C-D”) and the ending theme song is “Tokyo Shandy Rendezvous.” Both of these are performed by MAISONdes. Minami and …Read more »
Some changes have been made to the Sailor Moon Museum exhibit, which is located at the Roppongi Museum in Tokyo. The museum exhibit has phases (referred to as “volumes”). The first volume concentrated on the first two story arcs. The exhibit has moved into the …Read more »
As part of AX Cinema Nights, A Silent Voice is returning to theaters on October 12, available both dubbed and subbed. Lexi Marman Cowden, a professional actress who plays Shoko in the English dub, is deaf like her character. She spoke to Otaku USA about …Read more »
The premiere of the SPY x FAMILY anime’s second cour is only days away, and that means all kinds of promotions are rolling out for the fan-favorite series. TOHO animation put out the opening theme song animation as a sneak peek, but that’s not all. …Read more »
Fans of the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise are about to be treated to the new anime shorts series Uma Yuru. Mark your calendars for October 16, because the first three episodes will be released at 9:00 p.m. JST on the franchise’s YouTube page. After …Read more »
“Usotoki” is a Japanese word that refers to lying, and Kanoko, the lead in Usotoki Rhetoric, has a unique skill: she can tell when people speak lies. It’s made her a freak and outsider where she lives, because, well, people who lie don’t like being …Read more »
INU-OH, the surreal and musically-inspired new anime movie by Masaaki Yuasa, mixes a historical setting with sometimes-modern music. After speaking with singer and lead voice-over actor Avu-chan, Otaku USA was able to speak with the film’s composer, Otomo Yoshihide. Yoshihide talked about using classical instruments, …Read more »
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