The First Slam Dunk film will be debuting in Japanese theaters on December 3. As a unique form of advertising, creator Takehiko Inoue’s hometown is putting up an exhibition of his work. This is meant to help promote the movie, and probably is also a …Read more »
Shiro Sagisu has composed music for a number of anime, including Berserk, Bleach, Neon Genesis Evangelion and more. But right now he’s in the news because he’s been tapped to direct a concert for the music of the Genshin Impact game. The event, called “Genshin …Read more »
The RPG NieR:Automata is receiving an anime called NieR:Automata Ver1.1a that will come out this January. A specific date within January has not yet been revealed. The Aniplex Online Fest 2022 event over the weekend shared two character videos as a sneak peek for fans. …Read more »
During the Aniplex Online Fest 2022 event over the weekend, a new trailer dropped for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, the upcoming anime that will go over the remainder of the Bleach manga. The subtitled trailer is just over half a minute, and you can hear …Read more »
Just so we’re all on the same page, the upcoming anime Sokyu no Fafner Behind the Line occurs after the events of the movie Sokyu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor: Heaven and Earth but prior to the events in the series Fafner EXODUS. A special event …Read more »
My Happy Marriage stars a heroine who is anything but happy. Miyo, in true Cinderella fashion, lives with her abusive stepmother and stepsister, and a father who doesn’t care about her. In a land where some families pass down giftedness, Miyo is the member of …Read more »
Things that fall into the realm of otaku interests usually don’t show up on Fox News, but recently right-wing host Tucker Carlson took issue with a large-breasted individual he says is a teacher in Canada. Carlson said: “That teacher has recently started wearing enormous prosthetic …Read more »
If you’re a fan of the game The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, then odds are you’re interested in seeing the anime adaptation, The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki Northern War. The anime was originally announced in spring of 2021, with plans …Read more »
Chikae Ide, a mangaka specializing in the romance genre, is known in Japan as the queen of ladies’ comics. Her latest book and manga — both titled Poison Love — are about how she was scammed by a man pretending to be in love with …Read more »
GKIDS has licensed the heartfelt movie Goodbye, Don Glees! and just played it in American theaters. Atsuko Ishizuka, the movie’s writer and director, has been working at the prestigious anime studio Madhouse since 2004. Otaku USA spoke to her about her inspiration for this movie, …Read more »
Mob Psycho 100‘s third season, Mob Psycho 100 III, is debuting next month and receiving a SimulDub. However, it appears that Crunchyroll is replacing some of the dub actors last minute because of the actors’ interest in Crunchyroll having a conversation with the union Screen …Read more »
Are you counting down the days to the new (and final) season of Attack on Titan? The concluding season of an anime franchise this big is going to have big celebrations about it in Japan, and that includes the upcoming Attack on Titan Final Season …Read more »
The premiere of the highly anticipated Chainsaw Man anime adaptation is less than a month away. Shortly after releasing a trailer and info on the 12 ending themes and artists that go with each episode, more details came out for fans who prefer to watch …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s upcoming movie Suzume no Tojimari (translated as Suzume’s Door-Locking and known in English simply as Suzume) will be hitting Japanese theaters on November 11. Ahead of this, news about the music has been revealed. RADWIMPS, who has already worked with Shinkai on your …Read more »
Sometimes hotels in Japan will theme their rooms to otaku interests, like this Hello Kitty room or this Sasuke Uchiha room. But in Jimbocho, an area in Tokyo famous for its hundred-plus used bookstores, the Book Hotel Jimbocho has unveiled two Manga Art Rooms this …Read more »
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