The Japanese arm of the McDonald’s franchise is known for involving itself with otaku interests, like teaming up with Demon Slayer or releasing Gundam Char Hamburgers. Meanwhile, McDonald’s in the U.S. is more likely to team up with something like Disney. But it seems someone …Read more »
Virtual Bishojo Nem, a Japanese VTuber, and Mila, a Swiss VTuber anthropologist also known as Liudmila Bredikhina, have teamed up on a survey about harassment in virtual reality. The NPO Virtual Rights group in Japan is also attached as an official supporter. The survey is …Read more »
It was twenty years ago that fan favorite anime Princess Tutu was released in Japan. Members of the Japanese cast and crew are heading to the BLUES ALLEY Japan restaurant in Tokyo to mark the occasion with a Gold Crown Town Radio talk show event …Read more »
BLITZ, which has been published by Shonen Jump, becomes available in America this month through ABLAZE Comics. The chess-themed series is written by Cédric Biscay and Harumo Sanazaki and illustrated by Daitaro Nishihara, with chess grandmaster and World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov also involved. Biscay …Read more »
Bleach fans are eagerly awaiting the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime, which will adapt volumes 55-74 from the manga and conclude the story. Some people in Tokyo will be lucky enough to get a sneak peek on September 11, and about a month later some …Read more »
School marching bands are known for playing music from movies, so why not play music from an anime movie? This past weekend One Piece Film Red and Luffy made their mark with the University of Southern California’s marching band performance at the USC Trojans against …Read more »
Along with making movies, Hayao Miyazaki likes to help out the planet with his environmentalism work. His latest endeavor in that arena is an expansive preservation project for Sayama Hills in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, a.k.a. “Totoro’s Forest.” Miyazaki has previously said, “If we didn’t live …Read more »
Shueisha is a major publisher in Japan that publishes many a bestselling manga series. But they also publish other things, like light novels, and they just launched a new imprint within an imprint. Their Dash X Bunko imprint publishes light novels, and now there is …Read more »
Yui and Hiyori are two girls down on their luck. Hiyori, the younger one, lost her parents in a crash and has become mute. Yui is a runaway who couldn’t stand living with her cruel father anymore. They get unofficially adopted by an elderly woman …Read more »
Mathew Klickstein calls himself a Multi-Platform Storyteller, and his newest book, See You At San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture, is being released on September 6 by Fantagraphics. The 500-page book has all sorts of information and …Read more »
Yakuri Kyоshitsu is the pseudonym for a specific group of science writers who have been consultants for the Dr. STONE manga, starting with volume 10. They also have a nonfiction series of their own called Arienai Rika (translated as Impossible Science). But for some reason …Read more »
Manga piracy is a major issue. For instance, between January-October 2021, piracy in Japan caused manga creators and publishers to lose 800 billion yen (about $6.92 billion), which is more than the creators and publishers legally made during that time. Manga publishers are responding in …Read more »
Virtual YouTubers, or VTubers, are treated like they’re real people. They get their own names, biographies, and can get even get in trouble. But while this happens in the world of make-believe, a court in Japan just sided with a VTuber in a lawsuit. The …Read more »
Misako Aoki loves lolita and kawaii fashions. In addition to being a professional nurse, she’s a professional in the world of kawaii . . . as the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Kawaii Ambassador! Aoki keeps up a YouTube channel showing all sorts of cute things, including …Read more »
The Hunter x Hunter manga has experienced a number of hiatuses because creator Yoshihiro Togashi is dealing with health issues. Togashi, who is also the creator of Yu Yu Hakusho, has turned to Twitter to give updates both on his health and his manga. The …Read more »
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