There are tons of videos on YouTube of people playing video games, but have you watched one where the person who’s playing the game also created the characters? Negi Haruba, the creator of The Quintessential Quintuplets manga, has been uploading videos of himself playing the …Read more »
Arcades were once a booming business, and that was particularly true in Akihabara, Tokyo. However, the last two summers have each seen an announcement of a major arcade in the area being shut down. In summer 2020, it was Sega Akihabara Building 2. In summer …Read more »
Kenichi Sonoda is the mangaka behind Gunsmith Cats and Riding Bean, and he’s also worked on anime such as Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force – Eternal Story, and Scramble Wars as a character designer. This weekend he’s going to the doujinshi convention Comiket, and one of …Read more »
The grand opening of Studio Ghibli Park is only a few months away, and it promises to have delicious foods themed after Ghibli movies. Well, they might be interested in hiring a person who goes by Manna-Tanuki online (the Twitter handle is @maaco414). This chef …Read more »
The live-action adaptation of My Broken Mariko by Waka Hirako is being released in Japanese theaters on September 30. Ahead of that, a minute and a half long trailer has been unveiled. For those familiar with the story, you can see that it flashes back …Read more »
Virtual idol Hatsune Miku has already been in the café business with her limited-time Sakura Miku café at Animate Café in Akihabara and Osaka. Now she’s back with a new café, and you don’t have to live in Akihabara or Osaka to access it. However, …Read more »
At about the same time Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was announced, it was revealed that another Japanese video game property would become a Hollywood movie (and it even has a Sonic the Hedgehog connection). Pac-Man, the iconic always-hungry arcade game, is getting a live-action movie. …Read more »
The anime movie One Piece Film: Red nabbed the top spot in the Japanese box office over the weekend. People bought 1.58 million tickets to see it, raking in 2.254 billion yen (approximately $16.7 million). This is impressive for its opening weekend, especially when you …Read more »
The Town of Pigs is the first manga title of horror icon Hideshi Hino’s work to be published in English in more than ten years. Hino is a top horror mangaka in Japan, and it’s easy to see why: his work is unsettling, moody, and …Read more »
2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the Sailor Moon anime, and with the anniversary of a big franchise like this, there’s going to be a lot of merchandise. The latest is the “Sailor Moon Eternal Premium Frame Stamp Set,” which comes in two versions. In …Read more »
Pokémon GO has fans looking all over the place for Pokémon, and between now and September 5, there’s a place where feline Pokémon are going to show up more than usual in the game. I’m talking about the area around the Cross Shinjuku Vision monitor …Read more »
Yowamushi Pedal started out as a manga series that’s turned into a major franchise, and fans have a reason to be excited. That’s because Yowamushi Pedal Limit Break, the fifth season of the anime adaptation, will be released October 9. Sometimes these details are revealed …Read more »
Last year (almost to the date), Sony’s Funimation Global Group acquired Crunchyroll, and the company continues to grow. It was revealed yesterday that Crunchyroll bought Right Stuf, a popular anime retailer that formed in 1987. It’s supposed to be an extension of Crunchyroll’s eCommerce service. …Read more »
If the Naruto cat toys made you want to get more cute Naruto merchandise, then check out these Kokeshi dolls shaped like Naruto and Sasuke. Nippon.com explains the history of kokeshi dolls: “Kokeshi, produced in many hot spring towns of the Tōhoku region, originated in …Read more »
If you’ve been waiting for the English dub of The Devil Is a Part-Timer!!, then today is your day! August 4 marks Crunchyroll’s first day streaming it, and the streaming service also announced the dub cast. The dub cast consists of both new actors and …Read more »
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