Earlier this year voice actors J. Michael Tatum and Brandon McInnis started a GoFundMe page for veteran voice actor and director Mike McFarland after he had emergency brain surgery. Yesterday McInnis shared an update on how McFarland is doing, and unfortunately it’s not great news. …Read more »
Kadokawa, Crunchyroll, Qzil.la, and ARCH have announced that they’re all working together on a hand-drawn anime adaptation of video game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The anime, which will stream exclusively for Americans on Crunchyroll in 2026, is titled Sekiro: No Defeat. A trailer and visual …Read more »
Peach John is a Japanese company that makes women’s clothing, including lingerie. They’ve offered otaku-inspired lingerie in the past, including for Pokémon and One Piece Film: Red. Now they’ve made lingerie and a shirt for the first scroll in what’s considered the oldest example of …Read more »
Yesterday, August 17, was Black Cat Appreciation Day. The anime My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s (a.k.a. Assassin de Aru Ore no Status ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodagadecided in Japanese) decided to mark the occasion by sharing a special …Read more »
A partial skull chanced upon in Australia in 2019 has been declared a newly discovered, extinct species of whale and given the name Janjucetus dullardi. The specimen will help scientists better understand whale evolution — and it’s getting compared to Pokémon. Senior curator of vertebrate …Read more »
There is sad news as the public learns about the passing of actor Bill Flynn, who contributed his voice talents to multiple anime. He was born on September 9, 1938 and passed away on July 4 at 86. He also went by William Flynn. His …Read more »
Out of Japan’s many specialty cafés, maid cafés might be the best known. There are sometimes different takes on maid cafés, like this one that only hires women over 65, or this one that’s a virtual maid café. But a new twist is the Maid …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle is currently on the big screen in Japan and breaking records all the while. American fans have to wait until September 12 to see it in theaters — or at least that was the case until Crunchyroll made …Read more »
The upcoming anime movie Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc just dropped a trailer that lets us listen to part of the just-revealed ending theme song. The song is titled “JANE DOE” and performed by Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada. Chainsaw Man – The …Read more »
Japanese medical apparel company Classico describes itself as “a brand of stylish lab coats that are designed to uplift the spirits of the people who wear them.” It’s also apparently meant to uplift the spirits of the patients around the medical staff, as Classico has …Read more »
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has been keeping tabs on demographics since 1968, and this year’s survey shows that Japan’s population is decreasing while its foreign population is increasing. On January 1, 2025, there were 120,653,227 Japanese people living in Japan. Last year, …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle is one month away from hitting American theaters, where it will be offered both dubbed and subbed. Zach Aguilar (Tanjiro), Abby Trott (Nezuko), Aleks Le (Zenitsu), Bryce Papenbrook (Inosuke), Johnny Yong Bosch (Giyu Tomikoa) and Erika Harlacher (Shinobu …Read more »
The One Piece Lego sets have officially launched! This is something great for fans around the world, but probably no one is geeking out more than One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda. Netflix, home of the successful live-action One Piece adaptation, offered a video of Oda …Read more »
Anything related to Pokémon is sure to sell. McDonald’s is a popular chain in both America and Japan, and the Japanese franchise announced it would have a limited-time exclusive Pokémon Happy Meal. By limited time, I mean three days — August 9, August 10, and …Read more »
After some successful crowdfunding that began last November, three Haruhi Suzumiya music videos have been released. The first music video is titled “Invincible(ish) Happiness!” and dropped on July 28. It was composed by Satoru Kosaki, who did the background music for the anime adaptation of …Read more »
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