Before Spirited Away , before Princess Mononoke , before Ponyo , Hayao Miyazaki co-wrote and directed the 1979 film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro . Decades later, the film is still an anime classic, and next month it will be playing in special theaters …Read more »
All parents have times when their kids drive them crazy, but for Usagi, she has a special case. Her daughter, a pink-haired princess called Chibiusa, shows up and points a gun at Usagi. The little girl is then more or less adopted by Usagi’s mother, …Read more »
It’s 2017, so that means it’s time to celebrate Lupin III, who has been stealing both valuable objects — and the hearts of audience members — for half a century. Along with celebrating the 50th anniversary of the character’s creation, the latest anime series, LUPIN …Read more »
Asahi is a young girl who has a sheltered, easygoing life until she is sucked into a pond and taken to another world. This new world is a fantasy version of the Kofun period. She’s found by a boy around her age named Subaru who …Read more »
The Sakamaki brothers are back for Diabolik Lovers II: More, Blood . Yui, a human girl living with six sadistic but handsome vampire brothers, starts this season much the same way she was at the end of the last season. She’s still timid and unassertive, …Read more »
With Sailor Moon S , it’s a new season and a new story arc in the beloved anime series. While Usagi is still whining about how badly she’s doing in school, Rei is having apocalyptic visions of the future. Who is their newest enemy? Again …Read more »
There’s something strange about Tomie. Everyone knows she’s beautiful, but no one knows what she is. Usually she appears as a young woman, but she can also take the form of a child or even a baby. As a young woman, she captivates all the …Read more »
Does adorably designed food in manga and anime make you go squee? Do you need something to eat while you’re pounding the pavement playing Pokémon Go? Do you enjoy whipping up your own food? Then The Pokémon Cookbook is probably for you. Written by nutritionist …Read more »
The original Attack on Titan manga has spawned an enormous franchise, from spinoff manga to an anime to films to an attraction at Universal Studios Japan. Now there’s something new for the millions of AoT fans whose appetite for the title might be as insatiable …Read more »
Sailor Moon is an iconic franchise to the point that it’s become a household name, and it’s been getting increased attention lately in part thanks to VIZ’s new and more accurate dub. But the franchise also got a reboot in the form of Sailor Moon …Read more »
In the anime pantheon, not many people can reach the level of Hayao Miyazaki. Castle in the Sky is one of his iconic classics, and while it hasn’t reached the degree of recognition in the west as his titles Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke , …Read more »
It’s not unusual to see shrine maidens in manga, but Kuma Miko has a special kind of shrine maiden: one who hangs out with a talking bear. In fact, all the bears in 14-year-old Machi’s rural village are able to talk. They trace this back …Read more »
A lot of people know what it’s like to feel invisible, and they usually don’t like it. Tetsuya Kuroko feels invisible all the time and he’s fine with it—it helps him play a mean game of basketball. The new high school students are signing up …Read more »
Yona is the princess of the kingdom of Kohka, the only child of the king. While her mother died from traitors and danger is always near for royalty, Yona starts out mostly oblivious to any threat, and instead frets about how to tell her cousin …Read more »
Shirotani’s boss is almost killed by a driver not paying attention to the road, and Shirotani is racked with guilt for not pushing his boss out of the way in time. However, a young man riding a bike does swoop in and save the boss, …Read more »
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