Pioneering horror manga author Kazuo Umezu is taking a big step at age 77 and directing a horror movie, Mother , that’s set to come out in September. Shochiku, the film’s distributor, released a short teaser for the movie last week, and it looks… about …Read more »
Daisuke Ono is a Japanese voice actor known for his roles in countless anime series, video games and more, including Erwin in Attack on Titan , Susumu Kodai in Space Battleship Yamato 2199 , and most recently Jotaro Kujo in the currently airing Jojo’s Bizarre …Read more »
In a shocking turn of events, Devolver Digital, publisher of video games like Hotline Miami , Broforce , and Luftrausers , announced via press release that it will be releasing an English-language remake of fan-favorite pigeon dating sim Hatoful Boyfriend this summer. The mind reels. …Read more »
An arcade might not strike you as the most romantic place to get married. They’re usually dark, smoky, and probably pretty cramped. But Game Center Mikado, an arcade located in Shinjuku’s storied Takadanobaba neighborhood, is looking to change that perception by offering their establishment for …Read more »
Hello Kitty’s already conquered the world. She’s on airplanes, high-class jewelry and Stratocaster guitars. She was named ambassador of Japanese tourism to China and Hong-Kong in 2008. Heck, she was even in a Super Robot Wars… April Fools’ Day joke . And now, to celebrate …Read more »
Bishoujo (“beautiful girl”) is a word that means many things to many people, particularly when taken in the context of anime and manga. An art exhibition opening in Japan next month is looking to break Bishoujo out of its box, look at it from every …Read more »
Sad news for fans of Sony’s Playstation Portable console: the electronics manufacturer is ending new shipments of the PSP this month, and wants you to trade the one you already own in and buy a Vita, ASAP. Sony already ended shipments of new PSP consoles …Read more »
About a year ago, we reported on the somewhat baffling collaboration between Evangelion 3.0 and… Schick razors? Yes, we all recoiled in horror at the sight of Shinji’s dad with a beaming smile and no facial hair, but now there’s a new threat in 2014: …Read more »
Famous anime film director Hayao Miyazaki made waves last year when he announced his retirement from directing, leading many to speculate when he would crack and return to the director’s chair. So far he’s kept to his word, working on a variety of personal projects, …Read more »
Gundam Unicorn ’s 7th and final episode came out a few weeks ago, which means Bandai’s kicking the marketing machine into high gear with a 90 second promo for the next big thing aimed at old-school Universal Century Gundam purists -- the anime adaptation of …Read more »
About a year ago, Shin Megami Tensei and Etrian Odyssey developer Atlus faced something of a predicament when their parent company, Index Corporation, filed for bankruptcy and had its stock delisted. Atlus survived the implosion and was eventually acquired by Sega, but Index Corporation’s founders …Read more »
The World Cup is right around the corner, and Adidas is supporting Team Japan with a Pokemon -themed replica jersey. These jerseys are just one part of a massive Adidas marketing effort going by the name “Enjin Project”. An enjin, you see, is the Japanese …Read more »
About a year ago, we reported a story about One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda going on temporary hiatus due to a case of peritonsillar abscess, a common complication of tonsillitis. Now he’s going to just have his tonsils removed and be done with it. That …Read more »
A few weeks ago we covered the new Gundam sneakers , a collaboration between Reebok and Sunrise that combined two of the most iconic designs in giant robot-dom with the now 20-year old Insta Pump Fury sneaker design. But what if you don’t like Gundam …Read more »
Puzzle & Dragons . You may have heard of it. Little game for your phone, combines the color match puzzling of Bejeweled with the monster collecting of Pokemon, reportedly the highest grossing app in the world on iOS and Android, making something like 3 million …Read more »
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