Those Ottawans know what’s up. The Ottawa International Animation Festival has awarded Masaaki Yuasa’s Night Is Short, Walk on Girl with its grand prize for feature films. Yuasa’s other 2017 film, Lu Over the Wall, was also nominated for the award, making it the first …Read more »
Excepting series with fantasy or sci-fi settings, etc., it’s fair to say the majority of anime is set in Japan and populated by Japanese characters. But every so often, these Japan-set anime throw a character from abroad into the mix. In the latest poll from …Read more »
Weekly Shonen Jump was feeling a bit less heroic than usual this week. That’s because it was missing My Hero Academia, which went on a one-week hiatus due to its author, Kohei Horikoshi, falling ill. This is not the first time Horikoshi has taken time …Read more »
The second season of Blood Blockade Battlefront, which is called Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond, premieres October 7. In anticipation, a new trailer for the series was posted by the series’ official Twitter account. The song featured in the video is “fake town baby” by …Read more »
Final Fanta-wheeeee! The other day, we reported Universal Studios Japan would be hosting a Final Fantasy-themed ride next year, but it hadn’t yet been announced what shape it would take. Today we’ve learned that the attraction, called Final Fantasy XR Ride, will be a roller …Read more »
Curious what the world of Fullmetal Alchemist will look like in live-action form? In anticipation of the film’s release, several behind-the-scenes and promotional stills, which show Ed, Alphonse and the whole gang, were revealed today. The live-action Fullmetal Alchemist, which debuts at the Tokyo International …Read more »
Namie Amuro, one of Japan’s most popular singers, will retire from show business next September, she announced today. “I, Namie Amuro, would like to take this opportunity to inform all of my fans of my decision to retire as of Sept. 16, 2018,” news service …Read more »
Move over, Akira—an Hollywood adaptation of a far more obscure (though no less 80s) Japanese property is on the way. Producers Roy Lee (It) and Scott Bernstein have teamed up to bring Kow Yokoyama’s mecha series Ma.K to the big screen. Even if you’ve never …Read more »
Every time you think the live-action Hollywood adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira is down for the count, it pops another capsule and jumps back on the bike. According to Deadline Hollywood, Akira is “revving back up,” and Taika Waititi, who directed Thor: Ragnarok, is in …Read more »
Want to get your hands on this ultra-detailed replica of Zodd from Kentaro Miura’s Berserk? Better start saving now. The piece, which allows you to display Zodd’s dead as a kind of trophy, is limited to 20 units, and will sell for ¥129,600—that’s $1,160 at …Read more »
Fans of Sailor Moon will remember the Silver Crystal, used by Queen Serenity to send the Sailor Senshi to earth. Now the Japanese market is getting a moisturizing face powder based on the Silver Crystal. Prepare to put some moon magic on your face! The …Read more »
You know that feeling when an anime really grosses you out… but you can’t stop watching? These Japanese fans sure do. They’ve taken to ranking site Goo to list anime’s most grotesque series and films, and here are the top 20: 20. Shiki 19. The …Read more »
Ranma 1/2, the gender-swapping martial arts comedy by Rumiko Takahashi, may be long-since finished, but the series’ popularity has never really abated in Japan. Case in point: these hip new Ranma 1/2 shirts and pouches made in collaboration retailer Village Vanguard. There are a total …Read more »
Universal Studios Japan continues to make itself a prime destination for the otaku crowd. The Osaka-based theme park has previously hosted attractions based on Neon Genesis Evangelion, Resident Evil and Attack on Titan, among others. Now for 2018, it’s adding the classic anime and video …Read more »
Matt Schley
