Readers of this site are no strangers to anime-themed eyewear. We’ve previously seen frames based on series like Sword Art Online and K-On! (and even some Free! contact lenses). The latest addition to the trend is a pair of specs based on fan favorite Gintama …Read more »
Satisfaction. Mick Jagger couldn’t get it, but it appears readers of Akihabara-based website AniPota have, at least when it comes to last season’s anime lineup. “What was the most satisfying anime of winter 2016?” asked AniPota, and its pollees responded with a list that may …Read more »
Why are recent Japanese films so bad? That topic has been making the rounds on Japanese social media recently, largely due to a series of tweets by Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto music supervisor Yasuhiko Fukuda. Fukuda’s original tweet basically appealed for people who say …Read more »
As we’ve noted recently, the Pokemon franchise is now 20 years old, meaning those who grew up with Pikachu and pals on the schoolyard are now of hunk-loving , lingerie-wearing age. Japanese lingerie maker Peach John (the Victoria’s Secret of Japan, basically) is attempting to …Read more »
The Pokemon franchise turned 20 this year, and in the years since 1996, the amount of pocket monsters has increased from 151 to, as of this exact moment, 722. No better time, then, to create a list of Pokemon ’s top 20 hunks. No, not …Read more »
Emi Nitta, the voice actress who plays Honoka Kōsaka in Love Live! , has denied rumors she appeared in an adult video in 2008. The video is set for rerelease next week, and sales will no doubt be buoyed by the rumor, true or not, …Read more »
Kuroko’s Basketball is preparing to settle in for a extended occupation of Japanese movie theaters. The games will begin in 2016 with a series of three compilation films summarizing the events of the Kuroko’s anime series, which ran from 2009 to 2014. They’ll then go …Read more »
The 2015 Naruto stage play was a hit, it seems, because the crew is back for more headbanded ninja action this summer. The 2016 version of Live Spectacle Naruto , which stars largely the same cast as last year, will add character Rock Lee, who …Read more »
Japanese polling site Charapedia is getting inventive. For its 114th anime-and-manga-related poll, it’s asked its readers, “what two characters from totally unrelated shows have you always thought would make a good couple?” Or, in short, Charapedia has officially sanctioned some serious shipping. What characters did …Read more »
Osamu Tezuka: legendary creator of Astro Boy , Black Jack and Phoenix , father of the anime industry, and… spectral spokesman for a Japanese cult? Controversial religious organization Happy Science has published a new book entitled Osamu Tezuka’s Ghost , in which they purport to …Read more »
As someone who reports on anime-related stuff from Tokyo, I often have to downplay the idea of Japan-as-otaku-paradise. No, no, I explain sagely, Japan is no more geeky than America. Then, inevitably, a news story like this comes along and smashes that theory. Yahoo.jp reports …Read more »
The Hollywood adaptation of Death Note took one more step closer to becoming a reality today with the news that streaming site Netflix is in final negotiations to pick up the project. Netflix is looking to start shooting Death Note in June. Death Note will …Read more »
It’s been a while coming, but the Hunter x Hunter TV series is on its way to American screens thanks to Viz Media and Toonami, and they’ve just uploaded a preview of the English dub in anticipation of the show’s April 16 premiere. The full …Read more »
Bad news for Girls und Panzer die Kosplayers. Kami-Oka Elementary School, a real-life Meiji-period school used as a location in Girls und Panzer der Film , has banned cosplay on the premises following some bad behavior on the part of Girls und Panzer fans. The …Read more »
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