Hatsune Miku has teamed up with a lot of companies and groups, so why not team up with McDonald’s, the restaurant chain that keeps showing its love for otaku interests? A few days ago, McDonald’s Japan shared an image on social media that was clearly …Read more »
Otaku USA readers might recall the One Piece Fitness BragMen gym, a One Piece-themed gym that opened in Shibuya in 2023. They have themed classes like Haki Projector Combat, Pirate Pilates, Marine Yoga, and Alabasta Belly Dance. And now that the facility is celebrating its …Read more »
Valentine’s Day is 10 days away, and couples who are Ghibli fans can find a great date spot at Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory. Tokyo’s Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory is a bakery dedicated to Ghibli, and it’s made a special Jiji and Lily dessert just for …Read more »
Ghibli Park is getting a new exhibit, and this one is quite personal to Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki: it’s the Citroën 2CV car he’s used for most of his adult life. Miyazaki got the car decades ago as a way to get his baby from …Read more »
Kids Valley is a Japanese nonprofit that caters to both kids (as the title suggests) and senior citizens, finding community spaces for them. It opened the Shangri-La maid café Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, where all the maids are senior citizens. To be precise, the maids must …Read more »
Japan Airlines (aka JAL) has teamed up with Universal Studios Japan to show off some of the amusement park’s iconic characters, like Mario and Donkey Kong! The JAL x Universal Studios Japan Jet 2, which will be around through June 2026, displays characters from the …Read more »
The Sailor Moon play titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live is receiving more overseas performances, including multiple ones in North America! Texas is especially getting a lot of performances. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live is also going to England, where from …Read more »
A lot of otaku are also interested in Japan in general, which can include visiting Japan or even living there. But where’s the best prefecture to live in the county if you’re not a native? A new study decided to find an answer. For the …Read more »
Haruna Kojima, who was a member of the massive idol group AKB48 from 2005 to 2017, recently had some drama unfold while she was stumping for her new photo album, Kamoshirenai. She had a launch event at the Shibuya Tsutaya building in Tokyo, and that …Read more »
Expo 2025 Osaka world’s fair, to be located on Yumeshima Island, begins on April 13, 2025, and it will include the full-size RX-78F00/E Gundam. But you don’t have to wait until April to get a peek at the latest full-size Gundam in Japan, and the …Read more »
Tokyo’s Science Museum has some serious otaku credentials with its current Gundam Next Future Science Exhibit. It put out an official statement on social media: [Announcement] “GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE SCIENCE Exhibition ~For a prosperous future life~” will be held at the Science Museum from Thursday, …Read more »
A story out of Yokohama shows that not only is anime entertaining, it can potentially teach helpful life hacks and save the day! It all started on the night of September 16. Karin Ryo, a 23-year-old office worker, was at a convenience store shopping when …Read more »
Limited-time themed cafés are a popular thing in Japan, as are maid cafés or host or hostess clubs, where you’ll be served and coddled and listened to. The Batou Cafe Omokenashi is not that type of café. It’s a café customers go to if they …Read more »
Maybe manga artist Yusuke Murata takes inspiration from his son, Keisuke, when drawing One-Punch Man. Keisuke may only be in high school, but he already looks as if he could take someone out with one punch. That’s because the younger Murata just got second place …Read more »
When police need help, who do they turn to? Well, the police in Ibaraki have tapped an Ingram from Patlabor the Mobile Police. This video of the mecha was shared online, along with this note from police headquarters: “‘Ibaraki Prefectural Police x Mobile Police Patlabor’ …Read more »
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