Athletes taking part in the Tokyo Olympics triathlon were treated to the view of the huge RX-0 Unicorn Gundam as they cycled. Japan’s hopes for tourism during the Olympics has been quashed with COVID, but they did incidentally get a big plug for future tourists …Read more »
Things are really different at this year’s Olympics because of COVID, but it appears the Tokyo Olympics might have been even more different if the pandemic hadn’t begun. And by that I mean different in a good way and very exciting for otaku. Anime News …Read more »
Last year the wedding market was introduced to something new: One Piece themed wedding dresses. This is thanks to a wedding company called Placole, and they just released four more inspired wedding dresses. Here is the wedding dress inspired by Boa Hancock. Here is the …Read more »
The Tokyo Olympics have officially started, and if you caught the opening ceremony, you might have thought the music sounded familiar. During the Parade of Nations a medley of music from Japanese video games was played. Here’s what you heard: “ Overture: Loto’s Theme” …Read more »
Slowpoke is staying busy as the Pokémon ambassador for Kagawa Prefecture! Previously Slowpoke graced its image on mail boxes and mail trucks in the area, and from July 2 until August 31 there is going to be a special Slowpoke bus! The bus only goes …Read more »
If you want to keep your love for all things Evangelion relegated to places where the sun don’t shine, a new line of goods from COSPA has something just for you. Included in the line is a pair of A.T. Field boxers, which are available …Read more »
Osaka’s Universal Studios Japan is showing its love for the Demon Slayer franchise by getting several Demon Slayer attractions. “Demon Slayer XR Ride” is described as a virtual reality roller coaster, and it will be around from September 17 to February 13. People will get …Read more »
The company Cocode has come up with a new way to show your love of Sanrio. They’ve released five T-shirts themed after My Melody, Cinnamoroll, Kuromi, Pompompurin, and Pochacco. (What, no Hello Kitty?) In addition to the shirts already being themed after each character, they …Read more »
Virtual YouTuber Minato Aqua isn’t quite three-years-old, but she’s already an ambassador for the Yokosuka Sea Anime Carnival event and has had a horse race named after her. In fact, the two things are connected. The Yokosuka Sea Anime Carnival event is still to come, …Read more »
Yomiuriland, which is located not too far from Tokyo, is launching Pokémon Wonder on July 17. You get to ramble through 48,438 square feet of woods and tall grass looking for the more than 50 different Pokémon that are hidden in the area. And unlike …Read more »
Fans of Makoto Shinkai’s anime movie The Garden of Words ought to check out (or check into) the Hotel New Otani in Tokyo. Starting in June and lasting until July 21, the hotel is offering a Garden of Words theme. Your hotel room will be …Read more »
There are lots of plushies and pillows starring anime and manga characters, but the new Yamper pillow is unusual because it only consists of the Pokémon’s rear end. Titled Otsukare-sama Everybody Nap Time Cushion-Yamper’s Butt, the pillow has two arm holes on the sides so …Read more »
Skymark Airlines has unveiled its Pikachu Jet, which will be flying in the skies for the next five years. It took its first flight earlier this week and is part of the Flying Pikachu tourism project. The plane has numerous gigantic Pikachus illustrated on its …Read more »
Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura is a theme park in Japan that recreates the customs and culture of the Edo period, and it’s getting ready to do the same for the One Piece series’ Wano Country. Time Travel Adventure 2021 is a special summer vacation event …Read more »
A number of popular otaku franchises have gotten stage adaptations, and it’s finally Ouran High School Host Club’s turn. A teaser video has been released that’s reminiscent of the anime, but when the characters are revealed, they’re all real people instead of 2D.
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