A date is officially in place for the live-action Alice in Borderland season 3, which previously announced plans for a 2025 premiere. Now Netflix has locked the third season in for a September 25 debut, as revealed in the new trailer below. Alice in Borderland …Read more »
Adapting manga and anime into stage plays is a popular pastime in Japan, and Tokyo Revengers’ fifth stage play, titled Tokyo Revengers ―The LAST LEAP―, is scheduled to begin in Osaka on June 26. However, a fire somehow broke out while items for the play …Read more »
Wataru Momose’s Romantic Killer manga previously came to life in an anime adaptation, and now it’s getting the live-action treatment. A theatrical film was announced for the series, with a release date locked in for December 12. In the meantime, the official website and X …Read more »
Have you had a chance to check out the video reveal of Tony Tony Chopper for Netflix’s live-action One Piece? Fans around the world are sharing their thoughts, and it seems as if it’s been mostly positive in Japan. You know who else spoke up? …Read more »
Fuji TV has been struggling since it was caught up in a sexual assault scandal. As a refresher, Fuji TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was once part of the band SMAP, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman who also worked there. Allegedly there were …Read more »
There is sad news coming out of Japan with the word that actor Mizuki Itagaki, who acted in a number of live-action movies based on manga, has passed away. He was only 24 at the time of his death, and would have turned 25 this …Read more »
On April 2 President Trump imposed tariffs on goods coming into America, including a 24% tariff on Japanese goods. Things coming in from other countries will have a baseline of 10%, but countries President Trump called the “worst offenders” — including Japan — have much …Read more »
It was originally revealed in 2023 that The Legend of Zelda is getting a live-action Hollywood movie, with creator Shigeru Miyamoto serving as a co-producer. We’ve gotten our first real details since then: as of now, the movie is scheduled to hit the big screen …Read more »
Deadline exclusively revealed that a live-action TV adaptation of the manga Claymore is being developed. CBS Studios and Propagate Content are working with actor and producer Masi Oka, as well as with original publisher Shueisha. Shueisha and Oka are executive producing, along with Propagate Content …Read more »
A new season of the live-action adaptation of Gannibal will be here in just under a month, on March 19. The actors from season one are reprising their roles, and new cast members for the second season were announced. A number of these actors have …Read more »
Last month Otaku USA brought the news that the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live play is doing a North American tour! And now even more people will be able to check it out, because three additional performances have been listed. The performances will …Read more »
Fuji TV continues to be in hot water from the sexual assault scandal that’s rocked it. Otaku USA readers might recall that in December 2024, Japanese magazine Weekly Bunshun reported that Masahiro Nakai from the boy band SMAP — who was a TV host on …Read more »
The Bakugan franchise includes toys, anime, and games, and soon it’s also going to include a live-action feature Hollywood film. Spin Master Entertainment is collaborating with filmmaker Brad Peyton and Lindsay Harbert for the project. Peyton has experience with both movies and TV shows. He …Read more »
The live-action movie version of My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 just dropped a trailer with the theme song “Now Loading” by Macaroni Enpitsu. My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 Trailer This poster was also released. It’s scheduled to hit Japanese theaters on …Read more »
Solo Leveling is a huge international franchise that includes novels, comics and an anime, and it’s about to get even bigger. Its live-action drama adaptation is in development, according to its Korean publisher, Kakao Entertainment. Kakao Entertainment’s media division is engaged with developing, writing, and …Read more »
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