The manga Honey Lemon Soda by Mayu Murata is getting a live-action adaptation. Raul from the idol band Snow Man has been cast as Kai Miura, and Ai Yoshikawa has been cast as Uka Ishimori. Snow Man is also behind the movie’s theme song, “HELLO …Read more »
In addition to this season’s anime adaptation, Ken Wakui’s Tokyo Revengers manga is inspiring a live-action film that’s on the way to theaters in Japan. The feature was originally set for an October 9, 2020 opening, but like many big screen debuts it was delayed …Read more »
Despite all the challenges posed by a pandemic, Japanese pop culture (especially in the forms of anime and manga) have seen their sales numbers grow exponentially during quarantine. The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth put on a virtual panel to discuss this, and if you …Read more »
A Devil and Her Love Song is getting a live-action adaptation, thanks to Hulu in Japan. Consisting of eight episodes, it will debut this June. Idol and actress Nana Asakawa has been cast as protagonist Maria Kawai and Hiroki Iijima has been cast as Shin …Read more »
If you’ve ever been curious about how all these manga and anime-based stage plays and musicals turn out, you can get a taste in a video spotlighting the latest Black Butler musical. Based on the manga by Yana Toboso, Musical Black Butler – Secrets of …Read more »
What’s it like to zipline into the mouth of the world’s first life-size Godzilla? No, not the stuff of kaiju fans’ dreams—you can now do this at Nijigen no Mori. The Godzilla Experience – dubbed ‘Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji’ – opened at Nijigen no Mori on …Read more »
Unfortunate news is coming out of Japan with the announced passing of actress Mana Kinjo. The cause of death was given as an “illness,” but the exact illness was not specified. We do know that Kinjo was hospitalized in 2017, more than likely from the …Read more »
Netflix and Hulu both want to get involved with the success of manga series The Way of the Househusband. Not long after it was announced Netflix would be doing an anime adaptation, Hulu Japan announced they’re doing a live-action spinoff. Japan already has a live-action …Read more »
Amongst all of Netflix’s 2021 anime announcements, Godzilla: Singular Point is getting some serious attention. The title from Bones and Orange is currently keeping its secrets, but has revealed a few surprises. For one thing, more than character from the kaiju‘s franchise will be making an appearance… …Read more »
The Promised Neverland live action film is coming to Japanese cinemas in December. The movie will bring to life one of the most chilling psychological manga and anime in recent years. And we are extremely excited for it! Of course, as fans, we all have particular …Read more »
Yowamushi Pedal is set to pedal its way into Japanese theaters August 14 via a new live-action adaptation. The film, entitled simply Yowamushi Pedal, stars Ren Nagase as Sakamichi Onoda, Kentaro Ito as Shunsuke Imaizumi and Kanna Hashimoto as Miki Kanzaki. It’s directed by Koichiro …Read more »
Kingdom, the large-scale live-action adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara’s manga from last year, is getting a sequel. Like the first film, the sequel will be directed by Shinsuke Sato and feature a screenplay written in part by Kingdom creator Hara. Stars Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa and …Read more »
Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell has inspired anime films and series, novels, stage plays and even beers. Now it’s set to fuse the ancient and the ultra-modern with a play that combines virtual reality with Japan’s Noh theater. The play will take place August …Read more »
Now that’s a double whammy. Both upcoming Rurouni Kenshin Final Chapter films, the long-awaited sequels to the lauded original trilogy, have been delayed due to you-know-what. Originally set for a July and August release in Japan, they’re now set to come out in April and May …Read more »
Every year, Japan Cuts, the NYC film festival dedicated to the freshest slices of new Japanese cinema, makes me sad I don’t live in New York. This year, like many events around the world, Japan Cuts won’t be able to take place in its usual …Read more »
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