What do you get when you mix ‘80s city pop, ‘80s-’90s anime, and disco beats? That my friend is sweet, sweet Future Funk. You may have heard Future Funk after clicking on a music video on YouTube with an anime girl as the cover, or …Read more »
Tsukumo Sana of the hololive English -Council- group is calling it quits. She’ll be graduating (in other words, retiring) at the end of the month. Cover Corp put out statements in both English and Japanese, saying they regret to inform us of this news. The …Read more »
Taiko Sasaki is famous for being in the Johnnys’ Jr. idol group 7 MEN Samurai, but his life is not all glitz and glamour. Police just arrested a 17-year-old high school student for allegedly stalking him while holding a box cutter. According to police, she …Read more »
Yurika (a.k.a. Yurina Hase and Yurika Ochiai) is going through some tough times and could use help. The former voice actress and singer is in financial trouble—apparently because of health issues—and is in danger of losing her home. She is especially worried about her beloved …Read more »
What is anime without its signature opening and closing songs? If you’ve seen any type of anime you are surely familiar with the curated songs for each season or arc. Bands that create songs alongside animation studios become well known across the fandom. I’m sure …Read more »
We’re sending good vibes in the direction of Maon Kurosaki today, because the singer recently collapsed during a live-streaming concert. The incident took place in the middle of her concert on September 18, and Kurosaki was quickly taken to the hospital for emergency surgery after …Read more »
The Tokyo Olympics have officially concluded, and the Paralympics are set to begin on August 24. While Japan didn’t get as much otaku-related tourism as it wanted, there were still quite a few otaku moments, like the video game music of the opening ceremony and …Read more »
The Japanese band ALI has revealed that it’s going on an indefinite hiatus. This comes after drummer Kahadio was arrested and indicted for fraud. Police describe a scenario where Kahadio scammed an elderly woman, telling her that if she gave some of her money to …Read more »
When we think of the alternate forms of Hatsune Miku, digital diva and multimedia star, we tend to think of her cuter forms. There’s Snow Miku, celebrated annually in Hokkaido. There’s Sakura Miku, who celebrates the beauty of spring in Japan. But what about the …Read more »
Kahadio from the band ALI seems to be in more legal hot water. The drummer was arrested in early April over what was eventually revealed as fraud charges. This scandal caused the entire band to lose having their song as the opening theme song for …Read more »
Actress Megumi Hayashibara is putting on a virtual concert as her Slayers character Lina Inverse. Called the Lina Inverse 3D Concert, it will stream on XWorld VR Chat on May 7, and it costs about $30 to attend. The next day it will stream on …Read more »
The original soundtrack for Jujutsu Kaisen is scheduled to be released in Japan on April 21. And thanks to Scottish company Anime Limited, the soundtrack will also become available in North America, Europe and Oceania the same day. The 60 tracks will initially be available …Read more »
Last week Idoly Pride released a music video of the characters singing “Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari” (translated as “A Story That Begins With Goodbye”). Two days ago they released another music video, this time with a song called “Pray for you.” The song is from …Read more »
The Japanese company Hiroro Inc. is involved in the entertainment world, including putting on events for singers. The president of the company, known as @itaru9Z online, recently announced, “It’s been decided that an employee’s favorite idol will graduate, so the company has added a congratulation …Read more »
The winners of this year’s Person of Cultural Merit award, given out by the Japanese government, have been announced. Among them is Shigeaki Saegusa, who composed music for Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. As Anime News …Read more »
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