Some Pokémon cards can go for a lot of money. But how much might an individual Cheeto sell for? It turns out if it reminds people of Pokémon, it can sell for a lot! Case in point: the Cheetozard. This Flamin’ Hot Cheeto, which is …Read more »
The sexual assault scandal that hit Fuji TV continues to make international news, and women’s rights advocates in Japan are hoping this means some real change is happening. This all started after it was revealed that Fuji TV host (and former idol) Masahiro Nakai had …Read more »
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 »
Earlier this month, the Transformers line of toys, cartoons and more released a special video in Japan to mark the franchise’s 40th anniversary. Titled “We Are Not Alone,” the result is an impressive video full of stop-motion animation that has the Transformers figures coming to …Read more »
In a mix of live actors and familiar voice talent, the cast of the live-action My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 movie is in the spotlight in a new trailer. In addition to Mizuki Yamashita and Ryuta Sakuma as the IRL versions of Akane …Read more »
It’s been a little over seven years since author Yuumikan kicked off the BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. novel series, and now it’s officially come to an end. Yuumikan recently announced that the story reached its conclusion …Read more »
Mark your calendars, LiSA fans — the J-pop singer is having a 2025 North American tour! She’s doing this in collaboration with Crunchyroll, and the tour will consist of three stops. The first concert in her North American Another Great Day tour is in New …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 »
Shinji Aoba, who murdered people at Kyoto Animation in an arson attack, was given the death penalty in 2024, and he and his lawyers appealed the ruling. Aoba admitted that he had committed the crime, but his defense had tried to get him a lesser …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 »
Kouichirou Itou, an anime producer best-known for working on a number of Makoto Shinkai’s movies, is back in the news because of updates in his criminal trial. Itou was originally arrested in February 2024, almost a year ago, after authorities working on prostitution cases stumbled …Read more »
It seems that Western credit card companies are again affecting Japanese businesses. This time around it’s about Niconico, which also has a “mature illustration service” called Niconico Shunga. (The title references shunga, a traditional type of Japanese erotica that usually would take the form of …Read more »
What’s it like for young adults dating in Japan? Japanese matchmaking service O-net has been running an annual survey since 2016 to find out. The survey is specifically for people who are 20, because in Japan this age is customarily viewed as the beginning of …Read more »
There are some updates in the legal case involving publisher PCR Distributing and adult manga site nHentai. PCR Distributing alleges that nHentai has been pirating the publishers’ work and ignoring their demands to take it down. The adult site fought back, alleging that PCR Distributing …Read more »
Three more cast members have joined the ranks of live-action One Piece season 2 as of this morning. The latest additions include Sophia Anne Caruso as Baroque Works member Miss Goldenweek, Mark Penwill as Chess and Anton David Jeftha as K.M. all pictured below. Some …Read more »
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