November is coming to an end. Tomorrow, the holiday season begins in earnest, and we make our way to the end of 2022. But this week, the Internet is focusing on one thing: their Spotify Wrapped results. The viral marketing campaign takes note of which …Read more »
Singer-songwriter Kiro Akiyama is in trouble for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. The musician, who is 26, was arrested on November 23. The incident is said to have taken place in the Shibuya Ward in Tokyo. According to The Mainichi Shimbun, a major Japanese news outlet, …Read more »
Every week gets better and better this anime season. Us anime fans have been spoiled with a fully loaded fall schedule, featuring highly revered series, reboots, and returning seasons of fan favorites. Of course, no great anime would be complete without a great theme song …Read more »
One of the big events at Anime Frontier 2022 was a planned concert featuring Yoko Takahashi, best known for singing the iconic Neon Genesis Evangelion theme song, “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis.” Unfortunately—due to visa issues outside of both the performer’s and the convention’s control—Takahashi will …Read more »
If you’re a fan of Adam Young’s music project Owl City, you’re probably very familiar with his unique lyrical stylings. The same man who sings about hopes, dreams, faith, and friendship also did a song about how Christmas shopping is hard. And another about how …Read more »
Last month we reported on the arrest of Hidekazu Tanaka, the composer known for shows like Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! and more, who allegedly attempted to sexually assault a teenage girl. While it’s not cited as such, in further fallout from the incident, sales …Read more »
J-pop anison idol group i☆Ris—current members of which include Saki Yamakita, Yu Serizawa, Himika Akaneya, Yūki Wakai and Miyu Kubota—is about to make the leap to anime. As revealed during the group’s 10th anniversary live show, i☆Ris 10th Anniversary Live～a Live～, an anime film is …Read more »
Bleach is back with Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, and composer Shiro SAGISU couldn’t be happier to return to what he calls his life’s work. SAGISU has written the music for dozens of anime—everything from Evangelion to Berserk—and with the relaunch of Bleach, he spoke to …Read more »
The very first International Anime Music Festival will make its debut this February 6, beginning in Vancouver, Canada. After that, it will go to 36 other avenues across North America, including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, Kansas City, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Mexico City and more. And …Read more »
Hidekazu Tanaka, a 35-year-old composer known for working on everything from the IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls soundtrack to the opening song “Ichigo Ichie Celebration” for Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!’s second season, has been arrested. Police believe he attempted to sexually assault a teenage girl. His …Read more »
Rock band FLOW has a virtual reality concert on the way in celebration of the Code Geass series, and Gugenka recently shared a teaser video with Anime News Network. In addition to showing a sample of the band’s virtual avatars, the video goes behind the …Read more »
DAM, the industry leader for karaoke boxes installed in parlors throughout Japan, revealed its rankings for songs from the summer 2022 anime season. A certain vampiric series topped the list with entries featuring both its opening and ending themes, and the rest is an eclectic …Read more »
The opening theme song animation for SPY x FAMILY Cour 2 was revealed a couple days before the premiere, and it was just as delightful as we had hoped it would be. Now, with the next part of the adaptation underway, we can look forward …Read more »
We all knew it was only a matter of time. With SPY x FAMILY coming out with more episodes of the anime and the franchise exploding in popularity, a SPY x FAMILY stage musical has been announced. It’s set to premiere in March 2023, with …Read more »
INU-OH, the surreal and musically-inspired new anime movie by Masaaki Yuasa, mixes a historical setting with sometimes-modern music. After speaking with singer and lead voice-over actor Avu-chan, Otaku USA was able to speak with the film’s composer, Otomo Yoshihide. Yoshihide talked about using classical instruments, …Read more »
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