Japanese-American journalist Roland Kelts’s pioneering book Japanamerica has been translated into several languages across Asia and Europe, including Japanese. Now thanks to Odaiba Ediciones in Spain, it’s getting a new officially licensed Spanish translation. Anime and manga are very popular in Spain and throughout Latin …Read more »
The company ANYCOLOR Inc. is looking for male and female English-speakers for its Nijisanji EN VTuber project. Anyone applying must be at least 18 and offer content multiple times a week for one year, if not longer. The female VTuber characters have the names Ghost …Read more »
Shanghai’s life-size Freedom Gundam statue had its official opening ceremony on May 28. A video about it has been streamed. The video does not contain English subtitles. It includes interviews, some footage on the statue being made, and then scenes from the opening ceremony itself. …Read more »
Japan has a long history of using printed seals called hanko instead of signing names. While in this day and age they could become something of the past, hanko stores are still coming out with special designs to keep people interested. Pokémon hanko have been …Read more »
The recent ending of Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan manga has made a big splash, so what better way to commemorate the occasion than with a ramen collaboration? The series has teamed up with Myojo Food’s Charumera for a limited campaign, complete with a key …Read more »
One of Japan’s claims to fame is its detailed plastic model kits of everything from cars to planes to giant robots. Apparently, around 80% of Japan’s plastic models are made in Shizuoka, the city home to companies like Bandai and Tamiya. Now Shizuoka is celebrating …Read more »
Handbag and luggage company LeSportsac Inc. is feeling the Totoro love. Its new collection is inspired by Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro movie, and the merchandise goes on sale March 10. The official theme for each of these is “It was a dream, but it …Read more »
Matthew Emblidge recently got his name in the Guinness World Records for his amazing Cardcaptor Sakura collection, consisting of 4,873 items. It’s a collection that would make many a collector drool, but it didn’t happen overnight. Emblidge spoke to Otaku USA with his words of …Read more »
Shoko Nakagawa, the presenter of Pokémon Sunday and singer of the Gurren Lagann theme song, often goes by her nickname Shokotan. This got her talking on the Japanese show Gutto Luck! about a new policy in many Japanese elementary schools where nicknames are forbidden. The …Read more »
Pandas are one of the cutest animals in the world. I mean, c’mon otakus! They have a rolly-polly white and black body! They spend their days eating bamboo and taking naps. What about baby pandas!?! They are absolutely adorable! Why not cozy up in a …Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t hit Japan as hard as other places in the world: there are only about 600 new cases per day, and life is relatively back to normal after a quasi-lockdown earlier this year. Still, many places are seeing the impact of less …Read more »
Pictured: The Scream Coffin! Hanako-san is a Japanese urban legend about a girl who haunts restrooms at school. The Lagunasia theme park in Japan has tapped into this legend with their new creation: Horror! Hanako-san of the Toilet. According to SoraNews24, this is an aspect …Read more »
A lot of people have extra free time during the days of COVID-19, and one 78-year-old Japanese man is putting that to good use. Trained as a woodworker, he’s been making tiny but usable furniture for his daughter’s anime figurines. According to SoraNews24, his mad …Read more »
At this point, most of the internet has likely heard of the phenomenon known as ASMR. Hard to describe unless you experience it, it refers to a comfortable tingly sensation in your scalp as a result of certain sensory triggers. If you’ve ever felt a …Read more »
If you’re an anime fan and not a native Japanese speaker, odds are you’ve been inspired to study Japanese after a certain amount of time. Maybe it’s because you want to watch your favorite shows in your original language. Maybe you’ve always wanted to learn …Read more »
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