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Last week came the news that Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop would not receive any further seasons. In previous articles we covered how Japanese netizens at first generally seemed unenthused by early imagery from the adaptation, then some of them began to warm up …Read more »
There is sad news coming out from Japan as we report on the death of novelist Masayoshi Yasugi. Yasugi took home the New Japanese Science Fiction Writer Prize in 2003 for his novel Yume-Miru Neko wa, Uchū ni Nemuru (translated as The Dreaming Cat Sleeps …Read more »
Keiichiro Toyama of Silent Hill and Siren departed from Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio last year, along with Kazunobu Sato and Junya Okura. The three of them founded Bokeh Game Studio, and a trailer has been released for its debut game, Slitterhead. Slitterhead is a …Read more »
Hikaru Kondo, the founder, representative director, and president of ufotable, has been officially found guilty of tax evasion. The Tokyo District Court said that Kondo cheated by not paying 138 million yen (about $1.25 million) that he owed in taxes. In terms of sentencing, he …Read more »
Japan’s Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization’s Youth Committee previously defended Demon Slayer after some adults complained about the violence. “The popularity of the series and movie suggest that its content has been deemed acceptable,” the group said. “In addition, the concept of voluntary viewer …Read more »
The site of the arson attack on Kyoto Animation may receive a memorial monument in the future. The studio met with victims’ relatives in a meeting to discuss this option. It sounds as though most of the family members weren’t against the idea of a …Read more »
Ayano Takeda, the author of Sound! Euphonium, has tied the knot. She shared the news on Twitter, along with a photo of her and her husband’s hands with their wedding rings.
The 73-yard fake punt touchdown run by Seattle Seahawks’ Travis Homer this past weekend has plenty of sports people talking about the skilled play, but the NFL coverage is usually missing something that otaku will notice. Upon making the touchdown, Homer stood up and did …Read more »
Eiichiro Oda has done many things. He’s created the world’s bestselling manga, One Piece, let fans make money doing One Piece art (under certain circumstances), and gave the French president a special One Piece illustration. What’s something he won’t do? Watch YouTube videos about One …Read more »
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed what animated movies meet their eligibility requirements to be nominated. There are twenty-six in total, including six anime titles and one European animated movie title based on a manga. The anime titles up for consideration …Read more »
The PlayStation®Partner Awards 2021 have announced their winners for the Partner Award, the Special Award, and the Grand Award. Each category had several winners. These awards were previously known as the PlayStation Awards, but debuted the new title PlayStation Partner Awards last year. Sony explained …Read more »
On Friday, December 3, Otaku USA reported that a Minnesota man attending Anime NYC tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID right after the convention ended. At that point various officials and Anime NYC were calling for people to get tested, but there were …Read more »
In December 2020, writer/director Kaichi Sato revealed to Otaku USA first that there were plans to make a sequel to his Rick and Morty anime short, “Samurai & Shogun.” The new anime short, “Samurai and Shogun Part II,” is a production by Studio DEEN, produced …Read more »
The second confirmed case of the Omicron COVID variant has been found in America, and the man who was diagnosed attended Anime NYC right beforehand. He was at the convention between November 19-21, and his symptoms appeared November 22. The Omicron variant was first detected …Read more »
Japan continues to look toward ways to attract tourism, often tapping into otaku interests. Minamata in Kumamoto Prefecture has tapped mangaka Hisashi Eguchi as their first ever tourism ambassador. Eguchi, 65, is a native of Minamata, and his first manga came out in 1977. He’s …Read more »
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