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Sensor, Junji Ito’s creepy new manga, is a mix of horror and science fiction, kind of like his previous work Remina. Kyoko is walking near Mount Sengoku for reasons that are never explained when the air becomes filled with what she thinks is volcanic hair. …Read more »
Yesterday Netflix shared multiple images of its live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, which will begin streaming on November 19. American fans, including Otaku USA readers, have begun sharing their reactions, whatever they may be. But how are people responding over in Japan? SoraNews24 took a …Read more »
Looking over at Japan, anime home video sales for general audiences (meaning not just for kids) went up 57.5% since 2020. Much of the credit for this impressive hike goes to (no surprise) Demon Slayer. During the first half of the year, these sales made …Read more »
Otaku love getting great merchandise from their favorite franchises, but there is an issue of scalpers buying out rare items and then charging ridiculous prices to fans. Some stores in Japan are turning to unique ways to make sure the fans get their merchandise and …Read more »
It’s time to get all the summery feels with the upcoming “Miku Land 2021 Summer Vacation” virtual reality event. Taking place August 27-31, you can join in through the Virtual Cast and the HoloModels augmented reality application. The event even has its own theme song, …Read more »
COVID has really thrown off some planned stage plays for My Hero Academia, but it was just announced that MHA will receive a new stage play next spring. And while that’s still a ways off, a visual has already been released to give us a …Read more »
The manga Drops of God by Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto is receiving an international live-action adaptation. Legendary Television, Dynamic Television and Hulu Japan are all working together on this, with Adline Entertainment also producing. The series will consist of eight hour-long episodes and it’s …Read more »
Over at Crunchyroll, Daryl Harding and Kaho Shibuya interviewed GANTZ creator Hiroya Oku about adaptations of his work, Hollywood, and what he thinks about overseas fans. Asked about the possibility of a GANTZ reboot, Oku said, “I wonder if a reboot anime is possible for …Read more »
The House of the Lost on the Cape will hit Japanese theaters a week from today, on August 27. The movie is based on the novel Misaki no Mayoiga by Sachiko Kashiwaba and received its screenplay from Reiko Yoshida of Violet Evergarden and Liz and …Read more »
The sci-fi battle action anime Shikizakura will come out in October, after offering a sneak peek of the first episode at Anime Expo Lite. Ahead of this a trailer has launched that lets us hear the ending theme song “Shikizakura” performed by May’n. More information …Read more »
The English dub for Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU becomes available on Funimation this week, and it has a returning cast from the previous Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU anime. Apphia Yu is back as Rika Furude, Emi Lo is back as Rena …Read more »
The anime Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu (translated as The Moon, Laika, and Nosferatu) will receive the option of a paid online advance screening for the first two episodes in September, ahead of the official October debut. Whether people check it out in September, October …Read more »
GQ recently interviewed horror master Junji Ito about his newly released manga, Sensor. In it, Ito says he didn’t know how he was going to end the manga while he was working on it. “When I started Sensor I did not have a specific ending …Read more »
Suiseisha says that its manga Showtime! ~Minami O-jō-san Datte H Shitai (translated provocatively as I Want to Have Sex With Minami Even If She’s a Songstress) is getting an anime adaptation. The anime has a slightly different but still provocative title: Showtime! ~Uta no O-jō-san …Read more »
The anime Tondemo Senshi Muteking came out in Japan in the early 1980s, and its reboot Muteking the Dancing Hero is coming out on October 2. A brightly colored and musical trailer has dropped that lets us hear both the opening theme song (“Labyrinth” performed …Read more »
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