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The My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero manga is being released in America through Seven Seas Entertainment, but it was put on hiatus last year as artist Hiroyuki Aigamo was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, a form of cancer found in the uterus. …Read more »
Netflix, which made a live-action Death Note and is working on live-action adaptations of Cowboy Bebop and One Piece, has apparently set its sights on making a live-action Pokémon as well. Variety reports that sources have told them that Joe Henderson of Lucifer will be …Read more »
Last year the wedding market was introduced to something new: One Piece themed wedding dresses. This is thanks to a wedding company called Placole, and they just released four more inspired wedding dresses. Here is the wedding dress inspired by Boa Hancock. Here is the …Read more »
The Japanese government is reworking panels from the manga Golgo 13 to encourage people to get their COVID vaccinations. The panels have been rewritten so that main character Togo now says, “I heard the Japanese government has a pressing assignment … What is it?” A …Read more »
Masaaki Yuasa, the director of DEVILMAN crybaby and Japan Sinks: 2020 has been hard at work on INU-OH, the movie adaptation of the novel Heike Monogatari: INU-OH no Maki. The movie was supposed to come out this year, but now it’s set to debut in …Read more »
Ririka is a gyaru high school girl living with her dad who insists to her friends that she’s never had a crush on anyone. That changes when a young man moves into the apartment next door. Ririka helps him get situated, and when she sees …Read more »
Mamoru Hosoda’s BELLE continues to do well, nabbing the top spot of the Japanese box office for the second weekend in a row. So far 1.69 million people have bought tickets and it’s brought in 2,437,411,900 yen (approximately $22.11 million). The live-action Tokyo Revengers took …Read more »
Donguri Kyowakoku continues to roll out Spirited Away merchandise in honor of the movie’s twentieth anniversary. If the hopping lantern lamp and watches weren’t enough for you, there’s also a replica of Zeniba’s seal. The Spirited Away Witch’s Contract Seal is just under three and …Read more »
Square Enix Manga and Books just announced multiple licenses, including books involving the Final Fantasy franchise and new manga. We’re excited to announce that the Encyclopaedia Eorzea ~The World of FINAL FANTASY XIV~ will be back in a new reprint edition! Vol. 1 of these …Read more »
Kodansha just revealed the sad news that mangaka Hiroto Wada died on July 18. He was only 46-years-old, and the cause of death was listed as cerebral hemorrhage with other factors contributing. Wada’s most recent work was Yankee Mito Kōmon, which he began in March. …Read more »
The anime movie Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon will be hitting Japanese theaters this Friday, coinciding with the sixth year anniversary of the original game’s release. Yesterday a two and a half minute trailer dropped. Nobunaga Shimazaki plays Ritsuka Fujimaru, …Read more »
Ayaka Sasaki from the idol group Momoiro Clover Z has been hospitalized for right peripheral facial nerve paralysis. She went into the hospital on Friday, the group officially made the announcement on Saturday, and as far as we know Sasaki is still in the hospital …Read more »
There are 189 Pokémon manhole covers (referred to as Pokefuta) to be found around Japan. These manhole covers act as a form of tourism, and it seems as if Hokkaido can’t get enough of them. Earlier this month Hokkaido added seven more Pokémon manhole covers, …Read more »
If you’ve ever wanted to go out on a date with your anime crush and found it impossible, there’s a café in Tokyo that can make it a little more real for you. Recently discovered by SoraNews24, Café Kojika encourages you to bring along your …Read more »
Hololive’s English speaking VTubers Watson Amelia, Gawr Gura, Mori Calliope, Ninomae Ina’nis, and Takanashi Kiara are coming to North America with the 2021 FAN EXPO x Hololive EN North American Tour. “Already a massive industry in Japan, this tour marks the first time VTubers have …Read more »
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