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The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting juxtaposes two characters: Kirishima, the right-hand man of a yakuza crime family whose specialty is beating people up, and Yaeka, a sensitive and sweet-natured little girl whose father is the yakuza boss of the family. One day after Kirishima’s beaten …Read more »
Lil’ Leo (Leo-kun in the original Japanese) is about an endearing talking cat. Leo is two-years-old and lives with a woman he thinks of as his mother, and it’s never questioned how or why he can talk. It’s just taken for granted, and this allows …Read more »
Mangaka Rumiko Takahashi took time out of her busy schedule to tweet what she thinks would happen if her characters were in a battle royale. The characters she envisions in the fight are Inuyasha, Ranma Saotome, Ataru Moroboshi from Urusei Yatsura, Rinne Rokudo from Rin-ne, …Read more »
A number of people and places have been negatively affected by COVID-19, and that’s quite true for many museums during quarantine. As beloved as the Studio Ghibli Museum is, it’s also been struggling. “If the deficit and the withdrawal of reserves continue, the proper operation …Read more »
The ‘Cells at Work! Pop-up Corner’ store has just opened in Japan today, and it will be around only until August 3. It’s located at the Kinokuniya Seibu Shibuya Store in Shibuya City, Tokyo. While getting in is free, the merchandise isn’t, and they have …Read more »
The manga Shadows House by so-ma-to is going on a brief hiatus this summer, as revealed by the new issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump. A reason has not been given, so hopefully there is nothing wrong with the creators’ health. Weekly Young Jump said …Read more »
The wait is almost over! Pokémon UNITE will become available on Nintendo Switch on July 21, followed by iOS and Android devices this September. Tencent’s TiMi Studio Group and The Pokémon Company are both behind it. A trailer has dropped to give us a sneak …Read more »
Osaka’s Universal Studios Japan is showing its love for the Demon Slayer franchise by getting several Demon Slayer attractions. “Demon Slayer XR Ride” is described as a virtual reality roller coaster, and it will be around from September 17 to February 13. People will get …Read more »
Episode 1 of ZOMBIE LAND SAGA REVENGE becomes available dubbed at Funimation today, so Funimation released information on the cast and crew. Bryn Apprill plays Ai, AmaLee plays Junko, Ricco Fajardo plays Kotaro, Sarah Wiedenheft plays Lily, Caitlin Glass plays Saki, Brina Palencia plays Sakura, …Read more »
The Princess Principal: Crown Handler sequel film series will consist of six movies, and they’ve all already been licensed by Sentai Filmworks. The second movie in the series will hit Japanese theaters on September 23, and a trailer has been released ahead of this. The …Read more »
Yesterday Funimation shared an English-subtitled trailer for Sing a Bit of Harmony, an anime movie it’s co-producing with J.C. Staff.
Of course Japan is making a special anime to honor the Tokyo Olympics. Called “Tomorrow’s Leaves,” it’s produced by Studio Ponoc and directed by Yoshiyuki Momose, and will become available to everyone for streaming one hour before the Olympics officially begin. That’s July 23 at …Read more »
Funimation has officially announced that it will be simultaneously streaming the Obey Me! anime shorts, starting July 16. Their streams will be available to viewers in America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the U.K. and Ireland. The anime is based on the Obey Me! – One …Read more »
The Gundam franchise is getting a first-person shooter game titled Gundam Evolution that’s set to come out in 2022 and be available in multiple places across the globe. You’ll be able to do six-versus-six battles while online, so you can play in teams. The game …Read more »
The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Official Programme book just came out in Japan, and English speakers will be able to read a translated version on July 21. The book goes into detail on the thirty-three featured sports in the Olympics, and several contributors would catch …Read more »
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