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Fans of Makoto Shinkai’s anime movie The Garden of Words ought to check out (or check into) the Hotel New Otani in Tokyo. Starting in June and lasting until July 21, the hotel is offering a Garden of Words theme. Your hotel room will be …Read more »
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler writer Homura Kawamoto’s new isekai manga Killing the People Reincarnated into the Other World -Cheat Slayer- was cancelled after one chapter because editors thought the way some characters looked like other creators’ isekai characters could be seen as “intentionally denigrating particular …Read more »
Studio Ghibli opened in June of 1985, and to celebrate its anniversary Netolabo Survey Team in Japan asked people who their favorite Ghibli heroine was. The results have been posted, and the woman who took the top spot got about one third of all the …Read more »
Bandai is coming out with a line of capsule toys called “Capsule Torso” because they involve outfits donned by famous characters in anime and manga. Each toy costs 500 yen (a little under $5) and they can be purchased at Japanese capsule vending machines. Bandai …Read more »
Two English dub anime actors are going to be tying the knot! Voice actress Kristen McGuire made the announcement of her engagement on Twitter:
The French documentary Satoshi Kon, l’illusionniste (a change from the old title, Satoshi Kon: La Machine À Rêves) is finally going to be screened. It will have its debut at the prestigious Festival de Cannes 2021 in France next month. It will be screened sometime …Read more »
A trailer for Sega’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles shows us a glimpse of adventure mode. Scenes like Tanjiro’s first confrontation with Muzan Kibutsuji and his meeting with Tamayo are showcased. The game comes out October 15 and can be played on …Read more »
Earlier this month it was announced that Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler writer Homura Kawamoto was coming out with a new isekai manga called Isekai Tenseisha Goroshi -Cheat Slayer- (translated as Killing the People Reincarnated into the Other World -Cheat Slayer-). Now June isn’t quite over …Read more »
The company Goo Ranking asked a unique question to Japanese netizens in a survey: what anime characters who died early in the show left a big impression on you? In other words, it doesn’t count if the character dies a ways into the show, and …Read more »
Heritage Auction’s The Art of Anime and Everything Cool Signature Auction over the weekend was a great success. The auction house estimated they’d take in $979,222, but they ended up earning $2,118,954. My Neighbor Totoro and Akira pulled in the most money and were in …Read more »
Netflix India has pulled the anime Record of Ragnarok. Netflix has not stated why, but there has been controversy with the way the Hindu god Shiva is portrayed, so this is likely the reason. Record of Ragnarok has characters based on ones found in multiple …Read more »
The new season of Rick and Morty recently debuted, and Adult Swim France shared a claymation video with the short comment “Totoro Rick and Morty.” Totoro Rick and Morty. pic.twitter.com/ZpgkT7Gon4 — Adult Swim France (@AdultSwimFrance) June 27, 2021 In the video you can see Morty …Read more »
There are lots of plushies and pillows starring anime and manga characters, but the new Yamper pillow is unusual because it only consists of the Pokémon’s rear end. Titled Otsukare-sama Everybody Nap Time Cushion-Yamper’s Butt, the pillow has two arm holes on the sides so …Read more »
Sailor Moon is an anime character ambassador for the Tokyo Olympics, and over the weekend she was part of an official tweet from the Japanese Olympic Committee that said, “I hope to see medals shining beautifully like the full moon on everyone’s chest. Go Japan!” …Read more »
The Cabinet Secretariat in Japan has a new website called “Us Civil Servants” that shows Japanese government ministries and agencies anthropomorphized into anime characters. While it claims it’s making an anime about this, that appears to only be a gimmick to get people’s attention. At …Read more »
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