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Ahead of Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars’s June release, Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun interviewed director Tadahiro Yoshihira. Yoshihira started out in the Sidonia franchise as an editor for the anime, and he also directed the CGI anime series Drifting Dragons. “I …Read more »
It was just reported that Kageki Shojo!! will make its debut on Japanese TV on July 3. Two videos related to the anime were also released. One is an introduction to character Sarasa Watanabe and the other is a brief trailer. More of the cast …Read more »
The first few minutes of the live-action movie Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette is available to watch legally on YouTube. It does not contain subtitles. The video opens with an introduction from actor Ryusei Fujii, then moves on to the actual footage. The movie is …Read more »
88-year-old actor and radio personality Genzo Wakayama has passed away from heart failure. Wakayama was the voice of Ansem the Wise in the Kingdom Hearts franchise and played Captain Long John Silver in both Osamu Tezuka’s New Treasure Island from Mushi Production and Osamu Dezaki’s …Read more »
Shanghai’s life-size Freedom Gundam statue had its official opening ceremony on May 28. A video about it has been streamed. The video does not contain English subtitles. It includes interviews, some footage on the statue being made, and then scenes from the opening ceremony itself. …Read more »
A recent episode of the anime Super Cub stirred up some controversy in Japan because it shows an illegal activity. In the episode, it shows two characters riding together on a motorcycle, but one only recently received a motorcycle license. According to Japanese law, you …Read more »
The NonDa90 pub in Tokyo offers something unusual at a pub: babysitting. But their sign doesn’t volunteer to take the kids off your hands while you get a drink: it offers to watch your husband or boyfriend. The sign reads: “We’ll take care of your …Read more »
Another work from the amazing Takehiko Inoue (Vagabond, Slam Dunk) is on the way to English audiences, with Manga Planet announcing the license acquisition of the BUZZER BEATER manga. The series will make a comeback on Manga Planet starting this June, and a free sample …Read more »
Last month Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Collection got together with VIZ Media to create special Naruto apparel. The collaboration continues, but now they’ve released the Dim Mak x Inuyasha collection. “I love the story of togetherness in Inuyasha,” Aoki said in a statement. “I am …Read more »
Super Smash Bros. series creator Masahiro Sakurai has a column titled “What Masahiro Sakurai Thinks About Games” in Weekly Famitsu magazine, and his latest column was headlined “Everything has an End.” Sakurai tweeted, “I’ve been writing my column in Weekly Famitsu for more than 18 …Read more »
The movie Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time hasn’t reached the United States yet, but over in Japan a scene with Rei as a rice farmer has already become so popular there’s a new Rei figurine for it. This video will show you how rice …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki has traditionally been critical of his son Goro’s work, but apparently that’s changed with Earwig and the Witch. The elder Miyazaki thought the film was “fun” and “he wanted to offer unconditional praise for [Goro’s] achievement.” “I think that’s because he’s grown old,” …Read more »
Yesterday the Sonic Central livestream shared a bunch of Sonic the Hedgehog news. They’re putting on a free virtual Sonic symphony on June 23, which is Sonic’s birthday. The game Sonic Colors is also getting revamped and rereleased as Sonic Colors: Ultimate, and will be …Read more »
The hundredth volume of the One Piece manga is scheduled to come out before 2021 ends, and the ninety-ninth volume is being released this June in Japan. As a way to celebrate this, one hundred taxis in Tokyo are getting One Piece themed artwork in …Read more »
The manga Kaguya-sama: Love is War by Aka Akasaka is currently being published in Japan by Shueisha’s Young Jump and in America by VIZ Media. Young Jump just announced that the manga will go on hiatus, but thankfully it’s not because Akasaka is hurt or …Read more »
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