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Studio Ghibli has many characters it can use for merchandise, and while plenty of Totoros have been made, there are other, lesser-known characters that can also be inspiriting for making goods. Like the little soot sprites that you get to see in Spirited Away and …Read more »
Hana-chan is a little girl who follows her own heart and imagination, no matter what adults say, and sometimes gets herself into dangerous situations. But even in these dangerous situations everything works out in the end, as if she knew it would. Another kid might …Read more »
Kahadio from the band ALI seems to be in more legal hot water. The drummer was arrested in early April over what was eventually revealed as fraud charges. This scandal caused the entire band to lose having their song as the opening theme song for …Read more »
Mortal Kombat nabbed the top spot of the American box office over the weekend, but Demon Slayer: Mugen Train came in second place and broke records as a foreign film. The Hollywood Reporter said that Mortal Kombat earned $22.5 million over the weekend and played …Read more »
ICv2 published a short article tracking American book sales, including graphic novels. It said that graphic novel sales have gone up “dramatically,” and much of the credit goes to manga. “Q1 U.S. book channel graphic novel sales grew by 4 million units over Q1 2020 …Read more »
Osamu Tezuka wrote his manga Barbara back in the 1970s, and in 2021 it’s getting a new chapter thanks to mangaka Go Nagai, who created Devilman, Cutie Honey and Mazinger Z. Nagai is working on Barbara with his company, Dynamic Production, and the new chapter …Read more »
WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group has moved some things around. The adult animation teams for Adult Swim and HBO Max have become a single unit, and Suzanna Makkos has been tapped for the job of executive vice president of original comedy and adult animation. Before …Read more »
Google Japan is making some favorite Japanese franchise characters a little more “real.” Essentially, if Japanese users search the name of one of the selected characters on a smartphone and pick “View 3D,” they’ll get to see the characters in augmented reality. Google Japan released …Read more »
If you’re a good singer and a fan of director Mamoru Hosoda (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time), then there’s an opportunity you might want to check out. Hosoda is holding open auditions for singers to use in his upcoming movie Belle. This will be …Read more »
The new Crayon Shin-chan movie Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Nazo Meki! Hana no Tenkasu Gakuen has postponed its release because of Japan’s growing COVID numbers, and now Earwig and the Witch has followed suit. Earwig was originally scheduled to hit Japanese theaters on April 29. As …Read more »
Today Pokémon Journeys: The Series tweeted a trailer for future episodes and also shared more information about the anime. Two new actors have been cast in the Japanese version: Hiroshi Kamiya will play Tsurugi and Ryoko Shiraishi will play Asahi, both of whom are on …Read more »
After multiple COVID-related delays, Super Nintendo World officially opened on March 18. However, there’s a new state of emergency in Japan, and it has asked all theme parks to close down. So all of Universal Studios Japan, including Super Nintendo World and the Hello Kitty …Read more »
Another anime is being made about our fluffy feline companions. Ore, Tsushima is based on a manga that has not been licensed in America, and the anime adaptation will come out this July. It’s released a trailer showing protagonist cat Tsushima and an older woman …Read more »
We Got This Covered recently interviewed writer Greg Russo, mostly covering his Mortal Kombat work, but also his involvement with Netflix’s Death Note 2. Netflix’s live-action Death Note was not a hit with otaku, to say the least. Russo distanced himself from the first movie, …Read more »
The film Ryoma! Shinsei Gekijōban Tennis no Ōji-sama (a.k.a. Ryoma! Rebirth: The Prince of Tennis Movie) is slated to come out September 3. A short trailer has been released to give fans a look at its 3DCG style. There will be two versions of the …Read more »
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