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Seven Seas is revising and republishing Classroom of the Elite vol. 7, Mushoku Tensei vol. 1, Mushoku Tensei vol. 2 and I’m in Love with the Villainess vol. 1 after receiving criticism for changing or cutting scenes. For example, in Mushoku Tensei vol. 1, there’s …Read more »
The anime Cestvs: The Roman Fighter has released a new promotional video. In this video we learn that the ending theme song will be “Kirei Da” (translated as “You’re Beautiful”) from singer-songwriter Sarasa Kadowaki. It also gives us a chance to listen to part of …Read more »
Late last year Yuu Watase announced that she would be returning to her manga series Arata, which had been on hiatus since 2015. In March 2021 she shared that she and Weekly Shonen Sunday had picked out a date for when Arata will continue to …Read more »
The 11th episode of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation revealed in the post credits that more episodes are coming. It called this “Part 2.” Funimation gave further details on its website, saying that the series is set to run 23 episodes. It acknowledged that it doesn’t …Read more »
The 306th chapter of My Hero Academia, which came out Monday in Japan, is titled “The Final Act Begins.” It was published in 2021’s 16th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, and the magazine confirmed that it got this title for a reason: My Hero Academia …Read more »
The Chinese company Lenovo is coming out with a special Demon Slayer PC gaming chair. Rather than take inspiration from lead Tanjiro Kamado, it looks to Giyu Tomioka, copying his clothing design for the pattern on the chair. But what perhaps stands out most about …Read more »
Despite all the challenges posed by a pandemic, Japanese pop culture (especially in the forms of anime and manga) have seen their sales numbers grow exponentially during quarantine. The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth put on a virtual panel to discuss this, and if you …Read more »
The indie anime film ON-GAKU: Our Sound follows some high school “losers” who decide to create a band, and much hilarity ensues. It’s been nominated for an Annie Award and is currently available for purchase in America. Otaku USA spoke to director Kenji Iwaisawa on …Read more »
In honor of the new Evangelion movie, the Aonami Line has become the Ayanami Line and has received a temporary Rei Ayanami theme. The train debuted this look on March 13, and it will last until May 31. There will also be special merchandise people …Read more »
March 11, 2021 was the ten year anniversary of the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Anime is being created by survivors so other people can understand what happened. “Stories from the mouths of victims have the potential to convey their …Read more »
After its schedule being bumped a few times, the movie Pompo: The Cinéphile is set to finally come out on June 4. A few months ahead of this a trailer has been released, and you can hear the film’s song “Tatoeba” (translated as “For Example”) …Read more »
Season two of I’m Standing on a Million Lives will come out this July. A newly dropped trailer lets us learn about the ending song and gives more details on the cast. Kanako Takatsuki, who sang the opening theme song for the first season, is …Read more »
The manga Banana Fish got stage adaptations in 2005, 2009, and 2012, and it’s getting more in 2021. Today it was revealed that a two-part stage play based on the series will be coming out, with the first part debuting in Tokyo this summer. It’s …Read more »
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! season two is scheduled to come out this July. Today it released a promotional video that gives us the theme song artists and more info on the cast. Takehito Koyasu plays Geoffrey Stuart, Sumire …Read more »
If Gymnastics Samurai has otaku wanting more gymnastics anime, Bakuten!! (translated as Backflip!!) will soon be here. It makes its debut on Japanese TV on April 8, and it just shared its fourth promotional video today. The video also gives us our first listen to …Read more »
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