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Sailor Moon shows no signs of her popularity waning after decades, with a new movie coming out and a new wedding reception theme. The Japan Broadcasting Corporation, or NHK, did a poll on which characters from the anime are most beloved to fans. More than …Read more »
What does Discotek have up its sleeve? The boutique DVD/Blu-ray company has been rescuing anime licenses that would otherwise fall through the cracks and bringing beloved franchises to fans. Now they’re teasing us that we need to watch their Twitch TV next week to learn …Read more »
Unfortunate news is coming out of Japan with the announced passing of actress Mana Kinjo. The cause of death was given as an “illness,” but the exact illness was not specified. We do know that Kinjo was hospitalized in 2017, more than likely from the …Read more »
One Piece has announced wedding dresses inspired by it, but Sailor Moon is still way ahead in the wedding department. Along with Sailor Moon wedding certificates and wedding gowns, the magical girl franchise is now going to be offering themed wedding receptions. The news got …Read more »
The Kirby Morrow Memorial Scholarship Fund has been planned in honor of actor Kirby Morrow, who recently passed away at only 47. His brother, Casey Morrow, has teamed up with the Calgary Foundation in Alberta, Canada for this, and the scholarship is aimed at people …Read more »
Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto is almost complete! Weekly Shonen Jump announced on December 7 that the final chapter will be in the issue that comes out December 14. They also teased that an “important announcement” related to Chainsaw Man will be in the same …Read more »
Shojo manga trailblazer Eiko Hanamura has passed away at the age of 91, with the cause of death being listed as Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome. She began her professional manga career back in 1959, with the publication of Murasaki no Yōsei (Purple Fairy). Her 1968 …Read more »
The Hollywood adaptation of Monster Hunter, which is scheduled to be released in America on December 25, has already opened — and been officially ordered to close — in China. According to Variety, it all comes down to a pun. The character played by Jin …Read more »
Demon Slayer merchandise continues to pour out as both the manga and the movie adaptation break records. In America sometimes celebrities will get Barbie dolls based after them, and we just had the Japanese version of that happen for Tanjiro Kamado and his sister Nezuko. …Read more »
During an ANN Connect session yesterday, Dallas Middaugh shared some news about his mobile manga app Mangamo. Middaugh, who has previously worked for Del Rey, Kodansha, and Crunchyroll, is the co-founder and executive editor of Mangamo. According to Middaugh, the app has struck a deal …Read more »
Goro Miyazaki’s CG anime movie Earwig and the Witch is debuting on Japanese TV later this month, but that’s not the only version of Earwig and the Witch that the younger Miyazaki is working on. He’s also going to be putting on a puppet show …Read more »
As otaku or geek-themed weddings grow in popularity, so do options for wedding dresses. The Japanese company Placole Wedding is in on this action, and they’ve revealed new One Piece wedding dresses inspired by Eiichiro Oda’s series. According to SoraNews24, this all started with the …Read more »
Mangaka Hidekichi Matsumoto began writing With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun about her cat Neko and her dog Inu, and the series has really taken off. The manga is now available in English through Vertical, and the anime is streaming on …Read more »
The PlayStation Partner Awards (previously known simply as the “PlayStation Awards”) have been streamed in Japan. Sony put on the event. Games could win in three categories: the Partner Award, the Special Award, and the Grand Award. The first category is for games that do …Read more »
It was recently announced that publisher Penguin Random House is planning to purchase publisher Simon & Schuster from ViacomCBS for more than two billion dollars. Penguin and Random House were previously two enormous publishers that combined, and the idea of a third enormous publisher being …Read more »
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