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There’s good news for fans of Arata: The Legend — creator Yuu Watase says the series will be returning after a five-year break. Watase shared this news on Twitter, referencing a meeting (probably with editorial) that helped get things back on track.
You might have noticed a certain aesthetic to how bishonen are usually portrayed in anime and manga, and that includes a penchant for the men being smooth-skinned. According to a new survey, this just matches up with Japanese women’s preferences. Men’s Hair Removal Salon surveyed …Read more »
On December 1, new videos related to the upcoming new Detective Conan movie Meitantei Conan: Hiiro no Dangan (Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet) were released, along with the news that the movie will come to Japanese theaters on April 16 of next year. The first …Read more »
L.L.Bean and Studio Ghibli have teamed up for more merchandise. First up are two different bags with Princess Mononoke themes. Do you recognize the reference? One has the Forest Spirit in its deer form during the day, and the other shows the Forest Spirit in …Read more »
It was big news when Sega announced it was closing one of its arcades. Unfortunately, it didn’t stop there. The Silk Hat Ikebukuro arcade will be shuttering next month. The arcade has been important enough to the area that you can even see a glimpse …Read more »
Kaichi Sato is a director of both anime and live action films. After he began doing short works for Adult Swim, he got the opportunity to make the “Samurai & Shogun” Rick and Morty anime that’s available on the season four Blu-ray. Otaku USA talked …Read more »
It takes a number of steps before a licensed manga reaches America. Someone has to translate it, sometimes an adaptor is hired, and someone needs to put all the lettering in. Phil Christie—a manga letterer for Kodansha, Yen Press, Seven Seas and Harlequin—crunched some numbers …Read more »
It’s a big week for Seven Seas announcing new licenses! Yesterday they began listing off licenses for their new light novel imprint, Airship. https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1333519194458091527 https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1333520731720847360 In this engrossing tale, one young woman lives in a book shop connected to the spirit world. Follow her various …Read more »
Doraemon, who has never really gone away, is experiencing something of a boost in Japan right now. According to The Japan Times, this past year has seen more than 5 million copies of Doraemon comics and books sold. Apparently, a lot of it has to …Read more »
Professional tennis player Naomi Osaka, who is a three-time Grand Slam singles champion, is also a fan of anime and manga. Last year a tweet of hers referring to Prince of Tennis lead Ryoma Echizen as her “husband” went viral. But now she’s getting even …Read more »
The Asia Society Southern California has made its virtual panel “Hollywood’s New Anime Gold Rush” available to watch on YouTube. The panel consists of founder and CEO of Sentai Filmworks John Ledford, president of Production I.G USA Maki Terashima-Furuta, and senior vice president/creative director of …Read more »
The manga nominated for the 66th Shogakukan Manga Awards have been announced. They are separated into four categories. Duel Masters by Shigenobu Matsumoto and Chocolat no Mahō (The Magic of Chocolate) by Rino Mizuho are competing for the Best Children’s Manga category. The titles nominated …Read more »
A sneak peek video of the soon-to-open Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan has been released. The video gives us a glimpse of a world that looks as if it more or less came straight out of a Mario video game, and then shows …Read more »
A spy known as “Twilight” has been able to turn himself into hundreds of personalities to get the information needed. Now he has to pretend to be a father and husband. Taking place in a European setting but with made-up countries, Spy x Family shows …Read more »
With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun is a pet memoir manga where the creator writes about her own life with her pets, Inu-kun the dog and Neko-sama the cat. Their honorifics alone show the relationship mangaka Hidekichi Matsumoto has with her …Read more »
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