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The winners of this year’s Person of Cultural Merit award, given out by the Japanese government, have been announced. Among them is Shigeaki Saegusa, who composed music for Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. As Anime News …Read more »
Netflix and Hulu both want to get involved with the success of manga series The Way of the Househusband. Not long after it was announced Netflix would be doing an anime adaptation, Hulu Japan announced they’re doing a live-action spinoff. Japan already has a live-action …Read more »
Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU began airing in Japan at the beginning of last month, with Funimation doing a simultaneous screening of the subtitled version. Yesterday Funimation premiered their dubbed version and released a list of the dub cast and crew. Emi Lo plays …Read more »
Sega’s arcades in Japan have taken a major hit because of coronavirus and social distancing. Unfortunately, it’s such a big hit that it is hurting the entire company, and Sega’s parent company Sega Sammy Holdings is asking some of its employees to voluntarily leave the …Read more »
James Cameron’s Alita: Battle Angel is back in theaters. If you’ve seen the film and have wondered how they made Alita’s anime eyes, how much computer animation was involved and just how the movie got made, there are some answers for you. Weta Digital has …Read more »
Earlier this week the Japanese city of Tokorozawa began playing Totoro music at its train station. There was promise of a Totoro-themed statue at the same station to be unveiled before the end of the year, and that time has already come. According to Anime …Read more »
Variety published an article with Joanne Waage, General Manager of Crunchyroll. In the article, Waage discussed how anime is growing globally and her appreciation of being part of the WarnerMedia group. “Warner has had a relationship with animation going way back,” Waage said. “They have …Read more »
Discotek Media has already announced that it was bringing Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle of Cagliostro out on Blu-ray this January. But in a new Twitter thread, Discotek revealed how much they have to offer in this new release, including multiple dub options, art galleries, and linear …Read more »
In 2005, during an interview with England’s The Guardian for the release of Howl’s Moving Castle, Hayao Miyazaki praised dub actress Lauren Bacall. He also remarked, “All the Japanese female voice actors have voices that are very coquettish and wanting male attention, which was not …Read more »
Japanese research has shown using humidifiers in the winter could help fight against COVID-19, and Japan is also coming out with a Godzilla humidifier, so you have the potential of being an otaku and keeping the air less dry. A Godzilla humidifier has been made …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki and the city of Tokorozawa have a special relationship. Miyazaki has said, “If we didn’t live in Tokorozawa, Totoro would never have been born” and points to Saitama Hills being his Muse for Totoro. (In fact, sometimes Saitama Hills is called “Totoro’s Forest.”) …Read more »
VIZ Media has been streaming the subtitled version of the new Inuyasha spinoff Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon on Crunchyroll, Funimation and Hulu, and now they’ve revealed their dub cast. For newcomers, we have Alan Lee playing Kohaku and Aleks Le playing Hisui. Richard Ian Cox is …Read more »
Content Warning: Mention of suicidal thoughts. Being an actor isn’t all glitz and glamour. The Japan Actors Union, which has approximately 2,600 members, recently did a survey looking into the mental health of actors and voice actors in the country. Some of the results were concerning. …Read more »
After 20 volumes of Demon Slayer were stolen from a bathhouse and the bathhouse was rewarded for its kind response by getting the original volumes back (plus at least 190 donations), we have a déjà vu story. This time the stolen object was a Demon …Read more »
Seven Seas has a lot going on in the world of publication, and they’ve been tweeting up a storm to show all their new releases. https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1323389711461818368 Yes, No, or Maybe is coming out today: YES, NO, OR MAYBE? (LIGHT NOVEL) | Michi Ichiho and Lala …Read more »
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