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34-year-old Mitch William Gross of Iowa was sentenced on August 24 to four months in federal prison. His crime? Wire fraud. More specifically, he used company money to buy more than $140,000 worth of Pokémon cards and other gaming items. Gross was working for Ruan …Read more »
Snow Angel is a sweet manga that shows childhood friends meeting up again as adults. Muku and Yuto used to play together as kids, but after Muku’s father died in a tragic accident, her family moves in with her grandparents. Over time, the two friends …Read more »
The historical novel series Ushūboro Tobigumi is having its first volume Hikuidori (translated as Fire Eater) being turned into an anime titled Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-. Amuse Creative Studio, the studio behind the adaptation, shared a visual, some of the cast, and …Read more »
The lengthily-titled anime Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (a.k.a. Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei in Japanese) shared news about its voice talents, its 2026 premiere, and a video of cast members …Read more »
Earlier this year voice actors J. Michael Tatum and Brandon McInnis started a GoFundMe page for veteran voice actor and director Mike McFarland after he had emergency brain surgery. Yesterday McInnis shared an update on how McFarland is doing, and unfortunately it’s not great news. …Read more »
Kadokawa, Crunchyroll, Qzil.la, and ARCH have announced that they’re all working together on a hand-drawn anime adaptation of video game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The anime, which will stream exclusively for Americans on Crunchyroll in 2026, is titled Sekiro: No Defeat. A trailer and visual …Read more »
Peach John is a Japanese company that makes women’s clothing, including lingerie. They’ve offered otaku-inspired lingerie in the past, including for Pokémon and One Piece Film: Red. Now they’ve made lingerie and a shirt for the first scroll in what’s considered the oldest example of …Read more »
Yesterday, August 17, was Black Cat Appreciation Day. The anime My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s (a.k.a. Assassin de Aru Ore no Status ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodagadecided in Japanese) decided to mark the occasion by sharing a special …Read more »
A partial skull chanced upon in Australia in 2019 has been declared a newly discovered, extinct species of whale and given the name Janjucetus dullardi. The specimen will help scientists better understand whale evolution — and it’s getting compared to Pokémon. Senior curator of vertebrate …Read more »
There is sad news as the public learns about the passing of actor Bill Flynn, who contributed his voice talents to multiple anime. He was born on September 9, 1938 and passed away on July 4 at 86. He also went by William Flynn. His …Read more »
Out of Japan’s many specialty cafés, maid cafés might be the best known. There are sometimes different takes on maid cafés, like this one that only hires women over 65, or this one that’s a virtual maid café. But a new twist is the Maid …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle is currently on the big screen in Japan and breaking records all the while. American fans have to wait until September 12 to see it in theaters — or at least that was the case until Crunchyroll made …Read more »
The upcoming anime movie Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc just dropped a trailer that lets us listen to part of the just-revealed ending theme song. The song is titled “JANE DOE” and performed by Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada. Chainsaw Man – The …Read more »
Japanese medical apparel company Classico describes itself as “a brand of stylish lab coats that are designed to uplift the spirits of the people who wear them.” It’s also apparently meant to uplift the spirits of the patients around the medical staff, as Classico has …Read more »
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has been keeping tabs on demographics since 1968, and this year’s survey shows that Japan’s population is decreasing while its foreign population is increasing. On January 1, 2025, there were 120,653,227 Japanese people living in Japan. Last year, …Read more »
Danica Davidson
