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Sanpei Shirato and Tetsuji Okamoto were brothers as well as professional manga creators, and they passed away within days of each other. Shirato (a pen name for Noboru Okamoto) died first, on October 8, from aspiration pneumonia. On October 12, Okamoto died from interstitial pneumonia. …Read more »
Fans of the KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! anime and light novel series now have the opportunity to experience the series for themselves with the free-to-play KonoSuba: Fantastic Days game. This spectacular anime RPG gives players a chance to dive into adventure with …Read more »
Five years ago this month, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company teamed up with Niantic to create Pokémon GO. The INGRESS-alike let fans of all ages live out their cryptid-hunting dreams. Thanks to the augmented reality app, we could find Pidgeys at the bank, Rattatas at the mall, …Read more »
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation has announced that this year’s Anime Expo will be “Anime Expo Lite” and take place digitally on July 3-4. This is Anime Expo’s thirtieth year. The event is supposed to include “exclusive streamed content” from industry partners …Read more »
Back in March, Yuuki Kikuchi’s web manga A Crocodile Who Will Die in 100 Days published its final installment. And, despite readers’ hopes that the 100th update would be a fake-out, it did just as advertised. One year later, a film inspired by the short …Read more »
Yuuki Kikuchi’s web manga series A Crocodile Who Will Die in 100 Days made a splash when it was running, and now it’s set to be adapted into an anime film titled A Crocodile Who Lived for 100 Days. The feature film spin on the …Read more »
The Japanese company Hiroro Inc. is involved in the entertainment world, including putting on events for singers. The president of the company, known as @itaru9Z online, recently announced, “It’s been decided that an employee’s favorite idol will graduate, so the company has added a congratulation …Read more »
With Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba making mega yen in Japan, weekly rag Spa! has decided to delve into that time-honored topic: poor conditions for animators. To learn more about conditions on the ground, Spa! interviewed a 43-year-old Japanese animator going by the pseudonym Daigo …Read more »
KonoSuba: Fantastic Days, a mobile game set in the KonoSuba-verse, is headed worldwide in 2021. Here to promote the upcoming release are two of the stars of the series: Jun Fukushima (Kazuma) and Sora Amamiya (Aqua). The two VAs appeared in English-subbed promo videos to …Read more »
If you’ve been looking for your new anime home base this summer, now is the best time to experience all that HIDIVE has to offer. The streaming service has a wealth of both subbed and dubbed anime to explore, including seasonal dubcasts and plenty of …Read more »
Takako Shimura‘s melancholy romance manga Happy-Go-Lucky Days has been adapted into an anime film written and directed by Takuya Sato (Steins;Gate), and it was originally supposed to hit theaters in Japan way back on May 8. As has been the case with many theatrical outings, …Read more »
The Tokyo One Piece Tower attraction has been open since March 13, 2015, but its five-year history is about to come to an end. While the permanent closure is set for Friday, July 31, it’s never too late to acquaint yourself with this amazing slice …Read more »
With so much anime to explore, you need one central hub to get you through the hot summer days to come. That’s where HIDIVE comes into play, and you can try out the streaming service’s vast selection for yourself with the help of a free …Read more »
Remember those awesome Hungry Days commercials that imagined the characters of One Piece in a high school setting to promote Nissin Foods’ Cup Noodle brand? The director behind them, Yusuke Takase, is back with more, this time in an anime commercial promoting Nescafé’s summer drinks. …Read more »
When something is as popular as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, a lot of people are going to want to cash in on that success. Cue a mobile game called Kisatsu no Tsurugi, which launched in Japan on April 24 with a shockingly similar title, …Read more »
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