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To say that the Neon Genesis Evangelion opening theme song is a popular karaoke staple in Japan is an understatement. “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” isn’t just a hit, it managed to top the karaoke ranking for the entire Heisei era, and now fans can watch …Read more »
As you may well know, being a fan of Japanese stuff and all, Japan marks the ages with era names which change every time a new Emperor takes the throne. Crown Prince Naruhito is set to do just that on May 1, 2019, as his …Read more »
It’s one thing to top a ranking for a particular month, year, or even decade. Neon Genesis Evangelion opening theme “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” has greater ambitions, officially hitting the top spot in Japan’s karaoke rankings for the entire Heisei period. The Heisei period is …Read more »
The latest theatrical outing for Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball franchise has been no slouch in the Japanese box office. According to the latest update, Dragon Ball Super: Broly has pulled in a whopping ¥3,354,780,500 (about US $30,837,498) from a total of 2,604,870 tickets in the …Read more »
85-year-old anime scenario writer Masaki Tsuji has had his hands in some real classics, including the original 1972-1973 anime adaptation of Go Nagai’s Devilman manga. He didn’t just write a handful of scripts for the series, he wrote 36 episodes out of the 39-episode run, …Read more »
In anticipation of the upcoming Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, Japan’s TV Asahi held a night of Godzillabrations November 12. While the main event was a screening of Shin Godzilla, the network also held what it dubbed the Godzilla General Election. 10,000 fans from around …Read more »
Leiji Matsumoto's classic Galaxy Express 999 manga originally kicked off its run in Shonen Gahousha's Shonen King magazine back in 1977, with Toei Animation's TV anime following in 1978, which means it's time to celebrate the big four-oh for the former. While specific plans have …Read more »
This year, Megumi Hayashibara, the voice actress and singer behind some of anime’s most iconic roles (and theme songs), celebrates both her 50th birthday and her over 30 years in the business. Hayashibara, who debuted in 1986 on the series Maison Ikkoku , has starred …Read more »
Law & Order , CSI , True Detective : America loves its police shows, all right, but it doesn’t have a lock on genre by any means. To prove the point, ranking site Goo has asked its readers to list their 20 favorite police anime. …Read more »
Created by Eiji Tsuburaya, the man responsible for bringing the original Godzilla to life, Ultraman has become a Japanese sci-fi staple after the first entry of the series, Ultraman , aired in Japan in 1966. The weekly monster show was a spin-off of the highly popular …Read more »
It’s been a big week for Godzilla in his hometown of Tokyo. We reported the other day in a giant Godzilla statue that’s been set up in a park in Tokyo, and the new Godzilla film is finally opening in Japan this Friday. Well, thanks …Read more »
Kamen Rider: Battride War II recently hit PlayStation 3 and Wii U in Japan, providing another ample dose of action that blends the worlds of Neo-Heisei-era Riders and the gameplay stylings of the Dynasty Warriors franchise. Needless to say there's an endless well of beating …Read more »
With glimpses into Japanese subculture mostly supplied by the likes of Genshiken and the future of Japan given pessimistic overtones in Eden of the East —not to mention the countless headlines in the news at home and abroad of Japan's shrinking birthrate, debt-ridden economy and …Read more »
I recently hit up my last convention of the year (unless that Doctor Who event in Chicago announces Paul McGann as a guest). Sure it wasn't the great note to end the year on but there was one thing that kept popping up over the …Read more »
Sinking of Japan (2006) is a massive disaster and disappointment directed by Shinji Higuchi, who was once the greatest special effects director in Japan , creating the stunning FX for Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera films. Sinking of Japan is a remake of 1973's Submersion of Japan, …Read more »
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