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Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki is no stranger to winning awards, and they keep on coming. On August 26, he took home the 38th annual Kawakita Award from the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute. The award itself was created in honor of Nagamasa Kawakita, a Japanese …Read more »
Fans of anime song covers AND violin music take note, because internationally renowned violinist Ayako Ishikawa is here with a new album. ANIME CLASSIC 2 is now available digitally around the world on platforms like Amazon Music, iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and LINE …Read more »
My Tyrano (also known as Sayonara Tyrano or even Hello Tyrano, depending on who you ask) is an animated co-production that combines the forces of Japan, China and South Korea to adapt a series of dinosaur-themed books by Tatsuya Miyanishi. Tyrano, which is set to …Read more »
Masaaki Yuasa, the director of Devilman Crybaby and Lu Over the Wall, is back. His latest film, Kimito Namini Noretara (Riding a Wave With You) is due out June 21, and the first trailer has just been released. The film features the vocal talents of …Read more »
The director behind Ping Pong, Devilman Crybaby and more is back this year with his latest film, tentatively titled Kimito Namini Noretara (tentatively titled If I Could Ride The Wave With You or Riding a Wave With You in English). Now we know who will …Read more »
Yūsuke Yamada’s I fall in love with you through a robot (Boku wa Robot Goshi no Kimi ni Koi wo Suru) novel tells a tale set in 2060, where Tokyo’s third Olympics are right on the horizon. The story that follows weaves a secret robot …Read more »
Anime theme songs make for great karaoke fodder, and the new number one sing-along hit in Japan should come as a surprise to no one. According to rankings released by DAM, Japan’s largest online karaoke service, RADWIMPS’ theme song to Makoto Shinkai’s your name. anime film …Read more »
Studio Ghibli has a new president as of this Tuesday, with the official appointment of Kiyofumi Nakajima. Formerly the director of the Ghibli Museum, Nakajima takes over for president Koji Hoshino, who will now serve as the company’s chairperson. Both are acting as representative directors …Read more »
It was a nice weekend for Makoto Shinkai. Your Name ( Kimi no na wa. ), the latest film by Shinkai, the director behind 5 Centimeters Per Second and The Garden of Words , had a fine opening weekend at the Japanese box office, earning …Read more »
The 2015 Naruto stage play was a hit, it seems, because the crew is back for more headbanded ninja action this summer. The 2016 version of Live Spectacle Naruto , which stars largely the same cast as last year, will add character Rock Lee, who …Read more »
Best-selling J-pop singer/songwriter Utada Hikaru is set to return to the Japanese music scene after a five-year hiatus. Utada, whose last album, This is the One , was released in 2009, is one of Japan’s best-selling artists. Born and raised in the U.S., Utada’s debuted …Read more »
Keima Katsuragi is a ladies’ man. All the girls fall for him left and right as he chooses optimal dialogue choices and woos digital women across his video game platform of choice. In real life, however, he couldn’t be further from a Casanova. He’s a …Read more »
The Live Spectacle Naruto stage play is coming to Japan, Macao, Malaysia, and Singapore, with advance tickets going on sale on January 25. The play will cover the first arc of Masashi Kishimoto's manga series, and the official website revealed five new character visuals on …Read more »
Before I read Walking Your Way to a Better Life (released by Vertical in August) I'd never heard of a walking class, let alone "face yoga," but apparently these kinds of classes are common in Japan. Kimiko (the book's single-name author) was once an average …Read more »
At this point you've probably heard a lot about your name. ( Kimi no Na wa. ), the latest anime film from director Makoto Shinkai ( 5 Centimeters per Second , The Garden of Words ). I won't spend too much time breaking down …Read more »
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