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Digimon Ghost Game brings everyone’s favorite digital monsters into a spooky-ooky new world. Or at least, it did for about 20 episodes. Now, like One Piece and others, it’s delayed as Toei gets everything under control. In the meantime, here’s how we’re filling the void unto …Read more »
GeGeGe no Kitaro, the long-running franchise based on the manga by Shigeru Mizuki, is getting a new film. Titled Kitaro Tanjo: GeGeGe no Nazo (Kitaro’s Birth: The GeGeGe Mystery), it’ll star the cast of the 2018 GeGeGe no Kitaro anime series. Staff revealed so far …Read more »
The GeGeGe no Kitaro series is heading to the big screen in a new movie titled Kitaro Tanjou – GeGeGe no Nazo, which will celebrate the 100th birthday of late creator Shigeru Mizuki when it opens in Japan. While we wait, you can see a …Read more »
The government of Japan bestows the Medal with Purple Ribbon on “individuals who have contributed to academic and artistic developments, improvements and accomplishments.” This autumn, they’ve giving it to Masaaki Yuasa. Yuasa has been in the anime business for a long time. He began as …Read more »
The Japanese government has unveiled the names of 21 people who will receive this year’s Person of Cultural Merit honor, and two of them are beloved by otaku. First up is none other than Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. Tomino got his start working under Osamu …Read more »
We’re getting into the Halloween season, and they’re ready to celebrate in Japan. Universal Studios Japan in Osaka launched its “No Limit! Halloween” theme on September 10, and the next day it unveiled a Gegege no Kitaro themed haunted house. The Halloween celebration will last …Read more »
Feeling a little spirited? Need something spooky and cool to watch? Why not dip into the world of yokai? To be fair, it’s hard not to in anime: their influence is everywhere! But if you’re craving something a little more specific, we’ve found some series that …Read more »
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 »
Inuyasha creator Rumiko Takahashi just received Japan’s esteemed “Medal with Purple Ribbon, awarded to individuals who have contributed to academic and artistic developments, improvements and accomplishments.” As Japanese site grape explains, this medal is given out twice a year, and Takahashi is only the tenth …Read more »
The winners of the 57th Galaxy Award—which was established by the Association of Broadcast Critics in Japan in 1963—have been announced, and some high honors went to anime. Among them is the Individual Award in the TV category, which was given to Sairi Ito for …Read more »
Shigeru Mizuki’s classic GeGeGe no Kitaro manga is returning in a new TV anime this April, and Toei Animation recently hyped up its debut with a new TV spot. Check out the quick 15-second preview ahead of its Fuji TV airing below. GeGeGe no Kitaro …Read more »
Today is the 50th anniversary of the first TV anime adaptation of the late Shigeru Mizuki’s classic Gegege no Kitaro manga, and it looks like some big plans are in store. While the specifics of those plans remain a mystery at the moment, an anniversary site went …Read more »
Chikao Shiratori (right) with late wife Murasaki Yamada. Though they might not get as much name recognition as manga writers themselves, behind every good manga is a good editor. And among them, Chikao Shiratori is one of the greats, especially for those interested in underground …Read more »
I'm back from the Toronto Comics Art Festival, which took place this past weekend, and I'm charged for comics! I returned with a stack of manga and an even bigger stack of original works from artists all around the world. It was indeed a great …Read more »
Last month saw the reveal of Taiso Samurai, a new original gymnastics anime from the ever-busy MAPPA studio. Now we have some more details, including a new trailer, key visual, and some additions to the impressively flexible cast. First up, the latest trailer for the …Read more »
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