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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-, which is the first episode of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc, hit Japanese theaters this past weekend and topped the box office. 443,700 people bought tickets, which raked in 646,790,467 yen (which …Read more »
Studio Ghibli is known for making movies that have tasty-looking food, and Kiki’s Delivery Service, which shows plenty of baked goods, is getting its own cookbook in Japan called Ghibli’s Dining Table Children’s Cooking Picture Book — Kiki’s Delivery Service. It won’t be out until …Read more »
This past weekend saw the debut of the Gundam SEED FREEDOM anime film, and it definitely left its mark. The film managed to pull in 1.06 billion yen (about US$7.20 million) in its first three days on the back of 634,182 tickets sold. This easily …Read more »
AnimeJapan 2024, Tokyo’s big yearly anime event, is headed our way March 23 and 24 at Tokyo Big Sight. If you’re planning on attending, or steaming events online, good news: AJ2024 just released its stage event schedule. Click over to the event page for the …Read more »
The Final Fantasy VII Remake project’s second game, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, is scheduled to come out on February 29, or “Leap Day.” Ahead of this, two versions of the same one-minute trailer have been released. One is in English, and the other is in …Read more »
On the first day of the year, Japan suffered a major magnitude 7.6 earthquake, referred to as the Noto Peninsula earthquake. About 100 people are reported to have died as a result of the quake, and rescue efforts continue. Several big names in otaku culture …Read more »
AnimeJapan is the annual industry event in Tokyo where anime distributors, producers, journos and fans alike gather to marvel at reveals, previews, cosplay, cardboard cutouts and more. AnimeJapan 2024, set for March 23 and 24, has just revealed its new key art for this year. …Read more »
A recent survey of elementary schoolers in Japan that asked “who do you admire?” had many of the results you might expect: mom, dad, teacher, a friend. But there were also some surprising entries. In third place was Ai Hoshino, the singer from the manga …Read more »
Comic Natalie, a major Japanese site dedicated to manga, has now been on the web for 15 years. To honor this occasion, it asked Japanese readers to submit their favorite finished manga from the same timeline. In other words, a manga could have begun at …Read more »
It’s been a while since we heard about the new Overlord anime film, which was first announced back in 2021. According to a television special about the project, the feature is currently penciled in to open in Japan sometime in 2024. The special was hosted …Read more »
Japan gets all the good stuff. This time, it’s a tie-up promo campaign between Godzilla and McDonald’s, complete with a logo that looks right out of a Godzilla film. There’s a nice 30-second add, too. The main object of the campaign seems to be a …Read more »
A recent Japanese survey pitted otaku vs. otaku to see which type of fans spend the most time and money on their hobbies. The report, put together by Yano Research Institute, surveyed men and women who either consider themselves otaku or have been labeled as …Read more »
Yahoo! Japan (yes, Yahoo is still a commonly used search engine in Japan) has just released its Search Awards for 2023 — a list of pop culture faves that received the most searches for the year. The search award for anime went to Oshi no …Read more »
Yuto Yotsuba and Ryo Ogawa’s Ya Boy Kongming! manga previously inspired a TV anime adaptation, and now that take on the material is headed to the big screen. A compilation film has been announced for the series, with Ya Boy Kongming! Road to Summer Sonia …Read more »
Studio TRIGGER’s anime adaptation of Ryoko Kui’s Delicious in Dungeon manga is set to premiere in January 2024, but fans in Japan will get a chance to see it early. A three-week limited advance screening is set to run in 41 theaters throughout Japan, with …Read more »
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