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Many fans just learned about After the Rain thanks to the new anime adaptation, but the manga itself is nearing an end. The manga by Jun Mayuzuki, which started its run back in 2014, will end after two more chapters, it was announced today. The …Read more »
You don’t need a smartphone to catch these Pikachus. Pikachu Outbreak is a yearly event in Yokohama, just south of Tokyo, where hundreds of Pikachus march and dance their way through the city. This year the Japan Times aimed its cameras at a stage show …Read more »
What's the plural of Pikachu? If we follow standard Japanese-to-English grammar rules, we probably shouldn't add an "s" on the end. But we're going to make an exception here, because the singular doesn't really convey how many darn Pikachus there are in Yokohama right now. …Read more »
Expo 2025 Osaka world’s fair, to be located on Yumeshima Island, begins on April 13, 2025, and it will include the full-size RX-78F00/E Gundam. But you don’t have to wait until April to get a peek at the latest full-size Gundam in Japan, and the …Read more »
Tokyo’s Science Museum has some serious otaku credentials with its current Gundam Next Future Science Exhibit. It put out an official statement on social media: [Announcement] “GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE SCIENCE Exhibition ~For a prosperous future life~” will be held at the Science Museum from Thursday, …Read more »
Nice news for fans of the ‘90s classic Macross 7: the band Fire Bomber will perform its first solo live concerts in 13 years next February. The band will appear at Toyosu Pit in Tokyo on February 21 and 22, 2025. The concerts are timed …Read more »
It’s time to get into the Naruto nostalgia with the re-recording of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION’s opening theme song “Haruka Kanata.” That track is out now, and it’s part of the band’s upcoming Single Collection album, which comes out July 31. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION spoke to …Read more »
Last month the Sword of the Demon Hunter anime announced plans to premiere on June 27, 2024, but that’s no longer the case. The production committee released an official statement saying that the broadcast has been delayed, and is now penciled in for sometime in …Read more »
If you’ve ever wanted to join Spirited Away’s No Face and Chihiro when they are riding on a train together, now’s your chance. The Toshio Suzuki and Studio Ghibli Exhibition, highlighting the studio and its cofounder, is currently at the Yokosuka Museum of Art until …Read more »
It was just announced that the upcoming anime Sword of the Demon Hunter Kijin Gentosho will debut with an hour-long special on June 27. A new visual and a bit more info on the cast came with this news. Here is the visual. As for …Read more »
Prior to its April 13 premiere, the Whisper Me a Love Song anime revealed its theme songs back in March. Now that the series is well underway, we have another look at the opening theme, “Follow Your Arrows,” which is performed by in-anime band SSGIRLS, …Read more »
Negi Haruba’s The Quintessential Quintuplets manga may have ended, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be more anime. Fifth anniversary celebrations in Yokohama brought with them the reveal of a new anime called The Quintessential Quintuplets ＊, which will be an original honeymoon arc story …Read more »
The Kingdoms of Ruin kicked off its adaptation of yoruhashi’s manga of the same name back in October 2023, and now it’s making the leap to a video game. CTW Inc. recently announced plans to release an MMORPG browser game version under the title The …Read more »
A second promotional video for the upcoming anime The New Gate has dropped! Along with showing the anime’s action, it tells us more about the cast. According to the video, Satoshi Mikami plays Girard Estaria, Tatsuhisa Suzuki plays Wolfgang Estaria, and Kana Hanazawa plays Cuore …Read more »
THE NEW GATE anime was previously announced for an April 2024 premiere, and the date has been narrowed down further. The adaptation of Shinogi Kazanami’s light novel series will premiere in Japan on April 13 at 25:30 Japan Time, which is effectively April 14 at …Read more »
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