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This weekend in Numazu, Japan, a female pedestrian was hit and knocked over by a car, which then sped off. The driver didn’t get far, though, because his car was, shall we say, distinct: it was painted with a character from Love Live Sunshine. The …Read more »
A man in his 30s has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of intimidation against voice actress Ayana Taketatsu, best known as the voice behind K-ON!‘s Azusa Nakano and Oreimo‘s Kirino Kousaka. According to reports from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the man is suspected …Read more »
According to Yomiuri Shimbun, Nobuhiro Watsuki—the 47-year-old manga artist behind hit series Rurouni Kenshin—is facing charges for possession of child pornography. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department pressed charges on November 21, and the case has been sent to the prosecutor’s office. Following up on the …Read more »
Gido Amagakure's Sweetness and Lightning manga—which is being simulpubbed on Crunchyroll, with plans for a print release in the future from Kodansha Comics—is getting an anime adaptation, and the official site is here with a premiere date. The series will make its debut July 4 …Read more »
While a relatively niche spectator sport in the US, Japan takes its ponies more seriously. Called Keiba, It’s home to over 21,000 annuals races which are watched and observed by numerous salaryman as much as passionately as any Hanshin Tigers vs. Yomiuri Giants match. The …Read more »
Sports manga and anime haven't traditionally been released here in the US very often. In Japan, they tend to make up some of the most popular, enduring titles and several have been extraordinarily influential classics. Baseball in particular is a major sport in Japan, so …Read more »
Captain Tsubasa There are many reasons young people decide to participating in sports: through the influence of parents, friends, coaches, etc. In Japan, the land where there are manga about just about anything, comics naturally also play a part in what sports young people choose. …Read more »
If you are in the habit of pouring one out for dead homies, please offer your next libation to crowdfunding site Anime Sols, who will shutter their virtual doors May 1. As stated on the Anime Sols news page : As you may have noticed, …Read more »
Sam Pinansky of Yomiuri TV Enterprise appeared on the Anime News Network ANNCast on May 3 to talk about “Anime Sols,” a new web site he helped found that might just change the way anime is sold in the west. The goal of Sols is …Read more »
I admit it – it’s a little early in the year to be thinking about baseball. But with the Super Bowl over and done with and the World Baseball Classic coming to Tokyo Dome next month, I’ve got America’s and Japan’s combined pastime on the …Read more »
Yellow Tanabe's manga Kekkaishi , which began its run in Shonen Sunday back in 2003, will now be airing over here in animated form. Viz Media has licensed all 52 episodes of the Sunrise series, and you'll be able to catch it on Adult Swim …Read more »
What's that? You want more free anime available online legitimately? It's a good time to be YOU then, my friend, because Viz has just launched Viz Anime, a beta version of an all-you-can-eat anime buffet that keeps on giving. Viz Anime is home to the …Read more »
Conan Edogawa is up to his comically oversized ears in crime once more as the night skies light up with the presence of a new rival, the Kaito Kid. This white-clad thief—looking like Tuxedo Mask with a garish monocle—makes authorities look foolish as he zips …Read more »
If Kekkaishi —based on Yellow Tanabe's manga, still ongoing in Japan at 27 volumes—has been stuck on your "to watch" list, or even if this is the first you've heard of the series, Viz is now presenting a convenient way to give it a gander. …Read more »
It's true what they say about not being able to keep a good dog down (hyuk hyuk). Such is the case with Inuyasha , the final act of which will be debuting across Asia on October 10th, 2009. This comes just one week after the …Read more »
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