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Every February, the Northern island of Hokkaido is host to the Sapporo Snow Festival, which typically attracts around two million people to the region to take in the amazing snow and ice sculptures based on anime, manga, other aspects of pop culture, and the world …Read more »
Playstation 5 has launched in Japan, but because of the coronavirus, Sony knew it couldn’t celebrate with many people in a closed-in space. So they had their celebration outdoors at the Kanda Shrine, which is both a sacred space and a hotspot for otaku-themed interests. …Read more »
Only Trust Your Bokuto 32 years following its release, 1988’s Demon City Shinjuku still remains the greatest anime ever made about a teen chopping up horrible monsters and the occasional buff wizard using a wooden stick, with the sporadic support of a little person grenadier …Read more »
With the latest numbers now in, it’s safe to say the A Certain Scientific Railgun anime is really popular amongst anime fans in China. According to a recent tweet from the official account, the series has been viewed over 300 million times on Chinese streaming platform …Read more »
Mascot characters have become an essential part of anime. Whether as sidekicks, informants, or just cute little friends to put on merchandise, they’re never far off when a new series starts. Some, though, aren’t necessarily “cute.” Or they may start that way and end up …Read more »
The Studio Ghibli museum closed its doors back in March to slow the spread of COVID-19, but its break from the public will soon be over. In July, it opened to residents of the town in which it’s based, Mitaka City. Now, with new coronavirus …Read more »
A thousand-year dream arrives after 10 Sunao Katabuchi established himself as the bona fide successor (but not imitator) to his old mentor, the late Isao Takahata of Studio Ghibli fame, with 2016’s In This Corner of the World. The extended edition, In This Corner (And …Read more »
In the dystopian future of Earth A.D. 2020, the world’s governments publicly struggle to reconcile the looming presence of UFOs, as citizens cower indoors from the grim realities of contagious disease, a doomed economy, and cripplingly divisive politics… communicating exclusively over THE NET through constant …Read more »
One of Japan’s most celebrated and beloved comic book and anime creations, Urusei Yatsura delivered a total of just under 200 high-voltage weekly blasts of supernatural-and-alien-augmented battle-of-the-sexes to TV audiences in the early-to-mid 1980s. At its core was the sitcom relationship between lecherous high school …Read more »
If there’s one thing anime is great at, it’s transforming the ostensibly mundane into the exciting. Anime can take any sport, no matter how mundane, and turn it into an electrifying matchup for the ages, and while it may not be a sport, this definitely …Read more »
Last November, we heard word that A Certain Scientific Railgun season 3 would air in 2019. Turns out creator Kazuma Kamachi was feeling a bit ambitious with that date. The series is now officially set for January 2020. There’s some musical news, too. The opening theme song will be …Read more »
The evil Kilokhan lives inside computer circuits! With the help of Malcolm Frink, he creates Megavirus Monsters to attack electronic systems! Meanwhile, a freak accident turns Sam Collins into Servo! His friends join forces in their samurized attack vehicles! Together, they transform into … Wait …Read more »
We learned back in October that A Certain Magical Index spinoff A Certain Scientific Railgun would be getting a third season. Now, thanks to an interview with creator Kazuma Kamachi, we’ve learned the third season is set to air in 2019. That’s in addition to …Read more »
The second of two Peacemaker Kurogane anime films—based on the manga by Nanae Chrono—opens in Japanese theaters on November 17. “Friend” follows the first part, “Belief,” with protagonist Tetsunosuke Ichimura having to rejoin the Shinsengumi to save his friends in the unit. Japanese electro-rock group …Read more »
This is certainly some big news. The long-awaited third season of A Certain Magical Index just started airing, but it looks like that’s just the tip of the Certain iceberg. It’s now been revealed that A Certain Scientific Accelerator, one of the franchise’s many spinoffs, …Read more »
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