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September 13, 2020 will mark the 35th anniversary of the first Super Mario Bros. game, so Nintendo has been making some big announcements. According to Anime News Network, “Nintendo will release a Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. handheld device, as well as the following …Read more »
You know Sanrio characters can supply the cuteness, but did you know they can also supply the grossness? Toy company Mega House is coming out with Sanrio toys where you can undress the adorable characters . . . down to their bones and innards. After …Read more »
We know that anime fashion exists in Japan, but now Western designers are paying more attention to how Japanese sequential art can inspire their creations. Town & Country Magazine caught up with a few people involved in this latest fashion trend. “I studied Japanese growing …Read more »
It turns out that LA Gladiators pro Overwatch esports player Bischu is not only a fan of gaming, but also of anime. He was interviewed by Anime News Network about his entrance into anime and his favorites. Bischu explained that anime has always been around …Read more »
The Death of Replicist is a moody, avant garde manga from Digital Manga Publishing’s yuri imprint, LILYKA. The main character is Mori, a shinigami (usually translated to English as “god of death”) who looks like a beautiful young woman with blond hair. It’s her job …Read more »
Professional Japanese singer and crooner Yumi Matsutoya, who sang the theme song in Kiki’s Delivery Service, is thrilled to be doing the new theme song for the historical game franchise Touken Ranbu. In the game, you get Japanese swords (nihonto), which look like bishonen. Matsutoya …Read more »
It’s not every day a manga turns 50, so people are ready to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Doraemon. According to Anime News Network, the Doraemon anime will be celebrating the manga that came before it with three episodes that will air this Saturday. Gen …Read more »
There’s a set of toys in Japan with the English name “Who Are You?” where you start out with a colorful fluff ball and you have to wash it for it to turn into the actual toy. Once washed, you can see if you have …Read more »
Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki is no stranger to winning awards, and they keep on coming. On August 26, he took home the 38th annual Kawakita Award from the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute. The award itself was created in honor of Nagamasa Kawakita, a Japanese …Read more »
We all know that Eiichiro Oda’s bestselling manga One Piece will be coming to an end in the next four or five years. But that leaves the question: what will Oda do next? Twitter user Sandman says that according to a recent Japanese interview with …Read more »
Artistic otaku can use social media to show off their creations, from dioramas to officially approved fan art. Just take a look at Twitter user annkoromoti (@ufjmFR0BF7t5Jq7) and this shared image of a Valkyrie from Macross:
If you’ve ever wondered what income is like for a professional manga creator, mangaka Ryōma Kitada tweeted information and even a chart on how it is for him. His harem manga SUPER HXEROS, which will be released in America next year by Seven Seas Entertainment, …Read more »
Do you like playing crane games to get a toy for yourself or your sweetheart? Then your next destination might be the brand-new Tokyo arcade called Taito Station Fuchi Kururu, which boasts an impressive 454 crane games. That’s so many that the business has already …Read more »
There’s more sad news for otaku following the death of 23-year-old mangaka Kōsei Eguchi. Actress and model Ruri Shinato, who was only 31, died on August 28. According to Anime News Network, a clear cause of death has not been given, but it can be …Read more »
Yesterday the Harvey Awards announced their lineup of 2020 nominations. The Best Manga category, which was first implemented in 2018, goes as follows: H.P. Lovecraft’s At Mountains of Madness by Gou Tanabe (Dark Horse Manga) The Man Without Talent by Yoshiharu …Read more »
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