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The utter box office domination of director Makoto Shinkai's your name. anime film continued this weekend in Japan, which marked its fifth week at the top spot. As of September 25, that puts its box office total up to $1.11 billion yen (about US$111 million), …Read more »
Aomori, a city in the Tohoku region of northern Japan, is well-known for its Nebuta Festival, where giant, brightly-lit floats depicting traditional northern warriors are paradied through the city. This year’s festival was to have a special twist: in anticipation of The Force Awakens , …Read more »
The acting bug bit Ai Nonaka from an early age, when Yu Yu Hakusho convinced her that being a voice actress was pretty much the coolest thing ever. From there, she dove into the world of acting, becoming head of her school’s acting club, striving …Read more »
This story is featured in the June 2015 issue of Otaku USA Magazine . Get a print copy of this story, along with more great cosplay and anime coverage, by picking it up on newsstands, or at our online store ! Hello again, fellow otaku! …Read more »
Japanese ranking site Goo is back with another survey, and this time they’ve asked their readers what anime characters have the cutest, most impression-leaving pair of peepers. Specifically, they’ve asked about “ tsurime ,” which kinda means upturned or almond-shaped eyes. Anyway, you’ll get the …Read more »
As Americans who dig Japanese animation, do you ever wonder what kind of American animation catches on in Japan? While Disney releases like Frozen and Big Hero 6 rule the big screen, lately the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time seems to be doing well with …Read more »
Aside from visiting local shrines and eating boxed meals called osechi, one of Japan’s biggest New Year’s traditions is gathering around the TV on New Year’s Eve to catch Kohaku Uta Gassen, an annual music show where the year’s most notable pop stars break into …Read more »
Con-nichiwa is an annual convention held in Tucson, AZ in March. This year they relocated to the Tucson Convention Center and featured guests like God Save the Queen! There were many cosplayers roaming the halls and posing for photos, and here is a collection of …Read more »
If anything has significant meaning in Japanese culture it is bound to be immortalized in a manga. Trains have been a part of the Japanese comics scene since its beginning. You can see them play a pivotal role in Tatsumi's gekiga classic the Pushman . …Read more »
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