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When October 2023 rolls around it will have been a whopping 35 years since Neon Genesis Evangelion mastermind Hideaki Anno unleashed his first commercial anime as director, Gunbuster, AKA Aim for the Top!. To celebrate both that landmark anniversary and the 20th anniversary of followup …Read more »
Ever wondered what Pokemon would look like if reimagined by traditional Japanese artisans? Wonder no longer. A new exhibition at the National Crafts Museum in Kanagawa is centered around that exact idea, and the results are awesome. Included are Pokemon ceramics, brooches, silk kimonos, lacquerware …Read more »
Feature-length anime Kaguya-sam: Love is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- first made its way to Japanese cinemas over Christmas before sharing the love internationally on Valentine’s Day. Now it has its sights set on the small screen, with a Japanese TV broadcast set …Read more »
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK anime film has been a huge success in Japan, and now that success has translated to a major milestone elsewhere. In addition to becoming the 12th highest-grossing anime film of all time in Japan, THE FIRST SLAM DUNK can now boast …Read more »
A woman walking by the Enshu Kaigan beach in the Japanese city of Hamamatsu came across a metal orb just under five feet in diameter. It was stuck partway into the sand. Not knowing what it was, she alerted authorities, who came to check out …Read more »
It won’t be too much longer before Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre premieres on Netflix to spook audiences. Ahead of the series’ January 19 start, a trailer has been released that shows clips of all the twenty stories being adapted from Ito’s …Read more »
Nintendo is banking on making a lot of money from the 2023 Hollywood film The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Hollywood already has a long list of movies based on video games. But what about video games made into anime? This is something that also …Read more »
2022 was a great year for anime, which means it was also an amazing year for anime openings. Everyone has an opinion on their favorite of the year, and Japanese fans weighed in through a poll on the Anime! Anime! website. 331 people were surveyed …Read more »
If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that the end of the year is the best time to argue about everything that happened in it! 2022 was a huge year for anime, and as such everyone has a different opinion about what …Read more »
Lots of people get crushes on pop stars (or idols as they’re sometimes known in Japan). But how seriously do people take these crushes? Tameny, which is a matchmaking and wedding coordination business in Japan, decided to find out. They surveyed 2,400 men and women …Read more »
The fun of Anime Frontier 2022 is right around the corner, and this year’s event has a ton in store for fans of anime, manga, music and more. In addition to a packed schedule full of panels and guests, attendees can look forward to the …Read more »
While the Legendary Monsterverse continues to look ahead to 2024’s Godzilla vs. Kong rematch, it’s Japan’s turn once again to take a crack at the Big G. TOHO announced that a new entry in the Godzilla series is in the works, and directing, writing and …Read more »
The hotly anticipated anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man is getting a sneak peek at New York Comic Con today, then officially debuting on Japanese TV and Amazon Prime Video on October 11. To keep up the momentum for promotion, six new cast members have …Read more »
Sure, there’s the recently announced Lupin III x Cat’s Eye film, but here’s another crossover between two classic franchises. In this new 30-second ad, entitled “Goodbye to Long Orders,” the Lupin III crew visit the McDonald’s drive-in to grab a bite, but Lupin has forgotten …Read more »
Manga piracy is a major issue. For instance, between January-October 2021, piracy in Japan caused manga creators and publishers to lose 800 billion yen (about $6.92 billion), which is more than the creators and publishers legally made during that time. Manga publishers are responding in …Read more »
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