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Netflix went all out at this month’s AnimeJapan, releasing an absolutely packed 2024 slate. There’s lots to be excited about, from the final season of BEASTARS to the continuation of Delicious in Dungeon to new Gundam and Ultraman. With so many big titles coming to the streaming juggernaut, it’s understandable …Read more »
This month the Oxford English Dictionary is adding 23 Japanese words, including isekai and tokusatsu! OED’s website explains: Isekai is a Japanese genre of science or fantasy fiction featuring a protagonist who is transported to or reincarnated in a different, strange, or unfamiliar world. The …Read more »
Legendary Japanese singer Yoko Takahashi is well known for providing the iconic theme song to the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime, and now Evangelion will be the subject of her 30th CD single. EVANGELION ETERNALLY is due out in Japan on May 10, delivering her first …Read more »
Sad news in the world of Japanese film today. Sadao Iizuka, whose optical effects work graced legendary tokusatsu titles from Godzilla to Ultraman, has died at the age of 88. Iizuka’s cause of death was pneumonia. Born in Tokyo in 1934, Iizuka worked on effects …Read more »
Production I.G is working away on its anime adaptation of Kaiju No. 8, and we can’t wait! Of course, we’ll have to… we still have a bit of time before it reaches our screen. But as we follow along with the manga and the production news, the …Read more »
Hideaki Anno has a number of job titles under his belt, including creator, director, and writer. And he also likes to do actor cameos from time to time. He has previously cameoed in the movies Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan, Funky Forest: The First Contact, …Read more »
It’s been a huge year for anime films, from December 2021’s JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 to November 2022’s Suzume. Those are just two of four films that sit atop the list of Japan’s top 10 highest-grossing domestic films in 2022, and both JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 and …Read more »
It’s time once again to see what Google has deemed to be the most-searched topics of the year, and 2022 has certainly proven to be the year of Chainsaw Man. Denji leads the pack in the list of most-searched TV anime in Japan, while Makoto …Read more »
November is coming to an end. Tomorrow, the holiday season begins in earnest, and we make our way to the end of 2022. But this week, the Internet is focusing on one thing: their Spotify Wrapped results. The viral marketing campaign takes note of which …Read more »
The publishing news outlet Publishers Weekly featured an article titled “Manga Wins New York Comic Con 2022.” Its writer, Deb Aoki, who is known for her writing about manga, posited that “the overall impression was that manga, anime and Japanese pop culture are now overwhelmingly …Read more »
If you enjoy the Monster Rancher series but feel like it could use a little more Ultraman DNA in its bestiary, you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming arrival of Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher. The spinoff does exactly what it promises in …Read more »
The Fantasia International Film Festival started on July 14 and will continue until August 3, but they’ve already announced that some otaku titles have won awards. INU-OH by Masaaki Yuasa (based on the novel Heike Monogatari: INU-OH no Maki — translated as Tales of the …Read more »
The final live-action Fullmetal Alchemist film—Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation—may have received praise from original creator Hiromu Arakawa, but it wasn’t enough to push it to the top of the charts. The movie opened in 345 theaters throughout Japan on June 24, pulling in 70 million …Read more »
Wow, big day for fans of, uh, Shins. Not only is Shin Ultraman out today in Japan, we’ve also got a fresh teaser, poster and some additional details about Shin Kamen Rider. Here are some of the names we’ve learned are working on the film: …Read more »
The winners of the spring 2022 Medal with Purple Ribbon have been announced! These medals are given out by the Japanese government and are meant for “individuals who have contributed to academic and artistic developments, improvements and accomplishments.” This year both Hideaki Anno and founder …Read more »
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