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With the release of the final episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin May 5, the anime industry will say sayonara to one of its greatest directors. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, who is helming Gundam: The Origin, and who created the manga on which it is based, announced …Read more »
Yoshitaka Amano is revered the world over as one of the world’s greatest illustrators, having contributed to properties like Final Fantasy , Vampire Hunter D , Gatchaman , and others. He’s a remarkable artist whose work is immediately recognizable. Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations is a gorgeous …Read more »
Prepare to “Ride On Shooting Star” again. Japanese rock band The Pillows will return to score the upcoming sequel to FLCL , Production I.G announced at Anime Expo this weekend. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, who did the character designs for the original series, will also return. A …Read more »
Pixiv Zingaro, a anime and manga-centric gallery in Nakano, Tokyo, is this month the host of an exhibition of works by Yoshitoshi ABe, character designer and doujinshi artist responsible for anime like Serial Experiments Lain and Haibane Renmei . The exhibition marks 20 years since …Read more »
Sad news out of Japan today with the passing of Yoshihiro Tatsumi, the legendary manga artist who pioneered gekiga, or manga aimed at adult audiences. He was 79. Tatsumi, born in 1935, coined the term “gekiga” (literally “dramatic pictures”) in 1957 to describe the dark, …Read more »
Hello, America! Are you enjoying the special otaku holiday season? Today I have a special message from popular model/actress turned singer Risa Yoshiki from Japan. Risa Yoshiki loves anime and manga, just as much as you Otaku USA readers! She appears in the latest super …Read more »
Yoshitaka Amano's art—most recognizable across a great majority of Final Fantasy games, as well as Vampire Hunter D —has been tough to translate to any medium outside of his own. It's not exactly easy to bottle that ethereal quality in the confines of movies or …Read more »
Yoshinobu Nishizaki in his early '80s prime. Note gold rope and watch you can't afford. “Galaxies collide ! An empire crumbles! An entire planet is flooded!” Sunday, I woke up to read the news online that Space Battle Yamato producer and co-creator Yoshinobu Nishizaki—a towering …Read more »
So on July 1, I’m leaving my hotel room and I find this flier at the front desk about the Yoshiki Foundation America hosting a charity event at Club Nokia that night separate from other activities in the area. Apparently several companies—including Toei Animation, Toyota, …Read more »
It took a while for Otakon to come out with details regarding musical performances, but the wait was no doubt worth it for fans of X Japan. Otakon recently announced that members Yoshiki and Sugizo will be appearing to perform during this year's Masquerade. Barring …Read more »
I first read this news early in the morning, and my pre-coffee brain read it as "Yoshihiro Tatsumi Nominated for Oscar." I didn't even think it was strange, just "sure, why not?" That's what happens when you grow to depend on caffeine, so take that …Read more »
This is as good a reason as any to make your way over to New York City in late April. The PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, which runs from April 29th to May 4th, will be featuring, among a plethora of notable guests, …Read more »
The man behind the designs for legendary mind-melter Serial Experiments Lain and the creation of Haibane Renmei , among others, is back with an interesting means of distributing his dÅjinshi title, Pochiyama at the Pharmacy . Thanks to the fact that it's being published digitally …Read more »
Anime has always been dominated by trends. If a show comes out and hits it big, you can be assured that several more shows that are awfully similar to it are going to follow in the hopes of recapturing that lightning in a bottle. The …Read more »
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but does that apply to manga? There is a belief among Western manga readers and critics that there is a specific look and design to Japanese comics. If there is a standard it comes from the layout …Read more »
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