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It’s time to get into the Naruto nostalgia with the re-recording of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION’s opening theme song “Haruka Kanata.” That track is out now, and it’s part of the band’s upcoming Single Collection album, which comes out July 31. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION spoke to …Read more »
We first got word in April that the Teogonia light novels were receiving an anime adaptation, and now a whole lot more has been disclosed, including its first trailer! In the trailer you can hear the ending theme song titled “Tsuki to Boku to Atarashii …Read more »
The restaurant supply company Hachimenroppi and marketing firm Nexer decided to do a survey about food. But not just any food — it’s specifically about food in Studio Ghibli movies. 500 people shared which Ghibli movie had the tastiest-looking food. In fifth place is Howl’s …Read more »
After a hiatus, the Black Butler anime is back with Black Butler -Public School Arc-, now streaming on Crunchyroll. That also means that Brina Palencia and J. Michael Tatum are back to play their characters, Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian Michaelis, respectively. Otaku USA spoke to …Read more »
Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards is scheduled to take place July 13, and in the meantime its many nominees have been revealed, including ones related to otaku interests. For starters, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is in the running for Favorite Animated Movie. Actors Chris Pratt …Read more »
In May, it was announced that publisher Shogakukan, JIC Venture Growth Investments (part of the state-backed Japan Investment Corp.) and more had invested 2.92 billion yen (about $19 million) in having the company Orange use artificial intelligence to translate 50,000 manga into English during the …Read more »
Fool Night is a manga with a fascinating premise that looks really promising, judging by the first volume. It takes place in the future, and the sun has been blotted out from earth by clouds that never leave, plunging the world into constant winter and …Read more »
Let’s Do It Already! is a case of opposites attracting. High school students Yuri and Keiichiro are totally different from page one. Yuri doesn’t care about rules or traditions. Keiichiro very much cares about rules and traditions. The two are really into each other and …Read more »
A couple first moving in together is going to have its ups and downs, and It Takes Two Tomorrow, Too is a charming, honest and endearing look at the situation. It starts with Yuya Aida, who is 25, asking his girlfriend Rio Aihara, who is …Read more »
Victoria’s Electric Coffin opens with David Douglas strapped to the electric chair, ready to be executed for his many crimes. It’s 1920s New York. David, who grew up in the slums, regrets ever being alive. But when he’s asked if he’ll donate his body to …Read more »
My Gemini is a manga that takes inspiration from Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In the classic novel, the narrator is Gabriel John Utterson. In the manga, John Utterson is the main character. He’s small and awkward, goes …Read more »
Fans of the manga Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms (a.k.a. Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai in Japanese) have a reason to be excited: it’s getting a TV anime adaptation! This announcement came with a trailer, a visual, and info on …Read more »
A Pokémon card collection belonging to someone in Nottinghamshire, England, has made news for how much the stash went for at the The Lichfield Auction Centre. According to the BBC, the auctioneer thought the cards were perhaps worth about £25,000, but they ended up selling …Read more »
When Yuu Toyota started Cherry Magic: Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! as a short webcomic, she had no idea how successful it would be. Now it’s a whole manga series (with ten volumes currently out in English), a live-action show and …Read more »
Tsai Kun-lin, a Taiwanese manga publisher, helped bring about the country’s manga explosion in the 1960s. Now The Boy from Clearwater, a new graphic novel series from author Yu Pei-yun and illustrator Zhou Jian-xin, shares his incredible true story. Volume two drops on May 7 …Read more »
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