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The rap battle multimedia project Hypnosis Mic was getting ready to debut its TV anime in Japan this July, but the showdown will have to wait. The anime’s production committee announced that the Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima anime has officially been postponed …Read more »
Mitsuru Adachi has been working on baseball manga since the ’70s, from Nine to Touch, H2, Cross Game, and the currently-running MIX. This followup to Touch has been running since 2012, but it’s now going on indefinite hiatus as a result of COVID-19 concerns. Adachi …Read more »
Things are a long way from normal in Japan, but efforts by health professionals and citizens doing their best to stay home have led to a reduction in cases in Tokyo and elsewhere. Meanwhile, it looks like anime voice actors, who were largely on standby …Read more »
Since 1998, Pokémon movies have been opening in Japan in July of each year. This year was set to mark the debut of the 23rd anime film in that slot, but for the first time in over 20 years, there won’t be a Pokémon movie …Read more »
A few days ago, One Piece author Eiichiro Oda updated everyone on how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is affecting production of his manga. This week, Weekly Shonen Jump‘s official Japanese Twitter account shared a statement of its own, highlighting how the virus and State of …Read more »
Back in early April, voice actress Mami Yamashita tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus), after which she went into isolation for a month. Now, the Aoni Production talent management agency has announced that Yamashita tested negative for the virus after the results of her second PCR …Read more »
We’ve seen how the One Piece anime was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but what about the manga? Series creator Eiichiro Oda recently relayed a message through the official Eiichiro_Staff Twitter account, which shared an English version to go along with it. While progress has …Read more »
Japan’s artists are doing what they can to help spread awareness about COVID-19 and keep stir crazy fans at home from going, well, crazy. In the last few days, we’ve seen Khara upload all three Rebuild of Evangelion films to YouTube, Aya Uchida stream a …Read more »
It’s a familiar story at this point, but that doesn’t make it suck any less: The latest anime to be delayed due to COVID-19 is the second season of The Irregular at Magic High School. The second season, also known as the Visitor Arc, was …Read more »
The live-action TV drama may still be running on Japanese TV, but Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! fans are going to have to wait a little longer for the feature film version. As a result of COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns, the upcoming theatrical outing has been …Read more »
Hey, remember 2016? Those halcyon days featured a weird little single out of Japan called “PPAP,” or “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” by a fellow named Pikotaro, aka Daimaou Kosaka. Now Pikotaro has repurposed “PPAP” and given it a COVID-19 theme, because, hey, these are the times we live …Read more »
Sazae-san: it’s never really made inroads Stateside, but in Japan, it’s been a television staple since 1969. Now its voice actors are set to take a break amid COVID-19 concerns. That’s the news from voice actress Midori Kato, who plays Sazae Fuguta on the show. …Read more »
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has caused most publishers and distributors to seriously retool their schedules, and Yen Press is no different. The publisher announced plans to reschedule releases for manga and light novels that were originally solicited with on-sale dates between May and August. Volumes …Read more »
Many companies are having to make tough decisions at the moment for the better safety of their employees. In the case of Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima’s company, Kojima Productions, the studio has officially closed its doors for the time being after learning one of its employees …Read more »
Life was very different a few years ago. Adjusting to lockdown wasn’t just about working from home, masking, and washing your hands as often as possible. It also changed how we interact with each other and what we need on a personal level. And Home Office …Read more »
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