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88-year-old actor and radio personality Genzo Wakayama has passed away from heart failure. Wakayama was the voice of Ansem the Wise in the Kingdom Hearts franchise and played Captain Long John Silver in both Osamu Tezuka’s New Treasure Island from Mushi Production and Osamu Dezaki’s …Read more »
Anime tourism is an ever-growing industry. Fans journey to the settings of their favorite series for photos, cosplay, and souvenirs. Plus there are concerts, cafés, theme parks, and more. Or, at least, there usually are. Obviously, a lot of us are currently grounded and can’t …Read more »
Studio Ghibli has been showing off Hayao Miyazaki’s hands — the hands that have drawn and written so many things that have made so many people happy. First up is Miyazaki’s hand on his latest book.
You know things are getting serious when Yubaba, the main antagonist from Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, has to swoop in to promote mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Studio Ghibli character can now be seen taking care of herself and others and practicing good …Read more »
Revered Studio Ghibli co-founder and director Isao Takahata passed away last month at age 82, and the staff of his studio gathered to remember the late creator at a farewell ceremony. The ceremony was held on Tuesday at the Ghibli Museum, where Hayao Miyazaki shared …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki has been hard at work on his anime short Boro the Caterpillar (Kemushi no Boro) for the past couple years, and it’s finally ready to make its debut. An update on the Ghibli Museum’s official website reveals that the short will start screening …Read more »
Once upon a time, Sonic The Hedgehog was a character you’d expect to see cross-promoted at restaurants like McDonalds with a line of kids meal toys. In fact, according to Sonic Wikia, Sonic had two different promotions at McDonalds in 1994, as well as three different …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki may be retired from directing feature films, but there are other ways for the 74-year-old creator to stay busy. Miyazaki's son Goro—director of Tales from Earthsea , From Up on Poppy Hill , and Ronia the Robber's Daughter —originally revealed one of those …Read more »
It’s time for another edition of Miyazaki Watch, where we take a look at the recent media activities of everyone’s favorite semi-retired filmmaking legend, Hayao Miyazaki, and the son eternally destined to be in the shadows of his father, Goro. First up, Hayao, whose recent …Read more »
We were in Kichijoji the other day, so we popped into the manga-themed Cafe Zenon, which is currently done up in the style of Strawberry Flavored Fist of the North Star, the parody manga starring Fist of the North Star’s Souther in a variety of …Read more »
Miyazaki with Pixar chief John Lasseter at the ceremony Legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki received an honorary Oscar for his “years of contributions to the motion picture industry” at a ceremony on Sunday. Receiving the award, Miyazaki said, “my wife told me I’m a very …Read more »
Spring is in the air. Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and new anime is airing. In the spirit of the season (or it’s just a coincidence…), two of Japan’s convenience stores, or “conbini,” in the Japanese parlance, are simultaneously running anime promotions. How do …Read more »
Spare us, if you will, a few moments for another anime-related explanation of the geography of Tokyo. On the city’s more historical, older east side, not far from the Emperor’s palace, we have Akihabara, the electronics town-turned-anime consumer paradise, full of maid cafes, memorabilia and …Read more »
We’ve already covered Tokyo’s well-known otaku hotspots like Akihabara and Nakano ad nauseum here at Otaku USA, but it’s always worth pointing out that there are plenty of other areas Japan’s capital city that ooze otaku cred. Ikebukuro, home of the third-busiest station in Tokyo, …Read more »
If you’ve ever wanted to join Spirited Away’s No Face and Chihiro when they are riding on a train together, now’s your chance. The Toshio Suzuki and Studio Ghibli Exhibition, highlighting the studio and its cofounder, is currently at the Yokosuka Museum of Art until …Read more »
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