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How often do you think about the people responsible for the beautiful backgrounds in anime? One of the studios behind this aspect of production is Studio Lagurus, which will officially be closing its doors at the end of June. The studio has worked on a …Read more »
The second Yu-Gi-Oh! theatrical feature originally dueled in U.S. theaters well over a decade ago, but now Yugi and co. are set to make a triumphant comeback. The digitally remastered version of the 2004 anime box office hit Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie returns to cinemas for …Read more »
I recently heard about an anime-style novel contest that was held in Japan. While this by itself isn’t significant, the stipulations on the contest were. The first, “no alternate realities,” and the second, “the protagonist cannot be a teenage male.” The hopes were to eventually …Read more »
Japan isn’t the only country pumping out live-action adaptations of its anime and manga properties: plenty of other countries have licensed and turned Japanese stories into films of their own. And while most Japanese fans are aware of the existence of, say, Ghost in the …Read more »
For literally over half my life I’ve been waiting on Berserk . When I first saw the original anime TV series in the late 1990s, years before the English-language editions of the manga commenced, I watched each episode waiting to see when the extended flashback …Read more »
Japanese learners, here’s a useful one for you: ojisan , which can mean both uncle and “middle-aged dude,” basically (an official translation will nab you “old man,” but most people who get called ojisan aren’t that old). It’s the young whippersnappers who usually get top …Read more »
If you pay attention to social media, you may have noticed that people have been talking non-stop about the World Cup for what feels like forever. If you keep up with current anime, you may have noticed that one of last season’s most interesting titles …Read more »
Not long ago, an article on the small town of Washimiya and its shrine was featured on this fair site. As fate would have it, the recent Skip City International D-Cinema Film Festival in Kawaguchi was holding a screening of Washimiya Monogatari ( Washimiya Story …Read more »
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Add some new manga to your shelf next month with these fresh releases from Kodansha! This trio of first volumes introduces stories of unlikely romance, political intrigue, and even a potential multiverse. Join us as we preview all three, and be sure to pre-order your …Read more »
Sad news is coming out of the anime world as we learn voice actress Rachael Lillis passed away over the weekend from breast cancer. Lillis was a prolific voice talent who might be best known for playing both protagonist Misty and antagonist Jessie in Pokémon. …Read more »
38 years ago, on May 27, 1986, the first Dragon Quest game was released, kicking off the RPG franchise that’s still going today. To celebrate, the date has been declared “Dragon Quest Day” in Japan. Debuting over a year before the first Final Fantasy game, …Read more »
In the latest news revolving around the death of manga creator Hinako Ashihara, Japanese television station NTV released an official apology to her yesterday. NTV was adapting Ashihara’s manga Sexy Tanaka-san into a live-action series, and in January Ashihara wrote online that the company had …Read more »
Initially announced back in June 2022, we now have more details on the Murai in Love anime. The adaptation of Junta Shima’s rom-com manga of the same name is coming to Disney+ this fall, and a new teaser trailer is here with more info on …Read more »
An Ohio man is in the news both for his alleged theft of Pokémon cards, as well as video of him being punched and tasered by police after the suspected crime. According to NBC4 out of Columbus, a Meijer employee at Westerville contacted authorities to …Read more »
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