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Industry veteran Masami Suda has a wide range of credits to his name, and is known for working as character designer and animator on the Fist of the North Star anime, among many other projects. According to confirmation via multiple industry members, the highly regarded …Read more »
The original proposed plans to have Akira and Super Mario in the Olympics opening ceremony may have been scrapped, but Japan is finding other ways to share its otakudom during the Games. Music often plays in the background of the sports, and otaku will recognize …Read more »
Variety Magazine published an article on Toei Animation, noting that the company is looking at AI and overseas sales. Acknowledging the idea of AI wasn’t something the studio would have thought about back in the day, the article talks about Toei’s current use of AI …Read more »
Futabanet Manga Plus questioned Japanese adults between the ages of 30 and 59 which artist from Weekly Shonen Jump “left the deepest impression.” After tallying the votes of hundreds of respondents, the answers were released publicly. Artists Kentaro Yabuki (To Love Ru) and Hisashi Eguchi …Read more »
Another work from the amazing Takehiko Inoue (Vagabond, Slam Dunk) is on the way to English audiences, with Manga Planet announcing the license acquisition of the BUZZER BEATER manga. The series will make a comeback on Manga Planet starting this June, and a free sample …Read more »
Fox Entertainment’s streaming service Tubi is adding more anime to its roster after inking a deal with none other than Toei Animation. So what is coming out of Toei’s vault to be included? One Piece is the title getting the most attention, and both episodes …Read more »
TV Asahi asked 150,000 Japanese people what manga titles they consider to be the best. The results have been tallied, and some of them are huge titles here as well, while others have never been licensed in North America. Here’s the list: 1. One Piece …Read more »
American Mike Howard used the antics of his years as a Japanese salaryman for his humorous memoir The Salaryman, illustrated by mangaka Rena Saiya. After this he turned The Salaryman into a manga (again with artwork from Saiya) and has recently translated the manga into …Read more »
There’s a lot of talk about live-action adaptations lately, from rumors that a Demon Slayer show is in the works to casting news for the upcoming Cowboy Bebop series. But for some fans, a live-action adaptation stomps all over the memories of their favorite anime. …Read more »
Some Shonen Jump series are great at tugging on the ol’ heart strings, which is bound to happen when you have some of the biggest manga in the world collected in one weekly magazine. To find out which Shonen Jump series made Japanese fans cry, …Read more »
Japanese website goo ranking recently went live with another poll, and this one is all about hot dudes. We’re talking Shonen Jump hunks specifically, so readers were tasked with voting on the male characters they deemed to be the most beautiful. The editorial team at …Read more »
It’s one thing to top a ranking for a particular month, year, or even decade. Neon Genesis Evangelion opening theme “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” has greater ambitions, officially hitting the top spot in Japan’s karaoke rankings for the entire Heisei period. The Heisei period is …Read more »
When you think of ’90s anime, which series immediately spring to mind? Even if you have a specific favorite, chances are it’s already either seen some kind of revival, or perhaps it never stopped running in the first place. After all, it’s not like we …Read more »
Oricon has come through with the best-selling book rankings for Japan in 2018, which once again has Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece dominating the manga charts. This isn’t just an off and on phenomenon either, it marks the 11th year in a row for One …Read more »
Redheads. Some folks are into ‘em, some aren’t. But these Japanese anime and manga fans, polled by Charapedia, definitely fall into the former category. Charapedia recently asked its readers to rank their favorite anime and manga redheads—here are the top 10. 10. Red Blood Cell …Read more »
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