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It’s no secret that entertainment and advertising go hand-in-hand, especially for anime. Whether it’s celebrities and beloved characters teaming up with brands or a show trying to move its own merch, it’s been part of the landscape for decades. Shows like Precure show off toys you …Read more »
Anime series like Solo Leveling are based on webtoons, or Korean digital comics. With webtoons getting more popular in America, and with them having more influence on anime, Otaku USA spoke with Regina Han, the Chief Webtoon Producer at Kakao Entertainment Corp., about the history …Read more »
The anime Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo (translated as I’ll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History) will arrive in October, and ahead of that an English-subtitled trailer has dropped. The anime is being made at MAHO FILM, with Yuji Yanase …Read more »
Last night Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron took home the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (which means both the second win for Miyazaki, and the second win for an anime), but Miyazaki himself wasn’t there to accept the award. Instead, Kiyofumi Nakajima, …Read more »
Funimation is officially shutting down in the beginning of April as part of its merger with Crunchyroll. However, digital copies at Funimation are not transferring, which is controversial to many anime fans. Crunchyroll has since responded. “[We] are working really hard directly with each [customer] …Read more »
A trailer has dropped for the BL anime Tadaima, Okaeri (translated as I’m Home, Welcome Back). It tells us about the cast and crew, informs us that the anime will debut in April, and lets us listen to the opening theme song “Futatsu no Kotoba” …Read more »
If you’ve ever wanted to own your own motorcycle from Akira — a.k.a. the Kaneda Bike — now’s your chance. If you have the funds to buy it, anyway. There are some fan-built examples in the past, including one that cost more than $100,000. This …Read more »
The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror XXXIII” Halloween special, which included a segment spoofing Death Note (titled “Death Tome”), has officially received an Emmy for its good work! It competed against Bob’s Burgers episode “The Plight Before Christmas,” Netflix’s Entergalactic special, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal episode “Shadow …Read more »
This year will see plenty more BanG Dream!, with a pair of features heading to the big screen. As revealed during Bushiroad’s New Year’s Big Announcement 2024 event, the BanG Dream! It’s MyGo!!!!! anime is headed to theaters in two compilation films. In addition to …Read more »
The January issue of Gangan Joker magazine is already out from Square Enix, and it includes info fans of Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler would want to know. According to the magazine, creators Homura Kawamoto and Toru Naomura are taking a few months off from their …Read more »
The VIZ Manga app is a gift for people whose taste in manga spans beyond Shonen Jump. For $2 a month, readers can dive into currently running titles and classic selections, with more of both being added all the time. Over the holidays, the app added …Read more »
The BL manga Depth of Field opens with musical prodigy Hayakawa tearfully quitting music. After this, Hayakawa starts musing about Konno, a boy at school who both gets described as “hard to approach” and “a surprisingly nice guy.” The two begin hanging out together on …Read more »
The nominees are out for the Saturn Awards, which is the “official awards group of The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films” for more than half a century! There are three otaku interests among the titles. The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Suzume …Read more »
We all love anime, but numerous people have raised concerns about the well-being of individuals making anime. The Japan Animation Creators Association, which is sometimes referred to as JaniCA, puts out yearly surveys to see how people in the industry are doing. The last time …Read more »
In The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Himuro is the descendant of a snow spirit, but that doesn’t mean he’s off doing supernatural things. He works in an office, like a regular person. Unlike a regular person, though, blizzards rise up when he focuses …Read more »
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