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Japanese sword expert Paul Martin wants people to understand what’s so special about Japanese swords. He’s curated the Japanese section of the British Museum; works with Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to promote sword tourism; and he’s hired master craftsmen in Japan …Read more »
The combination of the long-esteemed pedigree of anime Studio Pierrot and Too Kyo Games (its founders created the Danganronpa series) resulted in exactly what I want anime to be. For as Cyber City Oedo 808 established decades ago, the absolute highest form of narrative is …Read more »
In recent years, April Fools’ Day has gone from a day of lies and pranks (lame) to a day of entertaining but obvious gags (awesome). Comic artists switch strips, companies “rebrand,” and Google could be doing just about anything. But when it comes to elaborate …Read more »
The PlayStation Partner Awards (previously known simply as the “PlayStation Awards”) have been streamed in Japan. Sony put on the event. Games could win in three categories: the Partner Award, the Special Award, and the Grand Award. The first category is for games that do …Read more »
If you’ve been following anime, game, or media mix news, you’ve probably heard about Hypnosis Mic by now. The multifaceted series sports music and drama CDs, concerts, stage shows, manga, a mobile game, and an upcoming anime. But why should really care? Simple: voice actors you …Read more »
If you’ve ever played Grand Theft Auto, Yakuza or the like, you’re going to get a kick out of this. A group of Tokyo YouTubers called Komazawa Isolation have taken advantage of Tokyo’s relatively empty streets to create a hilarious parody of GTA-style games. The …Read more »
When My Hero Academia fighting game sequel My Hero One’s Justice 2 launches, it will do so with an expanded roster of characters, including all of the previous game’s lineup. It’s due out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC in 2020, and Bandai Namco shared some new …Read more »
If you know how strict Japan’s illegal drug laws are, you might not be too surprised to learn about the fallout from actor and musician Pierre Taki’s recent arrest. The co-founder of Denki Groove’s latest acting role had him voicing a yakuza in Judgment—AKA Judge …Read more »
Before we get too deep into this, don’t worry, there’s not a new live-action Dragon Ball movie on the horizon. That doesn’t mean we won’t ever see another one, though, especially if Japan hopes to remove the nasty taste of Hollywood’s Dragon Ball Evolution from …Read more »
What happens when you mix the dynamite devs at Yakuza house Ryu ga Gotoku Studio with one of the most storied manga and anime franchises of all time? You get Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, which essentially puts Kenshiro in his very own …Read more »
Sega confirmed what many Fist of the North Star fans were hoping for yesterday. The company will be bringing over Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, an upcoming action game that has the studio behind the Yakuza series tackling Kenshiro’s post-apocalyptic world. Fist of …Read more »
I’ll admit, I straight up didn’t enjoy the first episode of the Pop Team Epic anime. What I’ve seen of Bkub Okawa’s original four-panel manga has been pretty funny, but I wasn’t feeling whatever they were going for in the adaptation. It didn’t take long …Read more »
Anime studio Trigger's adaptation of Ninja Slayer , with backstory that has it based on the work of authors "Bradley Bond and Philip Ninj@ Morzez," now has more detailed streaming plans. While specific global platforms haven't been listed yet, Ninja Slayer From Animation will come …Read more »
When you're faced with imminent danger, what's the first thing you do? Do you gear up to fight back? Do you see if you can land the first punch? Or do you take all of your clothing off? I'm guessing that's a pretty uncommon reaction, …Read more »
Via a tweet from Sega, it appears that the first Valkyria Chronicles game, a strategy-RPG with decidedly anime-style graphics, will be coming to PC. This is particularly unexpected because the game was first released back in 2008, exclusively to the Playstation 3. Games like this …Read more »
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