This December marked what would have been the 88th birthday of Doraemon creator Hiroshi Fujimoto (one half of the duo known as Fujiko F. Fujio). Fujimoto passed away in 1996, but love of Doraemon remains strong in Japan, and a monument for the series has …Read more »
Miko Yasu’s Police in a Pod manga is on the way to the small screen in a TV anime adaptation starting on January 5, and a second full promo is here to preview more of the show’s occupational hazards. See what it’s like for these …Read more »
Great news for fans of the work of manga author Naoki Urasawa. The accomplished creator is finally making all of his manga available digitally in Japan, starting with the currently-running Asadora! and a bunch of complete editions of previous titles. While Urasawa has made his …Read more »
Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga first launched in 1987, so it’s getting ready to celebrate its 35th anniversary. To mark the occasion, a special JoJo Magazine is on the way to Japanese stands “for all JoJo lovers,” as the cover exclaims. In addition to …Read more »
Uzumaki creator Junji Ito is going to be making an appearance as the voice of one of his characters in the manga’s upcoming anime adaptation, but just who is the author going to play? Well, unfortunately, we’re going to have to wait and find out, …Read more »
It’s not every day a song inspires an anime adaptation. But that’s what happened here. The song “Heroine Tarumono!” from HoneyWorks is becoming the anime Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no O-Shigoto (translated as To Become a Good Heroine! The Unpopular Girl and the …Read more »
Fans have been eagerly waiting for the information on Final Fantasy XVI that was supposed to come in 2021. It still hasn’t arrived, but, like many things, it’s been delayed because of COVID and is not the fault of the people working on it. Producer …Read more »
Takahashi is a 25-year-old workaholic who’s never had a girlfriend. And he’s not even a workaholic because he enjoys his work — he’s stuck doing it to pay the bills and help his parents, and he’s miserable. His coworkers sign up him on a dating …Read more »
The Pokémon Legends: Arceus game is due out on Nintendo Switch globally on January 28, 2022, and the Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series anime will have a special set of episodes to go along with it. Sporting a subtitle of Kami to Yobareshi Arceus (Arceus …Read more »
Please Tell Me! Galko-chan author Kenya Suzuki was recently arrested on suspicion of importing child pornography from Germany, and as a result, manga publisher Kadokawa has taken action. The company’s ComicWalker service announced that the serialization of the Galko-chan manga will be suspended following “multiple …Read more »
TYPE-MOON has big plans for its Mahoutsukai no Yoru: Witch on the Holy Night visual novel, which will officially make its way to the big screen in an adaptation produced by ufotable (Fate/Zero, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba). Details are light at the moment, but …Read more »
The fallout of voice actor and OLDCODEX vocalist Tatsuhisa Suzuki’s recent controversies—which ultimately led to him taking a break from public activities due to “physical and mental fatigue”—continues, and the latest update concerns his role in the Tokyo Revengers anime. Suzuki voices Ken “Draken” Ryuguji …Read more »
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train may be the reigning champ, but JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 opened on Friday and broke some records in the process to net the title of the second biggest three-day opening weekend in the history of the Japanese …Read more »
It’s been a while since the 2018 premiere of the Pop Team Epic anime, which adapts the gag manga by Bkub Okawa. The series came through with a Christmas miracle, though, revealing plans for a second season in 2022. The Pop Team Epic season 2 …Read more »
It’s just one more sleep ’til Christmas, but we know a few people are still gift-giving. Whether it’s long-distance friends, family, or that Secret Santa gift at work, we’re still scrambling a bit. (Please say it’s not just me. Not just me?) When you get …Read more »
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