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Ryo Sumiyoshi, who has worked on the Monster Hunter franchise at Capcom Co., Ltd., has debuted his first manga, the gripping historical fantasy Centaurs (see Otaku USA‘s review here). Sumiyoshi spoke to Otaku USA about his work, his philosophy, and what he hopes people take …Read more »
Drawfest4, brought to us by pixiv and Wacom, will begin June 10 with Study Day from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM JST, and then come back again for Feedback Day on June 17 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM JST. This livestreaming event, which is …Read more »
Pokémon cards can go for a lot of money, and unfortunately as a result there is a problem with people stealing them, including from stores. A 25-year-old man in Tokyo just got arrested for allegedly swiping Pokémon cards worth 2.2 million yen (approximately $15,738) from …Read more »
Juné Manga, the boys’ love imprint of Digital Manga Publishing, is coming out with a new edition of No Touching At All (a.k.a. Dōshitemo Furetakunai in Japanese) by Kou Yoneda. The announcement was short, saying: “It’s finally here! Coming Fall 2023! No Touching At All …Read more »
How would you like to get around town in a bus decorated with Spirited Away imagery? Right now people in Fukuoka City, Japan have that option, but only for a limited time. The Spirited Away buses, put out by operator Nishitetsu Bus, are around for …Read more »
A new subtitled trailer has dropped for Reign of the Seven Spellblades (Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai Suru in Japanese) which we now know will debut on July 7. In it you can hear the opening theme song “Kenka” (translated as “Sword Flower”) being performed …Read more »
Multiple thieves were involved in stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of anime style merchandise from a U-Haul in northern California. The products are from Thousand Skies, an anime store located in San Jose’s Japantown. KRON4, a local news station, picked up the story. According to …Read more »
Video game director and programmer Yuji Naka of Sonic the Hedgehog is in hot water over accusations of insider trading. Cornell Law School explains: “Insider trading is the trading of a company’s securities by individuals with access to confidential or material non-public information about the …Read more »
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been a global blockbuster, and it has a new claim to fame: it has now out-earned Frozen at the box office! The Super Mario Bros. Movie has brought in $1,288,321,030 and is still going. Frozen, on the other hand, …Read more »
Netflix has revealed an image of their upcoming One Piece live adaptation that shows the front of their ship, Going Merry. Naturally the internet had to give its opinion on this, and according to what SoraNews24 found in a sampling of Japanese online responses, the …Read more »
Finally planning that dream Japan vacation? Since the Japanese government lifted its three-year-long coronavirus border restrictions, as of April, 29 2023, tourists are able to travel to the country without proof of a negative COVID-19 test. The wait is now over and Japan enthusiasts can …Read more »
The second season of the anime series The Eminence in Shadow (a.k.a. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! in Japanese) will debut this October and consist of 12 episodes. Ahead of this a trailer has been released. We also learned about these new cast members: Tsuyoshi …Read more »
The second season of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (titled Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II) will be here in early July! It debuts on July 2 at midnight in Japan (so it’s technically July 3) and will be streamed simultaneously by Crunchyroll. A new trailer has …Read more »
The anime adaptation of the Helck manga will debut on July 11, and its main promotional video has dropped. In it you can hear part of the opening theme song “It’s My Soul” being performed by Hiroki Nanami. You don’t hear it in this trailer, …Read more »
Horror mangaka Junji Ito and a majority of Japanese entertainers have recently expressed their concern about AI, and the upcoming anime The Genes of AI imagines what a future would be like when one tenth of humans are actually artificial intelligence. The series, which is …Read more »
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