Like most institutes of higher learning, Cross Academy offers both day and night lessons, but there are secrets beating within the heart of the appropriately named Night Class. Once twilight hits, an elite group of incredibly beautiful students emerge, and you can find out what’s …Read more »
When Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop series premieres on November 19, fans are in for a treat with the Japanese language version. For the first time since the Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door anime film in 2001, the entire Japanese cast is getting back together …Read more »
Every now and again, someone in Japan decides it’s a good idea to fetishize Nazi uniforms and make a fool of themselves. That’s the case with a new host club that recently opened in Osaka, which has hosts dressed up in Nazi-style uniforms emblazoned with …Read more »
A date is finally here for the second part of Attack on Titan Final Season, which previously left us with a major cliffhanger. With the end of Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan manga well in the rearview, the big event we have to look forward …Read more »
Sing a Bit of Harmony (or Ai no Utagoe o Kikasete in the original Japanese) will hit theaters in Japan on October 29, and be shown in American theaters early next year. Ahead of this a trailer has been released where you can hear Tao …Read more »
The Japanese website grape recently published a whole article about a black cat named Jinx. While Japan is known for its love of cats, this article didn’t just happen because the cat is cute. A number of people have said she looks just like Jiji …Read more »
Mamoru Hosoda—known for acclaimed works such as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children, Boy and the Beast, and Mirai—is back with another hit, and BELLE now has a date for more theaters outside of Japan. English distributor GKIDS announced further plans …Read more »
November 12 marks the premiere of the Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 movie, which serves as a compilation film covering the first season of the anime. While we wait for the Japanese premiere of Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 – Jizoku Kano Senso (Sustainable Warfare), …Read more »
Toei Animation has something big in the works, this time in the form of a partnership with South Korea’s CJ ENM, one of Asia’s biggest entertainment companies. Known for a wide variety of productions, including Bong Joon-Ho’s Academy Award-winning film Parasite, CJ ENM will work …Read more »
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering which anime voice actors have the sexiest voices, Japanese morning show Mezamashi TV is here with a very specific ranking. The show decided to run down a list of the top picks, based on both the roles the actors …Read more »
Naruto Uzumaki had a birthday yesterday… and, typical us, we just missed it. But don’t worry — we brought presents! The little ninja that could has become a beloved character to all and an inspiration to many. And his legend lives on as his son Boruto continues …Read more »
The estimated numbers are in for the first year of open-world action-RPG Genshin Impact, and they’re mighty impressive. Studio miHoYo’s game has managed to pull in US$2 billion worldwide in in-store transactions since its launch on September 28, 2020, half of which was made in …Read more »
When you think Fist of the North Star, your mind might not immediately go to musicals, but that’s what’s being made out of Buronson and Tetsuo Hara’s classic manga next. The latest update for the musical adaptation revealed cast visuals for Raoh, who, like all …Read more »
The winner for Best Manga award in the 2021 Harvey Awards has been announced, and it’s Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto! The other titles in the running were Asadora! by Naoki Urasawa, Remina by Junji Ito, SPY x FAMILY by Tatsuya Endo, and Boys Run …Read more »
The Ghibli Museum debuted in October of 2001, making this its twentieth anniversary. So of course the museum had to party, and it did so with a celebration of about 1,300 people and a giant Totoro balloon. More than 1,300 people wanted to be part …Read more »
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