The company Cocode has come up with a new way to show your love of Sanrio. They’ve released five T-shirts themed after My Melody, Cinnamoroll, Kuromi, Pompompurin, and Pochacco. (What, no Hello Kitty?) In addition to the shirts already being themed after each character, they …Read more »
Recently a Nintendo shareholder said to top people at the company during a meeting that discussed candidates for the board of directors, “We hope that those holding key positions at Nintendo are at least game enthusiasts, even if they don’t have skills in game production. …Read more »
The anime movie Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (a.k.a. Cider no Yō ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru in Japanese) will hit theaters in Japan on July 22. But even if you don’t live in Japan, you won’t have to wait any longer, because it will …Read more »
Big news was expected to drop for Demon Slayer season 2 during today’s Kimetsu TV, New Information Announcement Special. The broadcast has come and gone, and what we’re left with is… a new key visual for the second season’s Entertainment District Arc! Okay, so we …Read more »
This September will mark the kickoff for the 25th anniversary celebration of the Persona series, and it sounds like Atlus has a lot in store for us. The folks behind the beloved line of RPGs have opened a 25th anniversary website, teasing seven projects for …Read more »
Kaitou Queen wa Circus ga Osuki (The Phantom Thief Queen Loves the Circus)—AKA Mirage QUEEN aime cirque—is a popular series of children’s novels by writer Kaoru Hayamine and illustrator K2 Shoukai. The series will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year, and one of the ways …Read more »
Much has been said about the roaring success of the theatrical debut of Marvel’s delayed Black Widow movie, but it had some manga-based competition in Japan. The live-action Tokyo Revengers movie—based on the manga by Ken Wakui—opened over the weekend, as well, and managed to …Read more »
Manga author Kayaharuka—who is known for creating The Misfit of Demon King Academy manga adaptation—sadly passed away on July 6 according to Square Enix. The publisher didn’t note the cause of death in the announcement, but Kayaharuka had been suffering from pancreatic cancer for the …Read more »
Hiromu Arakawa’s fantasy/action series Fullmetal Alchemist turned 20 this week, in the midst of lots of exciting announcements. Two decades later, we’re still loving it as much as when it aired. There are lots of reasons it’s stayed on our minds over the years, but in …Read more »
Upcoming anime Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shoujo (or Rumble Garanndoll) has a terrifying premise: an alternate world where anime disappears. Fortunately for us, an intrepid band of fans is working to salvage all the nerdy things we love. The new series won’t be out ’til October, but …Read more »
Crunchyroll has been doing some market research, and made announcements of their findings at the Acceleration Japan industry showcase event. Head of Global Partnerships and Content Strategy Alden Mitchell Budill reported that 27% of people don’t know what anime is, but when you get down …Read more »
Light novels are big in Japan, and they’re increasingly making their ways licensed overseas. But the Kadokawa Culture Museum might have the biggest collection of light novels in the world. That’s what the museum is saying, and it would be hard to beat them. When …Read more »
Chihayafuru 3 (a.k.a. the third season of Chihayafuru) comes out on home video on July 27 and is available for pre-order. Sentai Filmworks shared information on the dub cast and crew, as well as a trailer to hear the English dubbed voices. Luci Christian plays …Read more »
VIZ recently revealed a bunch of new manga and books they’ve licensed, which will become available either later this year or by spring of next year. Here’s a breakdown of what’s coming up next from the North American publisher: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba–Stories of …Read more »
The second My Hero Academia stage play is on the way to TOKYO DOME CITY HALL in Tokyo from December 3-12, 2021, followed by performances at The Kyoto Theater in Kyoto from December 24-26. This comes after a COVID-19 related delay that pushed the play …Read more »
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