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There’s sad news as it was revealed that prolific stage, TV, film and voice actor French Tickner passed away recently. Anime fans would probably know him best from playing Watari in Death Note, Dozle Zabi in Mobile Suit Gundam, and Kagome’s grandfather in Inuyasha. The …Read more »
COVID has hit arcades hard, causing multiple large arcades in Japan to shutter, including the Silk Hat Ikebukuro arcade, Adores, and the Sega Akihabara Building 2. Yesterday the Sega Ikebukuro GiGO, which debuted in 1993, closed its doors. But it might not be for forever. …Read more »
The Tokyo Olympics have officially started, and if you caught the opening ceremony, you might have thought the music sounded familiar. During the Parade of Nations a medley of music from Japanese video games was played. Here’s what you heard: “ Overture: Loto’s Theme” …Read more »
This year’s Free Comic Book Day will be August 14, and it marks twenty years of this event. “The variety of this year’s comic book selection is really exciting!” commented Free Comic Book Day spokesperson Ashton Greenwood. “There’s something for every kind of fan, from …Read more »
Ever since his debut in 2015, Saitama, known as One Punch Man, has taken the anime community by storm. Here we have a superhero whose mission in life is to find an opponent that doesn’t take one hit to defeat. I don’t think that I’ve …Read more »
It was only a matter of time, but the Demon Slayer film has made its way further toward the top of the Japanese box office rankings. Thanks to another week of showings, the Mugen Train feature is now sitting in the number two spot of …Read more »
Variety has announced that Sega is working in conjunction with 1212 Entertainment and Wild Sheep Content to create a live action movie adaptation of their Yakuza game series. Yakuza is the second most successful video game Sega has ever made, beaten only by Sonic the …Read more »
Tsukumo-tan, a popular moe mascot for the computer parts store Tsukumo, has an expired contract. And fans are sad to see her go. Her last day was August 31, and on September 8, Tsukumo made this announcement on Twitter:
Tokyo: Day By Day gives ideas for 365 things to do in Tokyo, one for each day of the year. It was probably written in mind for tourists going to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Because of unfortunate circumstances, the Olympics and pretty much any tourism …Read more »
One of the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan OVAs screening in Japan is “The Run,” which is currently touring with “The Confessional.” Takahiro Sakurai—who voiced Rohan in the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure TV anime—is back in action once again, and a new promo is here to show …Read more »
Disclosure: The author was provided with a Genesis Mini console for review purposes. Mini retro-style consoles have been floating around for years, but most of them are third-party disasters that aren’t worth the budget price point. Nintendo changed the game when they released the NES …Read more »
The second season of the anime adaptation of ONE and Yusuke Murata’s wildly successful One-Punch Man is still underway, but Saitama’s already gearing up for his next big battle. This time the arena is the world of mobile devices, where Oasis Games’ One-Punch Man: Road to Hero aims to …Read more »
The official website for the One-Punch Man TV anime revealed the second season’s Japanese premiere date, and English streaming plans weren’t far behind. Saitama and co. return to television in Japan on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, and TV Aichi on April 2, with Hulu streaming …Read more »
The anticipated return of the One-Punch Man anime adaptation is bringing some new characters along for the ride, and the official website updated to introduce another. Season 2 has Masaya Matsuzake getting in on the action as Suiryū, the powerful four-time Super Fight Tournament champion. …Read more »
Legendary is keen to show just how confident it is in the upcoming Detective Pikachu movie, which brings Pokémon to the world of live-action Hollywood flicks on May 10. Despite the fact that we’re still months away from the premiere, The Hollywood Reporter reveals that …Read more »
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