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Gaming and cosplay are two big things in the realm of otaku interests, but how about cosplaying historically while gaming? Let me be more specific: how would you like to dress as an actual samurai warrior and dance along with a game like Dance Dance …Read more »
The Japanese labor ministry puts out a survey each year asking workers about their experiences in the world of arts and entertainment and elsewhere. This time around it asked people with artistic careers about sexual harassment, a question it has not asked in the past. …Read more »
Let Me Check the Walkthrough First is a 2022 donghua (Chinese animation) series that’s now on the way to TV in Japan. The Japanese-dubbed version of the series will premiere on TV TOKYO and Sun TV starting on October 6, 2023, followed by broadcasts on …Read more »
It was just last week that Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron anime film entered the top 100 list of highest-grossing films of all time in Japan. At the time it was in 93rd place, but now it has already bumped up a few …Read more »
Running from 2023 to 2026, the sprawling Gintama 20th Anniversary Project celebrates the 20th anniversary of Hideaki Sorachi’s manga serialization and the 20th anniversary of the TV anime broadcast debut. As part of the celebration, re-edited versions of the anime’s Thorny arc (AKA Baragaki Arc) …Read more »
After being teased back in November 2022, the latest Japanese Godzilla film locked in US theatrical plans in July. It opens in the US on December 1, 2023 following its premiere in Japan on November 3, and a new trailer has arrived to show some …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron anime film has been in Japanese theaters for over a month now, so it’s time to look at how the updated numbers are shaking out. According to the latest, the film has just entered the top 100 list …Read more »
A social media lifestyle app in Japan known as Gravity conducted a survey with women ages 20-39, asking them what they spend their money on for fun. There are plenty of necessities out there that paychecks go to—rent, groceries and bills, to name a few—but …Read more »
It’s been 26 years since Satoshi Kon’s masterpiece anime film Perfect Blue premiered at Canada’s Fantasia Film Festival in 1997. Kon would go on to direct 2002’s Millennium Actress, 2003’s Tokyo Godfathers, 2004’s Paranoia Agents series and 2006’s Paprika at MADHOUSE before his untimely passing …Read more »
The Mainichi Shimbun, a major Japanese news outlet, picked up a story of a Japanese artist in the Kansai region who had her work stolen and changed by AI after she came out against AI-made artwork. The artist’s name was not given. She made a …Read more »
Another weekend of manga and anime dominance in Japan. Over the weekend of August 18 to August, the #1 film at the box office was the latest Kingdom film (the third, for those keeping track). This marks the fourth weekend the film has come in …Read more »
The numbers are in for the latest box office weekend in Japan, and for the third week in a row the third live-action Kingdom film came out on top. Based on the manga by Yasuhisa Hara, Kingdom: Unmei no Honoo opened in Japan on July …Read more »
This ain’t no game: it’s a live-action thrill ride. Super Mario Bros., the much maligned, highly underrated 1993 film based on the video game series, will be shown in theaters across Japan for its 30th anniversary. The screenings, ostensibly inspired by the success of that …Read more »
Following limited theatrical screenings, there are now broadcast plans in place for The Quintessential Quintuplets~, the new side story special anime that opened in Japan on July 14. The TV version will air in two parts, starting with the first on September 2 and followed …Read more »
The official live-action Spirited Away stage play has been a hit in Japan, and now it’s been announced that the play will move beyond its home country. Next year, between April and July (with specific dates still coming) the play will be performed at the …Read more »
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