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Things are running a little differently for the Macy’s Parade this year, but one thing remains the same: the balloons! Amongst the old and new stars flying by this year will be Pikachu, retaining his spot of honor. Goku has also made appearances in the …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train is basically everything right now. It’s setting records in Japan, and fans in the US can’t wait to see it for themselves. Sadly, we have to wait for next year until the film hits North America. In the meantime, here are some …Read more »
The Harvey Awards have announced their 2020 winners. Kodansha’s Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama has won in the Best Manga category, beating out H.P. Lovecraft’s at the Mountains of Madness by Gou Tanabe, The Poe Clan by Moto Hagio, The Way of the Househusband …Read more »
The Quintessential Quintuplets are returning for a second season of quintessentialness. Today the second season, called The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬, revealed a new TV teaser and visual. The series, originally set for October before a COVID-19-related delay, will now debut in January. Starring the cast …Read more »
Hyakkimaru was born with a curse, missing 48 body parts but still able to “see” and “hear.” Dororo is a young orphan who thinks he’s a great thief. These two characters make an unlikely match in Tezuka’s original Dororo and the new manga adaptation, The …Read more »
Adachi and Shimamura, the upcoming fall anime from Tezuka Productions, has picked up a release date: October 8. That’s on top of a brand-new trailer and visual for the series released today. The series, about two girls whose friendship turns into something more, is directed …Read more »
The Sky is Blue with a Single Cloud is a collection of short manga stories written during the 1960s to 80s by Kuniko Tsurita, the only female mangaka to habitually contribute to Garo magazine during its early days. Garo, like Tezuka’s COM, was a magazine …Read more »
Comic-Con@Home may not have been in San Diego proper, but it did the best it could turning everything digital, so the Eisner Awards were still part of the big event. Named after graphic novelist Will Eisner, these are the “Oscars” of the comic book world, …Read more »
Tatsuya Miyanishi‘s Tyrannosaurus children’s books are getting an anime film adaptation that’s a combined effort between China, Japan, and South Korea, and unfortunately it’s the latest to be postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sayonara, Tyranno movie was originally set to premiere …Read more »
Beck opens with 14-year-old Yukio Tanaka complaining about how boring his life is. But the manga is never boring, and Yukio quickly finds his life changing. He has a number of things going on with him that teenagers can relate to, including getting a crush …Read more »
What’s Michael? is an endearing and funny manga about cats that was originally published in Japan in the 80s. Though it was previously published in America, it went out of print for years, much to the chagrin of fans. Now Dark Horse is re-releasing it …Read more »
Nothing says classy and expensive quite like a life-size gold statue, so it’s a bonus when said statue happens to be of the lead character from Osamu Tezuka’s classic Black Jack manga. The Black Jack statue is set to go on sale in Japan on …Read more »
© Gou Tanabe 2016-2017 However you feel about horror writer H.P. Lovecraft and his highly xenophobic and racist views, the influence of his work is hard to escape. From traditional pen-and-paper RPGs to harem anime, Lovecraft’s atmospheric settings and cosmic creatures have seeped into every …Read more »
Stage Struck! Revue Starlight gives us a surreal backstage view of show business complete with sword duels and talking giraffes When you think of musical theater, you might thinks of shows like Rent, Aladdin, and Wicked. Bright colors, awesome musical numbers, insane wardrobes, and a lot of sparkle: …Read more »
Anime and manga have inspired countless works of art and merchandise, but there aren’t many as pricey as some of the items on display at The World’s Only Jewelry Art Exhibition, which will be held in Tokyo’s Ginza district this weekend. Among the 80 works …Read more »
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