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The Pillows, the Japanese rock band best known in the west for the soundtrack to anime FLCL, have disbanded after 35 years. The band, made up of core members Sawao Yamanaka (vocals/guitar), Yoshiaki Manabe (lead guitar), and Shinichiro Sato (drums), formed in September 1989, and …Read more »
The Pillows—the Japanese rock band that turns 30 this year—is best known for the FLCL soundtracks, but the band occasionally contributes songs to other anime too. The band’s latest anime track is for the upcoming basketball series Ahiru no Sora, which we just learned will debut …Read more »
This July, the little busters known as The Pillows are heading to the US. The Japanese rock band, best known in the West for their music used in FLCL, are embarking on a six-city US tour courtesy Adult Swim. The occasion is, of course, the …Read more »
Prepare to “Ride On Shooting Star” again. Japanese rock band The Pillows will return to score the upcoming sequel to FLCL , Production I.G announced at Anime Expo this weekend. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, who did the character designs for the original series, will also return. A …Read more »
After my last post you may suspect shenanigans, but I don't mess around when it comes to The Pillows (besides, I really don't like actual April Fools' joke news). The band, most famous over here for their work on the FLCL soundtrack, will be doing …Read more »
If you have the license for a particular property, it’s perfectly fine to use said license to produce huggable and extremely popular body pillow covers—AKA dakimakura—based on various characters from the series. This applies to the Love Live! franchise, as well, but there’s no way in hell …Read more »
Are you digging this season’s SSSS.Gridman? So much, in fact, you want to give its heroines a big ol’ hug? Or, perhaps, dress as them? In that case, you are in luck courtesy some just-announced SSSS.Gridman merchandise. First up, hug pillows (or hug pillow covers, …Read more »
For all you folks coming home to an empty apartment after a long day of work, Crunchyroll’s got just the anime for you. It’s called Makuranodanshi (“boys with pillows”), and the premise goes something like this: it’s a “first-person” anime wherein the viewer is welcomed …Read more »
Toonami has some big new titles in the works, and three were previewed over the San Diego Comic-Con weekend. The first we get a look at is Uzumaki, the adaptation of the Junji Ito manga of the same name, which was supposed to premiere in …Read more »
Japanese-American journalist Roland Kelts’s pioneering book Japanamerica has been translated into several languages across Asia and Europe, including Japanese. Now thanks to Odaiba Ediciones in Spain, it’s getting a new officially licensed Spanish translation. Anime and manga are very popular in Spain and throughout Latin …Read more »
The FLCL Progressive and FLCL Alternative anime series are getting their own compilation films in Japan, and TOHO has a new promo online to preview the feature versions. Jam along to the music of The Pillows and check out the promo along with a new …Read more »
Ride on shooting star pic.twitter.com/G78CoS71Mh — Arby's (@Arbys) December 27, 2017 The Twitter account for Arby’s, long known for giving shoutouts to geeks of all stripes, has done it again. This time, the social media feed for the fast food chain is paying tribute to …Read more »
There's a scene in the none-more-otaku gag anime Lucky Star where the anime-obsessed American exchange student Patricia Martin is being asked about her taste in music. She stuns her friends by rattling off a surprisingly diverse list of Japanese pop artists, before it's revealed that …Read more »
As an otaku, or just a regular anime/manga/Japan-obsessed nerd, the holidays present a seemingly golden opportunity to introduce friends and relatives to your hobby. This is your chance to reach out to people. You are (practically) an ambassador of Japanese pop culture. Don't mess up …Read more »
Interested in getting a behind-the-scenes look at the original FLCL ? This may be the ebook for you. Japanese company Onebilling Inc. is centering the latest in its series of E-Sakuga ebooks on the popular 2000-2001 OVA, which is getting a sequel next year. The …Read more »
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