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Hula Fulla Dance is an original anime film from BN Pictures, general director Seiji Mizushima (Fullmetal Alchemist), and director Shinya Watada (Aikatsu Stars! The Movie) that was originally slated to premiere in Japan early this summer. Those plans have changed, however, and there’s currently no …Read more »
Late last year Wit Studio expanded by creating their own stop-motion studio. It was done with Tomoki Misato, who directed Pui Pui Molcar. Misato has obviously been busy, because the director has released a “Candy Caries” stop-motion promotional video. The short video was produced by …Read more »
Yuuki Kikuchi’s web manga series A Crocodile Who Will Die in 100 Days made a splash when it was running, and now it’s set to be adapted into an anime film titled A Crocodile Who Lived for 100 Days. The feature film spin on the …Read more »
Juna Yamada, formerly of the J-pop band SKE48, was arrested yesterday for allegedly defrauding a man. According to police, Yamada pretended to be someone else on a dating app, where she met this man. She claimed that she could help him with investment advice and …Read more »
The nominees for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize have been announced! The award seeks to reward manga that follows Tezuka’s tradition, and this year nine titles are in the running. Without further ado, the nominees are: I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly …Read more »
A live stream brought some fresh news for the long-awaited Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S anime, including our first look at a new trailer for the second season and some info on the lead staff members. Before we get into that, check out the incredibly …Read more »
The Japanese government has been contemplating changing its laws on cosplay, trying to find a balance where creators can earn money for their copywritten material but cosplayers can also be able to do what they love. “There are many people hearing this news who may …Read more »
Ninety-five people (mostly bookstore workers) looked at 216 different manga titles to decide which they think should be nominated for the 14th Manga Taisho awards (a.k.a the Cartoon Grand Prize). In order to qualify, the manga had come out in 2020 and have eight volumes …Read more »
Professional cosplayers in Japan might soon see laws change that involve their line of work. According to Anime News Network, the Japanese government is mulling over “rules that will allow copyright holders to regulate cosplayers for income earned from cosplay activity.” So far nothing has …Read more »
What’s a way to celebrate the upcoming Tokyo Olympics that merges both Japanese history and modern Japanese pop culture, while also working to bring countries together and educate people about them? If you said, “Personify country flags as anime samurai characters,” you got it. “World …Read more »
Saturday Night Live star Jim Belushi is asking the public for anime recommendations. Belushi, who played Takashi Yamada in the English dub of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbors the Yamadas, had this to say: Any anime fans out there? I always loved Studio Ghibli after I …Read more »
Our favorite crazy mixed-up zombies are returning to the stage in 2021! ZOMBIE LAND SAGA R promises music, friendship, drama, and lots of zombie action. But what in particular are we most excited to see? It was hard to narrow it down because the answer is …Read more »
World’s End Harem, the NSFW anime everyone’s been waiting for, is on the way. Set for 2021, the anime just revealed its first teaser trailer. Adapting the manga by Kotaro Shono, World’s End Harem is about a future in which 99.9% of the world’s male …Read more »
World’s End Harem, the raunchy manga by writer LINK and illustrator Kotaro Shono, is set to get the anime treatment in 2021. Production appears to be picking up steam: today, some details on the cast and staff were revealed, as was the show’s first piece …Read more »
Seika Kyomachi is a green-garbed town anime mascot for the Seika in the Kyoto Prefecture, whose catchphrase is the popular “I will erase the hometown tax deficit!” Besides being used to educate people on how they can lower their taxes, she’s a draw for tourism. …Read more »
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