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Actor and comedian Beat Takeshi, whose real name is Takeshi Kitano, was recently at Tokyo’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan to talk about his upcoming historical movie Kubi, which he wrote, directed, and acts in. He also got to talking about the Japanese entertainment business …Read more »
More cast members for the upcoming anime movie Yaneura no Rudger (translated as Rudger in the Attic) have been revealed! According to Studio Ponoc, Teiya Ichiryūsai plays Honneko Garigari, Mitsuaki Kanuka plays Koyuki, Ikue Ōtani plays Doron, Kokoro Hirasawa plays Julia, and Eito Kawahara plays …Read more »
The anime Go, Go, Loser Ranger! (a.k.a. Sentai Daishikkaku in Japanese) has released an extended trailer. Part of it is the same footage from their promotional video released last month. However, 45 seconds have been added, making the new trailer almost two minutes long. The …Read more »
The Japanese press reported that bassist HEATH (a.k.a. Hiroshi Morie) from the band X Japan had passed away, and at first the band didn’t say if this were true or not. Several days have passed, and now X Japan has acknowledged that the report is …Read more »
Netflix has had a mixed history with their live-action adaptations of anime and manga, with titles like Death Note and Cowboy Bebop not doing well, while their One Piece adaptation has been a hit. How will it be with Netflix’s live-action Yu Yu Hakusho? We’ll …Read more »
Final Fantasy XIV has had two releases — first in 2010, but when that version didn’t do so well, another version in 2013. With it now ten years since the second and final version came out, Square Enix needs to do some celebrating and marking …Read more »
McDonald’s Japan wanted to advertise its Yoru Mac (translated as Night Mac), which is what they call their special menu for evenings. So what did they do? Anime ads, of course. McDonald’s Japan has been putting out a series of them, starting on September 20. …Read more »
The English dub for The Dreaming Boy is a Realist (a.k.a. Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha in Japanese) will be hitting HIDIVE on November 24 (the day after Thanksgiving) at 11:00 AM EST. HIDIVE has announced info on the dub cast and crew. A few members …Read more »
Many Americans will be celebrating Thanksgiving later this month with feasting, so it’s the perfect time to also release the food-themed OVA Okamoto Kitchen, which is brought to us by the Okamoto Kitchen business and a successful Kickstarter. The anime will be available to view …Read more »
SHUEISHA’s Shonen Jump+’s storyboarding app service World Maker is offering contests with Netflix and TOHO. For the Netflix contest, people interested need to create storyboards for a short no longer than 10 minutes. Needless to say, you need to use World Maker to create those …Read more »
Last weekend’s Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS (a.k.a. Shingeki no Kyojin The Final Season Kanketsu-hen in Japanese) featured the acting debut of voice actors Yuuki Kaji and Ayana Taketatsu’s baby. Kaji plays Eren Jaeger in the series. Taketatsu’s voice credits include playing …Read more »
The city of Ube in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan is the birthplace of Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno, and now it has a new tourist attraction related to his work. An actual Spear of Longinus — which is more than seven meters long, or more …Read more »
The upcoming anime movie SPY x FAMILY CODE: White is hitting Japanese theaters on December 22, and we can now confirm it’s scheduled to be on the big screen in North America sometime in 2024. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment have teamed up for theatrical …Read more »
Mimi’s Tales of Terror is an adaptation of Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama’s work adapted into a manga by horror legend Junji Ito. It consists of nine stories with Mimi — “On the Utility Pole,” “The Woman Next Door,” “Rustling in the Grass,” “Grave Placement,” …Read more »
#DRCL: Midnight Children is a unique and provocative take on the Dracula story. While the cover says it’s “based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” it is not a straightforward adaptation. A better description would be “inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” That’s because the characters have been …Read more »
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