On September 14, 2001, the gaming world welcomed a new console to its ranks: the Nintendo GameCube. The ‘Cube, Nintendo’s successor to the Nintendo 64, was unique for many reasons. For one, it marked the first time Nintendo switched from cartridges to optical discs—though in …Read more »
As folks who read our Cowboy Bebop cafe piece (or, you know, those who can do basic math) know, the classic anime series turns 20 years old this year. If you couldn’t make it out to Japan for the Bebop cafe, good news: Bebop is …Read more »
The Sega Genesis, the 16-bit video game console better known in its home country and Europe as the Mega Drive, is celebrating its 29th birthday. The console, released in Japan October 29, 1988 as the Sega Mega Drive was, along with the Super Nintendo and …Read more »
As fans around the globe celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pokemon franchise, the latest film, Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You! , is here to bring wave upon wave of nostalgia to those who grew up with the original anime series. The film, which …Read more »
Monkey Punch’s original Lupin III manga debuted in 1967, making the franchise about the famous thief and his frenemies 50 years old this year. In celebration, Japan Post is releasing a set of collectable stamps, one of which costs a whopping ¥500,000. The framed set …Read more »
In the history of super robots, few stand taller than Go Nagai’s Mazinger Z . Debuting in Shonen Jump way back in 1972, the franchise is still alive and kicking in the form of various spinoffs and sequels. But now the original Mazinger is back …Read more »
Believe it or not, the popular mech anime Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion turns 10 years old this year. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the alternate reality series, an event is set to be held this November 27, and Japanese netizens are …Read more »
Can you believe Studio Trigger is five years old? It feels like just yesterday the fledgling studio, founded by a cohort of ex-Studio Gainax geniuses, was putting out the short Little Witch Academia . Five years later, and they’ve got an impressive filmography, including Kill …Read more »
CLAMP, the artist team behind shoujo manga Cardcaptor Sakura , will release a new manga in the franchise, according to Kodansha’s Nakayoshi magazine. The new manga will mark the 20th anniversary of Cardcaptor Sakura , which ran from 1996 to 2000 in Nakayoshi and was …Read more »
Walk into a Japanese classroom and you will no doubt see this: a simple, lightweight notebook labeled Campus. Debuting 40 years ago, Kokuyo’s Campus notebooks are pretty much the standard in Japan for note takin’. Now Campus have teamed up with Nintendo for a line …Read more »
A classic poster for the original Ghost in the Shell film, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, has been made into a limited-edition woodblock print that recalls traditional Japanese art. The print is made in the style of ukiyo-e, a traditional Japanese artform …Read more »
June 15, 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Studio Ghibli. Founded in 1985 by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, the studio has created some of Japan and the world’s best-loved animation with films like My Neighbor Totoro , Grave of …Read more »
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of one-piece.com, tonsilless creator Eiichiro Oda opened a new section where he plans to show off random sketches he makes while writing the manga. In doing so, Oda has conclusively proved one does not need tonsils to write manga. To …Read more »
For Gundam fans, this October will mark an historic occasion: the return of series creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, who has been absent from the Gundam director’s chair since 1999’s Turn A Gundam . This time around, he’s the writer and director of Gundam Reconguista in G …Read more »
Matt Schley
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Annie Zhong
