Desperate times call for cute creative measures. Take this example from Japan, courtesy designer Eisuke Tachikawa. In the face of COVID-19, which can be passed from person to person via saliva droplets, Tachikawa has created a template for a face shield that can be cut …Read more »
At this point, it’s safe to say that most anime are going to be delayed in some form or another, from TV series to movies. Shortly after it was announced that Pokémon was being met with a similar fate, Toei officially revealed that both One …Read more »
On the morning of April 20, the phrase “anime industry” was trending on Twitter in Japan — and as you might guess, it wasn’t due to happy news. An article out today from Sports Nippon takes a look at the various COVID-19-related troubles facing the …Read more »
The latest Pokémon TV anime is feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Japan’s current State of Emergency declaration. The series has officially announced plans to suspend production, putting the anime on hiatus after this week’s episode. For the time being, episodes will be …Read more »
Anime Expo, the biggest anime convention in the US, has been canceled for 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The Los Angeles convention, which attracts over 100,000 anime fans each year, posted the following to its Twitter feed April 17: It is with heavy …Read more »
COVID-19 is taking its toll across virtually every industry, including anime. Several big-name films like Violet Evergarden and Detective Conan have been delayed, as has the latest season of Sword Art Online and others. Now one animator has a bleak prediction for the upcoming summer …Read more »
Considering how many people are working from home—or just chatting on video with friends and family—as a result of the pandemic, it’s nice to see studios come forth with more free assets to assist us all. Studio Ghibli is the latest to join in, with …Read more »
Everyone’s doing their part to entertain others during the ongoing pandemic, and that includes some of Japan’s biggest anime voice talent. One of the current challenges has voice actors and actresses reading children’s stories for families to listen to together. The latest to get in …Read more »
Everyone’s getting in on the hygiene reminders during this pandemic, and that extends to the Straw Hats of the One Piece anime. The official English Twitter account shared a subtitled video that has the crew reminding everyone to stay clean and healthy during these trying …Read more »
The Japanese offices of Weekly Shonen Jump were recently hit with a potential COVID-19 (coronavirus) scare. With a suspected case affecting one of the staff members, the magazine announced that this year’s issue 21 will be delayed and combined with issue 22 for a double …Read more »
It was paradise for manga fans: a hot springs resort in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture filled with 260,000 volumes of manga. But that resort, called Green Squalle Sekigane, has gone under due to the effect of COVID-19 on its business. The hotel originally opened in 1968 …Read more »
Times are uncertain for everyone during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, and according to a recent survey, that definitely applies to voice actors and actresses in Japan. The Japan Actors Union conducted an emergency survey that touched upon finances, and came to the conclusion that over …Read more »
Hey, remember 2016? Those halcyon days featured a weird little single out of Japan called “PPAP,” or “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” by a fellow named Pikotaro, aka Daimaou Kosaka. Now Pikotaro has repurposed “PPAP” and given it a COVID-19 theme, because, hey, these are the times we live …Read more »
Sazae-san: it’s never really made inroads Stateside, but in Japan, it’s been a television staple since 1969. Now its voice actors are set to take a break amid COVID-19 concerns. That’s the news from voice actress Midori Kato, who plays Sazae Fuguta on the show. …Read more »
Detective Conan films always kill it in the Japanese box office, but this year’s likely success story is going to have to wait. The latest anime film to be delayed as a result of COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns is Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet, which is …Read more »
Matt Schley
Joseph Luster
