It’s time to bust out the harried Shirobako images, because it’s another tale of industry woe. As y’all are well aware, a large chunk of anime production gets outsourced to firms in places like China and South Korea. Now, according to one industry insider, Covid …Read more »
Get over here, friends! Japan will finally be lifting its restrictions on tourist travel starting October 11, said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while visiting the UN in New York this week. Visitors from countries that were previously exempted from visas for travel, such as the …Read more »
In July we posted about some of the Uncle from Another World anime episodes being hit with a delay due to the staff catching COVID-19. Well, that delay has officially been extended indefinitely, as episode 8 and beyond no longer have a premiere date. COVID-19 …Read more »
Voice actor agency Aoni Production updated its official website this week to announce that Hiroshi Kamiya—the voice behind Attack on Titan‘s Levi, One Piece‘s Trafalgar Law and more—has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the announcement, Kamiya is recuperating at home and is “currently in …Read more »
Composer Joe Hisaishi—known to anime fans for his work with director Hayao Miyazaki and more—was supposed to have concerts this coming weekend at OVO Arena Wembley in London, but those plans have been postponed. Shortly before they were set to debut, the producers announced that …Read more »
More and more anime voice actors have been testing positive for COVID-19, which should come as little surprise considering the numbers in Tokyo and the rest of the world. Among the many that have contracted COVID lately are four of the nine members of VA …Read more »
Here’s some good news outside of your typical story about a celebrity coming down with COVID-19. While that did indeed happen to singer and voice actor Nana Mizuki, her agency StarCrew announced that she has recovered from the virus and has officially returned to work. …Read more »
The Technoroid Overmind anime—which is a mixed media project that comes from Symphogear co-creator Noriyasu Agematsu and anime production house Doga Kobo—has officially been hit with a delay. It was originally scheduled to premiere in Japan this July, but the studio had to shut down …Read more »
Another voice actor has announced a positive COVID-19 test. This time it’s Kana Hanazawa, who confirmed the results of a PCR test after coming down with a sore throat on April 5. While Hanazawa recovers, her HANAZAWA KANA Live 2022 “blossom” performance—which was originally scheduled …Read more »
Join us in sending our best wishes to voice actor Ryusei Nakao—known for voicing Frieza in the Dragon Ball series and Mayuri Kurotsuchi in Bleach, among many other notable roles—who recently tested positive for COVID-19. After coming down with a slight fever and cough, the …Read more »
In December 2021, the just-finished convention Anime NYC was all over the news, and not for a fun reason. The second confirmed case of the Omicron COVID variant in America was found in a convention-goer, and shortly after it was reported that about half of …Read more »
On Friday, December 3, Otaku USA reported that a Minnesota man attending Anime NYC tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID right after the convention ended. At that point various officials and Anime NYC were calling for people to get tested, but there were …Read more »
The second confirmed case of the Omicron COVID variant has been found in America, and the man who was diagnosed attended Anime NYC right beforehand. He was at the convention between November 19-21, and his symptoms appeared November 22. The Omicron variant was first detected …Read more »
There are a number of different groups and events that give out manga awards each year, but in 2021 we have something unique and fitting with the times: the Corona Manga Grand Prix awards. The brain child of CoV-Navi (a COVID information service overseen by …Read more »
The 25th anniversary of Pokémon means there are many celebrations going on, but even this huge franchise is facing negative impacts from COVID. A number of Pokémon stores and centers in Japan are shutting down — some temporarily, some permanently. Recently an employee at the …Read more »
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