The Japanese entertainment industry is aflutter today with the news that actress Emi Takei (Rurouni Kenshin, Terra Formars) is engaged to Takahiro from musical group Exile—and pregnant. This is a big deal not just because Takei is a popular actress, but because her various advertising …Read more »
The first advance review for the live-action adaptation of Terra Formars , which opens Friday in Japan, is out, and it is not exactly glowing. Critic Yuichi Maeda of the movie review site Chou Eiga Hihyou gave the film 5 out of a possible 100 …Read more »
Adapting manga and anime to live-action is the new black, apparently. Japan, America, even Korea is doing it. A trailer for the latest manga-to-live-action adaptation hit the internet this week, so let’s take a look. This time around, it’s the feature film of Clover. Not …Read more »
We reported recently most of Japan’s local mascots, aimed at promoting prefectures and towns throughout the country, aren’t really worth their cost, causing the Ministry of Finance to make some serious cuts in mascot budgeting. One exception might be Kumamon, the lovable bear created to …Read more »
Matt Schley
