March 11 marks 12 years since a record-breaking earthquake led to the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Guardian of Fukushima, a new graphic novel from writer Fabien Grolleau and artist Ewen Blain — which includes a foreword from Roland Kelts — tells the story of …Read more »
March 11, 2021 was the ten year anniversary of the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Anime is being created by survivors so other people can understand what happened. “Stories from the mouths of victims have the potential to convey their …Read more »
Isao Takahata: co-founder of venerated animation studio Ghibli, director of anime classics like Grave of the Fireflies and Only Yesterday , and… DJ? That’s right: 80-year-old Takahata will man the decks at Fukushima music festival Kazetorock Imony World, it was announced yesterday. Takahata will also …Read more »
Gainax, the anime studio behind such projects as Wings of Honneamise , Neon Genesis Evangelion and Gurren Lagann , has opened an anime museum in rural Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima is recovering from 2011’s triple earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. Gainax president Yoshinori Asao, originally …Read more »
A follow up on our story about the manga controversy last week - and a fresh new controversy. As you may recall, a manga called Imoto Paradise 2 , which contained themes of incest, was designated as an adult title by the Tokyo government last …Read more »
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