When Yuu Toyota started Cherry Magic: Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! as a short webcomic, she had no idea how successful it would be. Now it’s a whole manga series (with ten volumes currently out in English), a live-action show and …Read more »
krage is the singer of Solo Leveling’s ending theme song “request,” which was produced and has lyrics by TK of Ling Tosite Sigure. The track is out now from Milan Records, and krage spoke to Otaku USA about how she got into music, what “request” …Read more »
What does an anime-themed Japanese food truck do after overcoming adversity in the business? Make an anime about it, of course. The Okamoto Kitchen OVA, out now on YouTube (or the Okamoto Kitchen site here), is a comedic take on what the real business Okamoto …Read more »
The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror XXXIII in 2022 included a brilliant spoof of Death Note titled “Death Tome,” nailing everything from the opulent music to the animation (using an animation studio that worked on the real Death Note!) to Lisa thinking she’s bringing justice as …Read more »
SHUEISHA’s MANGA Plus recently released the first chapter of Rugby Rumble, and readers quickly noted the poor lettering and text placement (see above). The reason? The lettering was done by AI, not a person. Specifically it was done by Orange Inc., which says it has …Read more »
The jazz-themed anime movie Blue Giant, based on the popular manga by Shinichi Ishizuka, will be hitting select theaters on October 8 and 9, and tickets are available for preorder here. The film is directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, who has directed everything from Mob Psycho …Read more »
Lonely Castle in the Mirror is playing in select American theaters June 21 and 22. In the fantasy film, adolescent Kokoro is terrified of going to school, and finds a mirror to a castle where other children are dealing with the same school phobia. Director …Read more »
Media Do International, Clover Press and Shueisha are all working together on a Kickstarter for the English translation and publication of romance novel Love Like the Falling Petals, which has been a bestseller in Japan and received a live-action Netflix adaptation. The Kickstarter is currently …Read more »
Ryo Sumiyoshi, who has worked on the Monster Hunter franchise at Capcom Co., Ltd., has debuted his first manga, the gripping historical fantasy Centaurs (see Otaku USA‘s review here). Sumiyoshi spoke to Otaku USA about his work, his philosophy, and what he hopes people take …Read more »
Drawfest4, brought to us by pixiv and Wacom, will begin June 10 with Study Day from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM JST, and then come back again for Feedback Day on June 17 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM JST. This livestreaming event, which is …Read more »
MAN WITH A MISSION and milet are behind the opening and just-announced ending theme songs for the new season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and MAN WITH A MISSION guitarist, vocalist and rapper Jean-Ken Johnny is keen to talk about it. The opening song …Read more »
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 »
If you’ve ever wanted to go back to 1999, you can . . . in virtual reality. Nostalgia1999, which showcases what an otaku teen’s room may have looked like in July 1999, is now available on VRChat thanks to Toei Animation’s ONN’ON STUDIOS, with help …Read more »
Ballmastrz: Rubicon, the follow-up to Ballmastrz 9009, will be debuting tonight at midnight on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. Its animation is done by STUDIO4℃ with Takashi Nakamura working as the animator director. Ballmastrz: Rubicon creator Christy Karacas spoke with Otaku USA about his early interest …Read more »
Bleach is back with Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, and composer Shiro SAGISU couldn’t be happier to return to what he calls his life’s work. SAGISU has written the music for dozens of anime—everything from Evangelion to Berserk—and with the relaunch of Bleach, he spoke to …Read more »
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