As manga’s popularity continues to grow around the globe, SHUEISHA launched MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA so that their titles can reach fans no matter where they live. In this exciting new world of manga fandom, Yûta Momiyama, the Deputy Editor In Chief of the JUMP+ …Read more »
Soundtracks for Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa and Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos have become available outside of Japan for the first time thanks to Milan Records. You can check out the playlists here, and in the …Read more »
Unico, the beloved unicorn created by Osamu “God of Manga” Tezuka, might be having a comeback! A Kickstarter has begun to fund a new Unico comic, Unico Awakening, written by writer Samuel Sattin and illustrated by artist team Gurihiru. Their goal is to make $50,000. …Read more »
The “Dragon Ball Symphonic Adventure” will make its American debut on May 21 in Los Angeles, where it will have a 60-piece orchestra and live vocals bringing Dragon Ball music to life, all while scenes from the anime play on the big screen behind the …Read more »
Ninety-one original songs from the first season of the Ranking of Kings anime are now available as a collection. MAYUKO, the composer, is also a writer, arranger and singer who has composed for Cells at Work! and The Full-Time Wife Escapist. She told Otaku USA …Read more »
It’s not uncommon in Japan for the release of a manga to be advertised with giant murals at train stations. This technique hasn’t been used so much elsewhere, but thanks to Star Comics in Italy, that’s changing. The publisher has turned the Porta Genova metro …Read more »
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to hang with your sweetie and eat chocolates, give flowers, and watch Japanese monster movies. What’s that about the last part? Pluto TV is offering up a Tokusatsu style Valentine’s Day. Starting tomorrow, …Read more »
Taisei Iwasaki is the lead composer and arranger on the soundtracks for BELLE, a visually stunning new film with beautiful music from Mamoru Hosoda. With the movie now in American theaters (available both in English and Japanese), Iwasaki spoke to Otaku USA about his background …Read more »
Lilyka, Digital Manga Publishing’s yuri imprint, has begun offering computer games in addition to manga. So far they have The Curse of Kudan, OshiRabu: Waifus Over Husbandos, and OshiRabu: Waifus Over Husbandos ~Love or die~, all available on their site in multiple languages, including English, …Read more »
In December 2020, writer/director Kaichi Sato revealed to Otaku USA first that there were plans to make a sequel to his Rick and Morty anime short, “Samurai & Shogun.” The new anime short, “Samurai and Shogun Part II,” is a production by Studio DEEN, produced …Read more »
Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt are professional voice actors in hits like Naruto and Boruto, coauthors on two books about voice-over (Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It’s Like Behind the Mic and Voice-Over Voice Actor: The Extended Edition), and also husband and wife. And they’re about …Read more »
North American fans of Studio Ghibli can thank Steve Alpert for his tireless efforts bringing the beloved movies to a wider audience. Alpert explains his important role as the resident gaijin (foreigner) at Studio Ghibli in his memoir Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man, …Read more »
Beth Kawasaki, who was formerly a senior editorial director at VIZ Media and brand executive director at Funimation, has just become executive director of content and marketing for Media Do International, Inc. Otaku USA caught up with Kawasaki to learn more about what she’ll be …Read more »
Back in the late 50s, young female textile workers in Osaka became a volleyball team so good that they had a winning streak of 258 games and took the gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. The foreign press gave them the pejorative title “Witches of …Read more »
Japanese sword expert Paul Martin wants people to understand what’s so special about Japanese swords. He’s curated the Japanese section of the British Museum; works with Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to promote sword tourism; and he’s hired master craftsmen in Japan …Read more »
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