Is it possible for a Virtual YouTuber like Kizuna Ai to die the type of death typically associated with characters like Mario and Sonic? Drowning is a rough way to go for anyone real or virtual, but the possibility of it hit hard for everyone’s …Read more »
In some cases, even virtual stars are no-shows for their own performances. That was the issue over the weekend, which was all set up to feature a Count 0 Super Live 2018-2019 event billed as the ultimate concert for fans of virtual YouTube stars like …Read more »
Futuristic Japanese musical group Perfume are set for their next big overseas gig: the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. This year, Coachella takes place over two weekends: April 12-14 and 19-21. Perfume is set to perform on both Sundays: April 14 and 21, alongside …Read more »
This December 31, Japanese broadcaster NHK will be airing a special featuring hours of anime songs (or anison, if you will) from 2018 performed by their respective artists. The broadcaster has just released the full setlist for the show, which also serves as a kind …Read more »
It’s been 20 years since the cyberpunk classic Serial Experiments Lain hit the airwaves. The dark, innovative series was great for too many reasons to list here (and, y’know, we did this a few months ago) but one was the opening theme song: “Duvet” by …Read more »
The results are in for Japan’s 2018 karaoke song rankings, and the number one song in the anime/tokusatsu/game category should come as no surprise. Taking the top spot is Neon Genesis Evangelion theme song “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis,” which is up three spots from last …Read more »
The latest update for the Dragon Ball Super: Broly anime film concerns the theme song, which will be performed by Daichi Miura. The 31-year-old artist, who has been referred to as “Japanese-made Michael Jackson” in Japan, will sing “Blizzard.” Miura previously performed the “IT’S THE …Read more »
Karaoke is a favorite pastime here in Japan, and anime fans are among its greatest adherents. But once they get into their karaoke boxes, which songs are fans most interested in belting out? That was the question from Anime Anime, who’ve just published a top …Read more »
Following an unveiling last month during Music Station Ultra Fes 2018, the full version of YOSHIKI feat. HYDE’s opening theme for the third season of Attack on Titan, “Red Swan,” was finally released on October 3. There’s plenty to celebrate about the release, as it …Read more »
Typhoon Trami, which slammed into Japan September 30 caused, among some serious loss of life and property, a few inconveniences in the world of pop culture too. For one, the latest episode of Attack on Titan, which airs on newscaster NHK, was delayed by one …Read more »
Macross Delta ain’t over yet. The series, the latest in the long-running Macross franchise, is getting a new film. That’s the word from a Walküre event over the weekend, at which a series of June 2019 “crossover” live concerts were also announced. Unlike 2018’s Macross …Read more »
Nobuo Uematsu, the composer behind the music of the Final Fantasy series, has announced a hiatus in order to recuperate from illness. Uematsu, who made the announcement via his blog, stated he cannot commit to a time frame for his return, but that he will …Read more »
A new music video is on the way for Bandai Namco Online’s IDOLiSH7 smartphone game, and the pairing couldn’t be more appropriate. Since the male idol unit in question is TRIGGER, it’s only right that Kill la Kill and Little Witch Academia studio TRIGGER would …Read more »
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, she of “Pon Pon Pon” fame (seven years ago, jeez louise), has struck again: this time with the theme song for the upcoming Monster Strike film. The song is called “Kizunami,” and like all Pamyu tunes, was produced by Capsule’s Yasutaka Nakata. …Read more »
If you thought the new Eminem track “Good Guy” sounded a bit, uh, ghoulish, now you know why. It turns out that producer illaDaProducer, who worked on the track, worked in a sample from the song “Glassy Sky” from the Tokyo Ghoul √A soundtrack. Initially …Read more »
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