Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale hits theaters in Japan February 18, and one noodle shop in otaku mecca Akihabara is gearing up for the release by getting a major SAO makeover. The Akiba branch of Nakau, which specializes in Kyoto-style udon, has been plastered in …Read more »
Mr. Osomatsu ’s Matsuno brothers are going to the races. The siblings are appearing in a series of promotional videos for the Japan Racing Association, the company that manages Japan’s horse racing industry, the first of which is out on YouTube today. The first of …Read more »
Godzilla Resurgence , the first Japanese Godzilla film in over a decade, stomps its way into theaters July 29, and in anticipation, the Big G has taken to the skies in collaboration with airline Star Flyer. The plane, which is called the “Shin Gojira Jet,” …Read more »
The hype train for the new Mamoru Hosoda film, The Boy and the Beast , is chugging along at full steam. And speaking of chugging, the latest ad for the film features its main characters gulping down some Green Dakara, a Japanese drink brand. The …Read more »
Recently we got word from director Hideaki Anno himself that though Evangelion 4.0 is in the works, it probably won’t be coming out anytime soon. But that won’t stop the merchandising! The word this week is Schick, those razor guys, are teaming up with Evangelion …Read more »
As hardcore Attack on Titan fans are no doubt aware, the Japanese title of the series is Shingeki no Kyojin , literally something like “advance of the giants.” Hence the latest tie-up for the series, this time with the professional baseball team the Yomiuri Giants, …Read more »
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