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New Japanese TV Drama About Manga Fan Who Loves Shipping
21.5.2021
Baki The Grappler is a manga (and anime, pictured) about dudes beating the crap out of each other in an underground material arts tournament. In 2019, sociologist Junko Kaneda wrote a book about viewing it through a Boys’ Love lens. It’s now being adapted into a live-action TV series in Japan.Read...
Final Fantasy XIV Players Mourn Berserk Creator’s Death With Touching Tribute
20.5.2021
Kentaro Miura, creator of seminal dark-fantasy manga Berserk, died on May 6 of an aortic dissection. When his death was made public on May 19, Final Fantasy XIV players paid tribute with spontaneous memorials honoring Miura, Berserk, and its impact on the Final Fantasy franchise itself.Read more
Kentaro Miura, Creator Of The Berserk Manga, Dies At Age 54
20.5.2021
On May 6, Kentaro Miura died from acute aortic dissection. The editorial department of Young Animal Comics announced the news through the official Berserk Twitter account. Read more
What "Anime" Means
18.5.2021
The word anime is often defined as “animation from Japan.” If only it were that simple! When you hear the word “anime,” images of large eyes and colorful hair come to mind. Maybe something like this?Read more
Hideaki Anno Is Not Remaking A Famous Anime, Says Studio
17.5.2021
Recently, an article on a Japanese news site claimed that Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno was doing “a new version” of an anime that “everyone knows” in Japan. The article added that the original iconic anime was directed by someone else, and the information claimed to be from a studio staffer....
Fans Polled Over Which Anime Or Manga Should Be Live-Action And Most Replied "None"
14.5.2021
Yikes! A Japanese poll asked one thousand men and women ranging from teens to those in their 60s to name which anime or manga they’d like made live-action, courtesy of Hollywood. The reply that took the number slot should surprise no one, really.Read more
How Studio Ghibli Helped With The Latest Evangelion Film
13.5.2021
Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno has a history that goes way back with Studio Ghibli—before it was even founded. One of the first big jobs he got in the industry was working on Hayao Miyazaki’s 1984 classic Nausicaä. Read more
Evangelion World Closes At Japanese Theme Park
11.5.2021
If you didn’t visit, you missed your chance. The Evangelion World attraction at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park closed this past Sunday.Read more
Made In Abyss Game Gets Slapped With Adults-Only Rating In Japan
6.5.2021
Surprised? If you’ve seen the Made In Abyss anime, you might not be. The video game adaptation has just been given a CERO-Z. That’s Japan’s adults-only, 18-years-old-and-up rating.Read more
Manga Artist Hiro Mashima Is Teaming Up With Square Enix For A Totally New RPG
22.4.2021
Award-winning manga artist Hiro Mashima, best known for the smash hit Fairy Tail, is joining forces with Square Enix for an entirely new fantasy role-playing game called Gate of Nightmares for iOS and Android.Read more
At 79 Years Old, Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino Is Still Competitive
15.4.2021
Yoshiyuki Tomino is an anime legend. At his age, you might think he’s checked out, retired, and is taking it easy. You’d be wrong.Read more
Yu-Gi-Oh! Collection Auctioned As Revenge On Cheating Husband, Apparently
14.4.2021
Recently on Yahoo! Auctions Japan, a seller posted images of unopened Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, writing the following: “This is the first time I’ve sold something (here). I putting up my husband’s collection as revenge for getting cheated on.”Read more
Oh Hey It's Yet Another Persona 5 Spin-Off
14.4.2021
Persona games and spin-offs, name a more iconic duo.Read more
Hideaki Anno Says Evangelion Is A "Robot Anime"
12.4.2021
Over the years, Evangelion fans have often pointed out that the large Eva units are not actually giant robots.Read more
Indický pěstitel vytvořil mangovník, který plodí 300 různých odrůd manga
11.4.2021
Říkají mu „Mango Man“ nebo také „Mistr Mango“ a jeho největší pýchou je mangovník, který plodí 300 různých druhů manga
After Decades Of Conflict, We're Finally Getting Official Macross Releases In The West
9.4.2021
Macross is one of the finest and most influential anime of all time, but for over 20 years the international distribution of the series’ later instalments—basically everything made after 1999's Macross Plus—has been held hostage by a fierce legal struggle between several companies.Read more
Your Spring 2021 Anime Guide
8.4.2021
Spring is in the air! That only means one thing. Actually, it means several things, but one of them is that it’s time for a new season of anime.Read more
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2021 Is Canceled Due To Covid-19
5.4.2021
Konami has canceled the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2021. This isn’t a first. The event was also canceled last year.Read more
Report: Tokyo Olympics Proposal Included Akira And Super Mario In The Opening Ceremony
1.4.2021
The Tokyo Olympics, it seems, will hold the opening ceremonies this July. While the finalized plans have yet to be revealed, Japanese magazine Shukan Bunshun has apparently acquired a 280-page scrapped proposal for the event. Included is one that is Akira-themed and another that features Nintendo’s...
Posting Manga Dialogue Online Without Permission Is Copyright Infringement, Says Tokyo Court
1.4.2021
Last week, the Tokyo District Court (above, pictured) ruled that publishing manga dialogue online without permission is copyright infringement.Read more