Anime & Manga
Unabashed lifelong otaku’s final online words express admiration for another recently departed anime/manga legend.
The first Cardcaptor Sakura anime film will experience a revival in selected theaters throughout Japan.
Several visitors to the doujin anime, game, and manga convention Comiket have reported peculiar clouds generated by the heat and sweat of everyone present.
The new instrument is also perfect for confusing your bandmates when you tell them that your biggest musical influence is a skeleton.
This is what a collaboration between popular manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and American outdoor clothing/accessories brand Columbia looks like!
Fans in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong will be able to join the ninja action in a live-viewing of the final Tokyo performance of the Live Spectacle Naruto play!
As you’d see in any election race, there are sweet characters, stern faces and some crazy candidates you’d never think would win…
Swiss super otaku Melonpan might just be the most bonkers Resident Evil fan on the internet…
Will station staff let him give up his kaiju monster-fighting days and allow him to commute like an ordinary Japanese salaryman?
Two cops, a gang and a macho man meet. This isn’t the start of a joke, it’s Action Pose 2!
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Investment groups says it has “bought the copyright” to the hit anime and manga franchise, plus cast Chinese idol singer in a key role.
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Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements
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Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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