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Anime-inspired traditional fashion items include a Cerberus ornament that clamps onto the yukata sash.
There’s no easier or more appropriate place to cosplay as some of the greatest heroes of the anime and manga world.
Director of previous animated installments returns to co-helm new anime from Production I.G.
The franchise, now far too big to be just an anime and manga, is expanding into a banking tie-up.
Japanese intimate apparel company that brought us Sailor Moon panties turns its eyes to another icon of the anime world.
Now you can wear the shortest of skirts without people catching sight of your underwear.
New animated instalment to be released before start of new TV series, bridge gap between old and new story arcs.
Because nothing catches people’s attention like a crowd of spiky-haired students strutting around en masse.
Schoolgirls, demons and anthropomorphised characters show us their best side at this year’s event dedicated to all things anime.
Both sides of the debate express concerns about children’s mental and emotional development.
The protagonist of the Hollywood anime adaptation will always look like Scarlet Johansson, but she won’t always sound like her.
Sometimes, we don’t realize how much we were loved until it’s our turn to love our own children.
We get a first look at some of the actual footage, as well as visuals of the key players in the JoJo live-action movie. Does it live up to expectations?
Bringing the over-the-top soccer moves of Captain Tsubasa to a live stage seems like a crazy idea, but it’s the kind of crazy Ebina has built a career on.
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