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1983 Hayao Miyazaki manga to be published in English for the first time
Shuna’s Journey journeys to North America. What with him being the most celebrated anime director of all time, it’s easy to forget that Hayao Miyazaki is also a manga artist. Sure, he’s spent the...
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Live-action Pokémon cooking videos melt the heart, whet the appetite【Videos】
Who wouldn’t feel like whipping up a batch of sweets if they shared their house with Pikachu and some other Poké pals? There’s definitely an appeal to the Pokémon games’ standard story of setting out...
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Nier: Automata is getting an anime TV series adaptation【Video】
Game director recently said the series was finished, but there’s still room for an anime. It’s usually pretty easy to guess which video games will get anime adaptations. Titles with a large cast of...
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Step into a manga at Japan’s 2-D cafes in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto
Magical cafes whisk you away from the harsh realities of 3-D living. In Japan, where you can get family support benefits for your 2-D crush and send Valentine’s Day chocolates to your favourite...
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Japanese KitKats get Japanese anime video from Kyoto Animation director【Video】
Nestle wants to turn fans’ sweet stories into future installments. Pretty much the whole world enjoys KitKats, since what’s not to like about chocolate and wafers? Japan’s love for the sweet treats,...
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New Spice and Wolf anime announced, teaser video released【Video】
After taking a 13-year breather, Holo and Lawrence are ready to get back on the road. If you’ve been playing “Unexpected Anime Adaptation Announcement Bingo” this week (what, that’s a game normal...
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Studio Ghibli’s “Bouncing Totoro” zoetrope gets its own merchandise at museum
A fun new way to raise a glass to the wonders of anime. One of the most surprising highlights of a trip to Tokyo’s Ghibli Museum is the spinning, mind-bending zoetrope on the ground floor. The...
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The new Love Live! anime isn’t about virtual YouTubers…probably【Video】
Teaser video for Love Live! Virtual School Idol promises a shakeup to the hit anime/game’s formula. Narrative-wise, the Love Live! anime/video game series has firmly established its formula for...
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Studio Ghibli anime artist to sell artwork to support Ukraine
One of Japan’s leading art directors leads the way in raising funds for an issue that’s close to his heart. As the only country in the world to have experienced the devastation of a nuclear bomb —...
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Fullmetal Alchemist to complete live-action adaptation with two new...
Antagonist Scar joins the cast, along with several other fan favorites who didn’t make it into the first film. In 2017, Fullmetal Alchemist was adapted into a live-action movie. Even at a lengthy two...
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Someone secretly left a beautiful, touching present for Totoro at Tokyo’s...
And the wrapping makes it extra special. While fans all have their own personal favorites within the studio’s library of anime films, it’s safe to say that the vast majority of people who love Studio...
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This is chalk?!? Yep, and it’s a touching Pokémon goodbye from a Japanese...
Teacher bookends three years with his class with two stunning pieces of chalkboard art. Because the Japanese school year both starts and ends in spring, third-year students in middle and high schools...
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Spirited Away live-action stage play opens in Tokyo, and the photos look amazing
Chihiro, Haku, and No Face all take the stage as Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece comes to life. There are times when being a Ghibli fan takes patience. It’s been more than half a decade that we’ve been...
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Studio Ghibli releases new line of rings designed to be both jewellery and...
Special collection lets you wear your love of anime on your fingers and display it too. One of Studio Ghibli’s most animated characters, in terms of lively, spirited movements, would have to be...
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How to make your 2-D crush’s eyes follow you around the room
Simple art hack turns your manga character into an anime character. In the art world, the term “ubiquitous gaze” is used to describe the effect when the eyes of a subject in a portrait appear to...
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Embroidered Laputa: Castle in the Sky clock catches the attention of Studio...
Anime fan’s year-long embroidery project gets a magical ending. Studio Ghibli is famous for its old-school ways, preferring hand-drawn animation techniques over computer generated ones. The process...
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Psyduck teapot produced by Japanese craftspeople is here to serve up a...
Stylishly cute new kitchen good pays homage to an item from the fourth generation of Pokémon games. The older I get, the more relatable Psyduck seems to be. Life can just be giant headache sometimes...
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Freakishly muscular life-size statues of Grappler Baki anime/manga cast...
Special exhibition recreates Underground Arena to celebrate the martial arts series’ 30th anniversary. Even though we’ve flipped the calendar page over to March, there’s still a bit of winter’s chill...
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Would Hideaki Anno get in the damn robot if someone told him to? Eva creator...
Also says that Rei is not his favorite character. March 8 marked one full year since the release of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, which finally brought the groundbreaking anime franchise to...
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Netflix live-action One Piece reveals new cast members, Japanese fans think...
Six new cast members join the crew. Netflix has been keeping the details for its upcoming live-action adaptation of manga/anime One Piece under pretty tight wraps, with no firm announcements of which...
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