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Trailer released for live-action sequel to Studio Ghibli anime Whisper of the...
Childhood sweethearts find their promise might not be so easy to keep once they become adults. Studio Ghibli’s 1995 anime film Whisper of the Heart’s image of young romance is about as romanticized as...
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Girlfriend shows Gundam fan an extremely clever new way to photograph the...
Almost everyone takes their photos from right underneath the anime robot, but a little distance gives you a whole new perspective. There are some sights in Japan that are so awesome that you never...
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“Is Attack on Titan any good?” customer asks Japanese fried chicken chef –...
Small talk takes a sudden turn. Japanese Twitter user Takkun (@TORISEN11) runs a karaage (Japanese-style fried chicken) restaurant chain called Torisen in Oita Prefecture. It’s a small chain, with...
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First preview for Demon Slayer’s new Swordsmith Village Arc is here!【Video】
And Tanjiro looks angry. Running out of source material before reaching the story’s climax is a common problem for popular manga-to-anime adaptations, but it’s been a non-issue for Demon Slayer:...
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Pokémon Lucario becomes official radio calisthenics promoter for kids across...
Radio calisthenics to encourage fitness are making a comeback with the help of a perpetually popular Pokémon. Radio calisthenics, known as rajio taiso in Japanese, are sometimes used as warm-ups at...
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Gakuran photo shoot – Our staff tries to transform into the macho cast of...
Mr. Sato sparks some changes to our office attire. Otoko Juku translates to “Man School,” and that’s a very fitting title for the anime/manga series. First published in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1985,...
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Smell like a Demon Slayer (or a Demon) with new line of Kimetsu no Yaiba...
Ever wondered what a Demon Slayer smells like? Now’s your chance to find out! Any self respecting fan of the smash hit series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba will have, undoubtedly, spent time...
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Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Who knew a 29-year-old anime movie was actually a vision of the future? While it’s pleasantly relaxing to sit on the shore and gaze out at the waves, those with a sense of adventure are compelled to...
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22 new kinds of Pokémon apparel coming soon from popular T-shirt brand Graniph
Lots of different Pokémon featured on many different kinds of shirts and dresses make for plenty of variety for your wardrobe! If you’re a Pokémon fan, you may already have a whole closet’s worth of...
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Bulk-buying otaku has heart broken by Spy x Family Gum【Video】
Anime tie-in turns out, unexpectedly, to be exactly what it promised. Spy x Family has been following the standard arc for a hit franchise. The manga debuted in 2019, building up a solid reader base...
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Live-action My Neighbor Totoro stage play starts this fall, composer Joe...
Veteran Studio Ghibli composer explains why the play isn’t being produced in Japan. If you were going to go looking for Totoro, you’d probably start your search in a Japanese forest, maybe even the...
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Japan reality edges closer to anime with Japan Railway’s VR-style humanoid robot
Step 1 towards the world of Patlabor is complete. The “JR” part of JR West stands for “Japan Railway.” The company isn’t just making trains these days, though, but robots too. Technically, JR West is...
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Ghibli cosplayer doesn’t just make Princess Mononoke costumes, but animal...
Amazingly talented artist also shows off Elden Ring cosplay. Recently, Japanese cosplayer and Twitter user @beruka225 decided she wanted to dress up as Ashitaka, the wandering warrior prince from...
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Pettable Pokémon, transforming Mario ghost latte art made by amazing Japanese...
What, like anyone would be able to resist giving this guy a few belly pats? Latte art is the sort of thing you generally assume is going to be a 2-D creation. A talented artist, though, can bring that...
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The end of Sailor Moon is coming with new Sailor Moon Cosmos theatrical...
Paired anime films from new director seek to put finishing flourish on the Sailor saga. Despite a huge level of hype, Sailor Moon Crystal got off to an underwhelming start, with the remake/reboot...
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Life-sized Kinnikuman tag-team trophy selling for 1.1M yen, no more than 5...
Belts are for losers. In the annals of manga, few titles are as enduringly endearing as Kinnikuman. Unfortunately, it was only localized in the West in toy form as M.U.S.C.L.E., depriving kids there...
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Studio Ghibli reveals real reason why Jiji stops talking at the end of Kiki’s...
Producer solves a mystery that’s puzzled fans of the anime film for decades. Every now and then, Studio Ghibli movies are broadcast on Japanese television during a prime weekly movie slot known as...
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Tickets on sale for exhibit of every book Ghibli producer has ever read,...
Want to produce great anime like Toshio Suzuki? Read more books. Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki’s dream was to one day gather all of the books he’d ever read and display them for the world to...
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Shigeru Mizuki’s world of Japanese yokai comes to life in new exhibition in...
“Betobeto-san” © 水木プロダクション (Mizuki Productions) A parade of monsters is coming to Roppongi Hills this summer, and it sounds like a treat! Japan has a long history of making art out of yokai, the...
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Good God what is this hideous anime plushie?!?【Photos】
And believe it or not the function it’s got a function besides “haunt your nightmares.” When you hear the words “anime plushie,” your mind probably leaps to images of huggable real-world versions of...
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