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Yu-Gi-Oh! creator’s dead body found floating in ocean off coast of Okinawa
Manga artist had been vacationing alone in coastal town. At roughly 10:30 on Wednesday morning a call was placed to the emergency number for the Japan Coast Guard in Okinawa. A marine leisure business...
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New Slam Dunk anime movie shows off CGI trailer, Japan react differently than...
Some fans are slamming Slam Dunk’s new look. A year and a half ago manga artist Takehiko Inoue tweeted a succinct “Slam Dunk is going to be a movie!”, with a simple animated-text GIF delivering the...
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Studio Ghibli’s two most famous character masks come into the real world with...
Ghibli Museum’s hand-crafted masks are here just in time for Japan’s summer festival season. At just about every decent-sized Japanese summer festival, you’ll find a booth selling masks, or o-men, as...
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Jimmy Choo designs limited edition Crystal Boots for Sailor Moon’s 30th...
Sailor Moon brought to life, and made brand-name. First Anna Sui, then Samantha Group, and now an even bigger name in fashion? The collaborations in celebration of Sailor Moon’s 30th anniversary just...
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Autopsy results, cause of death released for Yu-Gi-Oh! manga creator Kazuki...
Artist’s body was discovered drifting in ocean. Last Wednesday, the body of Kazuo Takahashi, better known by his manga artist pen name of Kazuki Takahashi, was found floating in the sea off the coast...
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This Japanese manga about the Joker raising a Baby Batman is so good, and...
If you haven’t read this manga yet, you should! Have you heard about One Operation Joker? If you’re a manga fan active on Japanese Twitter, you might know all about it. It’s a Japanese manga about...
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Free Ghibli Park preview day ticket applications are now open!
Special days give fans access to the brand-new Studio Ghibli anime theme park before its public grand opening. Ghibli Park, the currently under-construction theme park based on the animated films of...
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Japan’s most famous anime/manga artist trade school now has a fully online...
Yoyogi Animation Academy is looking for applicants for its new Full Remote School’s first semester this fall. Founded in Tokyo’s Yoyogi district in 1978, the Yoyogi Animation Academy is Japan’s most...
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Princess Mononoke 25th anniversary lineup includes cute plushies, fierce...
Beautiful series of artistic wristwatches is also part of celebration of the Studio Ghibli classic. At the time, of its release, Princess Mononoke was meant to be the grand finale of Hayao Miyazaki’s...
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Double-dose of Urusei Yatsura on the way as new anime is confirmed as...
Fans have been waiting more than 20 years for this Rumiko Takahashi comeback, so it’s nice to know we’re getting more than a tiny appetizer to start. Anime fans both young and old were excited when it...
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Vending machine in Tokyo subway station to sell Sailor Moon Anna Sui goods...
Sailor Moon 30th Anniversary collectibles are soon to be easier than ever to buy! For fans of either, the continuing collaboration between Sailor Moon and fashion brand Anna Sui has been a dream come...
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New trailer for Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume no Tojimari fatures first spoken...
Melancholy, mystery, and…mobile sentient furniture? Makoto Shinkai is an incredibly consistent director. Not only has he crafted a distinct visual and thematic style, since 2013 he’s kept to a steady...
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The entire Pokémon Red and Blue Kanto region map, built as a 3-D diorama,...
Crazy talented Pokémon fan accomplishes childhood dream, fills us all with childlike wonder. Playing the original Pokémon Red and Green for the Game Boy was a memorable experience for a lot of gamers,...
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Tea with free Pokémon bottle covers at Japanese convenience stores charm,...
Everyone caught ‘em all. Once the domain of boxes of cereal, in Japan tea and coffee are items that are frequently sold bundled with toys and other novelty goods. This year beverage maker Ito En...
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Kyoto Animation posts touching memorial message on third anniversary of arson...
”I will never forget you.” For most of Japan, Monday was a pretty happy day. The third Monday in July is Umi no Hi, also known as “Marine Day” or “Ocean Day,” a public holiday that lots of people...
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Six summer 2022 anime that our reporter has a hunch are going to be...
After watching the first episode of 30 new shows, here are the ones he’s intuitively calling out as winners. Meet our Japanese-language correspondent Seiji Nakazawa. When he’s not busy channeling the...
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Virtual YouTuber finds a way to shake hands with real-world fans, give them...
A 2-D/3-D dream come true for Nightmare fans. Initially, it wasn’t entirely clear if the idea of VTubers/virtual YouTubers would entirely catch on, but they’re now a robust part of the Japanese pop...
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No longer able to draw breasts due to family circumstances, manga artist retires
Rui Takato thanks fans, says retirement has been in the works for months. Back in 2014, manga artist Rui Takato began drawing Hagure Idol Jigokuhen, which loosely translates to “Stray Idol Hell.” In...
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Japanese idol creates kawaii Gunpla, the world’s cutest Gundam models【Photos】
Half-mecha, half-magical girl, and entirely awesome. Mizu Minamo (@32_Archangel) is an idol and actress, and you’d be correct in assuming that among her tweets you can find photos of her visiting...
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Crotch Cup 2022 eSports festival held to raise awareness for groin itch...
Together, we can fight crotch itch. Skin irritation in the area between the legs is a problem that affects one in 30 people…maybe. I don’t know, actually. I kind of half made up that statistic because...
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