Transparent Soy Sauce From Fundodai Goyo Creates A Clearly Different Culinary Experience
Ever since it opened for business at the dawn of the Meiji Era, Fundodai Goyo, Inc. has been making high quality soy sauce and miso…
Art
Stick People Fight to the Death in Japanese Artist’s Next Level Flipbook Animation
Many people in their childhood years went through a phase of making stick man animations by flipping notebook pages. The stick man would be made…
When Train Cultures Collide: Tatami Kanzaki’s One-Frame Manga Depicts A Traveler’s Woes
Osaka vs. Tokyo: Differences in Culture and Etiquette The cultural differences between Kanto (the region centered around Tokyo), and Kansai (the region where you’ll find…
New Exhibit Displays Original Evangelion Artwork And Rebuild Of Evangelion Inspired Japanese Swords
Neon Genesis Evangelion fans may be getting a treat they never knew they wanted in the form of a newly revived exhibit in Tokyo. For…
World’s First Matcha Latte Art Competition To Be Held In Tokyo
A fusion of traditional Japan and western coffee culture Following the global trend, baristas and other artists who can produce visual magic on a cup…
Free Downloadable Environment Lets You Explore Kyoto’s Famouse Fushimi Inari Shrine With Unreal Engine 4
Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto is one of the most popular tourist spots in the area. The sprawling shrine is most famous for its path…
PERSONA5 the Animation EXHIBITION In Tokyo and Fukuoka, Artworks Book To Go On Sale
Fans of Persona 5, the most critically acclaimed game in the long-lived Persona franchise, and its currently airing anime adaptation, Persona 5 the Animation, may…
Devilman Whiskey Redux: New Labels Celebrating Go Nagai’s 50 Years As A Creator
Both scotch whiskey aficionados and fans of Go Nagai’s Devilman alike took notice in January 2018 when Shogakukan’s Otona no Ippin online shop offered a…
Hand-Holding Robot MaSiRo Wants To Be Your Anime Robot Maid Come To Life
If you’re a fan of Japanese games, manga and anime, chances are you’ve seen robot maids before. Multi in To Heart, Mahoro in Mahoromatic, Cyberdoll…
New Möwe Glider with Nausicaä (Full Action Version) Figure Is A Masterpiece Fans Will Love
Sōzō Galleria 想造ガレリア, one of Bandai Spirits’ premium series offered in partnership with Studio Ghibli, has already created several beautiful and intricately designed models from…
Japanese Calligrapher Monyaizumi Proposes New Kanji For “Gundam”
Although there are already thousands of kanji characters available in the Japanese language (tens of thousands if you count the most comprehensive dictionaries), kanji enthusiasts…
Final Fantasy Illustrator Yoshitaka Amano And Japanese Artists Team Up For Awesome Magic: The Gathering Artwork
To the delight of Magic: The Gathering (and perhaps Final Fantasy) fans, Wizards of the Coast recently announced that they have teamed up with a…
New Studio Ghibli Exhibit Has Giant Terrifying Yubaba And Zeniba Statues
It was recently announced that for the first time in three years, a Studio Ghibli exhibit would be coming to Tokyo. Called the “Toshio Suzuki…
Cosplayers to Watch: Hijab Cosplayer Miisa (Photos and Interview)
If you enjoy cosplay or have been following anime-related or even fashion-related news, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Miisa before. As one of the…
Pokémon Card Artist Paints Original Cards Into Awesome Illustrations
Most people who’ve spent good time, money, and memories collecting Pokémon cards would throw a fit if you brought up the idea of painting over…