In modern times when video games and other “non-essential” industries–among many others–are feeling the pinch more and more, the creative minds behind our beloved games…

The Covid-19 pandemic has unquestionably affected most people’s day-to-day lives over the last few months. With Japan’s government declaring a nationwide state of emergency in…

Last November Disney launched their online streaming service, Disney+, in six countries including the United States, Canada, and Australia. Netflix subscribers may have noticed last…

Fans of record-breaking popular anime and manga series One Piece and taking to the seas (or well, smaller bodies of water) for fishing trips can…

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has been riding a wave of popularity to some awesome merchandise lately, including its very own Tamagotchi where you can…

The lockdown of 2020 sees us spending a lot of our time finding ways to keep ourselves occupied, whether that entertainment comes from home studying,…

Every year, Sanrio announces its most popular characters based on the results of entries submitted by fans online through its website, by postcard, and through…

Japan is the country of kawaii: many things are overly adorable here, and brands notice. Many companies take to painfully cute marketing strategies without a…

Fans of Hello Kitty probably now about Hello Kitty World, the adorable theme park simulation game app which allows you to enjoy a theme park…

With robot restaurants, maid cafes, and the notoriously bizarre penis festival, it is not hard to agree on the fact that Tokyo is a place…

Japanese papercraft artist Tomowo (@tomowo_PS2) has been turning cardboard into finely detailed and high quality masks of iconic designs from Neon Genesis Evangelion, Star Wars,…

Hopefully, you’ve been listening to the warnings and have wisely decided to stay home during the Golden Week holiday. But with all that free time…

While the originally scheduled July release of the latest Neon Genesis Evangelion film, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, is currently on hold due to…

These days, the term nihon-ga can be used as a catch-all term for “Japanese paintings”, but it more often is used to specify Japanese illustrations…

Live houses have become very popular in Japan and the term usually refers to live music clubs featuring different genres of music such as rock,…