Vtuber group hololive English begins its second round of auditions
COVER Corporation announced in a press release today that at 11:59 p.m., February 12th, 2021, it had started its second round of auditions for the…
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Donguri Republic kicks off new Studio Ghibli cats lineup with Jiji and Moon merchandise
In the Studio Ghibli universe, cats are never simply just cats — they always have their own stories and personalities, and in the case of…
Japanese artist breathes new life to withered flowers through beautiful illustrations
The best artists aren’t limited by traditional mediums. One of the best displays of a creative mind is being able to look at elements from…
Studio Ghibli Theme Park will have it’s own real life Howl’s Moving Castle
While Studio Ghibli fans were thrilled to hear that an official theme park for the beloved animation studio would be opening up in Japan, the…
Interview with Ken Murase from “The Promised Neverland” – Producer
Note: This text is reproduced verbatim and provided courtesy of © Fuji Television Network, Inc. (Interview Date: January 2021) Here’s an interview with Ken Murase,…
“Fluffy cat shrine” turns your cat into a feline divinity
As any cat lover knows, our feline companions can sometimes (read: all the time) have sort of a god-complex and turn the tables on who…
Interview with Dimension Girl and Metro Mew character designer HYPERSPACE
Dimension Girl ?地球やわらか有機物受肉プラン✨（おやつ持参）起動しました step 1/7 pic.twitter.com/SmnRsP212K — 亜空間こねる⚡️次元少女 (@dimegir) February 24, 2019 The story of Dimension Girl Coneru = Hyperspace (or in Japanese, 亜空間こねる⚡️次元少女 Akūkan Coneru…
Japanese illustrator Tsunzaki’s genius character designs for inhumans trying to pass as humans
Characters with a hidden side or a secret have always been a staple of fiction and art but in the last half-century or so, the…
Photographer finds charming Japanese countryside scenes that look right out of an anime
It can sometimes sound silly to pass through a place in Japan and remark that “it looks like an anime”, because after all, many anime…
Japanese mangaka Ozaki Keishi creates manga based on his real-life international marriage
It is a fact that manga is popular and loved by many people around the world. These Japanese comic books have many genres and subgenres,…
This ehomaki roll from Daimaru features an Amabie in every single slice!
Following up on the New Year and Seijin no Hi 成人の日(Coming-of-age Day), the next big event of the Japanese calendar is Setsubun 節分. Setsubun can…
Kizuna AI’s 2nd online concert “hello, world 2020” wows fans; archive viewable until Jan. 26
Concert Report On January 23rd, the world’s top virtual artist Kizuna AI had her first solo online concert in two years, “Kizuna AI 2nd Live…
Nana Asano: The Heisei-Born 21-year-old who yearns for the Showa Era
As an enthusiast of vintage-inspired fashion, past decades, and a fan of Japan’s ‘bubble period’ and Showa myself, I tend to watch anything related to…
Japanese artist and designer CHA2’s cyberpunk headgear looks like it came from the future
If your Venn diagram of interests includes Japanese subculture, street fashion, and cyberpunk, chances are you already know about Hirofumi Matsuura 松浦啓文, who goes by…
Pikachu announces new colorful Pokémon manhole covers installed in Nara prefecture
Pokémon fans in Japan have recently been treated to a project called Pokéfuta, or Poké Lids, which has seen Pokémon-themed manhole covers installed in towns…