LoveLive! Sunshine!! and Numazu: Voices from a Japanese city with a sunny anime success story
Most famous for its anime, LoveLive! Sunshine!! is a multimedia project and a spin-off of the original Love Live! series, featuring a group of high…
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Visit Urusei Yatsura Cafe for great food, drinks & merch inspired by Lum, Ataru and the gang
Harajuku, in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, is currently home to a special pop-up cafe that fans of the beloved manga and anime Urusei Yatsura are sure…
Train like the King of Pirates at Shibuya’s new One Piece gym
If you want to be the King of Pirates in the world of hit anime and manga One Piece, one might argue what’s most important…
Attend a special Blue Lock event in Toei Kyoto Studio Park and visit a shrine famous for sports!
Do you know Blue Lock, which was trending on Twitter during the World Cup together with other soccer-related tags? 世界各国のトレンドに、また #BlueLock がお邪魔しています⚽️‼️ 世界中のエゴイストの皆さんと共に、熱狂の中にいることが幸せです??みんなで #FIFAワールドカップ を応援しましょう?ガンバレ❗️エゴれ❗️日本‼️#サッカー日本代表#ブルーロック#エゴい…
Studio Ghibli humidifiers let your favorite anime characters take are of your room
When it comes to awesome merchandise from Japanese animation giant Studio Ghibli, Donguri Kyowakoku might be considered the ultimate emporium of goods. With awesome No-Face…
“It exists!” Netizens stunned by smoked Spirited Away snack sold in remote Japanese village
“That thing from Spirited Away actually exists…(I bought it)“ As evident from the caption he provided, Japanese Twitter user 道民の人 Dōmin no hito (@North_ern2) couldn’t…
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Japanese woman living in a “house like Ghibli” shows how to make “Ponyo’s ramen” [video]
The YouTube channel 『しまこさんの家〜暮らしと手仕事〜』(“Shimako-san’s House – Life and Handicrafts”) shows the relaxed lifestyle of Shimako-san, a Japanese woman who lives in what she describes as…
Cardcaptor Sakura and Samantha Thavasa team up for luxury accessory lineup
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, popular anime Cardcaptor Sakura is teaming up with three brands from luxury Japanese fashion house Samantha Thavasa to release special…
Too sexy Anpanman playground equipment has parents in stitches
Hit anime Anpanman is a long-standing source of entertainment for children in Japan, and even the sight of Dokin-chan, the partner in crime of the…
Express your gratitude this Thanksgiving with Studio Ghibli characters
Today, November 24th, 2022, is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Since it falls on the fourth Thursday of November, the date changes a bit…
Laid-Back Camp drama’s Nadeshiko and Aoi actresses delight fans with real camping video
On November 11th, 2022, actress 大原優乃 Yūno Ōhara updated her YouTube channel 『ゆーのちゅーぶ / 大原優乃』 Yūno Tube with a special collaboration with actress 箭内夢菜 Yumena…
After maid robot café’s successful trial run in Akihabara, creator looks to the future
A maid cafe unlike any other For three days between October 7th and 9th, 2022, in a quiet side street in Akihabara, Tokyo, the rental…
Awesome Gintama sleeping bags transform you into Elizabeth and Justaway
For fans of hit anime and manga Gintama, there’s a new perfect way to sleep! Japanese anime specialty stores animate and Movic are now taking…
One Piece Film Red cakes in a can hit vending machines in Japan
Fans of long-running hit anime and manga One Piece have no doubt been enjoying a full course of new movie merchandise thanks to the theatrical…
Chibi Maruko-chan anime films are finally getting Blu-ray releases
Momoko Sakura’s best-selling manga ちびまる子ちゃん Chibi Maruko-chan was adapted into a television anime series in 1990 and has continued ever since, earning its place among…