The Mystery of Cup Noodle’s Mystery Meat is Finally Cleared
When Cup Noodle released its Mystery Meat Festival noodles last year to celebrate its 45th anniversary, fans of the ubiquitous instant noodles were surprised by…
Anime
Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Director Criticizes Live Action Film’s All Japanese Cast
Takes on the all-Japanese cast of the upcoming live action Fullmetal Alchemist film seem to cover the spectrum of reservation, optimism, and apathy, but original…
Cowboy Bebop Director Shinichiro Watanabe Is Directing A Blade Runner Anime Short
Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo director Shinichiro Watanabe will have his hands full in collaborating on the U.S. live-action TV series of Cowboy Bebop, but…
Universal Studios Japan Is Opening Up Final Fantasy And Sailor Moon Attractions
As part of their Universal Cool Japan initiative (an effort to promote popular Japanese entertainment around the world), Osaka’s Universal Studios Japan has often tapped…
“Re:Zero” x Lawson Collaboration Will Make September a Month to Rem-ember
Fans of the ever-popular blue-haired part-coiffed younger sister maid demoness, Rem, from the anime “Re:Zero: Starting Life in Another World” have been treated to some…
Sailor Moon Cafe Opens In Japan With Colorful And Nostalgic Character-Themed Menu
One of Japan’s most popular anime-themed pop-up shops is back, with the Sailor Moon Cafe 2017 officially opening up at four different locations in the…
SpongeBob SquarePants As An Anime Is Pretty Dramatic
With a little creative imagination, it’s been shown that talented fans can create some pretty great would-be anime openings, even if they don’t have a…
No Face Soy Sauce Bottle And Rice Paddle Are Here To Spirit Your Cooking Away
You can always count on Japanese Studio Ghibli goods store Donguri Kyowakoku for some cool and quirky Spirited Away themed goods, including a No Face…
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[Part 5] Professional Anime Artist Turns His Sons’ Sketches Into Amazing Anime Characters
By now you may be familiar with the work of Tokyo-based French anime artist Thomas Romain (Symphogear, Space Dandy, Aria, Macross Delta, and Basquash!), who…
Tokyo’s New Life-Size Gundam Will Be Bigger And Better, And Even Has A Moving Head
You might remember the bittersweet end to the 18 meter tall landmark Gundam statue in Tokyo’s Odaiba last march. The nostalgic life-size statue of the…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Welcomes Akira Comparisons With Projection Mapping Event
Whatever the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony turns out to be, it would be hard to imagine the proceedings not highlighting the many aspects of…
Hit Manga And Anime Series One Piece Is Getting A Hollywood Live Action Television Series
Eiichiro Oda’s record-shattering manga and anime series, One Piece, is getting its very own live-action television series overseas. The announcement was made by Hiroyuki Nakano…
Foxy Kitsune-Mask Band Rocks Out To Utada Hikaru, Lupin, Arrietty, and More On Traditional Japanese Instruments
We’ve seen the wonderful sounds of traditional Japanese instruments fuse old and new in fantastic ways before, with several artists treating us to traditional Japanese…
Live Action Fullmetal Alchemist Trailer, Posters, Reveal Homunculi And More Characters
On July 12th in Tokyo, a fan event for popular manga and anime series Fullmetal Alchemist showed off the third and latest teaser trailer for…
Japanese “Husband Death Note” Website Crashes Due To High Traffic
When popular Japanese anime and manga series Death Note peaked in popularity, it wasn’t uncommon to see students lugging around notepads modeled after the mysterious…