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Happy April Fool's Day From Around the Anime World, Part V
Featuring My Hero Academia, Digimon, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, IDOLM@STER Million Live!, NieR, Ameku M.D., Chibi Godzilla, & more!
― While it's just April Fool's Day in much of the world, it's also the first workday for many recent college grads in Japan. The anime and manga worlds have mixed in some congratulations for these new hires among their jokes: Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective ラジ...
Happy April Fool's Day From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring Dragon Ball, Blue Lock, Legend Of The Galactic Heroes, Mr. Osomatsu, Doraemon, Pop Team Epic, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, & more!
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As if April Fool's Day wasn't chaotic enough, April 1 is also the official start of the fiscal year in Japan. Between all the executive shuffling and dry stock transactions reports, workers let off steam with jokes like these: Blue Lock ＼🌾稲穂:新ゲームリリース🌾／ブルーロック『BLAZ...
Happy April Fool's Day From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Frieren, Oshi no Ko, Apothecary Diaries, Rose of Versailles, A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof, Nijisanji, & more!
― Besides April Fool's Day, April 1 marks the start of the Japanese school year — hence the school-themed pranks mixed in with the rest: A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof 🪄*･°: ｡ スピンオフ『忍者と殺し屋の魔法少女ぐらし』 制作決定！？ ｡ :ﾟ･*🪄TVアニメ『忍者と殺し屋のふたりぐらし』からまさかのスピンオフが制作決...
Happy April Fool's Day From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Dragon Quest, Palworld, FF7: Ever Crisis, Rilakkuma, Azur Lane, Go! Go! Loser Ranger!, The Big O, & more!
― The best April Fool's Day "jokes" are the ones that make us laugh on April 1 — then make us gasp on April 2 when we realize that's actually, legitimately real. Do you think of any this year's pranks are for real? 2.5 Dimensional Seduction ＼\ #のびのびののぴチャレンジ...
Oita Airport Is Now Hello Kitty Airport (For 6 Months)
Get a double dose of Sanrio at the Oita Hello Kitty Airport & Harmonyland
― Sanrio theme park Harmonyland announced on March 17 that it has partnered with Oita Airport to rename the airport to “Oita Hello Kitty Airport.” Harmonyland notes "the warmest airport in the world" will take this moniker from April 13 to October 13, and Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters will greet travelers to the pref...
MLB's Latest Anime Ad Imagines More Baseball Superheroes — Set to Ado's Music
Ad highlights Ohtani, Judge, Skenes, Soto, but promises more videos on more players
― Hot of the heels of its anime collaboration with ufotable, Major League Baseball unveiled a new anime ad showcasing players as heroes with larger-than-life abilities — starting with Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes, and Juan Soto. The end of the video teases even more players, easily identifiable by the names...
Odekake Kozame Creator Makes Bocchi the Rock! Crossover Comic
World's cutest shark & Bocchilla reign at AnimeJapan, to Kana Hanazawa's delight
― The world's cutest shark and Bocchilla united to hold sway at Japan's biggest anime convention this past weekend, to the delight of their fans, including a certain famous voice actress. Odekake Kozame creator Penguin Box released a Bocchi the Rock! collaboration short comic on March 19. The four-page comic follows as t...
MLB Tokyo Series Plays Up Shohei Ohtani's Mega Pokémon Connection
It's official: the Los Angeles Dodgers star is Mega Garchomp
― You might have missed it in the global telecast, but attendees at the Major League Baseball (MLB) Tokyo Series opener between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs saw players introduced with accompanying visuals of Mega Pokémon. For example, the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and Tommy Edman were introduced as Mega Garchomp (Gaburias in Japa...
Naruto, Mr. Osomatsu, Chibi Maruko-chan Enjoy a Night Out in Restaurant App Ads
The sextuplets each get their own version of the commercials
― Japanese restaurant app Hot Pepper Gourmet launched a series of collaboration commercials with Naruto, Mr. Osomatsu, Tensai Bakabon, and Chibi Maruko-chan on Sunday. The three sets of commercials feature Naruto and Iruka, the Matsuno sextuplets with Tensai Bakabon's Papa, and Maruko Sakura and Tomozō Sakura enjoying a night out in differ...
Happy White Day From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Oshi no Ko, The Apothecary Diaries, Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE, Masami Obari, Naruto, & more!
― While the holiday is not as popular as Valentine's Day, White Day is a staple holiday in Japan. Less about professing love and more about returning the sentiments from Valentine's Day, it's the perfect holiday for the ever-considerate Japanese people. That includes all the anime and manga creat...
Happy White Day From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Demon Slayer, PlayStation, Sakamoto Days, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, The Rose of Versailles, & more!
― On March 14, Japanese people celebrate White Day — a holiday like Valentine's Day, except traditionally boys and men would give girls and women marshmallows. Over the years, it has slowly shifted closer to Valentine's Day with everyone giving t...
Latest Chibi Maruko-chan Beer Ad Finally Assembles Trio in New York Bar
Hanawa-kun gives each señorita a rose for achieving their dreams
― On Friday, Suntory's Premium Malt's beer brand released the third installment of its Chibi Maruko-chan collaboration commercial series. Titled “Premalt-chan Blue Rose”, the commercial sees Momoko “Maru-chan” Sakura (played by Suzu Hirose) joined by her friend Tamae “Tama-chan” Honami (played by Sairi Ito) and classmate Kazuhiro “Hanaw...
McDonald's Rolls Out Hatsune Miku Collaboration
Miku makes McShaker Fries Miku Miku at MikuDonald's
― McDonald's Japan revealed its McShaker Fries (a.k.a. Shaka Shaka Potato in Japan) collaboration with the Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku on March 9, Miku Day, after teasing it last month. The fast-food giant parodied the famous Miku song “Mikumiku Ni Shiteageru [Shiteyanyo]” by saying “Shakashaka Ni Shiteageru” and included a music video parodying the ...
Tokyo's Toshima Ward Officially Names Road 'Animate Street'
Home to Animate's flagship store, Guinness-certified "largest anime store in the world"
― Tokyo's Toshima Ward, the home of the famous shopping district Ikebukuro, announced that it renamed Higashi-Ikebukuro 1-chome Street as Animate Street on March 3. The street happens to host several anime, manga, and game stores, including the Animate chain's flagship Ikebururo store, which Guinness World Record...
Happy Hina Matsuri 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Chibi Maruko-chan, Café Terrace & Its Goddesses Kodansha, Kuromi, Rascal the Raccoon, & more!
― It's time to break out the dolls of the Emperor and Empress for Girls' Day in Japan! Bonobono Chibi Maruko-chan City The Animation https://t.co/pkeJg8pnGU#ひな祭り #アニメCITY #animeCITY pic.twitter.com/mFOws944yx— 『CITY THE ANIMATION』公式 (@city_anime_info) March 3, 2025 Coji-Coji Harmony Land (Sanrio) 3...
Happy Hina Matsuri 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Doraemon, Lego, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, PlayStation, Sega, & more!
― It's Hina Matsuri, or Girls' Day, in Japan. However, the holiday also goes by the name Momo no Sekku (Peach Festival) — a name used when Japan was on a lunar calender system, since March 3 used to land just after peach trees blossomed. People in the anime and manga industry are showing off their flowers for t...
Happy Hina Matsuri 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Pokémon, Square Enix, The IDOLM@STER Million Live, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Gudetama, Pingu, more!
― March 3 marks the Japanese cultural holiday of Hina Matsuri, or Girls' Day. Families celebrate by displaying dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians. They enjoy the displays while eating snacks and singing the traditional song “Ureshi Hina Matsuri."...
Luffy Takes It to the Rim in One Piece x Lakers Anime Short
The short debuted during the L.A. Lakers' One Piece Game Night
― A new One Piece short animation debuted on Friday during the Los Angeles Lakers' One Piece Game Night. The short features One Piece lead Monkey D. Luffy playing a 1-on-4 basketball game against the Mariners from the series. Following the on-court premiere, the One Piece English YouTube channel streamed the short worldwide. Anime News N...
Pokémon Teases Real-Life Honda Koraidon Motorcycle
The rival to the Toyota Miraidon has arrived
― The Pokémon Company teased on Thursday that it has partnered with automotive manufacturer Honda Motor Company to produce a Koraidon motorcycle: 「ホンダコライドンプロジェクト」が始動！お楽しみに！https://t.co/Na4XMMUGz8 #ホンダコライドン #コライドン #ポケモンホンダ pic.twitter.com/Uf1nmWh1wd— ポケモン公式 (@Pokemon_cojp) February 27, 2025 "Honda Koraidon Project" has begun!
Stay tuned!
global.honda/jp/mo...
Bravern Makes Pro-Wrestler Debut
Brave Bang Bravern!'s Cupiridas voice Tetsu Inada got in on the pro-wrestling fun, too
― Brave Bang Bravern! star Bravern made its pro-wrestling in-ring debut with Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling on February 23. The robot appeared in the penultimate match during DDT Pro-Wrestling's February 23 Next Generation 2025 Kisaragi Roman show and appeared in a special costume desi...
Hatsune Miku x McDonald's Collaboration Teased for Miku Day
Will Miku make McShaker Fries Miku Miku?
― McDonald's Japan teased a collaboration with Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku and the McShaker Fries on Wednesday. The teaser image featured a silhouette resembling the Vocaloid idol with the caption, “This year's McShaker Fries will feature this person!” The company confirmed the collaboration on Thursday, noting that something would happen on Miku Day (March 9) ...
Happy Cat Day From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Nights with a Cat, Patalliro!, Peach-Pit, Pokémon, Taku Kawamura, and more!
― It's not the dog days of Summer in Japan, but rather the cat days of Winter on February 22. The anime and manga world send its greetings to all the cat lovers around the world: Atsushi Kamijou (To-y) ２月22日は猫の日#2月22日 #猫の日 ニャーニャーニャー🐈 pic.twitter.com/YgSyE69App— 上條淳士 (@atsushi19630312) February 22, 2025 February 22 i...
Happy Cat Day From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Google Japan, Natsume's Book of Friends, JoJo's, My Deer Friend Nokotan, Tono to Inu, Yusuke Nakamura, & more!
― February 22 marks Cat Day in Japan. A play on the number two (ni in Japanese) sounding like the sound a cat makes in Japanese (nya), 2/22 is a celebration of cats. The anime and manga world does its part for all the cat lovers the world over: Futago Kamikita (Precure manga) Googl...
Happy Valentine's Day From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring My Hero Academia, Apothecary Diaries, Dr. Stone, Honey Lemon Soda, Medalist, Detective Conan, Shiunji Family Children, & more!
― Every Valentine's Day, I'm reminded of the greatest love poem of all time: Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
Omae wa Mo
Shindeiru. Such a powerful verse can only be matched by the Valentine's Day greetings from around the anime and manga world: Bono Bono Chibi Maru...
Happy Valentine's Day From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Digimon, DanMachi, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Naruto, Persona 5, Spy Classroom, & more!
― Many Western countries mark Valentine's Day with children giving cards to friends and couples sharing a date night. In Japan, though, women also hand out chocolates to their friends and colleagues. They're known as giri chocolates (chocolates given out of obligation), but quality-wise, they can be m...
Happy Valentine's Day From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Demon Slayer, Dragon Quest, Macross, Tezuka Productions, Haruhi Suzumiya, & more!
― Love is in the air, and the anime and manga world wants to share some of that love! Let's take a look at this year's Valentine's Day greetings: A Girl and Her Guard Dog (live-action film) ⠀⠀ ⠢⋱ 公開まであと1ヶ月 ⋰⠔・∴🌸∴・∴🌸∴・∴🌸∴・∴🌸∴・ 🍫𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒'𝑠 𝐷𝑎𝑦 ❤🐰#福本莉子 さん 🐶#ジェシー さん🍃#櫻井海音 さんからメッセージをお届け✨#バレンタイン の特別な日に大切な人に想い...
Suzu Hirose Plays 3rd-Grader Chibi Maruko-chan — 20 Years Later, Drinking Beer
Sairi Ito, Joe Odagiri join Hirose as Maruko-chan's friends
― On February 8, Suntory's Premium Malt's beer brand began a new commercial ad campaign starring Suzu Hirose (Our Little Sister, live-action Chihayafuru, The Boy and The Beast, Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or the Bottom?) as Momoko Sakura from the beloved Chibi Maruko-chan anime about a third-grader. However, Maruko-chan is 20 y...
Happy Setsubun From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Chibi Maruko-chan, PlayStation, Sgt. Frog, Odekake Kozame, & more!
― Japan generally celebrates Setsubun or the changing of seasons on February 3. However, the Asahi Shimbun paper notes 2025 marks the first time in 124 years that the holiday lands on February 2. One might think it's because February 2 is the auspicious day of Taian while February 3 is the omino...
Happy Setsubun From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Demon Slayer, Doraemon, Princession Orchestra, Frieren, Urusei Yatsura, & more!
― Early February in Japan marks the cultural holiday of Setsubun, or the transition from winter to spring. For prosperity and happiness, people eat ehōmaki (unsliced sushi rolls with seven lucky ingredients) while facing the latest direction of auspicious fortune. (This year, it's west-southwest.) They drive out...
Voice Actor Kotono Mitsuishi Tries the McDonald's x Evangelion Collaboration Teriyaki Burger
Mitsuishi made comments as Evangelion character Misato Katsuragi
― Voice actor Kotono Mitsuishi reviewed the McDonald's and Evangelion collaboration Cheese Double Teriyaki hamburger on her X (formerly Twitter) account on January 16. Mitsuishi reviewed the burger as Misato Katsuragi, the character she voiced in the Evangelion franchise, and joked, “Huh? You missed Mac's Eva!? Give up! Oh, it's this on...
Sumikko Gurashi Invites You to an Adorable Valentine's Day Fair with its Newest Merchandise
Plus 1s not included
― Make your Valentine's Day extra cute this year with a date to the Chocolate Fair at Sumikko Cafe! Sanrio is making the day of love extra sweet this year with a new line of merchandise featuring the mascots from San-X in adorable Valentine's themed outfits. The theme this time revolves around a fictional one-day fair at the Sumikko Gurashi cafe. Patisserie Gurashi and Bakery Gur...
Mashle Anime & Creepy Nuts' Opening Top Google's 2024 Rankings in Japan
Mashle tops anime search, "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" song tops "humming" search
― We're halfway through the first month of 2025, but it is never too late to look back to the year that was, particularly the top Google searches in Japan in 2024. It's a double win for Mashle: Magic and Muscles as it tops the anime search category, and its second season's opening theme song "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy N...
Happy Coming of Age Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Sonic, Pac-Man, JoJo's, Slam Dunk, Chibi Maruko-chan, Di Gi Charat, Subaru Kimura, Kappei Yamaguchi, & more!
― As part of the Coming of Age ceremonies throughout Japan, young adults dress in formal hakama (ceremonial trousers), western-style suits, and kimono. But, to express their individuality, some young adult men dress as stereotypical delinquents with regent hairstyles and ride motorcy...
Happy Coming of Age Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Pokémon, Cells at Work, Fairy Tail, Like a Dragon, Marina Inoue, Sega, & more!
― Every year on the second Monday of January, Japan celebrates its newest adults with Coming of Age Day. The day honors those who are turning 18 this school year. (Since Japan's legal age of maturity was 20 until a new law went into effect in 2022, many areas still make people wait until they are 20. Some areas a...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part XV
Featuring Promised Neverland, Show By Rock, CITY, Mega Man, To Be Hero, Akira Kushida, Makoto Raiku, & more!
― 2025 is just getting started and the Japanese three-day New Year's holiday is coming to a close. And while there are more New Year's greetings to see, this is the last part of our round up of New Year's greetings from around the anime and manga world 2025. Akira Akatsuki (Glico With Landmine...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part XIV
Featuring Shonen Magazine, Granblue Fantasy, Our Fake Marriage, Solo Leveling, Akihiro Hino, & more!
― It's time to make some fresh mochi for the new year and open the kagami mochi decorations — and what better treat to go with mochi than New Year's greetings: Akihiro Hino おめましておめでとうございます！レベルファイブを応援してくださった皆様、お仕事でご一緒させていただいた皆様、２０２５年も引き続きよろしくお願いします！今年は３本の大作を完成させて、飛躍していきたいと思います。皆様にとっても２０２５年がよい年でありますように！...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part XIII
Featuring Shonen Jump, Mission: Yozakura Family, Anne of Green Gables, Kappei Yamaguchi, Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Shiina, & more!
― Many people are familiar with the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, but they are just half the story. The 12 animals are part of a 60-year “stems-and-branches” cycle. So, while we usually call 2025 the Year of the Snake, we are technically in the Year of the Yin Wood Snake. So, l...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part XII
Featuring Haikyu, Macross, Skip & Loafer, Rose of Versailles, Kouji Seo, Marina Inoue, Eri Kitamura, & more!
― During New Year's, the Shchi Fukujin, or Seven Lucky Gods, are venerated across Japan. But among those gods, Ebisu, the god of prosperity and wealth in business, gets love from businesses around the country. But that doesn't mean we can't also enjoy the blessings of Benzaiten, the goddess of...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part XI
Featuring Apothecary Diaries, Re:Zero, Digimon, Natsume's, Blue Exorcist, A Couple of Cuckoos, & more!
― One of the rare times many Japanese will pull an all-nighter is New Year's, if only to catch a glimpse of the first light of the new year. And after bathing in the first light, they will enjoy some New Year's greetings like these: Blue Exorcist ＼\🎍㊗あけましておめでとうございます🎍/／今年は巳年ということで燐・雪男・シュラの壁紙をプレゼント🐍アニ...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part X
Featuring Demon Slayer, Precure, A Sign of Affection, Pui Pui Molcar, Ali Project, Square Enix, Kodansha, & more!
― Shopping is a staple of the Japanese New Year's festivities, and one of the sought-after items is the fukubukuro lucky bag. Often sealed, the bags are stuffed with some desired items and some... not so much, but that's the fun of it. What better way to increase luck before the first sho...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part IX
Featuring FF16, Frieren, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Palworld, Atelier Yumia,, Cinnamoroll, Rica Matsumoto, & more!
― New Year's in Japan wouldn't be complete without the osechi meal. The different dishes in this auspicious meal represent different forms of luck. Luckily, we can enjoy our osechi meal with New Year's greetings from across the anime and manga world: ATASHIn'CHI Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memor...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part VIII
Featuring One Piece, Bleach, Boruto, Ghost in the Shell, Kyoto Animation, BEASTARS, & more!
― Japanese New Year's is a time to spend with family, sit at heated kotatsu tables, enjoy satsuma mandarins, and lounge about all day while enjoying New Year's greetings. So, get comfortable and enjoy more New Year's greetings from around the anime and manga world: Aira Yuki 2025年もよろしくお願いします！あなたにとって幸せな一年となりますよ...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part VII
Featuring Jujutsu Kaisen, Alya, Mushoku Tensei, Dangers in My Heart, Rent-A-Girlfriend, Quintessential Quintuplets, Studio Trigger, ufotable, Yuki Kajiura, & more!
― Hatsumode, or the first trip to a Shinto shrine in the new year, is a tradition in Japan. People flock to their local shrine to pay their respects to the gods, pull some omikuji fortune slips, write their wishes on an ema prayer tablet, ...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part VI
Featuring Kaiju No. 8, Natsume's, One-Punch Man, Yona of the Dawn, CloverWorks, Tezuka Pro, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, & more!
― It may be the year of the snake, but not any snake will do. Traditionally, it must be a lucky white snake, and not the 1980s band of the same name. So, let's roll into the new year with white snake greetings from around the anime and manga world. Bocchi the Ro...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part V
Featuring Bocchi the Rock!, Pokémon, MHA, Godzilla, My Happy Marriage, Dr. Stone, Love Live!, Hideo Kojima, Panty & Stocking, & more!
― During the new year, families around Japan enjoy all sorts of games from the badminton-like hanetsuki paddle game and kite-flying to a pin-the-tail-type game called fukuwarai, board games, and karuta cards. See if you can spot some of them in the New Year's greetings...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part IV
Featuring Capcom, Fruits Basket, Lycoris Recoil, Starmyu, & more!
― The last meal of the year in Japan is often the toshikoshi soba noodles. Meant to signify the changing of the year, Japanese people enjoy a bowl as the new year rolls in. So, let's enjoy some toshikoshi soba while enjoying some New Year's greetings: Akira Amano (Reborn!, elDLIVE, Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective) Akira Sugito (Tok...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part III
Featuring Oshi no Ko, Pokémon, Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Blue Lock, Negima, Sega, Hiro Mashima, & more!
― As the new year rises, Buddhist temples around Japan engage in joya no kane (midnight bell ringing). People believe ringing the temple bells 108 times rids the world of Earthly desires. Earthly or not, those desires persist with our want to see New Year's greetings from around the anime and...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part II
Featuring LiSA, Doraemon, Blue Archive, F/GO, The irregular at magic high school, Uma Musume, Khara, & more!
― When the new year comes around, Japanese people anxiously wait for their nengajō (New Year's greeting postcards) from friends, family, and associates. Often stamped with 賀状新年 (gajō shinnen or greeting in the new year) or 賀状 (gajō or greeting), the postcards are a staple of New Year's. But, w...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Snakes on a Plane Part I
Featuring Ghibli, CLAMP, Final Fantasy, JoJo's, Shoko Nakagawa, & more!
― The Year of the Dragon has come to a close, and the Year of the Snake has begun. With the new year comes greetings from across the anime and manga world: Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team (mobile game) Please continue enjoying Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team this year, too CLAMP Final Fantasy series Girls' Frontline Jojo's Bizarre Advent...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part XIX
Featuring One Piece, Hyde, Chihayafuru, Yuzuki Family's Four Sons, Medalist, Tamon's B-Side, & more!
― The final Christmas 2024 greetings are here, and it means one thing: the countdown to Christmas 2025 begins! Hiromi Morishita (Shōnen Ashibe) Hyde #HYDE#MerryChristmas #メリークリスマス #メリクリ#赤鼻のトナカイ pic.twitter.com/pK8vCW4b9f— Hyde (@HydeOfficial_) December 25, 2024 Marza Animation Planet (Sonic animation)...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part XVIII
Featuring Demon Slayer, Precure, Cherry Magic! Honey Lemon Soda, Identity V, & more!
― Alvin and the Chipmunks wanted planes that loops the loop and hula-hoops in 1962. But we anime and manga fans want the Christmas greetings that swoop us up! Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Chiikawa Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Fragaria Memories Futago Kamikita (Wonderful Precure!) ...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part XVII
Featuring Detective Conan, Akari Kito, Natsuki Hanae, Yuki Kaji, Kawagoe Boys Sing & more!
― Several voice actors shared their seasons greetings! Akari Kito メリクリ🎄昨日の覚え描きサンタ🎅 pic.twitter.com/8J44KOj7U6— 鬼頭明里 (@kitoakari_1016) December 25, 2024 Merry Christmas🎄 Drawing a Santa I saw yesterday from memory🎅 Caption: The Santa I saw at the station on my way home today was awesome. ふくみみラジオありがとうございました🌟みんなメリ...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part XVI
Featuring Oshi no Ko, My Happy Marriage, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Tetsuya Kakihara, & more!
― Christmas came and went, but our cheeks are still nice and rosy and comfy and cozy as we enjoy seasonal greetings from the anime and manga world! Kentaro Ito メリークリスマス🎄クリスマスイブからクリスマスに日付けが変わるころ、羽田から旅立ちます！イブの第三ターミナルはイルミネーションが綺麗です♪とりあえず、飛び立つ前に日本の生ビールの飲み納めです🍺行ってきます〜！ pic.twitter.com/A07X9Rld14— 伊藤健太郎@声優 (@it...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part XV
Featuring Dr. Stone, Prince of Tennis, Royal Tutor, Yotsuba&!, Promised Neverland, & more!
― The anime and manga world wishes everyone a Merry Christmas from the bottom of its heart! Bleach Soul Puzzle Dr. Stone Higasa Akai (The Royal Tutor) Takeshi Konomi (The Prince of Tennis) Happy Merry Christmas🎄🤶✨#越前リョーマ誕生祭 pic.twitter.com/BMJ6Swht3w— 許斐剛 (@konomi_takeshi) December 24, 2024 [December 24 is also...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part XIV
Featuring Sonic, Rose of Versailles, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, Yandere Dark Elf, & more!
― For Christmas 2024, anime fans were visited by three spirits: the ghost of anime, the ghost of manga, and the ghost of video games. And they all came bearing greetings from their respective industries: Chibi Maruko-chan From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Namau Harumi Sanrio SEGA Sq...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part XIII
Featuring Aggretsuko, Black Cat, SHOSHIMIN, Taito & more!
― While it's Boxing Day, the seasonal greetings from the anime and manga world are still coming in! Aggretsuko クリスマスだね♡ #merrychristmas pic.twitter.com/06PpbZyK6I— アグレッシブ烈子【本人】🍥 (@retsuko_sanrio) December 24, 2024 It's Christmas ♡ Black Cat Chairoikoguma (San-X) Kamiya Fujisawa (Ume to Momo no Futsū no Kurashi) Miffy Shoshimin: How to become O...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part XII
Featuring Flower and Asura, Kaleido Star, Cells at Work, Witch Hat Atelier, Tezuka Productions, and more!
― There is no better way to celebrate the Yuletide than seeing greetings from the anime and manga world. Cells at Work (live-action film) キャストの皆さんから…🔴🎄⚪🎄🔴🎄⚪ 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀🔴🎄⚪🎄🔴🎄⚪すてきな #クリスマス を過ごせますように🎅❄#映画はたらく細胞 上映劇場は👇https://t.co/7EgKonMzmi pic.twitter.com/ch17pee4dF— 映画『はたらく細胞』公式 (@saibou_movi...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part XI
Featuring My Hero Academia, Pokémon, Vinland Saga, Atlus and more!
― Christmas time means when a bell rings an angel sends a greeting from the anime and manga world. Atlus ✨Happy holidays✨お分かりいただけただろうか…🎄 pic.twitter.com/dBinqL4rKd— アトラス公式アカウント (@Atlus_jp) December 25, 2024 ✨Happy holidays✨
Do you get this…?🎄 Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia) My Merry Christmas Academia Makoto Yukimura (Vinland Saga)...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part X
Featuring Dragon Quest, Sonic, The Eminence in Shadow, Wind Breaker, and more!
― On the first day of Christmas the anime and manga world gave to us several greetings. Dragon Quest 本日はクリスマス・イヴ🎅みなさまにとって素敵な一日になりますように✨東京・南青山では「ドラゴンクエスト アイランド ウィンターカーニバル」が開催中💡スライムいっぱいのツリーが飾られています🎄明日までなので、ぜひ大切な人と一緒に訪れてみてください🥳#クリスマス #ドラゴンクエスト pic.twitter.com/IMrcFjzSCF— ドラゴンクエスト宣伝担当 (@DQ_PR) December 23, 2024 Today is Christ...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part IX
Featuring Palworld, Atelier Yumia, Di Gi Charat, Puniru is a Kawaii Slime, & more!
― But the angel said to anime and manga fans, “Do not be afraid. I bring you greetings from the anime and manga world.” Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & The Envisioned Land Atsuji Yamamoto - Part 2 (Elf 17) Kugatsu-Hime (Monster Maker) Koge-Donbo* (Di Gi Charat) Koji Onodera Mitsue Aoki Nozomu Tamaki (Dance i...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part VIII
Featuring Frieren, Gudetama, Natsumi Eguchi, Mitsuru Miura, and more!
― It may have been the night before Christmas, but all the anime and manga creators were stirring to get their greetings out: DJ Koo Frieren:Beyond Journey's End Gudetama Hiroshi Aro (Futaba-kun Change!) Hiroshi Kuri (Pasokon/PC Lecture) Mitsuru Miura (The Kabocha Wine) Natsumi Eguchi (Dekin no Mogura, Hozuki's Coolheadedness) The ...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part VII
Featuring Bleach, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Negima, Sega and more：
― It's the most wonderful time of the year with all the Christmas greetings from the anime and manga world. A Few Moments of Cheers Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Maria "Masha" Mikhailovna Kujō celebrated her birthday on Christmas Eve. Bleach Inma R. Captain Tsubasa Dream Team Ken Akamatsu (Negima! Ma...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part VI
Featuring Metal Gear, Like a Dragon, Shokotan, Kageki Shojo!!, & more!
― Father Christmas came a little early this year, and he brought some Christmas greetings from around the anime and manga world: Atsuji Yamamoto Inazuma Delivery Kumiko Saiki (Kageki Shojo!!) Kyuryu Z Happy Holidays🎄 pic.twitter.com/2t0HH0VA1N— キュルZ (@kyuryuZ) December 24, 2024 Like a Dragon メリー...クリスマスだミチー！ #龍が如く#クリスマスイブ pic.twit...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part V
Featuring Rilakkuma, Square Enix, Sanrio, Hyakushō Kizoku, & more!
― It's time to rock around the Christmas Tree and see all the gifts from the anime and manga world: Atashin'chi 今日は #クリスマスイブ 🧑🎄🦌❄️早く帰って、家族と過ごすクリスマスもいいですね…✨（第63話「母､メリークリスマスっ」より） pic.twitter.com/04TInHHM7N— あたしンち【公式】YouTube配信中！ (@atashinchimovie) December 24, 2024 Dinosaur Sanctuary Hyakushō Kizoku Itaru Kinoshita (Dinosaur Sanctuary) ...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring Kodocha, Nights with a Cat, Tōsōchū: The Great Mission, Miho Sakurazaka, and more!
― Whether you're celebrating a white Christmas or not, it's time to enjoy some season's greetings from the anime and manga world. Bonobono Christmas Eve Curious George Hisato Inoue (Sanrio) Kei Kurata 今年のツリーは長男作JR九州通勤車両オーナメントつき😊 メリ～クリスマス🎄✨ pic.twitter.com/BXWccI86Do— 倉田けい (@kurata_kei) December 24, 2024 This ...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Dragon Ball, Digimon, Resident Evil, I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class, Tekkaman Blade & more!
― It's time to enjoy some seasonal greetings from the anime and manga world while we wait for the chestnuts to roast on an open fire. Digimon Dragon Ball Hirotoshi Sano (Tekkaman Blade animator) I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class Minako Uchida Ottomoyu Resident Evil Sa...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring The Dangers in My Heart, Mushibugyō, Girls' Frontline, Make a Girl & more!
― It's a holly jolly Christmas, and it's time for more greetings from the anime and manga world: Bee and PuppyCat Disney Studio Japan Girls' Frontline M26-MASS専用スキン『星に願いを向けて』Live2Dのご紹介こちらは、「12月20日(金)メンテナンス後」より開催するスキンテーマ『暖かい冬の歌』にて入手可能です。本スキンにはLive2D機能を実装しております▼高画質版はYouTubeにて公開中https://t.co/xJGrUDE69p#ドルフロ#クリスマス pic.tw...
Merry Christmas 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring JoJo's, Sgt. Frog, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister, Odekake Kozame, Pui Pui Molcar, & more!
― Christmas time is here, and for many that means giving and receiving gifts — and the anime and manga world has plenty of illustrations, greetings, and more to give to fans. Earth Defense Force メリークリスマス＆ハッピーホリデー！地球を守るいい子のもとには上空を飛行し贈り物をくれる生物がくるとかこないとか…。#クリスマス #HappyHolidays #EDF6 pic.twitter.co...
McDonald's Japan Teases Evangelion Collaboration
McDonald's realizes now it was born to meet Evangelion
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for McDonald's Japan teased a collaboration with Evangelion on Wednesday. McDonald's Japan posted an image that reads "予告 (yokoku)," translated as "next time." pic.twitter.com/LytThTFktH— マクドナルド (@McDonaldsJapan) December 17, 2024 Although McDonald's Japan is referencing Evangelion's next episode/film p...
Oshi no Ko's Ai Is Cover Girl For Japan's SPUR Fashion Magazine
Fictional idol follows in footsteps of her children Aquamarine, Ruby Hoshino
― The Japanese fashion magazine SPUR's X (formerly Twitter) account announced in a set of posts on Monday that the Oshi no Ko character Ai Hoshino will grace the cover of the magazine's February 2025 issue. The cover is an original illustration by the manga's artist Mengo Yokoyari. 11月に完結した漫画『【#推しの子】』の#B小町アイ が初登場！ SPURでは2度目と...
Celebrate Christmas With Apothecary Diaries Cakes
The popular confection returns along with Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, more
― The official X/Twitter accounts for The Apothecary Diaries and confection maker Priroll announced the release of seven Apothecary Diaries Christmas cakes on November 5. The cakes were initially released in 2023 and are back in stock. Each pre-order also comes with a pin badge with the same character printe...
Blue Period Creator Tsubasa Yamaguchi Designs Suntory's Gin Commercial
Yorushika vocalist suis provides vocal performance
― The Suntory gin brand Sui released a new commercial in collaboration with Blue Period author Tsubasa Yamaguchi and Yorushika vocalist suis on Suntory's YouTube channel on December 5. Yamaguchi provided the character design while suis provided the vocals for the song “Hareru.” The commercial, titled “Sui to Utaeba,” follows a woman taking a break fr...
Alice Gear Aegis Joins Laid-Back Camp at the Campfire
Get comfy & enjoy a 4-hour ASMR collaboration video
― The popular camping anime Laid-Back Camp and multi-platform video game Alice Gear Aegis announced on November 21 that they are collaborating, starting on November 28. Fans who follow the Alice Gear Aegis X (formerly Twitter) accounts and repost the November 21 announcement post are entered into a drawing to win one of three shikishi boards, autogr...
Saga Prefecture Water Dam Turned Into Giant Canvas For Godzilla Mural
How? By washing the dam
― The Japanese branch of German pressure washer company Karcher created a Godzilla mural at the Iwayagawauchi Dam in Saga Prefecture. Karcher presented the mural on November 22 as part of the prefecture's "Sagaprise" tourism project. The company began planning for the mural as early as July, before it started "painting" it on November 4. Karcher Japan's X (formerly Twitter) ac...
On This Day in Sword Art Online History, Kirito Clears the Game
Get the latest news hot off the press at Animate Ikebukuro
― November 7, 2024 marks a seminal day in the (fictional) history of anime. It's the day the protagonist of Sword Art Online (SAO), Kirito, cleared the titular in-universe virtual MMORPG. Sword Art Online's social media and the Animate Ikebukuro store are celebrating the history-making moment: Several SAO-related X (formerly Twitter) accounts...
Japanese YouTubers Reenact Famous One Piece Scene Off Osaka Bridge
Don't try this at home
― For children, Halloween is when for dressing up and trick-or-treating to get as much candy as possible. For adults, the holiday is about partying and having spooky fun. Fun was certainly had in Osaka when the Japanese YouTube group Nanatan reenacted the climax of One Piece anime episode #278 in Osaka's famous Dotonbori district. In the scene, protagonist Monkey D. Luffy tells...
You Can Call Oshi no Ko Characters' Phone Numbers to Hear Their Messages
Why shake your favorite idols' hands when you can call them?
― November 4 has unofficially been christened as Iii Oshi no Hi or "Favorite Idol Day," since 11/04 can be pronounced in Japanese as "ii oshi" or "良い推し". To celebrate, Oshi no Ko fans can call their favorite idols Aqua, Ruby, Kana, Akange, and Mem-cho to hear a unique and original message from November 4 to November 10. (Charges may apply.)...
Happy Halloween 2024 From Around the Anime World: The Final(?) Part
Featuring Delico's Nursery, Gudetama, Kowloon Generic Romance, My Happy Marriage, Natsume's Book of Friends, and more!
― Halloween may be over, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy the holiday still. So, let's take one last look at the Halloween artwork from the anime and manga world before the snowy season begins: Delico's Nursery 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧🎃#デリコズ pic.twitter.com/0xqkYkHoxI— TVアニメ『デリコズ・ナーサリー』公式...
Happy Halloween 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part VII
Featuring Granblue Fantasy, Mononoke, Sonic the Hedgehog, Street Fighter 6, and more!
― As Halloween comes to an end and people finish their trick-or-treating for the year, the spirt of the holiday still surrounds us. Anime and manga creators have a few more greetings to share: The Apothecary Diaries (part 2) 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭!👻︶꒷꒦︶꒷꒦︶꒷꒦︶ 🐈⬛『#薬屋のひとりごと』 Halloween Art Final🎃 ˖ ⁺ . +⁺ . ✧ミニボイスド...
Happy Halloween 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part VI
Featuring Dragon Quest, Katamari Damacy, Lycoris Recoil, Nights With a Cat, Pac-Man, High Card, and more!
― Halloween is a time for anime and manga to release a themed story or two surrounding the holiday. While most are happy-go-lucky, there is the Shibuya Incident from Jujutsu Kaisen or Bloody Halloween from Tokyo Revengers. What better way is there to celebrate Halloween than with all the themed a...
Happy Halloween 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part V
Featuring Golden Kamuy, The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, is, In Fact, the Strongest, Naruto, Square Enix, and more!
― All the creepy-crawlies are out on Halloween and that makes it thriller night. But we ain't afraid of no ghosts, and neither is the anime and manga world. Akira Himekawa Golden Kamuy 本日10月31日はハロウィン!!TVアニメ『#ゴールデンカムイ』にて渾身の仮装(!?)を披露する江渡貝くんと怪人オベンチョをご紹介ッ！2018年と2022年に制作されたハロウィンスペ...
Happy Halloween 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring Pokémon, Re:Zero, Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, Dragon Ball, 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, FFVII Remake, and more!
― Halloween is a time to let creativity flow and become something different for a day. While some dress up as favorite anime and manga characters, sometimes a simple witch, ghost, vampire, or a princess is the way to go. The anime and manga world is full of those witches, ghosts, vamp...
Happy Halloween 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Ticks and treats aren't just for children. They're also for the anime and manga fans, so check out some of the sweet Halloween tricks and treats from the anime and manga world. Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 「お菓子がいい？それとも悪戯されたいかしら？」#ハロウィン #ロシデレ pic.twitter.com/Ac9pSvZXQ9— 『時々ボソッとロシア語でデレる隣のアーリャさん』公式 (@roshidere) October 31, 2024 "Do you want some treats? Or do you want to be tricked?" ...
Happy Halloween 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part II
It's that time of year when everyone dresses up as their favorite ghoul, ghost, monster, or anime and manga character and ask for candy. And the anime and manga world is abuzz with all the Halloween greetings. Atelier ＼🎃Happy Halloween🧛／お菓子をくれないと、ドラキュラユミアがイタズラしちゃうぞ🦇#ユミア #HappyHalloween #ハロウィン pic.twitter.com/kiRL6gVN5P— 「アトリエ」シリーズ公式＠ユミア3/21発売！紅白レスレリ発売決定！ (@GustAtelierPR) October 31, 2024 Treat us ...
Happy Halloween 2024 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring The Apothecary Diaries, Fairouz Ai, Frieren, Oshi no Ko, Touken Ranbu, Twisted Wonderland, & more!
― It's Halloween, which means pumpkin everything — pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice, pumpkin patches, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, jack-o-lanterns, and pumpkin costumes. And the anime and manga world isn't above having fun showing off their takes on pumpkins and other assorted costumes. Th...
Vatican Introduces New Mascot 'Luce' Designed by tokidoki Founder
She's no Buddy Christ, though
― In what almost feels like a parody of the Kevin Smith film Dogma, the Catholic Church recently revealed a new mascot character for the upcoming Jubilee 2025 event at Vatican City and Expo 2025 at Osaka. Archbishop Rino Fisichella unveiled “Luce” (“light” in Italian) as the official mascot for the Holy See pavilion at Expo 2025 at the end of an October 28 press conferen...
AirAsia Introduces Sonic the Hedgehog Airplane
Gotta go fast
― In 1991, Sega debuted its iconic mascot Sonic in the Sonic the Hedgehog game for Sega Genesis, and he has since appeared in over 20 mainline games, many spinoffs, a handful of crossover games, numerous animated series, and most recently live-action films. In a historic moment for the franchise, Sega announced on September 25 that Sonic characters are appearing on AirAsia flights betwe...
Eiichiro Oda Wished One Piece App Could Turn 'Erotic' Photos Into His Art Style
But what exactly is erotic to the renowned manga creator?
― Shueisha and Bandai Namco Entertainment released the new One Piece Base app in Japan last week. Designed as a one-stop shop for all your One Piece needs, the app lets you read the manga and enjoy One Piece video content. One key feature converts any photo into the style of the manga's creator Eiichiro Oda for your profile picture. Of course,...
Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu Puts AEW Wrestler Kenny Omega in Cobra Twist at Tokyo Game Show
The legendary video game musician has got the moves to win a world championship
― Over the final weekend of September, video game fans all over the world gathered at the Makuhari Messe convention center for the Tokyo Game Show 2024. Among those fans was All Elite Wrestling star and executive vice president Kenny Omega (Tyson Smith). There, the wrestling star had a chance meeting with legendary Final ...
Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppeteers Celebrate Takanori Nishikawa's Birthday With Special 'Puppet'
It's got all the glam you'd expect from the legendary singer
― A dark horse series from 2016, Thunderbolt Fantasy used traditional Chinese and Taiwanese puppeteering to captivate the imaginations of anime fans around the world. One person integral to the production is Takanori Nishikawa. He not only provided the theme song for all three seasons, but also the voice for the young, red-haired pipa-playi...
Koichi Yamadera, Maaya Sakamoto Went Full Costume for Their Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Dub
They fully experienced the world of Tim Burton
― When we think of voice acting, the last thing that comes to mind is how the actors dress for a recording session. While they likely choose clothes that's comfortable and will not be picked up on the microphone, the one thing they don't have to wear is the outfit of their character. But this wasn't the case for the Japanese dub's voice cast members for ...
New Species Of Crustacean Named After Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma
This one doesn't require cold or hot water either
― A new species discovery is a testament to the ever-evolving biome that is our planet and the tenacity for species to adapt to their surroundings. A great part of these discoveries is how the names are chosen. Often chosen by the person or persons who discovered the creature, the names regularly reflect some aspect of the new species. Sometimes the b...
Bandai Namco To Send Gundam Fans' Messages To The Moon
Hopefully, the messages will be brought back to Earth by the Moon Race and its princess
― One of the narrative points in the Universal Century stories in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is the emergence of the next evolution of humans. Called Newtypes, these humans exhibit heightened awareness or even psychic powers. However, the 2010 series Mobile Suit Gundam UC changed the dynamic between Newtypes...
Physicist Speculates Dragon Ball's Room of Spirit and Time Could Exist
You just need a black hole
― One of the more interesting narrative elements introduced in the Dragon Ball franchise is the Room of Spirit and Time. After debuting in the Android Arc, the Room has appeared when the characters need to train for a long period in a short time span. This is only possible because one day spent in the Room is equivalent to one year. While it's a fantastical concept, in a re...
Happy Tanabata From the Anime World! Part IV
Take Haruhi's advice & make a wish that will come true in 16.7 & 25 years
― It's wish time in Japan with the Tanabata celebrations. But, what about all the birthday boys and girls? Do they not get birthday wishes or do they get double the wishes? Hopefully so because there are some anime and manga Tanabata birthdays. So, here's to all the wishes made for this year's Tanabata. At 25:00 in Akasaka 本日7月...
Happy Tanabata From the Anime World! Part III
Break out some bamboo & decorate it with your wishes
― The days leading up to July 7 in Japan are a sight to behold — kinda like, but slightly different from, Christmas decorations. Communities will often set up bamboo shoots and decorate them with children's wishes. It's a colorful display and gives us a look into the dreams and aspirations of many different people. And even the anime and manga worl...
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