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Panasonic Releases 34-Minute English-Subtitled Anime The Land of Nomo For its Pavilion at Osaka World Expo
Kana Ichinose, Megumi Han, Aoi Yuki star in anime
― Panasonic Group opened a website on Friday to announce it has produced an original animation for the Osaka World Expo 2025 at the Panasonic Group Pavilion. The company is also streaming the full 34-minute anime on YouTube with English subtitles. Panasonic Visuals Co., Ltd. and monofilmo Inc. produced the anime, based on an original story by Hiroaki ...
Spy x Family's 1st VR/XR Coaster Ride to Debut at Universal Studios Japan
The experience is set to open on July 1
― The Universal Studios Japan (USJ) theme park announced on Thursday it is collaborating with the popular anime series SPY×FAMILY. USJ will add the franchise's first VR/XR roller-coaster featuring a secret mission with the Forger family, a street ride featuring the students of Eden Academy, and “park rally” featuring a voice guide from the Forger family. 次のミッシ...
One Piece to Appear at March 30 Borussia Dortmund Football Club Game
The Year of One Piece and sports team collaborations continues.
― Voice actor Subaru Kimura announced during the One Piece franchise's AnimeJapan stage event this past weekend that the anime series will be collaborating with German football club Borussia Dortmund on March 30. (Kimura showed off his German language skills in the process.) The franchise revealed the key visual and played a message fro...
New York City's Japan Parade to Host Attack on Titan: The Musical Cast
Takuro Ohno, Ryo Matsuda, Riona Tatemichi, Blade Attackers to appear in May 9 concert
― The 4th Annual Japan Parade & Street Fair announced on Tuesday that the event will feature the Attack on Titan: The Musical show, the musical based on Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan manga, on May 10. The Japan Parade also revealed the new Japan Night Reception & Concert, which will be on the night before on May ...
CLAMP, Air Gear & Sidonia Creators, More Draw Art in Tribute to Ghost in the Shell's Masamune Shirow
See the world of Masamune Shirow in a new light
― The Ghost in the Shell franchise announced on Friday that artists including CLAMP, Oh! Great, and Tsutomu Nihei contributed tribute art for "The Exhibition of The World of Masamune Shirow" in Tokyo. The art pieces honor Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed, Black Magic M-66, Dominion, and other titles from Shirow's four-decade career: The exhibition will no...
Anime Central 2025 Hosts KAF's U.S. Debut Concert
Convention runs from May 16-18
― Japanese artist KAF announced on Friday she will make her U.S. debut performance at Anime Central (ACen) 2025 in Rosemont, IL. The show will be a completely original concert featuring content from KAF and other artists from her label Kamitsubaki Studio. This year's ACen event will take place at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare and the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center at R...
AnimeJapan Reports Record Attendance in 2025, March 28-31 Return in 2026
152,400 attendees on 2025's public days, with 1 out of 10 being from overseas
― The staff for the AnimeJapan convention announced on Monday that next year's event will be held on March 28 to 31, 2026. (As in previous years, the first two days are open to the public, and the last two are business days.) AnimeJapan 2025's public days took place at the Tokyo Big Sight venue this past weekend. The event ...
Koisuru One Piece Spinoff Gets Net Anime While Main Anime Airs Egghead Recap Before 1st New Episode on April 5 (Updated)
Anime resumes in new Sunday night timeslot on April 6 with 2nd new episode
― The AnimeJapan 2025 event on Saturday announced that the One Piece anime will air a special recap episode of the Egghead arc so far on April 5 at 9:00 p.m. JST (8:00 a.m. EDT), along with the first new episode (episode 1,123) since the series paused new episodes. The first new episode will air immediately after the recap. Th...
Anime Expo Hosts Togenashi Togeari, FLOW, GRANRODEO, More
Sakurazaka46, Hiroshi Kitadani, ASTERISM also join July 3 concert
― The staff for the Anime Expo event announced on Thursday that it will host a music concert festival named "J-POP SOUND CAPSULE @AX2025 Anisong World Matsuri Returns." The show will take place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on July 3 as part of Anime Expo. The performing artists include TOGENASHI TOGEARI — the real life and in-...
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window Film Wins Animated Feature Grand Prize at NY Int'l Children's Film Festival
Film recently won Best Animated Feature Jury, Audience Awards at Anima 2025
― The staff of the 2025 New York International Children's Film Festival (NYICFF) announced the festival award winners on Wednesday, and
the Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (Madoigwa no Totto-chan) anime film won the Grand Prize for the animated feature category. The NYICFF was held from February 28 to March 16, and ...
TAAF 2025 Awards Honor Student Film 'Yobi and Amari: Story of Spares'
Tokyo Anime Award Festival held from March 8-11 in Ikebukuro
― The Tokyo Anime Award Festival announced that Miou Hiruma's "Yobi and Amari: Story of Spares" animation has won the 2025 Student Award. The film screened at Mixalive TOKYO on March 8 and 9. The organization describes the story: A splendid stage of playing cards is small enough to fit in the palm of one's hand. The performers, or 54 cards,...
Anime Expo Hosts Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XVI Producer/Director Naoki Yoshida
Yoshi-P attends event in Los Angeles on July 3-6
― The staff for the Anime Expo event announced on Tuesday that it will host Final Fantasy XIV director and producer and Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida (also known as Yoshi-P) at this year's event. Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIV Online for personal computers in September 2010. After criticism from fans, the company revealed an updated ...
Anime Central Hosts Eriko Nakamura in Illinois
THE IDOLM@STER voice actress attends May 16-18 convention
― The staff for the Anime Central (ACen) event announced on Monday that this year's convention will host voice actress Eriko Nakamura. Nakamura is known for her role as Haruka Amami in The IDOLM@STER franchise. She has performed in theme songs for numerous series across the franchise and has also performed in stage events and live concerts. H...
Gundam Meets Hatsune Miku on Zaku/Miku Day
The Gundam franchise gets Mikued up for their shared holiday on March 9
― As it continues celebrating its 45th anniversary, the Gundam franchise expands its partnership with Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku on March 9. The date is no coincidence, since March 9 is both Miku Day and Zaku Day, in honor of Gundam's enemy mecha Zaku. ("3/9" can be pronounced in Japanese as a wordplay on both "mi-ku" and "za-ku....
Naver Webtoon Continues Sponsoring 'Hyun-se Lee Cartoon Creation Camp' for Aspiring Creators
Outstanding works may be serialized via Naver Webtoon
― Naver Webtoon announced on March 4 that it will once again officially sponsor the "Hyun-se Lee Cartoon Creation Camp" this year, continuing its support for aspiring webtoon creators. The camp was first launched in 2001 by Doo-ho Lee, a professor at Sejong University at the time, as a so-called "hell camp" designed to immerse students completely...
Anime NYC Hosts Rooster Fighter Manga Creator Shu Sakuratani, Anime Adaptation's Screenwriter Hiroshi Seko
Sakuratani, Seko attend 4-day event on August 21-24
― The staff of Anime NYC announced on Saturday that it will host Rooster Fighter (Niwatori Fighter) manga author Shu Sakuratani, and the upcoming anime adaptation's screenwriter Hiroshi Seko at this year's event. 🗽GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT🗽Shu Sakuratani is a talented and innovative Japanese manga artist and creator, best known for his acclaimed series "Ro...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Wins 11th Anime Trending Awards
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End wins 5 other awards; DAN DA DAN, The Dangers in My Heart 2nd season win 4 awards each
― The 11th annual Anime Trending Awards announced its winners on Saturday and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End won Anime of the Year, as well as five other awards including Action or Adventure Anime of the Year and Fantasy Anime of the Year. DAN dA DAN and the second season of The Dangers ...
Sally Amaki, Kana Ichinose Appear in Fan Meeting in Hawaii on March 16
Event for voices actresses includes talk event, VIP event, autograph sessions
― Aria Productions announced on February 28 that it will host a fan meeting in partnership with Sekai Project for voice actresses Sally Amaki and Kana Ichinose in Hawaii. The fan meeting will take place at the Prince Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu on March 16. The fan meeting will include a talk event, a VIP event, and autograph...
Anime Ottawa Hosts Three-Piece Band fhána, Singer nonoc
Shows run from April 18-20 in Ottawa
― Anime Ottawa announced on Tuesday that it will host three-piece band fhána and singer Nonoc as part of its guest lineup at the event this year. The event will run from April 18-20 at the Ey Centre in Ottawa. Junichi Sato founded fhána in 2010 with vocalist towana and kevin mitsunaga. The group performed theme songs for Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Tales of Zest...
Demon Slayer Teases Collab with Major League Baseball's Tokyo Series
Will players be using the Baseball Breathing technique?
― The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga/anime franchise and Major League Baseball teased a collaboration for MLB's Tokyo Series on March 3. The teaser indicates more info will come on March 6 at 7:00 a.m. (March 5 at 5:00 p.m. EST): #鬼滅の刃 #MLB #MLBTokyoSeries 2025.3.6 7:00 AM pic.twitter.com/UH7WTF8b1R— 鬼滅の刃公式 (@kimetsu_off) March 3, 2025 ⚾️...
Junji Ito Nominated for Eisner Hall of Fame
Late manga creator Shigeru Mizuki pre-selected to enter Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame this year
― The organizers of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards announced on Friday that they have nominated horror manga creator Junji Ito for the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame. Voters will select which six of this year's 18 nominees will be the latest to join the Hall of Fame. The organizers al...
February 26 Declared City Hunter Day For 40th Anniversary
Tsukasa Hojo: “I never thought that people would be reading it 40 years later, so I was free to draw silly things as if I was throwing away my shame.”
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the City Hunter and Cat's Eye series revealed a City Hunter 40th Anniversary illustration on February 26. The post thanked fans for 40 years of support and announced the City Hunter 40th Anniversary websi...
Dallas Hosts 1st International One Piece Day in March
Celebrate One Piece with singers Hiroshi Kitadani, Maki Otsuka, & more!
― The One Piece franchise announced on Wednesday the One Piece Day Dallas –Card Game Celebration–, the first overseas One Piece Day celebration. The event will take place at the Dallas Fair Park Centennial Hall and Automobile Building on March 8-9. ONE PIECE DAY DALLASLate Entry Pass registration opens in 6hrs!Try it out if you m...
L.A. Lakers Presents New Animation of Luffy Playing Basketball for One Piece Game Night
New One Piece footage featuring Luffy playing basketball planned for game on February 28
― The Los Angeles Lakers basketball team revealed that its "One Piece Night" event on February 28 will feature a first look at a new animation of One Piece protagonist Monkey D. Luffy playing basketball, a limited Lakers x One Piece T-shirt, and a One Piece Bounty Rush photo booth on the main concourse inside the...
Animethon 2025 Hosts Performers May'n, JUNNA
Event takes place in Alberta, Canada on August 8-10
― The staff for Animethon announced on Tuesday that this year's event will host performers May'n and JUNNA for its MusicFes concerts. The convention will also feature the Vocaloid hologram concert Vocaparty. May'n performed songs as the Macross Frontier anime's "Galactic Fairy" idol Sheryl Nome. Beyond her performances for Macross Frontier, May'n ha...
Anime Central Hosts Voice Actress/Singer Asami Imai
THE IDOLM@STER, Steins;Gate voice actress attends event on May 16-18
― The staff for the Anime Central (ACen) event announced on Tuesday that it will host voice actress and singer Asami Imai at this year's event. Imai's roles include Chihaya Kisaragi in THE IDOLM@STER, Kurisu Makise in Steins;Gate, Vira in Granblue Fantasy, Noire/Black Heart in Hyperdimension Neptunia, Ayumi Shinozaki in Corpse Party...
Ghibli Park Lets Kids Cook Rice, Heat Up Bath Water at Totoro House
Don't forget to laugh to expel the susuwatari spirits!
― Aichi Prefecture announced the "Satsuki to Mei no Ie de Asobo!" (Let's Play in Satsuki and Mei's House!) event on February 18. The event will allow 60 children to experience Japanese life in the 1950s by cooking rice and heating the bath at My Neighbor Totoro protagonists Satsuki and Mei's house within Ghibli Park. Along with the event, Goro Mi...
Yuriko Yamaguchi to Attend WeebCon in Irving, Texas
Convention takes place in Irving, Texas from April 18-20
― WeebCon announced on Saturday that voice actress Yuriko Yamaguchi will attend the event as a guest. The convention will take place at Irving Convention Center Las Colinas in Irving, Texas from April 18-20. Yamaguchi has voiced roles in such anime as Neon Genesis Evangelion (Ritsuko Akagi), One Piece (Nico Robin), Fullmetal Alchemist (Sarah Ro...
Reol Performs at Anime Boston 2025 as Musical Guest
Anime Boston take places at Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA from May 23-25
― The staff of the Anime Boston convention announced on Saturday that Reol will attend the event as a musical guest. Reol has performed the opening theme song for Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga. The musician composed and performed the first ending theme song for the 2023 Rurouni Kenshin anime. Four-member band Blue ...
World Expo's Gundam Pavilion to Show New Next Universal Century CG Video
Video will be part of area's immersive narrative experience
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Friday a new Gundam CG video titled Gundam: Next Universal Century that will play in "Gundam Next Future Pavilion," the Gundam-themed area at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. The video will be part of a story that users will be immersed into when visiting the Gundam Next Future Pavilion area. The story puts ...
Boston Red Sox Announces 2nd One Piece Day for May 3
Get exclusive Straw Hat Crew Red Sox jersey with special ticket
― The Boston Red Sox baseball team announced another collaboration with the massively popular anime series One Piece on February 19. The baseball team stated, “Back by popular demand: ONE PIECE Theme Day at Fenway Park on Saturday, May 3!” Back by popular demand: ONE PIECE Theme Day at Fenway Park on Saturday, May 3!Tickets: https://t.co...
Anime Central Hosts Keiichirō Saitō, Takafumi Nakame, Kaoru Tanimoto, Mana Kudō
Guests to share creative experiences, future visions at Global Anime Challenge panel in May event
― The staff for the Anime Central (ACen) event announced last week that it will host director Keiichirō Saito (Bocchi the Rock!, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End), producer Takafumi Nakame (The Garden of Words, The Imaginary), animator Kaoru Tanimoto (Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange), and animator Mana...
Anime Milwaukee Hosts Studio Orange's Yoshihiro Watanabe, Shunsuke Aoki, Tadashi Nakajima, Hirotsugu Hayakawa
Staff share "behind-the-scenes secrets" for Trigun Stampede anime at March 7-9 event
― The Anime Milwaukee (AMKE) event announced on Tuesday that it will host staff members of the CG anime studio Orange at this year's event, including producer Yoshihiro Watanabe (BEASTARS, Trigun Stampede), animation sub-director Shunsuke Aoki (BEASTARS), art director Tadashi Nakajima (The Boy and the Beast), and VFX...
Nostalgiacon in Anaheim, CA Hosts Romi Park as Guest
Fullmetal Alchemist, Naruto, Attack on Titan voice actress participates in signings at event taking place on June 6-8
― Nostalgiacon's Instagram account announced on Tuesday that voice actress Romi Park will attend the convention in Anaheim, CA from June 6 though June 8. The actress will be participating in signings and autograph tickets are available on the event's website for US$200 each. Park's ma...
EVO Fighting Game Tournament Reveals Full Lineup for Las Vegas Event in August
Tekken 8 wins Best Game Release at inaugural EVO Awards
― The Evolution Championship Series (EVO) fighting game tournament revealed at the inaugural EVO Awards on Saturday the full lineup for the EVO USA 2025 tournament in Las Vegas on August 1-3. Introducing the full #Evo2025 lineup!Registration is now open for this year's event taking place August 1-3, 2025 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.Learn ...
Take the Witch Certification Exam with Ojamajo Doremi Characters
Test your luck at Bandai Namco Cross Store Tokyo on February 21-March 23
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Ojamajo Doremi events announced that guests can experience the world of Ojamajo Doremi (Magical DoReMi) at the Bandai Namco Cross Store Tokyo between February 21 to March 23. The event will feature several mini games, a collaboration café, merchandise … and the Ojamajo (Witch) Cert...
Blue Encount Band to Perform at Anime Boston in May
4-member band have performed themes for My Hero Academia, Gintama, more
― The staff of the Anime Boston convention announced on Saturday that Blue Encount will attend the event as musical guests. The four-member band will perform on May 23 at the event. This year's Anime Boston will take place at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA from May 23-25. Blue Encount are from Kumamoto, and they made t...
No Anime Win at 2025 Annie Awards
The Wild Robot, Arcane win most awards
― The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the winners for its 52nd Annual Annie Awards on Saturday. Ultraman Rising was nominated for "Best Feature," but The Wild Robot won the award. The Wild Robot won nine awards, winning every category in which it was nominated (it was nominated twice in the same "Best Voice Acting - Feature" categ...
Shintaro Kago's Dementia 21, Kan Takahashi's Ōgishima Saijiki Manga Win Angoulême Awards
Dementia 21 wins Series Prize, Ōgishima Saijiki wins Konishi Award
― The 52nd Angoulême International Comics Festival announced its winners on February 2, and Shintaro Kago's Dementia 21 volume 2 won the Le Fauve de la Série (Series Prize) award. Huber publishes Dementia 21 in French, and Baptiste Neveux is the translator into French. Fantagraphics released the two-volume manga in English in 2018 and...
Anime Milwaukee to Host Voice Actress Kanae Itō
Voice of Sword Art Online's Yui, A Certain Scientific Railgun's Ruiko, attends March 7-9 event
― The Anime Milwaukee (AMKE) event announced on Friday that it will host voice actress Kanae Itō at this year's event. Itō made her major debut in the 2007 Shugo Chara! anime, playing the role of Amu Hinamori and Dia. Since then, she has voiced numerous roles in both anime and video games, such as Sword Art...
Totto-chan, Look Back Staff Win Awards at 3rd Niigata Int'l Animation Film Festival
Yuki Hayashi also wins award for My Hero Academia: You're Next film
― The third Niigata International Animation Film Festival announced winners for the Hiroshi Ōkawa Award and the Kōji Fukiya Award on Friday. Shin-ei Animation won the Hiroshi Ōkawa Award for its work on the Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window film. Director and animator Kiyotaka Oshiyama, animator Toshiyuki Inoue, and sound dir...
San Francisco Fine Arts Museum to Open 1st Major Manga Exhibit in U.S. in September
Featuring Fujio Akatsuka, Hirohiko Araki, Tetsuya Chiba, Eiichiro Oda, Gengoroh Tagame, Rumiko Takahashi, Keiichi Tanaami, Jiro Taniguchi, Kazumi Yamashita, Mari Yamazaki, and Fumi Yoshinaga
― The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco's de Young Museum announced on January 27 that it will hold "the first major manga exhibition in the United States." The "Art of Manga" exhibit will display works by Fuji...
One Piece Bodybuilding Contest Asks: Do You Have Luffy's Physique?
And will you show it off to your NAKAMAAAA?
― The official One Piece fitness gym announced on Tuesday that it is accepting entries into the "One Piece Body Make Contest." ／#ONEPIECE ボディメイクコンテストエントリー開始💪💪💪＼ 6月1日(日)に開催予定の「ONE PIECE ボディメイクコンテスト」のエントリーがついにはじまりました‼️ 詳細はコチラ⬇️https://t.co/fROlXNSQLu 皆様のエントリーお待ちしております🔥#ONEPIECE #BragMen #gym— ONE PIECE FITNESS BragMen【公式】 (@OP_BragMen) February 4, 2025 ／
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Laughing Man Takes Over Ghost in the Shell's Social Media to Reveal 1st Franchise-Wide Exhibition
The Laughing Man Incident 2.0?
― The Ghost in the Shell franchise's Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) accounts began uploading a series of short videos featuring the Laughing Man and a mysterious 96-hour countdown on Saturday. Each video featured images from Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex, Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, and the Ghost in the Shell...
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Remake Game Wins Grammy Award
Game's composer Winifred Phillips won "Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media" award
― The winners of the 67th Grammy Awards were revealed on Sunday and composer Winifred Phillips won the "Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media" award for the 3D remake of the original Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord game. Other winners of the Grammy ...
Universal Studios Hollywood Start Ticket Sales for One Piece & Jujutsu Kaisen Event
Universal Fan Fest Nights also feature Star Trek, Back to the Future, Dungeons & Dragons this spring
― The Universal Studios Hollywood theme park announced that tickets for its Universal Fan Fest Nights event have gone on sale on Wednesday. The event will run on select nights between April 25 and May 18. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Universal Fan Fest Nights (@unifanfestnights) Ticke...
Anime Milwaukee to Host Voice Actor Nozomu Sasaki
Voice of Yu Yu Hakusho's Yusuke, Akira's Tetsuo, Death Note's Mello attends event on March 7-9
― The Anime Milwaukee (AMKE) event announced on Friday that it will host voice actor Nozomu Sasaki at this year's event. Sasaki has performed numerous roles, including Yu Yu Hakusho's Yusuke, Akira's Tetsuo, Monster's Johan Liebert, The Legend of the Galactic Heroes' Julian Mintz, Cardcaptor Sakura's Eriol,...
AX Cinema Nights Adds 40th Anniversary Screening of Vampire Hunter D Anime
1985 anime to screen on April 9, 10, 13
― Iconic Events Releasing and Anime Expo are listing that their latest installment of the AX Cinema Nights program will also host a 40th anniversary screening of the Vampire Hunter D anime on April 9, 10, and 13. The program lists that tickets will go on sale on February 12. AX Cinema Nights describes the film: In the year 12,090 AD, technology and the supernat...
One OK Rock, Be:First Reveal International Tours
One OK Rock tours across 15 cities in N. America, Be:First tours 15 cities globally
― The band One OK Rock (Beyblade X, live-action Rurouni Kenshin films) announced on its website on Friday that it will tour North America in 2025 to promote the new album Detox. Similarly, the boy group BE:FIRST (Baki Hanma, One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga) announced its first world tour "BE:FIRST World Tour 2025 ...
IDOLiSH7 Gets 4th Season Anime, 1st Season Compilation Film, 'Kikkō no Quarter' Adaptation
10th anniversary event also reveals new development for app, exhibition, TRIGGER's 3rd album
― The staff for the IDOLiSH7 franchise revealed during a 10th anniversary event on Saturday the franchise is restarting its anime activities with three projects: a fourth season for the main anime, a theatrical film compilation of the first season, and an adaptation of the Kikkō no Quarter (Antagonistic Quart...
My Hero Academia Collaborates With Japan's Tallest Building
Popular anime series takes over Tokyo Skytree
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Tokyo Skytree announced a collaboration with the popular anime series My Hero Academia on December 12. The collaboration event is called “Float as the Skytree! Hero Training in the sky! My Hero Academia x Tokyo Skytree.” According to the Tokyo Skytree's website, the collaboration began on January 8 and will ...
Music Awards Japan Reveals Award Categories, Date, Venue for Inaugural Event
― The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) announced on Thursday that it will host the inaugural Music Awards Japan on May 21 and May 22 at the ROHM Theater in Kyoto. The major award categories will be Song Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, New Artist Of The Year, Top Global Hit From Japan, and Best Song Asia. The event is intended to honor the bes...
Yoshiki Evacuates Los Angeles as Wildfires Affect Events Citywide
ALA convention will continue while Oscar nominations are delayed, Under Ninja premiere with stars canceled
― Japanese musician Yoshiki reported on Wednesday that he had evacuated his Los Angeles location due to the wildfires that have been raging in the city. The musician further stated, “Another fire broke out in Hollywood, where my recording studio is located and all staff, including myself are be...
Comic Market 105 Draws 300,000 Attendees Across 2 Days
Attendees increased by 40,000 from Comiket 104 in August
― The Comic Market (Comiket) 105 event in Tokyo drew about 300,000 people across Sunday and Monday, an increase of about 40,000 attendees from the previous Comiket 104 in August. The event drew about 150,000 people in each of its two days. Comiket 105 is the first winter Comiket in 10 years (since Comiket 87 in 2014) that was not held on New Ye...
Luffy Joins LA Lakers for 1 Night
Luffy teams up with Lebron “King” James to become the King of Basketball
― The Los Angeles Lakers basketball team announced on Friday that it would be hosting Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates from the massively popular anime and manga series One Piece on February 28. The organization states, “Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates are joining the Lakers for One Piece Night on Feb. 28!” Details about the eve...
Look Back, Ultraman: Rising, Transformers One Nominated for Annie Awards
Ultraman: Rising nominated for 4 awards including Best Feature
― The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the nominees for its 52nd Annual Annie Awards on Friday. Look Back is nominated for "Best Feature - Independent," and Ultraman Rising is nominated for "Best Feature." Ultraman: Rising is also nominated for "Best FX - Feature" (Goncalo Cabaca, Vishal Patel, Zheng Yong Oh...
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Breaks Guinness World Record for Largest Shadow Projection
All puns intended
― The Sonic the Hedgehog Movie X (formerly Twitter) account announced on Thursday that the staff has achieved the Guinness World Record for Largest Shadow Projection. The post notes the feat was made at the American Dream retail and entertainment complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Although no mention of which Sonic the Hedgehog 3 character's shadow was projected for the attemp...
2025 Sapporo Snow Festival Announces 2 Massive Anime & Game Sculptures
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Monster Hunter Wilds, Snow Miku, more get the snow sculpture treatment
― The Sapporo Snow Festival website announced on Friday that three properties will appear as large- and medium-sized snow sculptures next February. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and Monster Hunter Wilds will have large snow sculptures at the STV Square and UHB Family Land respect...
Alleged Attempted Murder Suspect at Anime Song Festival Not Charged
Suspect underwent psychological evaluation for past 2 months
― The Nagano District Public Prosecutor's Office stated last Friday that it will not charge a 38-year-old suspect arrested for an alleged stabbing at the Nagano Aniera Festa 2024 anime song festival at Komaba Park in Nagano on September 22. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The suspect underwent psychological evalua...
JOJODAY Event 'Connecting Past and Future' of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime to be Held on April 12
Warner Bros. Japan previews Jump Festa '25 booth for franchise
― Warner Bros. Japan revealed on Friday that it will host "JOJODAY," a fan event that will "connect the past and future" of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure anime based on Hirohiko Araki's manga, on April 12, 2025. The event will be held in Tokyo, and guests will include Kazuyuki Okitsu (Jonathan Joestar), Daisuke Ono (Jōtarō Kūjō), and Junic...
2024 Saturn Awards Nominate Boy and the Heron, Spy×Family Code: White, Kaiju No. 8, More
Transformers One, Godzilla Minus One, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Monarch Legacy of Monsters also receive nominations
― The Saturn Awards — the awards that honor the best science fiction, horror, and fantasy movies and television programs of the year — announced the nominations for the 52nd annual awards on Thursday. The nominees for Best Animated Film include: The Boy and the Heron
Despicable M...
Frieren Online Festival Interactive Experience Hosts Digital Museum, AR Experience, More
Interactive experience takes place from December 4 through May 31
― Shogakukan announced on Wednesday it is hosting a "Frieren Online Festival" interactive experience from December 4 through May 31. Tickets to the festival cost 1,650 yen (about US$11) and grant fans access to a digital "Museum Area" as well as audio guides, custom avatars, and custom backgrounds. Basic access to the interactive event...
Monogatari Series Announces 1st DJ Concert Event
Featuring Clammbon's Mito as DJ, anime's composer Satoru Kosaki
― The Monogatari Series anime franchise announced its first ever DJ event on November 22. Studio Mixa in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro neighborhood will host "Monogatari Twilight" on December 1. The main DJ is Clammbon band member Mito (The Anthem of the Heart, songs in Hanamonogatari, Owarimonogatari , Tsukimonogatari), and guests include t...
Power Rangers Auction Topped Off by Cosmic Blaster for US$87,500
Transforming Astro Megazord, original Green Ranger costume go for US$47,500, US$30,000
― Dallas-based Heritage Auctions held an auction for Power Rangers related props that ended on Tuesday. The warehouse-clearing event boasted just under 700 items, from costumes and weapons to studio miniatures and even props from Saban's Masked Rider (Kamen Rider) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossovers. Garner...
Anime NYC Expands to 4 Days for 2025 Event
2025 event to take place on August 21-24 (Thursday-Sunday) at Javits Center
― The staff of Anime NYC announced on Tuesday that the 2025 event will take place at the Javits Center on August 21 to 24, expanding to a four-day event (Thursday to Sunday) for the first time. ✨ Exciting News for Anime NYC 2025! ✨Anime NYC is expanding from 3 days to 4 days for an even bigger celebration! For the first time,...
My Hero Academia Character Best Jeanist Wins Real-Life 'Best Jeanist' Award
Voice actor Hikaru Midorikawa accepts award in person for his character
― Fans of Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia are likely familiar with the pro hero Best Jeanist, a character who wears denim jeans from his pants all the way up to his nose. What fans may not know is that "Best Jeanist" is an actual real-life award given by the Japan Jeans Council every year since 1984. Within the series' canon, ...
Nano, Madkid Launch Joint Concert Tour in N. America in January-February 2025
Tour to have 7 performances in the U.S., 2 performances in Canada, 2 performances in Mexico
― The official X (formerly Twitter) accounts for singer Nano and vocal/dance unit MADKID revealed on Wednesday that they will hold a joint concert tour in the United States, Canada, and Mexico from January to February 2025. The tour is titled "NANO's DO OR DIE!! Rock Your Heart Out in North America & MADKID's ...
Exclusive: Ohayocon Convention Reveals New Senior Leadership Team (Updated)
Stephen (Fluffy) Baker to be new Convention Director following staff changes from past year
― The staff for Ohio's Ohayocon event announced on Wednesday its new senior leadership team. Stephen (Fluffy) Baker is the new Convention Director. William T. is the Associate Convention Director, Xander S. is the Director of Operations, and Andrew T. is the Director of Social Media, Public Relations, and Mark...
Universal Studios Japan to Open Donkey Kong Country Area on December 11
Shigeru Miyamoto previews games, Golden Temple ride, more in Direct video
― Nintendo of America revealed in a Super Nintendo World Direct presentation that the upcoming area based on the Donkey Kong Country (DKC) games will open at Universal Studios Japan on December 11. Nintendo director Shigeru Miyamoto introduces the area's various attractions including the rhythm-based Donkey Kong game, the lette...
IDOLM@STER Million Live! Concerts on November 9-10 Delayed Due to COVID-19
Several performers tested positive for COVID-19 since November 7
― The official website for Bandai Namco Entertainment's The IDOLM@STER franchise announced on Friday that "The IDOLM@STER Million Live! 11th Live" concerts scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the Aichi Sky Expo center have been postponed, due to several performers testing positive for COVID-19 since November 7. The staff will post upda...
Anime Film Violet Evergarden: The Movie Wins at 1st Dolby Cinema Japan Awards
The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, The Super Mario Bros. Movie each receive special awards
― Dolby Japan revealed the winners of its inaugural Dolby Cinema Japan Awards 2024 during the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 31. The 2020 film Violet Evergarden: The Movie won in the New Anime category, and the film will be screened again at 10 Dolby Cinemas nationwide in Japan starti...
Fureru., Trapezium, Gridman Universe Anime Films Win at Bucheon Int'l Animation Festival
Festival ran from October 25-29
― South Korea's Bucheon International Animation Festival announced its winners for the 2024 festival on Tuesday, which include honors for the Fureru, Trapezium, and Gridman Universe films. The festival awarded Trapezium with the Special Distinction Award and Gridman Universe with the Audience Prize. Fureru. won the Korean Society of Cartoon and Animation Studies (KOSC...
Mexican Archdiocese Asks Brides & Grooms to 'Dress with Diginity' After Saint Seiya-Themed Wedding
Time to break out the formal Saiyan clothes for the next Dragon Ball Z wedding
― On October 5, a bride and groom held a Saint Seiya-themed wedding at the Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in León, Mexico. While anime-themed weddings aren't uncommon, the Archdiocese of León and the Archbishop Jaime Calderón Calderón were none too happy with the whole affair. Archbishop Jaime Calderón Cald...
European XR Awards 2024 Nominates Gundam Silver Phantom Anime
Stereopsia 2024 XR event to showcase anime in Belgium from December 9-11
― The European XR Awards 2024 nominated Bandai Namco Filmworks and virtual reality (VR) production company Atlas V's Mobile Suit Gundam Silver Phantom feature-length VR anime. The XR event Stereopsia 2024 is showcasing the anime in Brussels, Belgium from December 9-11. The anime's story takes place years after the events of the ...
Precure Stage Event Asks Grown-Up Fans Not to Cosplay or Talk With Kids
Parents or guardians can still talk with their children
― One of the big Precure events each year is the stage show tour. Fans of all ages go to see that year's magical girl team in person, in cities all over Japan. But, with the shows open to both adult and children, certain precautions are set in place to ensure kids have a great time. And for the Wonderful Precure! Dream Stage this year, adult fan...
Ryōko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon Manga Wins Harvey Award
Award winners were announced on Friday at New York Comic Con
― The organizers of the Harvey Awards, which honor outstanding work in comics and sequential art, announced the winners of this year's awards at New York Comic Con on Friday. Ryōko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon manga from English publisher Yen Press won the Best Manga category this year. WINNER of BEST MANGA Category for @HarveyAwards🏆Deliciou...
Newtype Magazine Returns in English — as a Free Giveaway at New York Comic Con
Overlord panel to also offer 1 copy signed by director Naoyuki Ito
― Crunchyroll brings back the Newtype magazine in English for one special edition at this year's New York Comic Con. The special issue features a cover with brand-new art of OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom, while the back cover features custom art from The Apothecary Diaries. Inside the covers, the issue includes an exclusive interview w...
Anime Frontier Hosts Voice Actress Asuna Tomari, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Anime Staff
Hideki Yamazaki, Kōhei Eguchi, Shinichiro Narita attend December 6-8 event
― The staff for this year's Anime Frontier event announced on Thursday that it will host voice actress Asuna Tomari, who voices Gobta in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, among other roles. The event will also host That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime's chief animation producer Hideki Yamazaki, animation producer Kōh...
Harvey Awards Induct Late Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama Into Hall of Fame
Ceremony to be held at NYCC on Friday
― The organizers of Harvey Awards, which honor outstanding work in comics and sequential art, announced on Monday that they will induct the late manga creator Akira Toriyama as one of five new members into their Hall of Fame this year, alongside Arthur Adams, Sergio Aragones, the late John Busceme, and Larry Hama. Toriyama began his first serialized manga, Dr. Sl...
Jacksonville's WasabiCon Postponed to November 22-24 Due to Hurricane Milton
Event was originally planned for this weekend
― The official X/Twitter account for the WasabiCon 2024 event revealed on Thursday that the event is postponed until November 22-24 due to Hurricane Milton. The event was planned to take place at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida from October 11-13. The staff for the convention stated that regarding the reason for...
Arizona's UwU Con Hosts Voice Actors Yoichi Masukawa, Kikuko Inoue, Rie Tanaka, Nobuyuki Hiyama
Event takes place on November 1-3 in Scottsdale, Arizona
― Arizona's UwU Con event announced on October 4 that it will host voice actors Yoichi Masukawa, Kikuko Inoue, Rie Tanaka, and Nobuyuki Hiyama. The convention will take place on November 1-3 at WestWorld, North Hall in Scottsdale, Arizona. Masukawa is perhaps best known for his role as Rock Lee in the Naruto franchise. Inoue has been voicing an...
Play Rock-Paper-Scissors With Life-Size Gundam Hands at Museum Exhibit
The life-size moving Gundam from Yokohama lives on
― When the life-sized moving Gundam statue rose above Yokohama's Yamashita Pier in December 2020, one of the attractions was playing rock-paper-scissors with the mobile suit. Unfortunately, March 31 was the final day for Gundam fans to play the game with the RX-78F00 Gundam, or so they thought. The Science Museum in Tokyo's Kitanomaru Park announced ...
Toei Animation Hosts Anime Staff Members from One Piece, Dragon Ball Daima, Digimon Adventure at NYCC
Guests are Ryūta Koike, Satoshi Ito, Masayuki Takagi, Akio Iyoku, Hiromi Seki (who will also attend Japan Society event)
― Toei Animation revealed on Thursday that it will host anime staff members for various panels at this year's New York Comic Con event. Toei Animation's One Piece Panel will feature producer Ryūta Koike, series director Satoshi Ito, and creative director Masayuki Takagi. Colleen Cl...
Goku Gets New Float for 98th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
They're Saiyan that Goku's gonna appear at this year's parade
― A staple of the holidays season in the United States, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade treats viewers with several high-profile acts and oversized balloons. In the past quarter century, anime and game characters such as Pikachu, Sonic, One Piece's Luffy and Dragon Ball's Goku have graced the parade route. Toei Animation announced on We...
Blue Giant Author Shinichi Ishizuka Designs Poster for Montreux Jazz Festival Japan
Jazz manga creator draws art for festival headlined by Herbie Hancock, Yoko Kanno Seatbelts
― In 2013, Shinichi Ishizuka set his pen to making Blue Giant, his manga focusing on the world of jazz. The series garnered wide acclaim and received a film treatment in 2023. It's no surprise that when the Montreux Jazz Festival Japan was seeking someone to design its 2024 visuals, it turned to Ishizuka. The ...
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