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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...
Happy Tanabata From the Anime World! Part II
Dragon balls aren't the only way to get your wish granted
― Japan is celebrating Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival. One of the common ways to celebrate the Festival is by making a wish to the stars Vega and Altair. And with an election in the Tokyo Metropolitan area, the wishes of politicians are likely to get elected or re-elected. But, what about the wishes from the anime and manga world? H...
Demon Slayer Stars Take the Real-Life Waterfall Training Challenge
Hiro Shimono & Yoshitsugu Matsuoka are on their way to becoming the Hashira of the voice acting industry
― Waterfall training is a classical method in Japan — a sort of meditative training to clear one's mind as well as purify the soul and strengthen the body. Some martial artists and religious monks (commonly Shugendō practitioners) incorporate waterfall training at some point. So, seeing the practi...
Happy Father's Day From the Anime World! Part II
To quote an iconic dad, 'Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son'
― Father's Day, the day when people apparently make the most collect calls — a far cry from the supposed number of long-distance calls made on Mother's Day. But a call to a person who helped raise many of us is still a call, and anime is filled with fathers who should get a collect call. So, here's to the dads of...
Happy Father's Day From the Anime World! Part I
Ain't no father gonna order us to get into no Eva
― Fathers can be stern figures, even unbearable at times, but many do it out of love for their children. With Father's Day coming to a close, we generally show our appreciation to our fathers with something they would want or appreciate. And sometimes what they want is a simple thank you. So, here are all the “thank yous” to all the fathers in the ani...
Japan's Ruling Party Puts Out Poster That Looks Too Familiar to Slam Dunk Fans
Lawyer suggests poster may be copyright infringement
― If there's one thing political campaigns like to rely on, it's popular culture. Those in the U.S. are familiar with the overtures of Bruce Springsteen's “Born in the USA” playing at political rallies and the famous Obama “Hope” poster using street art aesthetics as ways to propel campaigns for political office. The U.S. isn't alone in this, as a ...
Optimus Prime (Blakely) Arrested in Texas for Alleged Vehicular Theft
The 'Autobot' wasn't looking for his trailer
― One of the seminal animated series in the 1980s is Transformers. Originally a vehicle, no pun intended, to push toy maker Takara's transformable toys via Hasbro, the franchise has gone on to spawn nearly 30 animated properties in Japan and the United States, seven live-action feature films (some of which we choose to ignore), several video games, and of ...
Ghibli Park Actually Uses Totoro House's Working Fire Stove to Cook (& Maintain Its Longevity)
Maybe someday we'll get to enjoy the food made at Satsuki and Mei's home?
― If there's one studio that has graced the silver screen with worlds that feel lived-in it's Ghibli. Just watch the kitchen and dining scenes in films like My Neighbor Totoro, Whisper of the Heart, and Castle in the Sky. So, when the Expo 2005 in Aichi recreated Satsuki and Mei's house from Totoro, the builders spared no detai...
Turns Out Shōhei Ohtani Can Pitch, Hit, AND Draw Manga Art Shockingly Well
Art resurfaces when he was announced as judge for Shonen Jump's Sports Manga Award
― Being talented in one aspect of your life doesn't stop you from being talented in other aspects. For instance, former seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger went on to have a prolific acting career. But what about Shōhei Ohtani, the biggest name in sports today? Well, it turns out he's not just one of the great...
Happy Children's Day From the Anime World! Part II
The kids. They're alright.
― It's Children's Day in Japan, and while not all of us are children, it's important to keep that spirit of a child inside us. And the anime and manga industry is full of those fully grown children celebrating the holiday. Here's a small sample of how they did. Arata Aki (A Destructive God Sits Next to Me) Futago Kamikita Mitsuru Miura (The Kabocha Wine) Naruto Noshi Nekoha...
Happy Children's Day From the Anime World! Part I
Won't someone please think of the children
― Late April and early May is a wonderful time for everyone living in Japan because of the Golden Week holidays: Showa Day, Constitution Day, Greenery Day, and Children's Day. Kids celebrate Children's Day by flying carp-shaped koinobori flags, displaying samurai helmets, eating kusamochi rice sweets, and generally having fun — and so are creators all around...
Fans Unnerved When Quakes Hit Places Suzume Visits After Film's TV Premiere
Maybe The Simpsons isn't the only animation to predict the future
― To say Japan is hit with earthquakes regularly is an understatement. They're so common, there's a joke among Japanese people: “Stop, duck, and Twitter." Yet, when an anime seemingly predicts where an earthquake is going to happen, what are you to do? Well, the recent broadcast premiere of Makoto Shinkai's 2022 movie Suzume showed us ...
Looney Tunes' Foghorn Voice Actor Eric Bauza Takes Part in Anime Memes
I say, I say, bōya
― One of the memorable Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters is Foghorn Leghorn. The often bombastic prankster and sometimes mentor is known for his rivalry with Barnyard Dawg and generally causing some trouble on the farm he lives on. But what would happen if Foghorn were to interact with someone outside his farm? There haven't been many instances in the cartoons, most well-...
Yamaha Music, Bocchi the Rock! Launch Program to Help Students Start Bands
Recruit new band members in real life with Bocchi the Rock! poster
― Youth is the best time to discover oneself and new pastimes. And there's no perfect time to start something new than spring. That's why Yamaha Music and the Bocchi the Rock! compilation films are giving their support to high school students starting bands, or just starting to find interest in music and playing instruments, with the ...
Creators of Inuyasha, Evangelion, Video Girl Ai, & More Draw Onmyōji 0 Tribute Art
Each added their own little touch to their illustrations of lead character
― It's not uncommon for novels to be adapted into films. The Japanese film industry is no different with one such movie series launching with 2001's Onmyoji. Now, nearly a quarter-century later, the newest film in the series, Onmyōji 0, is coming out. To celebrate the movie's release, eight artists from the manga and anime wor...
Nichijou - My Ordinary Life's Keiichi Arawi Illustrates Music Textbooks for Kids
Japanese parents used to say reading manga makes you stupid — now Japanese kids will enjoy manga art in music class
― Textbooks, the bane of every student in the world. But if there's one saving grace, it's the illustrations. Starting in April, students in Japanese elementary schools will find some new artwork in their music textbooks — drawn by the creator of Nichijou-My Ordinary Life, Keiichi Arawi...
Official Naruto Post: Creator Masashi Kishimoto Doesn't Post on Social Media
Hard to believe it, but it's true
― Social media has changed how we interact with people, by allowing us unparalleled access to celebrities, politicians, and many others. But not every famous person posts on their social media accounts. Sometimes they leave it to a team, or the posts go through a publicist. While it's true many manga creators write their own social media posts, some do not. Among tho...
Detective Conan x McDonald's Collab in 2 New Commercials
The culprit is you!
― McDonald's Japan is well known for its collaborations with long-lived and popular anime properties such as Pokémon. This spring, Detective Conan has partnered for a set of new commercials featuring two limited-time menu items. Revealed on McDonald's Japanese X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday, the commercials feature speaking parts by the characters Conan Edogawa, Ai Haiba...
Real-Life K-ON School Emerges From Major Renovations
Get your castanets out & go 'Un-ta, un-ta … un-ta'
― It's not uncommon for anime series to use real-life locations as backgrounds or settings. And it's become a niche pastime for some anime fans to find and visit those locations. But sometimes those locations aren't accessible to the public or, even worse, no longer exist. Thankfully for K-on! fans, renovations of the real-life school that appeared i...
Code Geass April Fool's Orange Juice Really Goes on Sale
Fction becomes reality — but only for a week
― April Fool's Day. It's the day everyone has to be careful if a product is real or not. Sometimes it's relatively obvious, like Coamix's manga training machine from April Fool's Day 2017. Sometimes it's a little harder to discern, as was the case with the Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion orange juice. And some of those April Fool's Day products do bec...
Happy April Fool's Day from the Anime World Part III
April Fool's Day may be a time for joking, but,it's no joke when it's someone's birthday.
― Everyone loves a good practical joke on April 1, so long as it's harmless. But what do you do when it's also someone's birthday? You celebrate just as hard. The anime and manga world is full of April Fool's Day birthdays. Let's check out who's celebrating the jokers and the birthday boys and girls from the ani...
Happy April Fool's Day From the Anime World Part II
Are you smart enough to stay one step ahead of the fooler this April Fool's Day?
― It's April Fool's Day, and that means you're either the fooler or the fooled. And the anime industry is trying to fool you. But, can you see through their jokes this year? Chitose Yagami
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Happy April Fool's Day from the Anime World Part I
To quote former U.S. President George W. Bush, “Fool me once, shame on…shame on you. You fool me, you can't get fooled again.”
― It's April Fool's, which means everyone wants to make a fool of everyone else. And so does the anime and manga industry. So, what sort of tricks do they have up their sleeves this year? Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction
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'Isekai' Transported Into the Oxford English Dictionary
Ain't ain't a word, but isekai is? What's the world coming to?
― The dictionary. It's the tool we use when we want to prove a word isn't real and when someone uses a word wrong. Literally. And I mean “literally” as literally and not hyperbolically. And now anime fans in the English-speaking world can argue isekai is now a word. But, it's a little more complicated than that. As announced on the Oxford...
Happy Hinamatsuri From the Anime World! Part II
Put your dolls out for display 'cause it's hinamatsuri in Japan!
― March 3 is a time of celebration in Japan. The day, commonly known as Hinamatsuri (Dolls' Day or Girls' Day), is a day for families to break out a set of dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians and enjoy them while eating snacks. However, the holiday goes by a second name: Momo no Sekku or Peach Festival. Wh...
Happy Hinamatsuri From the Anime World! Part I
It's time to break out the Emperor and Empress dolls for Girls' Day in Japan!
― It was a warm and sunny day on March 3 in Tokyo — a perfect day to enjoy the Tokyo Marathon. But for those who celebrate in a more traditional way, it was also Hinamatsuri (a.k.a. Dolls' Day or Girls' Day). So, what do people do on this holiday? They put dolls of the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians on display ...
Happy Cat Day from the Anime World!
Cat lovers around the world unite for Cat Day in Japan!
― The eternal question of are you a cat person or dog person rages on. While there is an International Cat Day and International Dog Day, cats have dogs beaten in Japan with "Cat Day" on February 22. Why February 22? It's because in Japanese the number two is pronounced "Ni," and that "Ni" is the first letter in the sound cats make in Japanese (...
Japanese YouTube Church Offers ASMR Bible Readings, Complete with Female Mascots
ASMR Church offers Japanese ASMR Bible readings, complete with its own mascots
― Disclaimer: This article is not an endorsement of Christianity, but, rather, an article about the YouTube channel ASMR Church. As Europe slowly expanded its influence throughout the world in the 1500s, Christianity, predominantly Catholicism followed in its wake. But one of the holdouts was Japan due to a few factors: th...
Happy Valentine's Day from the Anime World! Part IV
More Valentines from the world of anime, manga, and games!
― Valentine's Day may be nearing its end, but the night is still young! More artists from the anime, manga, and game world deliver their art pieces of love this Valentine's Day! Ghost Trick Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail) Mizuho Kusanagi (Yona of the Dawn) My Happy Marriage Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to ...
Happy Valentine's Day from the Anime World!
Our favorite anime series, games, and manga artists are spreading the love!
― Happy Hearts Day! The anime, manga, and gaming world are sending lots of love on this special day! Aya Shouoto (The Demon Prince of Momochi House) Shouoto shared again a Valentine's Day illustration of Aoi back in the early days of the series. BlazBlue It's also Jin Kisaragi's birthday today! Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki ...
Happy Valentine's Day from the Anime World! Part III
The anime and manga world gives "chocolates" to fans
― Valentine's Day in Japan has traditionally been a day for, generally, women to give chocolates to the boys and men in their lives. Some have romantic intent, some give out of friendship, and others give due to obligation to those important in their lives. As the years have gone on, the tradition is shifting to allow all people to give some sort o...
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