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2nd American Manga Awards Announces Nominees
Ceremony celebrating manga creators, publishers slated in NYC on August 21
― Japan Society and Anime NYC announced the nominees for the second American Manga Awards on Monday. The award categories and their respective nominees are as follows: Best New Manga Hikaru in the Light! by Mai Matsuda (Scholastic Graphix)
Dragon and Chameleon by Ryo Ishiyama (Square Enix Manga & Books)
The Guy She Was Interes...
Otakon 2025 Hosts A-1 Pictures Staff, Voice Actor Taishi Murata, Character Designer Hidenori Matsubara, More
Grimms Notes composer Taketeru Sunamori, Arifureta singer MindaRyn
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The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Thursday the event will host A-1 Pictures' director Shotaro Kitamura and production manager Yutaro Ito (pictured at right), who worked on the production of Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!. The event will also host the creative team behind the Too Many Losing Heroines! light novels: novelist...
World Webtoon Festival Returns to Seoul in October
Event to feature pop-up stores, awards, exhibitions, showcases, webtoon job fair
― The government-led World Webtoon Festival, which drew fan turnout in its debut last year, is set to return for its second edition from October 19 to 22, 2025, in Seoul. Organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the event aims to promote Kor...
Blue Archive, VTubers Take Top Spots Among Comic Market 106's Booths
On June 6, the self-described Genre Code Tankentai (Genre Code Lovers or literally, Genre Code Expedition) released the unofficial count of fan circle booths for the next Comic Market, Japan's largest event for selling self-published dōjinshi works. According to the tallies pulled from the event's online catalog, 22,760 circles will participate at Comiket 106 this August. This is about a 26% drop ...
Otakon 2025 Hosts Too Many Losing Heroines! Light Novel Team
Takibi Amamori, Imigimuru, Kentaro Iwaasa attend Washington, D.C. event from August 8-10
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The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Wednesday that it will host the creative team behind the Too Many Losing Heroines! light novels: novelist Takibi Amamori, artist Imigimuru, and deputy editor-in-chief Kentaro Iwaasa. Amamori is the novelist behind the novels. He won the Gagaga prize in the 15th Shogakukan...
Anime Expo Hosts More Gundam GQuuuuuuX Cast Members, Sasara Sekine
Voice actors join Gundam Rising in Los Angeles event on July 3
― The official X/Twitter account for Anime Expo announced over the last few days that this year's event will host three more voice actors from the Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX anime as well as former Houkago Princess idol group member Sasara Sekine. Char Aznable's voice actor Yuuki Shin, Shuji Ito's voice actor Simba Tsuchiya, and Challia...
Konami Gifts Kaiba Voice Kenjiro Tsuda With Rarest Blue-Eyes White Dragon Card (Sort of)
A one-of-a-kind variant as a jumbo flower bouquet
― Voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda held his 30th Anniversary Dinner Show on Saturday to celebrate his career spanning three decades. As is customary in Japan, several companies sent flower bouquet displays to the celebration, and organizers displayed them at the front of the venue. In particular, several fans and guests posted photos of the bouquet from game...
Otakon 2025 Hosts Voice Actors Ayana Taketatsu, Kanna Nakamura; Manga Artists Chika Mizube, Sai Naekawa
Event runs in Washington, D.C. from August 8-10
― The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Monday that it will host voice actors Ayana Taketatsu and Kanna Nakamura, manga artists Chika Mizube and Sai Naekawa, and manga editor Takumi Kamemaru at this year's event. Taketatsu is known for her roles as Kotori Itsuka in the Date A Live series, Rika Hoshizaki in Girlfriend, Girlfriend, Azusa Nakano in K-ON!,...
Summer Games Fest 2025 Amidst ICE Raids Left Attendees, Vendors, and Staff On High Alert
I felt conflicted being in a position of privilege at a protected trade show while ICE raids and state violence on vulnerable groups were happening within walking distance.
― Summer Games Fest: Play Days took place from Saturday June 7 to Monday June 9, hosted in a venue within Downtown Los Angeles' Fashion District. Despite the anticipation from the announcements and trailers shown during the presen...
Tower of God Creator SIU to Make 1st U.S. Appearance at Anime Expo
Webtoon Ent. to have booth on show floor for 1st time; host panels, creator signings
― WEBTOON Entertainment is making its debut on the Anime Expo show floor this year, and is also hosting panels, selling merchandise, and bringing webcomics creators to the event for signings. The WEBTOON booth (E-90, Entertainment Hall) will feature daily exclusive merch drops, interactive games, photo ops, and free...
Anime Expo 2025 Hosts World Premieres for Leviathan, A Star Brighter than the Sun Anime, Reveals More Guests
Also: Megumi Ogata, Junya Enoki, Natsuki Hanae, Ayako Kawasumi, more attend July 3-6 event
― The official X/Twitter account for Anime Expo announced on Friday that this year's event will screen the world premiere of Orange's anime series of Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan novel series with Qubic Pictures on July 4 at 7:15 p.m. The anime will premiere exclusively on Netflix on July 10. The event also ann...
Fantasia Int'l Film Fest to Screen World Premiere of Tamala 2030 Anime Film
Festival to also screen Nyaight of the Living Cat anime, Blank Canvas live-action film
― The 29th annual Fantasia International Film Festival announced its second wave of titles on Thursday. The event will screen the world premiere of Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat in Dark, a follow-up feature film to the Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space anime film. Writer, composer, and director duo K. and kuno (known toge...
LA Dodgers Mark One Piece Night with Game Card With New Oda Art
Fans can also get Dodgers branded One Piece straw hats
― Toei Animation announced on Wednesday that ticketholders for the Los Angeles Dodgers One Piece Night will receive a limited-edition card from the One Piece Card Game. The card features a “one-of-a-kind character art drawn by creator Eiichiro Oda to celebrate this special occasion.” The card is first-come first-served and limited to one per pers...
Otakon 2025 Hosts Illustrator CHRIS
Event runs in Washington, D.C. from August 8-10
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The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Tuesday that it will host illustrator CHRIS at this year's event. CHRIS is known for providing the 2013 illustration of "Magical Mirai" and "Snow Miku," as well as other "Magical Mirai"-related illustrations and Nendoroids. The illustrator has also provided work in the Vocaloid community for singer Rib and Vocal...
Aichi Launches International Animation Festival
GENCO, Newtype, Anime Anime! veterans hold festival in Nagoya this December
― The Aichi Prefectural Government announced on Monday that the prefecture will host a new animation festival at its capital city Nagoya. The new Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival (ANIAFF) will debut this year on December 12 to 17. The festival will screen films at the Midland Square Cinema, Midland Square Ci...
Going All Out with the Cast of DAN DA DAN Panel at Anime Boston
The English cast of DAN DA DAN catered to an enthusiastic crowd with an engaging Q&A at Anime Boston.
― With 4700 square feet, the Sheraton Republic Ballroom in Boston's Sheraton hotel, adjacent to the Hynes Convention Center, can easily hold a few hundreds of people. For the Going All Out with the Cast of DAN DA DAN panel at Anime Boston, it was filled to capacity—and you could probably fill one of...
Blue Encount & Reol Make Anime Boston Debut
Blue Encount and Reol brought down the house at Anime Boston.
― Blue Encount and Reol completely rocked the halls of this year's Anime Boston. Being that this was their first time in Boston meant that they had to put their best foot forward in making the perfect first impression. And that they did. You could feel the frenetic energy in the room as Blue Encount served up their catchy pop-punk numbers,...
Anime Expo 2025 Hosts Mokumokuren, Shinobu Seguchi, More Guests; Reveals 2 World Premieres
Guests also include: Chiaki Kobayashi, Goro Taniguchi, Makoto Furukawa, Hiroaki Akagi, Daiki Yamashita, George Wada
― The staff for the Anime Expo event announced over the past 10 days that it will host the following guests: Manga creator Mokumokuren and voice actor Chiaki Kobayashi for the world premiere of the anime of Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) manga Shinobu Seg...
Ghibli Co-Founder Isao Takahata's Exhibition to Open in June
Exhibition marks what would have been 90th birthday of legendary director
― Studio Ghibli announced the "Takahata Isao Exhibition: The Man Who Planted Japanese Animation" on March 27. The exhibition commemorates what would have been the 90th birthday of the studio's late co-founder and the 80th anniversary of World War II's end. It will take place at Tokyo's Azabudai Hills Gallery between June 27 to ...
Studio Khara Announces Evangelion 30th Anniversary Festival
3-day event slated for next February
― The anime and live-action studio Khara confirmed its "Evangelion:30+; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion" festival on May 17. The event will take place at the Yokohama Arena on February 21 to 23, 2026. It will feature an exhibition area, a stage area, merchandise, and other content, and the creators at Studio Khara are directing the event's spatial and layout design...
Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino to Speak at Space Business Conference
Director to give presentation at International Space Business Conference Spacetide 2025 on July 8
― Mobile Suit Gundam creator and director Yoshiyuki Tomino will speak at the Spacetide Foundation's Space Business Conference Spacetide 2025 on July 8. The “Questioning the possibility of realizing the 'Universal Century (U.C.)' and the value of space business” seminar will examine how close we are to th...
Pokémon Fossil Exhibition Comes to Chicago's Field Museum in May 2026
Exhibit featuring Pokémon models alongside actual fossils opens on May 22, 2026
― Praise Helix! The official website for the Pokémon franchise announced last week that it is bringing the Pokémon Fossil Museum to Chicago's Field Museum on May 22, 2026. This is the North American debut of the Pokémon Fossil Museum, which is an exhibition that compares fossil Pokémon like Omastar and Aerodactyl to real-...
Anime Expo Hosts Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage, Obey Me! Casts, MAPPA, Baku Kinoshita, Ryukishi07, More
Also: Lyn Inaizumi, Hiroto Kuramasu, Yuka Mochizuki, Motoi Okamoto, Akira Yamaoka, ISHiKEi
― The staff for the Anime Expo event announced over the past couple of weeks that it will host the following guests: Karin Isobe, Yuki Nakashima, Fumiya Imai, and Kent Ito for the Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage fan event MAPPA President Manabu Ohtsuka and Vice President Hiroya Hasegawa Lyn Inaizumi with a live p...
Mrs. Green Apple Wins Artist of the Year at 1st Music Awards Japan
Creepy Nuts, YOASOBI each win 2 more awards at event's Grand Ceremony
― The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) announced the major award winners during the Grand Ceremony of its inaugural Music Awards Japan event on Thursday. The major award winners are: Artist Of The Year
Mrs. Green Apple Song Of The Year
"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts New Artist Of The Yea...
A-Kon Staff: Exploring Possibilities for 2026 Event, But 2027 Event More Likely
Staff has begun issuing refunds for canceled 2024 event
― The official website for the Texas-based anime convention A-Kon provided an update on its financial situation on May 14, its first update in more than a year since it canceled its 2024 event in February 2024. The convention staff said that it will not hold an event in 2025, and is exploring the possibility of an event for 2026, though noted th...
Universal Studios Japan Details Spy X Family, Apothecary Diaries Attractions
Solve mysteries with SPY×FAMILY & The Apothecary Diaries characters
― Universal Studios Japan (USJ) offered more details in mid-May on the upcoming SPY×FAMILY and The Apothecary Diaries summer attractions. Both will feature a park rally (where visitors hopscotch from one location to another throughout the park on a quest), and SPY×FAMILY will also have an XR ride and story ride. All activities and ri...
YOASOBI's 'Idol' Wins Best Anime Song, Creepy Nuts' 'Bling-Bang-Bang-Born' Wins 7 Awards at 1st Music Awards Japan
Mashle: Magic and Muscles 2nd season's opening song wins Best Japanese Song, Best Viral Song, Best Japanese Dance Pop Song, Top Japanese Song in Europe, more awards
― The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) announced the winners of several categories during the Premiere Ceremony of its inaugural Music Awards Japan event on Wednesday. YOASOBI's "Idol" (from Oshi no K...
Nostalgia Con Hosts Voice Actors Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa
Voice actors for Dragon Ball's Goku, Piccolo attend June event in Anaheim, CA
― The Nostalgia Con's Instagram page announced on Tuesday that it will host voice actors Masako Nozawa and Toshio Furukawa, who voice Dragon Ball's Goku and Piccolo, respectively. Both will participate in a Dragon Ball Z panel tentatively scheduled for June 7 at 2:00 p.m. Furukawa will also sign autographs throughout the we...
Dragon Ball Daima, Dan Da Dan, Solo Leveling Season 2, More Nominated for 2025 Astra TV Awards
3 anime series along with Fire Force season 3, Lazarus, The Apothecary Diaries season 2 nominated in Best Anime Series category
― The film critics in the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) announced the nominees for the 2025 Astra TV Awards on May 15. Nominees for the Best Anime Series are: Dan Da Dan
Dragon Ball DAIMA
Fire Force Season 3
Lazarus
Solo Leveling Se...
Dragon Ball Daima Anime, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Transformers One Films Nominated for Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Also: Super Mario Party Jamboree
― The 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards nominated the Dragon Ball Daima anime in the "Favorite Cartoon" category and the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film in the "Favorite Movie" category. The awards also nominated the Transformers One animated film prequel for "Favorite Animated Movie." Jim Carrey was nominated for "Favorite Movie Actor" and "Favorite Villain"...
Anime Expo Hosts Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Staff, Naohiro Ogata, Peach-Pit, More
Event takes place in Los Angeles from July 3-6
― The staff for the Anime Expo event announced on Monday that it will host Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX's creative team; including director Kazuya Tsurumaki, series composer Yōji Enokido, and voice actress Tomoyo Kurosawa; Bandai Namco Filmworks Naohiro Ogata; manga creators Peach-Pit; and director Kazuaki Kuribayashi. A special event for Mobile Suit Gun...
Anime Expo Hosts Voice Actor Kazuki Ura, NextNinja CEO Masayuki Yamagishi
Event takes place in Los Angeles from July 3-6
― The staff for the Anime Expo event announced this week that it will host voice actor Kazuki Ura and NextNinja CEO Masayuki "Yama-P" Yamagishi. Ura voices Yoichi Isagi in Blue Lock, Shōta Doi in World's End Harem, Kizuki Hazawa in Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You, Kyōsuke Aiba in Futsal Boys!!!!!, Subaru Makabe in Shadowverse Flame, Uryu Sakaki in W...
Momocon Hosts Suda51, Swery65, Studio Trigger, Orange, Ryō Horikawa
Convention also hosts Tetsuo Kurata, Shiro Izumi
― The staff of MomoCon 2025 announced on April 2 that it will host game developer and Grasshopper Manufacture founder Goichi "Suda51" Suda and game developer and Access Games co-founder Hidetaka "Swery65" Suehiro. The convention also announced in April that it will host Studio Trigger animators Yoshitaka Mano and Sho Oi, as well as Studio Orange artist...
Happy Children's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring Doraemon, Genshin Impact, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Nogizaka 46's Nagi Inoue, Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun, more
― Children's Day in Japan lands on an auspicious day in its old six-day lunar calendar. So, with some good luck in the air, let's celebrate the holiday with messages from around the anime and manga world: Azusa Banjo (I Think I Turned My Chi...
Happy Children's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Kaleido Star, Cinnamoroll, Rilakkuma, Tezuka Productions, Fukushi Ochiai, Higasa Akai, Kodansha, Once Upon a Witch's Death, Suu Morishita, more
― Tango no Sekku is not a day where people tango in Japan, but rather celebrate the healthy growth of children. The anime and manga world is full of messages for parents and children across the world: Cinnamoroll (Sanrio) すくすくすく・・・！ pic.twitter.com/...
Happy Children's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Pokémon, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Oshi no Ko, Dragon Quest, Mononoke, My Happy Marriage, more
― Children's Day falls at the end of the long Japanese holiday season known as Golden Week. The week starts with Showa Day on April 29, Constitution Memorial Day on May 3, Greenery Day on May 4, and ends on Children's Day on May 5. Japanese creatives lump the holidays into one massive celebration, espe...
Happy Children's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring My Hero Academia, Spy x Family, Frieren, Sonic, Like a Dragon more
― On May 5, people in Japan celebrate Children's Day (also known as Tango no Sekku) by hoisting koi-no-bori carp windsocks, displaying samurai dolls or miniature samurai armor sets, eating kashiwa mochi sweets, and celebrating the health and growth of children. The anime and manga world is full of well wishes to children to ...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series S Line Wins Best Music at Cannes International Series Festival
Composer Jun-oh Lee receives award
― The webtoon-based live-action mystery series S Line has won the Best Music Award at the 8th Cannes International Series Festival, held on April 29. Composer Jun-oh Lee was recognized in the long-form competition category for his work on the series' soundtrack. This marks the first Korean drama to win at the festival since Bargain received the Best Screenplay Awar...
Anime NYC to Host Yoko Takahashi & hololive Concerts, Tokusatsu Stars
Convention hosts actors Tetsuya Iwanaga, Shiro Izumi
― The staff of Anime NYC announced it will host Yoko Takahashi in a special concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as the hololive VTubers as a concert stop on the hololive STAGE World Tour'25 -Synchronize!-, at this year's convention. The convention will also host Japanese actors Tetsuya Iwanaga and Shiro Izum...
Universal Distribution to Acquire Alliance Game, Ad Populum to Acquire Diamond Comics' Assets After Bankruptcy Ruling
Alliance Entertainment had terminated agreement to purchase Diamond's assets last week
― Diamond Comic Distributors announced on Wednesday that the District of Maryland's United States Bankruptcy Court approved a combined bid by Canadian comics distributor Universal Distribution and pop culture manufacturer and licensor Ad Populum to acquire Diamond's assets. Following the transaction's final closing...
Universal Distribution to Acquire Alliance Game, Ad Populum to Acquire Diamond Comics' Assets After Bankruptcy Ruling (Updated)
Alliance Entertainment had terminated agreement to purchase Diamond's assets last week
― Diamond Comic Distributors announced on Wednesday that the District of Maryland's United States Bankruptcy Court approved a combined bid by Canadian comics distributor Universal Distribution and pop culture manufacturer and licensor Ad Populum to acquire Diamond's assets. Following the transaction's final closing...
Annecy Screens 2nd Mononoke Film, All You Need Is Kill Anime
Also: Saku Sakamoto's Nightmare Bugs anime
― The Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France will screen Mononoke the Movie Trilogy: Chapter 2: The Ashes of Rage (Gekijōban Mononoke Dai-Ni-Shō: Hinezumi), the second film in the Mononoke franchise, the anime adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka and Yoshitoshi ABe's All You Need Is Kill science fiction light novel, and Nightmare Bugs (Ghost Bugs...
What Osaka World Expo 2025 Has to Offer for Anime Fans
The Osaka World Expo 2025 kicked off earlier this month, promising to show "Designing Future Society for Our Lives," but what about our otaku lives?
― The Osaka World Expo 2025 kicked off officially on the new artificial island of Yumeshima on April 13. The event will run for six months, through October 13. This is the second time a World Expo is being held in Osaka, after being held there previousl...
Luffy to Throw 1st Pitch on Boston Red Sox x One Piece Theme Day
Ceremonial pitch is a 1st in One Piece's 25+-year history
― The Boston Red Sox baseball team announced on Monday that One Piece lead character Monkey D. Luffy will throw the ceremonial first pitch for the One Piece Theme Day game at Fenway Park on May 3. According to the Red Sox, the ceremonial pitch is a first for the One Piece franchise. The first pitch is set to take place at 4:10 p.m on May 3. Th...
Otakon 2025 Hosts Manga Artist Minoji Kurata
Event runs in Washington, D.C. from August 8-10
― The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Wednesday it will host manga artist Minoji Kurata at this year's event. Kurata is known for her work as the artist for Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō (The Apothecary Diaries ~The Palace Cloister Mystery-Solving Notebook of Mao Mao~) manga — an adaptation of Natsu Hyūga's The Apothecary Di...
Hellsing, Drifters Creator's Exhibition is a Horrifyingly Good Time
The large-scale exhibition chronicled Hirano's work from Hellsing to Drifters, including life-size recreations of props and costumes and some impressive interactive photo areas!
― Last year, I finally crossed Hellsing Ultimate off my backlog, but my experience with the manga was close to zero when I made my way to he Kouta Hirano Super Expo inside the Sunshine City shopping center in Ikebukuro. The ...
Uma Musume's Cygames Partners With 151st Kentucky Derby
Will your favorite Uma Musume join the race?
― Cygames, the producer and publisher of the Uma Musume franchise, announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with the Churchill Downs Racetrack for the 151st Kentucky Derby. During the "Unbridled Sidney Stakes Presented by Cygames" on Kentucky Oaks Day (May 2), the Cygames logo will adorn the starting gate, saddle towels of the contending horses, and sig...
Otakon 2025 Hosts Voice Actors Nobutoshi Canna, Ryōko Shiraishi
Event runs in Washington, D.C. from August 8-10
― The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Monday and Tuesday that it will host voice actors Nobutoshi Canna and Ryōko Shiraishi at this year's event. Canna has numerous role spanning across the anime industry, including Guts in 1997 Berserk, Lancer/Cú Chulainn in Fate/Stay Night, Kabuto in Naruto, Basara Nekki in Macross 7, Ban Mido in Getbackers, Nowaki...
Wrestlers Kenny Omega, Adam Cole to Appear at PAX East for Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy
FF16's Clive Rosfield voice actor Ben Starr, MTG designer Gavin Verhey also appear
― AEW professional wrestler and executive vice president Kenny Omega (real name Tyson Smith) announced on Wednesday that he will appear at the annual PAX East convention for the Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy debut showcase. Omega further said, “You know I had to be there since it's Final Fantasy, can't wait to ...
Event Report: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Overtakes Shibuya!
From Giant Iggy to Steel Ball Run, we have a full report of JOJODAY in Shibuya!
― Just over a decade ago, the anime world was graced with an adaptation of one of the most artistically beautiful shonen manga series: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Following the Joestar family through six, depending on how you view the family tree, an array of stories across multiple locales. So, what better way to celebrate...
Anime Central 2025 Hosts Voice Actress Satomi Arai in Illinois
May 16-18 convention to be held in Rosemont
― Illinois-based convention Anime Central (ACen) announced on Wednesday the event will host voice actress Satomi Arai at this year's show. This year's ACen event will take place at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare and the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center at Rosemont, IL on May 16-18. Arai is known for her roles as Kuroko Shirai from A Certain Magical Index and ...
San Japan 2025 Hosts Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada
San Japan runs from August 29-31 in Texas
― Texas-based anime convention San Japan announced earlier this month that it will host Tekken franchise director Katsuhiro Harada at this year's event. Harada is best-known as the producer and director of the Tekken fighting game series. Harada currently serves as a general manager at Bandai Namco, as well as a lead for the fighting game esports division of...
The Apothecary Diaries Goes All-Out at Ginza Exhibition
A devoted fan could spend well over an hour wandering through the exhibition's maze of replica items, production materials, and staff notes from the anime's first season.
― The second season of the immensely popular The Apothecary Diaries anime series barreled toward its second half, but not before making a pitstop in Tokyo's swanky Ginza ward. Maomao, Jinshi, and the rest of the Imperial Palace mov...
FanimeCon Hosts Voice Actors Atsushi Abe, Tsubasa Yonaga
Event takes place on May 23-26 in San Jose, CA
― The staff of FanimeCon announced that this year's event will host voice actors Atsushi Abe and Tsubasa Yonaga. Abe's roles include Toma Kamijo in A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun, Moritaka Mashiro in Bakuman, Inojin Yamanaka in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Sōgo Ōsaka in IDOLiSH7, Kukai Soma in Shugo Chara!, Tōichirō Izumida ...
Why I Could Never Survive The Real Life Hunter Exam
It's 8 AM in the middle of nowhere.1,000 people have gathered at Great Meadows in The Plains, Virginia; the first real-life Hunter Exam is about to begin. I didn't stand a chance.
― It's 8 AM in the middle of nowhere. Even the closest McDonald's is more than a 15-minute drive away. But more than 1,000 people have gathered at a rural venue that's normally accustomed to hosting equestrian events. Here...
Ohio's Ohayocon Announces 2026 Event Amid Legal Battle with Sekaicon
Court documents indicate legal proceedings may result in jury trial in May 2026
― Ohio-based anime convention Ohayocon announced plans to hold the 2026 event amid its court battle with the organizers of the new Ohio-based convention Sekaicon. The civil lawsuit, which was filed in January, is currently in the discovery phase with discussions ongoing. Ohayocon organizers sought a Temporary Restraining ...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime's JOJODAY Event Gets Paid Streaming Option Outside Japan
Abema livestreams event in U.S, Canada, U.K, Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, New Zealand, Macau, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy
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Warner Bros. Japan revealed on Friday that "JOJODAY," a fan event that will "connect the past and future" of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure anime based on Hirohiko Araki's manga, will be available for paid streaming on Abema in the U...
Gundam Wing Rings in 30th Anniversary With New Key Visual
Heero Yuy & Relena Peacecraft get all gussied up for the occasion
― The Mobile Suit Gundam Wing staff announced the launch of the anime's 30th anniversary project on April 1. A website debuted for news and announcements on the project, and it revealed the anniversary's new visual, featuring the characters Heero Yuy and Relena Peacecraft in formal attire. 『新機動戦記ガンダムＷ』30周年記念プロジェクト始動ドレスアップした #ヒイロ と #リリ...
Alberta's Animethon Hosts ClariS in August for Group's 1st N. American Performance
3-member unit restarted activities in January
― The Animethon event located in Edmonton, Alberta announced on Thursday that female singing unit ClariS will make their North American performance debut at the event's MusicFes. Animethon takes place at the Edmonton Convention Centre in Canada on August 8-10. ClariS had announced in January that the unit had restarted activities and had added two new mem...
Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals 2025 Nominees
DAN DA DAN, Delicious in Dungeon, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Kaiju No. 8, Solo Leveling, The Apothecary Diaries nominated for best anime
― It's that time again to vote and make your voice heard for anime! Crunchyroll announced the nominees for its 2025 Anime Awards on Thursday. The awards ceremony will take place in Tokyo on May 25, and there will be a global livestream. Fans can vote everyday un...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series S Line Invited to Cannes International Series Festival
Story centers on incident where mysterious red lines appear connecting those who have had sexual relationship
― The webtoon-based live-action mystery series S Line has been officially invited to the competition section at the Cannes International Series Festival, becoming the only Korean content selected in the category this year. According to the festival's announcement on Tuesday, S Line is one of...
Anime Boston Hosts Voice Actress Kana Ichinose
Anime Boston takes place at Hynes Convention Center from May 23-25
― The staff of the Anime Boston convention announced on Thursday that voice actor Kana Ichinose will attend the event this year as a guest of honor. Ichinose's voice acting credits include Suletta Mercury in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From
Mercury, Fern in Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Ichigo in DARLING in the FRANXX, Ryne in Fin...
Seattle Mariners to Hold One Piece Night
The Straw Hat Pirates are joining the Mariners?!
― Last Tuesday, Toei Animation announced that the One Piece anime series is partnering with the Seattle Mariners baseball team for a One Piece Night. The event will take place on April 8 at T-Mobile Park and feature the Mariners facing the Houston Astros in the first game in a three-game series. Seattle Mariners' ticket holders will receive a Mariner-...
Game, Anime Composer Yoko Shimomura Receives BAFTA Fellowship
Shimomura has composed for Kingdom Hearts, Street Fighter franchises, more
― The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) announced on Monday that video game and anime composer Yoko Shimomura will receive the BAFTA Fellowship at the 21st annual BAFTA Games Awards on April 8. The event will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London and will be livestreamed on BAFTA's YouTube and Twitch channels. Shi...
The Apothecary Diaries Goes to Universal Studios Japan
The experience is set to open on July 1
― Universal Studios Japan (USJ) announced on March 21 that the theme park is collaborating with the popular anime series The Apothecary Diaries. The attraction will open this summer, as teased with a new key visual: 🍃∴‥∵‥∴この夏、新たな物語の幕が上がる―― ∴‥∵‥∴🍃TVアニメ『 #薬屋のひとりごと 』× #USJ初コラボビジュアル公開✨本日放送のTVアニメ第二期も見逃すな！🔥詳細はこちらhttps://t.co/JvT3vdEBdu pic.twitter.com/aETpnHSlGx—...
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 ...
One Piece's Time Change Gets Stage Show
Four One Piece cast members made a grand entrance at AnimeJapan with a 10-minute skit about the planned time slot change.
― Four One Piece cast members made a grand entrance at AnimeJapan with a 10-minute skit about the planned time slot change - and Mayumi Tanaka went all out in her role as a father. AnimeJapan 2025 Day 1 stage shows ended with a bang with One Piece's debut at the event. Where many ...
All Three All For One Voice Actors Appear On Stage for AnimeJapan 2025
Voice actors Akio Ōtsuka , Hiroshi Kamiya , and Kōki Uchiyama talk about their All For One experiences.
― Voice actors Akio Otsuka, Hiroshi Kamiya, and Koki Uchiyama talk about their All For One experiences. With the final season of the popular anime series My Hero Academia steadily approaching its final season, five cast members of the anime appeared at the annual AnimeJapan event for a talk show. W...
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 ...
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― We came! We saw! We survived. (Mostly intact … Mostly.) AnimeJapan 2025 witnessed some electrifying panels and huge announcements about upcoming titles and returning favorites. Here's the lowdown from two days, five stages, and eight halls at Tokyo Big Sight! Prelude to AnimeJapan Nue's Exor...
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 ...
Acclaimed Director Hideaki Anno Welcomes Fans to Space Battleship Yamato 50th Anniversary Exhibition
“I think this work deserves to be passed down for another half century or more. I hope young people will continue to talk about it, not just for the 50th anniversary, but for the 100th anniversary and beyond.”
― One of Japan's forefathers of the space opera genre of anime, Space Battleship Yamato, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024. Created by the late Leiji Matsumoto and Yoshinobu Nishizaki in ...
Sword Art Online Illustrator BUNBUN Celebrates 20th Anniversary Exhibition
Check out the exhibition to see everything from BUNBUN's Sword Art Online and Yuki Yuna Is a Hero artwork to more obscure finds, like his early doujin!
― Anime and manga exhibitions are mainstay events across Japan. From displays in event centers to established museums, fans of both mediums love seeing manuscripts of their favorite works. Light novel illustrators are often overlooked in their creativ...
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...
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