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Manga Creator Hisashi Eguchi Apologizes for Tracing Photos
Eguchi: "I sincerely apologize to Kanai-san, Lumine, all related parties, and everyone looking forward to the event"
― Manga creator Hisashi Eguchi (Eiji, Stop! Hibari-kun , character designs on Roujin Z, Perfect Blue, Sonny Boy) released a statement through his X (formerly Twitter) account on December 30 following an investigation into tracing allegations after Eguchi said he drew an illustration b...
Dr. Stone's Boichi, Other Artists Stop Posting Art on X (Formerly Twitter)
Boichi: "I cannot accept my works being used, learned from, or exploited without my consent or proper compensation"
― Following the rollout of a new AI image-editing option by X (formerly Twitter), manga illustrator Mu-jik Park (pen name Boichi) announced on December 25 that he will not post images on the social media platform for the foreseeable future. In his post Boichi stated, “For the time bein...
Relive 30 Years of Detective Conan Theme Songs
In a 3.5-hour-long compilation video
― The official YouTube channel for the long-running Detective Conan series began streaming on Saturday a compilation video featuring the series' opening and ending theme songs to celebrate the anime's 30th anniversary. At just under 3½ hours long, the video includes all 133 theme songs across the anime's 30-year history from the very first opening theme song "Mune...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part XV
Featuring Jujutsu Kaisen, The Rising of The Shield Hero, Haikyu!!, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, Avu-chan, Ken Akamatsu, Posuka Demizu, & more!
― 2026 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 worl...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part XIV
Featuring Natsume's Book of Friends, Yona of the Dawn, Bocchi the Rock!, RuriDragon, Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club, Gakuen Babysitters, A Couple of Cuckoos, Bungo Stray Dogs, & 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: A Couple of Cuckoos Masahiro Anbe (Shi...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part XIII
Featuring Tezuka Productions, Isekai Quartet, Anpanman, Chibi Maruko-chan, City, Promised Neverland, Yui Ogura, & 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: Anpanman Chibi Maruko-chan C...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part XII
Featuring Dragon Ball, Kyoto Animation, Solo Leveling, Detective Conan, Slayers, Natsuki Hanae, P.A. Works, Shikidouji, & 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 Benzai...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part XI
Featuring Doraemon, Uma Musume, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Ado, Kodansha USA, Frieren, ufotable, Love Live! Bluebird, Free!, Fatal Fury, Fire Emblem Heroes, & 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: A-...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part X
Featuring My Hero Academia, Oshi no Ko, Bocchi the Rock!, Apothecary Diaries, My Dress-Up Darling, Let This Grieving Soul Retire!, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, & 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 f...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part IX
Featuring Sound! Euphonium, Uma Musume, Girls Band Cry, Fruits Basket, Dangers in My Heart, Sparks of Tomorrow, This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Megumi Ogata, & 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. Get comfortable and enjoy more New Year's greetings from around the ...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part VIII
Featuring Tezuka Productions, Dragon Quest, Ayana Taketatsu, Clover Works, Square-Enix, Miki Yoshikawa, & 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 omikuji fortune slips, write their wishes on an ema prayer tablet, and bring old items to be purified. What sort of wishes a...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part VII
Featuring Ascendance of a Bookworm, Silent Hill, Precure manga, They Are Still Being Shaken This Morning, Nue's Exorcist, Chiikawa, & more!
― The year 2026 came galloping like a regal steed, and with it came New Year's greetings from the anime and manga world. Tatsuya Ara (Campioni, Harigane Service Ace) Sumiko Arai (The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All) Asobi no Kankei Atasawa (Oj...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part VI
Featuring The Summer Hikaru Died, Frieren, Love Live!, Digimon Time Strangers, Kodansha, Masami Obari, & 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 2026 the Year of the Horse, we are specifically in the Year of the Yang Fire Horse. In Japan, there is a...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part V
Featuring SPY×FAMILY, Oshi no Ko, FF16, Blue Archive, BEASTARS, Takopi's Original Sin, Minky Momo, Orange Range, & 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 below: Baki ...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part IV
Featuring My Hero Academia, CLAMP, Evangelion, Khara, Bleach, Gundam Hathaway, Precure, Shonen Jump, WIT Studio, & 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: Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! /／新年あけま...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part III
Featuring Demon Slayer, Kaiju No. 8, One-Punch Man, Naruto, Kaguya-sama, Fairy Tail, Nichijou, Haikyu!!, & more!
― Buddhist temples around Japan engage in joya no kane (midnight bell ringing) as the new year passes. The 108 bell rings are said to rids the world of Earthly desires. But Earthly or not, those desires persist with our want to see New Year's greetings from around the anime and manga world...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part II
Featuring Chainsaw Man, FF14, Sakamoto Days, Kojima Productions, Digimon, World Trigger, That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime, Reborn! & more!
― New Years in Japan means it's time to send out nengajō (New Year's greeting postcards) to 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'...
Actor Masami Nagasawa Announces Marriage to Director Takeshi Fukunaga
Voice of From Up On Poppy Hill's Umi makes announcement in message to her fans & colleagues
― Actor Masami Nagasawa, voice of From Up On Poppy Hill's Umi Matsuzaki, announced on Thursday, New Years Day that she had gotten married to director Takeshi Fukunaga (Ainu Mosir, Tokyo Vice, Shōgun). As of press time Motomiya's announcement has received over 400,000 likes and over 2,100 replies, most of whic...
Voice Actor Kana Motomiya Announces Marriage
Motomiya made announcement with her New Years greeting
― Voice actor Kana Motomiya, voice of Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club's Misaki Shidō, announced on Thursday, New Years Day that she had gotten married.tMotomiya said her partner is a non-celebrity. As of press time Motomiya's announcement has received over 8,000 likes and over 170 replies, most of which are congratulations from her f...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part I
Featuring Ghibli, One Piece, Frieren, Ranma 1/2, Jojo's, Re:ZERO, Capcom, Assassination Classroom, Super Sentai, Yu-Gi-Oh!, & more!
― The Year of the Snake has come to a close, and it's off to the races with the Year of the Horse. With the new year comes greetings from across the anime and manga world: Assassination Classroom Capcom Captain Tsubasa Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis 【謹賀新年！】／ 🎍Happy ...
Voice Actor Tomori Kusunoki Announces Marriage
Kusunoki married "someone I have been dating since we were students”
― Tomori Kusunoki, the voice actor behind Chainsaw Man's Makima and many other roles, announced on Thursday, New Year's Day, that she had gotten married. Kusunoki said her partner, who does not work in the entertainment industry, is "someone I have been dating since we were students.” As of press time, Kusunoki's announcement has r...
Voice Actor Risa Uchida & Theater Actor Tsubasa Nakamura Announce Marriage
The actors present joint message to their fans & colleagues
― Voice actor Risa Uchida and theater actor Tsubasa Nakamura announced they have married each other on their respective social media accounts on Wednesday. Their joint statement said, “Moving forward, we will travel this path sincerely, cherishing each and every connection with gratitude in our hearts.” As of press time, Uchida and Nakamura...
Voice Actors Gakuto Kajiwara & Marina Yamada Announce Marriage
Marina also announces their 1st child
― Voice actors Gakuto Kajiwara and Marina Yamada announced they have married each other on their respective social media accounts on Wednesday, New Year's Eve. Their joint announcement also indicated that they have “been blessed with a new family member.” Yamada elaborated in her own post that she has given birth to the couple's first child. As of press time, Ka...
Kadokawa Announces Snow Sculptures for 2026 Sapporo Snow Festival
Featuring Oshi no Ko, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Medalist, Pan Dorobō, Odekake Kozame, Nights with a Cat, The Saga of Tanya the Evil
― Japanese publisher Kadokawa announced on December 26 seven anime properties that will appear at the 2026 Sapporo Snow Festival as snow sculptures: Oshi no Ko, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Medalist, Pan Dorobō, Odekake Kozame & Nights with a...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part XV
Featuring Kaiju No. 8, Samurai Troopers, My Dress-up Darling, Neptunia Mechanical Marie, Kamome Shirahama, & more!
― The final Christmas 2025 greetings are here, which means one thing: the countdown to Christmas 2026 begins! Aki Akimoto (Mechanical Marie) Arc System Works ✨🎄Merry Christmas!🎄✨#デイモン #DAMONandBABY pic.twitter.com/H9BQKseepb— アークシステムワークス公式 (@ARCSY_PR) December 25, 2025 Atlus wishing ...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part XIV
Featuring Girls Band Cry, Genshin Impact, Beyblade X, The Dangers in My Heart, Blue Miburo, Ichijinsha, Warner Bros. Japan Anime, Suu Morishita, Tsuyoshi Yasuda, & more!
― The 12 days of Christmas have begun, and the greetings from the anime and manga world keep rolling in like three wise men. Amane Shindō 今年のクリスマスケーキ✨️🎂おいしぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃ(´｡✪ω✪｡｀)✧*。 #アニメ100カノ #100カノ #原賀胡桃 pic.twitter.com/Jy48JdkjHV— 進藤...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part XIII
Featuring That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Chiikawa, Sanda, Yui Ogura, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister, Sakurako Ohara, Sayumi Suzushiro, & more!
― Several voice actors shared their season's greetings! Chiikawa Shinnosuke Fujishima (VRMMO de Summoner Hajimemashita) 再掲ですが「メリークリスマスなのです」 pic.twitter.com/Nx6OToSgew— 藤島真ノ介 (@sinnosukef) December 25, 2025 This is a repost, but “Merry Christ...
Singer May'n Announces Marriage
Singing voice of Macross F's Sheryl ties knot with guitarist Takashi Nagasawa
― Singer Mei Nakabayashi, best known as the singing voice of Macross Frontier's Sheryl Nome under her stage name May'n, announced on Sunday that she had gotten married. In a statement posted to the singer's various social media accounts, May'n said she has married guitarist Takashi Nagasawa. May'n added, “I hope to continu...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part XII
Featuring SPY×FAMILY, Sound! Euphonium, Witch Hat Atelier, Ado, Toei Animation, Palworld, Blue Box, & more!
― But the angel said to anime and manga fans, “Do not be afraid. I bring you greetings from the anime and manga world”: Ado メリークリスマス pic.twitter.com/lyXX48TYFN— Ado (@ado1024imokenp) December 24, 2025 Merry Christmas Blue Box ◩━━Merry Chinatsumas🦌🎄 ━━◪プレゼントを渡したくてソワソワなちなつせんぱい🎁2026年秋スタートTV...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part XI
Featuring Pokémon, angela, Rascal Does Not Dream, Re:ZERO, Production I.G, I Want to End This Love Game, Champignon Witch, Rascal Does Not Dream, Mitsuru Miura, & more!
― Father Christmas came and went, leaving the anime and manga fans greetings from the anime and manga world. Angela 🧑🎄🎄🎸✨🎁💖🎤🎅#angela_jpn #gelamily pic.twitter.com/w7tOEOVGAF— atsuko (@angela_atsuko) December 24, 2025 Cinnamoroll (S...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part X
Featuring Precure, Dr. Stone, Yona of the Dawn, TenSura, Splatoon, Devil May Cry, Blue Exorcist, Promised Neverland, Peach-Pit, Skip and Loafer, & more!
― It's time to rock around the Christmas Tree and see all the gifts from the anime and manga world: Posuka Demizu (The Promised Neverland) Devil May Cry Happy Holidays from Dante and Vergil. Devil May Cry Season 2 comes out May 12 only on Netflix.🎨...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part IX
Featuring My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, Kirby, Sonic, Sgt. Frog, May I Ask For One Final Thing, & more!
― There is no better way to celebrate the Yuletide than seeing greetings from the anime and manga world: Iro Aida (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun) 🌟#花子くん25巻特装版発売中！ https://t.co/sIceq5bUKo pic.twitter.com/awtjLw5AhZ— あいだいろ@25巻発売中！ (@aidairo2009) December 23, 2025 #Hanako-kunVol25SpecialEditionIsNowOnSale...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part VIII
Featuring Dragon Ball, Pokémon, Naruto, Haruhi Suzumiya, Laid-Back Camp, Kodansha, Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole, & more!
― While it's Boxing Day, the seasonal greetings from the anime and manga world are still coming in! Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole Dragon Ball Yui Kikuta (Bibliophile Princess) Merryクリスマス🎄✨久々に描きおろした🌟#虫かぶり姫 pic.twitter.com/vX0bTFGMNQ— 喜久田ゆい (@kikutayui) December 25...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part VII
Featuring Yu-Gi-Oh!, Bleach, Sgt. Frog, Zombie Land Saga, Tezuka Productions, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, Kinokoinu - Mushroom Pup, & more!
― The anime and manga worlds wish people a Merry Christmas from the bottom of their hearts! Iro Aida (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun) 🌟🎄🌟#花子くん25巻特装版発売中！ https://t.co/sIceq5bUKo pic.twitter.com/usgkQ9HCtN— あいだいろ@25巻発売中！ (@aidairo2009) December 24, 2025 #Hanako-kunVol.25Spec...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part VI
Featuring Mappa, Sega, Detective Conan, Natsume's Book of Friends, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Magical Girl Raising Project, & 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! Kohei Ashiya (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure key animation) Detective Conan Gachiakuta Gudetama (Sanrio) Shinnosuke Ka...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part V
Featuring Frieren, Sakamoto Days, Isekai Quartet, Megumi Ogata, Palworld, Fatal Fury, Chibi Maruko-chan, & more!
― On the first day of Christmas, the anime and manga world gave to us more greetings: 30MS Around! ୨୧‥∵‥‥∵‥‥∵‥୨୧ ブレインの皆様！ メリークリスマス🎄୨୧‥∵‥‥∵‥‥∵‥୨୧クリスマスは #30MS と一緒に過ごそう❣クリスマス仕様の衣装を身にまとったライディラとセスティエが登場❤ pic.twitter.com/ABy5xow3vg— 30 MINUTES SISTERS 公式SNS (@30msisters) December 25, 2025 ୨୧‥∵‥...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring My Hero Academia, Dan Da Dan, Dragon Quest, Bandai Namco Filmworks, Square Enix, Cinnamoroll, Too Many Losing Heroines!, & more!
― It may have been the night before Christmas, but all the anime and manga creators were stirring to get their greetings out: Toshi Aoi (Wistoria: Wand and Sword) Bandai Namco Filmwoks (English) "It's Christmas. But someone always gets stuck working."Get your tick...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring One Piece, FF7 Remake, Digimon, Anime Expo, Katamari Damcy, Kentaro Yabuki, An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29, Capcom, The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess, & 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! Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Oshi no Ko, Frieren, Ghibli Museum, Shokotan, Tatsuya Endo, Kumiko Watanabe, Though I Am an Inept Villainess, & 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: Animal Crossing みなさ～ん！おはようございます！今日はクリスマスイブですね♪サンタクロースの使いのジングルさんが、朝からクリスマスのプレゼントを配りにいらしてます！今日は一晩中おられる...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring SPY×FAMILY, Palworld, Project Eevee, Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, Beastars and Sanda, City the Animation, Food for the Soul, Koge-Donbo*, & more!
― It's the most wonderful time of the year with Christmas. With gift giving, spending time with family, and (for those who get snow) seeing a winter wonderland. Some people get a head start on their Christmas greeting on Christmas Eve, and the ani...
Blue Box Creator Koji Miura Made Rare Public Appearance at Jump Festa (Sort of)
… In a plush Chinatsu Kano costume
― Blue Box manga creator Koji Miura confirmed on Sunday that she made an appearance at Jump Festa 2026 earlier that day. Miura stated that she appeared on stage during a 1:40 p.m. greeting segment — only she was dressed in a kigurumi (plush costume) of Blue Box character Chinatsu Kano. Miura added that the Blue Box cast who attended the event were just as surprised ...
Actors Mahiro Takasugi, Haru Announce Marriage to Each Other
“We came to know each other through work and as time passed, we realized we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together”
― Live-action Mr. Bride series actors Mahiro Takasugi and Haru announced on Tuesday that they have married each other. In a joint message, Takasugi and Haru state, "We came to know each other through work and as time passed, we realized we wanted to spend the rest of our lives t...
Channel Your Inner Soul Reaper in Fortnite x Bleach Collaboration
And take on opponents with Ichigo Kurosaki's Zangetsu or Hollow Mask items in Blitz Royale
― Epic Games Japan confirmed on Friday that the massively popular Fortnite game platform is collaborating with the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime beginning on December 23 Japan Time. Bleach main character Ichigo Kurosaki's sword Zangetsu and the Hollow mask weapons will be available, and players who comp...
Become Detective Conan with APTX4869 Gummies
Just make sure not to shrink to the body of a child!
― Bandai Namco's candy brand Bandai Candy announced on Saturday that it is reissuing the Detective Conan APTX4869 Gummies. The gummies are scheduled for release in April 2026, and each pack will come with one of 24 Detective Conan stickers. The silhouettes tease characters such as Conan, Ran, and Haibara, among many others. This is not the first ti...
NHK Announces Voice Actor Masako Nozawa for 2025 Kōhaku Song Contest Guest Judge
Legendary voice actor makes her 3rd appearance on annual New Year's Eve program
― The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) announced on Wednesday the seven guest judges for the 76th Kōhaku Uta Gassen ("Red and White Song Contest"), Japan's most-watched music television program. The guest judges include voice actor Masako Nozawa (Goku from Dragon Ball), wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda, actor's Aka...
Dragon Ball Pop-Up Store to Tour United States
Grab your Dragon Radar & hit up the pop-up store in 2026!
― The Dragon Ball franchise announced on December 12 that it will take its pop-up store on tour next year. The "Dragon Ball Pop-Up Tour USA 2026" will begin in February 2026 and visit five states in the following order: Illinois, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, and California. As of press time, no dates have been announced. An event page for the t...
Destroy Your Gundam with Real-Life Gundam W Self-Destruct Button
The “button” will be available through the Ichiban Kuji raffle
― Have you ever wanted to destroy your own Wing Gundam with a self-destruct button? Now you can (sort of) with the “Mission Complete” Ballpoint Pen, the D-level prize from the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing 30th Anniversary line of Bandai Namco's raffle brand Ichiban Kuji. Ichiban Kuji announced the prize line on Monday. The line will be availab...
Akira's Katsuhiro Ōtomo Unveils Giant Wall Sculpture at Tokyo's Ginza Station
And Kaneda is literally along for the ride
― The Tokyo Metro railway company announced a newly erected public art piece titled "Procession Spin" by manga creator Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) at the Hibiya Line's Ginza Station on Monday. Ōtomo created the original artwork of the piece and supervised its creation. Tokyo Metro states, "Through this piece we aim to bring new color and vitality to Ginza Statio...
Singer Kenshi Yonezu's Chainsaw Man Dance Video Garners 2 Million Likes
Reze Arc theme song's video now rivals most-liked Japanese tweet ever
― Japanese singer and songwriter Kenshi Yonezu posted a new short video of Chainsaw Man character Reze dancing to his theme song "IRIS OUT” for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc on Friday, As of Monday, the video has garnered 140.8 million views and 1.489 million likes on X (formerly Twitter), and 14,026,341 views and 715,000 lik...
This Premium Initial D Toy Recreates the AE86 ... Dashboard
With a paper cup, of course
― Takara Tomy celebrates the 30th anniversary of the popular auto sports manga series Initial D with four new additions to its Tomica Premium Unlimited brand of toy cars this month. The highlights are the "Steering View" version of the Toyota AE86 Trueno and Mazda FD3S RX-7, each with a full replica of the car's dashboard as seen in the first manga volume. Takara Tomy is ...
Houston's Trill Burgers Chain Announces SPY×FAMILY Burger
And SPY×FAMILY collaboration t-shirt
― Spy x Family fans in America finally get to enjoy what fans in Japan have enjoyed for three years — at least in Texas. Award-winning Houston-based smash burger chain Trill Burgers announced a collaboration with SPY×FAMILY on Thursday. The SPY×FAMILY burger will be available starting on December 13 at the Shepherd and Louetta locations. Trill Burgers co-founders ...
My Hero Academia Series Finale to Play in Theaters … in Japan
Final episode will go Plus Ultra on the big screen
― The final episode of the My Hero Academia anime series is having realtime screenings in 12 movie theaters across Japan on Saturday, at the exact time it airs on television. Voice actors Daiki Yamashita (Izuku “Deku” Midoriya), Nobuhiko Okamoto (Katsuki Bakugo), Ayane Sakura (Ochako Uraraka), Kaito Ishikawa (Tenya Iida), Kenta Miyake (All Might), Ma...
Voice Actor Ayana Taketatsu Was a '90s Video Game Kid Like the Rest of Us
And she was a bishōjo & romance game enthusiast at that
― Voice actor Ayana Taketatsu revealed her gamer past on social media on Sunday. Taketatsu said, “Some of my childhood treasures at my parents' house. Have you played any of these games?” She posted a photo of several video games for the Super Nintendo, PlayStation, and PlayStation 2 consoles. Taketatsu prominently featured the Super Nintendo g...
Chainsaw Man Creator Celebrates Texas Chain Saw Massacre's Return
Tatsuki Fujimoto: "Each subsequent film always offers a cathartic experience you rarely get in other films"
― Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto posted comments regarding the upcoming theatrical re-release of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre film in Japanese theaters on Tuesday. Fujimoto said, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is an incredible film packed with gore, heartbreak, and sheer lovability. Peopl...
One Piece Creator, Sanji Voice Actor Present Jack Sparrow Curtain Mural to Johnny Depp
Depp: “I just want to cover myself in it”
― American actor Johnny Depp received the unlikeliest of gifts during his appearance at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 on Sunday. While onstage for his celebrity panel, the actor was given a noren (short split curtain for entrances) featuring his Pirates of the Caribbean character Jack Sparrow — as drawn by One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda. Voice actor Hiroaki Hirata pre...
New Evangelion XR Game to Host 1st Playtests in Japan, California
Get your 1st look at Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections between December 19-21
― Korea-based virtual reality (VR) development studio Pixelity announced on Tuesday that it closed applications for the first focus group playtests of Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections, its first extended reality (XR) game based on the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. Pixelity thanked applicants for the “amazing turnout.” Pix...
Anime World Offers Condolences After Voice Actor Tomomichi Nishimura's Death, Part II
More creators, artists remember one of their own
― December 8 marked a sad day for anime fans around the world with the news of prolific voice actor Tomomichi Nishimura's death. His works are beloved around the world, and professionals and fans alike have taken to social media to express their tributes to the late Nishimura. Rui Araizumi 西村知道さまのご冥福をお祈りいたします。— あらいずみるい☆ (@araizumirui) December 8, 2025 ...
Anime World Offers Condolences After Voice Actor Tomomichi Nishimura's Death, Part I
Creators, artists, fans came together for their farewells
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The world lost a veteran anime voice actor with the announcement of Tomomichi Nishimura's death on December 8. He is best known for his roles as Coach Anzai from Slam Dunk, Shibaraku from Chō Mashin Eiyūden Wataru, Richard Mardukas from Full Metal Panic, Mike in Ojarumaru, Jamitov Hyman in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, defensive captain officer ...
Voice Actor Ai Furihata Donates Part of Hong Kong Event Proceeds to Fire Victims
Furihata: "I hope this can be of some help to everyone"
― Voice actor Ai Furihata (voice of Love Live! Sunshine!!'s Ruby Kurosawa) announced on Sunday that she will donate a portion of her Hong Kong fan meeting proceeds to the recovery efforts of the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex fire. Furihata expressed her condolences to the victims of the November 26 fire: "In the hopes of helping with the reco...
KPop Demon Hunters to Ring in Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Huntr/x singers Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami set to perform on New Year's special
― American New Year's music program Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2025 announced on Wednesday that KPop Demon Hunters vocalists Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami will perform on the program. Per tradition, the program will air on December 31 at 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central Time) on American broadcaster ABC. Ryan Seacre...
Watch Brand Jaeger-LeCoultre Launches Webtoon for 2025 Holiday Season
The series reinterprets Reverso timepiece's nearly 100-year history with a modern visual approach
― Swiss watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre has introduced a new webtoon inspired by its Reverso timepiece for the 2025 holiday season, marking a digital storytelling initiative aimed at younger audiences. The project is part of the brand's "Made of Makers" program, which features a collaboration with Olive Co...
Gundam GQuuuuuX, Switch 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, Keiko Toda Win Yahoo! Japan Search Awards
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle takes #2 in film behind live-action Kokuho
― The anime series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, newly released video game system Nintendo Switch 2, popular video game Monster Hunter Wilds, and voice actor Keiko Toda took home victories in the anime, product, video game, and voice actor categories, respectively, in the Yahoo! Japan Search Awards 2025 on Wednesday. The live-ac...
Creator Go Nagai Pilots New Mazinger Z Figure as Himself
And so can you
― Japanese metalworks company Castem Iron Factory announced on Tuesday a new personalized Mazinger Z pilot figure that allows you (or at least, a 3D print of your body) to sit in the legendary robot's cockpit. Orders for the custom Mazinger Z pilot figures began on December 3, and the first pilot was none other than the franchise's creator Go Nagai. Nagai's own studio Dynamic Planning ...
Hideo Kojima Makes Voice Cameo in Zootopia 2
The icon of stealth video games makes his Disney debut
― Disney Japan made a shock announcement on Tuesday: video game director Hideo Kojima is making his Disney debut in the Japanese language dub of Zootopia 2. Kojima will cameo as Zootopia police officer Paul Moldebrandt. Kojima commented on his appearance in the Zootopia 2 press release: “I've had several cameo appearances in live-action films and...
VTuber Kanata Amane Announces Graduation
holoForce member departs Hololive Productions on December 27
― Japanese VTuber Kanata Amane and VTuber agency Hololive Productions announced her graduation on Tuesday. Hololive Production stated that Amane will graduate on December 27. Amane, in turn, released a statement in Japanese and English on her X (formerly Twitter) account, confirming that she is departing from Hololive Productions due to ov...
Nichijou Creator Personally Animates Vocaloid Producer Yukopi's Latest Music Video
“Kome Rice Onigiri” video extols virtues of rice dishes
― Nichijou creator Keiichi Arawi and composer Yukopi announced they partnered for the latest music video on Japan Broadcasting Corporation's (NHK's) Minna no Uta music program. The “Kome Rice Onigiri” (Rice Rice Ball) song extols the virtues of rice in all its forms, from fried rice and rice seasoned with seaweed to, yes, rice balls. Arawi said ...
KPop Demon Hunters Gets Its 1st Art Book
Available digitally for free now, physically in 2026
― American animation news outlet Cartoon Brew reported on Friday that the massively popular animated film Kpop Demon Hunters has released its first art book digitally. Titled the Art of KPOP Demon Hunters, the 142-page book “expands on that world with filmmaker anecdotes, early character explorations, demonology research, and K-pop choreography bre...
Super Saiyan Fish Discovered in Ishigaki, Japan
But how will it fare against the Pochita shark & Inazuma spider?
― The University of the Ryukyus announced on Thursday that researchers had discovered a Super Saiyan… goby fish. The new species of goby fish, Vanderhorstia supersaiyan, was discovered off the coast of the Ishigaki Islands, Japan in the twilight zone of the ocean (about 100-300 meters or 300-1,000 feet below sea level). The new species ...
Final Fantasy X Writer Continues Mutual Love Fest With Dragon Quest Creator
Nojima: “I grew up playing Dragon Quest, so I was raised believing main characters shouldn't speak, & were a vessel for players”
― Final Fantasy X scenario writer Kazushige Nojima offered his thoughts on Dragon Quest's influence on Friday, after Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii proclaimed Final Fantasy X as "the ultimate perfection of Final Fantasy" and opined on the differences between the two RPG f...
Evangelion Director Hideaki Anno Gets His Own Figure … as Ultraman
Figure invokes Anno from his 1983 "Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman" parody fan short
― The online shop Premium Bandai presented the Ultimate Luminous figure set for the celebrated fan film short "Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman" on Wednesday. The set will feature the space hero Ultraman (as portrayed by Daicon Film co-founder and future Evangelion director Hideaki Anno himself) and the Bug Jewel mo...
Dragon Quest Creator's Favorite Final Fantasy Is …
The one with awkward laughter.
― Father of the Dragon Quest game series, Yuji Horii, spoke with American video gaming news outlet Game Informer about the forthcoming Dragon Quest VII Reimagined game in an interview posted on Tuesday. Reporter Wesley LeBlanc broached the subject of the competition and rivalry between the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy video game series in the 1980s and 1990s. In resp...
Shonen Jump Pop-Up Shop Opens in New Jersey Until January 20
Shop displays merchandise from One Piece, Sakamoto Days, Blue Box, Kagurabachi, Hunter x Hunter, Dragon Ball, several more Shonen Jump franchises
― Viz Media opened its Shonen Jump Pop-Up Shop in The American Dream Mall in New Jersey on November 21. The shop will be operational through January 20 and has imported merchandise from the following anime and manga franchises: One Piece Sakamoto Days Blue...
Meet the Top 20 Contenders in Gundam's 1st-Ever Global Ranking Poll
Gundam SEED franchise takes 6 spots
― The official Gundam website announced the interim top 20 results in its first-ever Global Gundam Ranking Poll on Wednesday. The website emphasized that it is listing these 20 contenders in no particular order, and thus the first mobile suits on the list are not necessarily earning more votes than the later ones. The top 20 Gundams so far are: G-Self (Gundam Recon...
Assassin's Creed Shadows Unleashes Attack on Titan Crossover Event
Assassins, dedicate your hearts!
― The Assassin's Creed Shadows game confirmed a limited-time Attack on Titan crossover event on Tuesday. The crossover offers a set of free quests until December 22: The event's teaser video features a character dressed as Attack on Titan character Mikasa Ackerman assaulting a location reminiscent of the underground lair seen in Attack on Titan season 3's episodes 42...
Happy Labor Thanksgiving Day From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Naruto, Sanrio's Harmonyland, Sentenced to Be a Hero, Yaiba, Liar Game, Kill Blue, Televi-kun, & more!
― November 23 in Japan was traditionally the national holiday Niiname-sai (literally, harvest festival) and associated with the Shinto religion. But during the American occupation of Japan after World War II, the Japanese government changed the holiday to the secular Labor Thanksgiving Day...
Happy Labor Thanksgiving Day From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Zombie Land Saga, Palworld, SHIROBAKO, Resident Evil, Granblue Fantasy, Sanrio, Sgt. Frog, Hyakushō Kizoku, & more!
― November 23 marks Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan. (Since it's a Sunday this year, folks also get a day-off on Monday.) Like Labor Day on May 1, the holiday honors our workers, and like Thanksgiving in North America, it also celebrates the fall harvest. The anime and manga w...
Frieren Looks Up: Anime/Manga Pros Giving Drawing Tips to Beginners
Professionals from the anime & manga worlds offer sample art to aspiring fan artist
― On November 12, the world was graced with a new meme: the Frieren looking-up meme. Created by reddit user SpaceDev1, the art piece features the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End anime's title character looking up, but at an “odd” angle. SpaceDev1 notes he or she “practiced drawing faces in a different angle, but it look...
Dragon Ball Announces 1st Worldwide Character Popularity Poll
Are you voting for Son Goku or Kakarot? Or maybe 1 of the 3 Son Gohans?
― The Dragon Ball franchise announced its first Worldwide Character Popularity Poll to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Thursday. Fans can vote on 212 characters over four stages. The first stage runs between November 20 and November 24 Japan Time and will cut the number of characters from 212 down to 80. The 212 characters in ...
Former Sega/GiGO Arcade in Akihabara Reborn as Silk Hat Game Center
“New” arcade will feature 9 floors of gaming fun this Saturday
― Japanese amusement company Silk Hat announced on November 14 that the former Sega/GiGO arcade in Akihabara will be reborn as Silk Hat Akihabara. The new game center will have its grand opening on Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 a.m. Japan Time (November 21 at 8:00 p.m. EST). The new center will host nine floors of different types of arca...
Ninja vs. Gokudo Anime Streams In-Story Pretty Cure Parody Video
Flash Princess comes to life as a Ninja vs. Gokudo parody of Fresh Pretty Cure
― The Ninja vs. Gokudo franchise streamed a special promotional video for its in-universe Precure parody show Flash Princess on Wednesday. The show is Ninja vs. Gokudo characters Shinoha Tanaka and Kiwami Kimura's favorite Princess series. The Flash Princess video features three main characters who resemble Fresh Pretty C...
KPop Demon Hunters: Invited to Thanksgiving Parade, Denied in UK Religious School
HUNTR/X singers will also perform Grammy-nominated song “Golden” in Macy parade
― The folks behind the hit film Kpop Demon Hunters confirmed on Monday that balloons based on Kpop Demon Hunters characters Derpy and Sussie will appear at the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. They posted a video of the Derpy and Sussie balloons being blown up and a practice run for the parade. The video is set to th...
Mamoru Oshii Takes Your Questions to Mark Ghost in the Shell's 30th Anniversary
Legendary director is taking 30 questions in honor of his film's legacy
― The Ghost in the Shell franchise announced on Tuesday that director Mamoru Oshii will be fielding 30 fan questions for the 30th anniversary of his seminal cyberpunk film (based on Masamune Shirow's manga of the same name). Tuesday marks 30 years to the day after the film opened in Japan in 1995. Fans who want to submit question...
Contest Finally Hands Out Inazuma Eleven Game Prize 7 Years Later – If It Can Find the Winners
1 console generation later, some of potential winners have moved on from grade school to college
― The manga magazine Monthly CoroCoro Comic announced on Friday that it is finally ready to award the winners of a May 2018 Inazuma Eleven Ares prize drawing — if it can find them. You see, the game has been delayed so long that it finally launched on Friday, over seven years and one console generation l...
Latest Super Sentai Show Replaces Maya Imamori With Kohaku Shida in Main Female Role
Shida also starred in 2022-23 Super Sentai show Avataro Sentai Donbrothers
― The official website for the live-action television series No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger announced on Saturday that Kohaku Shida is replacing main cast member Maya Imamori in the role of Sumino Ichikawa (Gozyu Unicorn). (No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger is the 50th anniversary entry in the Super Sentai franchise, which the Power Rangers franch...
NHK Announces 2025 Kōhaku Song Contest Lineup
Starto (formerly Johnny & Associates) breaks 2-year drought with King & Prince idols joining lineup
― The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) announced the lineup for the 76th Kōhaku Uta Gassen ("Red and White Song Contest"), Japan's most-watched music television program, on Friday. The show will feature 20 primarily female musical acts in the Red Team and 17 primarily male musical acts in the White...
Love Live CD Delayed Amid Claims Its Jacket Art Used Generative AI
Staff: Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club's 8th single delayed due to errors in jacket art
― The Love Live! school idol franchise's fifth main group, Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club, announced on Tuesday that the group's eighth single, “Hajimari no Haneoto,” has been delayed from November 26 to December 24. According to the staff, the delay is due to errors in the sin...
Weekly/Monthly Shonen Sunday Magazines Release Connectable Mitsuru Adachi Cover
Covers commemorate Mitsuru Adachi's 55th anniversary as manga creator
― Manga creator Mitsuru Adachi revealed on Wednesday that the 50th issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday and December issue of Monthly Shonen Sunday will have a connectable front cover. The covers commemorate Adachi's 55th anniversary as a manga creator. The Weekly Shonen Sunday cover features Touch characters Tatsuya Uesugi and Minami Asa...
Original Macross Valkyrie Toy Revived in 2026 With More Joints
"Origin of Valkyrie: VF-1J Valkyrie 45th Anniv." release also brings back printed markings
― Bandai revealed at its Tamashii Nation 2025 event on Thursday that it will re-release the very first toy from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross anime, the 1/55-scale VF-1J Valkyrie, in 2026 to celebrate the toy and the anime's 45th anniversary. (Strictly speaking, the 45th anniversary will be in 2027.)The ...
Detective Conan Creator, Staff Animate King Gnu for TV Performance
Also: Vocal/dance group M!lk collaborates with top-ranked Sanrio characters
― Japanese broadcaster Yomiuri TV's annual music program Best Hits Kayosai 2025 (Best Hits Music Festival 2025) announced on November 8 that Detective Conan creator Gosho Aoyama and the anime's staff will animate Japanese band King Gnu for its appearance on the show. Aoyama will oversee the character designs. Characters Conan...
Perfume Member Ayaka Nishiwaki Announces Marriage
Nishiwaki: “Marrying a fan has always been my dream. Congratulations, teenage me! We did it!”
― Ayaka Nishiwaki, member of Japanese technopop trio Perfume, announced through her Instagram account on Tuesday that she has gotten married. Nishiwaki noted her partner is a non-celebrity, a longtime friend, and a fan of Perfume. Nishiwaki also said marrying a fan has been a dream of hers, and congratulated...
Latest Super Sentai Show Edits Out Main Cast Member After Dismissal
Ayaka Maekawa dubs in voice after Maya Imamori was removed from No.1 Sentai Gozyuger & her agency
― Following news of the removal of No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger main cast member Maya Imamori from the television series and from her own talent agency, the 37th episode of Gozyuger aired on Sunday with Imamori's appearances completely edited out. (No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger is the 50th anniversary entry in the Sup...
Mattel Unveils KPop Demon Hunters Dolls
They're going up, up, up, it's their moment
― American toy company Mattel unveiled on Saturday prototypes of its new line of KPop Demon Hunters dolls. Rumi, Mira, and Zoey — KPop Demon Hunters protagonists and Huntr/x idol group members — are "stepping into the world of Mattel in 2026." Pre-orders will begin on November 12. Mattel shared in an Instagram post an image of the three characters sporting ...
KPop Demon Hunters Nominated for 5 Grammys
"Golden" single nominated in 4 categories, album nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack
― The official website for the 2025 Grammy Awards announced on Saturday that the KPop Demon Hunters song "Golden" received nominations in the Song of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Song Written for Visual Media categories. French DJ David Guetta's remix of the song, titled "Golden - David G...
School Idols to Become Reality at Nagano High School
Nagano Nichidai's principal proposes idol group will perform in concerts, TV & radio programs
― School idols will become a reality in Japan's 2026-2027 academic year with Nagano Nichidai High School's October 1 announcement that it has created an official Idol Club. According to the school, members of the Idol Club will not only produce and release original songs, but also perform at concerts, event...
Khara Posts Part of The End of Evangelion Film's Early Script Draft
Director Hideaki Anno: “I had an idea for the ending, but I couldn't bring it together, so it remains extreme & chaotic”
― Khara posted an excerpt from the first draft of the End of Evangelion film online on October 29. The post included a personal comment from Khara's co-founder and president Hideaki Anno, and noted the draft excerpt is from the 18th page for the last half of the film. (The date of...
Hololive VTuber Korone Inugami Announces Hiatus
Inugami takes break from streaming to focus on medical care for her family
― Ho̵lolive VTuber Korone Inugami announced on Thursday that she is going on hiatus from streaming to focus on medical care for her family. An X (formerly Twitter) post by the VTuber's agent stated, "We will announce [Inugami's] return after discussing it with her." Inugami's agent further stated that her agency will post her ...
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