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Exit 8 Star Recreates Anomaly in New York Subways on Wednesday
Can you escape the real-life Exit 8?
― Popular indie game-based film Exit 8 makes its way to the New York City Subway on Wednesday. American independent film production and distribution company Neon Rated stated on social media, “There's an anomaly loose in New York!” Those who spot the film's iconic Walking Man actor Yamato Kochi at a subway station and say the pass phrase “TURN BACK” may receive a...
Oshi no Ko's April Fool's Day Joke Becomes Reality
Kana Arima is now a pirate captain
― It's real! The Oshi no Ko franchise announced on Thursday that a collaboration between character Kana Arima and the Hakone Pirate Ship tourist attraction has come to fruition. Kana Arima is now the captain of the ship in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. (There are actually three floating, seafaring — or rather, lakefaring — "pirate" ships in Lake Ashi.) The area aroun...
Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals 2026 Nominees
DAN DA DAN, Gachiakuta, My Hero Academia, Takopi's Original Sin, The Apothecary Diaries, The Summer Hikaru Died nominated for Anime of the Year
― It's that time again to vote and make your voice heard for anime! Crunchyroll announced the nominees for its 2026 Anime Awards on Thursday. Crunchyroll's 10th annual awards ceremony will take place in Tokyo on May 23, and there will be a global livestream. ...
Yui Hara's "Police Men" Short Wins AnimeJapan's Emerging Creator Awards
Kyoto Seika University student's short took home Grand Prix, Special Award
― The AnimeJapan 2026 convention announced the winners of its Emerging Creator Awards 2026 in a ceremony on Saturday. "Police Men" by Kyoto Seika University's Yui Hara took the Grand Prix award, which includes a 1 million yen (about US$6,000) prize. "One with the City" ("Kono Machi to, Tomo ni") by HAL Nagoya's Raiki Murao ea...
Full Metal Panic, Bayonetta Artists Host Live Drawing Sessions at AnimeJapan
Characters come to life at AnimeJapan 2026
― Full Metal Panic! illustrator Shikidouji and Bayonetta illustrator Ai Yokoyama appeared at AnimeJapan 2026 for live drawing sessions in front of fans this past weekend. Shikidouji drew Full Metal Panic! characters Sōsuke Sagara, Kaname Chidori, Teletha "Tessa" Testarossa, Melissa Mao, Kurz Weber, and Bonta-kun. Yokoyama in turn drew Bayonetta characters Ba...
Train Your Sharpshooter Skills With Saga of Tanya the Evil at AnimeJapan
Can you meet Tanya's expectations & shoot down Being X?
― The Saga of Tanya the Evil anime makes its appearance at AnimeJapan 2026 with an interactive sharpshooting game for prizes. Kadokawa's booth features a shooting gallery with cork guns, which players fire at targets labeled as “Being X.” Those who play the game without success will receive a literal participation trophy — or rather, a "particip...
Assemble Your Final Fantasy Party to Explore the Wonders of Fukushima
Japan Railways East airs new ad to bring travelers to northeastern Japan
― JR East released a new commercial for its Final Fantasy and Fukushima Prefecture collaboration, Fukushima Fantasy, last week. The commercial features a four-person party dressed as a Black Mage, Red Mage, White Mage, and Thief from the Final Fantasy franchise exploring the weeping cherry blossoms in Kitakat City, Hanamiyama P...
Stroll Down Memory Lane With Frieren at Universal Studios Japan
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End marks its USJ debut with immersive, interactive attractions & restaurant
― The Universal Studios Japan (USJ) theme park confirmed on Monday that it is collaborating with the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End series for the first time. The collaboration will feature new "Story Walk" and "Story Ride" attractions plus themed dishes between May 1, 2026 and January 11, 2027. The ...
Hayao Miyazaki Personally Draws New Art of Nausicäa, Kiki, Totoro, Spirited Away
Panoramas go on display at Ghibli Park from July 8
― Renowned animation studio Ghibli announced on Tuesday that Hayao Miyazaki personally drew new art pieces that will go on display at the Ghibli Park's Grand Warehouse. The art pieces are the centerpieces of 31 “panorama boxes” highlighting titles from across Studio Ghibli's library (and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, which strictly speaking, p...
Sailor Moon Exports Original CG Short to Universal Studios Hollywood
In the name of the Moon, she will punish you if you don't go!
― The Universal Studios Hollywood theme park and the Sailor Moon franchise announced on Thursday that they are uniting for the park's Fan Fest Nights this spring. The event will play "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon the Miracle: Moon Place Chapter Deluxe," an original manga and CG anime short, with subtitles at the DreamWorks Theatre. Universa...
World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto Meets Super Mario's Yoshi
Fans at March 31 Dodgers game can receive Yoshi bobblehead as Yamamoto
― The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team released on Saturday a video of World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto meeting Super Mario Bros. character Yoshi. The post shows Yamamoto doing a handstand while being bothered by Yoshi. The video's caption reads "Yoshinobu meets Yoshi" and announces that the Dodgers will collaborate with The S...
The Pokémon Company Issues Statement on White House Use of Pokémon-Inspired Images
Also: Yu-Gi-Oh! voice actor Dan Green criticizes White House's videos using clips to promote war with Iran
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The Pokémon Company issued a statement last Friday regarding the White House's X (formerly Twitter) account using a modified version of the Pokémon Pokepia game's box art to read the current administration's slogan "Make America Great Again." According to American news outlets The Hill and Ti...
Happy Hina Matsuri 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Dan Da Dan, My Dress-up Darling, Animal Crossing, Capcom, Charisma, & more!
― It's time to break out the dolls of the Emperor and Empress for Girls' Day in Japan! Animal Crossing みなさ～ん！今日は、ひなまつりですね♪みなさんの島では、どのようなひなまつりが行われているでしょうか？思い思いに、桃の節句をお過ごしくださいね！ pic.twitter.com/uBZBJmNBzZ— どうぶつの森 (@doubutsuno_mori) March 3, 2026 Everyone~! Today is Hina Matsuri♪ How do you celebrate Hina Matsuri on y...
Happy Hina Matsuri 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Sqare Enix, Doraemon, Chibi Maruko-chan, Chibi Godzilla Raids Again, Jun Inoue, & more!
― It's Hina Matsuri, or Girls' Day, in Japan. However, the holiday also goes by the name "Momo no Sekku" (Peach Festival) — a name used when Japan was on a lunar calender system, since March 3 used to land just after peach trees blossomed. The anime and manga industries are showing off their flowers for ...
Happy Hina Matsuri 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Girls Band Cry, MAPPA, Tezuka Productions, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Dragon Quest, more!
― March 3 marks the Japanese cultural holiday of Hina Matsuri, or Girls' Day. Families celebrate by displaying dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians. They enjoy the displays while eating snacks and singing the traditional song “Ureshi Hina Matsuri." The anime and manga world...
Live-Action One Piece Cast to Help Toss 1st Pitch at World Baseball Classic
Main cast to appear at March 6 Japan vs. Chinese Taipei matchup
― The live-action One Piece series announced on February 24 that the members of the Straw Hat Pirates will appear during the World Baseball Classic's Japan vs. Chinese Taipei game on March 6. Iñaki Godoy (Monkey D. Luffy), Emily Rudd (Nami), Mackenyu (Roronoa Zoro), Jacob Gibson (Usopp), and Taz Skylar (Sanji) will take part in the game'...
Gundam Franchise Teases Collaboration with Hololive Productions
Will the VTuber's become mobile suits or Gundam pilots?
― The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise teased on Monday that a "Special Collaboration Project" is launching with Hololive Productions. The franchise will appear at the hololive SUPER EXPO 2026 event with a booth, where it will distribute "logo stickers." The account shared a five-second teaser. ◤◢◤◢◤◢特報◤◢◤◢◤◢ 《ガンダムシリーズ》 ✖ 《ホロライブプロダクション》スペシャルコ...
Play Tetris on Kyoto Station's 9-Story-High LED Grand Staircase
Thankfully, clearing lines won't remove floors from the station
― JR West announced on Wednesday that Kyoto Station will let travelers play Tetris — using the station's Daikaidan grand staircase as a giant, nine-story LED screen. Dubbed "Kyoto Daikaidan Tetris," up to two people can play Tetris per session. Players can select between Easy, Normal, or Hard difficulty levels. Player ranking and scores ...
Watch All Evangelion Episodes in Just 25 Minutes on Period-Correct CRT TVs
But only at the "Evangelion:30+; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion" festival
― Eva fans were greeted with a surprise during the "Evangelion:30+; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion" festival this past weekend: all 26 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion playing nonstop, simultaneously on 26 TVs — each of them blocky and cathode ray tube, as ('90s) Sony intended. The display was part of the festival's retrospe...
Boston Red Sox Celebrate 3rd Annual One Piece Event on May 12
Get an exclusive Straw Hat Crew Red Sox bomber jacket
― Toei Animation announced on Friday that legendary anime series One Piece is returning to Fenway Park in collaboration with the Boston Red Sox baseball team for the third annual One Piece Theme Night on May 12. Fans who attend the event will receive a commemorative One Piece Boston Red Sox bomber jacket. The bomber jacket features the Straw Hat P...
Seattle Mariners Baseball Team Holds 2nd One Piece Night on March 31
This time, fans get One Piece/Mariners jerseys
― Toei Animation announced on Wednesday that the legendary anime series One Piece is returning to T-Mobile Park in collaboration with the Seattle Mariners baseball team for One Piece Night on March 31. Attendees will receive a commemorative One Piece Seattle Mariners baseball jersey. Along with the jersey, ticket holders can also participate in a One Pie...
Princess Mononoke/Spirited Away Art Director Yōji Takeshige to Teach Drawing at Ghibli Park
Park to also host classes on traditional pottery, broom-making, tie-dying, more
― Ghibli Park announced on Tuesday that Yōji Takeshige (the art director of Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and many other Ghibli films) and watercolor painter Shigeari Nomura will hold lessons on drawing for the first time in the theme park's annual “Haru no Dondoko Matsuri” (Spring Dondoko Festiv...
Happy Setsubun 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Pokémon, Doraemon, Haruhi Suzumiya, SNK, Chiikawa, & more!
― The Japanese cultural holiday Setsubun is punctuated with driving oni (demons) out of homes and welcoming good fortune into them by tossing roasted soybeans or mamemaki. The tradition is marked with shouts of "Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!" or "Cast demons out! Bring fortune in!" While the practice is slowly disappearing, it lives on...
Happy Setsubun 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Demon Slayer, Square Enix, Chibi Maruko-chan, Miffy, Sega, Hiromi Morishita, & more!
― Early February in Japan marks the cultural holiday of Setsubun, or the transition from winter to spring. For prosperity and happiness, people eat ehōmaki (unsliced sushi rolls with seven lucky ingredients) while facing the latest direction of auspicious fortune (ehō). (This year, it's south-southeast.) Th...
KPop Demon Hunters Adds a Grammy to Its Awards Collection
KPop Demon Hunters came up “Golden” for Best Song Written for Visual Media
― Massively popular 2025 animated film KPop Demon Hunters took home the Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual Media for its hit song "Golden" at the 68th Grammy Awards on Sunday. "Golden" beat out "As Alive as You Need Me to Be" from Tron: Ares, "Never Too Late" from Elton John: Never Too Late, and "I Lied to You," "Pale, Pa...
Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions Opens With 'Anime' Category
How many "answers" can you "question"?
― The massively popular American game show Jeopardy! opened its annual Tournament of Champions on Monday with the category “Anime” during its first round. The unique reverse format of Jeopardy! gives contestants clues in the form of "answers," and the contestants must give a correct response in the form of a question. The “answers” for the Anime category featur...
Gundam Hathaway to Rise at Sapporo Snow Festival
Xi Gundam will appear as a medium-sized snow sculpture
― The staff behind the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway anime announced on Wednesday that a sculpture will appear at the 2026 Sapporo Snow Festival between February 4 and 11. A medium-sized snow sculpture of the Xi Gundam mobile suit will be erected at the Odori Site 7-chome HBC Plaza. The announcement's key art features the anime's characters Hathawa...
Universal Studios Hollywood to Launch One Piece's Live Water Stunt Show
Universal Fan Fest Nights will also feature Super Mario World & more this spring
― The Universal Studios Hollywood theme park confirmed on Thursday that One Piece is back for the park's Universal Fan Fest Nights — only this time with a "live show extravaganza" inspired by the one at Universal Studios Japan. The event will run on select nights between April 25 and May 16. According to the park, the ev...
Universal Studios Japan Offers New Jujutsu Kaisen Rides, Food, & Merch
Jujutsu Kaisen marks return to theme park with new Real 4D, Story Rides
― Universal Studios Japan (USJ) revealed details on its new Jujutsu Kaisen collaboration on Wednesday. The collaboration will feature two new attractions, new food options, and more merchandise. The new attractions are the immersive Real 4D ride “Mawaru Tokeidai” (Clock Tower of Recurrence) and the Story Ride “Jurei Ressha” (The...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Persona Music Experience Comes to America
Persona Live 2026: Awakening concerts slated to host full cast from Japan
― Japanese video game publisher Atlus announced on Tuesday that its popular game series Persona will hold its first "Persona Music Experience" concerts in the United States. Titled Persona Live 2026: Awakening, the concerts will be at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Due t...
Universal Studio Japan Issues Warning After Risqué Halloween Cosplay Photos
USJ: “To ensure the safety & security of our guests, we ask that you cooperate with our rules & etiquette”
― Universal Studios Japan (USJ) issued a statement for guests attending its Halloween Horror Nights event last Friday. The park's management said it welcomes guests dressed in a variety of costumes but asked those participating in Halloween Horror Nights to “cooperate with our rules and etiquet...
Godzilla Takes Over Haneda Airport
The King of Monsters will be the first and last thing Japan's visitors see
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Godzilla franchise announced on Friday that the King of Monsters will take over Haneda Airport's international Terminal 3. The post teased that the "massive new monument dedicated to the King of the Monsters" will be erected as part of the Haneda Godzilla Global Project, and ...
New Mario Float to Debut in Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Goku, Luffy, and Pikachu & Eevee floats return
― Nintendo of America announced on Friday that the Super Mario Bros. title character Mario will appear at the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®. Mario's appearance at the annual event celebrates the franchise's 40th anniversary. (Mario first appeared in Donkey Kong in 1981, four years before the first Super Mario Bros. game.) Along with Nintendo's ico...
Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary Fest Hosts Goku's Voice Masako Nozawa
Hironobu Kageyama to perform in special stage event
― The Dragon Ball franchise announced “Dragon Ball Genkidama Matsuri” (Dragon Ball Spirit Bomb Festival), a 40th anniversary festival at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba Prefecture on January 25, 2026. Masako Nozawa, the voice of Son Goku, will appear for two stage events. Entry to the festival is free, but fans must enter a drawing for...
One Piece's Jolly Roger Spotted in Protests in United States, Madagascar
Madagascar president removed after protests, impeachment, military overthrow
― Protestors are hoisting One Piece colors in more countries, including the United States and Madagascar, this past month. The Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger flag appeared in several "No Kings" protests against President Donald Trump's administration over the October 18-19 weekend in the United States. A Main St Daily News a...
Haruhi Suzumiya's Real-Life School Opens to Public Before Merging With Another School
Aliens, time-travelers, espers: please go see Haruhi Suzumiya
― The staff for the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise reported on October 1 that Nishinomiya Kita High School, the alma mater of the novel series' author Nagaru Tanigawa and the model for the story's North High School, will hold an open campus event for locals and fans. The event will run on November 23 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with four pr...
Happy Sports Day From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Haruhi Suzumiya, Square-Enix, Rilakkuma, Like a Dragon, Chibi Maruko-chan, more!
― It's time to break out the old ball and glove, toss the pigskin, shoot some hoops, go for a run, and even eat bread dangling on a string for Japan's Sports Day. Our favorite anime and manga characters are doing just that for the national holiday (formerly known as Physical Education Day) on Monday: Chibi Maru...
Happy Sports Day From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Frieren, Naruto, Kaiju No. 8, Doraemon, Medalist, George Nakata, more!
― October 13 marks Sports Day in Japan. Originally known as Physical Education Day, the holiday was created to celebrate the opening of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Today, people around Japan celebrate with sports activities and festivals. The anime and manga worlds are also engaging in their favorite sports. Doraemon...
1st-Ever Solo Leveling Exhibition Opens in Seoul in November
Exhibition designed as immersive “level-up” experience
― The first-ever exhibition dedicated to the hit webtoon Solo Leveling will open in Seoul's Duex Hongdae venue on November 22 and will run until March 1, 2026. With more than 14.3 billion views worldwide, Solo Leveling is one of Korea's most successful webtoons. It follows the story of Jin-woo Sung, an E-rank hunter who awakens to become the wor...
Solo Leveling Exhibit Recreates Weapons, Elixir of Life Bottle in Steel
Items crafted with advanced POSCO technology unveiled at Pohang Steelers match
― POSCO, one of the biggest steel companies in the world, unveiled "real-life" versions of items from Solo Leveling on September 21. POSCO and the webtoon Solo Leveling have teamed up for the POSCOllection, a traveling exhibit showcasing three real-life recreations of iconic items from the series. POSCO crafted the items ...
U.S. Homeland Security Posts Pokémon-Inspired Video, Card Images
Pokémon Company "was not involved" & "permission was not granted"
― The social media accounts of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a video of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detaining people, set to the tune of Pokémon's American theme song, on Tuesday. The posts' captions read, “Gotta Catch 'Em All,” in an caricature of Pokémon's slogan. Warning: The ...
Evangelion Anime Marks 30th Anniversary With Weekly Radio Show
Program will also stream on Amazon Music as a podcast
― The Evangelion franchise's website announced on Monday that it will mark the anime's 30th anniversary with a new radio program airing between October 4, 2025, and March 2026 on Tokyo FM and 37 other FM stations in Japan. FM EVA 30.0 will air on Saturday nights at 10:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. EDT), and a podcast version of the program will exclusively s...
One Piece's Jolly Roger Flag Spreads to Protests in Nepal, Philippines, France
Gen Z protesters rally around flag to protest government corruption
― It started as a symbol for Indonesian protesters in August, and now the Jolly Roger flag of the One Piece manga and anime's Straw Hat Pirates has spread to protests in Nepal, the Philippines, and France. CNN reported on Saturday that Gen Z protesters in Nepal flew the Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger while protesting corruption in th...
French President Emmanuel Macron Delivers Message at Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship
Macron: “I really wanted to say welcome to France, have a good game.”
― Japanese entertainment company Konami noted that French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a messaged during the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025 Opening Ceremony on August 29. While the President was attending the France/Germany summit, Macron delivered a video message to the fans and players in attendance at the Yu-Gi-Oh! ev...
Seattle Mariners Announce Super Mario Day for September 14
Get a Seattle Mariners x Super Mario baseball cap!
― The Seattle Mariners baseball team announced on September 3 that it will host a Super Mario Day event on September 14. The first 15,000 fans in attendance will take home a Super Mario x Mariners cap. An X (formerly Twitter) post shows Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodríguez and catcher Cal Raleigh sporting the limited-edition hat. The official ...
11 Japanese College Clubs Rank Their Favorite Sci-Fi Picks
Gundam GQuuuuuuX made several lists
― Science fiction and literature clubs (kenkyū-kai) from 11 Japanese universities reported what they think are the current “best science fiction” during the 63rd Japan Science Fiction Convention (nicknamed “Kamakon” this year) on August 30. 20 students from 11 universities explored the “hottest science fiction stories of the moment across all genres.” Participatin...
One Piece Wins 'Most IcoNYC Anime of All Time' at Anime & Manga International Awards
Runner-ups were Dragon Ball Z, Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Naruto
― The Anime & Manga International Awards (The AMI Awards) honored the long-running One Piece anime with the fan-voted "Most IcoNYC Anime of All Time" award last Saturday at Anime NYC. Runner-ups for the award included: Dragon Ball Z, Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Naruto. IMG j7403416.jpg
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Anime & Manga International Awards Launch Next July With Countdown Event at Anime NYC on Saturday
Attendees at Anime NYC can vote for "Most IcoNYC Anime of All Time"
― Digital Cinema Collective announced on Wednesday The Anime & Manga International Awards (The AMI Awards), a new ceremony coming to Los Angeles during the same week as Anime Expo from July 2-6. While that may seem like a long time from now, The AMI Awards will actually officially kick off with a countdown event at this year's Anime ...
Solo Leveling Joins Global Charity Marathon Event
Those who finish 6K run will receive exclusive Solo Leveling–themed rewards
― Kakao Entertainment announced on August 11 that the webtoon Solo Leveling will partner with NGO World Vision's upcoming charity project, the Global 6K Virtual Run, taking place from September 5 to 30. Unlike traditional marathons held in one location at a set time, the Global 6K Virtual Run allows participants to choose th...
One Piece's Jolly Roger Flag Flies in Protest in Indonesia
Citizens protest against legislative changes, inequality ahead of country's 80th Independence Day
― Indonesia celebrates its 80th Independence Day this Sunday, August 17. The country's president Prabowo Subianto has called on Indonesians to display the country's flag ahead of the day itself, but many Indonesians have instead chosen to raise a flag familiar to any otaku: the Jolly Roger flag of the St...
Spy x Family Takes Over Yokohama's Waterfront Minatomirai District
Take part in Spy x Family events at Yokohama's Landmark Plaza & Mark Is mall
― The SPY×FAMILY franchise revealed the key art for its upcoming collaboration event at the waterfront Minatomirai district in central Yokohama City. The collaboration will feature several activities between August 23 and October 13. The key visual feature SPY×FAMILY characters Anya Forger, Becky Blackbell, Damian Desmond, E...
Manga Creator Ken Akamatsu Will Not Appear at Comiket While He Is Vice Minister
His booth application was accepted, but he cites regulations for not going
― Manga creator-turned-politician Ken Akamatsu confirmed on Tuesday that he will not be appearing at the second day of the Comic Market (Comiket) 106 convention this Sunday. He noted that the world's largest event for self-published dōjin works accepted his circle's application for a booth, but due to his positions as Parliame...
LA Dodgers to Host Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Night on August 15
Will Shohei Ohtani take up the mantle of Baseball Hashira?
― The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise announced last Wednesday that it will partner with the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team during the team's home game on August 15. The event will begin at 7:10 p.m. According to a press release by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the partnership will see "a stadium-wide giveaway of co-branded hats celebr...
Odekake Kozame to Take a Trip to Saitama Seibu Lions Baseball Team's Home Stadium
Titular character Kozame-chan, voice actor Kana Hanazawa appear for ceremonial 1st pitch
― The Odekake Kozame series announced on Tuesday that it will collaborate with Japan's Saitama Seibu Lions baseball team on August 14. Series protagonist Kozame-chan and voice actor Kana Hanazawa will appear at the collaboration event. The Seibu Lions' website noted that Kozame-chan and voice actor Kana Hanazawa ...
80 Years After WWII, Hiroshima Screens Grave of the Fireflies for Free to Anyone Under 25
The Ghibli film will also air on Japanese TV on the anniversary of the war's end
― The Hiroshima City Cinematographic and Audio-Visual Library announced on July 8 that it will screen Isao Takahata and Studio Ghibli's 1988 historical film Grave of the Fireflies. Tickets for the shows are 510 yen for adults and 250 yen for seniors (65 years old and older) (about US$3.50 and US$1.70, respectively), but ...
Godzilla vs. Kaiju No. 8 Crossover Poster Revealed at Anime Expo
Shin Godzilla & Kaiju No. 8 monster designer Mahiro Maeda created art piece
― The Kaiju No. 8 franchise posted a Godzilla vs. Kaiju No. 8 crossover poster on July 7. The post noted that the two franchise's influential designer Mahiro Maeda created the art, which has a “dynamic illustration of Godzilla, the symbol of monster movies, facing off against the new-age monster tale, Kaiju No. 8.” Studio Kha...
Anime Expo Panel Sets Guinness Record for Most People Performing One Punch Man's Serious Punch
Record set during July 5 One-Punch Man panel
― The One-Punch Man franchise announced on July 7 it had achieved the Guinness World Records for "the most people performing One-Punch Man's Maji Naguri/Serious Punch." The record was set with 1,107 people during the July 5 One-Punch Man panel at Anime-Expo: ANN was onsite for the Guinness World Records challenge. Makoto Furukawa, the voice of Saitama, fir...
Experience Live Boxing Action at Hajime no Ippo's 1st 'Dynamite Glove' Event on November 18
7 live boxing matches to take place at manga's real-life boxing venue Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with appearance by Joji Morikawa
― You have read the manga, watched the anime, and this year, fans can get a chance to experience the world of Joji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga through a live boxing event titled "Dynamite Glove 2025," on November 18 at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall — the real-life venue where many...
Western Japan's Biggest Manga/Anime Event Holds Crowdfunding Campaign
Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair supporters get gifts from Nobuhiko Okamoto, Manaka Iwami
― The Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair (KYOMAF) announced on Thursday that it will be running a crowdfunding campaign from July 10 to September 30. The organizers aim to raise 4 million yen (about US$28,000) for the continued growth of the KYOMAF and to support young creators. The theme for the crowdfund...
Oscars' Academy Museum to Hold Ponyo Exhibition Next February
Studio Ghibi hand-picked over 100 pieces to display
― The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (from the folks who hand out the Oscars) announced more materials that Studio Ghibli donated to the Museum will go on display from February 2026 to January 2027. The “Studio Ghibli's Ponyo” exhibition will feature over 100 hand-picked materials by Studio Ghibli, including art boards, posters, a Studio Ghibli a...
Be Prepared With Boy Scouts of Japan's Pokémon Trainer Program
Go on foraging, pathfinding, search, rescue, medical missions
― The Pokémon franchise and Boy Scouts of Japan announced a partnership for the new "Aim to Be a Pokémon Trainer!" program on June 13. The program will run in all 47 prefectures of Japan from next month until June 2026. Participants must be around 10 years old and do not have to be members of the Boy Scouts. (The program's name is an appar...
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. This year's awards added a new category, "Best One-Shot Manga," for standalone and anthology manga volumes that contain a full story. The award categories and their respective nominees are as follows: Best New Manga Hikaru in t...
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 ...
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...
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...
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-...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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-...
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—...
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...
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...
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....
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 ...
Demon Slayer Teases Collab with Major League Baseball's Tokyo Series
Will players be using the Baseball Breathing technique?
― The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga/anime franchise and Major League Baseball teased a collaboration for MLB's Tokyo Series on March 3. The teaser indicates more info will come on March 6 at 7:00 a.m. (March 5 at 5:00 p.m. EST): #鬼滅の刃 #MLB #MLBTokyoSeries 2025.3.6 7:00 AM pic.twitter.com/UH7WTF8b1R— 鬼滅の刃公式 (@kimetsu_off) March 3, 2025 ⚾️...
February 26 Declared City Hunter Day For 40th Anniversary
Tsukasa Hojo: “I never thought that people would be reading it 40 years later, so I was free to draw silly things as if I was throwing away my shame.”
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the City Hunter and Cat's Eye series revealed a City Hunter 40th Anniversary illustration on February 26. The post thanked fans for 40 years of support and announced the City Hunter 40th Anniversary websi...
Dallas Hosts 1st International One Piece Day in March
Celebrate One Piece with singers Hiroshi Kitadani, Maki Otsuka, & more!
― The One Piece franchise announced on Wednesday the One Piece Day Dallas –Card Game Celebration–, the first overseas One Piece Day celebration. The event will take place at the Dallas Fair Park Centennial Hall and Automobile Building on March 8-9. ONE PIECE DAY DALLASLate Entry Pass registration opens in 6hrs!Try it out if you m...
L.A. Lakers Presents New Animation of Luffy Playing Basketball for One Piece Game Night
New One Piece footage featuring Luffy playing basketball planned for game on February 28
― The Los Angeles Lakers basketball team revealed that its "One Piece Night" event on February 28 will feature a first look at a new animation of One Piece protagonist Monkey D. Luffy playing basketball, a limited Lakers x One Piece T-shirt, and a One Piece Bounty Rush photo booth on the main concourse inside the...
Ghibli Park Lets Kids Cook Rice, Heat Up Bath Water at Totoro House
Don't forget to laugh to expel the susuwatari spirits!
― Aichi Prefecture announced the "Satsuki to Mei no Ie de Asobo!" (Let's Play in Satsuki and Mei's House!) event on February 18. The event will allow 60 children to experience Japanese life in the 1950s by cooking rice and heating the bath at My Neighbor Totoro protagonists Satsuki and Mei's house within Ghibli Park. Along with the event, Goro Mi...
Boston Red Sox Announces 2nd One Piece Day for May 3
Get exclusive Straw Hat Crew Red Sox jersey with special ticket
― The Boston Red Sox baseball team announced another collaboration with the massively popular anime series One Piece on February 19. The baseball team stated, “Back by popular demand: ONE PIECE Theme Day at Fenway Park on Saturday, May 3!” Back by popular demand: ONE PIECE Theme Day at Fenway Park on Saturday, May 3!Tickets: https://t.co...
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