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Setting the Stage: A Deep Dive Into the【OSHI NO KO】Anime
From left to right: Shimpei Yamashita, Daisuke Hiramaki, and Ciao Nekotomi The 【OSHI NO KO】 anime took the MAL community by storm during the Spring 2023 season, kicking off with an unconventional 90-minute-long episode that would launch the anime towards the top of the MAL chart...
Interview: Sparking Conversation with Stereo Dive Foundation
STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION (SDF), known for iconic anime themes such as "Daisy" from Kyoukai no Kanata (Beyond the Boundary), made a special appearance at the Tensura Special Event at Anime NYC 2022. While we were there, we had the special opportunity to interview R.O.N from SDF and...
Manga 'Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoushi' Concludes in Five Chapters
According to the seventh Hana to Yume issue of 2024 on Tuesday, sora's Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoushi (Falling High School Girl & Irresponsible Teacher) manga will conclude in five chapters. The issue featured the manga on the cover (pictured right). Hana to Yume originally serial...
'WIXOSS Diva(A)Live' Reveals Additional Cast, First Promo
The official website for the WIXOSS Diva(A)Live television anime adaptation of Takara Tomy's trading card game revealed additional cast, opening theme artist, and promotional video on Sunday. The anime is scheduled to premiere on January 9 at 12:30 a.m. on Tokyo MX and BS11. Cast...
'WIXOSS Diva(A)Live' TV Anime Announces Additional Cast
The official website of the WIXOSS Diva(A)Live, the new television anime adaptation of Takara Tomy's trading card game, announced additional cast on Sunday. The anime series will air in January 2021. Cast Nana Nekozawa (MC.LION): Nozomi Nishida (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism) Mim...
'Dragon Ball' Creator Akira Toriyama Dies at 68
Renowned manga creator Akira Toriyama, best known for his Dragon Ball manga, died on March 1 due to acute subdural hematoma. He was 68. The funeral was held privately by his family. Born in April 1955 in Nagoya, Toriyama's passion for art began at an early age. After graduating f...
Manga 'Dr. Stone' Ends Five-Year Serialization
Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi's Dr. Stone manga ended with chapter 232 in this year's 14th issue of Weekly Shounen Jump on Monday. The magazine will publish a special chapter simultaneously with the broadcast of the Dr. Stone: Ryuusui television special in Summer 2022. Inagaki and...
Art Director Nizou Yamamoto Dies at 70
The official website of the Kaieisha art studio announced on Monday that art director Nizou Yamamoto died due to stomach cancer on August 19. He was 70. Yamamoto was born in June 1953 in Fukue-shi, Nagasaki prefecture. After studying architecture, he began his career by joining t...
'Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These' Gets Sequel
The official website of the Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These (Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These) anime series announced a new sequel on Sunday. The website also revealed an announcement video. Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These - Kaikou, the first 12 episodes of...
BUCK-TICK Vocalist Atsushi Sakurai Dies at 57
BUCK-TICK vocalist Atsushi Sakurai died on October 19 at 11:09 p.m. from a brainstem hemorrhage. He was 57. A funeral was held by his immediate family, and a public memorial by his agency is planned for later. BUCK-TICK was scheduled to perform a fan club concert at KT Zepp Yokoh...
Manga 'Origin' Gets Western Live-Action Movie
Entertainment news outlet Variety announced on Wednesday that Boichi's Origin manga is receiving a Western live-action movie. Kodansha and Majestic Limited are co-producing the movie. Majestic Limited is a new production company founded by director Josh Boone (The New Mutants, Th...
'Cobra' Manga Author Buichi Terasawa Dies at 68
Manga author Buichi Terasawa, best known for his manga Cobra (Space Adventure Cobra), died on September 8 due to a myocardial infarction. He was 68 years old. The announcement was made Monday on Terasawa's work official Twitter by Manabu Furuse, representative of Terasawa Product...
Music Composer Ryuuichi Sakamoto Dies at 71
Acclaimed music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto died on March 28. He was 71. Sakamoto was diagnosed with rectal cancer in June 2020, but continued musical activities at his home studio while undergoing treatment. His family already held a funeral service. Sakamoto was diagnosed with o...
Manga 'Nyaight of the Living Cat' Gets TV Anime in 2025
Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Hawkman and Mecha-roots's Nyaight of the Living Cat (Night of the Living Cat) manga on Thursday. The website also revealed a teaser visual (pictured) and an announcement video. The a...
Voice Actor Shouzou Iizuka Dies at 89
Voice actor Shouzou Iizuka, best known for his roles as Keiichi Ikari in Mousou Dairinin (Paranoia Agent) and Nappa in Dragon Ball Z, died on February 15 at 9:14 a.m. from acute heart failure. He was 89. The funeral was held privately by his close relatives. Born in Tokyo in May...
Manga 'Babanbabanban Vampire' Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Movie in 2025
Publisher Akita Shoten announced on Thursday that a television anime adaptation and a live-action movie of Hiromasa Okujima's Babanbabanban Vampire manga are in production. The anime is scheduled to be broadcast on TV Asahi in 2025. The movie, distributed by Shochiku, will be re...
Manga Author Leiji Matsumoto Dies at 85
Acclaimed manga author Leiji Matsumoto died on February 13 at 11:00 a.m. due to acute heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo. He was 85 years old. Born Akira Matsumoto in Kurume, Fukuoka in January 1938, he began his career under his real name in 1954 with Mitsubachi no Bouken (Hon...
'Sakamoto Desu ga?' Manga Author Nami Sano Dies at 36
Manga author Nami Sano, known for creating Sakamoto Desu ga? (Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto), died of cancer on August 5. She was 36. Sano's family held a funeral on August 7 and 8. The announcement was made by Harta magazine's official Twitter on Wednesday. According to her fa...
Manga 'Black Jack' Gets Live-Action TV Drama in 2024
TV Asahi announced on Saturday that Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack manga is receiving a Japanese live-action television drama adaptation to commemorate the manga's 50th anniversary. The television drama is set to air in 2024 on TV Asahi. Issei Takahashi (Mimi wo Sumaseba) is starring...