JoJo fans are extremely disappointed and livid at the sudden cancellation of the opening performances of Toho’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: The Phantom Blood musical at the Imperial Theater in Tokyo.
JoJo fans are extremely disappointed and livid at the sudden cancellation of the opening performances of Toho’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: The Phantom Blood musical at the Imperial Theater in Tokyo.
Konami launches Konami Animation with a video to commemorate 25 years of Yu-Gi-Oh! The studio is set to utilize Konami’s game dev experience and technology to take Japanese anime to a new level.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) to shift towards more modern digital solutions.
Strange combo of Japanese Bible ASMR, weird thumbnail captions, and cute anime girls puzzles social media users
The super detailed usage guidelines for Kumamoto Prefecture’s popular mascot character Kumamon have attracted attention on Japanese social media
Bizarre English language memes featuring former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Cowboy Bebop puzzle Japanese social media users
Japanese company SnackTime has just launched their emamori service, which enables creators to protect their artwork from AI learning and AI image generation programs
Bicycle-themed manga artist Gaku Miyao explains why cycling characters are so hard for anime and manga to get right- the answer is probably not what you think
Japan’s AI and blockchain experts have launched the “AnimeChain” initiative, intended to redefine the anime production ecosystem using AI and blockchain technology, causing mixed reactions in the community.
Japan will get its first legitimate metaverse high school, which students will attend using VR equipment and custom 3D avatars.
Tokyo-based recruitment website operator to introduce a generative AI tool to help detect the increasing number of shady part-time job listings in Japan.
The popularity of Japanese anime is showing no signs of slowing down, with overseas sales increasing by 11% compared to the previous year.
Oshi no Ko theme song Idol by YOASOBI is arguably Japan’s biggest hit song of 2023 but why has it been excluded from the top award at Japan’s equivalent of the Grammys?
Nijisanji announced that their game streaming VTubers Chihiro Yuuki and Momo Azuchi will be graduating on January 31, 2024.
The Executive producer of Netflix’s Yu Yu Hakusho commented that the advancement of technology is what finally made a live-action adaptation possible, but exactly what kind of technology went into Netflix’s series?
Christopher Nolan’s biopic of atomic bomb scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer set for a 2024 release in Japanese theaters by independent distributor Bitter Ends.
According to survey results, 17% of animators working in Japan’s anime industry suffer from mental health issues, likely due to the tough working conditions.
A Taiwanese man was found liable and fined for defamation for likening a woman to the Cart Titan from Attack on Titan via social media.
Attack on Titan author had reportedly felt so much regret and remorse for how the manga ended that he “couldn’t get food down his throat.” What is it that he wanted to undo so badly?
The Part 4 compilation special of Attack on Titan: The Final Season aired on November 4, 2023, bringing long-awaited closure to the series, but it seems to contain an unexpected but heartwarming reference to Ghibli Studio’s hit movie Spirited Away.
Shueisha recently revealed their per-page manuscript rates for serialized and one-shot manga published by novice authors in Weekly Shōnen Jump. The decision to officially disclose how much they pay their authors, as well as the surprisingly high sums revealed, have caused a sensation among the public as well as the mangaka community.
The Japanese variety show Susunu! Denpa Shōnen has become infamous worldwide for it’s disregard for human rights and ethics, but the show isn’t an isolated case.
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