If you're looking to escape the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, but still would like to cross off visiting anime-inspired spots on your bucket list, then look no further thank Saitama Prefecture for these six manga/anime were all inspired by the Greater Tokyo Area.

• 10 years ago

Hokkaido is home to some of the most adorable winter animals that have adapted to be able to hide perfectly in the whiteness of snow. See if you can spot them!

• 10 years ago

Designing your own ita bag is a growing trend amongst anime fans and now the painfully geeky accessory can be classified into six specific categories.

• 10 years ago

The new year may have already begun according to the calendar, but it hasn’t really started until you see this video!

• 10 years ago

Performances of a musical to Sanrio’s popular character series *Show By Rock!!* will begin in February.

• 10 years ago

Even if you haven’t caught *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* yet, you’ve probably heard about Commander of the First Order Kylo Ren. And his temper…

• 10 years ago

Broadcast information has been announced for the TV anime *Flying Witch*. The anime will begin broadcasting in April on Nippon TV.

• 10 years ago

The broadcast schedule, director, and production company have been announced for *March Comes in Like a Lion* which made big waves with the confirmation that it’s getting a TV anime adaptation.

• 10 years ago

Picking out clothes for daily coordinating or shopping is a fun time that cuts through the stressful moments.

• 10 years ago

Girls discussed not just cuteness, as expected, but also carefully picked their top 10 “good girls.”

• 10 years ago

A new cafe for female otaku in Osaka says neither boys nor normies are allowed. Naturally, we had to check it out for ourselves!

• 10 years ago

Perfume is teaming up once again with American band OK Go, but this time they’re not simply making cameos in each other’s videos like they did for “I Won’t Let You Down” or “Pick Me Up”!

• 10 years ago

Food from Chibita’s food stall Hybrid Oden that appears in the anime *Osomatsu-san* will be sold as easy to eat canned food.

• 10 years ago

Koro-sensei is coming back on screen, and in celebration he’s bringing us to various hot spots around Tokyo!

• 10 years ago

New year’s day is an extremely important day for otaku in Japan - it’s one of the best days in the year to bring home hauls of your favorite anime goods!

• 10 years ago

The world is no stranger to bento, those meticulously crafted Japanese boxed lunches.

• 10 years ago

Beyond silly mistakes like wearing toilet slippers on tatami or forgetting to add “san” to someone’s name, what other things do foreigners unknowingly do to reduce their chances of living happily in Japan?

• 10 years ago

It has been confirmed that “Ace of Diamond Key Art Exhibit: Manga x Anime Dream Interleague” will be coming to the Osaka Nanko Port ATC area.

• 10 years ago

There are so many new words busting out right now, but the term “occult harassment” (okahara) is gradually becoming a hot topic on Facebook.

• 10 years ago

There’s a reason why the same parents who encourage their kids to become doctors or lawyers don’t try to steer them into becoming anime studio employees.

• 10 years ago