May 5th is a *huge* day in Japan: Children’s Day! Started as a national holiday in 1948, it’s meant for celebrating children’s happiness. It’s a major...

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Ben Ramsey wrote **Dragonball Evolution**, and he asked me to tell you that he is sorry.

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May the Fourth be with you. It's Star Wars Day on May 4th and what better way to celebrate the great franchise with some cool latte art?

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Kayac engineer Amano Kiyoyuki, the man behind the LED-lit *Hikaru Skirt* is back again, this time with "Arm Skirt" to support girls' daily lives!

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Transportation transfer guide company Ekispert has collaborated with manga artist Kubonouchi Eisaku to create a special movie titled Sayo to Kou no Shuppatsu (Sayo and Kou’s Departure). A special website was also created. The video is a message to those who are starting their journey on a new course this spring.

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No one knows how to strikes a balance between cute and scary quite as well as Japan, and no part of Japan is better at it than Harajuku! Themed around that, the KAWAII MONSTER CAFE HARAJUKU opened there in August of 2015 where they offer all sorts of monster-themed goodies.

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On April 28, the official release date and staff for the upcoming CG animated film based off of Oku Hiroya’s Sci-Fi action manga GANTZ:O was revealed....

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Tachikawa is a city within the Tokyo metropolitan area, and in 1947, it became the home to the hobby shop and figure manufacturer Kotobukiya.. They ha...

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On April 23 of this year, Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Darkside of Dimensions was released in Japanese theaters. Along with the release of the film, the Yu-Gi-Oh!: ...

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Kabuku, Microsoft Japan, and the ICT Dream School Council of Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications have teamed up to bring innovatio...

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With Marvel’s **Captain America: Civil War** opening in theaters in Japan on April 29, **Fairy Tail** creator Mashima Hiro drew an illustration of bot...

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Popular Jump SQ manga Blue Exorcist / Ao no Exorcist will return to the stage this August with the adaptatiion of the Kyoto Crimson Arc.

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K had two previous stage plays that ran in August of 2014 and August of 2015 adapting from the first season of the anime. The shows were extremely popular and this summer the production is back!

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In celebration of Cardcaptor Sakura’s 20th anniversary, a new manga sequel will be released by CLAMP in July’s issue of Nakayoshi magazine. The magazi...

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Danganronpa The Stage 2016: The Academy of Hope and the High School Student of Despair kicks off June 16 in Tokyo. This stage play is a rerun of the previous Danganronpa The Stage: The Academy of Hope and the High School Student of Despair play based on the Danganronpa game by Spike Chunsoft.

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Japan Post has issued greeting stamps to be released on July 1st featuring the beloved Doraemon and his friends. For postcards, the sheets will cost 5...

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The Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize is a yearly award given to a number of extraordinary manga artists. The award was founded in 1997 and is sponsored by ...

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It was announced that a new attraction titled Nemo & Friends Sea Ride will be incorporated in Tokyo DisneySea’s Port Discovery in Spring 2017. The...

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Have you ever found yourself looking up other manga by your favorite artist only to be surprised to find out it’s a female when you had always assumed...

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With the recent release of **Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare** on 4/16 on top of the *Case Closed* anime adaptation reaching its 20 year annive...

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