The Power of Friendship! – Japan’s Cultural History of Community
The power of friendship is a trope that captivates audiences' imaginations. The story has been played a thousand times, with a hero of a thousand faces. A villain mocks the hero for...
Japanese Voice Actors Record COVID-19 Safety Messages
Japanese voice actors Masako Nozawa, Nobunaga Shimazaki, and Hiroshi Kamiya have all worked to record messages that center around COVID-19 safety measures. The messages were implemented and have been playing in the...
Kyoto Animation to Host Music Festival for Fan Appreciation
It has been announced that after four years, anime studio Kyoto Animation will be holding a fan appreciation event in the form of a music festival. The studio released a video with new information...
Sailor Moon Prism on Ice Show Postponed to 2022
The official Sailor Moon website shared in an announcement on April 6, 2021 that the Prism on Ice show had been postponed once more. The ice show has been rescheduled to run...
Cosplayers Might Face Legal Issues After Japanese Copyright Changes
The Japanese newspaper Nikkan Sports reported that the Japanese government is considering tightening the rules on copyrights related to fans' cosplay. These changes to the copyright law would allow intellectual property owners...
Anime + Manga Merch Round-Up: Pokemon to Laid-Back Camp
February has seen the release of a variety of different anime and manga-inspired merch. From a surprise Pokémon collaboration with Levi’s to a new card game based on the Subecho manga, there’s a host...
Studio Ghibli Theme Park: New Replicas and What We Know So Far
The world-renowned animation studio Studio Ghibli has made headlines once again. It has been announced that a giant replica of the studio's famous moving castle from Howl's Moving Castle will debut upon...
February 2021 Doki Doki Crate Review
There are a lot of subscription boxes out there these days, and sometimes it's hard to know which ones to get. As an anime fan, there are quite a few, including Loot Anime, YumeTwins,...
Anime Convention List 2021
2020 was a sad year for congoers, as the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible for in-person conventions to be held. We were fortunate enough to have some online conventions, though, but it...
Priest Teaches Buddhism Through Yankee to Jushoku Manga
Thanks to the Asahi Shimbun, the story of Buddhist priest Yoshiyuki Kondo has made its way onto the internet. Kondo has taken to teaching Buddhism through his own manga series titled Yankee...
