![Your Summer 2019 Anime Guide [Updated]](https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/rdfmz92t8blnn8yftafk.jpg)
It’s summer. Nobody wants to go outside anymore. Everyone wants to stay inside and watch anime. But which shows will…
Out of all American superheroes, there is one that many in Japan seem to like best: Spider-Man. But why? In a recent…
Service for massively multiplayer online role-playing game Dragon’s Dogma Online is ending. Released in Japan on August 31, 2015, the game was an MMORPG take on 2012's Dragon’s Dogma. Service will end for the PS3, PS4 and Windows versions on December 5, 2019.
One of the world’s most famous corporate mascots has a slightly different name in Japan, where Ronald McDonald is…
The Shirobako movie will open in Japan in spring 2020. The original manga and anime adaptation, both which were a behind-the-scenes look at the anime industry, debuted in 2014. P.A.Works, which handled the TV anime, is also doing the feature film. No word yet about an international release.
The Yakuza games and their spin-offs have long starred some of Japan’s biggest celebrities. Now that some of those…
Now playing
I absolutely love the phrasing in the chorus for Punch’s Love Me. It’s playful, melodic, and somehow more than a…
If you like the way the original Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon R anime looked, then you’ll probably dig Sailor Moon…
The final season of the Attack on Titan anime will premiere in fall 2020. A short teaser announcing the news has…
Artist Thomas Romain is one of the few foreigners working in the anime industry in Japan. He’s done art direction on …
Bandai Namco is developing a new online action role-playing game for PC. It’s called Blue Protocol, and right above…
Now playing
For some idol groups, their eventual turn to mature concepts happens somewhat gradually, like A Pink or GFriend. On…
This is Nakagin Capsule Tower. Built in 1972, it was designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa and a prime example of the…
Now playing
(G)I-DLE, the winners of the ignominious Worst Group Name Ever Award, is back with Uh-Oh, and it’s a total 90's…
![People In Japan Don't Seem Thrilled With Kim Kardashian West's Kimono Underwear [Update]](https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/yjir7fho9u3kxjciymib.jpg)
Kim Kardashian West has not only launched a line of shapewear called “Kimono,” but has also reportedly filed a…
Now playing
By this point in my life, most of the K-Pop groups I used to religiously follow are either radio silent, a shadow of…
Now playing
Like Evangelion? This November, Bandai Spirits is releasing a metal build figurine version of the Eva-02, featuring diecast metal parts. It’s priced at 24,200 yen ($226).
If you are visiting Kyoto, you probably want to take lots and lots of photos. But when you do, there are some things…
Now playing
My birthday is coming up. Pardon me if this week is melancholic. It’s just my mood at the moment.