Manga & Anime
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‘Getter Robot’ sequel gets revamped with CGI
Since first hitting the airwaves in 1974, “Getter Robot,” a pioneering television anime series featu...
July 23, 2021
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Revisiting ‘Harukor,’ a manga gem about the Ainu created nearly 30 years ago
Upopoy, a comprehensive facility on the Ainu culture that includes the National Ainu Museum, opened ...
July 16, 2021
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Anthology offers curtain call for talented Tsuge / Son brings manga legend back into the spotlight
Yoshiharu Tsuge created such legendary manga as “Akai Hana” (Red Flowers) in 1967 and “Nejishiki” (S...
July 8, 2021
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Japanese anime company, Netflix open school to train next generation hand-drawn animators
In an effort to preserve the art of hand-drawn anime, a Japanese anime production company and Netfli...
July 8, 2021
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Voice actor Megumi Ogata: Evangelion’s Shinji is my alter ego
Megumi Ogata, who voices the protagonist in the immortal Evangelion sci-fi anime series, recently re...
July 2, 2021
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Netflix anime ‘Eden’ explores line between robot and human
“Eden,” a new Netflix-exclusive animated series that debuted on May 27, depicts the life of Sara Gra...
June 18, 2021
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‘Miraijin Saijo’ a time travel saga that ponders the contemporariness of manga
In the autumn of 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Hiroshi Saijo is 50 and without a wife or child. ...
June 18, 2021
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New Ghibli film a fight song for children
When Studio Ghibli’s animated film “Aya to Majo” (Earwig and the Witch) was broadcast on TV in Decem...
May 28, 2021
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Mature detachment at heart of elf-mage’s widespread popularity
An instant hit when it began its run in the Shukan Shonen Sunday weekly manga magazine in April last...
May 21, 2021
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‘Black Butler’ creator looks back at manga series’ 15-year history
The popular dark fantasy manga series “Kuroshitsuji” (Black Butler), which will celebrate its 15th a...
April 23, 2021
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Robot-maid comedy manga draws laughs with kindness, subtlety
I’m not very familiar with manzai (a genre of Japanese comedy often performed by a duo), but the man...
April 16, 2021
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Manga ‘Toge Oni’ weaves ancient legends with modern storytelling
Enno Ozuno (or Enno Ozunu), was a shaman who, with his two servant oni ogres, is said to have lived ...
March 19, 2021
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Chinese animated works begin to blossom in Japan
Chinese animated films are in the middle of a popularity boom. “Nata Tensei” (New Gods: Nezha Reborn...
March 12, 2021
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A Heartwarming Concert by Pair of Anison Legends
At the end of January, anison (anime song) singers Ichiro Mizuki and Mitsuko Horie held a joint conc...
March 5, 2021
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Manga Stories Unfold as People Walk by in Japan Station
UTSUNOMIYA — An exhibition of manga by artists connected with Tochigi Prefecture stretches for about...
February 22, 2021
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