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KyoAni survivors’ experiences inform fire evacuation guidelines
Evacuation guidelines created using lessons learned from the deadly 2019 arson attack on the Kyoto A...
July 18, 2022
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Life-size Gundam in Yokohama reboots
YOKOHAMA — The Gundam Factory Yokohama (GFY) reopened Saturday following a two-month closure for req...
July 17, 2022
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Female-police-officer-turned-mangaka successfully delivers inside story
For a long time, I didn’t rate this popular manga very highly — “Hakozume: Koban Joshi no Gyakushu.”...
July 15, 2022
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Popular Japanese manga series ‘Golden Kamuy’ shines at special exhibition
Fans of “Golden Kamuy” are likely feeling a little down after the popular manga series recently ende...
June 17, 2022
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‘Kotoba no Kemono’ is a gripping modern variation on classic short novel
When I heard of a manga about a person transforming into a tiger, I was immediately reminded of Shot...
June 17, 2022
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Manga ‘Berserk’ to resume magazine serialization despite creator’s death
The manga “Berserk” will restart in a magazine soon, according to an announcement Tuesday by its pub...
June 7, 2022
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Mizuki manga exhibit a big hit in France
A retrospective commemorating the centennial of Shigeru Mizuki’s birth was held in Angouleme, France...
May 26, 2022
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‘Darwin’s Incident’ ponders right to life in unique setting
The right to live as a human being is a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution of Japan. I ...
May 20, 2022
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New ‘Thermae Romae’ anime makes splash on Netflix
A bathhouse architect from ancient Rome accidentally time-travels to present-day Japan and learns ab...
May 20, 2022
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Tokiwaso museum hosts Otomate game exhibition
An exhibition featuring the works and items related to Otomate, a popular brand of romantic video ga...
May 20, 2022
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Japanese manga-themed manhole covers proving an unusual hit
Manhole covers featuring popular manga characters are creating a stir in Tokyo’s Taito Ward. The co...
April 26, 2022
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‘Kobo-chan’ keeps 4-panel manga tradition alive for 40 years
In one strip of the manga “Kobo-chan,” a girl stumbles on the street and lets go of the balloon she ...
April 15, 2022
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Mystery manga reveals contradictions in society
The manga “Misuteri to Iunakare” (Do not say mystery) has been attracting attention for the straight...
April 8, 2022
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Poetic scenery a hallmark of late mangaka Jiro Taniguchi’s work
The cover of manga creator Jiro Taniguchi’s “Aruku Hito” (“The Walking Man”) depicts the comic book’...
March 31, 2022
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1980s manga classic about Yugoslavia in WWII reflects crisis in Ukraine
“Ishi no Hana” was first serialized in a monthly manga magazine from 1983 to 1986. It has since been...
March 18, 2022
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