Culture
Manga & Anime
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Immortal human-demon boy finds foothold in manga ‘Kemono Jihen’
In the world of manga “Kemono Jihen,” the events depicted in Japanese ghost and horror stories passe...
September 24, 2021
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Japanese WWII veteran manga creator’s notes show ire over ‘honorable death’
The creator of a famous manga about World War II expressed fury over the pointless deaths in that co...
September 23, 2021
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Adventure awaits at Pokemon WONDER
The globally renowned creatures of the Pocket Monsters franchise, better known as Pokemon, are appea...
September 3, 2021
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Spanish soccer star makes cameo at embassy manga exhibit in Tokyo
Sports-themed comics in Spain have been exhibited at the Spanish Embassy in Minato Ward, Tokyo, to c...
August 27, 2021
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Manga series depicts the best example of the bookish girl, Maria Kodama
Simply put, I would say that “Kodama Maria Bungaku Shusei” (The Literature of Maria Kodama) is, as o...
August 20, 2021
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Singer-songwriter Kaho Nakamura renders voice for anime ‘Belle’
Kaho Nakamura has been heralded as a genius for her freewheeling, genre-defying vocal stylings that ...
August 6, 2021
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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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