Culture
Manga & Anime
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Manga heavyweight ‘Baki’ marks 30 years in arena
Whether in an underground arena, on a street filled with onlookers, or during a classroom lesson, Ba...
October 23, 2021
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‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’ creator still paving the way with ‘JoJolion’
This installment marks the 200th edition of the Kanta on Manga column. It may have gone unnoticed, b...
October 15, 2021
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‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’ creator still paving the way with ‘JoJolion’
This installment marks the 200th edition of the Kanta on Manga column. It may have gone unnoticed, b...
October 13, 2021
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YouTube ‘manga battle’ pits artist-editor teams against each other
Promising mangaka and skilled editors form duos to compete with other teams for the chance to have t...
October 8, 2021
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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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