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Ghost in the Sheel goes traditional with Japanese porcelain Tachikoma robots, only 50 to be made
- Master Blaster
Feb 3, 2026 - Tweet
Perfect with your other ornaments or as a stand-alone complex.
- Japan
- (anime • art • ceramic • COK • cool • culture • Ghost in the Shell • Hataman • manga • Nabeshima ware • porcelain • tachikoma)
Sailor Moon and others teach foreign tourists Japanese etiquette in Manga Manners art series
- Casey Baseel
Apr 27, 2025
Characters from Akira, Cardcaptor Sakura, Ghost in the Shell, and more explain the basics of Japanese manners at Shinkansen stations.
- Japan
- (AKIRA • anime • Attack on Titan • Cardcaptor Sakura • Chiikawa • etiquette • Ghost in the Shell • japanese manners • Kodansha • manga • manners • Sailor Moon • shinkansen • stations • Tokyo Revengers • trains • travel)
Kodansha to release popular manga in Japan and USA simultaneously in K Manga this May
- Master Blaster
Mar 23, 2023
The wait is over.
- Japan, USA
- (Attack on Titan • Blue Lock • Chihayafuru • Edens Zero • Ghost in the Shell • K Manga • Kodansha • manga • online manga • rent a girlfriend • Seven Deadly Sins)
Mecha cosplay team makes rideable full-scale Ghost in the Shell robot【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 27, 2021
Pair of robot-loving craftsmen also create Metal Gear, Armored Core cosplay outfits.
- Japan
- (anime • Armored Core • awesome • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • crazy • Ghost in the Shell • Metal Gear • Metal Gear Solid • robots • tachikoma • video)
Ghost in the Shell sake salutes three anime cyberpunk heroes with three different flavors
- Casey Baseel
Apr 16, 2021
Ghost in the sake.
- Japan
- (alcohol • anime • drinks • Ghost in the Shell • manga • Masamune Shirow • sake)
Cyberpunk kimono fashion hits the streets of Akihabara, complete with neon sign obi【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Nov 9, 2020
Wearable neon light tubes look set to become the fashion statement of the season.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • cool • cyberbrain • cyberpunk • fashion • futuristic • Ghost in the Shell • kimono • NEON • neon lights • neon signs • obi • Tokyo • travel • twitter • weird • yukata)
New anime fashion line combines stylish T-shirts with the glory of physical media packaging【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 30, 2019
Do you miss the amazing box art of anime VHS tapes, laser discs, and DVDs? Here’s a way to get it back while expanding your wardrobe.
- Japan
- (anime • art • clever • COK • cool • Cowboy Bebop • Devilman • fashion • Ghost in the Shell • Hayao Miyazaki • physical media • shirts • SNOJ • t-shirts)
Japanese Twitter user divides anime into “world-class” and “ones otaku think are world-class”
- Koh Ruide
May 28, 2018
Sparks heated debate about which type deserves worldwide recognition.
- Japan
- (AKIRA • anime • Clannad • debate • Ghost in the Shell • Japanese Twitter • Re:Zero • SAO • Studio Ghibli • The Wind Rises)
Model for fashion brand Zara shows off anime tattoos along with stylish tops
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2017
Two of the biggest stars of Japanese animation make unexpected appearances in photo shoots.
- Japan
- (anime • Evangelion • fashion • fashion models • Ghost in the Shell • tattoos • Zara)
“Ghost in the Shell for beginners” – Our Japanese film critic’s impressions of the Hollywood film
- Casey Baseel
Apr 10, 2017
But is that a good or bad thing?
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Ghost in the Shell • Live action • manga • movies • review • Scarlet Johansson)
Unhappy with live-action Ghost in the Shell? You’ll be happy to know a brand-new anime is coming
- Casey Baseel
Apr 7, 2017
Director of previous animated installments returns to co-helm new anime from Production I.G.
- Japan
- (anime • Ghost in the Shell • manga • movies • Production I.G.)
Live-action Ghost in the Shell brings back main anime cast for its Japanese-dubbed version
- Casey Baseel
Mar 10, 2017
The protagonist of the Hollywood anime adaptation will always look like Scarlet Johansson, but she won’t always sound like her.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Ghost in the Shell • Live action • manga • Scarlet Johansson)
Mythbuster’s Adam Savage explores Ghost in the Shell’s coolest practical effects【Video】
- KK Miller
Mar 5, 2017
The Hollywood Ghost in the Shell turned to master prop makers from Weta Workshop to achieve their detailed practical looks.
- Internet
- (Adam Savage • geisha • Ghost in the Shell • movies • porcelain • special effects • Tested • video)
There’s one thing that really bugs me about the live-action Ghost in the Shell trailer【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 14, 2017
There’s been plenty of controversy about the casting and plot, but something else jumps out at me in the latest preview.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Ghost in the Shell • Japanese language • linguistics • Live action • Mamoru Oshii • manga • movies • Scarlet Johansson • video)
Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Film Unveils 1st Full 2-Minute Trailer
- Anime News Network
Nov 14, 2016
Star Scarlett Johansson introduces video in Tokyo event.
Live-action Ghost in the Shell recreates anime’s most famous fight scene in new preview 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 8, 2016
21 years after the original, Scarlett Johansson tries her hand at one the most legendary fights in Japanese animation history.
Kenji Kamiyama Teases Ghost in the Shell News
- Anime News Network
Sep 26, 2016
Anime director Kenji Kamiyama teased news of a new Ghost in the Shell in his official Twitter account on September 19.
- Internet, Japan
- (Anime News Network • Ghost in the Shell • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex • GitS • Kenji Kamiyama • Stand Alone Complex)
Teaser trailers released for Hollywood’s live-action Ghost in the Shell movie【Videos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 22, 2016
Here’s our first real preview of the Scarlett Johansson film based on the critically acclaimed anime and manga franchise.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Ghost in the Shell • Live action • Mamoru Oshii • manga • movies • Scarlett Johansson • video)
Crustacean Riot Police is the anime-inspired sake you didn’t know you needed
- KK Miller
Aug 20, 2016
No Tachikomas were injured during the brewing process. Crabs on the other hand…
- Japan
- (crabs • Ghost in the Shell • Kyoto • Miyazu • Stand Alone Complex • tachikoma)
Here’s what Japanese people think of Hollywood’s recent “whitewashing”【Video】
- Evie Nyan
Apr 26, 2016
What do Japanese people think of Caucasian—not Asian—actors being cast in Hollywood adaptations of Japanese anime?
- Entertainment, Japan
- (anime • Asia • Death Note • Ghost in the Shell • hollywood • movies • race • Scarlett Johansson • whitewashing)
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