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World’s first permanent Godzilla theme park ride opening at Tokyo-area amusement park

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 14, 2021
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Godzilla the Ride: Great Kaiju Decisive Dominance Battle promises to “change the way you look at humanity, and Godzilla.”

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • awesome • COK • cool • Godzilla • kaiju • movies • Seibu-en • theme parks)

Wakayama high school students make life-sized DeLorean time machine replica from scratch

• Master Blaster
  Apr 8, 2021

Roads? Where this car is going, they don’t need roads…

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• Japan
• (art • back to the future • cars • cool • delorean • education • industrial arts • movies • video • Wakayama)

Toy Story Hotel opening at Tokyo Disneyland resort this year

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 8, 2021

Pixar’s hit franchise serves as the inspiration for a new class of Tokyo Disney Resort accommodations.

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• Japan
• (Disney • movies • Pixar • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • Toy Story • travel)

Studio Ghibli producer makes bombshell anime revelations during online Q&A

• Oona McGee
  Apr 7, 2021

Howl’s Moving Castle has a prequel? Why does Ghibli food look so good? Is Hayao Miyazaki a mummy’s boy? Toshio Suzuki spills all the tea.

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• Japan
• (anime • Friday Roadshow • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • interview • kimutaku • movies • Studio Ghibli • Takuya Kimura • Toshio Suzuki • twitter)

67-year-old Japanese celeb pulls off perfect Disney villain cosplay【Video】

• SoraNews24
  Apr 3, 2021

Naoko Ken was the Japanese-dub voice actress for this classic antagonist, and she shows she can look the part too.

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• Japan
• (101 Dalmatians infamy • Cruella de Vil • Disney • makeup • movies • Naoko Ken • video)

Upcoming Making of Harry Potter exhibition in Tokyo now has a website and a promotional video

• Dale Roll
  Mar 27, 2021

It’s happening! The Making of Harry Potter really is coming to Tokyo!

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• Japan
• (cool • Harry Potter • movies • musuem • Tokyo • video • Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo Making of Harry Potter)

Ghost of Tsushima live-action Hollywood movie on the way, Japanese Twitter reacts

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 26, 2021

The U.S.-made PlayStation samurai epic starts a second life as a feature film.

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• Japan
• (Ghost of Tsushima • history • Live action • movies • samurai • Sony • Sony Pictures • video games)

Demon Slayer Mugen Train movie finally has U.S. release date for theater and digital format

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 17, 2021

The biggest Japanese box office hit of all time finally makes its way across the Pacific.

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• Japan, USA
• (anime • Demon Slayer • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train • Kimetsu no Yaiba • movies • Mugen Train)

Demon Slayer Mugen Train Blu-ray gets English subtitles, release date announced

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 16, 2021

You’ll be able to watch the biggest anime movie of all time at home, and with English subtitles, very soon.

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• Japan
• (anime • Demon Slayer • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train • Kimetsu no Yaiba • movies • Mugen Train)

Evangelion creators issue multilingual warning for pirated copies, preview final film’s third act

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 15, 2021

Official videos’ beautiful, unexpected scenes promise a finale worth waiting for.

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• Japan
• (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • movies • piracy • Rebuild of Evangelion • Thrice Upon a Time • video)

“My dad was like Gendo.” How does the final Evangelion movie resolve the series’ true conflict?

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 10, 2021

Our Eva fan grew up with a dad like the one Shinji is stuck with, so how does he feel after watching Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time?

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• Japan
• (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • movies • Parenting • parents • Rebuild of Evangelion • Thrice Upon a Time)

Final Evangelion movie is finally out, and we’ve seen it! Our Eva fans’ spoiler-free impressions

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 9, 2021

Are congratulations in order as creator Hideaki Anno’s masterpiece anime franchise reaches the end of its 26-year journey?

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • Ikuna Kamezawa • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Thrice Upon a Time)

Final Evangelion movie to stream first 12 minutes for free this weekend【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 4, 2021

Extended Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time preview will include never-before seen footage from the franchise finale.

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• Internet, Japan
• (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Thrice Upon a Time • video)

U.S.-made live-action Hello Kitty movie on the way, directors announced

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 3, 2021

”Hybrid” project looks to be following in the footsteps of Detective Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog.

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• Japan
• (Hello Kitty • hollywood • Live action • movies • Sanrio • Warner Bros)

Final Evangelion movie gets new release date, new preview, and is coming incredibly soon

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 27, 2021

After multiple coronavirus delays, the end of Eva is coming in less than two weeks.

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• Japan
• (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Thrice Upon a Time • video)

Spirited Away to be adapted to live-action stage play by English director John Caird

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 26, 2021

Hayao Miyazaki gives blessing after meeting with Caird to project that’s been in development for four years.

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• Japan
• (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • Kanna Hashimoto • Live action • movies • spirited away • stage plays • Studio Ghibli)

Summer Wars director Mamoru Hosoda reveals trailer for new anime movie, Belle【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 19, 2021

Wolf Children creator says his latest anime is a mix of romance, action, and suspense.

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• Japan
• (anime • Belle • Mamoru Hosoda • movies • Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime • video)

Final Evangelion movie’s runtime leaked, and it’s the series’ longest by far

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 17, 2021

But, of course, there’s still some mystery surrounding the long-delayed Eva conclusion.

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• Japan
• (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Thrice Upon a Time)

Studio Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch gets new footage for theatrical release

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 11, 2021

Ghibli’s first-ever all-CG anime is coming to theaters.

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• Japan
• (anime • Aya and the Witch • CG • Earwig and the Witch • Goro Miyazaki • movies • Studio Ghibli)

Anime pancakes from Poupelle of Chimney Town require magic before eating

• Oona McGee
  Jan 30, 2021

We try the interactive dessert that’s melting hearts in Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • desserts • Japanese desserts • Japanese sweets • movies • pancakes • Poupelle of Chimney Town • SNJO • Studio 4°C • sweets • Tokyo)

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