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Here it is: the first look at the new Ultraman movie from Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 29, 2021 - Tweet
First came Shin Godzilla, and now comes Shin Ultraman!
- Japan
- (Evangelion • Hideaki Anno • kaiju • movies • Shin Ultraman • tokusatsu • Ultraman • video)
The new Godzilla vs. Kong trailer is out! Here’s what Japanese fans think of it
- Dale Roll
Jan 27, 2021
Does Hollywood’s newest entry in the Godzilla Monsterverse live up to Japanese expectations?
- Global, Japan
- (film • Godzilla • Godzilla vs. Kong • hollywood • kaiju • King Kong • Legendary Entertainment • Monster movies • movies • Warner Bros)
Celebrate Spirited Away’s 20th birthday with themed, whimsically embroidered baseball jacket
- Ingrid Tsai
Jan 23, 2021
Show good face with No Face.
- Japan
- (anime • clothes • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • GBL • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • No Face • nostalgic • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Let’s learn Japanese with Steven Seagal’s entire filmography!
- Master Blaster
Jan 20, 2021
Anything can be educational material if you want it to be.
- Japan
- (chinmoku • Chinmoku no Kantai • Japanese • language • movies • silence • Silent Service • Steven Seagal • Under Siege)
Evangelion can (not) get released – Final Rebuild film gets delayed again
- Casey Baseel
Jan 14, 2021
Is the coronavirus the 19th Angel?
- Japan
- (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Studio Khara • Thrice Upon a Time)
Testing out the Evangelion Test Type Drink Holder and huge Spear of Longinus plushie【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 12, 2021
Or “that time our otaku reporter almost caused Third Impact.”
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • crazy • drinks • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Spear of Longinus • Thrice Upon a Time • weird)
You can turn half your arm into Eva Unit-01 with the crazy Evangelion drink holder
- Casey Baseel
Jan 8, 2021
Just in time for the release of the final Evangelion movie, there’s a new way to bond with the most famous Eva of all.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • crazy • drinks • Evangelion • Evangelion Unit 01 • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • weird)
Legendary basketball anime Slam Dunk is getting a brand-new movie
- Casey Baseel
Jan 7, 2021
First-ever theatrical release for one of the most popular and influential sports anime of all time.
- Japan
- (anime • basketball • manga • movies • Slam Dunk • sports • Takehiko Inoue • Toei Animation)
Saitama city decides to build first new cinema complex in almost 30 years
- Katy Kelly
Jan 4, 2021
It will hopefully see some use when it’s finished in 2022.
Relive an iconic scene from anime Weathering with You with Japan’s rentable Hina umbrellas
- Dale Roll
Jan 1, 2021
Take Hina with you for all kinds of weather this weekend!
- Japan
- (anime • clever • COK • cool • Makoto Shinkai • movies • rain • rental • Tenki no Ko • Tokyo • umbrella • umbrellas • Weathering with You)
Character created by Hayao Miyazaki pops up on manhole covers in Ghibli Museum neighbourhood
- Oona McGee
Dec 29, 2020
Ghibli director paints the town while another anime character waves at foreign visitors.
- Japan
- (anime • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • manhole covers • Mitaka • movies • Poki • Studio Ghibli • video)
Please refrain from making Evangelion fan porn, anime studio officially asks
- Casey Baseel
Dec 29, 2020
Studio Khara’s fan work guidelines want artists to keep it at least a little classy.
- Japan
- (anime • dojinshi • Evangelion • fan art • movies • Studio Khara)
Demon Slayer breaks Spirited Away’s record, becomes number-one movie of all time in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2020
Mugen Train shows there’s no stopping the Kimetsu no Yaiba juggernaut.
- Japan
- (anime • Demon Slayer • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train • Kimetsu no Yaiba • movies • record • spirited away)
Utada Hikaru sings, Eva fights Eva in jaw-dropping new trailer for final Evangelion movie【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 25, 2020
An emotional preview for the conclusion of 25 years of anime history.
- Japan
- (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • J-Pop • movies • music • Rebuild of Evangelion • Thrice Upon a Time • Utada Hikaru • video)
Studio Ghibli finishes free-to-use image release with 250 from Nausicaa, Laputa, and more
- Casey Baseel
Dec 18, 2020
For fans of the legendary anime studio, Christmas has come early.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • art • beatiful • Castle in the Sky • cool • free • free downloads • free images • Hayao Miyazaki • Isao Takahata • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Omoide Poroporo • On Your Mark • Only Yesterday • Studio Ghibli • The Red Turtle)
Final Evangelion movie is finally finished, because Hideaki Anno says it is
- Casey Baseel
Dec 17, 2020
Nearly decade-long production work is finally over for Studio Khara.
- Japan
- (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • Hideaki Anno • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Thrice Upon a Time)
Spirited Away’s box office total revised upwards as Demon Slayer movie closes in on its record
- Casey Baseel
Dec 17, 2020
Studio Ghibli classic gets a boost 19 years after it first arrived in Japanese theaters.
- Japan
- (anime • Demon Slayer • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train • Hayao Miyazaki • Kimetsu no Yaiba • movies • Mugen Train • Studio Ghibli)
Official Totoro reclining sofa makes naps on the Ghibli star’s tummy a real-life option【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 16, 2020
Recreate anime’s greatest nap in the comfort of your own home.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • sofa • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Was Spirited Away based on a real-life tale?
- Oona McGee
Dec 15, 2020
Studio Ghibli film has eerie parallels with the story of a child who mysteriously went missing for seven days.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese culture • kamikakushi • movies • myths • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Monster Hunter movie line to be removed globally following backlash in China
- Casey Baseel
Dec 10, 2020
Actors clarify there was no intent to evoke offensive rhyme.
- China, Global
- (Capcom • controversy • Live action • Monster Hunter • movies • video games)
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