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Brand-new Sailor Moon movie’s first trailer shows new look for old school character designs【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 24, 2020 - Tweet
One of anime’s most popular voice actors joins the cast as Helios/Pegasus.
- Japan
- (anime • movies • Sailor Moon • Sailor Moon Eternal • video)
Studio Ghibli releases new set of free wallpapers to download and use as backgrounds for video calls
- Oona McGee
Apr 24, 2020
Now you can spirit yourself away to the world of Kiki’s Delivery Service and My Neighbour Totoro.
- Japan
- (anime • background • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • online chat • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Tonari no Totoro • Totoro • video conference • wallpapers • Zoom)
Anime/manga One-Punch Man to be turned into a Hollywood live-action movie
- Casey Baseel
Apr 22, 2020
An American movie of a Japanese anime inspired by American comic books.
- Japan
- (anime • Live action • manga • movies • One-Punch Man • Yusuke Murata)
You can (not) watch the final Evangelion movie this June, because of the coronavirus
- Casey Baseel
Apr 18, 2020
Pandemic delays film’s release, so just keep telling yourself “I mustn’t go to the theater. I mustn’t go to the theater.”
- Japan
- (anime • coronavirus • Evangelion • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion)
Anime and video game backgrounds now free to download for video conference calls
- Oona McGee
Apr 16, 2020
Final Fantasy, Pokémon, Godzilla, Evangelion and the Yakuza franchise are just some of the big names inviting you to step into their rendered environments.
- Japan
- (anime • background • Final Fantasy VII remake • Godzilla • manga • movies • Neon Genesis Evangelion • online chat • persona 5 • Pokemon • Shonen Jump • Square Enix • Super Mario • video conference • video games • wallpapers • yakuza • Zoom)
Studio Ghibli releases free wallpapers to download and use as backgrounds for video calls
- Oona McGee
Apr 14, 2020
Wow your friends and colleagues by looking as if you’re inside the world of Ghibli.
- Japan
- (anime • Arrietty • background • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Laputa • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • online chat • Ponyo • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya • video conference • wallpapers • Zoom)
Voice actor charms net again with his drawing of a Studio Ghibli character he voiced
- Krista Rogers
Apr 9, 2020
Based on the quality of this Kiki’s Delivery Service homage, it’s hard to believe that his day job is voice actor and not manga artist.
- Japan
- (anime • art • fanart • Kappei Yamaguchi • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • seiyu • Studio Ghibli • twitter • voice actor • voice actresses)
Soft On Demand’s free adult video offer results in personal information leak
- Master Blaster
Mar 20, 2020
Sounds like they were soft on cybersecurity, but seriously, folks…
- Internet, Japan
- (adult video • coronavirus • COVID-19 • cybersecurity • data leak • free • movies • SOD • Soft on Demand)
Ghibli Museum extends coronavirus closure, gives new scheduled reopening date and other good news
- Casey Baseel
Mar 17, 2020
Totoro misses you too, but at least he’s letting us know when we can start buying tickets again.
- Japan
- (anime • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • museums • Studio Ghibli • theme parks)
Japanese adult video company offers 200 free movies as pandemic support, site crashes same day
- Master Blaster
Mar 14, 2020
They say it’s good for the immune system.
- Japan
- (adult video • coronavirus • COVID-19 • free • movies • self-quarantine • SOD • SOD Basara • Soft on Demand)
Jason calls off Friday the 13th activities due to coronavirus
- Oona McGee
Mar 14, 2020
Hilarious series of images from Japan show even Jason is concerned about COVID-19.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • figurines • Freddy Krueger • Friday the 13th • funny • Jason • LOL • movies • twitter)
Why did Hayao Miyazaki agree to release Studio Ghibli anime films on Netflix?
- Oona McGee
Mar 9, 2020
Producer Toshio Suzuki lets us in on the answer.
- Japan
- (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Netflix • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki)
Japan’s new “Behind the Mac” ad shows the times Apple products appeared in Japanese anime【Video】
- Oona McGee
Mar 2, 2020
From Your Name to Mirai and Weathering With You, over a dozen anime star in this gorgeous 30-second commercial.
- Japan
- (Airpods • anime • Apple • beautiful • commercials • computers • laptops • macbook • Makoto Shinkai • marketing • movies • Tenki no Ko • Weathering with You)
Modern Hollywood movies get a ‘70s/’80s Japan makeover with awesome retro film posters【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 28, 2020
Talented fan takes John Wick, Pikachu, and Marvel heroes back to the golden era of Japanese poster graphic design.
Studio Ghibli suddenly makes 38 albums of anime music available on Spotify, Apple Music, and more
- Casey Baseel
Feb 21, 2020
693-track selection includes many of anime’s most memorable pieces of music.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • Apple Music • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • music • Studio Ghibli)
Did the Akira manga predict the coronavirus epidemic?
- Casey Baseel
Feb 18, 2020
Tiny background detail in ‘80s manga masterpiece getting new attention decades later.
- Japan
- (AKIRA • anime • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • crazy • Katsuiro Otomo • manga • movies • predictions • weird)
Parasite ramen challenge: Can you cook the movie’s noodle dish in just 8 minutes?【SoraKitchen】
- Shannon
Feb 16, 2020
We had to see how realistic the movie was in terms of cooking, but did we pass the test?
Japanese fans ecstatic to see Takakao Matsu perform at Oscars with Idina Menzel and 9 other Elsas
- Dale Roll
Feb 14, 2020
She even wore a beautiful kimono on the red carpet!
- Japan, USA
- (Academy Awards • Disney • Elsa • frozen • Frozen 2 • kimono • movies • Oscars • Takako Matsu • video)
The “world’s deadliest film ever” to be screened in Japan
- Shannon
Feb 13, 2020
Are you prepared to die? No, seriously. Are you?
Final Evangelion movie’s voice recording is almost done, Shinji saved for last, says actress
- Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2020
Snapshot from the recording booth shows the beginning of the end of one of anime’s most important franchises ever.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Evangelion • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • voice actors • voice actresses)
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