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Netflix offering full Tokyo anime school scholarships with living expense support, open to foreigners

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 13, 2021
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Streaming giant teams up with Attack on Titan, Ghost in the Shell studios for course designed by Studio Ghibli veteran.

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• (anime • COK • cool • Netflix • Production I.G. • scholarship • schools • Studio Ghibli • Studio WIT • WIT Animator Academy)

Sonic the Hedgehog getting a new CG Netflix series produced in the U.S. and Canada

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 2, 2021

Sega video game star to embark on a multiverse “journey of self-discovery and redemption.”

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• Canada, Japan, USA
• (Netflix • Sega • Sonic • Sonic the Hedgehog • video games)

Netflix’s newest anime live-action adaptation is Yu Yu Hakusho

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 16, 2020

1990s hit rises from the grave with new series by the video streaming giant.

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• (anime • Live action • manga • Netflix • Yu Yu Hakusho)

Rilakkuma and pals will return to Netflix in upcoming stop-motion animation series

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 31, 2020

Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure will feature everyone’s favorite relaxed bear character indulging in some amusement park fun.

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• Japan
• (animation • Netflix • Rilakkuma • Rilakkuma and Kaoru • Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure • San-X • stop motion • TV)

Japanese designer creates dream sneakers that everyone wants to buy

• Oona McGee
  Aug 13, 2020

These kicks pay homage to everything from the humble convenience store through to Netflix and even the old-school iMac G3. 

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • art • artists • design • fashion • Japanese artists • konbini • Netflix • shoes • sneakers • twitter)

Hana Kimura’s mother requests evidence of hate tweets cyberbullying her daughter after her death

• Oona McGee
  Jul 14, 2020

Kyoko Kimura is building a case to bring down her daughter’s cyberbullies. 

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• Japan
• (bullying • cyberbullying • female wrestling • Hana Kimura • Kyoko Kimura • Netflix • news • reality TV • Terrace House • TV shows • twitter • wrestlers • wrestling)

Terrace House star Kai Kobayashi says staff asked him to touch Hana Kimura’s breasts

• SoraNews24
  Jul 9, 2020

“Unscripted” Netflix reality TV show comes under fire following claims of housemate manipulation.

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• Japan
• (bullying • cyberbullying • female wrestling • Hana Kimura • Kai Kobayashi • Kyoko Kimura • Netflix • news • reality TV • Terrace House • TV shows • twitter • wrestlers • wrestling)

Hana Kimura’s mother slams Terrace House castmates for partying after daughter’s death

• SoraNews24
  Jul 4, 2020

Kyoko Kimura calls out Hana’s friends after revealing staff pressured her daughter to stage scenes on the show.

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• (bullying • cyberbullying • female wrestling • Hana Kimura • Kyoko Kimura • Netflix • news • reality TV • Terrace House • TV shows • twitter • wrestlers • wrestling)

Death of Terrace House star Hana Kimura prompts Yu Darvish to speak out against cyberbullying

• SoraNews24
  May 28, 2020

Pro baseballer shares three easy phrases people can use to stop a plague of hurtful online comments.

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• Japan
• (baseball • bullying • cyberbullying • female wrestling • Hana Kimura • Netflix • news • reality TV • Terrace House • TV shows • twitter • wrestlers • wrestling • Yu Darvish)

Terrace House season cancelled, removed from streaming service after Hana Kimura’s death

• Casey Baseel
  May 28, 2020

Decision comes after suspended broadcast of new episodes following reality program star’s apparent suicide.

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• Japan
• (bullying • cyberbullying • female wrestling • Hana Kimura • Netflix • reality TV • Terrace House • Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020 • wrestlers • wrestling)

Terrace House stars condemn cyberbullying after death of housemate Hana Kimura

• SoraNews24
  May 24, 2020

Messages from Netflix reality show cast members suggest bullying contributed to the young pro-wrestler’s death.

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• (bullying • cyberbullying • female wrestling • Hana Kimura • Netflix • news • reality TV • Terrace House • TV shows • wrestlers • wrestling)

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.

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• Japan
• (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Netflix • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki)

Netflix is making a live-action, U.S.-made One Piece series with original creator as producer

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2020

After years of silence, the live-action Straw Hat Pirates finally set a course to their debut.

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• Internet, Japan, USA
• (anime • Eiichiro Oda • Live action • manga • Netflix • One Piece)

Studio Ghibli grants streaming rights to Netflix, but anime fans in three key countries left out

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 20, 2020

190 reasons to be happy, and three to be sad..

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• (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Netflix • Studio Ghibli)

Free “Language Learning with Netflix” extension makes studying Japanese almost too easy

• Scott Wilson
  Jan 12, 2020

Works for lots of other foreign languages too!

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• Japan
• (Chrome • Japanese language • learning japanese • learning languages • Netflix • subtitles • web extension)

American-Japanese model Kiko designs “morning cleavage” bra for lingerie brand Wacoal 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 21, 2019

Kiko from Queer Eye steps out in the bra and shows us why the Fab Five are obsessed with her.

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• (beautiful women • celebrities • Japanese models • Japanese women • Kiko • Kiko Mizuhara • lingerie • models • Netflix • news • photo shoot • Queer Eye • Queer Eye for the Straight Guy • Wacoal)

Devilman Crybaby director to helm new 2020 Netflix anime series: “Japan Sinks 2020”

• Katy Kelly
  Oct 13, 2019

The series will comprise of 10 episodes based on the classic Japanese sci-fi novel.

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• Japan
• (anime • disasters • Japan Sinks 2020 • Masaaki Yuasa • Natural disasters • Netflix • Sakyo Komatsu • science fiction)

American-Japanese model Kiko divides people in Japan with controversial photo shoot

• SoraNews24
  Sep 18, 2019

Seductive poses criticised for being disrespectful to Japanese culture. 

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• Japan, USA
• (beautiful women • celebrities • controversial • culture • Japanese culture • Japanese etiquette • Japanese models • Japanese women • Kiko • Kiko Mizuhara • models • Netflix • news • photo shoot • Queer Eye • Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)

Japanese Fans, Official Translator Weigh in on Netflix Evangelion English Subtitle Debate

• Anime News Network
  Jun 30, 2019

Netflix subtitles translate Kaworu’s proclamation to Shinji as ‘I like you’ compared to ADV’s ‘I love you.’

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• Japan
• (ambiguous • Evangelion • Kaworu • Neon Genesis Evangelion • Netflix • Shinji Ikari • translation)

Evangelion’s ‘Cruel Angel’s Thesis’ Gets New Taiko Drum Arrangement in July

• Anime News Network
  Jun 22, 2019

On the other hand, there’s no ‘Fly Me To The Moon’ ED on Netflix outside Japan

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• Japan
• (A Cruel Angel's Thesis • anime • Anime News Network • Evangelion • Neon Genesis Evangelion • Netflix • video)

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