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Terrace House funnyman Ryota Yamasato now married to Japanese actress Yu Aoi
- Oona McGee
Jun 5, 2019 - Tweet
The unlikely marriage that no one saw coming surprises everyone in Japan.
- Japan
- (actors • actresses • comedians • comedy • love • Netflix • news • reality TV • romance • Ryota Yamasato • Terrace House • TV shows • weddings • Yu Aoi)
Rilakkuma washing bags may be the cutest laundry invention ever!
- Kay
May 14, 2019
Anything that makes laundry more fun is more than welcome in our books.
Nine questions we have from Netflix’s Rilakkuma trailer, which reminds us he is NOT a bear【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 17, 2019
That’s right, Japan’s ultra-cute “relaxing bear” isn’t a bear.
Live-action Cowboy Bebop cast revealed by Netflix, but there’s someone missing from the crew
- Casey Baseel
Apr 5, 2019
Leaving out the littlest bounty hunter is a big omission, and could signify a difference in tone between the anime and live-action version.
- Japan
- (anime • Cowboy Bebop • John Cho • Live action • Netflix)
Queer Eye in Japan: Behind the scenes of new Netflix special currently being filmed in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Feb 15, 2019
We take a look at what the Fab Five have been getting up to during their stay in Japan.
- Japan, USA
- (celebrities • LGBT • LGBTQ • Netflix • Queer Eye • Queer Eye for the Straight Guy • Tokyo • TV shows)
Five reasons why Queer Eye is such a big hit on Netflix in Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 14, 2019
How the loud-and-proud Fab Five were able to find success in a country that lags behind others when it comes to LGBTQ issues.
- Japan, USA
- (fashion • gay • gay rights • interior • LGBT • LGBTQ • Netflix • Queer Eye • Queer Eye for the Straight Guy • society • style • TV shows)
The Marie Kondo story: How a Japanese girl became an overnight celebrity with a hit show on Netflix
- Oona McGee
Feb 8, 2019
From her grandmother’s home in Miyazaki to the homes of A-list celebrities, Kondo has been sparking joy for decades.
What’s the secret to Marie Kondo’s popularity in America? Our Japanese-language reporter wonders
- Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2019
With a new Netflix series streaming on both sides of the Pacific, our reporter ponders what America sees in Japan’s tidying-up master.
- Japan
- (cleaning • interior • Konmari • Marie Kondo • Netflix • society • Tidying Up with Marie Kondo)
Saint Seiya fans shocked as gender swap for Andromeda Shun revealed in new Netflix series
- Kay
Dec 13, 2018
Netflix’s CG remake of the classic anime Saint Seiya will include a major change from the original series — the gender of one of the principal characters!
- Japan
- (Andromeda Shun • anime • genderswap • Netflix • Saint Seiya)
Netflix announces it’s making a new Cowboy Bebop live-action series, fans recoil in horror
- Casey Baseel
Nov 28, 2018
Streaming giant’s U.S.-produced remake of the anime classic is seen be many as trying to improve on perfection.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Cowboy Bebop • Live action • Netflix • Shinichiro Watanabe)
Evangelion returns to legal English-language distribution with Netflix streaming deal【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 27, 2018
Get in the damn streaming service, Shinji.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Evangelion • Hideaki Anno • Netflix • video)
Apparently enough people watched the American Death Note that Netflix is making a sequel
- Casey Baseel
Aug 23, 2018
Many thought Netflix had closed the book for good on its Americanized adaptation of the anime/manga phenomenon, but it looks like they were wrong.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Death Note • Live action • manga • movies • Netflix)
Anime eyes cover Tokyo’s busiest station for awesome Netflix ad【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 28, 2018
How many of these 280 sets of anime eyes can you match with their characters?
- Japan
- (ads • anime • art • awesome • COK • cool • Devilman Crybaby • Netflix • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNO)
What is Japan’s most used on-demand video streaming service?
- Master Blaster
Feb 5, 2018
In the relatively new market of video services in Japan, one clearly stands above the rest. But you might be surprised what it is.
- Japan
- (Amazon Prime • business • entertainment • Hulu • Netflix • ranking • video streaming)
Netflix’s Death Note director deletes Twitter account, has had it with the fan complaints
- Casey Baseel
Sep 14, 2017
Did someone write “Adam Wingard’s Twitter account” in Light’s Death Note?
- Internet, Japan, USA
- (Adam Wingard • anime • controversy • Death Note • Live action • manga • movies • Netflix • twitter)
Review: Death Note (2017)
- Anime News Network
Aug 27, 2017
After years of anticipation, this American adaptation of the hit manga thriller is available on Netflix! Jacob Chapman breaks down whether this movie is noteworthy or should just be erased.
- USA
- (adaptation • Anime News Network • Death Note • Netflix • review)
Clip for Netflix’s Live-Action Death Note Film Shows Ryuk, Light’s Meeting
- Anime News Network
Jul 21, 2017
Film premieres on August 25
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Anime News Network • Death Note • Live action • manga • movies • Netflix • video)
Live-action Netflix Death Note’s extended preview shows off Light’s adversary L, Ryuk voice work
- Casey Baseel
Jun 30, 2017
Adaptation of hit anime looks to be keeping its dark side.
- Internet, Japan, USA
- (anime • Death Note • Live action • manga • Netflix • video)
Netflix releases first preview of Castlevania animated series, based on hit video games【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 25, 2017
Premiere date for Season 1 also announced.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Castlevania • Netflix • video • video games)
Petition to boycott Netflix adaption of Death Note reaches Japan, netizens share reactions online
- KK Miller
Apr 3, 2017
How do the people feel about the petition, casting, and recently released teaser trailer for Death Note in its country of origin?
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- Internet, Japan
- (Death Note • L • light • Netflix • whitewashing)
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