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David Bowie’s Lazarus makes its debut in Japan, bringing his love for the country full circle

Oona McGee
Jun 11, 2025
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Experience the unstoppable love for Bowie in this electrifying Japanese production.

Japan
(David Bowie • Japan • Kanagawa • Lazarus • music • musicals • Osaka • plays • theatre)

Live-action Evangelion stage play’s new poster stays the Eva course by being baffling

Casey Baseel
Mar 30, 2023

It wouldn’t be Evangelion if we could guess where it’s going, after all.

Japan
(anime • Evangelion • Evangelion Beyond • Live action • plays • stage plays)

Four (actually five) important manners tips for attending anime stage shows in Japan

Casey Baseel
Jun 5, 2022

Our hardcore anime musical fan gives us a quick course in otaku/fujoshi etiquette.

Japan
(anime • COK • etiquette • fujoshi • manners • musicals • otaku • plays • SNJO • stage plays • stage shows • Touken Rambu)

Live-action My Neighbor Totoro stage play starts this fall, composer Joe Hisaishi producing【Vid】

Casey Baseel
Apr 27, 2022

Veteran Studio Ghibli composer explains why the play isn’t being produced in Japan.

Japan
(anime • Hayao Miyazaki • Joe Hisaishi • Live action • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • plays • stage plays • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • video)

Spirited Away live-action stage play opens in Tokyo, and the photos look amazing

Casey Baseel
Mar 4, 2022

Chihiro, Haku, and No Face all take the stage as Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece comes to life.

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

Believe it! Naruto live-action stage play returns, shows off huge new cast and costumes【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Sep 14, 2021

First new Live Spectacle Naruto production in four years adapts Pain’s Invasion, Five Kage arcs.

Japan
(anime • COK • Live action • Live Spectacle Naruto • manga • Naruto • plays • stage plays)

Anime’s greatest pervert inspires all-female stage play in Japan with Takarazuka City Hunter

Casey Baseel
May 11, 2021

Wherever you find trouble and beautiful women, you can expect to find Ryo Saeba too.

Japan
(anime • City Hunter • Live action • manga • musicals • plays • stage plays • takarazuka • Takarazuka Revue)

Batman stage show coming to Tokyo with Batman Ninja battling Joker daimyo

Casey Baseel
Feb 21, 2020

Live-action adaptation of Japanese-produced animated movie has an extremely ambitious performance schedule.

Japan
(anime • Batman • Batman Ninja • plays • stage shows • Superheroes • Tokyo)

Preview video of Sailor Moon’s stage musical for Paris shows Sailor Senshi in costume【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jul 2, 2018

Anime magical girl stage show features choreography from famous idol singer collaborator.

Europe, Japan
(anime • Live action • musicals • paris • plays • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live • Sailor Moon • video)

First in-costume photo from Digimon live-action stage production released

Casey Baseel
May 23, 2017

First live-action adaptation of anime franchise to open in Tokyo this summer.

Japan
(anime • Digimon • Live action • plays • video games)

Live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service stage play coming to London this winter, report claims

Casey Baseel
Aug 29, 2016

Sounds like the U.K. is getting its second Studio Ghibli anime-based stage production, and very soon.

Europe, Japan
(anime • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Live action • london • plays • Studio Ghibli • U.K.)

Cast of new Bleach rock musical appear as their anime-inspired characters for the first time

Casey Baseel
May 31, 2016

All-new cast steps into the role of Ichigo and his fellow Soul Reapers.

Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Japan
(anime • Bleach • Live action • manga • musicals • plays)

Cast of this summer’s live-action Naruto stage play looks more awesome than ever in new photos

Casey Baseel
Apr 25, 2016

Full in-costume cast shown together for the first time.

Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Japan
(anime • cosplay • Live action • manga • Naruto • plays)

Classic anime Fushigi Yugi’s musical adaptation cast shown in costume for first time 【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Mar 23, 2016

If you’ve got a favorite series from the hit fantasy series, odds are he’s in the huge cast of this new stage version.

Anime & Manga, Japan
(anime • Fushigi Yugi • Live action • manga • musicals • plays)

Producers of Fairy Tail anime’s stage adaptation reveal five more in-costume actor photos

Casey Baseel
Feb 18, 2016

Lucy, Lyon among those ready for their close-ups.

Japan
(anime • cosplay • Fairy Tail • manga • plays)

Japan’s all-female Takarazuka Revue to perform in U.S.A. this summer

Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2016

New York engagement marks rare North American visit by musical acting troupe.

Japan, USA
(musicals • New York • plays • takarazuka)

Fairy Tail hero’s abs are as hot as his flames in first cast photo of anime’s upcoming stage play

Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2016

The real-life Natsu is sporting fire magic and a six-pack.

Japan
(anime • cosplay • Fairy Tail • Live action • manga • plays)

Kuroko’s Basketball stage play cast is ready for tip-off in the anime adaptation’s first photo

Casey Baseel
Jan 5, 2016

The premiere of the Kuroko’s Basketball stage play is still a few months away, but the producers are giving fans of sports anime and/or dreamy boys a sneak peek with the first in-costume cast photo.

Japan
(anime • Kuroko's Basketball • Live action • manga • plays)

Nations-as-pretty-boys anime Hetalia’s live-action cast appears in costume 【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Nov 6, 2015

Next month, Hetalia, the anime and manga franchise featuring anthropomorphized nations and a hefty amount of homoerotic subtext, is getting its very own live-action musical adaptation, and the play’s producers have just released the first photos of the cast in costume as their respective nations.

Japan
(anime • Hetalia • Live action • manga • musicals • plays)

Can’t make it to the Rurouni Kenshin musical in Japan? Preview video gives a taste of the action

Casey Baseel
Oct 30, 2015

We recently took a look at the first photos of the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin stage musical cast in costume, and looking at the comments for that article, more than a few fans of the hit anime and manga franchise are wishing they see the show in person. But if a trip to the Takarazuka theater in Tokyo or Hyogo Prefecture doesn’t fit into your schedule, there’s still a way to get a taste of the all-female performing troupe’s live-action spectacle, as the theatre company has released a preview video of the cast showing off their fighting moves and crossing swords!