The agency that looked after voice actor Hiroshi Otake, 81 Produce, announced today that the veteran voice actor had passed away on August 1 at the age of 90. Details after the jump.
Japanese retailers today started accepting pre-orders for Good Smile Company's new Nendoroid figure inspired by Arale Norimaki, the female protagonist in Akira Toriyama's comedy manga series in the early 1980s, Dr.SLUMP. This is the 900th item from the company's popular deformed figure line launched in 2006. Check out her details after the jump.
Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki Motor Corp.'s campaign for their Kei SUV Hustler celebrates the holidays with their seventh ad featuring Dr. Slump, famous Japanese manga artist (and probably one of the richest) Akira Toriyama's first successful work before Dragon Ball.