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    Tuesday March 14, 2023
  • Hololive Exhibits ’New Daily Life’ With VTuber Advertisements in Japan’s Biggest Train Stations

    Gura, Calliope, Marine and more move over to the real world

    VTubers have integrated into our daily lives and are here to stay, that much is a fact. To show how VTubers have become part of our “new daily life,” Hololive has erected advertisements across Shinjuku and Shibuya stations featuring the world’s biggest VTubers. Check out the images after the jump!

  • Monday February 20, 2023
  • Godzilla vs. Megalon Gets Goofy with Anniversary Screenings in March

    Screenings / talk events are part of a project celebrating 50 years of Jet Jaguar and Megalon

    Godzilla vs. Megalon is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023, and as part of the festivities celebrating the birth of Jet Jaguar and Megalon, Tokyo and Osaka are holding special events featuring media of the lovable friendly robot and villainous insect duo. Read on for more.

  • Thursday February 9, 2023
  • Hololive VTubers Mori Calliope, Gawr Gura, Sakura Miko Become Tokyo Tourism Ambassadors

    The three will showcase Tokyo to the world

    Ever wanted a virtual tour of Tokyo by some of the most celebrated VTubers? The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced yesterday that hololive VTubers Mori Calliope, Gawr Gura and Sakura Miko will introduce the attractions of Tokyo as some of the first Tokyo Tourism Ambassadors. Details after the jump!

  • Wednesday February 8, 2023
  • MAGICAL CIRCLE GURU-GURU Manga Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Collaboration Cafe

    Comic fantasy themed menu and character goods head to Tokyo in March of 2023

    Hiroyuki Eto's comic fantasy manga MAGICAL CIRCLE GURU-GURU (known as Mahoujin Guru Guru in Japan) is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a collaboration cafe that brings original character goods and a themed menu of food and beverages to Tokyo in March of 2023. Read on for more.

  • Sunday December 25, 2022
  • The Medicine Seller Arrives in Mononoke Stage Play Key Visual

    Main cast and staff revealed for upcoming production that will be staged in Tokyo in February of 2023

    A new key visual, the main cast, and the main staff have been revealed for Mononoke ~Bakeneko~, an upcoming stage play adaptation based on the Mononoke and Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales TV anime about a mysterious medicine peddler combatting dark forces in Edo era Japan. Read on for more.

  • Monday December 19, 2022
  • Mononoke Stage Play Adaptation Haunts Tokyo in February 2023

    Production will adapt the "Bake Neko" story from the 2006 Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales TV anime

    Fans of chilling and macabre tales of supernatural horror in Tokyo will soon be in for a treat, because a stage play adaptation based on the 2007 TV anime Mononoke will run at the HIKOSEN Theater venue in February 2023. Read on for more.

  • Tuesday November 15, 2022
  • Spirited Away Stage Play Streams Additional Performances in Japan

    Online rentals will be available for performances staged at the Imperial Theater in Tokyo in March of 2022

    Fans in Japan who missed their chance at seeing the live productions of the Spirited Away stage play will soon have new opportunities to catch up. Hit the jump to learn more.

  • Saturday November 12, 2022
  • Nintama Rantaro TV Anime Celebrates 30 Years of Broadcasting with Art Exhibition

    Exhibitions celebrating popular ninja cartoon will run in Tokyo and Osaka

    Nintama Rantaro (known as Ninjaboy Rantaro in English), a popular children's TV anime based on the gag manga by Soubee Amako, has been broadcasting on Japanese TV for nearly 30 years, and to celebrate this milestone, an art exhibition will be held in Tokyo and Osaka in 2023. Hit the jump to learn more.

  • Friday November 11, 2022
  • Delayed ODDTAXI Stage Play is Back On Track With New Dates & Venues

    Prequel story focusing on the origins of Mystery Kiss was originally scheduled to run in Japan in July of 2022

    Originally scheduled to run in July of 2022 but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a stage play adaptation that serves as a prequel story to the ODDTAXI TV anime is back on track. Hit the jump to learn more.