Bandai Namco Arts and DeNa’s takt op. (pronounced “takt opus”) project has released the first volume of the prequel manga takt op. Bara no Dangan (Kuchidzuke) de Utte! (Shoot with a Rose Bullet! [Kiss]). It follows the story of the world’s first Musicart called Ode to Joy. Aya Takaha is the writer of the story while Ika…
Bitcoin soared to a fresh peak, exceeding $63,000 on Wednesday, marking its highest level since November 2021. This surge was propelled by heightened trading activity in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Furthermore, investor enthusiasm for Bitcoin was invigorated by a reduction in its supply growth, commonly referred to as “halving,” slated for April. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency,…
Stacy Wakefield, the widow of the late Major League Baseball player, Tim Wakefield, has died, the Boston Red Sox has confirmed. Her death comes five months after the pitcher died in October 2023. That’s tragic news. Sending condolences to the Wakefield family and friends. Losing both Tim and Stacy within such a short time must…
©古舘春一／集英社・「ハイキュー!!」製作委員会・MBS Gekijōban Haikyu!! Gomi Suteba no Kessen (Haikyu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump), the first film in the two-part Haikyu!! Final sequel film project, stayed at #1 at the Japanese box office in its second week. The film sold 781,000 tickets to earn 1,120,105,990 yen (about US$7.44 million) over the weekend for…
A “Special PV ~Vaundy Theme Song Version~” for Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Chikyuu Symphony (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Earth Symphony), which opens in Japan on March 1, has been released. The new trailer is a slightly over two minute-long affair and, like the title says, comes with the film’s Vaundy theme song, “Time Paradox.” Eiga Doraemon:…
The Witch and the Beast is one of the lesser-known anime of the Winter 2024 season. Despite its well-written story and carefully detailed artwork, the series has failed to come remotely close to any weekly top-10 poll and has yet to gain much momentum. It also doesn’t help not having much of an online presence,…
Iain Packer has been sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison for the murder of Emma Caldwell in a secluded forest nearly two decades ago. Emma Caldwell, 27, was killed in April 2005, a case that remained one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved murders. Law enforcement authorities have issued an apology for the…
Manga about vampire protecting boy’s virginity launched in 2021 The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Hiromasa Okujima‘s Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga announced on Thursday that the series will get a live-action film and television anime adaptation in 2025. The live-action film is a joint production between Shochiku and TV Asahi. The announcement coincides…
Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo reiterated his nation’s commitment to Taiwan following his inauguration on Wednesday, subsequent to last month’s general election, as per a government announcement disseminated on social media by an incoming minister. The Pacific island state stands as one of Taiwan’s three remaining allies in the region, following Nauru’s decision to switch…
The Babanbabanban Vampire manga by Hiromasa Okujima is getting a TV anime that will premiere in 2025. A live-action movie adaptation was also announced. Babanbabanban Vampire has been serialized in Akita Shoten’s Bessatsu Shonen Champion since 2021, with six tankoubon volumes as of December 2023. It is a Boys’ Love story about Ranmaru Mori, a…