Image via the GazettE’s Twitter account The official website for Japanese rock band the GazettE announced on Tuesday that their bassist Reita died on Monday. There will be a memorial service for close relatives. the GazettE (formerly known as Gazette) formed in 2002 with vocalist Ruki, bassist Reita, and lead guitarist Uruha. Uruha and Ruki…
Sales allegedly took place between December 2022-March 2023 ©The Pokémon Company International Kyoto police have arrested 36-year-old interior decorator Yoshihiro Yamakawa under suspicion of violating Japan’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act by selling hacked versions of Pokémon in the Pokémon Violet game for Nintendo Switch. The man was arrested during a cyber patrol on April 9…
© Rumiko Takahashi・Shogakukan／Urusei Yatsura Anime Production Committee I was dreading the idea of an episode that revolved around Shutaro. Making the subject of the episode dealing with his phobias using time travel also made me think that the episode’s climax would be pretty predictable. My problem with Shutaro as a character is that I don’t…
© 森野萌・講談社／「花野井くんと恋の病」製作委員会 Man, going from the finale of The Dangers in My Heart to the beginning of A Condition Called Love doesn’t seem fair. I know this series is based on a fairly popular manga, and I was looking forward to jumping right into what I imagine will be one of the more talked about…
Final volume scheduled for fall release Image via Amazon Japan © Daisuke Hiyama, Futabansha The 14th compiled book volume of Daisuke Hiyama‘s Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time (Peter Grill to Kenja no Jikan) manga revealed on April 11 that the series will end with the 15th volume’s release in fall. The anime’s first season…
Ragna Crimson Volume 11 effectively ends the first major arc of the manga and encapsulates the strengths and struggles of what has come thus far. The volume is essentially broken into three pieces: the battle, a flashback with Ultimatia and Woltekamui, and the aftermath. Let’s tackle each in turn. The battle itself is everything we…
Nanashi no Tensei manga launches on Fire CROSS manga website on Monday Hobby Japan‘s Fire CROSS manga website launched a new, full-color, vertical-scrolling Queen’s Blade spinoff manga titled Nanashi no Tensei (Nanashi’s Reincarnation) on Monday. Akira Hizuki (Desire Pandora) and Minmi Tachibana are drawing the manga, and Hobby Japan is credited for the original work….
© 武田綾乃・宝島社／『響け！』製作委員会 Few studios excel at finding an idealized, nostalgic lens for high school like Kyoto Animation, and few series encompass looking through it on the same level as Sound! Euphonium. The anime’s approach isn’t one of complete, unadulterated idealization—anyone who’s seen it knows that as far as after-school music club series go, Sound! Euphonium…
Sōda’s 1985 novel inspired live-action film in 1988, anime film in 2019 Image via Oricon Novelist Osamu Sōda died on April 8 at a hospital in Nagoya due to pneumonia. He was 95. According to Sōda’s family, his condition suddenly deteriorated after he was hospitalized due to a cold on April 4. Kadokawa, which published…
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Rinkai! project revealed three more cast members for its anime series. The three cast members will all start performing in the anime’s second episode on Tuesday. Image via Rinkai! project’s X/Twitter account © RINKAI League Committee The new cast members are (from image above, top to bottom):…