Fans of the Japanese pop culture are finding connection and love through a common interest. Bookstore owners say the trend has had staying power, and more people are taking Japanese language classes.

The 1988 anime Akira motorcycle is probably still the coolest two-wheeled pop culture phenomenon nearly 40 years on. But what ...

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For Yumiko Shibata, being a voice actress was always a dream as much as a career. Bringing popular manga characters to life in animated movies and video games was rewarding, but paid so poorly that ...

The manga series that inspired Takaya Imamura's upcoming adventure game OMEGA 6: The Triangle Stars is finally coming to the ...

To put it in perspective, views for pirated TV platforms grew around 26% between 2019 and 2024, while those for pirated manga ...

Dragon Ball Super is finally coming back from its nearly long hiatus, and the series has shared a new preview of what to expect from its big return. Dragon Ball Super was one of the many Dragon Ball ...

Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune—best known for starring in films like Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, and Yojimbo for director Akira Kurosawa—has been dead for nearly 30 years. But apparently that ...

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Ichi the Witch is quickly taking over Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, and the newest volume cover for the manga is showing off the best look at Desscaras yet. Shonen Jump has been going ...

"One Piece" actor Mackenyu Maeda, known professionally as simply Mackenyu, has joined the voice cast of video game ...

The Aviot TE-V1R-HEN true wireless earbuds are aimed specifically at fans of Hololive English's Myth generation, but even without the collaboration gimmicks, they sound quite good.