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

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 ...

The new edition offers Vagabond fans a nice treat as the cover contains a new illustration by Takehiko Inoue, the creator of Vagabond and Slam Dunk. Musashi is a Japanese epic based on the life of the ...

We sit down with horror manga artist Gigi Murakami to discuss her latest manga and the lasting trauma of Final Destination.

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 ...

From a One Piece-inspired pirate club in Tokyo to a strength spot in Oklahoma, fitness pros are using your favorite characters to help achieve your goals.

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 Japanese broadcasting powerhouse Fuji TV is currently in the throes of a s*x scandal, one so big that it has led to the ...

Fuji TV Network finds itself on its knees as the s*x scandal led to massive public outrage, with everyone cutting ties with ...