Japanese brand PREMICO (プレミコ) is renowned for blending high-quality timepieces and accessories with popular anime and manga, consistently dropping stunning designs that capture fans' hearts (and w ...
Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby has been a massive hit since its mobile game launch, sparking explosive buzz and drawing more attention to Japan's horse racing culture. This February, the mobile game ...
Japanese brand Pinky Closet is all about breaking down gender barriers, treating women's fashion as pure style for men who love to rock it. The brand noticed a common snag: most off-the-rack women's c ...
Earlier this year, a hilariously quirky art piece dubbed the "Big-Breasted Pigeon" (デカチチバト) from Musashino Art University's graduation exhibition took Japanese social media by storm, going vira ...
Beyond the decades-long reign of global TCG titans like "Yu-Gi-Oh!" and "Pokémon," a slew of other IPs have recently jumped into the card game arena. We're talking "Godzilla," "Ultraman," and even Ho ...
The second season of "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End," which aired this January, continued to impress with its stellar production, earning widespread acclaim. Fans can also look forward to the third se ...
This year marks the epic 55th anniversary of Kamen Rider, and the celebrations are in full swing with a slew of events and projects! The official word is out: the 8th Reiwa Rider series will be titled ...
Fans of Osamu Akimoto's classic manga "Kochikame" were thrilled earlier this year when a brand-new anime project, "New Kochikame" (tentative title, "Shin Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashuts ...
Yesterday, Japanese media outlet Weekly Bunshun reported that Tsuburaya Productions, the company behind the "Ultraman" series, had seen a significant exodus of employees, with approximately one-quarte ...
Get ready for a blast from the past! Shotaro Ishinomori's pioneering sci-fi manga, Cyborg 009, is getting a long-awaited new anime series, Cyborg 009 Nemesis, which was first announced last July to th ...
Japan's official Pokémon store, the Pokémon Center, has a history of dropping highly coveted life-sized plushies, from the Eevee family to Gardevoir and Slowpoke. These massive, true-to-form Pokémo ...
Known among keyboard enthusiasts as "the aluminum factory" for its masterful aluminum alloy craftsmanship, Chinese brand IQUNIX has just announced a killer collaboration with the iconic anime series, ...
Let's be real, "laundry bags" are a household essential for pretty much everyone. But if you're tired of the same old boring mesh net, the "evil" geniuses at Bandai have cooked up a fresh new option f ...
Tokyo's iconic landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, has a history of hosting epic collaborations with franchises like and , drawing in legions of fans. These high-altitude events, blending stunning views wit ...
If you're into anime or VTubers, you probably have your "oshi" – that one character or personality you absolutely adore. And for many, buying up all their merch is just part of the game. If your wall ...
The "Japan Character Award" (日本キャラクター大賞), established in 2009, aims to champion the value of licensing business to society. Each year, it celebrates Japan's top licensed brands and character ...
Get ready, Trainers! The mobile version of "Pokémon Champions" officially dropped today, June 17, 2026, on both iOS and Android. It's bringing a fresh wave of playable Pokémon, battle items, and se ...
Ultraman, Japan's iconic tokusatsu hero franchise, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. However, as plans for the July anniversary celebration were set to kick off, unsettling news has emerg ...
Get ready, manga fans! Kazuya Yoshimura's captivating series, "To You, The Immortal Mona Lisa." (性別「モナリザ」の君へ。), is officially getting a TV anime adaptation! The big news dropped on the 17t ...
Ever spot a billboard with a cryptic, almost beckoning message that makes you do a double-take and wonder what on earth it means? That's exactly what happened when Japanese X user "Oshiete! Occult Sen ...
