Voice actor Kenichi Suzumura is best known for roles including Shinn Asuka in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Mikiya Kokutou in The Garden of Sinners, and Obanai Iguro in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yai ...
Voice actor Manaka Iwami, best known as Tohru Honda in "Fruits Basket," Akane Kurokawa in "OSHI NO KO," and Rice Shower in "Uma Musume Pretty Derby," announced on the 13th that she is married and has ...
Sumiko Arai’s manga The Guy I'm Interested In Isn't a Guy announced its anime adaptation when the third collected volume was released in February 2025. The series is now officially set to premiere in ...
The hit J-drama VIVANT, starring Masato Sakai, returned with a sequel in late July and immediately reignited the hype. Between its star-studded cast and pulse-pounding espionage plot, the series has o ...
Created by author Nagaru Tanigawa, the Haruhi Suzumiya series is a defining light novel classic. Its anime adaptation is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, marking two decades since it became ...
With his unmistakably deep voice, Akio Otsuka has brought countless fan-favorite characters to life, including Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third and Batou in Ghost in the Shell. But one of his most ico ...
Female voice actors playing young boys has long been common in Japanese anime, with famous examples including Goku in Dragon Ball, Naruto Uzumaki in Naruto, and Conan Edogawa in Detective Conan. Recen ...
As generative AI technology continues to advance, a growing number of AI-generated videos and images have appeared using the faces and voices of celebrities without their consent. In May, it was revea ...
Japan’s anime industry is enjoying an unprecedented boom, fueled in large part by its expanding global market. Step inside an animation studio, however, and another reality quickly becomes clear: for ...
Created by manga artist Hideaki Sorachi, the irreverent comedy Gintama is celebrating its anime adaptation’s 20th anniversary this year. The franchise also returned to theaters with the new film New ...
Illustrator Nagano’s Chiikawa became a hit in no time, and its quirky anime adaptation only brought even more fans into the fold. This year’s theatrical film has pushed the franchise even further in ...
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic manga Yu-Gi-Oh!, the first-ever large-scale art exhibition for its late creator, Kazuki Takahashi, titled "KAZUKI TAKAHASHI: YU-GI-OH! ART WORKS," is se ...
Voice actor Sumire Uesaka, known for roles including Alya in Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Lum in Urusei Yatsura, and Agnes Tachyon in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, has built a large follow ...
Kentaro Ito, the voice actor for Renji Abarai in the currently airing anime series BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict. His agency, Mausu Promotion, announced on its official website on th ...
Premiering in July, the TV anime "Yanineko," based on the manga of the same name, has garnered significant attention and praise from fans. The series offers a brutally realistic and gritty portrayal o ...
Japan's national treasure voice actress, Masako Nozawa, is gearing up to celebrate her 90th birthday on October 25th! To mark this incredible milestone, FAVOLC, a brand specializing in voice actor col ...
The TV anime "Yanineko," which premiered in July and is based on the manga of the same name, has been racking up praise from fans for its incredibly realistic, gritty portrayal of smokers and addictio ...
The iconic Japanese drama and film series, Bayside Shakedown, starring Yuji Oda, is making a grand return to the big screen this year with a new movie after a 12-year hiatus! Titled "Bayside Shakedown ...
Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island, the first theatrical anime film in the Chiikawa franchise, opened in theaters on July 24, 2026. The movie got off to a spectacular start, earning 5 billion yen ...
Voice acting legend Hikaru Midorikawa, known for iconic roles like Heero Yuy in "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing," Kaede Rukawa in "Slam Dunk," and Naoki Shinjyo in "Future GPX Cyber Formula," is a true pione ...
