For the anime fan, there’s nothing more thrilling than finding a scene from your favorite series in real life! Luckily, Japan is full of real-life locations used as anime settings just waiting to be discovered! Art is frequently inspired by…
From happy comedy romances to more mature themes, this list explores the many ways romance can go. I recommend checking them all out. 1. Ichigo 100% Synopsis Junpei Manaka sneaks up to the roof to see the sunset. When he opens…
In Japan, two cosplay-loving parents (m_lunchpack and xMiCaNx) decided to dress as Rem and Ram from the series Re:Zero: Translation: Remram as a husband and wife. xMiCaNx/Twitter They asked their son to differentiate them: Translation: Me (Dad): “Who am I?” Son: Papa and…
Mangaka day in the life in Japan also known as a Manga artist and manga creator. This documentary style video show the life of Mangaka from morning until the evening at the mangaka workplace, home and general mangaka working schedule.…
Mie University, located in Iga, Japan, established the world’s first research centre focused on ninja studies in 2017 and launched a graduate course in 2018. Iga, located in central Japan, is a mountain-shrouded city once home to many ninja. Mie University established…
A popular Japanese cosplayer known for transforming herself into real-life versions of hot female anime characters, recently came out as a man who uses makeup, wigs and various accessories to achieve a shockingly feminine look. With over 65,000 followers on…
Foreigners working in anime-related fields for at least one year in Japan can soon get permanent residency rights, the country’s Immigration Bureau has announced. The new rule, which takes effect in 2018, follows changes in the bureau’s “points-based preferential immigration…
Japan has once again topped a list of countries that sleeps the least, according to a new study by Finnish manufacturing company Polar Electro’s Japan branch. The study compares the sleeping pattern of men and women from 28 different countries…
There’re a lot of manga cafes in Japan. What’s less common, is a manga “bar”. Tokyo’s Manga Night Books is located in Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward. The shop is actually a very multifaceted place. It’s a manga specialty shop, but also…
A new report published October 9, 2018, reveals just how many borders some travel documents can cross. According to the Henley Passport Index, compiled by global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & PartnersCitizens, Japan now has the most powerful passport on…
Production IMS, the anime studio that produced the anime series Inari Kon Kon, Active Raid, Date A Live II, and Haifuri officially filed for bankruptcy on September 21 according to a report released on Thursday by the credit research company Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR). The…
We don’t do manga series in our recommendations here, just anime. However, that doesn’t mean that anime fans don’t want to lie in bed and read a few good chapters quietly before bed. Instead of branching out into manga recommendations,…
There are plans to open a VR-based massage shop calledToranoana VR Relaxationin Tokyo’s Akihabara. Customers wear a VR headset and enjoy foot rubs from virtual anime girls. The anime girl will ask questions, with the customer selecting responses using a…
Back in 2016, crowdfunded pre-orders commenced for the Gatebox virtual assistant. Now in 2018, the product is going into mass production at around half its original asking price. Below is the original concept movie, showing what the virtual character Azuma…
There are strong female characters and there are anime series with strong female characters. Let’s be real. Many anime series have one or two strong females, but otherwise many of the other female characters are just there to be cute,…
