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· Bryan Ke
Swiss Otaku Plans to Move to Japan After Customs Confiscates 66 Pounds of Manga
Switzerland’s “most perverted” otaku has once again taken the spotlight after he revealed that Swiss customs officials confiscated about 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of doujinshi (self-published) manga. Yes or no? pic.twitter.com/yEnxGt288d
· Carl Samson
Japanese Village Makes Art Out of Rice Paddies to Honor Manga Artist
A Japanese village transformed its rice paddies into gigantic pieces of art in honor of a renowned manga artist. Inakadate, located in Japan’s Aomori prefecture, creates them every year to honor Osamu Tezuka, known as the “Japanese Walt Disney.”
· Khier Casino
Japanese Artist’s ‘Manga’ is Actually a 3D Model
With a quick glance, one might think the illustrations below are concept art for a manga series, but it’s actually a 3D model created by a Japanese artist who goes by the name Shinga. The artist shared the diorama on Twitter and says he took inspiration from Shuichi Shigeno, the…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Kim Kardashian Excites Japanese Twitter By Looking for Manga in Tokyo
If you’ve been keeping up with the Kardashians, you may have seen Kim Kardashian West’s recent Instagram photo snapped at a Manga store in Tokyo. Curious netizens did their research, pinpointing her location to be Animate’s Shinjuku branch, but the manga she’s looking at is…
· Ryan General
Chinese Pirates Reportedly Cost Japan Billions Each Year Translating Manga
Five alleged members of an underground Chinese syndicate involved in the illegal translation and distribution of manga and video games were recently arrested by authorities in Japan. Officers from the precincts in Kyoto, Yamaguchi, Shizuoka, Mie, and Shimane prefectures joined…
· Bryan Ke
Fans Are Running Like Ninjas in ‘Naruto Run’ Event For Manga’s 18th Year Anniversary
The popular manga/anime “Naruto,” created by Masashi Kishimoto, may have already ended, but its spirit continues to live on inside the heart of many die-hard fans. As a celebration for the franchise’ 18th year anniversary, many followers of the series posted group events on…
· Ryan General
Justice League Gets Full Manga Makeover For New Japanese Series
Batman, Superman and the rest of the Justice League characters have now graced the pages of a manga title in Japan, sporting brightly colored spiky hair and extra-toned hulking physiques. According to SoraNews24, DC has teamed up with local artists to create a new series titled…
· Ryan General
Top Manga Artist Reveals How Much He Makes After He Gets a Movie Deal
It is always exciting whenever a favorite Japanese manga or anime series gets adapted for the big screen. Most of these productions, either in animated film or live-action versions, rake in a ton of revenue for the film companies due to the fanbase already built by the original…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Company Offers ‘Anime’ VR Foot Massages, But They are Given By a Man
Tora no Ana, or simply Tora, is now branching out its services from just selling manga-related merchandise to offering wellness to its otaku fan through virtual reality foot massages. However, instead of a cute anime waifus, these massages are going to be given by a real-life…
· Ryan General
Time-Lapse of People Lining Up For the World’s Biggest Convention in Japan is Very Satisfying
An incredible display of discipline was showcased by Japanese participants at a recent Comiket, a popular biannual dōjinshi fair held in Tokyo, Japan last weekend. Otakus attending the world’s largest anime and manga convention were captured in an awe-inspiring time-lapse video…
· Ryan General
Team Mexico Wins World Cosplay Championship in Japan
Each year, cosplayers from different parts of the globe convene in Nagoya, Japan to compete in the cosplay world championship at the World Cosplay Summit. The annual five-day-long event was held from July 28 and Aug. 1-5 at the Dolphins Arena Gymnasium and attended by…
· Bryan Ke
Malaysian Entrepreneur Records Himself Crying As His Ferrari Burns on the Highway
Seri Aliff Syukri Kamarzaman, a cosmetics entrepreneur based in Malaysia, was in tears as he watched his Ferrari 458 Italia – worth around 1.8 million Malaysian Ringgit ($442,800) – catch on fire on a highway. The incident happened on July 26, Thursday, when the supercar, which…
· Ryan General
Hollywood is Making A Live-Action ‘Gundam’ Movie
A new live-action film based on the beloved Japanese mecha anime “Gundam” is reportedly in the works. Japan’s Sunrise Inc., which owns the popular franchise, is teaming up with Legendary Pictures to produce the movie, Deadline reports.
· Bryan Ke
Live-Action VR of Anime ‘Saint Young Men’ Has Jesus and Buddha Living Together as Bros
A preview of the live-action adaptation of the manga “Saint Oniisan,” or “Saint Young Men,” shows Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha disposing of a cockroach inside their apartment in Japan. The clip, which was posted on YouTube on June 20, briefly shows Jesus and Buddha, both the…
· Carl Samson
Japanese All-Girl Esports Team Discovers One of Their Members Is a MAN
An all-girls esports team in Japan apologized to fans after learning that one of their members is actually a man. The team, Whip, originally played “Call of Duty” before branching out to other titles, including “Fornite,” “Overwatch” and “Final Fantasy.”
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Student Creates AI That Can Turn Photos into Anime
An undergraduate student from China’s Fudan University showcased a new artificial intelligence (AI) software that can turn regular human photos into an anime masterpiece using the Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) and Deep Learning method. Yanghua Jin is attempting to create…
· Ryan General
Crossplayers Offer Pervs to Grab Their ‘Boobs’ at Conventions
In a bid to spare female cosplayers of potential harassment, two pretty Japanese cosplayers are offering up themselves to perverts who frequent anime/manga conventions. There is only one catch: The offer comes from a pair of male crossplayers — your typical cosplayers who just…
· Carl Samson
Fans Give Life to Pokémon That Didn’t Make It to the Original Game
There are Pokémon sketches that failed to be part of the original game released in the 1990s, and for that matter, never made it to fandom consciousness. So when a Pokémon designer revealed them out of the blue last week, the internet knew what to do.
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Rockstar Miyavi Doing Morning School Patrol With His Family Will Melt Your Heart
Japanese super rockstar Miyavi, known for his guitar-slapping technique, recently shared a very lovely photo of himself with his family on morning school patrol, much to the delight of his fans. Miyavi, whose real name is Takamasa Ishihara, along with his wife Melody and two…
· Ryan General
Jealous Man Kills Asian American Woman’s Fiancé So He ‘Could Date Her’
After failing to persuade his female co-worker to dump her fiancé so he could date her, Kevin Prasad decided to kill the woman’s significant other instead. Prasad is now facing a murder charge for the death of 31-year-old Mark Mangaccat, who he allegedly shot multiple times near…