Review: ‘Chihayafuru Part 3’ tackles 5 problems graduating students face
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This year’s Japanese rice paddy art features 1950s iconic characters
Who says farming can’t be artsy? In Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, the residents have been keeping a yearly tradition of creating rice paddy art or tambo art. For this year’s art, a pair of rice fields were dedicated to two iconic characters from the 1950s. The first rice field features a scene from the classic film […]
WATCH: ‘Attack on Titan’ season 3 teases a bloody start
After a year of waiting since Attack on Titan season 2 last aired, the popular anime adaptation of Hajime Isayama’s manga series, has returned for the third season and will premiere this July. The trailer teases a bloody start for Eren Yeager and company as it showcases the Survey Corps battling against not only Titans, but […]
Japanese company to be blamed for employee’s suicide due to overwork and abuse
“I just want to tell my son, ‘You are not worthless.’ He was gradually being driven to his death.”
POP! Exclusive: Hey! Say! JUMP on music, soccer, and Hong Kong fried noodles
The nine-member J-pop group Hey! Say! JUMP arrived in Hong Kong last July 5-7 to perform live as part of GEM TV Asia’s annual event ‘MUSIC DAY Songs For You’ line-up. Comprised of Ryosuke Yamada, Yuri Chinen, Yuto Nakajima, Keito Okamoto, Daiki Arioka, Yuya Takaki, Kei Inoo, Hikaru Yaotome, and Kota Yabu, the band has […]
‘SCANDAL’ rocks SMX Convention Center for the first time
Japan’s no.1 all-female rock band, SCANDAL, finally performed in Manila for the first time at the SMX Convention Center last June 24—fulfilling the wishes of their Filipino fans to rock out with their idols, if only for a night. For many years, their fans have been clamoring for them to come to the country. So […]
WATCH: Bandai Namco releases Jump Force trailer, teases Naruto, Goku, Luffy in fantastic gameplay
During the much-awaited Microsoft E3 launch held Tuesday, Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia revealed its newest upcoming game–Jump Force, an upcoming fighting game that will feature some of the bestselling manga characters from Shonen Jump in amazingly rendered arenas. Here in the trailer, we see Goku from the Dragon Ball franchise, Naruto in his Kyuubi form, […]
WATCH: Japanese bath house chain offers bathing with 10,000 Gudetamas
Yes, you read that right. Also, why not?
IN PHOTOS: ‘Bleach’ teases BTS shots of the upcoming live-action film
After the upcoming live-action film of acclaimed manga and Japanese anime, Bleach, released its official trailer to the public last April 20, 2018, fans all over the world couldn’t contain their excitement. ＼最新予告 解禁！／7/20公開の映画『BLEACH』よりアクションシーン満載の最新映像が到着ッ！そして、本作の主題歌と挿入歌を[ALEXANDROS] が務めることが決定！悪霊：虚＜ホロウ＞に立ち向かう福士蒼汰さん演じる主人公・黒崎一護たちによる壮絶バトルシーンと大迫力のCGにご注目！#映画ブリーチ pic.twitter.com/ETYyKp9jTD — ワーナー ブラザース ジャパン (@warnerjp) April 19, 2018 Written and illustrated by Tite Kubo, Bleach has outrageous and insane fight scenes […]