Two world-famous Shonen Jump characters are set to join Banpresto’s prize figure line Grandista this May: Uzumaki Naruto from Naruto: Shippuden and Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece! Grandista is known for focusing on only the strongest characters from the most popular series. Thanks to incredible sculpting and superb coloring, the line boasts high quality

Sailor Moon has celebrated the release of its new tribute album, “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The 25th Anniversary Memorial Tribute,” with an impressive character bento assembly video of everyone’s favorite magical girl! This video showcases the step-by-step process of assembling a yummy bento starring Tsukino Usagi as Sailor Moon. Her Transformation Brooch and the symbols

Of all magical girl transformations, none is better-known than that of the iconic Sailor Moon. Every moment and pose of the sequence has cemented itself into anime history, and it is now being honored in the form of a beautiful new Figuarts Zero Chouette figure: Figuarts Zero Chouette Sailor Moon -Moon Crystal Power, Make Up-!

Death is coming to your figure collection in the form of Reaper from popular game Overwatch! Also known as Gabriel Reyes, the mercenary is the newest figma released by Good Smile Company. Reaper strikes fear into others not just through his increasing body count, but also through his mysterious and intimidating appearance. Just like in

The live action movie adaptation of Kubo Tite’s hit manga Bleach has released a new trailer featuring the main characters in action, as well as theme song “Mosquito Bite” by rock band Alexandro! Bleach stars Fukushi Sota as Kurosaki Ichigo, Sugisaki Hana as Kuchiki Rukia, Yoshizawa Ryou as Ishida Uryu, Saotame Taichi as Abarai Renji

Anime has no lack of great coffee shops that serve as a place to gather, work or even live, so it’s time to see which one is deserving of the top spot in fans’ hearts! This survey from Anime!Anime! ended up with a few ties, meaning that 12 different anime actually made it in. Ready

A new figure from Kadokawa will treat fans of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World to a rare sight: the beloved heroine Rem in a school uniform! Rem’s appearance is based on the front cover of Re:Zeropedia, a comprehensive data book released in 2016, and she’s looking positively overjoyed at the prospect of attending high

Blue, the main antagonist from the original Pokémon games, will be the next trainer to join Kotobukiya’s ARTFX J line! The longtime rival of Red has been recreated as a figure based on an illustration by Ariga Hitoshi, one of the professionals who produces art for Pokémon. His confident personality has been captured flawlessly and

Taikobou and Supushan, the heroes of Hakyu Hoshin Engi’, have made a dramatic arrival in the Nendoroid collection. The set includes both the series’ protagonist Taikobou and his trusty steed – Supushan, a spirit beast with a hippo-like appearance. Taikobo comes with special mounted leg parts so you can display him atop Supushan. Supushan can

Chara-Ani has released a terrifying 1/7 scale figure of Tanya von Degurechaff from Saga of Tanya the Evil! Tanya is a complex character with many faces, from her current face as Tanya versus her past face as a salaryman. Some of her faces are a little scarier than others, though, like in this figure… Her

Bandai has opened preorders for the newest entry in their cosmetics series “Miracle Romance,” which is themed after Takeuchi Naoko’s classic manga Sailor Moon! The “Miracle Romance Multi Carry Balm Display Cloth Set” comes with soothing lip balms encased in three familiar transformation items from the series: the Transformation Brooch, Crystal Star Compact, and Cosmic

A special Cardcaptor Sakura cafe starring the adorable Guardian Cerberus (known fondly as Kero-chan) will be popping up at Tokyo Skytree Town’s Tokyo Solamachi from late April! The cafe will be serving up some of Kero-chan’s personal favorites, all of which happen to feature the Guardian himself in some way or another. Kero-chan’s plate of

Inspired by the famous “June Bride” scene, Sword Art Online’s latest seasonal merchandise lineup stars Asuna as its beautiful bride! An illustration of Kirito and Asuna’s wedding day is featured on an assortment of items both big and small, including a large tapestry, drinking glass pairs, smartphone cases, book covers, clear stands, clear files and

A breathtaking 1/8 scale figure of Ex-Machina Schwi from the anime film No Game No Life -Zero- is now up for preorders! Fans of the movie will recognize this design from the key visual featuring Schwi wistfully looking into the distance in all her mechanical glory. Schwi’s mechanical parts, battered and worn in countless places,

Universal Studios Japan has revealed their newest anime-themed event: One Piece Premier Summer, where fans will be transported to the colorful and never-dull world of Luffy and his crew! USJ has already revealed three major parts of the summer event, the first one titled One Piece Premier Show 2018. While details are scarce, it will

Manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump has announced details for the third of its 50th anniversary exhibitions showcasing the stories and artwork created over the years. Following the first exhibition last summer which covered series published up to the ’80s, and the second which opened on Mar. 19 and focussed on ’90s manga, the third and

Fans will have the chance to pet the adorable Eevee at a special Pokémon Center event on Apr. 21 and 22! A number of lucky fans at the Pokémon Center’s Mega Tokyo and Osaka locations will be able to spend one minute with Eevee and even get a photo to prove it. Eevee is also

J-WORLD TOKYO will be hosting a new limited time event to celebrate the long-awaited third season of Horikoshi Kouhei’s My Hero Academia! My Hero Academia in J-WORLD TOKYO can be enjoyed by fans from Apr. 23 to Jul. 13, 2018. Those lucky enough to attend will be surrounded with plenty of awesome things to experience,

OKAMOTO’S also paid us a visit at the Tokyo Otaku Mode booth, where all four members signed a T-shirt that we’ll be offering to one lucky winner in a special giveaway! For a chance to win, enter the giveaway here by Apr. 22! Their latest studio album “NO MORE MUSIC” is also available worldwide on

An epic collaboration has come out between My Hero Academia and Avengers: Infinity War! In addition to the special visual below which uses the Infinity War IMAX poster, a whopping seven videos have been released. The 3rd season of My Hero Academia recently started airing on Apr. 7, and the latest Marvel movie Avengers: Infinity

Starting later this month, Benelic and Studio Ghibli is set to release phone cable covers based on three iconic characters: Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro, No Face from Spirited Away, and Ponyo from Ponyo! With their big open mouths and exaggerated expressions, the characters take on a hilarious appearance, almost like they’re attempting to eat

Cherry blossoms appear all the time in Japanese media, and it sometimes feels like the spring anime season itself is dedicated to celebrating these flowers! So naturally, it’s a good time to see which anime make fans think of the beautiful blossoms. There were quite a few ties, though, so in reality 12 anime made

There are a lot of ways to show your love for your favorite anime character from collecting plushies and artwork to cosplaying, but out of all the options, there’s something especially fun about throwing a birthday party for your character of choice! With March behind us, we can finally bring you this list of the

Light novel imprint Dengeki Bunko is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a charming figure of Sword Art Online‘s beloved heroine Asuna dressed in a bikini! This limited figure is a perfect recreation of the original illustration by artist abec, which was drawn in 2015 for the “Dengeki Bunko 3000 Title Breakthrough! Big Thanks Fair”. Thanks

Jump Music Festa, a music festival hosted by manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump, is set to take place at Yokohama Arena from July 7 to Aug. 2. The full lineup details will be announced at a later date, but the festival has already revealed its first few headline acts: rock bands KANA-BOON and Kishidan, idol

The eagerly anticipated new Sailor Moon musical has announced that it will double cast two teams formed from idol group Nogizaka46! For the stage musical performance, the members of Nogizaka46 will be split into Team MOON and Team STAR, which will alternate playing the five central Sailor Soldiers. Team MOON will feature Yamashita Mizuki (Sailor

It’s an exciting time of the year with spring anime broadcasts having just begun, so Anime!Anime! held a survey in honor of the season to answer one question: which anime character with “Sakura” in their name is the best? A name like that is guaranteed to bring at least a few characters in mind, but

A live action adaptation of Hara Yasuhisa’s action manga Kingdom has been announced! Kingdom follows the story of Li Xin, a boy orphaned in the long period of violence that is the Warring State period of China. First serialized in Weekly Young Jump in Sept. 2006, it is still currently running. While a live action

Karasuno High School Volleyball Club’s “Dependable Ace”, Azumane Asahi of Haikyu!! has made his debut on the Nendoroid court dressed in his team uniform! Asahi has been recreated faithfully in true Nendoroid style, right down to his slight chin-beard and his iconic man bun. He also comes with three interchangeable face plates including his regular

Popular anime Fate/Apocrypha is teaming up with watch brand INDEPENDENT for a series of branded watches themed around Ruler and Saber of Red. The Ruler watch features the crest from the Luminosité Eternelle: God is Here With Me flag as a motif on the face. The watch also comes in Ruler’s iconic blue color scheme