Osomatsu-san has once again joined hands with 300 yen shop 3COINS! 2018 will be the Year of the Dog, so the Matsuno brothers are all dressed up as cute doggies, each a different breed that suits their personality. (C) Akatsuka Fujio / Osomatsu-san Production Committee The pouch and tote bag come in two different designs,

Popular actress Hamabe Minami has been cast in the leading role of Jabami Yumeko in the upcoming live action drama adaptation of Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler. Hamabe has previously starred in the TV drama special of Anohana as Menma, as well as the live action movie Let Me Eat Your Pancreas. In a departure from

The main visual for Dec. 2017’s Touken Ranbu Musical: Shinken Ranbu Sai 2017 has been completed, and the show will make appearances at Nippon Budokan, Osaka-jo Hall, Saitama Super Arena, and at the Guangzhou Gymnasium in China. Shinken Ranbu Sai 2017 is the 4th Touken Ranbu Musical, a series inspired by the Touken Ranbu -Online-

Manga Time Kirara Forward Magazine announced in its January 2018 issue, released on Nov. 24, that School-Live! is getting a live action movie! Written by Kaihou Norimitsu (Nitroplus) and illustrated by Chiba Sadoru, School-Live! is a school life survival horror manga that depicts the days of the School Living Club of a girls’ private school,

Imperial Enterprises Inc. is commemorating the 25th anniversary of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon with a gorgeous wicca x Sailor Moon: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 25th Anniversary Commemorative Special Collab Watch! The face features the Silver Crystal beneath the hands within the cosmic blue design, and the hours use the signs of different Guardians in gold,

There’s nothing better on a long weekend than taking a break from studying and working to play some video games, and anime characters are no different! With that in mind, it’s time to see who comes to mind when we think “gamers!” Ready to see if your favorite gamer made it onto the list? 9.

Sailor Moon is set to return to the stage yet again with a show set to open in Paris in 2018! The original manga by Takeuchi Naoko began running in Kodansha’s Nakayoshi in 1991, quickly becoming an international phenomenon. In 1993 the franchise was adapted into a stage musical which was restaged in 2013 as

A special event for popular anime My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) was held in Chiba Prefecture, Japan on November 26 local time. The event featured main cast including Yamashita Daiki (Midoriya Izuku), Miyake Kenta (All Might), Okamoto Nobuhiko (Bakugou Katsuki) and more. Titled “U.A. School Festival”, the event engaged cast members and fans

Haruna Luna made her debut in May 2012 with the Fate/Zero 2nd season ED theme,“Sora wa Takaku Kaze wa Utau.” In the five years since her debut, she’s sung theme songs for many popular anime, but in 2017 she challenged herself for the first time as a voice actress in the anime URAHARA! Haruna has

Devilman Crybaby, an anime adaptation of the classic Go Nagai manga directed by Yuasa Masaaki, will be streamed worldwide by Netflix in January 2018. With the release drawing closer, the series has unveiled the third in a series of main visuals as well as a brand new trailer and has also confirmed the main titles

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc revealed a new visual on Twitter, along with the broadcast date! The series will premiere on Jan. 7 at 7:30 am on NHK BS Premium. ☆新キービジュアル解禁☆「カードキャプターさくら クリアカード編」は2018年1月7日（日）よりNHK BSプレミアムにて毎週日曜朝7:30～放送スタート！（再放送：1月12日（金）よりNHK BSプレミアムにて毎週金曜夜11:45～） https://twitter.com/hashtag/ccsakura?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#ccsakura https://t.co/8nroId3OXP”>https://t.co/8nroId3OXP https://t.co/cofRym0Jdm”>pic.twitter.com/cofRym0Jdm — カードキャプターさくら（公式） (@ccsakura_info) https://twitter.com/ccsakura_info/status/932851681846468609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November 21, 2017 The new visual highlights Sakura in a beautiful white costume (likely made

It’s been announced that Kakegurui is being adapted into a live-action drama! It will air on MBS and TBS beginning in Jan. 2018. The series was first released as a manga in Gangan Joker by Kawamoto Homura and Naomura Tooru, and it follows the intense gambling battles by the wealthy and privileged students of Hyakkaou

Banpresto is releasing prints of a gorgeous illustration from VOFAN of Oshino Shinobu from the Monogatari series, limited to only 300! Overseas fans will have a chance to get their hands on a copy through Tokyo Otaku Mode. The print also comes in a gorgeous frame made in Japan. Each frame is produced by the

Singer and voice actress Sakamoto Maaya will be releasing her new single “CLEAR” on Jan. 31, 2018~! Before hitting the shelves in 2018, fans will have plenty of time to enjoy it as the opening theme of the upcoming TV anime series Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc. If Sakamoto’s name sounds a little familiar to

J-WORLD TOKYO is holding a limited period Dragon Ball event titled “Dragon Ball Festival 2018 in J-World Tokyo” from Nov. 23 to 28! J-WORLD TOKYO is an indoor theme park featuring series appearing in Jump magazines such as One Piece and Naruto. Operated by Namco and located inside Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, it awaits

We hope you’re in the mood for a little gambling because Kotobukiya is adding a new figure to its original ARTFX J series: Jabami Yumeko from Kawamoto Homura’s Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler! Gorgeous and not without her eccentricities, Jabami is a transfer student at the strange Hyakkaou Private Academy. While prestigious in its own right,

Sweets Paradise, a chain of Japanese cafes specialising in sweet goods, is teaming up with the Fullmetal Alchemist TV anime for a series of collaborative main courses and desserts available from Nov. 20. The collaborative menu has been themed around the Fullmetal Alchemist universe and of course includes dishes inspired by characters from the show!

TV anime URAHARA, themed around and set in Harajuku, started airing on Oct. 4. In honor of the anime’s location, a special limited edition cafe is opening right in Harajuku: the URAHARA x 2.5SPINNS x SweetsParadise collaborative cafe! Centered in a shop named PARK, URAHARA takes viewers around Harajuku including popular locations like Takeshita Street,

In Japan, there are so many ways to express your love for a character, like eating festive character cakes or plastering them all over an “ita-bag” (extremely painful on the wallet!) However, a recent trend has given birth to a whole new expression of otaku love – recreating your favorite character solely through Twitter emojis!

Legendary game series Final Fantasy is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2018 with a special exhibition at Mori Arts Center in Roppongi. The theme for the exhibition is “Farewell” and there will be many works of art on show inspired by the games’ many goodbye scenes but fans attending on the first two days will

Good Smile Company has opened pre-orders for a birthday-themed figure of the lovely Rem, which will release sometime in May 2018! A popular heroine from Nagatsuki Tappei’s Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World, this particular Rem figure was inspired by one of the many key visuals from the events under the title “Re:Life of

The first in a series of free “Manga Mapping” interactive events, “onomatopée”, will take place at Basement GINZA on Nov. 25 and 26. The Manga Mapping Project uses the latest projection mapping technology to move manga beyond the page and into the realms of 3D art. The theme for the first session is inspired by

Fullmetal Alchemist and Sanrio are celebrating the upcoming premiere of the live-action film with a collaboration that lasts from Dec. 1 to Jan. 8~! Fans who want to get their hands on the adorable and original goods from “FMA Designed by Sanrio” will have to visit the department store Tokyu Hands, which has 37 total

It’s usually the children who get the cutest stuff, be it clothes or other items, so Eyeup wanted to change change that by launching the “Otona-sama Lunch Plate” aimed specifically for adult fans of Osomatsu-san. It features the Matsuno sextuplets sleeping in their big family futon: The gloomy fourth brother, Ichimatsu, the confident Karamatsu, the

The mail order site AMNIBUS has begun accepting orders on Nov. 7 for original goods themed after Ruler from Fate/Apocrypha! Two new items were revealed, both of them by Arma Bianca, a brand that focuses on creating items that can be used in regular daily life. Up first is a pullover that bears the series

Anime NYC is New York City’s premiere anime convention, known for showcasing the best of Japan’s pop culture in addition to bringing the city’s anime fans and publishers together to celebrate a weekend of epic anime, manga, cosplay, movies, food, fashion, travel, technology, toys, and games. There are only a few days left before the

The Kirby video game franchise has reached the incredible milestone of 25 years, and to commemorate, it will be collaborating with convenience store Lawson! In addition to original Kirby-man buns, there will also be a campaign where fans can try to get their hands on original goods, as well as some collaborative goods on sale!

Gintama is teaming up with Bandai’s confectionary division for their very first character branded Christmas cakes! The cakes are available in two designs featuring either Gintoki alone or Gintoki, Okita Souji & Hijikata Toshiro in fancy Christmas outfits. The first design features Gintoki in a smart suit that’s complemented by an elegant scarf, all against

Good Smile Company is releasing a 1/8 scale figure of Phosphophyllite, or Phos, the protagonist of Land of the Lustrous! Land of the Lustrous is an ongoing manga by Ichikawa Haruko that is being serialized in Kodansha’s Monthly Afternoon. Set in a world where jewels have taken on the form of people, the story follows

Iconic video game characters Mario and Luigi may just be Hollywood’s next big stars, with an animated Super Mario Bros. movie in the works! According to the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo is reportedly near an agreement with American animation film production company Illumination Entertainment ( Despicable Me, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets ) to