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Every so often, a manga suddenly goes BOOM. It jumps straight into modern Japanese pop culture, so quick the ink’s hardly […]

Japan got the new Ghost in the Shell movie a week later than most countries did. Our side of the

Spring in Japan means sakura. And the arrival of sakura blossoms on the trees is a great excuse to get

Yo, iM@S fans. Admit it. You sometimes get tired of waving glowsticks and watching idols bounce around on stage. Sometimes.

The legendary, late Satoshi Kon created a bunch of cult Japanese anime movies: Millennium Actress Perfect Blue Paprika Tokyo Godfathers Should’ve

The phenomenon that is the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime premiered 22 years ago. We are otaku, we love this show.

Health and beauty in Japan can look… unattractive, sometimes. As anyone who’s ever freaked out in the ‘horse oil’ aisle

Ask a YoI fan what makes the show so great, and you get a bunch of different answers. Fanservice. A

In Tokyo, Akihabara is otaku central. A ‘must-see’ for anime fans visiting Japan – assuming you check out the east

Anime is sometimes… unbelievable. A character transformation is a chance for the animators to really go to town. Expect long

It’s been a month since Valentine’s Day. The choco-mania in Japan isn’t over by a long shot. Get your tastebuds

Back in 2014, Viz Media announced they’d bought the rights to a huge chunk of Sailor Moon. All 200 TV