Kurokata’s quirky isekai light novel series The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic began coming out in August, and the manga adaptation by Kugayama Reki will hit shelves this November. Both series are published by One Peace Books, and Kurokata and Kugayama Reki spoke to …Read more »
As part of AX Cinema Nights, A Silent Voice is returning to theaters on October 12, available both dubbed and subbed. Lexi Marman Cowden, a professional actress who plays Shoko in the English dub, is deaf like her character. She spoke to Otaku USA about …Read more »
INU-OH, the surreal and musically-inspired new anime movie by Masaaki Yuasa, mixes a historical setting with sometimes-modern music. After speaking with singer and lead voice-over actor Avu-chan, Otaku USA was able to speak with the film’s composer, Otomo Yoshihide. Yoshihide talked about using classical instruments, …Read more »
GKIDS has licensed the heartfelt movie Goodbye, Don Glees! and just played it in American theaters. Atsuko Ishizuka, the movie’s writer and director, has been working at the prestigious anime studio Madhouse since 2004. Otaku USA spoke to her about her inspiration for this movie, …Read more »
BLITZ, which has been published by Shonen Jump, becomes available in America this month through ABLAZE Comics. The chess-themed series is written by Cédric Biscay and Harumo Sanazaki and illustrated by Daitaro Nishihara, with chess grandmaster and World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov also involved. Biscay …Read more »
Mathew Klickstein calls himself a Multi-Platform Storyteller, and his newest book, See You At San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture, is being released on September 6 by Fantagraphics. The 500-page book has all sorts of information and …Read more »
Avu-chan, the star of Masaaki Yuasa’s musical anime movie INU-OH, is a musician associated with the bands Queen Bee and Gokumontō Ikka. With INU-OH hitting American theaters on August 12, Otaku USA interviewed Avu-chan about playing the lead, how music can help lives, and what …Read more »
As manga’s popularity continues to grow around the globe, SHUEISHA launched MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA so that their titles can reach fans no matter where they live. In this exciting new world of manga fandom, Yûta Momiyama, the Deputy Editor In Chief of the JUMP+ …Read more »
Soundtracks for Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa and Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos have become available outside of Japan for the first time thanks to Milan Records. You can check out the playlists here, and in the …Read more »
Unico, the beloved unicorn created by Osamu “God of Manga” Tezuka, might be having a comeback! A Kickstarter has begun to fund a new Unico comic, Unico Awakening, written by writer Samuel Sattin and illustrated by artist team Gurihiru. Their goal is to make $50,000. …Read more »
The “Dragon Ball Symphonic Adventure” will make its American debut on May 21 in Los Angeles, where it will have a 60-piece orchestra and live vocals bringing Dragon Ball music to life, all while scenes from the anime play on the big screen behind the …Read more »
Ninety-one original songs from the first season of the Ranking of Kings anime are now available as a collection. MAYUKO, the composer, is also a writer, arranger and singer who has composed for Cells at Work! and The Full-Time Wife Escapist. She told Otaku USA …Read more »
It’s not uncommon in Japan for the release of a manga to be advertised with giant murals at train stations. This technique hasn’t been used so much elsewhere, but thanks to Star Comics in Italy, that’s changing. The publisher has turned the Porta Genova metro …Read more »
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to hang with your sweetie and eat chocolates, give flowers, and watch Japanese monster movies. What’s that about the last part? Pluto TV is offering up a Tokusatsu style Valentine’s Day. Starting tomorrow, …Read more »
Taisei Iwasaki is the lead composer and arranger on the soundtracks for BELLE, a visually stunning new film with beautiful music from Mamoru Hosoda. With the movie now in American theaters (available both in English and Japanese), Iwasaki spoke to Otaku USA about his background …Read more »
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