“Isekai” is the genre of Japanese media wherein the protagonists are transported, trapped, or reborn in another world. When you think about it, this is actually a common trope in storytelling across the world which goes back quite a long time, but in anime it’s …Read more »
Neon Genesis Evangelion is never far from the mind of anime fans. The franchise, now 25 years old, is still a perennial favorite, as evidenced most recently by the huge number of streams each of the films pulled in on YouTube last month. Japanese public …Read more »
It’s one of the most prevalent genres around, and chances are, if you’re an anime fan you have an opinion on isekai! To help let your voice be heard, we’ve put together a poll so our readers can sound off on their favorite entries in …Read more »
Ever wondered how Japanese kids spend their hard-earned allowance? So did Bandai, and for good reason: they make stuff they hope kids will buy. Bandai surveyed 900 children in elementary and middle school, and discovered the top 10 categories sucking up those precious yen. 10. …Read more »
Before we get too deep into this, don’t worry, there’s not a new live-action Dragon Ball movie on the horizon. That doesn’t mean we won’t ever see another one, though, especially if Japan hopes to remove the nasty taste of Hollywood’s Dragon Ball Evolution from …Read more »
Nintendo recently released a ranking of 2018 Switch downloads—including overall retail downloads and games only available digitally—for Japan. While they don’t come with any associated numbers, both categories have been ranked in a convenient Top 30. Some of the titles below were released prior to …Read more »
When you think of ’90s anime, which series immediately spring to mind? Even if you have a specific favorite, chances are it’s already either seen some kind of revival, or perhaps it never stopped running in the first place. After all, it’s not like we …Read more »
It’s January, meaning we’re being hit with an onslaught of 2018 in review pieces, polls and more. We really like this one, though: it’s a look back not at any anime in specific, but the most memorable pieces of anime news. Here’s what the anime …Read more »
The winter 2019 anime season is here, but we’re still waiting on a handful of premieres to really kick it into full gear. The rest of the shows will be launching over the course of the next week or so, and in the meantime we …Read more »
Now that the summer 2018 season’s all wrapped up, it’s time to take stock and decide which series ruled and which drooled. That was the question put to users of Japanese video streaming site Niconico, who put together the following top 10: 10. Late Night! …Read more »
Redheads. Some folks are into ‘em, some aren’t. But these Japanese anime and manga fans, polled by Charapedia, definitely fall into the former category. Charapedia recently asked its readers to rank their favorite anime and manga redheads—here are the top 10. 10. Red Blood Cell …Read more »
Depending on how you pronounce them, the numbers 819 can be read “baiku” in Japanese, making August 19 “Bike Day.” (That’s bike as in motorcycle or other powered two-wheeler, not bicycle. This really threw me when I first started learning Japanese.) Anyway, the occasion prompted …Read more »
Well, this one’s pretty straightforward! Ranking site Goo recently asked its readers to list the coolest heroes in the history of manga, especially “ones with special moves and poses.” Let’s see who they chose! 10. Kenshin Himura Rurouni Kenshin 9. Monkey D. Luffy One Piece …Read more »
Sniff sniff. It’s July 9, or 7/9—put the pronunciations of those two numbers together in Japanese and you get “naku,” which means “to cry,” making July 9 “Crying Day.” Not exactly a happy holiday, but a good excuse for anime news site Anime Anime to …Read more »
Ever watched an anime and thought to yourself, “I’d love to bury myself in that long, flowing hair”? Plenty of Japanese fans have, and they’ve rated the males with the most luscious locks in a poll released by Goo this week. Here are the top …Read more »
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