You know those arcade machines where you deploy a claw to fetch a tempting toy—and almost inevitably come up short? It turns out you never had a chance—if you were playing at one of a few arcades in Osaka, anyway. A company that maintains crane …Read more »
Back in 1970, Osaka hosted the world’s fair, and as anyone who’s read 20th Century Boys knows, Expo ’70 was a giant success that influenced a whole generation of manga and anime creators (not to mention would-be scientists, businesspeople and more). Now Osaka is bidding …Read more »
Over 25 years since its debut, Sailor Moon continues to be one of Japan’s most beloved manga franchises. Pop-up cafes featuring food and drinks themed after the manga and its characters are a near-yearly occurrence. Now the details behind this year’s Sailor Moon cafe have …Read more »
Let’s a’go! To Osaka, that is. That’s the home of Universal Studios Japan, which will soon be paradise on earth for Nintendo fans. Work on Super Nintendo World, a giant Nintendo-themed addition to the park, got underway today, and USJ shared a short video to …Read more »
Gantz:O , the CG-animated film that covers Gantz ’s Osaka arc, is set to hit screens this Friday, and in anticipation, toy makers MegaHouse have cooked up a little something. And by little, we mean big. It’s a 1:1-scale replica of the X Gun from …Read more »
If the budget is any indication, Nintendo’s theme park at Universal Studios Japan is going to be, in the accent of a certain presidential candidate (not to mention Bob Hoskins as Brooklyn-born Mario), ‘uuuuuuge. Like, half a billion dollars ‘uuuuuuge. The theme park, which will …Read more »
Last month, we shared some concept art of the upcoming Evangelion bullet train, which was set to take passengers from Fukuoka to Osaka and back in purple and green Evangelion style. Now the first departure and christening ceremony of the train have taken place, and …Read more »
Black Butler , the manga about revenge, lost souls and demonic butlers has been adapted into three anime series, a live-action film, and since 2009 has been the subject of not one but three musicals. Now last year’s show, "Licorice that Burns in the Ground," …Read more »
It’s April in Japan, and that means cherry blossoms, baseball, and a Detective Conan film, which have been appearing yearly since 1997. This year’s film in the long-running series, known as Case Closed in America, is being promoted by two pop-up cafes in Tokyo and …Read more »
Matt Schley
