The world of Shinobu Ohtaka’s fantasy action adventure manga Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic is coming to life in a musical adaptation, which is scheduled to be performed at the Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from June 3 to 12, followed by performances at Osaka’s Morinomiya …Read more »
If you saw our recent post about the Fruits Basket stage play and felt the need to see the whole thing yourself, you’ll be able to do so very soon. Avex Pictures recently announced that the play will be streamed live worldwide on March 12 …Read more »
One thing most of us probably won’t get a chance to see in person is an anime-inspired stage play, but thankfully we have sporadically released digest videos to give us an idea of what they’re like. The latest of these is here to show off …Read more »
Mamoru Hosoda’s 2015 film The Boy and the Beast is being turned into a musical. The Boy and the Beast musical will be produced by Hosoda’s Studio Chizu and the Shiki Theatre Company, and will premiere in April 2022 in Tokyo. The musical will bring …Read more »
Ever wondered what the cast of Fruits Basket would look like in real life? Now you can see at least one interpretation, thanks to the promotion for a new Fruits Basket play. The play is set for March in Tokyo, and is called Fruits Basket …Read more »
Two new poster visuals have been revealed for the Spirited Away stage play—which brings Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s Academy Award-winning anime film to life when performances kick off at TOHO’s Imperial Theatre in February 2022. Shows will run there from February to March before …Read more »
COVID has really thrown off some planned stage plays for My Hero Academia, but it was just announced that MHA will receive a new stage play next spring. And while that’s still a ways off, a visual has already been released to give us a …Read more »
It’s been two years since the Live Spectacle NARUTO stage play last took the manga by Masashi Kishimoto and brought it to the stage in style. Now it’s getting ready to return with Live Spectacle NARUTO – Uzumaki Naruto Monogatari (The Story of Naruto Uzumaki), …Read more »
The second Demon Slayer stage play—Stage Play Kimetsu no Yaiba Part 2: Bond—was set to kick off its opening performance in Japan on August 7. Before that, Japanese media got an early peek at the show’s dress rehearsal performance, and now we can all see …Read more »
The Rising of the Shield Hero play was previously postponed due to COVID-19, but it finally made its big debut in Tokyo on July 15. To celebrate, the Kadokawa Anime Channel shared a look at the performance in the form of an opening clip, which …Read more »
The second Demon Slayer stage play is on the way to the stage in Japan this August, with advance sales of tickets kicking off to subscribers of the digital Weekly Shonen Jump from June 8-17, followed by general ticket sales on July 25. If you’re wondering …Read more »
This weekend marked the final performance of the Haikyu!! stage play, Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyu!! Itadaki no Keshiki (A View from the Top) 2, ending a five-year run for the series. The 11th show went down at TOKYO DOME CITY HALL in Tokyo on March …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, Oscar winner and, until recently, highest-grossing Japanese film ever, is heading to the stage. It’s being adapted into a play by some top talent, including John Caird from the Royal Shakespeare Company, who will write and direct the play. It’ll open …Read more »
Most people know Kiki’s Delivery Service through the film by Hayao Miyazaki. But did you know that film is based on series of novels by Eiko Kadono? That series has had other adaptations, too, like a live-action film. Now it’s coming to the stage! The …Read more »
We’ve posted about anime-based stage plays from time to time, but it’s rare to get to see them performed outside of Japan; that’s changing with the ZOMBIE LAND SAGA play, though! Avex Pictures shared a 15-minute digest movie of one of the ZOMBIE LAND SAGA …Read more »
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