The rising popularity of anime and manga has given birth to a fervent devotion to these media formats: the otaku (オタク), Japanese slang for an obsessive person, more commonly known as a geek. Covered within are different aspects of the otaku culture, from figures and toys to odd promotional items and cosplay.
Goku returns to the skies of Manhattan for the 95th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 25th, 2021. Based on his Super Saiyan Blue form that was first shown in the 2015 movie Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’,…
Plus Ultra! Primitive Skateboarding is partnering with My Hero Academia to release a number of skateboard decks at 3:00 pm PST (6:00 pm EST) on Thursday, November 25th, 2021 just in time for Black Friday. A simple image posted to…
Back in August of this year, recordings of the Japanese live-action stage plays for Naruto, My Hero Academia, and Sailor Moon were streamed online by Japan 2.5D Stage Play World for fans in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the United…
As Japan continues to remain closed for international tourists wishing to visit the country for non-essential travel, fans are missing out on the sights and experiences the island nation has to offer. That’s not stopping the Gundam Factory in Yokohama…
For months, fans of the mecha anime Gundam were teased with a now-confirmed themed pair of Nike Dunk high-tops fashioned after the RX-0 Unicorn unit. Nike shared a brief animation Instagram and tagged the accounts for Paul Rodriguez and Yuto…
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is having a strong year upon the success of the animated film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train and the upcoming second season airing later in 2021; the merchandising hype train for…
It’s no surprise that with the 2020 Summer Olympics being held in Tokyo, Japan that anime, manga and video games would work their way into this global sporting event. During the opening ceremonies on Friday, the world watched as participant…
Sail the high seas in style with Uniqlo and their latest collaboration with Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, set to hit the Japanese fast fashion retailers stores (and online) across Canada in the middle of June 2021. This line-up uses the…
Wonderful Hobby Life For You!!, shortened to WonHobby, is an event showcasing upcoming product lines from figure makers Good Smile Company and Max Factory. Among the multitude of images shared by the US Twitter account for Good Smile Company are…
Japanese fast-fashion retailer Uniqlo is releasing a bunch of Jujutsu Kaisen inspired t-shirts as part of their Manga UT line-up next month. Saving humanity from the Curses has never looked so stylish! Based on the manga by Gege Akutami, Jujutsu…
