Following in the footsteps of Boston Celtics’ centre Tacko Fall, Royce O’Neale of the Utah Jazz was rocking a pair of anime-themed sneakers with Dragon Ball Z‘s Goku on the court this evening. The custom orange-and-blue Nike Kobe AD sneakers designed by Andrew Lewis has two images of Goku with…
This year is the 20th anniversary of the Naruto manga by Masashi Kishimoto and there has been no shortage of famous people bearing tribute. MMA fighter Michael “Venom” Page was in Japan last week and donned an Akatsuki cloak and headband with the Village Hidden in the Leaves emblem scratched…
The Good Smile Company announced that a new Nendoroid of Naruto Uzumaki in his Six Paths Sage Mode form from Naruto Shippuden is in the works. A photo posted to their English Twitter account shows a painted model shows Naruto in this mode, with Truthseeker Orbs behind him, kunai and…
Boston Celtics centre Tacko Fall is a fan of Naruto. In last night’s NBA game against the Detroit Pistons, Fall appeared on court wearing a pair of custom Nike Zoom Rize with characters from the anime. The left shoe is decorated with Naruto’s face in Sage Mode, while the right…
Today Funko shared photos of new figures of their Pop! Animation line-up that feature characters from the Naruto Shippuden series. Four new designs include Naruto Uzumaki running (with his arms stretched out back), Gaara summoning sand from his gourd, Orochimaru wielding a sword and snakes, and Tsunade in a battle…
Virtual singing sensation Hatsune Miku is touring Canada and the United States in 2020 for the fifth anniversary of Miku Expo. Miku is a Vocaloid (a computer-generated vocalist) easily recognisable by her long turqouise twin-ponytails, who performs on stage as a 3D hologram backed by live musicians playing guitars, drums…
Japanese rock band FLOW is touring the world in 2020 with stops in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Only two cities in Canada made the list: Vancouver, BC and Toronto, ON. Some of FLOW’s songs were used as opening themes for Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, including GO!!!, Re:member and…
A symphonic concert will tour North America as part of the thirtieth anniversary of the Dragon Ball series through 2020, starting with Chicago, Illinois on Friday, March 27th, 2020. Funimation and Toei Animation have partnered with Overlook Events and AWR Music Productions (the group behind the Final Fantasy Distant Worlds…
Last year, Dragon Ball‘s Goku made his first appearance in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the distinction of being the first anime character in doing so. In partnership with Toei Animation and Funimation, Goku is presented in his Super Saiyan Blue form, used in the 2018 film Dragon…
Anime fans in Toronto can get into the Christmas spirit this December with the 2nd Annual Crunchyroll Holiday Party – Anime for the Holidays on Friday, December 13th, 2019. This festive party will include live music, and a gift box for the first 100 attendees that arrive. The gift box…
