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.
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…
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…
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…
Every once in a while, I find myself browsing eBay or Instagram and I find older Naruto shirts being classified as “vintage” despite some of what’s on sale being not even ten years old. Maybe I have a different expectation…
Primitive Skateboarding revealed they are working on a Naruto Shippuden product line according to a post on Instagram. The minimalist image included the Primitive Skateboarding and Naruto Shippuden logos, but with no information. Primitive recently worked on a collaboration with…
Following their release of the Manga UT, Sailor Moon UT collections, Uniqlo is coming out with new designs based around Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball for their UT graphic t-shirt line this November. Uniqlo uploaded a video interview with collage artist…
If you’re in the southeastern United States, you might pass a colourful 2011 Toyota Corolla. If you’re a fan of Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia, chances are you’ve seen this car – either in person or perhaps online. This is…
Back in June, it was revealed that Adidas would be working on a new footwear line based on the Naruto manga series. A pair designed using Sakura Haruno’s colour theme was shown first; now it’s time for the legendary Copy…
Fresh off the heels with their Dragon Ball Z footwear collaboration, Adidas is moving on to the next Shonen Jump series: Naruto Shippuden. While not too many details are available at the moment, there are a few images of the…
Calling all anime and manga fans! Uniqlo has released a new round of manga themed t-shirts as part of their UT line. This year, shonen series including Gintama, Naruto, Bleach, My Hero Academia, Haikyuu!!, Kuroko’s Basketball, Hunter x Hunter, Yu…