LiSA‘s new single “Homura,” the theme song for the Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen anime, has ranked #1 on Oricon’s weekly digital singles ranking chart for six consecutive weeks. It is the third ever single to accomplish the feat in the chart’s history, after Yonezu Kenshi‘s 2018 single “Lemon” and […]
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The family of voice actress Yono Hikari revealed via her Twitter account that Yono passed away on November 15. The announcement noted that Yono had been under treatment for an illness at the time of her passing. Yono has played numerous supporting roles in anime since 2001, including Mother Okojo […]
The official Twitter account for Kishimoto Masashi‘s Naruto franchise revealed that Boruto manga storywriter Kodachi Ukyō will retire from the manga, and Kishimoto himself will take over as the storywriter. The Twitter account stated that this change was “planned from the beginning.” Kishimoto will take over the role starting with […]
Kodansha awarded Kimetsu no Yaiba‘s manga creator Gotouge Koyoharu in its second Noma Publishing Culture Awards on Monday, Nov 2. The award honors those who have made excellent contributions to publishing, particularly to “reinventing publishing.” Gotouge won the award due to the circulation of the Kimetsu no Yaiba manga topping […]
The Japanese government announced on Monday that mangaka Takahashi Rumiko is receiving the fall 2020 Medal with Purple Ribbon. The medal is awarded to “individuals who have contributed to academic and artistic developments, improvements and accomplishments.” Since making her debut in 1978, Takahashi has created such manga as Urusei Yatsura, […]
“Nanatsu no Taizai” mangaka Suzuki Nakaba will launch a new one-shot within Shogakukan’s “Manga ONE” app. The new one-shot is titled “Sono Tenkōsei X Nitsuki”, and takes place in the year 20XX, when the institution of the classroom has broken down. A teacher named Mishuku is struggling to teach his […]