Miyazaki Goro, the son of Studio Ghibli co-founder Miyazaki Hayao, commented on his upcoming CG feature Aya and the Witch at a press conference on July 27. He described it as “a work I want everyone to see right now” and said that it was mostly created by young staff. The Mainichi Shimbun’s Mantan-Web quotes […]
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Japanese publisher Wanimagazine and hentai website Fakku announced that hentai manga creator Aki E-Musu passed away on June 7. On it’s website, Wanimagazine said, On June 7, 2020, Professor Amusu Amusu, who had been active for a long time at our company, passed away.We have published a total of 11 […]
LiSA‘s “Gurenge” single garnered 13,678 downloads during the July 20-26 week, with total 1,001,773 downloads since its release. The single is the first by a female artist to surpass 1 million downloads in the history of Oricon’s digital single ranking chart. It is the third overall single in the chart’s […]
The Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on July 25 that Watanabe Kenta, the creator of the “Dennō Okami Chizuru” mascot character, passed away at the age of 28 after he and his family were reported missing after torrential rains caused flooding and landslides across the Southern Kyushu region in Japan earlier […]
This year’s 15th issue of Hakusensha‘s Young Animal magazine published a new-one shot manga “Seimitsu Saiten” (Checking Carnal Secrets) by Ryuta Amazume. The story centers on an adulterous relationship that begins when a workaholic married woman named Aoi has a chance encounter with someone while resting in a room. Amazume ended his Nana to Kaoru manga in Hakusensha‘s Young Animal magazine […]
The official Twitter account for the TV anime “Majo no Tabitabi”(Wandering Witch – The Journey of Elaina) based on the light novel series written by Jougi Shiraishi revealed that Reina Ueda will perform the opening theme song “Literature”. The song will release as Ueda’s second single on October 21. The […]
Stardust Promotion announced that actor Yokohama Ryūsei has tested positive for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to the announcement, Yokohama felt fatigued and feverish after a rehearsal for a stage production on July 20 and went to have a checkup. While his PCR test results have not yet returned, […]
Mangaka Gyūnyū Nomio (Joshi Shougakusei Hajime Mashita P!) commented on the difficulties of publishing “loli” manga. “Loli” is short for “Lolita Complex,” which refers to works that feature prepubescent girls in an affectionate or sexualizing manner. 規制っていうか、前に雨蘭先生と呑んだ時に「ロリはもう一般誌じゃ無理だねー。だって売れてもアニメには絶対ならないし、アニメにならないなら出版社も連載したくないし、今後はできないかもね」って話をしてて、海外にシェアを奪われ日本の業界も自然とそれに習って、もう囲い込みは済んでる感じ — 牛乳のみお (@gyuunyuu_sub) July 14, 2020 Gyūnyū’s tweet is translated as follows: “It could be […]
