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Disconcerting Incident: Earthquakes Hit the Same Places Suzume Visits

Earthquakes are nothing new to Japan, and natural disasters are familiar enough for the Japanese people to joke about them rather than be scared. However, an anime predicting where the earthquake will hit will still leave you feeling slightly uncomfortable.

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Anime Manga News

Japan Seeks Global Help to Crackdown on Manga And Anime Piracy

Almost every otaku is guilty of pirating manga or anime. Want to read a very obscure manga that isn’t available officially? Pirate websites. An anime on your watch list that isn’t licensed in your country? Piracy. Watched pretty much all the series your streaming site has to offer? Pirate[…]

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Tokyo Requests 3rd State Of Emergency to Curb Sudden Rise in COVID-19 Cases

Japan has been hit by its worst Covid-19 wave since the 2nd state of emergency since January. Cases have been increasing daily in two of the country’s major cities, Tokyo and Osaka. The country is now seeing the worst of the situations as cases in all prefectures have been hitting their all[…]

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Anime Manga News

Japan’s Cosplay Copyrights Explained! Will Cosplaying Be Charged?

Cosplay is an integral part of Japanese culture, and it is highly revered as well. It is something that connects the global audience to the Japanese manga and anime industry. However, the commotion about cosplay copyright is making cosplayers anxious about losing their valuable hobby/profession.

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Anime Hetalia News

Hidekaz Himaruya’s Hetalia World Stars Manga Gets Anime Adaptation

Hidekaz Himaruya’s Hetalia World☆Stars’ portrays the strange people across the globe. The manga deals with the comparison of political and historical events among the nations. Frontier Works made an official website and Twitter account for an anime adaptation of […]

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Anime Manga News

Japan Adds New Clause To Its Anti-Online Piracy Law

Last year, the Japanese government came up with a law that would ban the illegal downloading of media from the internet. However, it later got deferred after receiving a backlash from manga artists and experts who said the bill was too broad and could lead to restraints on freedom of expression. Japanese government ever since […]

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Anime News Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko)

Weathering With You (Tenki No Ko) Budget Revealed by Makoto Shinkai

At the Japanese Film festival held in New Delhi recently, director Makoto Shinkai made an appearance to mark the opening of the festival as well as the release of Weathering With You. Weathering With You aka Tenki No Ko has been a massive success in Japan since its release in July 2019, collecting close to […]

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Tokyo Olympics Use Anime Promo As Their Marketing Strategy

We are officially one year away from the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Anime is one of Japan’s most recognisable exports and so the organising committee of the Tokyo Olympics decided to incorporate anime into the promotions. A special anime promo for the Olympics and Paralympics has been created. A promo in which brand new characters show their […]