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.
Japanese fast fashion retailer Uniqlo has released four t-shirts as part of their UT line-up to celebrate the work of acclaimed filmmaker and animator Makoto Shinkai ahead of his next film Suzume no Tojimari. Four shirts bear artwork from the…
Did you watch Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero in theatres this summer? If so, you might have caught an ad for the Dragon Ball Symphonic Adventure concert, which is coming to Canada in 2023 with stops in Vancouver, Toronto and…
Rep the Straw Hat crew in style with the Vans x One Piece collection that can be picked up in stores on November 11th, 2022. According to an image shared on Toei Animation’s Instagram page, expect some tops, jackets and…
Japanese fast fashion retailer Uniqlo will offer One Piece Film: Red t-shirts as part of their UT line-up this month ahead of the movie’s November 4th, 2022 release in Canada and the United States. On Thursday, October 27th, 2022, four…
With the Naruto anime celebrating 20 years, Singapore-based Secretlab has released a lineup of the TITAN Evo 2022 series chairs to mark this milestone: one using designs of Naruto Uzumaki and the other with the Akatsuki pattern. The Naruto-styled chair…
Crunchyroll has kicked off the four-day long New York Comic Con with updates of what’s on their way to the streaming service’s platform in the coming months. In a press release following their industry panel, Crunchyroll has revealed three anime…
Roy and Lilina, protagonists from the video game Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, are getting 1/7th scale figures from leading anime figure manufacturer Good Smile Company. Inspired by the artwork of Eiji Kaneda (who worked on character designs in the…
Los Angeles-based Primitive Skateboarding quietly rolled out their Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba collection at select retailers in Canada. An Inosuke Hashibira deck inspired by Californian Franky Villani was spotted on display at a Zumiez store in Delta’s Tsawwassen Mills…
A poster of upcoming fall performances of Live Spectacle Naruto: Ninja World War, the Beginning of the War was shared today by the official Twitter account for the production. In the image, the Uchiha clan with Kabuto and Zetsu are…
Hatsune Miku is back on stage with a selection of the best songs from her Miku Expo world tours for three 90-minute-long concerts on Twitch and YouTube Live this Sunday, June 5th, 2022. Miku Expo Rewind will also include a…