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New music video commemorates Haikyu!! Day

August 20, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer
JUMP MV / "Haikyu!!" x "Hikariare" | BURNOUT SYNDROMES

In honor of Haikyu!! Day on August 19th, Jump Channel has dropped a fresh JUMP MV powered by the high-energy anthem “Hikariare” from BURNOUT SYNDROMES — just in time to spike fans’ excitement. The music video blends Haruichi Furudate’s manga …

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Anime, Videos

Sekiro: No Defeat anime will stream exclusively on Crunchyroll in 2026

August 20, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer
Sekiro: No Defeat

Revealed in the lead-up to GamesCom 2025 in Cologne, Germany, Sekiro: No Defeat emerges from a collaboration between Kadokawa, Crunchyroll, Qzil.la, and ARCH. An anime adaptation of 2019’s action-adventure hit Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice by developer FromSoftware, Sekiro: No Defeat …

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Burnaby hosts Japanese festival to celebrate summer this month

August 17, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer
Nikkei Matsuri

With summer in full swing, the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre in Burnaby is hosting Nikkei Matsuri, a festival showcasing the rich traditions of Japanese culture, on August 30th and 31st, 2025. This fun, family-friendly event indulges in everything …

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Anime, Movies, Videos

New Gintama film to revisit Yoshiwara in Flames arc in 2026

August 16, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer
New Gintama Movie: Yoshiwara in Flames

A new Gintama film is set to premiere in 2026, with its trailer confirming a reimagining of the Yoshiwara in Flames arc—timed to coincide with the anime’s 20th anniversary. Titled New Gintama Movie: Yoshiwara in Flames, the film will revisit …

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Food and Drink, Local

Swiss chocolatier opens Richmond location this summer

August 16, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer
Läderach

Things are about to get a little sweeter in Metro Vancouver at the end of this month when Läderach opens its first west coast store in Richmond. Its website has confirmed the store is located inside CF Richmond Centre, 6551 …

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The Otaku Culture, Videos

Video documents rice field transformation into Demon Slayer character

August 15, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tanjiro Kamado

Billed as the world’s largest rice field art, a rice paddy in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture is currently a canvas to protagonist Tanjiro Kamado from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Watch as a 2.8-hectare field transforms into Tanjiro over the course …

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Anime

New anime to adapt ONE PIECE: HEROINES novels

August 11, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer
ONE PIECE: HEROINES

The light novels ONE PIECE: HEROINES written by Jun Esaka and illustrated by Sayaka Suwa is being turned into an anime as announced during recent ONE PIECE DAY celebrations and on the official ONE PIECE social media account. ONE PIECE: …

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Television, Videos

Netflix’s ONE PIECE second season to air in 2026; third season confirmed

August 10, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer
One Piece - Netflix

The Straw Hat Pirate’s adventure takes them out of East Blue and into the Grand Line for the live-action series’ second season. A new teaser trailer revealed the title as ONE PIECE: INTO THE GRAND LINE; it is scheduled to …

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Sturgeon Moon

August 8, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer
Sturgeon Moon

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Conventions, In Pictures

AniRevo 2025 cosplay photos

August 3, 2025 Frederick Linsmeyer
AniRevo 2025

Downtown Vancouver was awash with aliens, Pokémon, heroes, ninjas, demons, maids, princesses, pirates, scientists, mecha pilots and more to kick-off the BC Day long weekend. AniRevo 2025, a vibrant three-day celebration of anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture, took place …

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