The second volume of RuriDragon by Masaoki Shindo went on sale Wednesday, September 4th, 2024, in Japan. To commemorate the occasion, a promotional video animating scenes from the manga was shared to the Official Shonen Jump YouTube channel. In the …
Shueisha’s annual Jump Festa is taking place Saturday, December 21st, and Sunday, December 22nd, 2024 at the Makuhari Messe convention centre in Chiba, Japan. The two-day event offers updates on manga appearing under the Shonen Jump banner, with special guests, …
With summer nearing its end, the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre in Burnaby is hosting a traditional Japanese festival called Nikkei Matsuri as way to close out the season. The Nikkei Matsuri explores the island nation’s rich cultural history …
A fall edition of the popular Asian market is setting up at the Robson Square Ice Rink on the weekend of September 14th and 15th, 2024. Japan Market celebrates all things Japanese through food, music, cultural demonstrations, and, artisan goods. …
Prolific Japanese voice actress Atsuko Tanaka died on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024 following a year-long battle with an unspecified illness according to a heartfelt letter posted to social media by her son Hikaru. Accompanying the statement was a photo of …
Yoshihiro Togashi’s manga HUNTER×HUNTER will return to the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump, appearing in issue 45 which will release on Monday, October 7th, 2024 according to the official Weekly Shonen Jump editors Twitter/X account. The announcement also revealed that …
Japanese rock band Sokoninaru is holding a challenge for musicians around the world to compose an instrumental version of their latest release “Haikei Reimei Wo Shitte.” The band, which saw their song “Soumonka” selected as the opening to The Witch …
Even though the Japanese premiere of My Hero Academia: The Movie: You’re Next is a little more than a month-and-a-half away, a new key visual was shared to build up hype for the animated flick. The new image was shared …
Bring home a little bit Japan next month with Vancouver’s favourite international marketplace celebrating its culture through food, music and artisan goods. Japan Market sets up shop on Saturday, June 8th, and Sunday, June 9th, 2024 in the North Plaza …
A second trailer for the fourth film My Hero Academia: The Movie: You’re Next was shared to YouTube and social media on Saturday morning. The movie features original work, character designs and supervision by My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi, …
