As winter gives way into spring, thousands of pink buds will begin peeking out of cherry trees across Metro Vancouver creating a colourful canopy over local streets. As a way to welcome these blooms, the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival has …
Baseball season is just around the corner with the Los Angeles Dodgers facing the Chicago Cubs scheduled for two games in Tokyo. Given that both teams are visiting Japan, Major League Baseball has partnered with animation studio ufotable to create …
Early this morning (at least here on the Pacific coast of Canada), the date for the Japanese release of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Castle was revealed as Friday, July 18th, 2025. A theatrical poster was shared on social …
A film trilogy closing out the hit Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime series is scheduled for a theatrical release starting this year. Since being confirmed last year, the only date provided in official media is “2025.” The official account …
Welcome in Spring with the first Japan Market of the year. The popular event returns to Vancouver’s Robson Square on Saturday, March 1st, and Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, offering all things Japanese through food, music, cultural demonstrations, and, artisan goods. …
Ever wonder how two of anime’s biggest series are made? A new episode of ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION from NHK WORLD-JAPAN visits Pierrot, the studio behind Naruto and BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War for a look behind how work is done on …
The anime adaptation of SAKAMOTO DAYS premiered on Saturday, January 11th, 2025, and now the songs playing over the show’s opening and closing credits are streaming online. Japanese singer-songwriter Vaundy performed “RUN SAKAMOTO RUN” as the opening theme to the …
This weekend, thousands of fans will converge on the Makuhari Messe convention centre in Chiba, Japan for Jump Festa ’25 to celebrate all things under Shueisha’s JUMP imprint. The festival will feature favourites including Bleach, One Piece, Dragon Ball, Demon …
The cover artwork for volume 42 of the manga My Hero Academia was revealed ahead of its December 4th, 2024 release in Japan. As well, a special illustration announcing an art exhibition in Tokyo planned for the summer of 2025 …
A spin-off series based upon Hideaki Sorachi’s Gintama is in production for an October 2025 release according to Japanese entertainment website Natalie. Titled 3rd Year Class Z Ginpachi-Sensei, the cast of the hit series Gintama are now in school with …
