From plastic bucket to global hit: Japanese game ‘Taiko No Tatsujin’ celebrates 25 years
The game’s concept is simple enough for anyone to play: strike a wadaiko Japanese drum with bachi drumsticks to the beat of your favorite music.
Yayoi Kawatoko
‘Ichi the Witch’ manga writer, illustrator talk about working together, creating world of 1st ‘male witch’
The manga, published by Shueisha Inc., has released more than 1.5 million copies, including digital editions. It has also won the top prize in the comics category of the Next…
Beloved Japanese anime ‘Ranma½’ back after 30 years; original cast returning
While training in China, protagonist Ranma Saotome falls into cursed springs that give him the peculiar trait of transforming into a girl when doused with cold water and reverting…
Updated sci-fi comedy manga ‘Urusei Yatsura’ winning new fans
The title, which can be roughly translated as “noisy folks”, started as a popular manga carried from 1978 to 1987 in the Shukan Shonen Sunday weekly manga magazine for boys.