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Back in 1974, Shimizu Yuko created the popular Sanrio character, Hello Kitty. Now designed by Yamaguchi Yuko, Hello Kitty is a global marketing phenomenon. Back in 2014, the character was worth $7 billion. But for decades many have wondered, why doesn’t Hello Kitty have a Read More …
Anaheim, CA – The official Power Rangers convention, Power Morphicon, will be hosting a variety of events on August 17th-19th at the Anaheim Convention Center, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the franchise. Some of these events include the Power Rangers Custom Toy contest, the Read More …
Experience the Chaos and Restore Harmony To The Three Kingdoms Through the Lens of 90 Heroes Burlingame, Calif. – February, 13 2018 – KOEI TECMO America is proud to announce today the launch of the next installment of an epic series – DYNASTY WARRIORS 9, Read More …
The Nihon Manga Kakyokai (Japanese Manga Association) posted a statement on their website about their view on manga pirate sites. The statement is as follows: With digital technology such as personal computers and mobile phones, the way that people are reading manga has changed Read More …
TWICE’s second Japanese CD single “Candy Pop” began with sales of 199,125 for the first three days but by the end of its week, it has now sold 303,746 copies. The group is #1 on the Billboard Japan Charts. This beats their first Japanese single Read More …
On February 13th, Lantis announced that the “Lantis” label name will continue after the merger with Bandai Visual. As part of the company restructuring, Lantis merged with Bandai Visual and its company name will be changed to BANDAI NAMCO ARTS on April 1st. While the Read More …
“Attack on Titan” was one of the most heavily anticipated series to be released back in 2014 and as much hype that has come out for this series, the fact that all the hype is warranted. The characters, the storyline, the animation and it’s overall Read More …
JPCMHD has brought the world the awesomeness of Japanese commercials on YouTube and here is the latest – JAPANESE COMMERCIAL RAW BATCH #053 (February 12, 2018)
Many of Japan’s celebrity blog site are hosted on Ameba and each year, they give awards to the most noteworthy blogs. And former SMAP member Inagaki Goro took top honors of “2017 Blog of the Year” and that surprising considering he started a blog and Read More …
BLUEFIN TO PARTICIPATE IN TOY FAIR 2018 WITH EXCLUSIVE NEW COLLECTIBLES FROM LEADING INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURERS Leading Collectibles And Toy Distributor To Preview New And Forthcoming Products At The Toy Industry’s Biggest Annual Event From Bandai Hobby, Mr. Hobby, Sen-Ti-Nel, Iron Studios, Flame Toys, And Read More …
VIZ MEDIA HOSTS A VERY SPECIAL SAILOR MOON MOONLIGHT MASQUERADE EVENT AT ANIME BOSTON 2018 Join Scores Of Fans And Special Guests At Anime Boston’s Special Event Celebrating SAILOR MOON Fandom And Cosplay VIZ Media invites SAILOR MOON fans to catch the Sailor Read More …