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May 5th is Children’s Day in Japan, so it’s the perfect day to celebrate all of the anime out there starring kids, from little to big! Anime news website asked fans out there about anime in which children play a huge role, and here are the results. Can you guess which one reigned supreme? It

Even in the wonderful world of anime, crimes can be committed. While it can be exciting to see what a vigilante can do in a good story, we also have to recognize the many detectives and police officers out there. Anime news website Anime!Anime! held a survey to find out who comes to mind as

Well hello! How are you going, old chum? Feeling well, mate? Good weather where you are… pal? We’re not going crazy – that was an attempt to segue into the topic of our latest giveaway, which features My Hero Academia’s biggest heroes in cute palm-sized PalVerse Pale. figures! The great thing is that you’re also

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Swordsmith Arc is set to feature four new cast members who will voice the different forms of Hantengu! A member of Muzan’s Twelve Kizuki, Hantengu is an especially powerful demon who holds the status of Upper Rank Four. Toshio Furukawa voices his primary form. Yuichiro Umehara will play Sekido, the

Well hello there! We’re still feeling pretty pumped this week, especially because everyone’s been so great with answering our #SUKI100 questions! From the magic power you’d want to which anime/manga/game makes you laugh or cry, or even the peak of your otaku life, hundreds of you have told us so much about your otaku life,

Spoiler warning! It’s a sad fact, but sometimes our favorite anime characters don’t make it all the way to the end of the series. Sometimes that’s exactly why they’re our favorites, but who left fans feeling the most heartbroken when they made an untimely exit? Anime!Anime! held a survey about it, so let’s find out

Pikachu is serving up a shockingly adorable afternoon tea for Pokémon fans with a sweet tooth in Tokyo and Nagoya! Held at The Strings Omotesandoh and The Strings Hotel Nagoya, the Pikachu Afternoon Tea includes a variety of Pikachu-themed desserts from muffins to macarons, as well as savory treats like mini sliders and quiches. You

Aka Akasaka, the author behind popular manga like Kaguya-sama: Love Is War and Oshi no Ko, is launching a new series titled Renai Daiko on April 27! Akasaka is writing the series, which will be illustrated by manga artist Nishizawa 5 mm. It will be serialized in Weekly Young Jump, with the first installment set

Luffy is set to hit the ice this summer with One Piece’s very first ice show! Titled One Piece on Ice: Episode of Alabasta, the show will visit Yokohama and Nagoya in August and September with three-time Olympic medalist Shoma Uno as Luffy. While we don’t know what he’ll look like in full costume, he

The Faraway Paladin has revealed a teaser video, visual, and new cast and staff members for Season 2, which is now set to air this fall! [embedded content] The new season will feature Will two years older, having left the city of the dead. Shoya Chiba will voice the 17-year-old Will. Akira Iwanaga will take

Whew! Now that the excitement of TOM Week is over, it’s time to calm down… PSYCH! We’re still running our #SUKI100 project and we’re still pumped to see all of your answers! Quick explanation: it’s a way to share all of the suki of you otaku out there with a chance to win a figure

Bushiroad Creative Inc. is bursting onto the chibi figure scene with a new brand called PalVerse, bringing fans “a new world in your palm!” First announced this January, PalVerse promises to bring to life characters from various virtual worlds, including anime, games, and even VTuber groups with cute yet stylish palm-sized designs. Its first lineup

Dr. STONE has its very own escape room, so Tokyo Otaku Mode had to take a crack at it to test our staff’s teamwork and puzzle-solving skills! We were invited by SCRAP to participate in Escape from the Stone Cave at Tokyo Mystery Circus in Shinjuku, which is their very first in-person event available in

TOM WEEK IS HERE! Sorry, we got a little too excited. TOM Week is here! We’ve got coupons. We’ve got big giveaways. We’ve even got a new project: #SUKI100, which you can find out about here! Feel free to stop by and check everything out at your own pace until April 13 – no matter

Sound! Euphonium’s sequel OVA is now set to premiere on August 4! [embedded content] In addition to the premiere date, a teaser video, a visual, and a new cast member were revealed. Ayaka Ohashi will play a new character named Tsubame Kamaya. Inspired by Ayano Takeda’s light novel series, Sound! Euphonium revolves around the Kitauji

Popular anime Date A Live has confirmed that Season 5 is currently in the works! [embedded content] The news was accompanied by a teaser video and visual featuring a mysterious young girl who will play a key role in the upcoming season. Details on the airdate are yet to be announced. A collection of messages

Spring has well and truly sprung, but it’s not all about cherry blossoms and picnic weather – a new season of anime is here! If you’re not caught up yet, don’t worry. The folks at Tudukimi have put together a selection of trailers that you can go through to get some new titles on your

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie, the finale of the iconic magical girl anime, has revealed a short video showcasing Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter! [embedded content] This video is the second in a series of character-focused promos, with the first starring Sailor Moon herself. [embedded content] Billed as the conclusion to the Sailor

It. Is. April. Whew! The sakura blossoms are still going strong, so let’s celebrate ‘em with… you guessed it, figures! Go on, try your luck – which sakura figure are you going to get? Okay, one of them is literally a Sakura rather than being cherry blossom-themed, but we love her all the same! While

Magical girl anime Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card is getting a sequel! The news marks five years since the anime aired from January to June 2018 as an adaptation of the manga series of the same name. Details on the airdate and cast are yet to be confirmed. The overall Cardcaptor Sakura franchise began in 1996

Science SARU is officially set to animate a Scott Pilgrim anime that will reunite the 2010 film’s original cast! [embedded content] As announced by Netflix, the returning cast will include Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers, Chris Evans as Lucas Lee, Brie Larson as Envy Adams, and Aubrey Plaza as

Mystery anime Bungo Stray Dogs will be back in July 2023 with Season 5! The newly released key visual was created by co-chief animation director and character designer Nobuhiro Arai. Originally a light novel series written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa, Bungo Stray Dogs follows a crime-solving group known as the Armed

From March 24 to 26, tens of thousands of pop culture fans descended on the Anaheim Convention Center in California for WonderCon 2023! The annual comic convention hosted 900+ exhibitors in a 412,000 square foot exhibit hall. Of these exhibitors, none boasted a more robust display of collectible anime figures than Bandai Namco Toys and

Popular isekai anime Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation has revealed that Season 2 will premiere in July and released a new promo video and visual! [embedded content] Starring a mysterious new character called Fitts, the new visual complements one of an older Rudeus that was released in December 2022. Hiroki Hirano, who served as assistant director

Hit anime Spy x Family has announced its very first film, which will premiere on December 22, plus the return of Season 2 this October! Titled Spy x Family the Film: Code: White, the film will be directed by Takashi Katagiri with a completely original story scripted by Ichiro Okouchi. Kazuhiro Furuhashi, who directed the

Popular anime Jujutsu Kaisen will be back with Season 2 on July 6! [embedded content] The airdate was announced along with a promo video and two new cast members. Anna Nagase will play Riko Amanai. Takehito Koyasu will play Toji Fushiguro. Originally a manga by Gege Akutami, Jujutsu Kaisen follows Yuji, a high school boy

Hit anime My Hero Academia has confirmed that it will be back for Season 7! The seventh season was confirmed with the 25th and final episode of the sixth season, in which a new character named Star and Stripe made her first appearance. Played by Romi Park, she is known as the strongest hero in

Popular isekai anime Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- is officially getting a third season! [embedded content] In addition to a teaser video and visual, a celebratory illustration was released by Shinichiro Otsuka, the artist behind the original light novel series. Based on the series of light novels written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by

Let’s cut to the chase – you being here means that you surely appreciate figures. There are so many ways to enjoy them: admiring product pics from the pros, listing and cataloging the ones you’ve got, obsessing over the details, arranging them so they’re in the perfect position for your collection… But today we urge

Rurouni Kenshin’s new anime is set to air this July on Fuji TV’s Noitamina programming block! A new teaser visual was released along with the news. Originally a fantasy manga series by Nobuhiro Watsuki, which ran from 1994 to 1999, Rurouni Kenshin follows a former assassin as he travels the country atoning for his past