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Voice Actor Hina Suguta to Release First Album in Early Summer 2025

Mar 4, 2025 7:56 PM CST
Suguta has already streamed three original songs digitally

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Tokyo’s Toshima Ward Officially Names Road ‘Animate Street’

posted on 2025-03-04 23:59 EST by Ken Iikura-Gross
Home to Animate’s flagship store, Guinness-certified “largest anime store in the world”

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Actor Yuki Yamada Requests 3-Day Vacation For Future Monster Hunter Releases

posted on 2025-03-05 20:00 EST by Ken Iikura-Gross
Actor begrudgingly worked on Monster Hunter Wilds release day

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Travis Japan Release Dual Singles ‘Say I Do’ & ‘Tokyo Crazy Night’

Mar 8th 2025

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Voice Actor Unit Harmoe Shares 4th Anniversary Memorial Video

Mar 9, 2025 11:55 PM CDT
Their 2nd mini-album “iki” hits stores June 18

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CODA Works with China to Arrest Chinese Piracy Website Owner

posted on 2025-03-10 16:30 EDT by Alex Mateo
Suspect had run anime piracy website since 2022

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Gundam Meets Hatsune Miku on Zaku/Miku Day

posted on 2025-03-10 21:21 EDT by Ken Iikura-Gross
The Gundam franchise gets Mikued up for their shared holiday on March 9

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Voice Actor Yoshimasa Hosoya Announces Marriage

posted on 2025-03-10 21:35 EDT by Ken Iikura-Gross
Voice of Attack on Titan’s Yuta Reiner Braun made announcement as plum trees are in full bloom

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McDonald’s Rolls Out Hatsune Miku Collaboration

posted on 2025-03-11 00:00 EDT by Ken Iikura-Gross
Miku makes McShaker Fries Miku Miku at MikuDonald’s

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Latest Chibi Maruko-chan Beer Ad Finally Reunites Trio in New York Bar

posted on 2025-03-14 00:00 EDT by Ken Iikura-Gross
Hanawa-kun gives each señorita a rose for achieving their dreams

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Yoshiki to Perform the U.S. and Japanese National Anthems at the 2025 Major League Baseball Opening Day in Tokyo

Mar 14th 2025
The Global Icon’s Triumphant Return After Neck Surgery Marks a Historic MLB Season Kickoff

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Miho Okasaki, Toshihiko Seki Win 19th Annual Seiyū Awards

posted on 2025-03-15 06:45 EDT by Egan Loo
Bravern, Maaya Uchida, Fairouz Ai, Subaru Kimura, Yūichi Nakamura honored

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Major Webtoon Firms Demand Maximum Penalty for ‘OKToon’ Pirate Site Operator

posted on 2025-03-16 02:03 EDT by Wonhee Cho
Illegal webtoon site caused US$37 million in losses according to companies

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BTS Singer Jin Hosts Variety Show With Webtoon Artist Kian, Comedian Ye-eun Ji

posted on 2025-03-16 03:15 EDT by Wonhee Cho
Series following 3 people as they operate B&B on Ulleungdo island debuts on Netflix on April 8

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Voice Actor Mamoru Miyano Releases New Live DVD/Blu-ray This June

Mar 16, 2025 11:26 PM CDT
New performance clip of “DRESSING” is now available

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Voice Actor Shiki Aoki Goes on Hiatus Due to Health

posted on 2025-03-17 07:58 EDT by Joanna Cayanan
The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls cast member sees a doctor after feeling unwell, advised to rest for a while

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AiNA THE END New Single ‘Peerless Flowers’ Out Now! Check Out New Music Video Too

Mar 17th 2025

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Japanese Boys Group Wolf Howl Harmony Release Music Video for ‘BAKUON’, Lead Track from Debut Album ‘Wolf’! Epic Scale Video Shows Resolve to Go Bigger than Major

Mar 17th 2025

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Naruto, Mr. Osomatsu, Chibi Maruko-chan Enjoy a Night Out in Restaurant App Ads

posted on 2025-03-17 23:38 EDT by Ken Iikura-Gross
The sextuplets each get their own version of the commercials

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Japan’s Ceipa Organization, Toyota Group Makes Grand Los Angeles Debut with Matsuri’25

Mar 18th 2025

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MLB Tokyo Series Plays Up Shohei Ohtani’s Mega Pokémon Connection

posted on 2025-03-19 10:33 EDT by Ken Iikura-Gross
It’s official: the Los Angeles Dodgers star is Mega Garchomp

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KAIKA Shares New Single ‘Tokyo, Are We Good?’

Mar 19th 2025
The Japanese Artist’s Latest Offers A Peak At Her Forthcoming Debut Album

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Nana Mizuki Releases New Album ‘Contemporary Emotion,’ Premieres ‘Hakudo’ Music Video

Mar 19th 2025

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Voice Actor Yuma Uchida Releases 13th Single “Heartache” Music Video

Mar 19, 2025 11:35 PM CDT
His 12th and 13th singles will be available simultaneously on April 2

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Hayao Miyazaki Shaves Off Iconic Beard

posted on 2025-03-20 05:44 EDT by Ken Iikura-Gross
And shows it off with protégé Hideaki Anno.

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Singer/Actor Isao Sasaki Hospitalized for Acute Exacerbation of Interstitial Pneumonia

posted on 2025-03-20 15:00 EDT by Alex Mateo
Sasaki to not return to work until end of April

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Hatsune Miku’s Virtual Concert 'Okinawa Beat Squall" at OKIVFES 2025 – Free Until March 23rd (JST)

Mar 22nd 2025

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Hikaru Utada’s Latest Track ‘Electricity - Salute Remix’ Set to Drop into March 31

Mar 23rd 2025

Ado, Yoasobi, Hololive’s Suisei Hoshimachi Join Forces for McDonald’s Music Video

posted on 2025-03-24 21:45 EDT by Ken Iikura-Gross

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Yoake Partners with OpenSea to Bring Iconic Multimedia Franchise ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ on Soneium

Mar 25th 2025

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Chihaya Kisaragi from THE iDOLM@STER Holds Nippon Budokan Solo Concert in January 2026

Mar 25, 2025 8:31 PM CDT
The concert will be the first to feature only one idol from the franchise

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Risa Kubota Returns to Voice Acting Under New Stage Name Risa Hoshina

posted on 2025-03-26 00:54 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Hoshina to have business partnership with Wave Master sound production company

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Japanese Superstar Kenshi Yonezu Brings ‘Junk’ World Tour to the US in April

Mar 26th 2025
US Shows are at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on April 4th and Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater on April 6th

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Japanese Pop Icon Kumi Koda Releases Best-of Album ‘Live in Metaverse ~The Best~’, Marking her 25th Anniversary with a Virtual Concert Set in 2093

Mar 26th 2025

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Survive Said The Prophet Returns After 2 Years with New Track ‘State of Mind’ Featuring Matt Good (From First to Last)

Mar 26th 2025

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Japan’s Int’l Animation Film Festival in Niigata Ends with Grand Prix and Other Winners Awarded

Mar 27th 2025

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