Naoki Urasawa creates sports manga poster for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Japanese manga creator Naoki Urasawa (Monster, 20th Century Boys) has revealed his specially-commissioned poster for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 OlympContinue reading…
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ZAQ will make Texas debut at Anime Frontier 2020
Anime Frontier powered by Crunchyroll is starting off with bang, bringing in powerhouse singer-songwriter ZAQ for the inaugural event produced by Continue reading…
Hitmaker YOSHIKI strikes platinum with 1.3 million first-week CD sales of SixTONES’ debut single “Imitation Rain”
Rock star and composer YOSHIKI continues his latest string of chart-topping hits with his newest song “Imitation Rain”, written and produced fContinue reading…
Amy Lee of Evanescence to join WagakkiBand for orchestral event in Osaka
Amy Lee, lead singer of the Grammy-winning rock group Evanescence, will join WagakkiBand on stage at their one-night only “Premium Symphonic NightContinue reading…
Bassist ERY’s new “Average Joe” promo MV locked and loaded in just 6 hours
Hot on the heels of her “Black Money” collaboration with exist†trace guitarist miko, rock bassist ERY has uploaded a new music video for her oriContinue reading…
PIRANICA – Ai no Boso (MV)
PIRANICA’s new MV “Ai no Boso” is a shockingly sweet departure for the usually wild, high-energy songwriting of Hidehiko Nagai, best known to inteContinue reading…
Best J-Pop/J-Rock Album Covers 2019
Check out J-Generation′s best J-Pop and J-Rock album/single jackets of 2019, chosen by contributors David Cirone, Michelle Minikhiem, Marc Bowie, anContinue reading…
BRATS performs new single “Excuser” at first USA concert
Photos by David Cirone Japanese girls rock band BRATS performed their first live American concert at Anime Los Angeles on January 10, 2020, theContinue reading…
at-home cafe teams with Sanrio for Hello Kitty Collaboration Cafe
Akihabara-based maid cafe @home cafe (“at-home cafe”) will present a special Hello Kitty collaboration cafe from January 21 – March 29, 2020Continue reading…
Wasuta’s first Best album announced for release March 25
Japanese idol group Wasuta (“The World Standard”) announced the release of their first “Best” album at their annual “Wa-Ship Kanshasai” event Continue reading…