ASTERISM, eX-GIRL, Otoboke Beaver among top Japanese indie acts at SXSW 2019
Fans dedicated enough to brave the crowded Austin streets of SXSW 2019 can sample a wide variety of indie Japanese artists performing at the annuaContinue reading…
Author: David Cirone
JAM Project unleashes One Punch Man and Super Robot Wars T theme songs
Anisong super unit JAM Project — comprised of Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endo, Hiroshi Kitadani, Masami Okui, Yoshiki Fukuyama — held a special Continue reading…
TRUE – Interview (2019)
TRUE Interview by David Cirone January 28, 2019 Anisong hitmaker TRUE opens up about her transition from behind-the-scenes songwriter to on-sContinue reading…
Shoko Nakagawa – Interview (2019)
Shoko Nakagawa Interview by David Cirone January 26, 2019 There are so many stories about you eating your cats, going back more than 10 yearsContinue reading…
Naoki Urasawa – Interview with creator of Monster, 20th Century Boys at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles (2019)
Naoki Urasawa Interview by David Cirone January 25, 2019 We sat down for a one-on-one interview with famed manga creator Naoki Urasawa at theContinue reading…
Hikaru Utada – Chikai (live)
Hikaru Utada has released a live performance clip of “Chikai” from the Kingdom Hearts III soundtrack. The teaser comes from her upcoming “Hikaru UContinue reading…
Super Dimension Convention returns to Southern California in 2019
Since its inaugural event in 2001, fans of Macross have gathered annually in Southern California to celebrate their love of the franchise. Super DContinue reading…
Best J-Pop/J-Rock Album Covers 2018
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, ToContinue reading…
Japan House LA announces first Naoki Urasawa art exhibit in North America
JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles will present “This is MANGA – the Art of NAOKI URASAWA,” the first North American exhibition of internationally acclaimed Continue reading…
Hiroshi Kitadani – Interview (2018)
Hiroshi Kitadani Interview by VampyBitMe December 18, 2018 VampyBitMe: Every time we see you on stage or in music videos, you’re such a passiContinue reading…