Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

Not all anime takes place in fantasy worlds or dystopian futures. Some of the most memorable stories are rooted right here, in cities we walk through, schools we attend, and societies we live in.

Oluwatokiloba, a freelance creative writer and editor living in Lagos, strikes a delicate balance between his academic studies at the University of Lagos and his love for writing. He is a voracious ...

After finning the final season of My Hero Academia, the prominent voice actor has compared the season to an actual battle.

Anime pilgrimages reflect a deep emotional bond between fiction and place; fans don’t just watch anymore, they travel to relive the stories they love.

Japanese developer Cygames published a list of rules for fans wanting to visit the real-life horses behind the characters in its anime racehorse-girl management game Umamusume: Pretty Derby, which got ...

The second official One Piece Cafe, based on the long-running manga and anime series, is now open in Little Tokyo. Its popularity among local anime fans is breathing life into a neighborhood battered ...