Netflix Celebrates Japanese Content Slate at Anime Expo 2023

July 1, 2023July 2, 2023 Edward Hong

Returning to Anime Expo, North America’s biggest fan event for all things Japanese pop culture, Netflix showcased their diverse slate of upcoming anime and live action adaptations, including fan-favorites like PLUTO or BEASTARS Final Season as well as news and talent appearances for the highly anticipated stop motion series Pokémon Concierge, live action adaptations Zom 100: Bucket list of the Dead and ONE PIECE.

Fandom, Martial Arts

2020: A Good Year for American Tokusatsu Fans

December 31, 2020January 1, 2021 Jamie

This was a pretty good year for American Tokusatsu fans.

Animation, Art, Toys6 Comments

Hello Kitty, Not Actually a Kitty — Or Asian

August 27, 2014August 27, 2014 Keith Chow

In a stunning development, it has been revealed that Hello Kitty, Sanrio’s iconic — and forever mouthless — character is not, and has never been, an actual cat. How is that possible, you ask? Beats me.

The Los Angeles Times broke the news today — in advance of a special exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo — in an interview with noted Hello Kitty scholar Christine R. Yano:

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