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Momoko (Tarako), Shigeru (Tomoko Naka), and Kimio (Chafurin) are shocked by a new neighbor's boldness in Chibi Maruko-chan Episode 972 "A Wild Boy of the Neighbor Town/Mom's Treasure" (2021), Nippon Animation
March 14, 2024
Tarako, the iconic voice actress behind Momoko Sakura in 'Chibi Maruko-chan' has passed away from an undisclosed illness.
Mr. Popo (Toku Nishio) is surprised by Goten (Masako Nozawa) and Trunks' (Takeshi Kusao) Super Saiyan tantrum in Dragon Ball Z Episode 242 "Gohan is Revived — Kaiōshin's Secret Weapon?!" (1994), Toei Animation
March 11, 2024
Sweet Baby Inc.'s Chris Kindred used the death of 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama as an opportunity to shame him…
Beelzebub (Mutsumi Tamura) prepares to prove his Fiendish worth in Sand Land: The Series (2023), Sunrise, Kamikaze Douga, and ANIMA
March 8, 2024
'Sand Land: The Series' has confirmed that its second-half will tell a brand story as conceived by series creator Akira…
Goku says farewell on Akira Toriyama's cover to Dragon Ball Z Vol. 26 (1995), Shueisha
March 7, 2024
Esteemed mangaka and 'Dragon Ball' series creator Akira Toriyama has passed away at the age of 68 from a reported…
Saitama (Makoto Furukawa) recalls his training in One-Punch Man Season3 (2024), J.C. Staff
March 4, 2024
The first trailer for 'One-Punch Man' Season 3 has sadly confirmed that the anime will once again be animated by…
Atsushi Otani (Howard Wang) attempts to hide his tears in the rain in Lovely Complex OP 2 "Hey! Say!" (2007), Toei Animation
February 29, 2024
'Persona' series localizer Katrina Leonoudakis is unhappy that the recent 'Lovely Complex' situation has given ammo to "culture war weirdos".
Risa Koizumi (Amber Lee Connors) has a chance encounter with her video game husbando Cain (MoistCr1TiKaL) in Lovely Complex Episode 11 "It's All Doomed! He's Getting Back Together With His Ex!?" (2007), Toei Animation
February 26, 2024
According to a former 'Lovely Complex' localizer, the Western anime industry is both aware of and allows the butchering of…
Hitomi Otani (Howard Wang) and Risa Koizumi (Amber Lee Connors) in Lovely Complex Episode 1 "Summer of 1st Grade! I Will Get Myself a Boyfriend!" (2007), Toei Animation
February 26, 2024
Localizer Brendan 'JelloApocalypse' Blaber's disdain for the 'Lovely Complex' source material has earned him a pink slip from Discotek.
Red Keeper (Yuichi Nakamura) taunts Footsoldier D (Yusuke Kobayashi) in Ranger Reject (2024), Yostar Pictures
February 22, 2024
Kodansha has confirmed that Disney Plus will be the exclusive simulcast provider for Yostar Pictures' upcoming adaptation of 'Ranger Reject'.
Ippo takes his training to the next level on George Morikawa's cover to Hajime no Ippo Vol. 66 (2003), Shueisha
February 16, 2024
'Hajime no Ippo' mangaka George Morikawa has spoken out against the unnecessary changes many adaptations make to their source materials.
Sugimoto (Chikahiro Kobayashi) takes on Tetsuzou Nihei (Akio Otsuka) in Golden Kamuy Season 1 Episode 7 "Complication" (2018), Geno Studios
February 6, 2024
For a limited time, all twelve episodes of the 'Golden Kamuy' anime's first season will be made available for free…
Kenichirou Ryuuzaki (Makoto Furukawa) is overwhelmed by the scent of an outhouse in Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Episode 10 "Hometown of the Dead I" (2023), Bug Films
February 3, 2024
Viz Media has equated the term 'lolicon' to outright pedophilia in their English localizations of 'Zom 100: Bucket List of…
Emporio Ivankov (Norio Imamura) proudly unveils New Kama Land in One Piece Episode 441"Luffy Revives! Iva-san's Jailbreak Plan Begins!!" (2010), Toei Animation
January 30, 2024
Netflix's English-language localization of the 'One Piece' anime series has swapped the term 'New Kama' for 'New Trans'.
Ai strikes a pose on an Oshi no Ko promotional image penned by Aka Akasaka for Shueisha's Shonen Jump+
January 29, 2024
Amazon and Toei have announced production on both a live-action TV and film adaptation of Sheisha's 'Oshi no Ko'.
Panty (Arisa Ogasawara) playfully annoys Stocking (Mariya Ise) in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Season 1 Episode 2 "The Turmoil of the Beehive / Sex and the Daten City" (2010), Gainax
January 17, 2024
Resurfaced video features former Funimation Script Writer Jamie Marchi praising her complete rewrite of 'Panty & Stocking' English Dub
Adult Jewelry Bonney (Reiko Takagi) wringing the water out of her shirt in One Piece Episode 1090 "A New Island! Future Island Egghead" (2024), Toei Animation
January 16, 2024
A mob of Western outrage traders have attacked a 'One Piece' animator over his work on Jewelry Bonney's latest appearance.
Jamie Marchi performs a medley of her favourite anime voices at the Liverpool Comic Con 2020 (video captured by YouTuber Amethyst tredecim) / Quetzalcoatl (Minami Takahashi) drops by for a visit with Tohru (Yuuki Kuwahara) in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Season 1 Episode 12 "Tohru and Kobayashi's Impactful Meeting! (We're Raising the Bar on Ourselves)" (2017), Kyoto Animation
January 9, 2024
Amidst the ongoing localization debate, Funimation's Jamie Marchi has doubled down on her infamous botching of 'Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid'.
Tsukasa Okino (Mutsumi Tamura/Veronica Taylor) reveals the reason he crossdresses as a girl in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (2019), Vanillaware
January 8, 2024
Western localizers have taken quite a handful of liberties over the years, deluding themselves into believing they are actual creators.
Chise, Elias, Ruth, Lucy, and Seth find themselves in trouble on Kore Yamazaki's cover to The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol. 13 (2020), Mag Garden
January 4, 2024
Western localizers are unhappy that fans desperate for accurate Japanese-to-English translations are warming up to AI-hybrid simulpubs.
Ichigo (Masakazu Morita) prepares to battle the entire Bambies team at once in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 21 "The Headless Star" (2023), Studio Pierrot
December 27, 2023
A new trademark filing for the name 'BLEACH Rebirth of Souls' suggests Tite Kubo's shonen series may soon get another…