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Here’s the exact day you’ll be able to reserve tickets that will let you see Miyazaki’s Boro the Caterpillar.
The main characters in Makoto Shinkai’s anime film have a major blind spot, but not in this reimagining.
Food, art, and exclusive merch are part of love letter to one of the most popular anime of all time, and totally worth a six-hour wait for a table.
Good news! If you’ve got an Amazon Prime membership, you’ve now essentially got an Anime Strike membership too.
Mascot Kero-chan will even be on hand to greet fans as part of celebration of the anime magical girl’s return to TV.
Lucky bags always make January a great time to go shopping in Japan, but it’s the prime dojinshi-buying time for a very different reason.
The biggest otaku in the SoraNews24 office runs down his picks for the five series you need to see to feel like you “watched anime” in 2017.
Totoro from My Neighbour Totoro and Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service are the stars of the show this year.
Would it really be so great to have your all-female party instantly falling in love with you?
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