Good news for those who faithfully follow the story of Sawako and Kazehaya!
Right after the release of the live action film of ‘Kimi ni Todoke‘, it was revealed in the November issue of ‘Bessatsu Margaret‘ magazine (picture above) that the manga will be having its second animation series next year!
Aside from the announcement for the second animation series, …
The people have spoken. Their most anticipated drama for this season is ‘Freeter, Ie wo Kau‘.
In a poll carried out by BIG GLOBE, Arashi’s Ninomiya Kazunari drama, ‘Freeter, Ie wo Kau,’ ranked no. 1 as the show that most people are looking forward to. The drama is based on a best seller novel by Arikawa …
SStarting next week, a new lineup of dramas for Fall 2010 will start airing one right after another. Oricon has announced the ranking of the most promising of the upcoming dramas; a tradition they hold for every season. Below are the top 5 upcoming dramas with the highest expectations, as voted by Oricon style’s users.
Check out the ranking after the jump!
Nikkan Sports has announced the summer dramas which has been nominated for their annual drama award, “The 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix.” Dramas which were broadcasted during the summer of 2010 were voted on, and the top 5 of each category will be nominated for the final screening, including the top 5 dramas from the other seasons of 2010. …
The press conference for upcoming drama, “Iryu Team Medical Dragon 3“, which will start on October 14th, was held on October 4th in Tokyo. It’s a story of “Team Dragon”, which is led by a genius surgeon, and in this season, the team will face the internationalization of medial services, and the meaning of existence for surgeons.
Continuing from the first and second series, Sakaguchi …
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz who visited Japan to promote their movie, “Knight and Day”, will make an appearance on Arashi’s popular variety show “VS Arashi.” The corner they will make an appearance on is “Rolling coin tower”, in which the guests and Arashi members confront each other to see how many coins they can pile on the rotating …
Pokémon fans have got something to look forward to once again!
Right after the release of the newest installment game for DS, it was announced that “Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes” film will open in theatres in Japan next summer. The announcement was made in the Pokémon official website, where you can also view the the 20-second announcement video.
“Pocket Monsters: …
KAT-TUN’s song “CHANGE UR WORLD” has been chosen as a new theme song for TV program “Going! Sports＆News“. Member Kamenashi Kazuya makes weekly appearances as a ‘baseball special supporter’ for the show, and he revealed on the program, “This is a new song that tells you ‘Let’s look forward, and change your future’!”
Although there haven’t been any official announcements yet, …
We reported earlier that Inoue Mao will be the heroine for the next NHK morning drama, “Ohisama,” which will start on March 28th. On October 4th, NHK announced additional cast members for the drama.
Mao will play Sudo Yoko (past), Harada Tomoyo as Yoko’s mother, Terawaki Yasufumi as Yoko’s father, and Yoko’s childhood will be played by Yagi Yuki, while veteran …
Miura Haruma and Tabe Mikako who star in movie, “Kimi ni Todoke,” which was released on September 25th, went on a “first date tour” as the movie’s big hit anniversary on October 4th. They made tour stops at Yokohama China town, Odaiba, Asakusa, and Tokyo Tower, riding on a skybus (open-air double-decker bus).
After their date, they stopped by the TOHO …
Halloween is just around the corner and that means it is time for another Saw movie to hit theaters, and Japanese rock fans might find this year’s release particularly interesting. The soundtrack track listing have been announced and it will feature three Japanese rock groups; DIR EN GREY, WAGDUG, and BOOM BOOM SATELLITES.
The Saw franchise has quite the cult following …
Actress Nakama Yukie will be starring in a drama SP this December on Fuji TV.
The drama is adapted from a story written by Amano Setsuko, titled, “Messen“. It is about a handicapped woman who got involved in a serial murder case, and the woman will be played by Nakama Yukie.
Nakama shared insights about her role and about her character, “It …
On the October 4th issue of “Weekly Shounen Jump“, it was revealed that Oda Eiichirou’s ‘ONE PIECE’ and Shimabukuro Mitsutoshi’s ‘Toriko’ will be releasing 3D films on March 19, 2011.
The 3D film for ‘ONE PIECE’, simply titled as ‘ONE PIECE 3D’, explains the story behind Luffy’s straw hat. ‘Toriko 3D’, on the other hand, will revolve around Toriko and his buddy …
The press conference for the upcoming drama, “Q10“, was held on October 3rd, and Sato Takeru, Maeda Atsuko (AKB48), and other cast members showed up.
It’s drama in which a high school boy (Sato) falls in love with a robot (Maeda), and at the press conference, he was asked if he is ready for the inevitable jealous backlash from Maeda’s fans. Sato answered …
J-pop group, SPEED, will be the first to appear on Japan’s first 3D music show, “Panasonic 3D MUSIC STUDIO”. Satellite channel BS Asahi joined Panasonic to give Japan its first 3D music program. The show will air Monday through Friday at 11:50 PM – 12:00 AM. The program will have a different guest each week, and the artist of that …
