An unlimited reading campaign has opened from July 24 to 28 for the nine volumes of “Rose of Versailles” with the electronic bookstore honto as fans of the series and patrons of the bookstore have a chance to enjoy a "FULL unlimited free all-you-can-read fair.

If you are going to ask someone on how they were able to know and appreciate Japan, almost 99% of the time, it would be because of the various anime and manga.

There are a variety of new anime being or about to be released this summer and the next season. Some works that have been released, many has already been anticipating and from the very first episode alone one can tell the series is going to bring something good.

The San Diego Comic-Con is considered by many as one of the most popular and highly anticipated conventions in the US. Aside from the massive announcements and panels from all the big names in the industry, you will be in awe with the massive number of cosplayers attending in the weekend-long event as well.

It seems that Makoto Shinkai has once again hit another gross record—as of Sunday, Kimi no na wa or your name. has officially earned a total of 25.03 billion yen (around 354,526,712 USD). Its total gross sales in the Japanese box office is only just below Disney’s smash hit animated musical film Frozen which earned 25.

The results are officially out for the winners for the 48th Japan Science Fiction Convention's 48th annual Seiun Awards and both Hideaki Anno's “Shin Godzilla” and Yasumi Kobayashi’s “Ultraman F” takes home awards from one out of the eight categories of the awards.

At sixteen episodes, “Idol Time Pripara” continues to grow as the second series of the “Pripara” franchise and now the series’ official website introduces two new characters to join its lineup. Before going into further details, here is some background on both the franchise and the series.

Makoto Shinkai’s your name. is now considered by many anime fans and movie critics alike as an outstanding animation masterpiece. If you’re heading to Japan in August or September, be sure not to miss the your name.

The anime music industry has lost another great maestro-- singer and composer Masaaki Hirao passed away on Friday. He died at a Tokyo hospital at age 79 due to pneumonia. Hirao was notable for composing the theme song of Galaxy Express 999.

Synopsis Nanase is a polite, old-fashioned girl who didn’t understand the concept of love nor was looking for a boyfriend. But upon meeting her brother’s cheerful but shy friend, a shift is made and thus begins the first love story of a young girl considered by many as an old fashioned type housemaker.