“SPYxFAMILY” is a manga series by Tatsuya Endo that began serialization in 2019. The anime was televised from 2022. It is a home comedy in which a spy man, an assassin woman, and a psychic girl, who were strangers, establish a “temporary family” and struggle with daily troubles in order to live a “normal life as a family”. Synopsis It was a time when...
The Cat Returns is an animated film produced by Studio Ghibli and released in Japan in 2002. The film is a spin-off story that revisits characters from Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece “Whisper of the heart”. Directed by Hiroyuki Morita, the film is based on the novel “Baron the Cat Returns” by Japanese author Aoi Hiiragi. The animation was highly acclaimed not only in Japan but...
“Pokémon” quickly became popular among children all over Japan when ‘Pokemon Red and Green’ for Nintendo’s Game Boy was released in 1996. Recently, the company has been focusing on attracting the adult segment by actively developing products, plans, and storylines that are geared not only toward children, but also toward adults.Many people, both in Japan and abroad, continue to be fans of Pokemon even...
Howl’s Moving Castle is one of Studio Ghibli’s iconic films, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Released in Japan in 2004, it is based on a novel of the same name by British author Diana Wynne Jones. The movie follows the adventures of Sophie, a young girl cursed by a witch, and her quest to break the spell with the help of a mysterious wizard named...
Ponyo is an animated film released in Japan in 2008 and directed by animation master Hayao Miyazaki. The film was produced by Japan’s Studio Ghibli, and was a big hit both in Japan and abroad after its release. Although the film is based on an original work by Miyazaki and has not been serialized as a manga or animated series, its original story and...
“LAPUTA: Castle in the Sky” is the first Japanese animated film produced by Studio Ghibli and released in 1986. It is the third animated feature film directed by Hayao Miyazaki .It was the first original animated film directed by Miyazaki, and was the first Studio Ghibli film to be established after consulting with Toshio Suzuki, then of Tokuma Shoten, who later became a producer...
“One Punch Man” is a Japanese manga series written by ONE and drawn by Yusuke Murata.The original version was serialised from 2009, and the remake version was serialised from 2012. An anime was broadcast on TV from 2015. Synopsis The main character ‘Saitama’ is a man who started out as a hero as a hobby.After three years of training, he has acquired an invincible...
“Chainsaw Man” is a Japanese manga series by Tatsuki Fujimoto that began serialization in 2019. The anime was broadcast on TV from 2022. The anime is based on the action manga about the adventures of Denji, a boy who has acquired the power of a “chainsaw demon”. Synopsis In a world where demons are prevalent in everyday life. The main character, a young boy...
