This is Shibasaki, a painting instructor. Today I will be correcting a waterfall scene in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, drawn by a Japanese artist in his 60s. (Watercolor by Shibasaki)

A man wakes from suspended animation to find himself in a world where only a million men survived an epidemic. He is selected for breeding as part of a repopulation program. (Netflix Anime)

Rilakkuma's mind is set on one thing... It's pancake! (Netflix Anime)

Vibe to the chill ending theme of Uncle from Another World by Yuka Iguchi, "ICHIBANBOSHI SONORITY." (Netflix Anime)

This will be a very interesting month of performances, with major shows at the Kabuki-za, National Theatre, Heisei Nakamura-za, Misono-za and Shochiku-za. It is great to see kabuki back in full health, with the yearly festivals revived and the Nakamuraya back in Asakusa... It seems that the young actor's show at the Asakusa Kōkaidō will also take place in January as well. (Kabuki In-Depth)

It was just a usual morning. Akira Shiroyanagi, a high schooler who loves games and Konpeito (Japanese sweets), has suddenly been dragged into a battlefield by a mysterious girl who calls herself Mion. The participants are told that they are "erased from the family register, involved in an experiment, and gained certain powers". (Anime Explained)

The Content Overseas Distribution Agency (CODA) announced that the Hokkaido Police Headquarters and the Sapporo District West Police Station have accused and arrested a man who operated multiple websites that linked to pirated anime on Thursday. (animenewsnetwork.com)

There are a lot of new Samurai games on the horizon! In this video I dive into some of the biggest and most anticipated while also giving my own thoughts! (The Shogunate)

I went to the world's biggest otaku festival, Comic Market! This year's 100th Memorial was quite a blast! (WAO RYU!ONLY in JAPAN)

Major Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo says it will spend 60 billion yen, or about 415 million dollars to fully enter the metaverse market. (NHK)

Japanese actor Ryoko Yonekura, who was scheduled to play a limited return engagement in the Broadway production of the Tony-winning revival of Chicago November 7-20 at the Ambassador Theatre, has canceled that stint under doctor's orders due to a lower back injury. (playbill.com)

Cool weather, hot anime. ONI: Thunder God's Tale, exception, Romantic Killer, new Tiger & Bunny and more. (Netflix Anime)

Genki Kawamura won best director for his movie "A Hundred Flowers" at the 70th San Sebastian International Film Festival on Saturday, becoming the first Japanese recipient of the award at the prestigious Spanish event. (Japan Today)

New footage of the Beatles has been made public in Japan. The footage captured scenes of intense police security when the Fab Four visited Japan to perform in more than 55 years ago. Some contained never-before-seen footage. (NHK)

From Japan to the world, five Japanese A-listers are going “beyond borders". Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi and Fairouz Ai reflect on being part of shows reaching fans around the world and growing in their own careers. (Netflix Anime)

As a companion to my previous video, I wanted to share these two old productions of the play Kuruwa Bunshō ("Love Letters from the Pleasure Quarter"), the final performances by Kataoka Nizaemon XIII of Fujiya Izaemon, one of his most successful roles. (Kabuki In-Depth)

House (Japanese: ハウス) is a 1977 Japanese experimental comedy horror film directed and produced by Nobuhiko Obayashi.　A schoolgirl and six of her classmates travel to her aunt's country home, which turns out to be haunted. (kaptainkristian)

The official attendance figures for the 2022 Tokyo Game Show have been announced, revealing the turnout to be around half of what the event was getting before the COVID-19 pandemic. (videogameschronicle.com)

Nice Guy Keiichi is doing his best as a poor student at a tech college, but his good nature is taken advantage of relentlessly. (Anime Explained)

Tenga is a famous creative toy company in Japan that has changed the world of adult toys. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)

Badass new Japanese action thriller A JANITOR—directed by Hugo Sakamoto and starring Seiji Fukushi, Haruka Imô, Saori Izawa, & Akari Takaishi (Hi-YAH!)

The "Got Talent" franchise is one of the biggest television franchises in the world, with the show being broadcast in over 194 countries worldwide. (Japan Today)

Ambient With Flute is a Japanese-style channel where you can find the most diverse and rich Japanese landscapes with the aim of bringing moments of peace, relaxation and tranquility. (Ambient With Flute)

Jin's faces off against Leroy Smith in his first match in the King of Iron Fist Tournament. (Netflix Anime)

Video game fans are flocking to the Tokyo Game Show for the first time since 2019. The event is one of the largest in the industry. It was held online over the past two years due to the pandemic. (NHK)