hitomi leaves avex to an independent label, but will still perform “a-nation”

Published By aznwave On Sunday, April 17th 2011. Under J.Movie, Japan  Tags:   
hitomi leaves avex to an independent label, but will still perform “a-nation”
Pop singer hitomi recently revealed her personal feelings about avex on her official blog, shedding some light on her switch from the huge record label to an independent label. hitomi announced earlier this month that she’ll be releasing...

13 Assassins -Takashi Miike Movie Review

Published By aznwave On Sunday, April 10th 2011. Under J.Movie, Japan  Tags: ,   
13 Assassins -Takashi Miike Movie Review
  Whats it about 13 Assassins is a remake of Kudos 1963 movie which itself is a very loose ‘retelling’ of Kurosawa’s iconic Seven Samurai. Set during the feudal period (the rule of the shogun), 13 Assassins tells the story of the sadistic and ...

KAM to simultaneously release two mini-albums, “SPIRITUAL” and “MATERIAL”

Published By aznwave On Sunday, April 10th 2011. Under J.Movie, Japan  Tags: ,   
KAM to simultaneously release two mini-albums, “SPIRITUAL” and “MATERIAL”
Drum and bass band KAM has announced that they will be releasing two mini-albums on June 1st! The group consists of vocalist AIKOsun, rapper CARDZ, and producer ASAMOTO, and made their official debut last June with the digital single “Wh...

Ogawa Makoto opens up an official blog

Published By aznwave On Sunday, April 10th 2011. Under J.Movie, Japan  Tags: , ,   
Ogawa Makoto opens up an official blog
Dream Morning Musume member Ogawa Makoto has opened up her own official blog on Ameba! “It’s Ogawa Makoto,” she wrote in her first entry. “Beginning today, I’ll be using Ameblo to blog. I opened up this blog because I thought it

Japan Box Office Report – April 2nd/3rd

Published By aznwave On Monday, April 4th 2011. Under J.Movie, Japan  Tags:   
Japan Box Office Report – April 2nd/3rd
“OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let’s Go Kamen Riders“, the movie that is to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Kamen Rider franchise immediately took over first place with a opening weekend box office revenue of 3.6 million USD. Therefo...

“JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” mangaka launches official website

Published By aznwave On Monday, April 4th 2011. Under J.Movie, Japan  Tags: , , ,   
“JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” mangaka launches official website
On April 1st, mangaka (or manga artist) Araki Hirohiro launched his first official website in order to celebrate two anniversaries: his 30th year as a mangaka (2011) and his 25th year drawing “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure” (2012). Since ...

AKB48′s Akimoto Sayaka joins “Detective Conan” cast

Published By aznwave On Monday, April 4th 2011. Under J. Actress, J.Movie, J.Music, Japan  Tags: , , ,   
AKB48′s Akimoto Sayaka joins “Detective Conan” cast
AKB48 member and Team K captain Akimoto Sayaka (22) has been added to the cast of the new “Detective Conan” live-action drama special airing this month. She will play the part of Suzuki Sonoko, the best friend of Mori Ran. … Continue reading →

Super Sentai: 199 Hero Great Battle Release Date Confirmed

Published By GekiDan On Sunday, April 3rd 2011. Under J.Movie, Japan  Tags: , , , , ,   
Super Sentai: 199 Hero Great Battle Release Date Confirmed
The released of the Super Sentai 35th Anniversary movie celebration entitled Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle was moved from May 21 to June 11, according to T-Joy Oizumi.It was moved due to unforeseen events that happened in Japan l...

Mr. Children to release new song, “Kazoe Uta”

Published By aznwave On Saturday, April 2nd 2011. Under J.Movie, Japan  Tags: ,   
Mr. Children to release new song, “Kazoe Uta”
Rock group Mr. Children will be releasing a new song on April 4th titled, “Kazoe Uta“. Vocalist Sakurai Kazutoshi says that the lyrics to the song are such that, even if you lose everything, are sad, are suffering, no matter what sta...

“Arakawa Under the Bridge” live-action drama, film in the works

Published By aznwave On Friday, April 1st 2011. Under J.Movie, Japan  Tags: , , , ,   
“Arakawa Under the Bridge” live-action drama, film in the works
Nakamura Hikaru’s comedy manga “Arakawa Under the Bridge” is being turned into a live-action television drama and film, it has been announced. The news was revealed in the latest issue of Square Enix’s Young Gangan magazine. Serialized since 2004, the … Continue reading →
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