Category: People

Manga Creator Masaki Ando, Voice Actor Honoka Kuroki Announce Their Marriage

June 8, 2026 admin No Comments

Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki creator & cast member celebrate with self-portrait art Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-06-08/manga-creator-masaki-ando-voice-actor-honoka-kuroki-announce-their-marriage/.238244

People

Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun Manga Goes on Hiatus

June 4, 2026 admin No Comments

Manga’s update this month postponed, author Ikka Matsuki recovering from steroid withdrawal syndrome Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-04/nippon-sangoku-the-three-nations-of-the-crimson-sun-manga-goes-on-hiatus/.238121

Manga, People

JoJo's Hirohiko Araki Designs Curtains for Kyūshū's Biggest Kabuki Theater

June 3, 2026 admin No Comments

Hakataza theater commemorate legendary name succession for 2 Kabuki actors Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-06-02/jojo-hirohiko-araki-designs-curtains-for-kyushu-biggest-kabuki-theater/.238051

People

Tekken 7, Tekken 8 Director Kohei Ikeda Leaves Bandai Namco

June 2, 2026 admin No Comments

Ikeda worked at Bandai Namco Entertainment for 20 years Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-02/tekken-7-tekken-8-director-kohei-ikeda-leaves-bandai-namco/.238040

People

Galaxy Express 999 TV Anime, Lupin III Film's Lyricist Jun Hashimoto Dies

June 2, 2026 admin No Comments

Hashimoto died due to liver cirrhosis at 86 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-02/galaxy-express-999-tv-anime-lupin-iii-film-lyricist-jun-hashimoto-dies/.238054

People

Voice Actor Katsuji Mori Cancels Stage Performance in Reading Event Due to Injury

June 1, 2026 admin No Comments

Mori to focus on directing “Kotoba no Mori” reading performance after his recent fall at home, worsening his spinal canal stenosis condition Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-01/voice-actor-katsuji-mori-cancels-stage-performance-in-reading-event-due-to-injury/.238014

Events, People

Apocalypse Hotel Original Anime & Spinoff Manga, Mecha Designer Ikuto Yamashita Win 57th Seiun Awards

June 1, 2026 admin No Comments

Apocalypse Hotel anime wins Best Media award; Labeled Human, “Tokitoki Channel: How to Make Nonexistent Weather,” Norio Itoh’s Encyclopedia Fantastica, more also win Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-01/apocalypse-hotel-original-anime-and-spinoff-manga-mecha-designer-ikuto-yamashita-win-57th-seiun-/.238011

Anime, Events, Manga, People

Animation Veteran Kunihiko Hamada Departs From Madhouse

June 1, 2026 admin No Comments

Hamada claims he received no severance pay after over 20 years as staff employee Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-31/animation-veteran-kunihiko-hamada-departs-from-madhouse/.237997

People

Anime Expo Hosts World Premieres of Black Torch, Magic Knight Rayearth Anime

May 31, 2026 admin No Comments

Also: Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE producer Shohei Sakakibara, scenario writer Kazutaka Kodaka attend July 2-5 convention Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-31/anime-expo-hosts-world-premieres-of-black-torch-magic-knight-rayearth-anime/.237962

Anime, Events, People

Scriptwriter Hiroyuki Kawasaki Dies

May 28, 2026 admin No Comments

Kawasaki wrote scripts for Blade of the Immortal, Silent Möbius, Sakura Wars, more anime Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-28/scriptwriter-hiroyuki-kawasaki-dies/.237912

People