August | 2018 | WOWJAPAN

“T&B” Spin-off “Double Decker: Doug & Kirill” Gets First Trailers!

"Tiger & Bunny" spin-off series "Double Decker: Doug & Kirill" have released their first two trailers, ahead of the Japanese premiere on 30th September 2018!. Continue reading

“Oji-sama to Neko” Releases “Sanrio” Collab Merch!

"Oji-sama to Neko" has announced that it will be collaborating with licensing giant SANRIO to release a capsule collection on 22nd November 2018! The. Continue reading

“Pop Team Epic” Announces Sanrio Collab and New Event!

Memelords "Pop Team Epic" have announced a new round of collaborations, this time with much beloved brand SANRIO! The new "Pop Team Epic x SANRIO". Continue reading

Chinese Webcomic Gets Japanese Adaptation, “Hora, Mimi ga Mieteruyo!”

"Hora, Mimi ga Mieteruyo!" tells the story of a lonely man who suddenly finds himself in charge of a cat-eared boy.

Somebody is actually compiling how many times Team Rocket blasted off in the anime

In almost every single episode of the Pokemon anime, both TV and film, Team Rocket would "blast off". They have blasted off so many times that people actually. Continue reading

McDonald’s x Shonen Jump collaboration is giving away free burgers and manga

Shonen Jump magazine, the same magazine behind manga like Naruto, One Piece, and Dragon Ball, is collaborating with McDonald's. As expected, this team-up will. Continue reading

your name. is getting an audio book voiced by Romi Park

Makoto Shinkai's your name. is one of Japan's most successful animated films. And now, Kadokawa has released an audio book edition of the film's novelisation,. Continue reading

Five Reasons Why You Can’t Miss C3 AFA Jakarta 2018!!!

This year's line-up is the biggest ever -- so if you think there's a lot going on, then you're right! But we at WOW Japan will be happy to lend a hand, by counting down to our top five reasons for getting off our butts and making our way to the biggest event for fans of Japanese anime, cosplay, gaming, and anisong!

“Sheryl x Ranka” Single “Good Job!” PV and CD Jacket Revealed!

The single — produce by Yoko Kanno, is slated for release on 26th September 2018! “

“Card Captor Exhibition” to be Held in Tokyo’s Mori Arts Center

The exhibition will run in two stages: the first half will run from 26th October 2018 to 30th November 2018, latter half will run from 1st December 2018 to 3rd January 2019.

[WOW Japan x C3 AFA Jakarta] An Exclusive Q&A with EGOIST

C3 AFA Jakarta 2018 is tomorrow -- are you guys ready for the biggest Japanese pop culture event in Indonesia?! Expect amazing exhibitions, must-buy. Continue reading

Emi Nitta to host a late night show… about dinosaurs

It's no secret that seiyuu Emi Nitta is a huge dinosaur fan girl. In fact, she's very much interested in dinosaur-related subjects like paleontology. And now,. Continue reading

Conception video game’s TV anime adaptation reveals new key visual and release date

Spike Chunsoft's Conception video game is certainly one of the most unique games to ever come out of Japan. And now, it's getting a TV anime adaptation thanks. Continue reading

A shinto shrine is celebrating the birthday of Steins;Gate’s resident trap, Luka

Luka Urushibara, Steins;Gate's resident trap, celebrates her... I mean his birthday today, 30th August. Now, Lukako... or Luka-kun depending on how you view. Continue reading

Animelo Summer Live 2018 “OK!” Official Photos Released!

Did you spot any of your favourites?! Let us know in the comments!

Yuuichirou Umehara Returns to “Tada Never Falls in Love”

Voice Actor Yuuichirou Umehara has recently returned from his hiatus for health-related reasons, and will be slowly returning to work as he recovers from his treatments.

“Dia no Ace” Colllabs with Famous Baseball Team “Hanshin Tigers”!

Popular baseball manga series "Dia no Ace" is collaborating with legendary Kansai baseball team "Hanshin Tigers" in a series of merchandise featuring the. Continue reading

“Pop Team Epic” Comes Up with New Insane Merch: Soup

We at WOW Japan love trawling online shopping portals for some of the most insane anime merchandise official licensees can come up with. To date, nothing comes. Continue reading

Infamous anime director Yamakan finally gets his twitter suspended

Wake Up, Girls! director Yutaka Yamamoto AKA Yamakan is very infamous indeed. He's quite a fire brand on social media, usually blurting out his opinions. Continue reading

7-Eleven Bank’s new ATMs are getting sexy ikemen voices

Thought your ATMs are a little too boring? Well, 7-Eleven Bank is doing something to spice theirs up. In particular, their branches in Animate stores will be. Continue reading

Fate/Grand Order’s new CM celebrates 14 million downloads

Fate/Grand Order has become one of the most popular game apps from Japan. And now, it has reached a new milestone, as they reached 14 million downloads. And. Continue reading

[WOW Japan x C3 AFA Jakarta] An Exclusive Q&A with Megumi Nakajima

Celebrating her 10th year in the business, the highly sought after singer and voice actress Megumi Nakajima is making her very first appearance in Indonesia at C3 AFA Jakarta 2018! Megumi has been busy promoting her latest double A-side single “Shiranai Kimochi/Bitter Sweet Harmony”, so we are very happy and honoured that she found the time to answer a few questions from WOW Japan!

[WOW Japan x C3 AFA Jakarta] An Exclusive Q&A with TRUE

When you've already provided the theme songs for such modern classics as "Mobile Suite Gundam: Iron-blooded Orphans" and "Violet Evergarden", what else do you do? Well, for TRUE, she decides to play it tongue-in-cheek by collaborating with the upcoming comedy "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime"! TRUE has been gracious enough to talk to WOW Japan about her upcoming single, as well as her impending performance at C3 AFA Jakarta 2018!

[WOW Japan x C3 AFA Jakarta] An Exclusive Q&A with Mashiro Ayano

Mashiro Ayano is currently on tour in Japan, and has just released a brand new single titled “Shoudou (Impulse)”. Despite her busy schedule, Mashiro has very graciously agreed to answer a few questions about her upcoming Indonesian performance and hew new single from us here at WOW Japan. Enjoy!

[WOW Japan x C3 AFA Jakarta] An Exclusive Q&A with Konomi Suzuki

Konomi Suzuki has just come off from her succesful performances in Bangkok and Penang for I Love Anisong, and has set her sights on Jakarta! She sits down for another candid conversation with us from WOW Japan, as she talks about her work as as newly-minted voice actress as well as her upcoming performance this weekend.