If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Every year, the Javits Center in New York City transforms into a vibrant explosion of Japanese pop culture for Anime NYC, and 2025 was no exception. This year’s …
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Since his exit from the White House and spectacular fallout with Donald Trump, Elon Musk has been posting a lot less about far-right politics and conspiracy theories. Instead, the world’s richest man has seemingly turned at least some of his scattered attention back to his many businesses, including Tesla, SpaceX, …
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In much of today’s filmmaking, from superhero movies to TikTok videos, time is compressed, speeding the action along much faster than it could ever go in reality. In the animated worlds meticulously crafted by Japanese director Naoko Yamada, however, life moves gloriously, realistically slow. Schoolchildren walk at a measured pace, …
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Everyone loves a meet cute; it’s a tale as old as time. Boy meets girl, girl hates boy. But there’s something there, just beneath the surface. Through a series of mishaps and mixed signals, the two eventually grow on each other. Love blossoms. Then a turbo-charged granny demon steals the …
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Leer en español Young Miko is taking me for a drive to Piñones, the northeastern Puerto Rico hot spot known for its mesmerizing ocean views and long history as a stronghold of Afro-Caribbean culture. “I knew I had to bring you here,” she tells me. And she was right: A …
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Two years ago, Netflix debuted Cowboy Bebop, a live-action adaptation of the beloved Japanese anime about spacefaring bounty hunters in the 22nd century. I found this new version lively and thrilling, but I admittedly had never seen the original. For the most part, it seemed, the most interested audience for …
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Anyone who knows the voice acting world knows of Matthew Mercer. In anime, his work can be heard in the English dubs of mega-hits like Attack on Titan, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, One Piece, as well as some small show you may have heard of about dragon …
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Hollywood doesn’t make movies like Suzume, anime auteur Makoto Shinkai’s latest, about a teen girl who traverses Japan to prevent a series of natural disasters. We get stories about young people saving the world all of the time, sure, but the protagonists are usually dressed in spandex rather than school …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Manga merch just got a luxury upgrade in the form of Montblanc’s latest release: a collaborative collection with Naruto, as part of the manga series’ 20th anniversary. Featuring …
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Japanese culture thrived at Crunchyroll Expo 2022, with creators, musicians and legions of fans packing the San Jose McEnery Convention Center last week. There were cosplayers, anime screenings and extensive collectibles, but perhaps the most notable event was the live performances of Japanese bands like SiM, Burnout Syndromes, and Atarashii …
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