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McKenzie Coyne is a writer who graduated from the University of Missouri with a Digital Story-Telling Degree. She has been unprofessionally writing for over eight years and focuses mainly on anime in ...

Janet Boettner and Marc Boettner plan to specialize in Japanese curry dishes and unique westernized Japanese comfort food when they open Cute Robot Japanese Kitchen in Milwaukee this summer. Hibachi ...

Japanese voice actor Natsuki Hanae and American actor Channing Tatum arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of Crunchyroll’s “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle” held at TCL Chinese Theater ...