This week on Recochoku, aiko topped the chart with her new single, “Motto.”
On iTunes, ONE OK ROCK topped the chart for the second week in a row with “Always coming back.”
This week, Nogizaka46 topped the Oricon single chart with their new single “Harujion ga Saku Koro”, selling 749,706 copies in its first week.
KAT-TUN topped the Oricon album chart with their new best album “KAT-TUN 10TH ANNIVERSARY BEST ’10Ks!’”, selling 167,020 copies in its first week.
For those of you who don’t know, Square Enix just finished their event/press release called UNCOVERED:FINAL FANTASY XV minutes ago. Held in Los Angeles, California, the event revealed tons of exciting details and releases all tying up to the worldwide release of the latest main installment of the Final Fantasy franchise on September 30th. But that date is not the only thing Square Enix has in store; read on for a quick recap!
Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw Sandaime J Soul Brothers defeat AKB and EXILE ATSUSHI + AI to take the top spot. This week, we have 2 newcomers facing off. Find out what various staff members thought of the songs that topped the physical and digital charts this week and share your thoughts on them too!
Results for the 2016 iteration of Manga Taisho Award is out, with Satoru Noda’s Golden Kamuy claiming the top spot. For those who wondered, The Manga Taisho Award is an annual award paneled by selected bookstore staff meant for relatively new, active manga title; the requirement for a nomination is to have less than 8 published volume, one of which must be released this year.
Fuji TV aired the first FNS Uta no Haru Matsuri last night. Performers included AKB48, Ikimonogakari, Perfume, Momoiro Clover Z, and Sensations. Check out the full show after the jump!
Believe it or not, actress and 9nine member Umika Kawashima is already 22 years old and she has just graduated from Faculty of Arts and Letters of Meiji University last week. Modelpress.jp has posted her pictures in a beautiful red furisode kimono with golden flower ornaments in which she attended the graduation ceremony held at the Budokan stadium on 22nd March.
Sailor Moon is one of the most popular manga and anime series in the world. Even though it reached across the world and touched several different kinds of people, it was especially meaningful to LGBT youth due to its sympathetic portrayal of queer characters. For youth that didn’t have role models to look up to as they dealt with bullying while in the closet, Sailor Moon provided a solace. Vice spoke to some of these now adult 90s kids about what Sailor Moon means to them. Check it out after the jump!