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Seiyuu Highlights: Rie Takahashi 高橋 李依
She's more than just your typical cheerful energetic voice actress who's skillful in cooking, doing cartwheels or even selling bras. She has been a popular Japanese voice actresses…


Seiyuu Highlights: Nakamura Yuuichi 中村 悠一
He has the charm, the look, and especially the voice. From playing plain ass jerks to charming high-school princes, his diverse range of roles have been the pinnacle…


Seiyuu Highlights: Kenjiro Tsuda 津田 健次郎
With such a indistinguishably cool, deep, smooth voice like a hot knife through butter, there's no question as to why he was, and still currently, the most highly…


Anime Central 2023 Interview: Tanaka Rie
Tanaka Rie is a veteran voice actor with over two decades’ experience in anime. How would you describe the voice acting industry back when you first started versus…


Artbook reviews #3 (Shunya Yamashita, Kantoku, Kazuma Kaneko, Rie Tanaka)
I recently bought a large haul of books, CDs, and doujins straight from Japan. Since I didn’t get the chance to deepen my debt at an anime con…


Seiyuu Highlights: Koga Aoi 古賀 葵
Mostly known for playing complex, quiet high-school girls across different anime, as well as everyone's favorite adorable mascot/emergency food, Koga Aoi is slowly becoming one of the most…
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Seiyuu Highlights: Fukuyama Jun 福山 潤
He has the style, the look. And especially, the hair. But one thing that he has which all of us agree, is his acting abilities in music videos…


Seiyuu Highlights: Ayumu Murase 村瀬 歩
He's perhaps known for playing mostly roles of shounen characters, which does somehow reflects his overall young physicality for someone who's in his early 30s. Support me…


Seiyuu Highlights: Hiroshi Kamiya 神谷 浩史
From the voice that brought you humanity's strongest soldier from Attack On Titan, Hiroshi Kamiya is one of the most popular voice actor in our recent time, having…


Seiyuu Highlights: Atsumi Tanezaki 種﨑 敦美
Now that Spy X Family has finally concluded, let's take a look at the voice actress behind the adorable Anya Forger's wild fanatic: Atsumi Tanezaki. She's also been…
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Seiyuu Highlights: Megumi Ogata 緒方 恵美
She's more than just the voice of your favorite EVA pilot. She's a singer, songwriter, and often involved in activities outside of voice acting that forever cemented her…
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Seiyuu Highlights: Hiyama Nobuyuki 檜山 修之
Ironically, he's known for his often squeaky, high pitched voice that is extremely distinguishable in several series that he played. Still, this is one of many 'hidden veteran'…
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Gundam SEED FREEDOM's Rie Tanaka, Sōichiro Hoshi Share Memories at Los Angeles Premiere
This past week has been busy for the two leads of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM as they've been promoting the U.S. premiere of the movie on the…
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Seiyuu Highlights: Wakato Matsumoto 松本 和香子
Otherwise known by her stage name as Kujira (くじら) She's a really well known voice actress who portrays many roles of middle aged women in anime. Support me through…


Seiyuu Highlights: Tomoyo Kurosawa 黒沢 ともよ
A name that is relatively small in the industry. However, as someone who's still in her early 20s, she has been voicing a lot more familiar characters than…
[Anime NYC 2019] Kugimiya Rie Press Q and A: Highlights and Thoughts
Japanese voice actor Kugimiya Rie, known for roles such as Alphonse Elric (Full Metal Alchemist) and Aisaka Taiga (Toradora!), was a featured guest at Anime NYC 2019. I…


Seiyuu Highlights: Konomi Kohara 小原 好美です
For someone who is as versatile as Konomi Kohara, her professional career spanned across all different fields, genres, and universes. She's truly a gift to the Seiyuu Industry,…
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Seiyuu Highlights: Juinichi Suwabe 諏訪部 順一です
Like a typical cool uncle as your next door's neighbor, Juinichi Suwabe not only pleased our ears with his multitude of vocal performances, but he's also has a…
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Interview with Rie Fu
We’re excited to announce that the next interview in our recent series of Instagram live streams will be with singer and artist, Rie Fu! A multi-genre talent with…
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TangleCast Interviews: Rie Fu
Check out the stream of our brand new interview series! If you missed it live on Instagram, enjoy listening to Japanese musician, artist, and brand new mom, Rie…
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Interview with Rie Fu
This morning, Twwk had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Japanese musician, artist, and brand new mom, Rie Fu! Known for her blend of music influenced by folk…
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Kekkon Afro Tanaka
The latest in the Afro Tanaka comedy series about the life of afro haired Hiroshi Tanaka that focuses on his life as a newly married man who is…


PARALLEL (Daiki Tanaka, 2021)
A wounded young woman in search of a protector and a nihilistic serial killer fight for the meaning of existence in Daiki Tanaka’s dark romantic drama


Meet Director TANAKA Daiki
Born in Tokyo in 1994, freelance film director, Tanaka, is a graduate of Nihon University College of Art's film directing course. Tanaka’s genre-defying thesis film, Filament, won awards…
Akemi Tanaka 1959 - 2021
In sad news this week we learned of the passing of Akemi Tanaka. She died of cancer on Monday 7th June 2021. Many anime fans will remember A...


パーフェクトワールド/ Perfect World by Aruga Rie
Never let it be said that I don’t occasionally enjoy straight romances. It’s true, however, that I don’t normally seek them out. However, I happened to pick up…


Sexy Tanaka-san: Ashihara Hinako
How can you not read at least one volume of a manga called Sexy Tanaka-san? If you are able to resist such an absurd title, I commend you…


Angel Oil by Tanaka Tatsuyuki
I apologize in advance for the up-coming flood of weird manga that I’m going to be reviewing here. I’ve started a new podcast (not, unfortunately for fans of…


Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote – Episode 3 – The Special Seiyuu Sleepover
Episode impressions of Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote Episode 3 as Yasumi and Yuhi settled things, Yasumi came over to her house. Of course, there are some lovely moments…
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Kinuyo Tanaka: A Life in Film
Runs August & September at BFI Southbank


Summer Time Rendering by Tanaka Yasuki
I will admit that I found Summer Time Rendering first as an anime. I highly recommend the anime. It’s smart, it’s time-loopy, and beautifully animated–there’s lots of island…
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The Tanaka Family Reincarnates, Vol. 1
By Choko and kaworu. Released in Japan as “HTanaka-ke, Tensei Suru” by Dragon Novels. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Sasha Schiller. OK, this was…
The Tanaka Family Reincarnates, Vol. 2
By Choko and kaworu. Released in Japan as “Tanaka-ke, Tensei Suru” by Dragon Novels. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Sasha Schiller. I was a…
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Highlights from Gobelins
Films to watch right now, plus news.


Anime 2023 Highlights
2023 has come and gone, so what are my anime highlights for this year?
E3 2019 Highlights
Its my favourite time of the year and it is my yearly tradition to always take note of the announcements that got me the most excited and will…


Shuu Sugita【杉田柊】Sakuga MAD
Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN7w2YEV9DU I discovered this song a couple days ago and was immediately compelled to do something with it. Sugita's career could be better represented by a longer MAD…
Seiyuu Series: Maaya Sakamoto
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Seiyuu Radio No Uraomote
They may look like playing love interests on screen. But in real life, the actors and actresses actually hate each other! Yeah, there are a few of such…
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Seiyuu Series: Jun Fukuyama
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Seiyuu Feature: Katsuyuki Konishi
What is the first thing when you hear his name? A leader? A hero? A mecha pilot? A brother? A Pokémon? If you guess them all, then you…
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Seiyuu Feature: Kenjiro Tsuda
Seiyuu (声優)A person who provides voice-overs for characters and narration for various types of media. Includes anime, video games, audio dramas, radio, live-action stints, and dubbing for non-Japan…