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The rivalry between One Piece and Naruto fans is one of the biggest online feuds in the history of the anime and manga industry. Both One Piece and Naruto fanbases are always trying to prove that their favorite series is better than the other one. However, what fans don’t realize is that One Piece and Naruto are connected in more ways than anyone can imagine.

Naruto in Naruto Shippuden | Studio Pierrot

Although One Piece started a little before Naruto, both series and their creators, Eiichiro Oda and Masashi Kishimoto, have competed to be at the top of the anime and manga world. This competition has helped them get better at their work and make some of the greatest storylines and narratives of all time.

However, One Piece fans recently found a connection when they realized that an iconic character from Oda’s magnum opus was played by the voice actor of Naruto,...

Digimon is one of the most recognizable brands in the world of anime, and this year, the franchise celebrated its 25th anniversary during the Digimon Con 2024, which was held in Japan on March 9 and 10, 2024. To celebrate the success of the event, as well as 25 years of the franchise, the producers have released an official Pv video for the fans, which chronicles the 25 years of the Digimon franchise:

Aside from showing us the clips from all the seasons released so far, the video also includes the first four Japanese Op songs, all performed by the late Koji Wada, who died of cancer in 2016, but will forever be remembered by Digimon fans all around the world as his voice and his songs helped make the franchise what it is. The songs featured are “Butter-Fly” (Digimon Adventure), “Target ~ Red Shock” (Digimon Adventure 02), “The Biggest Dreamer” (Digimon Tamers), and “Fire!!” (Digimon Frontier). Aside from this,...

The official website of Tokyo Anime Award Festival, or Taaf in short, announced the winners of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement awards on Dec 14, 2023. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of animation industry and culture.

The following members have won the Taaf 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award;

1. Shunzo Kato

A renowned producer behind numerous works of Tms Entertainment and Telecom Animation. Anpanman, Akira, Space Cobra are some of his well known anime.

2. Akira Toriyama

Mangaka, who is known for Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump – Arale-chan, Sandland, among others.

3. Sukehiro Tomita

He is a scriptwriter, known for his work on Space Runaway Ideon, Macross II, Digimon Frontier, Gall Force, etc.

4. Ryousuke Takahashi

A director, who is known for original works such as Armored Trooper Votoms, Fang of the Sun Dougram, Cyborg 009, Phoenix, and others. Taaf describes him as “a rare creator who has consistently unfolded his unique worlds across a wide range of genres,...