Naruto: the musical is Coming.

Since the original Naruto manga ended in November, a Naruto musical titled Live Spectacle Naruto will be playing in Japan in March 2015.

The musical will run on March 21 in Tokyo, in the AiiA Theater where the comedy will be played until April 5. Then performances are scheduled in Fukuoka (April 10-12), Osaka (17-19 April) Miyagi (23-25 April), before returning to Tokyo (April 29-May 10).

It is even expected that the show will then exports to Macao, Malaysia and Singapore after it runs in Japan.

The production company is Nelke Planning, Akiko Kodama direct the play, while Toshiro Masuda will compose the music.

The cast includes:

Kōdai Matsuoka : Naruto

Ryūji Satō : Sasuke

Yui Itō : Sakura

Kenta Suga : Gaara

The rest of the cast:

Yuuki Kimisawa : Kakashi

Kazuhiro Hirakawa : the Third Hokage

Hidekazu Ichinose : Iruka

Tatsunari Kimura : Kabuto

Asahi Uchida : Zabuza

Miho Imamura : Haku

Source : ANN

Top 25 Must-Know Japanese Phrases!

I'm gonna teach you the 25 most common phrases that we use in Japan.

1. おはよう。Ohayō. = Good morning.
2. すみません。Sumimasen. = Excuse me.
3. はい。Hai. = Yes.
4. いいえ。Īe. = No.
5. えきは どこですか？Eki wa doko desu ka? = Where is the station?
6. よろしく おねがいします。Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. = Please treat me well.
7. これはいくらですか？Kore wa ikura desu ka? = How much is this?
8. おやすみなさい。Oyasumi nasai. = Good night.
9. なんさいですか？Nan sai desu ka? = How old are you?
10. どうぞ。Dōzo. = After you.
11. わかりました。Wakarimashita. = I understand.
12. わかりません。Wakarimasen. = I don't understand.
13. 英語 は 話せます か？Eigo wa hanasemasu ka? = Do you speak English?
14. じゃ, また。Ja, mata. = See you soon.
15. どうも。Dōmo. = Thanks. Hello. Goodbye.
16. お元気ですか？Ogenki desu ka? = How are you?
17. ごめんなさい。Gomen nasai. = I'm sorry.
18. こんばんは。Konbanwa. = Good evening.
19. こんにちは。Konnichiwa. = Hello.
20. はじめまして。Hajimemashite. = Nice to meet you.
21. お 名前は？O namae wa? = What's your name?
22. みず、おねがいします。Mizu, onegai shimasu. = Water, please.
23.  たすけてください！Tasukete kudasai! = Please help!
24. ありがとう。Arigatō. = Thank you.
25. さようなら。Sayōnara. = Good bye.

Learn Japanese : Master Basic Greetings in Japanese! (2)

In a previous article we learned : こんにちは。Konnichiwa is a general greeting, meaning Hi or Hello, it also means good afternoon . In this article i'll show you more general greetings.

• おはよう ございます。Ohayō gozaimasu. = おはよう Ohayō means good morning and おはよう ございます。Ohayō gozaimasu. is a more polite way to say it.

• こんばんは。Konbanwa. = means good evening and usually people use it after sunset.

• おやすみなさい。Oyasuminasai. = means good night and usually used before going to bed. This phrase come from the verb やすむ Yasumu, wish means to take a rest. お O, is a prefix to make the phrase polite. 

When you want to say "Ohayō gozaimasu" or "Oyasuminasai" to your friends or family, you can say :
おはよう。Ohayō or おやすみ。Oyasumi.

Haikyu Season 2 is announced

It is in the last chapter published in the Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha) we learn Haikyu production of the anime Season 2. No date has yet been scheduled.

Learn Japanese : Master Basic Greetings in Japanese!

In this article, you're going to learn a few tips to master basic Japanese greetings.
you're gonna to learn how to say : Hi, how are you? in Japanese and how to answer.
Here's a typical conversation you hear everyday in Japan :

• こんにちは。Konnichiwa = Hi or Hello.

Konnichiwa is a general greeting, meaning Hi or Hello. It also means good afternoon as one of the greetings for the day, but you can say konnichiwa all day long as greeting when you meet people.

• おげんきですか? O-genki desu ka? = literally means are you healthy? but it's used to mean How are you?.

お O = is the respectful prefix (polite marker).

げんき Genki = means healthy.
です Desu =  expresses politeness in Japanese. It can often be translated as the verb TO BE.
か Ka = a particle used to form questions.

To answer the question O-genki desu ka? you say :

• げんきです。Genki desu. = I'm fine. The only difference is you dropped the Ka when answering the question..

We can say the exact same thing with these two words :

• げんき? Genki? = How are you?
• げんき。Genki. = I'm fine.

The only difference is the intonation . Be careful this is a very informal conversation don't use it with the teacher or in business situations.

Learn to Introduce Yourself in Japanese!

In this article, you're going to learn how to introduce yourself in Japanese.
There are three sentences to do this and it's super easy.
Okey, here's the three lines :

• はじめまして。 Hajimemashite. = Nice to meet you.

This expression means "nice to meet you", (はじめまして。 Hajimemashite) literally means "for the first time". This phrase is often the first thing said when introducing oneself, and appropriate for all politeness level.

• わたしは--your name--です。Watashi wa--your name--desu. = I am --your name--

Japanese language has one tricky point : the verb comes at the end of the sentence.
So, わたし Watashi = I.
は Wa =  particle used to indicate the topic in a sentence.
です Desu = at the end of the sentence expresses politeness in Japanese. It can often be translated as the verb TO BE.
So, if your name is Robin you put わたしはロビンです。Watashi wa Robin desu.

• よろしくおねがいします。Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. = it’s a pleasure to meet you.

Yoroshiku means "good". By using this expression you're asking your interlocutor to be nice to you so that your relationship will get on well. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu is not only used in introducing yourself but when you are asking someone a favor.

We can say the exact same thing with these two words よろしく--your name--です。This is not for business meetings or formal situation but informal situations only :

• --your name--です。--your name--desu. Example : ロビンです。Robin desu. 

This means the same as Watashi wa Robin desu.

• よろしく Yoroshiku = it means exactly the same thing as Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

Now there's no excuse for you not to be able to introduce yourself in Japanese!

Japanese way to quickly wrap a gift

If you want to pack the Christmas gift as fast!

Here is a Japanese way to quickly wrap a package with gift wrapping paper. Fast and efficient!

Secret about "one piece" what is really?

Everyone thinks that one piece is a treasure but I think it more than that...May be a letter in which it is written something like "Thank you, to who discovered the one piece. The true treasure is to have lived all this adventures. One piece is in your heart" something like that...Or, The Goat! It is who gives the most mystery in One Piece, so may be the one piece. xd

Personally I would say that one piece is what the crew search :

Luffy : the title of Pirate King
Zorro : Become the best swordsman in the world
Nami : Make a world map
Sanji : Find the legendary All-Blue Sea
Chopper : Cure all diseases worldwide
Franky : Build the boat that will travel all seas
Ussop : Become a brave warrior of the sea
Nico Robin : Find the Rio Poneglyphe
Brook : find Laboon

I really do not think that one piece is a treasure. And you what do you think?

How to wish a Happy New Year in Japanese and some Traditions

Today I invite you to discover the different ways to wish a happy new year in Japanese and some traditions :

The most evident way to translate "happy new year" in Japanese is :

しんねんあけましておめでとうございます
Shinnen akemashite omedetō gozaimasu

To translate this expression in detail :

• しんねん shinnen = new year
• あける akeru = begin, exemple : としがあける toshi ga akeru = start a new year
• おめでとうございます omedetō gozaimasu = congratulations

Replay new year wishes :

ことしもよろしくおねがいします

Kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu

• ことし kotoshi = this year
• も mo = also
• よろしくおねがいします yoroshiku onegai shimasu = sentence polite which means thank you for your consideration

As often in Japanese, there is a shorthand way to say this set of sentence. We take the beginning of several syllables : shinen AKEmashite OMEdetō gozaimasu, KOTOshi mo YOROshiku onegai shimasu, which will turn into あけおめ！ことよろ！Ake ome, koto yoro ! this expression is very familiar so be careful when using it.
more formal way to start the new year よいおとしをおむかえください Yoi otoshi wo omukae kudasai which means = I wish you a happy new year

• よい yoi = good
• おとし otoshi = year
• むかえ mukae = meet, greet
• ください kudasai = please

Now I propose to tell you about some traditions :

• お と し だ ま otoshidama : it is small envelope given to children for the new year containing some money.
• は つ も う で hatsumode : first shrine visit.
• Each throw money/coins into a designated box "さいせんばこ saisen bako" and pray for a happy new year.
• It is also common to buy a "おみくじ Omikuji" kind of horoscope written on a piece of paper which can announce happiness may be not. When the prediction is bad, it is a custom to fold up the strip of paper and attach it to a pine tree.
• ねんがじょう Nengajō : greeting card for the New Year. It is possible to write itself in calligraphy New Year's wishes, it is mandatory to deposit these cards in the mail before December 25 order to be received by the recipient on January 1, exactly.

"One Piece" Tops Oricon’s Best Selling Manga in 2014 in Japan

Here's the top 15 best selling manga series 2014.
The ranking is determined by series and expressed in number of volumes sold between 11/18/2013 and 11/16/2014.
One Piece has once again proven its dominance as the top selling manga series of 2014 in Japan, it is closely followed by Shingeki No Kyojin.

1. One Piece (11,885,957)
2. Shingeki No Kyojin (11,728,368)
3. Haikyu!! (8,283,709)
4. Tokyo Ghoul (6,946,203)
5. Kuroko's Basket (6,729,439)
6. Naruto (5,505,179)
7. Daiya no A (4,681,031)
8. Magi - The Labyrinth of Magic (4,657,971)
9. Seven Deadly Sins (4,633,246)
10. Assassination Classroom (4,622,108)
11. Hoozuki no Reitetsu (4,385,701)
12. Terra Formars (4,295,257)
13. Blue Spring Ride (4,166,875)
14. Yowamushi Pedal (4,098,510)
15. Silver Spoon (3,957,991)

Source: Oricon

High School DxD BorN : Treaser

A teaser of the new season of High School DxD just been released this weekend.
The series is scheduled for spring (April) 2015 in Japan and was titled High School DxD Born.


TVアニメ『ハイスクールDxD BorN』PV第一弾 - High School DxD... par Korosu_no_Sekai

Kuroko no Basket 3: Teaser

Here's a teaser of Kuroko no Basket Season 3 scheduled for 10 January 2015.

30 secrets you didn't know about Dragon Ball

Here are 30 big and small Dragon Ball secrets that you probably don't know.

1. The Kamehameha is a technique of tossing a blue energy beam. In real life, it is a dynasty of kings Hawaiian.
2. Sangoku (or Son Goku 孫悟空 in Japanese), don't kill any enemy before Yakon, the henchman of the witch Babidi in chapter 452 of the manga. He will kill a second later: Boo.
3. Sangoku is inspired from the Monkey King, recurring character in the classical Chinese literature.
4. Before being transformed into cyborgs, C17 and C18 were twins prenamed Lapis Lazuli and (such as stone).
5. The name 'Bulma" means "panties" in Japanese.
6. Sangoku is afraid of injections.
7. Piccolo is believed to have purple blood...however, it is blue when Raditz cut his arm at the beginning of the annime Dragon Ball Z.
8. The favorite character of Akira Toriyama is Piccolo.
9. Sangoku confronts Superman in a story invented by Wizard magazine in 2002. Obviously, this is "Goku" who wins.
10. In the Anime, the fight between Goku and Frieza extends itself over twenty episodes, about twenty minutes each. Nearly 7 hours in total.
11. At one point, in the same battle, Freezer says the Namek planet will explode in "five minutes". This eventually take 10 episodes (over three hours).
12. Obviously, we like to give names of food to children in the family of Goku, Gohan means "rice bowl" in Japanese and Pan (the granddaughter of Gohan) translates to "bread".
13. The character of Yamcha is also a baseball player.
14. Sangoku has won only once the great martial arts tournament in six participation.
15. Roshi was nice to live on an island, it has a postal address: NBI 8250012 B.
16. Sangoku has also address: 439 East District.
17. The voice of Goku is interpreted from the beginning to the end of the anime by a woman, Masako Nozawa.
18. Mister Satan est réellement fort par rapport au reste des humains "normaux". 
19. The hair of the Saiyans will not grow. Practice.
20. An episode of the anime, Goku and Piccolo shows that take driving lessons.
21. The recurring character Lunch disappears in the middle of the series, without good reason and never reappear not later.
22. The Nameks as Piccolo are asexual and give birth spitting eggs.
23. Another feature of Nameks: they don't eat and simply drink water.
24. Boo was created by the wizard Bibidi no less than five million years before the birth of Goku.
25. The characters Bibidi, Babidi and Boo were named from a drawn cast of Cinderella.
26. Hitler appears in Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, one of the films from the world of manga.
27. Dragon Ball GT has been published in the form of anime, but Akira Toriyama is not completely foreign as much. The author of the manga has been involved in major decisions on the script of this continuing adventures of Goku.
28. Sangoku would be dead from heart disease if Trunks was not come from the future with the proper treatment.
29. Like no one in the family of Goku does not work, they live on the fortune of his wife's father, Chichi.
30. Sangoku has a mom and her name Gine. Akira Toriyama revealed this information on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the series.

Source: lexpress.fr

New video of Naruto Movie - The Last

The official website of the movie Naruto: The Last has posted a new video.


「THE LAST」ナルト愛スペシャル映像 par AnimeSlovenija

Teaser Dragon Ball Z movie: Fukkatsu no F

The film's official website has released the first official teaser of Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no F.

To recap, the film will be released April 18, 2015 in Japanese theaters.

Naruto: a new film in 2015 to Tell Bolt's Story

During a screening of The Last -Naruto the Movie-, Naruto manga creator Masashi Kishimoto announced more details about the next Naruto project which is in preparation for 2015: it will be a movie and it will be released in August 2015. The story will focus on Bolt, the son of Naruto and Hinata who appeared in Chapter 700 of the manga.

Kishimoto wrily noted, "Even though the manga ended, I haven't taken a break."