Category: Entertainment

BABYMETAL will appear on a limited-edition variant cover for the US-released Marvel comic ‘Marvel Zombies: War Zone.’ The project grew out of the band’s 2025 collaboration providing a song for the anime series ‘Marvel Zombies,’ and a limited quantity will also go on sale in Japan starting September 7 via the online store ‘A!SMART.’ The news sparked a comparison debate on a 5ch thread over just how well-known BABYMETAL really is overseas, with posters citing supposed AI-calculated recognition rates and comparing the band’s latest album chart rankings against BABYMONSTER’s — opinions were split.

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BABYMETAL, currently in the middle of a roughly month-long North American tour, has been confirmed to appear on a limited variant cover celebrating the release of the US Marvel comic ‘Marvel Zombies: War Zone (2026) #1.’ BABYMETAL now joins the lineup of rare collectible items in which world-class athletes and entertainers appear alongside Marvel’s iconic characters in official comic works.

BABYMETAL provided the song ‘from me to u feat. Poppy’ as the trailer theme for the animated series ‘Marvel Zombies’ in 2025, and this limited variant cover was created drawing inspiration from BABYMETAL’s ongoing collaboration with ‘Marvel Zombies.’ Produced in limited quantities, it goes on sale in Japan starting Monday, September 7 at 18:00 via the online store ‘A!SMART.’

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “BABYMETAL Appears on Marvel Comic Cover — Dream Team-Up with Iron Man and Other Popular Characters, ‘The Best Surprise for Us’“.

On the April 25 broadcast of ABEMA’s “Kinashi Record,” Noritake Kinashi climbed onto the roof of guest rapper SHO’s gold Mercedes and dented it while bouncing around on top of it — footage that has been drawing renewed criticism online over the past few days. In response, rapper K Dub Shine criticized Kinashi, asking “Noritake, do you even respect hip-hop?” — a remark that made news in its own right. On 5channel’s Entertainment/Sports News+ board, though, reactions focused less on slamming Kinashi and more on the timing and standing behind K Dub Shine’s comment. A lot of the back-and-forth also boiled down to onlookers debating who outranks whom between Kinashi and K Dub Shine.

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Noritake Kinashi of the comedy duo Tunnels has faced a wave of criticism these past few days over an “incident” from a show that aired on ABEMA roughly four months ago. On social media, the backlash still hasn’t died down at all.

“The scene causing controversy is from the April 25 episode of ABEMA’s ‘Kinashi Record.’ Rapper SHO appeared as a guest, and during the show Kinashi climbed onto the roof of SHO’s gold Mercedes. Ignoring SHO’s worried protests of ‘this might be dangerous,’ Kinashi bounced up and down on top of the car and ended up denting the roof.”

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5channel (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Major Rapper K Dub Shine Reacts Angrily to Noritake Kinashi’s ‘Mercedes Stomping’: ‘Noritake, Do You Even Respect Hip-Hop?’.”

A thread on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyou G” (general live-discussion) board took up movies set for release next year (2027). Detective Conan, Haikyu!!, One Piece, and Pokémon’s theatrical films were all floated as candidates to clear ¥10 billion at the box office, and word surfaced that a new Demon Slayer film is all but locked in for summer 2028. The talk centered less on the films’ quality than on the trading cards handed out as attendance bonuses, with posters speculating that One Piece and Pokémon could boost turnout by giving away a new card every week. At the same time, there was plenty of griping about box office now hinging on freebies, and no shortage of jabs at scalpers cashing in on those bonus cards.

25AnonymousSep 2, 2026 14:54

Poké cards can go for ¥100,000 if you pull a hit
No way they're not gonna give away content this lucrative every single week

30AnonymousSep 2, 2026 14:58

Re: #25
One Piece cards can fetch ¥1 million, even ¥2 million, if you pull a hit

31AnonymousSep 2, 2026 14:58

Re: #25
It'll definitely be random packs
Even a dud pull covers your ticket price

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyou G) thread “[Good News] Way Too Many ¥10-Billion Contenders in Next Year’s Movie Lineup wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”

Former Fuji TV announcer Nagisa Watanabe (29) revealed on her Instagram on September 2, 2026, that she has taken legal action over defamation, threats, and interference with her work. In the post, she urged people to “please think it over once more before you post.” On 5ch’s Geinou/Sports Breaking News+ thread, many voices expressed support for the legal action, while the discussion also broadened into interest in online harassment countermeasures in general — including comments asking “why didn’t she act sooner,” plus speculation about how disclosure requests actually work and the going rate for damages.

[Full article] Nagisa Watanabe Takes Legal Action Over Defamation Amid Ongoing Threats and Business Interference: “Please Think It Over Once More Before You Post” – Sports Nippon

September 2, 2026, 17:12

Nagisa Watanabe (29), a former Fuji TV announcer now working as a freelancer, updated her Instagram on the 2nd, reporting that she had taken legal action over defamation directed at her.

Source: sponichi.co.jp / Read the original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Breaking News+) thread “Nagisa Watanabe Takes Legal Action Over Defamation Amid Ongoing Threats and Business Interference: “Please Think It Over Once More Before You Post”.”

As the planned anime adaptation of the manga “Mii-chan and Yamada-san” sends ripples through the industry — including a formal statement from a group supporting people with intellectual disabilities — author Hirotada Ototake has published a piece questioning whether “negative portrayals of disabled people” should be off-limits, taking a cautious stance against censorship. On 5ch, reactions split: some praised Ototake’s argument, while many others pointed out that what’s actually drawing criticism toward “Mii-chan and Yamada-san” isn’t the portrayal itself so much as its mocking, contemptuous tone. Critics also brought up Ototake’s own position and past remarks, and the discussion spread to cover both the work itself and Ototake’s personal credibility.

An anime adaptation has been greenlit for the manga “Mii-chan and Yamada-san” (Kodansha), set in Tokyo’s Kabukicho nightlife district and following women working as hostesses. The protagonist is said to be modeled on a woman with a mild intellectual disability. The work’s depictions have sparked both support and backlash, including a public statement from a group that supports people with intellectual disabilities.

Author Hirotada Ototake has voiced strong concern that “Mii-chan and Yamada-san” could fuel prejudice and abuse directed at disabled people — but he also believes we should be cautious about regulating only negative portrayals of disability. (The following is Ototake’s own contribution.)

Are “negative portrayals of disabled people” simply off-limits?

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geisokusoku+) thread “Hirotada Ototake wary of censoring ‘Mii-chan and Yamada-san’: ‘Are negative portrayals of disabled people simply off-limits?’“.

On 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+), a report from Owarai Natalie sparked discussion after revealing that comedian Kazutoyo Koyabu will leave Yoshimoto Kogyo at the end of 2026 and shift to a partnership contract starting next January. Thread posters explained that under this arrangement, Yoshimoto only handles fielding outside work offers without actively pitching him for jobs, and Koyabu himself would cover travel and lodging costs for location shoots and appearances. Reactions were split: some pointed to past comedians who signed similar deals only to eventually leave the agency altogether, arguing “this kind of contract never lasts,” while others speculated it signals a shift toward focusing on acting work.

Kazutoyo Koyabu to Leave Yoshimoto Kogyo at End of 2026, Move to Partnership Contract in January – Owarai Natalie –

September 2, 2026, 2:17 PM

Owarai Natalie Editorial Team

Source: natalie.mu / Original article here

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Kazutoyo Koyabu to Leave Yoshimoto Kogyo at End of 2026, Move to Partnership Contract in January.”

On September 1st, a video published in April 2021 by the academic-pedigree YouTube channel “wakatte.tv” (770,000 subscribers) went viral again on social media. In the clip, a cast member calls a graduate’s diploma from Waseda University’s commencement ceremony a “safety net” (a pun on backup university choices), sets it on the ground, and sits down on top of it. The video has been publicly viewable since its release and has racked up 880,000 views, but criticism exploded after a Waseda University professor called out the channel by name on X (formerly Twitter), saying “This is inhuman behavior.” On 5channel threads, opinions split between those who see academic-pedigree mockery as the channel’s whole shtick — priced in from the start — and those who say using an individual graduate’s actual diploma crossed a line.

A video published in 2021 by the academic-pedigree YouTube channel “wakatte.tv” (770,000 subscribers), in which cast member Fumin Takada calls a Waseda University graduate’s diploma a “safety net” before sitting down on top of it, has gone viral again. On September 1st, a professor at the university criticized the clip on X, calling it “inhuman behavior.”

Diploma Placed on the Ground, Then Sat On

The video in question is “Fumin Goes Off the Rails!? Investigating Where Waseda Students Get Jobs After Graduation!”, published April 11, 2021 (roughly 880,000 views). Timed to Waseda’s commencement ceremony, the segment involved asking graduates leaving the ceremony about their job placements.

Source: yutura.net / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Academic Pedigree] wakatte tv Sits on a Waseda Student’s Diploma — Old Video Resurfaces and Blows Up… Waseda Professor Erupts: “This Is Inhuman Behavior”“.

Former AKB48 member Tomomi Itano (35) shared a new one-piece dress from her self-produced lifestyle brand on Instagram, but the tagline — “can be worn for every formal occasion, even funerals” — drew a wave of etiquette complaints on social media, with people saying things like “that’s not appropriate funeral wear.” After the backlash, the copy was quietly revised to “can be worn for formal occasions,” simply dropping the word “funeral” from the original four-part phrase. On the 5ch thread, discussion ranged from the core question of whether the black dress actually works as mourning attire, to a side debate over the grammatically “improper” way of saying “can be worn” in Japanese, to jokes about whether you can really fix a set four-character phrase for life’s major ceremonies just by deleting one character.

“That’s not appropriate for a funeral” — Tomomi Itano’s New Dress Reveal Sparks Social Media Firestorm Over Etiquette: “It’s really lovely, but…”

Former AKB48 member and TV personality Tomomi Itano (35) updated her Instagram by the 2nd.

She introduced a new one-piece dress from the lifestyle brand she directs, and it has become a major topic on social media — both over the wording used and questions of etiquette.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here

53AnonymousSep 2, 2026 11:59

She was at her best back then.

126AnonymousSep 2, 2026 12:15

132AnonymousSep 2, 2026 12:16

Re: #126
They should've made the pufferfish on her head black and white too, to match

142AnonymousSep 2, 2026 12:18

More importantly, the photo editing is way too much.
How many heads tall is she supposed to be?

156AnonymousSep 2, 2026 12:21

Re: #142
Nice try nitpicking.
No body-ratio editing here.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread ““That’s not appropriate for a funeral” — Tomomi Itano’s new dress sparks etiquette debate, wording changed from “can be worn for every occasion, even funerals” to “can be worn for occasions” after criticism.”

Japan international midfielder Reo Hatate (28) has completed a permanent transfer from Celtic to English Championship side Burnley on deadline day, September 1, signing a three-year contract. Hatate commented, “This is a great move for me.” On 5ch’s Geisports Sokuho+ board, users traded opinions on everything from how Hidemasa Morita and Daizen Maeda have followed a similar transfer path after Ao Tanaka blazed the trail, to the gap in league level between the Scottish Premiership and the English Championship, to where a club like Burnley really stands.

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Burnley announced on September 1 that they have signed Japan international midfielder Reo Hatate from Celtic on a permanent transfer.

Source: soccer-king.jp / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisports Sokuho+) thread “Reo Hatate makes a shock move to Championship side Burnley on deadline day! “This is a great move for me”… signs three-year deal.”

It’s been revealed that actor Kimura Takuya will appear in a new Yoshinoya commercial airing from September 3. The ad spotlights each customer’s own “oshi-gyu” (favorite beef bowl topping), and Kimura himself revealed he picked the mentai-takana mayo bowl (spicy cod roe and pickled mustard greens mayonnaise) as his pick, saying “a beef bowl with mentaiko and takana together…” On 5ch, the thread buzzed with questions about why Kimura — someone who doesn’t exactly scream “fast-food commercial” — keeps getting cast by chains like Yoshinoya and McDonald’s, pointers that Sukiya already sells a similar item, and nostalgic chatter about how he used to eat at Yoshinoya a lot back in his SMAP days.

Kimura Takuya reveals his “oshi-gyu” — “A beef bowl with mentaiko and takana together…” — stars in new Yoshinoya commercial

Actor Kimura Takuya (53) will appear in a new commercial for beef bowl chain Yoshinoya Co., Ltd., airing from the 3rd.

Since the ad focuses on each customer’s favorite beef bowl, or “oshi-gyu,” when asked about his own pick,

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Kimura Takuya to appear in new Yoshinoya commercial! Reveals his oshi-gyu is mentai-takana mayo — “A beef bowl with mentaiko and takana together…”.”