Long time readers may remember that I reviewed Diebuster a couple years back. I fellated the show, and with good reason. It's one of my favorite OVAs, only topped by it's predecessor, Gunbuster. The only problem is that ...
| Pedro Cortes |
*ding ding ding* IT'S OVER!! With the wave of her fan and jiggle in her step. Mai Shiranui is the winner! (14 > 11) We are going to keep this lady train a move'n. This time around, girls with guns. In one corner we have th...
| Josh Totman |
Here's a novel idea: a manga reading room that caters exclusively to new and expecting mothers. It's the brainchild of 37-year-old Ayako Ueki, who thought of the idea while on maternity leave. The room is located in Tokyo's N...
| Bob Muir |
A recent ad for Pucchu candy featuring AKB48 has caught the eye of the Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization, a Japanese broadcasting standards group. They claim the ad, which depicts members of AKB48 passi...
| Bob Muir |
It's Friday. You've almost made it through a long work week. You're looking forward to relaxing over the weekend, and I can help with that. I've got something special for you, baby. Let me whisper it in your ear: "John Goodma...
| Bob Muir |
Why do guys like tsundere girls? Surely going after a girl that doesn't abuse you seems a lot safer? Is there some reason why guys will go along with the verbal barrage (other than the obvious reason)? Yoshihito Naitou, ...
| Bob Muir |
Japan's dating scene has gotten so bad that even the government is getting involved, in hopes of getting more couples to get it on. They're pushing girls to put themselves out there more and teaching guys how to be likable on...
| Bob Muir |
Surprise, surprise. We can now confirm through a new set of images that Gust's recently announced Vita game, Surge Concerto: Ciel no Surge, contains a plethora of attractive women. I know many of you are as blown away as I am...
| Elliot Gay |
It seems like new idols are being made every day in Japan, but rarely is it as literal as with this story. The latest member of the idol group AKB48, Aimi Eguchi, is entirely virtual. However, unlike fellow virtual idol Hatsu...
| Bob Muir |
Ramen is awesome. Noodles in swirls of fat and salt make for one tasty treat, albeit on that's high in calories and sodium. So for women in Japan, it's easy to see why they might try to avoid it if possible, making ramen more...
| Bob Muir |
As if super girl group AKB48 wasn't big enough, they have a ton of sister groups. (One thinks that having all these sister acts get together on stage might cause gravity to collapse and form a black hole that consum...
| Bob Muir |
Katsuragi Keima likes flat girls. No, not of the delicious flat variety. I'm talking about straight 2D, like on the screen of a PSP. The man likes him some galge and to those on the net he's known as the "God of Conquest...
| Pedro Cortes |