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7:20 PM on 01.12.2013

Wait, what? Miku Miku Dance program gets an anime

In this week's helping "How in the world did this get approved?" news, it seems there's a new anime on the horizon. Given an opening date of February 6th, it's on a rather close horizon, to boot. Its title? Straight...

Josh Tolentino

8:00 AM on 12.12.2012

Purr in excitement at the Nekomonogatari (Black) trailer

Rejoice -monogatari series fans, for your catgirl goddess has arrived! Or rather, will be arriving soon, as Nekomonogatari (Black) has just received a trailer in advance of its December 31st airing. In case you've ...

Josh Tolentino

3:00 PM on 10.02.2012

Fu, Sion, Ha: Niconico.com to fuse with niconico.jp

In slightly sad news, the English version of Nico Nico is going to be taken down by the end of 2012. However, Nico Nico is going to be reborn as it becomes one with its older Japanese counterpart. Starting October 17th, both ...

Salvador G-Rodiles

11:00 PM on 09.07.2012

An oldie but goodie playthrough of Final Fantasy VI

My apologies if you've heard of this one, but I have been enjoying it too much to not share. Let's Plays are good fun for any video game fan and, if you're studying Japanese, these kinds of videos are great. A nice mix of rea...

Eric Koziol

9:00 AM on 08.26.2012

Kyousogiga returns with a short online series

The original Kyousogiga ONA landed in December of last year, offering an intriguing, insane and colourful look at not-Kyoto. On its own, it didn't really reveal a whole lot about what the series is about or where it was going...

Chris Walden

12:05 PM on 08.18.2012

Get hype for anime songs, NicoNico streaming Animelo free

Anime songs are a thing now. Have been for quite a while, and Animelo, the yearly "anison"-centric live event, is just one days-long, hyper-exciting proof of that. This year's event, Animelo Summer Live 2012 ~Infinity~, is se...

Josh Tolentino

1:00 PM on 06.18.2012

Miku turning five, releasing two new albums

Wow, five years old. 2007 feels like such a long time ago, but the time is coming. Everyone's favorite breakout virtual diva, Hatsune Miku, turns the ripe old age of five this August. That's practically a Queen's Jubilee* in ...

Josh Tolentino

5:00 PM on 05.22.2012

Nico Nico to stream Madoka Magica's finale in English

Looks like Nico Nico is not done with the contract that they made with Kyubey and Aniplex, since they are streaming the final episode of Madoka Magica in English before the final DVD and Blu-ray volume arrive in North Am...

Salvador G-Rodiles

4:00 PM on 05.03.2012

Read Strike Witches: The Witches of Andorra for free

If you're looking for something free to read, head over to Kadokawa Niconico Ace, a magazine that's part of Nico Nico Seiga, the still-frame spin-off of the Nico Nico Douga, or niconico as it is now called. The magazine's lat...

Bob Muir

9:00 AM on 04.27.2012

Nico Nico Douga becomes niconico in site revamp

It's official: as part of a site upgrade, the insanely popular video-sharing website Nico Nico Douga will now be known simply as niconico, intentionally missing caps and all. We might have seen it coming after the parent comp...

Bob Muir

4:00 PM on 04.19.2012

Say bye bye! Various anime shows part ways with Nico Nico

Don't you hate it when things disappear after a certain amount of time. However, there are times when we have to let go of certain things in life. This also applies to Websites, since Nico Nico decided to get rid of...

Salvador G-Rodiles

3:00 PM on 04.05.2012

Watch Sakura Con from the comfort of your own home

Can't make it to Sakura Con? no problem! It was just announced that the streaming service Nico Nico Douga and its English language counterpart Niconico will live-stream Stereopony's Sakura Con performance taking place this Fr...

Michelle Rodanes