It's the end of an era, people. Long, long after it left the mindspace of gamers the world over - an insane thirteen years - Sony has finally retired the venerable PlayStation 2 in Japan. The once-hulking monstrosit...
| Josh Tolentino |
Never underestimate the power of otaku. Now, I'd like to say that that phrase is some kind of testament to nerd ingenuity or some other super cool thing, but the tone I must adopt this time is one of warning, that this is onc...
| Josh Tolentino |
As much fans most otaku are of companies like XSEED, NIS America, Atlus USA and other publishers that specialize in bringing niche Japanese titles overseas, sometimes its easy to forget that sometimes there's more to think ab...
| Josh Tolentino |
Now this is something that I would love to get behind, since Anime Sols is going to not only going to stream anime titles, but they are also giving users the power to donate money to help their favorite titles get a...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Discotek Media's moving up in the licensing world, gaining a reputation for rescuing obscure and well-regarded, sometimes non-commercially-viable titles. Their latest acquisitions are time-traveling bathouse anime Thermae Rom...
| Josh Tolentino |
Here's some news I expected to hear somewhat earlier: New anime set in the absurd world of A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun are on their way. Index is getting a new movie treatment, titled A ...
| Josh Tolentino |
Here's some news that I half-expected, yet am somehow surprised to hear nonetheless: it seems a new season of Senki Zesshou Symphogear is in production. According to series art director Thomas Romain, the announcement wa...
| Josh Tolentino |
In an attempt to become the Crunchyroll of published works, JManga has added another sizable feather to its cap: Kodansha will list a number of their series on the site, with more to come down the line. As of now, they've add...
| Brad Rice |
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 |
Turn up your despair dials, importers. Nintendo surprised few but disappointed many nonetheless when it confirmed officially that its new hotness, the Wii U (due this November), will have the devil known as "region-locking" i...
| Josh Tolentino |
As Summer turns to Fall in anime season reckoning, the licensing announcements have begun to roll in, for properties both new and old. For Sentai Filmworks' blast of acquisitions this week, we've got a three-way tie between "...
| Josh Tolentino |
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