It's time to take to the skies, people, because MangaGamer is insuring their customers that they can pre-order MoeNovel's release of the All Ages version of If My Heart Had Wings through their Website. From the looks of ...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Hey there! It's time again for that Monday tradition that hasn't managed to happen on a Monday for at least a month - Shonen Showdown! Appearing on time this week are your favorite usual battle anime and manga suspects: Hunter x Hunter, One Piece, Fairy Tail, Naruto and Bleach! You should get on below as well to read up, and tell us your thoughts on the week in fighting in the comments!
| Josh Tolentino |
One Piece fans don't have to wait much longer until Luffy and company make their new home at Toonami once more. A pair of silly commercials have been launched, advertising the motley crew's return to cable TV. If f...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
It's all lead up to this. Our hero has been bruised and battered, and on the bring of defeat. What can saved the day? Is there any hope left for humanity? In anime, you can alway count on the final blow! This week your favor...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Let's be clear for a second here, how many of you on here love ice cream? If you have answered yes, then you might be 'interested' in the latest item by the people at Akao Aluminum. With Ice-man Fukudome of Convenience Store ...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Get the tissues ready. Makoto Shinkai's latest work, The Garden of Words, is hitting wide release in Japan at the end of the month, and last night we saw the first five minutes of it air on TV Tokyo. In this snippet, we get ...
| Brad Rice |
Well hello there! We almost didn't see you hiding in the corner! Come on out and play, it's time for Annotated Anime, the totally titanic weekly anime roundup that's totally trustworthy! See, look at our huge, innocent e...
| Josh Tolentino |
The level of hype I have for Hiroyuki Imaishi's KILL la KILL is borderline ridiculous at this point. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is probably my favorite TV anime of the past decade, and with Imaishi, Nakashima, and Sushio on ...
| Elliot Gay |
Kojiki is the title of an old Japanese text which attempts to explain where the islands of Japan came from. Among other things, it recounts the stories of the gods and their part in creating the land. I found that, while read...
| Kristina Pino |
Name: Mina Asakura Hometown: Kanagawa, Japan Birthdate: December 8, 1989 Measurements: 33/23/34 cm Here's looking at your kid! This week we spend some time with the stunning actress and model, Mina Asakura, and I ...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
There's finally some real footage floating around of the upcoming anime short film team up, Short Peace, which is presented by none other than Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo. I had only seen a few seconds of the Otomo bit Combustab...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Kicking off your weekend fun is the newest single from the dance-pop duo, fripSide. Besides having a hilarious name, the band has some chart topping hits, and their newest single, sister's noise is defini...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
I have no idea if anybody out there is reading it, but Hajime Segawa's Tokyo ESP is a lot of fun. The first arc stars a high school girl named Rinka, a poor girl who ends up developing super powers that allow her t...
| Elliot Gay |
Despite some odd design choices, I'm actually really looking forward to the upcoming Ghost in the Shell: ARISE OVAs. I've been a huge fan of the franchise since I was a kid, and I was thrilled to here we'd be getting mo...
| Elliot Gay |
*ding, ding, ding* It's Over! The passion left behind Gunvarrel's legacy created a huge impact in the world; however, his abilities didn't come close to Gekiganger III's skills that takes notes from the super robot shows of t...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
I made a quick little video thingy about Pino ice cream. Pretty much most of the Japanese people I meet, after initial greetings, feel the need to let me know that there's an ice cream called Pino like my name. It's ki...
| Kristina Pino |
Feeling a little bit old school today! Have a safety Friday!
| Josh Totman |
Summer was looking very good for the upgraded 3DS port of Devil Survivor 2. In an unfortunate disaster, I received a clip from Nicaea that reveals to us that Devil Survivor 2: Break Record is going to be releas...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
A few days ago, Josh brought word that the ruling Japanese political party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is planning to more than double the JET program over the next three years. All of this is part of Prime Minister ...
| Brad Rice |
See that sweet scene up in the header? That's the frankly awesome-looking character-select menu from Dragon's Crown, a game worked on by Vanillaware and its lead artist George Kamitani. Cool menus like that don't come from ju...
| Josh Tolentino |
You know, I think I may have posted this song a while back, but it's so good I don't really care. Utada Hikaru's hit single from 1999, First Love has been on my mind for a few weeks now, and been what I've been belting out i...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
If you're a fan of slice of life, here's a thing for you. Sunny, by Taiyo Matsumoto, has been grabbed by VIZ Media and translated by Michael Arias (producer: The Animatrix). The release of the first volume of this manga will ...
| Kristina Pino |
Don't let anyone get in the way of your 2D romance, because it can act as a great tool to overcome any obstacle! The best thing that can come out if this type of love is that your burning passion to protect your lover will gr...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Thanks to the power of people on the internet getting things early, we now have a really fantastic look at some of the character designs for Trigger's Kill-La-Kill. Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by Kazuki Nakashima...
| Elliot Gay |
Ah, fantasy. You know it's a fantasy world (including the fantasy of science-fiction) when the world in question has its very own made-up gibberish language. This spring in particular is rife with them, and the two most notab...
| Josh Tolentino |
It's only been a few long hours since Masoukishin 3 was leaked in Famitsu, and Namco Bandai has already uploaded the first trailer for Super Robot Wars OG Saga Masoukishin III: Pride of Justice. Overall, the full bodied robo...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Leiji Matsumoto's legendary space pirate has finally locked in a solid release date for his triumphant return. It looks like we'll finally be feasting our eyes on a 3D version of Arcadia this Fall, when the new Space Pirate ...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Did you miss the Puella Magi Madoka Magica movies when they were in the theatre? I can gladly say that I got a chance to see the film when it swung through Chicago, but that doesn't dull any of my excitement for the home rel...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Well, it's about freaking time. Finally a new, haunting track from the alway amazing, Shiina Ringo. Since Tokyo Jihen split, I've been worried about the rock goddess losing some of her famous edge. No need to fret, her newes...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Thanks to an early Newtype leak, we now have confirmation that KyoAni's wacky romantic comedy, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!, is in fact getting a second sequel. While we knew a new project was underway, there was some specu...
| Elliot Gay |
After much teasing, Trigger, the masterminds behind the excellent Little Witch Academia, have unveiled their newest project. Kill-La-Kill is a TV anime (two cours) directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi (Gurren Lagann, Dead Leaves, FLC...
| Elliot Gay |
Hello and welcome to another week of Shonen Showdown, the weekly battle anime and manga recap that's slowly filling out its harem with a gaggle of nameless extras! Thanks to last week's Golden Week celebrations the slate is a...
| Josh Tolentino |
Thanks to Nozomi's desire to have their customers watch Princess Knight in the best quality that a DVD can bring, the series will be released in a remastered format. In exchange for Nozomi's new actions, the first set will be...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
A leak from this week's Famitsu magazine has revealed that Namco Bandai will be releasing Masoukishin: Pride of Justice on August 22 for the PS3 and Vita. The second game in the Masoukishin saga, Revelation of Evil God, ...
| Elliot Gay |
Many of us are still waiting for David Production's remake of Stardust Crusaders, and Lucky Lands Communication has prepared us for its inevitable premiere with a useful item that's coming out in August. And w...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
It's saddening to admit that because of my age, the arcade boom in the west was long over before I was playing games. The idea of hanging out in a smoky room filled with bleeps and hums may not be too appealing to most people...
| Chris Walden |
Have you been fretting over what to get your dear Mom this year for Mother's Day? Better hurry up, as it's this Sunday, and you're running out of time! If you're strapped for cash, and not sure how to show Mom you care, Funim...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Our pal JPCMHD is back, with a roundup of some of the best commercials that Japan's top companies have to offer. The usual culprits make their appearances, including everyone's favorite cranky Shiba Inu, Otousan. There's som...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
We have all watched at least one anime with a cook/chef in it. Now, imagine what it would be like to have food cooked by that chef in real life. Can you see it? Can you taste it? Well, one man has taken it upon himself to ma...
| Josh Totman |
Ready for this weeks cuteness overload? We've got the newest video from our favorite Harajuku idol, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Invader Invader! The new video captures some of the cuteness of her live show, mixed in with the usual, u...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
The English language version of Nitroplus' notoriously disturbing adult visual novel, Saya no Uta, is now shipping. Yes, I'm well aware this is coming a bit late. Doesn't make it any less important. Huzzah! Penned by Gen Urob...
| Elliot Gay |
Listen up, people, there's a new game publishing company in town, and they intend to bring us new products that will put a big smile on our face! Anyways, that's what Jack Niida, Hiroko Kanazashi, and Nao Miyazawa intend...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Oh hey, this sounds interesting. It looks like FUNimation is going to consolidate their divisions into a new group known as Group 1200 Media. Under this new name, Group 1200 Media plans to release other forms of entertainment...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Haruki Murakami, the oft-celebrated author of titles such as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Norwegian Wood, along with a host of other fiction and non-fiction titles, is a runner through and through. He's run t...
| Brad Rice |
[Update: A link to the replacement form for Kids on the Slope has been posted.] Don't you hate it when a home release of your favorite anime series goes through a major issue? Luckily, Sentai has noticed an issue with their B...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Have you ever wanted to live in Japan? If you're reading this site, chances are you've at least considered it. And for many an English-speaker, the most accessible gateway to living in Glorious Nippon has been the Japan Excha...
| Josh Tolentino |
Ah, the dakimakura. Few things in otaku culture are more indicative of one's...*ahem* "power level" than being in possession of a large hug pillow emblazoned with the visage of your 2D spouse. That is, unless you're a fan of ...
| Josh Tolentino |
We noted a couple months ago that Discotek Media was planning on releasing the entire Samurai Pizza Cats series on DVD. As one of my favorite cartoons as a kid, I've been watching this news very carefully, and we now have a d...
| Jayson Napolitano |
If you are in contact with anime-loving friends and/or the Internet, you may have heard rumblings about certain shows. Each new anime season brings with it a large palette of Japanese cartoons that can be a little overwhelmin...
| Chris Walden |
*ding, ding, ding* It's Over! Love Machine tried to absorb Diaboromon with all of his might, but he couldn't keep up with his multiplication ability. That said, Diaboromon finishes Love Machine off with a barrage of...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
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