Features
Japanator interview exclusive: Kalafina
Japanator Link Love: How to Japonese

Rape Game Banning Saga
Japan bans rape games. All of them
TBS totally misrepresents ero-ge situation, rape games not actually banned
First changes from EOCS underway in ero-ge genre
EOCS makes it final decision: rape games are banned
Details emerge from the rape game decisions

Specials
Reminder: Nia maid cosplay contest still going on!
Japanator recommends: Sundome
Eyeshield 21 Takes The Field...in NCAA Football 10
Shunya "Shunyama" Yamashita, you are my god.
Morning News Roundup: E3 is in full swing

Features
Japanator interview exclusive: Kalafina
Japanator Link Love: How to Japonese

Reviews
Japanator review roundup: Ichrioh! Wakaba-soh, West Wing, and Step
Advent Children Complete completes you, me, and another chapter of full-CG animation
Japanator review: 8bit Prophet
Japanator review: Detroit Metal City Vol. 1
Japanator album review: Molice - Doctor Ray
Japanator Review: Yokai Doctor (manga)
Review: Happily Ever After (film)

Weekly Regulars
Japanator Radio 88
Tuesday Otaku Debate: Which K-On! girl is your favorite?
Weekend Japanatainment: Copypasta Edition!
Japanator Radio 89
Tuesday Otaku Debate: Emo Mecha Pilot Showdown! Gundam vs. Evangelion!
Releases of the week - 06/01/09
Weekend Japanatainment: Gacktapalooza Edition!
Releases of the week - 06/08/09
Japanator Radio 90
Tuesday Otaku Debate: Who is the better sensei, Yankumi or Onizuka?
Weekend Japanatainment: Japanese superhero parody edition!

Hit the jump for the rest of the past three weeks of content... IF YOU DARE!!!

Sugoi Stuff
I bet you can't teach your dog to do squats, can you? - Video
They sure know how to market Yoko's ass...ets
U.S. release of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom getting 5 new characters
Japan's 'herbivore men' prefer to eat alone
ToraDora! DBZ Style: Ami vs Minorin - Video AMV
Japan to use mobile phones to track disease?
This is a thing: 92-fingered self head massager
Speaking of new phones you can't have, take a look at this cool Evangelion cellphone
For the poor student who can't afford food: Work your meals off
Uniqlo continues to ride in style with their new Shinjuku store
Sengoku Basara Sims dancing to Yatta! - Video of sims doing the much beloved, Yatta!
Diet box cat needs to diet
Domo-kun animation site launches
Let's moe everything: This time, it's job hunting!
Videos you don't have to understand to appreciate - Videos of interest
Night photos of life-sized Gundam break the awesome scale

Pervy/Sexy Stuff
Keroro Gunso adult flick deserves a salute
Man arrested for dumping erotic books and videos in rice field
If you're ever lonely, you can always enjoy yourself with a Maid Lap
It "came" from the deep - The fishy horror portraiture of Daikichi Amano
Love Hotel Charged with Tax Evasion, Says it Donated Money to Kids
Japanese sex author names female pleasure spot after himself, has new book
Enjoy highschool girl kimchi, made with bits of real girl!
Ecchi Onee-san Rearing' is a real game, especially on your cellphone
Sexy Samurai underwear is the new hotness

WTF Stuff
Japan doesn't know how the f*ck to get into or out of a relationship
Crossdressing mag 'Otoko no ko club' hits shelves in Japan
What? Staying at home is cool now?
Are you ready for an entire film of live action manga? - Video
Ringu writer to simultaneously scare the s#!t out of you, wipe it up with Drop
Stay classy, National Review! (racism)
Manga spine designers try their hardest to kill off OCD fans
Lady Gaga descends onto Japan, horrifies humble shopkeepers
Never enough USB: Smoke 'em if you got 'em!
Please don't say we are lazy: here are some hilarious videos - Video Mashups
Talk about lazy! Check out this live-action K-On ending theme from hell - Video of girls who look bored

Anime/Manga News
K-On's Mio has the touch of gold, now selling headphones
K-On figures finally make their debut, say goodbye to your money for a while
Misato Katsuragi delivers realtime news on the PS3
Nagi-sama needs your help to gain spiritual powers!
Promotional video for the PSP Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- game - Video Game Trailer
One Piece simulcast leaked, FUNi pulls it and FMA from streaming service
A second season of Darker Than Black has been confirmed
Hanamaru Kindergarten anime coming from Gainax
Anime Expo announces Gurren Lagann film, Yun Kouga as Guest of Honor
Shoujo manga Yumeiro Patissiere to get an anime
Despera debuting as manga in Animage next month
Get Yen Press manga and Sword of the Stranger on the cheap this week
Director Yutaka Yamamoto writing novel for Animage
Nodame Cantabile to get short stories featuring the other characters
This paper on Japan makes me sad for enjoying anime
Take some time to tease yourself with Spice and Wolf II teaser trailer - Video Trailer
Azumanga Daioh: 'The 21st century's 4-koma started here'
P.S. Triple-san webcomic gets an English translation, distribution as an iPhone app
The girls from K-ON are making otaku fans happy through Twitter

Live-action News
Shoujo manga Otomen by Kanna Aya gets a live-action drama
Shun Oguri, Hiroki Narimiyai and more confirmed for Gokusen movie - Video Trailer
Oh! My Zombie Mermaid!' is coming to North America in July - Video Trailer
Under the Radar: Korean Antique Bakery live action trailer - Video Trailer (WARNING: CONTAINS TRACE AMOUNTS OF YAOI)
Beck live-action film to satisfy all your ikemen needs
Rookies hits a homerun at the box office
Oguri Shun will be directing his first film, "Surely Someday"
Naruto gets a live-action show at Universal Studios Japan?
Need a reason to go to Wizard World Philadelphia? How about the Blood movie?
Japan slams lunar orbiter into the moon...for science!

Anime/Manga Industry News
Holy price watch, Batman! Shonen Jump and Shoujo Beat prices are on the rise!
Now's the best time to become an animator!
ADV has no plans for Blu-ray
The mighty Kamina-sama will be gracing Anime Expo with his director and character designer in tow!
Guin Saga's Kaoru Kurimoto passes away
DMP puts up preview of Tezuka's Swallow the Earth
Vertical wants your recommendations for new manga licenses
Mamoru Oshii's plans for his next films may include Poland. No words on his takeover strategy yet - Video Clip
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Comes to Blu-Ray, But is it Really Anime?
The Anime Network moving off Comcast
Miyazaki considering drawing Porco Rosso sequel, tickets for his appearance on sale tomorrow
Sentai Filmworks license-rescues Dokkoida, Daphne, and Kannazuki no Miko
E3 09: Starz and more bring new anime to the PSN
Gonzo misses expectations, posts 3.4 billion yen loss
FUNi preparing AnimeOnline 2.0 amidst sales decline
Don't count Bandai out of this con season just yet
Central Park Media titles up for liquidation, time to buy anime dubs on the cheap!
DMP selling unlisted titles from Diamond directly to retailers
Basquash! director replaced, staff shuffled
Boring but necessary: Anime Expo shuttle schedule announced
Japanator will be at AnimeNEXT this weekend!
Shueisha and DoCoMo launching Manga Mode in Europe
DMP running a publish-on-demand system...of sorts
Anime Expo announces Afro Samurai Takashi Okazaki as their 8,000,000th guest of honor
Otakon announces Crispin Freeman as their headlining voice-actor for Otakon
Yamakan to appear at Otakon 2009

Japan News
Domo-kun is raiding your slurpee machines
Gross Japanese Pepsi is back with Pepsi Perilla
Fujoshi bite back, criticizing the media's use of their name
Nintendo DS Classroom: Students to get modified DS systems in Japan
Two Japanese found carrying $134 billion in U.S. bonds

Music News
A couple of sound clips of the new Vocaloid Gumi
Mikusen: now you can eat all your favorite Vocaloid characters
Kalafina key takeaway from Anime Boston 2009
Nobuo Uematsu's first new solo single in 15 years now available on iTunes
Otakon announces Becca as musical guest for Otakon 2009
Hatsune Miku meets 8bit chiptunes on 8bit Prophet
Final Fantasy Distant Worlds tour hits three more American cities in June
Electro pop-rocks from FLOPPY and more hit JapanFiles
Sowelu signs with Avex, is still hot.
NicoNico shows Project Diva the love
L.O.V.E to release anime cover album
Ryuichi Sakamoto wins Echo honor for 'The most Innovative Musician and Musical Tour 2009' / being awesome
Otakon 09 brings Rayearth singer Naomi Tamura to the stage
Everyone pretend like charts matter and feel good for Mizuki Nana, 1st #1 seiyuu ever - Music Video
Hudson team up with Greeeen for Hudson X Greeeen DS
You and your Japanese friends can both get the new girugamesh 'ALIVE' single right now
More eye-candy from Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku's PSP rhythm game (leeks included)
Kalafina 'close to crying' with joy over their Anime Boston experience
Crackaloid: Gakupoid and friends are seriously weird - Videos of fake artists