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Akiba-like news; what's hip and hot in Akihabara. anime, manga, doujin, cosplay, figure, eroge, moe, etc. Everything Akiba subcultures. read more »
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Awesome. Just. Awesome. hehe read more »
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This weekend, people came from all over Japan to show of their 痛車 (itasha). An "Itasha" is a car that is decked out with anime-manga-game stickers or paint. A lot of the nicodou comments were worried that this is going to be a disaster once the foreign media gets a hold of it. What do you read more »
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Horie Yui released her new single, "Vanilla Salt", which also is the new single for the anime "Toradora!". read more »
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The new season of Usavitch is out! Episode 27 is about the fugitive rabbits arriving at the city and checking out a rather twisted shoe store. Also, the NicoNicoDouga version is region locked. So sad. read more »
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This is the full list of Fall 2008 anime premieres in Japan. The shows are ordered by premiere date with summaries and early impressions coming soon. read more »
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Menopause - a delicate issue for many, especially in Japan. In an effort to "humanize" women and The Change, doctor and manga writer Emi Chida has produced a curious comic featuring a menopausal mama bear. read more »
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Karen Strassman isn't a name that anime fans may recognize right away but a quick scan of her resume over the last few years may jog your memory. Rider (Fate/Stay Night), Petit Charat (Digi Charat), Miyuki Takara (Lucky Star), Kallen Stadtfeld (Code Geass), Hitomi (Appleseed) and many many more. read more »
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Marvel plans on bring mutants into Japan, but with Japanese society and culture in mind. Perhaps Wolverine's past with Japan is going to get a whole lot deeper. read more »
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A video about how TOEI Animation outsources to Filipino animators. read more »
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Anime girls are known for their big-eyed beauty; so much so that Japanese girls are now trying to snag anime-obsessed opposite sex Otaku by wearing extra-wide tinted contact lenses. read more »
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It seems anime distribution company Kadokawa are taking a different view of fan anime to most entertainment companies, happy to see them as a kind of viral marketing which works for rather than against them (which, I'm sure, is the intent of the fans). Not the first time anime has taken the lead i read more »
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The IFMagazine.com entertainment website reports that film producer Erwin Stoff (The Matrix, A Scanner Darkly) is developing a live-action adaptation of Sunrise's Cowboy Bebop multi-genre action anime series for Fox. read more »
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Osaka Japan scientists have found a new protein that may help develop treatment for blindness. They have named it after Pokemon character Pikachu, known for his rapid movements. read more »
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