Interest - September 2013
- Good Smile Company Teases New Watamote Nendoroid ()
- Behold! Attack on Titan Shiganshina District Almost Complete in Minecraft ()
- TV Spot Shows the PS Vita... Evolved ()
- Miss World 2013 is a Total Gamer ()
- China's Largest Evangelion Expo to be Held in Shanghai ()
- Attack on Titan Face-Swapping Phone Accessory ()
- Princess Mononoke Fan Film Passes Kickstarter Target ()
- Gatchaman Crowds Art Contest ()
- Famous Novelist's Home Inspired Miyazaki's The Wind Rises ()
- Official Instructions for a Hello Kitty Stew! ()
- One Piece Digital Watch Displays Artwork from Series ()
- New Japanese-Owned Online Video Service in U.K. ()
- Accessorize with Sailor Moon Stick-on Nails ()
- Lawson Launches Monogatari Campaign ()
- Drive Away in a Char Aznable Toyota Auris ()
- Fan-created Live-Action Princess Mononoke Film Ending Soon on Kickstarter ()
- Gene Simmons Graces Cover of Big Comic Magazine ()
- Sign your Documents with Girls und Panzer Seals ()
- New Sailor Moon Eyeliner and Lipstick ()
- AKB48 Gals Dance with Robin Thicke ()
- Housecleaning Levi Figure from Attack on Titan ()
- Attack on Titan Roll Cakes ()
- Evangelion Christmas Cakes for December 2013 ()
- Final Throwdown between Naruto and Sasuke ()
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise Glasses for the Hacker in Everyone ()
- 5 Things to Pre-Order This Week (Sept. 25) ()
- Get Ready for Techno Udon ()
- Cospa Taking Pre-orders for Iwatobi High School Winter Uniforms ()
- Kaiyodo to Release Eva Unit 08+02 from Final Eva Film ()
- Strange Fan Recreation of 2009 Viral Video with Attack on Titan ()
- Yamato Movie Seeks 10,000 Fans to Help With Mosaic ()
- Limited Edition Madoka Magica Messenger Bags, Backpacks ()
- Play Karuta with Puella Magi Madoka Magica Hyakunin Isshu Cards ()
- Attack on Titan Creator Reveals Secrets on Japanese TV Show ()
- Shokotan "Transforms" Into God Eater 2 Character Alisa ()
- X Japan to Rock Nico Live ()
- Get Your Anime and Pizza at Dick's. ()
- X Japan's Yoshiki Flies on Hello Kitty Jet ()
- Polar Bear's Cafe Artist Draws Rio Crossover ()
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Luxury Fashion Accessories ()
- Level Up Your Hair with Dragon Ball Z Hair Wax ()
- Opening of Shiseido HQ in Ginza Features Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Photo Collection ()
- Celebrate pixiv-tan's 6th Birthday All September ()
- Vegeta's Voice Actor to Perform in a Live Band ()
- Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Designers Talk Toon Link ()
- BlazBlue Stage Production Planned for Next March ()
- Sailor Moon, Wonder Woman Have a Dance-Off ()
- Make Your Own Attack on Titan Potato Salad ()
- Top 50 Master Grade Gunpla Models Ever ()
- Ramen Burgers and Pizzas in Your Own Kitchen ()
- Limited Edition Puella Magi Madoka Magica Walkman from Sony ()
- Female Photographer Launches Successful Cosplay Studio in Japan ()
- 5 Things to Pre-Order This Week (Sept. 18) ()
- Add a Legend of Zelda Stained Glass Window To Any Room ()
- Saki Episode of Side A Hugging Pillow Comes With 2 Silicone Pads ()
- Japanese Government Releases 90-page Study on Robot Anime ()
- Want to Be A Vocaloid? ()
- Majestic Prince Heroines Want You to Buy Grapes ()
- Fan Video Parodies Watamote ending ()
- Hello Kitty Beer in China and Taiwan ()
- Good Smile Company Making "Heroines of Macross" Nendoroid Petites ()
- Pixiv Art Site Gets Its Own Reality Competition Show ()
- Ultraman Monster Eleking Gets a Sexy Makeover ()
- Premium Bandai Selling Luffy Hat Replicas By Famous Hat Shop ()
- Larger Than Life Hatsune Miku Performs At Yokohama Arena ()
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica Art Exhibit Travels Through Japan ()
- Fantasista Doll Cafe Opens in Akihabara ()
- Toei, Namco to Open Tokusatsu Museum in December ()
- Shu Uemura and Takashi Murakami Collaborate on 6HP Christmas Cosmetics Collection ()
- T.M. Revolution Teases Nendoroid Figure… of Himself ()
- Girls und Panzer Manga Teaches You How to Play World of Tanks Game ()
- Vote for Megahouse's Next Gundam Figure ()
- 5 Things to Pre-Order This Week (Sept. 11) ()
- Attack on Titan Cosplay Gathering at Ooyama Dam ()
- Attack on Titan... Perfume? ()
- Tales of Symphonia Collaborates With Gothic Clothing Brand Putumayo ()
- Kickstarter Appeal to Fund British Live-Action Princess Mononoke Fan Film ()
- Leiji Matsumoto 60th Anniversary Compendium Out Now ()
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie Orchestral Concert to be Held in October ()
- Kyoto Anime Fair Offers Attack on Titan Face Oil Wipes and More ()
- Costumed "Tiger Mask" Hero Donates 100,000 Yen to Tornado Victims ()
- Adorable Puella Magi Madoka Magica Outfits for Your Dog ()
- Alien Tommy Lee Jones is Confused by SMAP ()
- Voice Actress & Former Idol Rumi Shishido to Make TV Appearance for 1st Time in 20 Years ()
- Jojo's Bizarre Adventure BD Comes with Nearly Naked Santana USB Drive ()
- New Kyoto Animation Calendars for 2014 ()
- New & Improved Lucky Star Portable Shrine Welcomed by 1,200 Cosplayers ()
- Fateful Anohana Pilgrimage Encounter Leads to Love & Marriage ()
- Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Documentary Free to Watch Online ()
- Tower of AION MMORPG Lets Gamers Play as Captain Harlock ()
- Kyoto Opens A "Tokiwa-so" for Aspiring Young Manga Artists ()
- Brothers Conflict Collaborates With Ikebukuro's Animate Café for Themed Dishes ()
- Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Film Holds Contest with Eyepatch/Bandage Maker ()
- Biglobe Poll: Most Anticipated Fall 2013 Anime ()
- Traditional Kyoto Sake and Sweets Get an Anime Facelift ()
- Manga About Entrance Exams Gets an Indonesian Reboot ()
- Google Japan Doodle Honors Architect Kenzo Tange ()
- Want a Life-Size Doraemon Plush? It's Only US$1,950 ()
- Hello Kitty Gets Her Own Smartphone... and a Jet Airliner ()
- This is What a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Manga Looks Like ()
- Attack on Titan Nendoroid Playset Coming Soon ()
- Autobacs Starts Squid Girl Car-Wraps ()
- The Mysterious Cities of Gold Game Gets Kickstarter for English Release ()
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The List - 7 Brother-Sister Romances That Went Too Far
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Things get incestuous in this edition of The List, with seven couples who might be a little TOO close for comfort.
― This week, we're talking about the elephant in the anime viewing room. It's a particular type of "forbidden relationship" that crops up on a pretty regular basis, where dudes have a chance at sleeping with their sisters. I'm not going to pretend to know why this trope is common beyond...
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (English Dub)
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Black Butler's feature film debut brings titanic stakes to the big screen, but its animation quality might leave you somewhat high and dry. Rose Bridges has the details on this English dub premiere.
― It's an interesting time to be a Black Butler fan, watching the anime franchise redefine itself as a horror anthology series. In the first two seasons, Sebastian and Ciel had plenty of one-off adventure...
The Spring 2017 Manga Guide
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Looking for new manga to read? Our first-ever Spring Manga Guide has you covered!
Available Now: Delicious in Dungeon Vol. 1 - My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness Vol. 1 - Grimgar Vol. 1 - Your Name Vol. 1 - Tales of Zestiria Vol. 1 - Appleseed Alpha Vol. 1 - Aho-Girl Vol. 1 - After Hours Vol. 1 - Rakugo Shinju Vol. 1 - Re:Zero Chapter 2 Vol. 1 - and much more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's ...
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Uncovering the Animation of The Eccentric Family in Nakano Broadway
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Kim Morrissy & Callum May check out the stunning artwork behind P.A. Works' sleeper hit before the exhibit's closing time.
― The Eccentric Family is perhaps the very definition of a sleeper hit. This quirky drama about a family of talking tanuki was inaugurated as a Kyoto Special Goodwill Ambassador earlier this year thanks to its faithful recreations of the real-life locations of Japan's former capi...
Answerman - Why Is It Socially Unacceptable To Be An Otaku In Japan?
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Generally speaking, Japanese society still shuns the otaku - why is that? Justin has a few ideas.
― James asks: I have seen a rather large number of anime and manga series in recent years in which a character (either male of female) is extremely popular and successful at school and with their friends, but hides the fact that they are an otaku (approximately the Japanese equivalent of a nerd in weste...
Rakugo Shinju, Kabukibu and The Traditional Arts of Japan
anime
From Touken Ranbu to Kabukibu to Rakugo Shinju, anime has been embracing Japanese traditional arts more than ever. Lynzee Loveridge examines the phenomenon.
― Japan is a country with a very old cultural history, dating back millennia before what we consider modern U.S. history. Those millennia produced a wealth of traditional art forms, ranging from the graceful strokes of shodo (calligraphy) to the ...
Dreamin' Sun GN 1
manga
This earlier work from the creator of Orange isn't quite as polished, but it combines an honest look at depression and anger with shoujo romance tropes in interesting ways. Rebecca Silverman has the details.
― Originally published in Margaret magazine in 2007, a transfer of rights to a new publisher has resulted in a re-release of Ichigo Takano's Dreamin' Sun and its translation into English. (Takano...
Fans Young & Old Come Out for Tokyo Toy Show 2017
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Tokyo Big Sight is overrun with players of all kinds to check out the latest and greatest toys on the market. Yes, they have fidget spinners.
― Tokyo Big Sight, June 3, 2017. 9:00 am Japan Standard Time. The 2017 International Tokyo Toy Show had just begun, and the line of entry snaked all the way across the enormous venue. The children paced around and tugged at their parents’ sleeves, unable to con...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of May 27-June 2
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My Hero Academia races up the charts as the Spring 2017 season starts to wind down! Find out how your favorites performed in our weekly user rankings.
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Spring 2017 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that these ran...
This Week in Games - The Modest Life of Virtual Console
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In the calm before the E3 storm, Dustin considers the legacy and future of Nintendo's Virtual Console service. PLUS: Pokemon, Final Fantasy Dissidia, more old Mega Man games and much more!
― Good god, E3 starts next week. Though I'm fortunate enough to not be going to LA, there's still a hint of dread mixed in with all the excitement for what's coming. It's a flood a-coming, one which comes in the af...
Prince of Stride: Alternative BD+DVD
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This otome game adaptation eschews most reverse harem tropes in a surprisingly fun story about a bizarre blend of track and parkour. Rebecca Silverman gets into this show's Stride.
― If you were wondering, the “alternative” in Prince of Stride Alternative comes from the fact that this 2016 series is based on a 2015 otome game simply called Prince of Stride. That's mildly surprising, because the show ...
Answerman - Why Isn't More Anime Shown On American TV?
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There are countless hours of US cable television programming to fill, and yet only a few hours a week are filled with anime. Why is that? Justin gets into it.
― Kyle asks: How come some English dubbed anime only get released straight to DVD here in the US and never air on American TV? I know that a handful of them do air on Anime-only channels, such as the FUNimation Channel and Neon Alley, and also...
Adventures in the Yuri!!! on Ice Café
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Tokyo correspondent Kim Morrissy sits down for a bowl of katsudon in an intimate café setting with the Yuri!!! on Ice boys.
― Katsudon is a Japanese rice dish made with deep-fried pork cutlets, egg, and vegetables. If you prepare it with just the right blend and consistency, it's absolutely mouth-watering stuff. It's common enough that you'll find it served on just about every street corner in Tokyo,...
How Polygon Pictures is Changing the 3D Anime Industry
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From Knights of Sidonia to Blame!, Polygon Pictures has led the charge in CGI anime innovation. Callum May explores what makes their production process so unique for the anime industry.
― At 10:00 PM in the Polygon Pictures studio, the lights turn off for the night. Polygon Pictures is like few other animation studios in Japan. In an industry where working overnight is painfully normal, a studio turn...
Horus: Prince of the Sun (Little Norse Prince) Blu-Ray
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The directorial debut of Isao Takahata is now available on Blu-Ray for the first time. Theron Martin details how this ambitious film has held up.
― Also known in English as Little Norse Prince Valiant, this 1968 movie holds a place in anime history for two important reasons. It marks the directorial debut of Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata and his first collaboration with Hayao Miyazaki, who i...