Interest - June 2015
- Dance with Pokémon in Free Rhythm Game ()
- Nintendo's Miyamoto, Tezuka Visit Jim Henson Studios ()
- Doraemon Stands In For Real Cat in Thai Rain Ritual ()
- Assassination Classroom, The Wind Rises, Splatoon Top Japan's 2015 1st Half Most Googled ()
- Popular Light Novel List Speculates Which Could Get Anime Next ()
- Pom Pom Purin Tops Sanrio Popularity Poll, Show by Rock Bands Still Make Top 10 ()
- MTV Posts Casting Call for True Life: I Want To Look Anime ()
- Sailor Pluto Featured in Sailor Moon Crystal's 10th Blu-ray Volume Cover Art ()
- Never-Before-Seen Miyazaki Sketches from World Masterpiece Theater Will Go on Display ()
- Yo-kai Watch Displaces Long-Time Favorite Anpanman in Children's Poll ()
- Japanese Rock Band MAN WITH A MISSION Perform Mad Max: Fury Road Ending Theme ()
- Madoka and Co. Joins Kaden Shōjo Game as Appliances ()
- Love Live's Nico's House to be Demolished ()
- Natsuki Hanae, Showtarō Morikubo Star in Cooking Show ()
- Olympic Jūdō Champion Gets Titan Make-Over for Spa World Resort Campaign ()
- Arnold Schwarzenegger to Meet Yo-kai Watch Robot at Japanese Premiere ()
- Arina Tanemura Draws Convention Report Manga for Tales of Fan Magazine ()
- Q'ulle Idol Manako Dances to Terminator Remix Track ()
- Wakayama's Beloved Cat Stationmaster Tama Passes Away ()
- World's Largest Evangelion Unit-01 Statue Gets Unlikely Home ()
- Satelight's Thomas Romain Offers Art Book at Anime Expo ()
- Hideo Kojima Meets Mad Max Creator George Miller ()
- U.S. Department of Defense's DARPA Research Eerily Similar to Terraformars ()
- Attack on Titan Takes Over Japan's Joypolis Theme Park ()
- Gravure Idol Ai Shinozaki Will Cure Male Baldness If You 'Give Her a Chance' ()
- New Book Features Three Kingdoms Artwork from 151 Illustrators ()
- Retro Gaming Machine Gets More Compatible with Controller Adapter Set ()
- Adult Pokémon Fans Get Their Own Magazine ()
- Dance with Devils Cast, Staff Pray for Anime's Success ()
- Clamp & Others Celebrate Asuka Magazine's 30th Anniversary with Art Giveaway ()
- Manga Chronicles Rise of Legendary Pro-Gamer Daigo Umehara ()
- K: Return of Kings Gets 100 Days of Visuals Campaign ()
- Pokémon Master's Mother Isn't Very Impressed ()
- Sailor Moon Musical Cast Promote Their Final Run ()
- Mosoko Miyatsuki Teaches Angry Faces in 4th Wacom & Manga University Instructional Video ()
- Kenichi Sonoda Offers Art for Otaku no Video Blu-ray Campaign ()
- 'Rev. from DVL' Idol Kanna Hashimoto Headlines Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Remake ()
- Gakkō Gurashi! Voice Actresses Sing OP Theme in Music Video Preview ()
- Madoka Magica Ichiban Kuji Lottery Focuses on Series' Witches ()
- Million Dollar Rideable Kuratas Robot Appears at Tokyo Toy Show ()
- Kyoto Animation's Shop Prepares for Sosuke's Birthday Party With New Merchandise ()
- Fans and Pros Respond to Evangelion Seiyū's Tweet About Series' Timeline ()
- Exhibition Time-Lapse Videos Show How to Construct a Gundam ()
- Mario Creator Shigeru Miyamoto, Designer Takashi Tezuka Show-off Early Game Sketches ()
- Max Factory Unveils Life-Size Momo Belia Deviluke Figure in Bridal Lingerie ()
- Weird Al Yankovic Posts His In-Series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Reference on Instagram ()
- Vintage Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks Japanese Style ()
- Automated Bumblebee Transformer Wows Tokyo Toy Show Crowd ()
- Melocure to Release New CD 11 Years After Their Demise ()
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Heads to the Kitchen for a Third Time ()
- Pokémon's Misty Already Has Merchandise in the Works ()
- Two Tōken Ranbu Events Planned in Japan for Summer ()
- Get Some Uta no Prince-sama Headphones to Go With Your Parka ()
- Eat Your Favorite Characters' Faces at Yowamushi Pedal Cafe ()
- Street Survey Shows Childhood Friends Are Winning Love in the End ()
- ANN Readers: Durarara!!×2 Ten Also Leads in Most Anticipated Summer 2015 Anime Poll ()
- Gudetama Switches Teams for Haikyu's Nekoma High ()
- Twitter Users Note Sharp's Gun-like Cordless Vacuum is Ripe for Meme Status ()
- Mamoru Oshii Open to Returning to Ghost in the Shell Franchise ()
- Gō Nagai Flustered by Gravure Idol Ai Shinozaki in Mazinger Cosplay ()
- Miyavi Arranges Main Theme for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation ()
- Attack on Titan Fights Drug Abuse in Tokyo ()
- FFVII Remake Director: 'Please Look Forward' to HD Cross-Dressing Cloud ()
- Harp Twins Perform Sailor Moon, Saint Seiya Themes ()
- Jun Fukuyama's Sports Variety Show Gets Promotional Video ()
- Ultraman Transforms Into Salamander in Artist's Statue ()
- Mosoko Miyatsuki Teaches More Expressions in 3rd Wacom & Manga University Instructional Video ()
- Castle in the Sky Flappter Model Great for Play and Display ()
- Pikachu Invasion Returns to Yokohama in August ()
- Sony President Shuhei Yoshida Takes a Ride in a Starfighter ()
- Pokémon Character Designer Sugimori Shares Original Gym Leader Sketches ()
- Upgraded Sailor Moon Crystal Star Powder Compact Gets Anime Commercial ()
- Goose House's Anime Covers Will Brighten Up Your Day ()
- Good Smile Company to Present 500 Nendoroid Exhibition at AX 2015 ()
- Brock Makes a Play for Nurse Joy with Shirtless Figure ()
- AKB48 Members Take on the Bright Lights of New York City ()
- Gurren Lagann Singer Shokotan Geeks Out Over FFVII Remake ()
- No. 5 Seed Tennis Pro Kei Nishikori Unwinds with Dragon Quest ()
- Proplica Line to Arm Sailor Moon Fans with Spiral Heart Moon Rod ()
- Haikyu's Tobio Gets Punny Transformation into Flying Fish ()
- 3D Motoko Kusanagi Sets Foundation for Ghost in the Shell Realize Project ()
- Mosoko Miyatsuki Teaches How to Draw Sad Faces in 2nd Wacom & Manga University Instructional Video ()
- Tokyo Ranked The World's Most Livable City ()
- Former Truant Japanese Student Inspired by Akira Toriyama Publishes 1st Manga ()
- Sneak Peek at nano.Ripe, Fo'xTails, OLDCODEX Summer 2015 Anime Themes ()
- Diabolik Lovers' Kanato Gets Gloomy Bear Crossover ()
- Game Symphony Japan to Hold Concert of Classic Sega Music ()
- Love Live!'s Rin's Next Sega Collaboration Announced ()
- Neko Atsume Casual Cat Game Gets CDs, Too ()
- ANN Readers: Your Top 10 Food Wars! Characters ()
- Snow Miku Joins Forces with Hokkaido Baseball Team ()
- Nana Mizuki YouTube Channel Uploads Concert Footage to Promote DVD ()
- Robotics Engineers at Work on Real Transforming Car Robot ()
- Love Live! Super Fan Appears in Men's Fashion Magazine ()
- Kantai Collection Comiket Circles Edge Ahead of Touhou Project Again ()
- The Grudge Event Invites Couples to Bond in Fright ()
- Gigantic Girls Invade Tokyo in New Video Project ()
- Link 'Races for Rupees' in Fan-Made Legend of Zelda Short ()
- Castle in the Sky Robot Makes Cameo in Avengers: Age of Ultron ()
- Real Tōken Ranbu Bikinis Inspire Crossplay Art ()
- Voice Actress Cristina Vee's Mascot Makes Game Debut with Veecaloid Pop ()
- Durarara!!×2 Ten Leads in Most Anticipated Summer 2015 Anime ()
- French TV Program toco toco Will Host Art Director Shichiro Kobayashi ()
- Super Mario Bros. Cafes to Open In Japan ()
- Subtle Tony Tony Chopper Rumble Ball Necklace is Beautiful ()
- Upcoming Gintama Episode Features Gender-Swapped Characters ()
- One Piece Creator's VIP Party Has Star-Studded Guest List ()
- Lego Builder Takes Kaneda's Bike to the Next Level ()
- Kyoto Garbage Fairy Mascot Reminds Residents to Recycle ()
- Love Live! Mobile Game Fest Draws 40,000 Attendees ()
- RWBY Japanese Dub Cast Includes Saori Hayami, Yōko Hikasa, More ()
- Pokémon Art Academy Competition Announces Winners ()
- South Korea's Transforming, Bi-Pedal Robot Wins DARPA Contest ()
- Sanrio Stores Heading to U.S. Universal Studios Theme Parks ()
- Japan NEET Population Sees a Decrease for 2nd Year ()
- Professional Kickboxer Will Give Clients a Literal Kick of Motivation ()
- My Hero Academia's Horikoshi, Other Japanese Artists Tweet their Splatoon Art ()
- Discover Your Anime Birthday Twin With a Handy Website ()
- 41st Single AKB48 Senbatsu Election Results Are In ()
- Hello Kitty's Next Partner Is Bandai Namco's Tales of Game Franchise ()
- Top 10 Food Wars! Characters Revealed ()
- Solve Two Psycho-Pass Mysteries in Public Mystery Games ()
- Chūnichi Dragons Baseball Team Collaborates with Ace of Diamond ()
- Aya Uchida's 'Blooming!' Track Gets Music Video Preview ()
- Nana Mizuki Teaches Us the Proper Way to Eat Eel ()
- Maryland Governor Seeks Federal Funding After Riding Japan's Maglev Train ()
- Jun Fukuyama Plays Sports with Other Voice Actors in New TV Show ()
- T.M. Revolution to Hold Men-Only Concert in Okinawa in August ()
- Sound! Euphonium Songs Now Available for Pianists ()
- Studio ARMS Also Looking for Production Assistant, Lists 145,000 Yen Monthly Salary ()
- Pokémon Pop-Up Boutique Opens in L.A. for 1 Month ()
- Kadokawa Envisions 'Cool Japan' Headquarters in Saitama ()
- Sega Promotes Alien: Isolation Game With Saga City's Creepy Eel Goby ()
- Wacom & Manga University Team Create 'How to Draw Manga' Instructional Video Series ()
- Fox's Animation Domination Spoofs Evangelion With Michael Bay Version ()
- Dragon Ball Manga Editor: Series Should Have Ended After Frieza ()
- Pony Canyon Books to Novelize Megurine Luka Vocaloid Song ()
- Swords-as-Girls Tenka Hyakken Franchise Follows in Tōken Ranbu's Path ()
- Gear Up for Golf with New Gundam Equipment ()
- One Piece Ship to Anchor at Japanese Theme Park ()
- Japanese Art Site pixiv Adds Voice-Over App for Aspiring Seiyū ()
- New 'Superhuman Sports' Research Group Looking to Bring Dragon Ball to Life ()
- Seraph of the End Cosplayers Take Tokyo by Storm ()
- Fans Debate Over Omitted Scene from Recent JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode ()
- Diomedéa Production Assistant Opening Lists 1,800,000 Yen Salary ()
- Optical Camo Motoko GitS Figure Disappears Before Your Eyes ()
- Twitter Users Discuss the 'Absolute Area' of the Ponytail ()
- Twitter User Creates Hestia's Knife from Danmachi ()
- Sailor Moon Classic Scenes Used in Miracle Romance Eyeliner Commercial ()
- Love Live! Rin's Acecook Ramen Commercial Streams ()
- Naruto, Yakitate Japan Singer TiA Moves onto Next Round in Brooklyn 'X' Factor ()
- Eevee Evolutions Captured in Silver & Gold Necklaces ()
- Ayuru Ōhashi, Atsumi Tanezaki, Hibiku Yamamura Leave Toritori Talent Agency ()
- Godzilla's Nuclear Origins Glossed Over in PlayStation Game ()
- Nichijō's Keiichi Arawi Designs Robot Garage Kit Packaging ()
- Tiny Pikachu Figures Makes For the Perfect Drink Companion ()
- Neko Atsume Casual Cat Game Gets Web Manga ()
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The List - 7 Brother-Sister Romances That Went Too Far
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