Interest - October 2011
- Microsoft Silverlight's Moe Mascot Upgraded for Halloween ()
- Halloween Celebrated in Japan With Cosplay Parade ()
- Last 2 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Character Videos Posted ()
- Akihabara 'Time Leaped' in Video Inspired by Steins;Gate ()
- Resident Evil Revelations, Operation Raccoon City Game Trailers Streamed ()
- Dragon's Dogma's Pawn Trailer Posted ()
- Asura's Wrath's Gameplay, Story Videos Streamed ()
- Tiger & Bunny's Barnaby Celebrates Birthday with Prizes, Art, Cakes ()
- Resident Evil Chronicles Wii Games to Be Ported to PS3 ()
- AKBaby Shows Fans Their Future Children with AKB48 Idols ()
- Site Sued for Power Rangers Halloween Costumes ()
- Gundam's Okawara Designs City's Image Mascot ()
- Persona 4 Game Remix Album Tops Weekly Oricon Chart ()
- Hakuōki Adorns This Year's Hino Shinsengumi Festival Poster ()
- From Software Files 'Dark Forest' Game Trademark ()
- Kaiji Film Site Recreates Manga's Pachinko Numa Game ()
- Baby, Please Kill Me! Anime's Cast, Premiere Month Revealed ()
- Junjō Mistake Anime to Air as Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi 2 Episode 6 ()
- Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father! Anime Staff, Cast Revealed ()
- Naruto, Gintama Voice Actress Kujira Marries ()
- Pikachu's Ikue Ohtani to Voice Cat Anime Poyopoyo ()
- More Hatsune Miku -Project Diva- extend Videos Streamed ()
- Perfume Music Video Debut, Appearance to Be Streamed ()
- Monster Hunter 3 G Truck Tour Steers Clear of Fukushima ()
- Mawaru Penguindrum's Penguin Hat Offered in Japan ()
- Recochoku Poll: Most Popular Fall Anime ()
- Live-Action Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Footage Streamed ()
- Pokémon Holds AKB48-Style Election for #1 Cover Model ()
- 2ch Forum's Anime Saimoe Tournament 2011 Group Finals ()
- Japanese-American Singer Ai Performs Berserk Ending Song ()
- Tohoku Post-Quake Support Character Unveiled with App ()
- L'Arc~en~Ciel's 20th Anniversary Concert to Get More Int'l Screenings ()
- Taiwan's EVA Airways Relaunches Line of Hello Kitty Planes ()
- Voice Actress Aya Hirano: 4 New Regular Roles Picked Up ()
- One Piece x Hello Kitty Crossover Goods Previewed ()
- Madoka Magica Gets Madoka & Mami Boxer Briefs ()
- Porno Graffitti to Perform Ace Attorney Theme Song ()
- Steins;Gate's Crashed Satellite Recreated in Akihabara ()
- Mugen Souls Game Trailer Streamed ()
- Madoka Magica Café Menu in Akihabara Unveiled ()
- Hatsune Miku Covers Sonic, Phantasy Star, Valkyria, Virtual On Songs ()
- Kraft Cheese Sponsors New Dog of Flanders Anime Short ()
- Miyazaki, Kawamori, Kamiyama Contribute to Pixar Book ()
- Choucho's Mashiro-Iro Symphony Opening Song Music Video Posted ()
- Minami Kuribayashi's Gundam AGE Ending Song Music Video Streamed ()
- Steel Battalion Heavy Armor Gamer's Day Trailer Streamed ()
- Conception RPG Has Players Saving The World by Fathering Heroes ()
- Final Fantasy Type-0's 11-Minute Opening Video Streamed ()
- Zetman Cast Led by Daisuke Namikawa, Mamoru Miyano ()
- Idolm@ster 2 Video With Hatsune Miku Dancing Streamed ()
- K-ON! Men's Boxer Briefs Revealed ()
- Evangelion Remake Film Inspires Karaoke Club Remodel ()
- New Super Robot Wars PSP Game Revealed ()
- Gurren Lagann's Imaishi Draws to Support Idolm@ster's Nishigori ()
- Denny's Restaurants to Offer K-ON! Items in Japan ()
- Cobs Poll: Manga That Young Japanese Women Think Are Moe ()
- Moe Vitamins Offered in Japan in November ()
- City Hunter's Ryō Saeba Underwear Offered with Magazine ()
- Samurai Warriors 3 Delivers Domino's Pizza in Medieval Japan ()
- Voice Actor Nobuhiko Okamoto to Debut as Singer in 2012 ()
- 'Hatsune Miku Live Party 2011' Concert to Screen in U.S. (Update 2) ()
- Humanoid Monster Bem Drama's Debut Earns 18.9 Rating ()
- Persona 4 Fighting Game Adds Naoto Shirogane, Kuma ()
- Moyashimon Manga Holds Beauty Contest by Reader Vote ()
- Square Enix's Lords of Apocalypse Gameplay Video Streamed ()
- Keion High School Band Reality Special to Air This Saturday ()
- Nintendo Workers Top Poll of Who Japanese Female Students Want to Marry ()
- Manga Creator Moto Hagio Warns of Forged Drawings ()
- Fist of the North Star's 1/1 Kenshiro Figure Inlaid with 500,000 Crystals ()
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword's Harp Trailer Streamed ()
- Unofficial Make-Your-Own Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Site Launched ()
- Monster Hunter's Sliced Monster Tail Cushion Advertised ()
- Tiger & Bunny's Wild Tiger Rubber Mask Offered in Japan ()
- 1st Digimon PSP Game's Rival, Heroine Revealed ()
- Fantasy Earth Zero MMORPG Offers Fate/Zero Wigs ()
- Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing Has Online Game Planned ()
- Sphere's Squid Girl 2 Opening Song's Music Video Posted ()
- Hunter x Hunter Adds Aya Hirano, Masaya Matsukaze to Cast ()
- SoulCalibur V New Character Trailers Streamed ()
- Manga-Based Wild 7 Police Action Film's Trailer Streamed ()
- RecoChoku Poll: Final Fantasy Songs Ranked ()
- Danbōru Senki Boost PSP Game's Promo Streamed ()
- Detective Conan Singer Mai Kuraki's Concert Streamed ()
- Faylan's Future Diary Ending Song Music Video Streamed ()
- Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) G 3DS Videos Posted ()
- Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave PSP Game's Promos Posted ()
- Universal Studios Japan to Have Life-Size K-On Figures ()
- Lost Heroes 3DS RPG Unites Gundam, Kamen Rider, Ultraman ()
- Super Mario 3D Land TV Ad with Arashi's Ninomiya Streamed ()
- Ranma 1/2 Cast in Costume Revealed ()
- Tron: Legacy's Garrett Hedlund Is Frontrunner for Akira Lead ()
- Idolm@ster Anime Celebrated with 12 Dishes, Desserts ()
- Hatsune Miku -Project Diva- extend's New Videos Posted ()
- 2 King of Fighters XIII Character Trailers Posted ()
- Toei Streams 3rd, 4th Making-of Video for 'Rebellions' Pilot ()
- High School DxD Supernatural Comedy Anime's Cast Revealed ()
- 3 Army Corps of Hell Gameplay Trailers Streamed ()
- AKB48's Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 Sings Shin-chan Opening ()
- Tales of Innocence R's Character Video Posted ()
- Pixel-Art Mario Cushion Offered by Japan's Club Nintendo ()
- Ace Attorney Live-Action Film's Cast Photo Published ()
- HarperCollins To Release Hello Kitty Dictionary in U.K. ()
- Live-Action Himizu Film's Trailer Streamed ()
- Sonic CD Game Port's Trailers Streamed ()
- Gundam: Mokuba no Kiseki Game Retraces One Year War's History ()
- Madoka Magica Avatars to Appear in American MMO TinierMe ()
- Tiger & Bunny's Kotetsu Plush Sold in Japan ()
- 2ch Forum's Anime Saimoe Tournament 2011 Round 3: Groups A-H ()
- Voice Actor Steven Blum Discusses X-Men Anime ()
- Catherine Game Sold 260,000 in Japan, 230,000 in N. America ()
- Deadline Site: Micronauts Film Project Hires Zombieland Writers ()
- New Rurouni Kenshin Anime Holds Name-the-Episode Contest ()
- New Gensō Suikoden PSP RPG's Voice Cast Revealed ()
- Tenchu Developer to Become Subsidiary of GungHo Online ()
- One Piece's Zoro Haramaki Waist Band Sold By Bandai ()
- Sega to Release Shining Blade RPG for PSP ()
- Abunai Koi no Flight iPhone Love Game App Offered ()
- Toy Story 3 Art Director Married to Hayao Miyazaki's Niece ()
- Sea☆A's Toriko Ending Theme Music Video Streamed ()
- Mixi Survey: Favorite Tiger & Bunny Characters ()
- Ni no Kuni Game Inspires Real-Life Curry ()
- 2 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Trailers Streamed ()
- Ni No Kuni PS3's Gameplay Video Posted ()
- Level-5's Time Travelers Game Promo Streamed ()
- Kyoto Animation Sells K-ON! Anime Cel Trading Cards ()
- Monthly Persona Magazine Launches on November 7 ()
- Ika Musume 2's 2nd BD to Bundle Squid Girl's Bamboo Boat ()
- Vocaloid Idol Hatsune Miku Joins Online Card Game Alteil ()
- Ever 17 Remake Game's Opening Movie Posted ()
- Madoka Magica Matchmaking Canceled Due to Not Enough Females ()
- Devil May Cry HD Collection Officially Headed to U.S., Europe ()
- Composer Yoko Kanno Hints at 'Gabriela Robin' Name ()
- Rose of Versailles Manga Inspires Rose/Vinegar Potato Chips ()
- Maaya Sakamoto's 2011 Last Exile Theme "Buddy" Video Posted ()
- Street Fighter's Akiman Asked to Design 6 Characters for US$100 each ()
- Sega: Valkyria Chronicles 3 May Still Be Localized in English ()
- BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II Game to Bundle Manga in Europe ()
- Watashi wa Shadow Manga's Compilation Published ()
- Maaya Sakamoto to Voice CD for Type-Moon's April Fool's Project ()
- Tiger & Bunny TV Anime to Get English Dub ()
- Megumi Nakajima Sings Rinne no Lagrange Opening, Ending ()
- Saturday Night Live Spoofs 'J-Pop Talk Show' ()
- Hatsune Miku Good Smile BMW Wins 2011 GT300 Championship ()
- Sailor Moon's Tuxedo Mask/Kamen Joins Level-5's Girls RPG ()
- Hatsune Miku -Project Diva- extend's Videos Streamed ()
- Level-5 World Convention's Game Promo Videos Posted ()
- Level-5's Guild01 Creator & Game Intro Videos Posted ()
- Layton Brothers Mystery Room iOS Game's Promo Streamed ()
- Level-5's Yōkai Watch Promo Streamed ()
- Layton's Son to Star in Level-5's 1st iOS Game App ()
- Haganai Novelist Tries Drawing His Own Characters ()
- Contest Winners Get to Record Lines with Macross F Actresses ()
- Free Madoka Magica iOS/Android Game Released in Japan ()
- Nichijō-Inspired Broccoli/Bicycle-Seat Pranks Make TV News ()
- Ministop to Offer Squid Girl Items in Prize Campaign ()
- Blade English Dub's Lead Cast ()
- Mazinger's Tsuyoshi Nonaka to Attend Pacific Media Expo ()
- The Last Unicorn Gets Theatrical Re-release ()
- Yen Press Adapts Chronicles of Nick, Infernal Devices ()
- Level-5's Latest Title is Yōkai Watch With Supernatural Creatures ()
- Final Fantasy Type-0's 12-Minute Gameplay Video Streamed (Update 2) ()
- 2nd Amagami SS Season Gets New Director, Head Writer ()
- 1st Berserk Film's Advance Tickets Come with Behelit 'Eggs' ()
- Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3's Phoenix Wright vs. Nova Videos ()
- Duel Masters Adds 1st Ever Metal Game Cards ()
- Final Fantasy XIII-2's New 7-Minute Trailer Streamed ()
- Morning Musume, Steins;Gate Producers Open Akiba Idol Cafe ()
- Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3's Phoenix Wright Video Posted ()
- Tomoko Kaneda Voices Virtual UTAU Singer ()
- A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives Portable PSP Game's Promo Streamed ()
- Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3 3DS Game's Promo Streamed ()
- Zelda Flipnote Studio Japanese Contest Winners Revealed ()
- Yakuza: Dead Souls Game's Montage Video Streamed ()
- Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Holds Manga Giveaway ()
- Ni no Kuni PS3 Game's TV Ads Streamed ()
- Lollipop Chainsaw's Montage Video Streamed ()
- Nana Mizuki is 1st Solo Artist with 2 #1 BDs in Japan ()
- Final Fantasy Type-0 Soundtrack Promo Streamed ()
- Kannagi's Yamamoto Wants to Deal with Quake in Next Work ()
- Madoka Magica's Kyubey-Cosplaying Doll Offered in Japan ()
- Sega: Valkyria Chronicles 3 Will Not Be Localized in English ()
- Mawaru Penguindrum's Penguin Slippers Offered in Japan ()
- Bones Animates Level-5/Grasshopper's Kaihō Shōjo Robot Shooter ()
- World Copyright Watchdog Publishes Piece on Manga Piracy ()
- Tokyopop to Launch Asian Pop Culture Newsletter ()
- Magical Girl Madoka Mascot Revamped for Train Line ()
- HoriPro Reveals Talent Contest's 1st Voice Actress Winner ()
- Goo Poll: Which Fall Anime Will Be Popular ()
- Good Smile to Run Fate/Type-Moon Café Until December ()
- 2011 Hunter x Hunter Exams' Voice Cast Announced ()
- Madoka Magica's Mami Game App Promo Streamed ()
- April Fool's Vocaloid to Be in Hatsune Miku Project Diva ()
- 3 Character Teaser Videos for Street Fighter x Tekken Posted ()
- Level-5's Gundam AGE Game's Teaser Posted ()
- 18-m Tetsu-jin 28/Gigantor Lit Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month ()
- 14-Year-Old Konomi Suzuki Wins 5th Anison Grand Prix ()
- Moyashimon Bath Set to Be Sold in Japan ()
- Japan to Offer Free Airfare to 10,000 Foreigners ()
- Square Enix Streams Cafe SQ Game Remix Album's Promo ()
- 3 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Videos Posted ()
- Customized Idolm@ster Drama CD Auctioned for 301,001 Yen ()
- Bride's Story/Emma's Mori, Blue School's Irie Sketching Videos Streamed ()
- 1/1 Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing Vanship Completed with Video ()
- May'n, Former Surface Singer Sing Kamen Rider Fourze Ending ()
- Trade Mag: Warner, Tom Cruise in All You Need is Kill Film Talks ()
- Level-5 Head Hino: 'May' Be Involved in More Weekly Anime ()
- Saki Achiga TV Anime to Reunite 1st Saki Anime's Staff ()
- 2ch Forum's Anime Saimoe Tournament 2011 Round 2: Groups E-H ()
- Square Enix's Army Corps of Hell Trailer Streamed ()
- K-On! Film Partners with Lumine Department Stores ()
- Funimation Announces Dub Cast for 2011 Fullmetal Alchemist Film ()
- Hiroyuki Imaishi's New Studio's Name, Website Revealed ()
- 2 Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi Game Trailers Streamed ()
- Madoka Magica's Mami Inspires Free Smartphone Game App ()
- Maaya Sakamoto's 'Sayonara Santa' Music Video Clip Posted ()
- Soul Calibur V Fighting Game's Japanese Cast Revealed ()
- Majikoi Visual Novel Game Ported to PS3 Next Spring ()
- The Idolm@ster 2 PS3 Promo with Hatsune Miku Streamed ()
- Akira's Red Kaneda Jacket Offered by Bandai in Japan ()
- Tales of Innocence R's TGS Demo Video Posted ()
- Persona 4 Anime Celebrated with 25 Dishes, Desserts ()
- Level-5 Vision Press Conference to Be Streamed ()
- Saki Anime Blu-ray Box to Bundle Mahjong Set ()
- Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai PSP Game to Bundle Dating Sim ()
- Dead or Alive 5 Pre-Alpha Full Gameplay Video Streamed ()
- Live-Action Ranma 1/2 Special's Cast Further Revealed ()
- Hatsune Miku -Project Diva- extend's 'Ura-Omote Lovers' Video ()
- Sonic Generations Modern Era Trailer Posted ()
- Toei Streams 2nd Making-of Video for 'Rebellions' Pilot ()
- Square Enix, Yahoo! Japan's Game Titled Monster x Dragon ()
- World's Largest UFO Catcher Prize Machine Unveiled ()
- NisiOisin's Onimonogatari Light Novel Tops Chart ()
- K-On! Matchmaking Party Planned for Fans Only in Japan ()
- 4 King of Fighters XIII Character Trailers Posted ()
- Sentai Filmworks Announces Dub Casts for Coicent, Five Numbers ()
- Mega Man's Inafune Creates King of Pirates Action RPG ()
- Yakuza: Dead Souls' English Announcement Trailer Streamed ()
- Newest Legend of Heroes Tops Weekly Chart with 127,938 ()
- New Evangelion Films to Get PC Browser Game in 2012 ()
- Toaru Majutsu no Index's Head-Biting Plush Hat Offered ()
- 2012 Berserk Film's Supporting Cast Members Revealed ()
- New Saki TV Anime to Adapt Saki Achiga Spinoff ()
- Barks Poll: Top Characters to Cosplay & Sing As ()
- The Idolm@ster 2 PS3 Port to Feature Hatsune Miku Herself ()
- Anime Café Chain Planned in Akiba & 3 Asian Countries ()
- Class of Heroes Final Game Trailer Streamed ()
- 3 Bravely Default Gameplay Videos Posted ()
- Sengoku Basara 3: Utage's 3rd Promo Video Streamed ()
- Fate/Zero Anime Collaborates with Master of Epic MMORPG ()
- Job Site Lists Hatsune Miku Project Diva for PS Vita ()
- Hitomi Kuroishi Returns to Sing New Last Exile's Ending ()
- Daily Cosplay - Bayonetta's Bayonetta ()
- May'n, Yukari Tamura's Latest Music Videos Streamed ()
- Madoka Magica Anime's Story 'Draft #0' to Be Published ()
- Toy, Game Makers Hold Free Kids' Event in Quake-Hit Sendai ()
- More Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Castmembers Announced ()
- Team Ico's Behind-the-Scenes Video Posted ()
- Bloody Roar Game Sequel Not in Production ()
- Zero no Tsukaima Creator to Oversee Final Anime's Scripts ()
- Square Enix Streams SQ Chips Game Remix Album's Promo ()
- White Album 2 -closing chapter- Game's Opening Streamed ()
- Gundam's Augmented-Reality iPhone/iPad App Game Released ()
- Accel World, Sword Art Online Light Novels Get Games ()
- Hudson Soft: New Bloody Roar Sequel Is in Production ()
- Ico Game's Early Concept Trailer Streamed ()
- Gundam UC Voice Actor for Bright Noa Revealed ()
- Animator Shunji Suzuki Confirms Nichijō, R-15, Itsuten's Low Sales ()
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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)
anime
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
manga
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 ...
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 ...
Uncovering the Animation of The Eccentric Family in Nakano Broadway
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events
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?
anime
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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merch
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?
anime
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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merch
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
anime
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...