Interest - August 2012
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Game Announced ()
- The World Ends With You iOS Port Ends With New Hint at More ()
- Top Secret Manga Gets Spinoff Series ()
- Persona 4, Rebuild of Evangelion, Sakura Taisen Mobile Games Announced ()
- Hatsune Miku Project Diva F Videos Show Song, Module Lineups ()
- Magi - The Labyrinth of Magic Cast's ... Silhouettes Revealed ()
- Bakuman. 3's Theme Songs Performed by nano.RIPE, Sphere ()
- Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box Packs 1st 13 Games ()
- Sol Trigger's Story Opening Streamed, Manga Announced ()
- Hatsune Miku's 5th Birthday Marked With Concert Marathon, Art, More ()
- Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition Playthrough Video Posted ()
- Compile Heart's Neptunia V's 7th Promo Posted ()
- Hiro Arikawa's Kenchō Omotenashi-ka Novel Gets Live-Action Film ()
- 2nd Madoka Magica Film Uses Kalafina's 'Hikari Furu' Song ()
- Tales of Xillia 2's 4 New Character & Combat Videos Posted ()
- New Fox Engine Demo Is an Open-World Metal Gear Game ()
- Tokitowa's Towa Battle Video Shows Alter-Ego in Action ()
- Fate/stay night [Realta Nua] PSV's Promo Video Streamed ()
- Metal Gear Solid Gets Social Game With Global Plans ()
- Metal Gear Solid Gets Live-Action Hollywood Film ()
- Manga Creator Jigoku no Misawa, Novelist Makoto Matsubara Married ()
- Yuruyuri's Akari Nendoroid Comes With Dango Bazooka Hair ()
- Pokémon Developer Game Freak Reveals Harmo Knight Game ()
- K-ON!/Hyouka Calendars, More K-ON! Art Books Offered ()
- Victoria and Albert Museum Hosts Free Gothic Lolita Event This Friday ()
- Nintendo 3DS XL Goes Pink x White in Japan in September ()
- Professor Layton's 'Final' Game Arrives on 3DS in 2013 ()
- One Piece: Pirate Warriors PS3 Video Pits Zoro vs. Mihawk ()
- Natsume's Book of Friends' Largest Nyanko Plush Unveiled ()
- Biglobe Poll: Most Anticipated Fall 2012 Anime ()
- Danny Choo's Mirai Figure Offered With Japan Trip Giveaway ()
- Daily Cosplay - Silent Hill's Pyramid Head ()
- SF Novel Contest Judged by Kojima, Azuma, Kanbayashi Announced ()
- Lodoss War's 1st Novel Being Rewritten for New Edition ()
- Richard Ian Cox Leads Inuyasha: The Final Act's English Dub Cast ()
- Gust's Atelier Totori RPG Ported to PS Vita on November 29 ()
- Noitamina's Psycho-Pass Future Sci-Fi Anime Story Outlined ()
- Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin's Satoh Wants to Play Hunter x Hunter's Killua ()
- Biglobe Poll: Most Popular Spring (April-June) Anime ()
- Earth Defense Force 3 Portable Live-Action Commercial's Trailer Posted ()
- Third Season of Gundam Arcade Competition TV Show Slated ()
- ICO/Colossus Producer Kenji Kaidō Leaves Sony ()
- Senran Kagura Burst Ninja Gameplay Shown in 9-Minute Video ()
- Senran Kagura Fans Vote on Who to Put on Buttocks Mousepad ()
- Sketchtravel Raises Funds for San Francisco Exhibit ()
- AKB48's Atsuko Maeda Wants to Study Abroad in New York ()
- Gintama No Sugoroku PSP Game's Announcement Video Posted ()
- Kamiyama & Kanno's 5th Rage of Bahamut Game Ad Streamed ()
- Daily Cosplay - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children's Cloud Strife ()
- Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 Offers New Playable Characters ()
- The World Ends With You iOS Game's Trailer Posted ()
- Nintendo Marks Kirby's 20th Year With Bubblegum Record Attempt ()
- Official Rewrite Harvest festa! Tour Car Put on Auction ()
- Gintama Gets New PSP Game Project From Namco Bandai ()
- "Say 'I love you'" Anime Uses Themes by Ritsuko Okazaki, SuneoHair ()
- A Certain Magical Index's English Dub Cast, Trailer Revealed ()
- Sword Art Online's 2nd Season Ending Sung by Luna Haruna ()
- Akira Ishida Joins Kyousogiga Cast in New Episodes ()
- Gundam's Char: My Other Car Is a Toyota ()
- Additional Cast, Theme Song Performers for Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun Revealed ()
- 2nd Super Robot Wars OG's 3rd Promo Streamed ()
- Berserk Manga's 37th Volume to Bundle Guts Figma (Updated) ()
- Otakon Aims to Have Its Own Beat-'Em-Up Video Game (Updated) ()
- 4°C's 4th PES Anime 'Making Of' Video Shows Digital Inking ()
- Senran Kagura Burst 3DS Game's 2nd Promo Streamed ()
- AXE Body Spray to Offer Gundam Mini-Figures in Japan ()
- Nami's Mikan Oranges From One Piece Manga Sold in Real Life ()
- Hatsune Miku Project Diva F's 30 Songs, New Modules Posted ()
- Rose of Versailles Adorns Women's Underwear Catalog ()
- D.C.III ~Da Capo III Dash~ Game Update Released on USB Stick ()
- Compile Heart's Neptunia V's 6th Promo Posted ()
- Eitoku to Share Tiger & Bunny Play's Sky High Role After Accident ()
- Atsuko Maeda's AKB48 Graduation Parade Cancelled ()
- SD Gundam G Generation Over World PSP Game's 2nd Ad Posted ()
- Tokitowa RPG's Toki Battle Video Shows Hand-Drawn Characters ()
- Hatsune Miku's Full 'Weekender Girl' Music Video Posted ()
- Tales of Xillia 2 RPG Has 5 New Videos Posted Online ()
- Mugen Souls Battle Trailer Reveals October U.S. Release ()
- Yotsuba&'s Danbō Faces Shark Attack to Promote Jaws ()
- Madoka Magica Fans Can Eat Kyubey's Face as a Cake ()
- 3rd Berserk Film's Poster Reveals January 2013 Delay ()
- Director/Actor Ron Howard Posts Pictures from Poppy Hill Dub Recording ()
- Sonic Creator's Prope Studio Develops Digimon Adventure RPG ()
- Final Fantasy XIII Site Confirms 'New Direction' for Lightning ()
- Danbōru Senki W PSP/Vita Game's Trailer Posted ()
- Tales of Xillia 2's World Introduction Video Posted ()
- 2ch Forum's Saimoe Tournament 2012 Round 1: Groups A, B ()
- Nintendo Power Magazine to End with December Issue ()
- Rock Band Granrodeo Performs Code:Breaker's Opening Song ()
- Kenichi Suzumura's Code:Breaker Ending Theme Previewed ()
- Resident Evil's Online Service Revealed in Capcom Video ()
- Tiger & Bunny & Domino's Pizza Join Forces in Japan ()
- Aria: The Scarlet Ammo's English Dub Cast, Trailer Revealed ()
- New Super Mario Bros. 2: Over 36.4 Billion Coins Collected ()
- Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD Fighting Game's 2nd Promo Streamed ()
- NiGHTS into Dreams HD's 13-Minute Gameplay Video Posted ()
- Digimon Crusaders Card RPG for iPhone Unveiled ()
- Koe de Oshigoto Manga's Konno, The World I Create Manga's Kazama Marry ()
- High School Band Contest Planned at K-On! Model School ()
- 3D Hatsune Miku Returns to FamilyMart in Latest Ad, Blooper Videos ()
- Tiger & Bunny On Air Jack! PSP Game's Ad Streamed ()
- Moyashimon Returns Gets Free iOS Game ()
- Japanese Media Symposium to be Held in Norwich on September 5 ()
- Atsuko Maeda's Last AKB48 Performance to Be Streamed Worldwide ()
- Chinese Student Arrested in Japan for Selling 1,300 Fake One Piece Figures ()
- Pokemon Puppets on Parade in Latest Video ()
- Prince of Tennis Knit Socks Offered in November in Japan ()
- Kamiyama & Kanno's 4th Rage of Bahamut Game Ad Streamed ()
- 009 Re:Cyborg Movie Inspires Exclusive Watch ()
- Sengoku Basara HD Collection TV Spot Streamed ()
- Sanrio Sues Oklahoma Beauty Pageant for Copyright Infringement ()
- Hello Kitty to Issho! 3DS Video Accentuates the Cute ()
- Biglobe Poll: Best Gundam TV Series After 1989 ()
- Dead or Alive 5 Demoed by Pro Players in Video ()
- Maon Kurosaki, Nagi Yanagi Sing for 2nd Jormungand Season ()
- Busou Shinki TV Anime's Cast to Sing Opening Theme ()
- Sakura Wars: Kanadegumi's Anime, Stage Play Casts Revealed ()
- New Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Anime's Designs Revealed ()
- Tales of Xillia 2 Cast Can Wear Code Geass: Akito Costumes ()
- Dragon Ball Heroes Arcade Card Game Ported to 3DS ()
- Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie's Trailer Posted ()
- Hidamari Sketch Cast Returns to Sing 4th Season's Opening ()
- Evangelion Store Holds 'Weak' Angel Mascot Fair ()
- Latest Life-Size Gundam Replica Is Zaku's Heat Tomahawk ()
- 'Moe Rakugo' CD Featuring Voice Actress Yu Kobayashi Released ()
- Senran Kagura Burst 3DS Game's Action Gameplay Video Posted ()
- Legend of Heroes Zero no Kiseki Evolution's 2nd Promo Streamed ()
- Tales of Xillia 2 RPG's Battle Promo, Live Event Streamed ()
- 1st Digimon Adventure Anime Story Returns as PSP RPG ()
- Nintendo 3DS XL's 1st Limited Variant Is Pikachu Yellow ()
- Evangelion Inspires Free English iOS Guide App to San Francisco ()
- Ni no Kuni PS3's English Song Previewed in GamesCom Trailer ()
- Slam Dunk Song Composer Oda Makes Busou Shinki Music ()
- Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient PC Game Announced ()
- Keiji Inafune Interview on Soul Sacrifice Game Posted ()
- Anime One Poll: Which Anime-Related Singer Should Appear in Kohaku Concert ()
- Lost Planet 3's GamesCom Trailer Posted ()
- Compile Heart's Neptunia V's 5th Promo Video Streamed ()
- Dark Horse to Release The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia Encyclopedia ()
- New Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Anime's Cast, Staff Revealed (Update 3) ()
- Binbogami ga! Singer Piko to Voice-Act in Anime ()
- Windows Mascot Nanami Madobe Gets Her Own Browser Mini-Game ()
- VitaminZ Graduation PSP Game's Opening Streamed ()
- E.X. Troopers Game's Training Video Posted ()
- Sakura Wars: Kanadegumi Shōjo Manga Gets Stage Play ()
- Hatsune Miku's 'Weekender Girl' Music Video, Project Diva F Ad Posted ()
- Nana Mizuki Leads Japanese Dub of Hunger Games ()
- Japanese Cosplayer Trio Panache to Make Singing Debut ()
- Rockman/Mega Man Returns in iOS Social RPG ()
- Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed's GamesCom Trailer Posted ()
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's GamesCom Trailer Posted ()
- Victoria and Albert Museum Hosts Gothic Lolita Event August 31 ()
- Yotsuba&'s Danbō Model Kit Spawns Amazon Variant ()
- Nadia's Blue Water Pendant Replicas Sold ()
- Okami HD Gameplay Trailer Streamed ()
- New Sengoku Basara Matsuri Posters Unveiled ()
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Opening Cinematic, Multiplayer Videos Posted ()
- Overnight Otaku Matchmaking Event Simulates School Trip ()
- Additional Cast for Lucky Star On Stage Musical Announced ()
- Voice Actress Shiho Kawaragi Announces Pregnancy ()
- Resident Evil 6's Cabin Gameplay Video Streamed ()
- Ōkami HD's Gamescom Trailer Streamed ()
- Sony Computer Ent. Japan Unveils Puppeteer, Rain PS3 Games ()
- Tales, Tenjho Tenge, Blood Artists Design for Next Tekken (Update 2) ()
- Naruto Storm 3 Game's Character Intros Streamed ()
- Street Fighter x Tekken Showcased in GamesCom Trailer ()
- Lagrange Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed ()
- Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD Game Previewed in 2 Fight Trailers ()
- 8-Meter/27-Foot Gundam Model Kit 'Box' Erected in Osaka ()
- K Anime Project's Theme Song Singers, Staff Announced ()
- One Piece: Romance Dawn PSP's Playable Characters Revealed ()
- Japan's Zenon Magazine Holds Global 'Silent Manga' Contest ()
- Nana Mizuki Joins Fuse Anime Film Cast ()
- 2ch Forum's Anime Saimoe Tournament 2012 Begins ()
- Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask Game's Trailer Posted ()
- 3D Hatsune Miku Shocks FamilyMart Customers in New Ad ()
- Neo Geo Console Revived in Authorized Remake in December ()
- Madoka Magica Gets Free Concert with Full Orchestra ()
- Hunter x Hunter Film's 2nd Poster Visual, Story Unveiled ()
- Lain Designer ABe Reveals Comiket 82 in 360-Degree Panoramas ()
- Persona 4's 'Teddie' Plush Features Detachable Head ()
- Detroit's Maid Cafe 'Chou Anime' Spotlighted ()
- Strike Witches Dōjinshi Novella Posted in English ()
- Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! Music Created by ZAQ, Nijine ()
- Gundam's Tohru Furuya to Play Detective Conan's Tohru Amuro ()
- Sengoku Basara HD's 6 More Character Moves Videos Posted ()
- Nobuhiko Okamoto Leads Aoi Sekai no Chūshin de Cast ()
- Accel World: Ginyoku no Kakusei Game's Beach Ad Streamed ()
- Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers' 2nd Promo Streamed ()
- Bakemonogatari Portable Game's 4th, 5th Promos Streamed ()
- 4°C/Toyota's 3rd PES Anime 'Making Of' Video Posted ()
- Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo's Game, Theme Song Performers Revealed ()
- Evangelion Cast Fends Off Razor Nicks in New Schick Ads ()
- Saki Fujita & 150 People Dance to Hatsune Miku in Music Video ()
- Kana Hanazawa, Nobunaga Shimazaki Star in Romeo Tanaka's Aura ()
- Type-Moon Comiket Exclusives Revealed ()
- Hidamari Sketch Receives TV Home Shopping Special ()
- Japanese Industry Group Creates Anti-Piracy Web Manga ()
- Full 'Love Like Aliens' CG-Animated Short Film Streamed ()
- Hatsune Miku Project Diva F's 5th Song Compilation Promo Posted ()
- Next London Maid Cafe Event on September 2 ()
- Giant Pepsi Nex Gundam Model Revealed for Giveaway ()
- Kokoro Connect Yochi Random Game's 2nd Promo, TV Ad Posted ()
- Rose of Versailles Beauty Drink to Debut in Japan ()
- 2nd Madoka Magica Film's Key Visual Published ()
- Macross Stage Musical's 1st Ad Streamed ()
- Japanese Phantasy Star Online 2 Servers Prohibit Overseas Users ()
- New Nana Mizuki Single Hits #2 on Weekly Charts ()
- Dead or Alive 5 Story Trailer Streamed ()
- Sante FX Eyedrops Cross-Promote with New Evangelion Films ()
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn's 2nd Trailer Streamed ()
- Banpresto's Lost Heroes RPG's 2nd Promo Video Streamed ()
- BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Also Heading to PlayStation 3 ()
- Pokémon Black 2/White 2 Game's English-Dubbed Trailer Posted ()
- ToHeart2 Spinoff Game Dungeon Travelers 2 Revealed ()
- Saint Seiya Omega Gets PSP Fighting Game in November ()
- Hatsune Miku Project Diva F Game's Opening Previewed ()
- Macross FB 7 'Hybrid Rock Anime' Project Outlined ()
- Official Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku "Verbal Slip Boomerang" Sold at Comic Market 82 ()
- To Love-Ru Darkness Buttocks Mousepads Auctioned for 100,000+ Yen ()
- ClariS' 1st Album Available on iTunes in US, Canada ()
- Hatsune Miku Project Diva F Design Contest Results Posted ()
- Hollywood All You Need is Kill SF Film Will Shoot at Leavesden Studio ()
- Scandal, Perfume Perform for Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu Film ()
- AKB48's AKB1/153 Game Promo Shows Some of the 153 Datable Idols ()
- Two New Tales of Xillia 2 Videos Streamed ()
- Olympic Medalist Satomi Suzuki: 'I'm Going to Become a Voice Actress' ()
- Bakemonogatari Portable Game's 3rd Promo Video Posted ()
- Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father! x Bodacious Space Pirates Crossover Bags Offered ()
- Senran Kagura Burst Desserts Recreates Game's Imagery ()
- Evangelion: 3.0 Director Anno Draws 'EVA:08 Alpha' ()
- Maaya Uchida Leads KyoAni's Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! Cast ()
- Aikatsu! Idol Card TV Anime's Cast, Staff Announced ()
- 3rd AKB48 Dating Simulator Has 153 Idols to Choose From ()
- Persona 4: Arena Game's 2nd Training Video Streamed ()
- BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Fighting Game Revealed ()
- "Hokage" Naruto Costume Returns in Naruto Storm 3 Game ()
- Persona 4: Arena Game's Training Video Streamed ()
- Team Japan Wins Cosplay World Summit 2012 ()
- Hiiro no Kakera 2's Opening Sung by Maiko Fujita ()
- To Love-Ru Darkness Themes Sung by Ray, Kanon Wakeshima ()
- Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero's Comiket Exclusives Revealed ()
- Next Limited Hatsune Miku Exclusive Is a Sony Walkman ()
- Tekken Tag 2 Tutorial, Behind the Scenes Videos Posted ()
- New Songs, Customizable Features for Hatsune Miku Project Diva F Revealed ()
- New Pokemomo Brand Goods to be Sold at Pokemon Stores ()
- Hakuōki Franchise Gets Visa Credit Card ()
- Hatsune Miku 'Pachinko' Revealed as Slingshot Room Sign ()
- Lucky Star Town to Hold Eighth Otaku Matchmaking Event ()
- Anime One Poll: Fans' Favorite Tsundere Character ()
- KyoAni's K-ON! Comiket 82 Goods Revealed ()
- Ace Attorney Film Wins Audience Award at NY Asian Film Fest ()
- Shinnosuke Tachibana, Suzuko Mimori Lead Kamisama Kiss Cast ()
- Tiger & Bunny Dishes & Desserts Return to Tokyo's Namja Town ()
- Musical Group m.o.v.e Performs New Initial D Anime's Themes ()
- Animatrix's Morimoto to Show How to Make Anime in Video ()
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- Imageepoch & Satelight's Tokitowa RPG Promo Profiles Towa ()
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- Promotional E.X. Troopers Anime Posted ()
- Pokémon Black and White 2 Trailer Streamed ()
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- Tiger & Bunny Stage Play's Cast Photographed in Costume ()
- Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD Fighting Game's Trailer Posted ()
- Madoka Magica Gets MasterCard Credit Card ()
- Next WOTA London Event on September 15 ()
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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 ...
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?
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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
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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
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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?
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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...