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You can now get physical with your virtual girlfriend thanks to Oculus Rift...
Are you starting to feel that your virtual girlfriend just isn’t real enough? Craving the feel of her soft skin against your own? With the technological leaps being made in the field of virtual...
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Subway car decorated with anime idols literally brings fans to their knees in...
In a lot of ways, hit anime Love Live seems to be been created with laser precision to strike right at the weak points of Japanese otaku. It’s got a cast filled with high school girls in frilly idol...
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One Piece takes over Yamanote train for 15th anniversary
The One Piece anime is turning 15 this year, and one of the birthday surprises includes a One Piece takeover of JR’s Yamanote Line. From August 1 until August 15, the cars will wrapped in One Piece...
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The awesome costumed fans of Nagoya’s World Cosplay Summit 【Photos】
With schools in both Japan and abroad on summer vacation, we’re right in the prime seasons for pop culture events like San Diego Comic-Con and Chiba Prefecture’s Wonder Festival. We recently attended...
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New father dresses like iconic pop culture characters and takes baths with...
Normally I pride myself on being able to come up with at least somewhat clever headlines for my articles, but this story is so bizarrely specific, I ran out of space just trying to come up with a...
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The science of Attack on Titan explained: Finally, a Titan tie-in that looks...
Who would win in a fight between a Titan and Ultraman? How were the Walls built? Seeing as Titans never eat or drink, are they surviving through photosynthesis? If these are the questions that keep...
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Investors watching Yo-Kai Watch as hit game/anime series leads stock rally in...
As Japan continues its long in-vain search for a way to recapture the glory years of the Bubble Economy of the 1980s, politicians and pundits have proposed a plethora of projects. But amid all the...
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7-Eleven escalates anime goody arms race with gigantic Evangelion statue that...
It’s no secret that there’s a lot of overlap between hardcore anime fans and frequent convenience store customers. With so many animated series to collect and watch, how are you supposed to find the...
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Calm down, Studio Ghibli isn’t being bought by media company Dwango
Fans of anime house Studio Ghibli have been on a bit of an emotional roller coaster for the past few weeks. First came the dizzying high that always accompanies a new Ghibli release, in this case...
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Stand tall with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure hoodies
With JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders available streaming and in print, fans everywhere are undoubtedly excited to see all of the Stands, supernatural powers that can protect and fight for...
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The top 10 anime that people in Japan can watch over and over and over again
Stuck inside due to the blistering Japanese summer heat? Why not kick back under your aircon and watch something on TV? If you’ve already seen all the hit shows and don’t want to take a chance on...
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Sleepy? PC program dispatches anime girl to wake you up with encouragement,...
I don’t know if it was because of the layout of the surrounding skyscrapers, the beat-up old boom box we had in the lobby, or just a weak signal from the local broadcaster, but at one of my old jobs,...
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This is what happens when you give a Ghibli character a typical anime haircut
With all the recent rumors about Studio Ghibli possibly shutting down or being bought out by another media company – which, thankfully, turned out to be a hoax – we’ve been taking a lot of time out...
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Producer clarifies Studio Ghibli’s future, mentions that Miyazaki “would like...
In a recent discussion about the future of the Studio Ghibli’s production division, veteran producer Toshio Suzuki recently shocked and confused anime fans worldwide. But hey, what do you expect when...
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Learn English with Assassination Classroom
Kunugigaoka Junior High School, and particularly CLASS 3-E’s amazing artificial lifeform teacher Koro-sensei is known for his innovative and unique tactics of teaching his students. From making songs...
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Attack on Titan’s Levi getting his own two-part anime DVD series
There are a lot of things people love about runaway anime and manga hit Attack on Titan. Aside from the iconic and unsettling Titans themselves, the series has a unique setting, unpredictable plot,...
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Voltorb-slash-Ash?! People are sharing (bad) erotic Pokémon pics now?
What d’you mean, you’ve never read any comic-form Pokémon slash fiction? Boy, are you in for a treat, as we delve into the dark, dark depths of the internet to bring you … some sexy Pokémon time from...
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Freaky cube shows when anime pillows aren’t terrifyingly pervy, they’re just...
Sometimes, anime merchandise gets an unfairly bad rap. Anime figurines aren’t all busty or bikini-clad, for example. Some are actually quite tasteful, built more to show off the characters’ cool...
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Ghost in the Shell Arise #1-2’s English dub cast announced
Funimation announced the English dub cast for Ghost in the Shell Arise episodes one and two at its Otakon panel on Saturday. The dub is being directed by Zach Bolton. The cast includes: Elizabeth...
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They made anime back then? Five old-school anime that we still love today
Do you have a favorite anime? Nowadays, especially with so much information and videos available on the Internet, we’re surrounded by so much anime of every genre conceivable that it’s easy to forget...
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