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Updates on new Dragon Ball Z movie has fans excited but also asking plenty of...
We’re sure that Dragon Ball fans around the world are anxiously waiting for the release of the latest feature-length anime installment in the series, Dragonball Z: Resurrection of F. As we’ve already...
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Famous action anime director’s latest stop on the comeback trail: bank ad...
Last summer, we took a look at a series of ads from Okinawa’s Bank of the Ryukyus, known locally as Ryugin, that featured magical girl idol singers and giant robots. Those are certainly more visually...
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Teaser trailer released for new Ghost in the Shell movie, set to open summer...
The recent news that Scarlett Johansson is interested in starring in a live-action version of science fiction anime Ghost in the Shell got fans around the world excited earlier this week. But while...
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Ghibli animator Yoshiharu Sato directs commercial for Satsuma Shiranami
Satsuma Shuzo began streaming an animated commercial directed by Yoshiharu Sato last week. The commercial, titled Oyaji no Imo no Kamisama. (Dad’s Potato God.), advertises the company’s Satsuma...
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Pervy anime character mouse pads…butt for ladies! 【Photos】
Not too long ago, we took a look at an anime girl figurine with its butt lovingly crafted out of soft, pliable silicon. Clearly, this is a sign of the hyper-sexualized nature of certain Japanese...
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Nailed it: Thai man’s low budget cosplay is a gift to the Internet【Photos】
Taking up cosplay as a hobby takes a pretty significant time commitment to put together that perfect costume to dress up as your favorite video game, comic book or movie character. And for those of us...
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Anime figurines rejoice as fully working miniature locker appears on gacha...
What would you put in a tiny miniature locker? That’s the question you’ll be asking if you get your hands on one of the newest gacha capsule toys, set to hit the market in April. While most of us...
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Chinese teenager wows the Internet with his awesome fight-scene animation【Video】
Kids these days! They’re all attached to their technology, fiddling around on social media, playing games and reading all of those awesome RocketNews24 articles. One 19-year-old in China, however, is...
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Sailor Moon color contacts are here to make your eyes look out of this world
With the hundreds of TV episodes and multiple theatrical features that make up the franchise, for decades fans have had their eyes fixed on Sailor Moon. Now, though, they’re getting the opportunity to...
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Cardcaptor Sakura shoes have captured our attention with their stylish nod to...
Cardcaptor Sakura is in the midst of a revival right now. We’re not sure what’s sparked the renewed interest in creative team Clamp’s magical girl franchise, as we’re still a year away from the...
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Studio Ghibli’s The Tale of Princess Kaguya nominated for Academy Award
We’re just about a month away from the 87th Academy Awards presentation, and if you’re a general cinema fan, odds are you’ve been looking forward to the event. However, if the only thing that can make...
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New line of Sailor Moon apparel is fashionable enough for adults, still has...
No matter how much you like Japanese animation, odds are you’ll reach a certain age where you need a dressier wardrobe than a closet full of anime T-shirts. It’s a milestone a large chunk of Sailor...
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Fan parody of Ghostbusters set in Tokyo is totally “crossing the streams”【Video】
Genre streams that is! There isn’t an ’80s movie that is more perfectly matched for an anime makeover than Ghostbusters. The story is flawless, the ghosts would feel right at home, plus all the crazy...
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New video “Ikusa” from Wagakki Band mixes rock, traditional instruments, and...
Since the release of Wagakki Band‘s first original song “Hanabi” last year, we’ve been holding our breath waiting for more. Okay, that’s not completely true–we’ ve been sneaking little gasps since...
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10,000 fans pick the sports anime that influenced them the most
Sports anime remains popular in Japan, despite its checkered history in the West. Stories of characters overcoming emotional and physical obstacles to bring their team to victory or rooting for the...
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Puzzling, ludicrously hard Touei Animation employment test proves animators...
If you’ve been following behind-the-scenes entertainment news for a while, you’ve probably heard the reputation that animators have as low-paid peons that, despite providing a valuable and necessary...
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High-speed rail in China just got moe-fied
Taiwan has their cute rail mascot, and now China’s getting in on the act, too. Originally doujinshi characters, these anthropomorphised moe anime versions of high-speed trains have now made their...
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Keeping Totoro’s Forest safe: Anime legend Hayao Miyazaki volunteers in...
When Studio Ghibli’s classic anime My Neighbor Totoro first screened in the U.S., more than a few people assumed the titular forest spirit must be a traditional figure from Japanese myth or folklore....
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Buddha vs Eva, Ultraman, Gundam and Lady Liberty: How the otherworldly...
If you’re a fan of mecha anime, you’ll know all about towering robots and the impressive displays of power they show during large-scale, epic battles. One of the titans of the mecha world, Gundam, is...
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Secret backmasked message found hidden in Dragon Ball Z ending song
There are many urban legends of satanic verses hidden in popular music to subconsciously corrupt our children. While those claims may not always be true, there are definitely a lot of songs out there...
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