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All censor, no sense: Recent cover-ups in Jojo anime are laughably bad, kind...
Anime fans are used to all sorts of censorship going on in the foreign releases of their favorite shows, from painting over revealing outfits, to changing characters’ genders and relationships to...
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Anna Sui jumps into the world of Sailor Moon fashion with necklaces,...
Today, Tokyo’s Isetan is welcoming back Sailor Moon and her magical gal pals. From now until March 31, the department store chain’s Shinjuku branch is offering a special lineup of fashion items based...
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Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ TV ad released, includes Jaco!
It won’t be much longer now until the newest Dragon Ball film, Resurrection ‘F,’ opens in theaters across Japan on April 18. That means it’s high time for the advertising to begin. On March 24 the...
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Amateur comic strip perfectly captures “personalities” of moe-fied gaming...
The “console wars” have become so complicated lately. Unlike the glory days of Nintendo Vs. Sega, there are now a good half-dozen or more consoles to choose from, with exclusivity deals between...
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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon will guard you from the rain with new line of...
A while back, the rights holders for Sailor Moon decided the franchise would henceforth have the official English title Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, a looser adaptation than the direct translation of...
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Volleyball anime Haikyu!! getting ready to serve fans with live stage show...
After a surge of live-action films based on big-name animated franchises last year, 2015 has been fairly quiet on that front, with the upcoming Attack on Titan being one of the few projects that...
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Six anime songs people are sick of hearing at karaoke, according to new poll
As much as I like singing karaoke, it’s probably for the best that I don’t get a chance to go very often. By my own estimation, there are really only about a half-dozen songs that I can sing passably...
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Fan-made TIE Fighter short film: For people who love Star Wars, anime, or...
It’s a great time to be a Star Wars fan. This year, the franchise’s seventh film, The Force Awakens, hits theaters, and the global fan community is so excited about it there was even a cool Star Wars...
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How washing your itasha makes it look more dirty than clean
If you’re one of the people who already finds the whole concept of itasha creepy, then you’re about to get a whole lot more skeeved out. But if you enjoy borderline-inappropriate pictures of anime...
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Pikachu puts on a suit, hopes hiring managers will choose him as a business...
Despite his cherubic good looks and smooth, unlined face, Pikachu isn’t as young as he used to be. The first Pokémon video game was released in Japan in 1996, and considering that the franchise’s most...
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Even adult men are snapping up girls’ comic magazine’s new issue, and for an...
Publisher Shogakukan’s monthly girls’ manga magazine Ciao always comes packed with bonus goodies that are designed to appeal to its targer market of girls aged 9-15. For the April edition, Ciao‘s...
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How to perfectly recreate the death of Dragon Ball’s Yamcha using baked goods
With the release of the new Dragon Ball movie now less than a month away, the popular manga/anime series has had quite bit of exposure on the Japanese Internet recently. One related product that’s...
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New Sailor Moon cafe in Tokyo has live public anime viewing and themed food...
Last year, we brought to you all the excitement surrounding the broadcast of the Sailor Moon Crystal anime, coming some 22 years after the original series it rebooted was released. The new anime has...
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Naruto’s not over yet with new manga chapters, anime series coming soon!
Even though the manga that started it all ended last November, there’s been no shortage of things for fans of ninja franchise Naruto to enjoy since then. In addition to new episodes of the continuing...
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KanColle anime character’s catchphrase “poi” is POIsed to take over the...
Remember that Swiss otaku with a penchant for Yuudachi Kai Ni, the upgraded version of a character from the Kantai Collection (KanColle) anime/video game franchise who’s been made famous by her...
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Spear of Longinus crowdfunding project now accepting international backers
The “Project to Pierce the Moon With the Spear of Longinus” crowdfunding campaign opened an English page for international backers. Backers not residing in Japan can select rewards in the 5,000 and...
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Attack on Titan cast invades Heroic Legend of Arslan in awesome anime...
Japan’s spring TV season is just about to start, and that means a new crop of anime with their premiers just days away. One of the most hotly anticipated titles is The Heroic Legend of Arslan. Based...
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Fan-made Totoro is causing a stir in Taiwan but how soon before it’s shut down?
Ghibli films and Hayao Miyazaki are synonymous with anime all over the world, and arguably one of their most popular characters is Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro. It’s easy to see why people love the...
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Otaku ears-New line of earphones is designed specifically for listening to...
For anime music fans, the appeal of the songs is more than just their connection to the shows they serve as anthems for. Over the years, anime songs have evolved into a genre in and of themselves,...
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Fukushima Gainax’s anime museum opens in April
Visitors to Fukushima Prefecture will soon be able to visit Kuso to Art no Museum – Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha, or the Museum of Fantasy and Art – Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha. The museum, which...
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