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Here’s why you should never shine a black light on a used anime character figure
With the unrelenting flow of new animated series produced in Japan, the country’s hyper-otaku could always use some extra cash to pay for the latest and greatest anime goodies. To raise those funds,...
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Another Naruto sequel? “No way. Please, let me rest,” pleads series creator
The latest installment of the Naruto anime franchise, Boruto -Naruto the Movie-, isn’t scheduled to open until August 7, but the film itself is already complete. Series creator Masashi Kishimoto...
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New Attack on Titan collaboration takes the fight to unwanted body hair
Fans of the hit anime Attack on Titan may also know it by its original Japanese title, Shingeki no Kyojin, which literally translates to “Advancing Giants.” Giants aren’t the only thing advancing upon...
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Don’t like the new Digimon character designs? Look like one of the old ones...
With Digimon returning to the world of anime after a 15-year break, you’d think fans of the original series, which aired in 1999 and 2000, would be uniformly ecstatic. Nostalgia is a funny thing,...
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Keep your life in order with this Sailor Moon day planner and its flip-book art
Sailor Moon is a busy girl. Along with having to juggle her responsibilities as both a regular junior high school student and the guardian of humanity, she’s got a packed social calendar of hanging...
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3-D tribute to Hayao Miyazaki hits in all the right places【Video】
There is something about the beautiful stories and animated works by Hayao Miyazaki that keeps inspiring animators around the world to continually show their appreciation for the famous Japanese...
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Critic reviews Attack on Titan movie: “I wished the titans would eat the kids...
We here at RocketNews24 been waiting for the release of the live-action Attack on Titan movie with cautious optimism. At first it looked great, but as we’ve received more information, it has begun to...
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Countries become anime characters, anime characters become real men in...
Anime featuring anthropomorphized battleships or samurai swords seem like no-brainers, given that they have a certain cool factor among young otaku and by their very nature make it easy to develop...
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Attack on Titan: Junior High is the most confusing yet amazing spinoff we’ve...
Attack on Titan is no stranger to the world of spinoffs. Its immersive world and plethora of rich characters easily lend themselves to new series with new viewpoints, such as an anime focused on...
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How do they make those amazing life-size anime statues? We find out (and snap...
The twice-yearly Wonder Festival exhibition is all about models of anime, video game, and other 2-D characters. Just like with model airplanes or trains, you can often find multiple versions of the...
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Photo reveals possible otaku support for Ukraine forces
As our regular readers know, RocketNews24 has been closely monitoring the unrest occurring in the Ukraine over the past year. With several journalists embedded on both sides of the conflict we have...
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Attack on Titan staff member responds to critics: “Go right ahead and...
So, there’s a movie that came out in Japan last week based on this little cartoon. Maybe you’ve heard of it. It’s called Attack on Titan. The more popular an anime gets, the more attached fans become...
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Cardcaptor Sakura is ready to capture your phone with this elegant anime...
Cardcaptor Sakura’s titular heroine keeps her captured cards in a magic tome called the Clow Book, pulling them out as needed in the course of her adventures. In your daily life, though, you probably...
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Japanese arcade has floor pads so fans can kneel before, leave offerings to...
Even among otaku, those with a fondness for anime series Love Live! are known for being particularly obsessive. As a matter of fact, it wouldn’t be much of an exaggeration to say that the Love Livers,...
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Girls can be Kamen Riders too! Eight-year-old girl stuns with her kick-ass...
Cosplay has been gaining popularity in many countries all over the world in recent years. Together with the increasing number of cosplayers, we’ve also noticed more geeky parents passing down their...
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Enjoy the summer festivals in a Gintama yukata
Premium Bandai is listing two special yukata for the many discerning Gintama fans. Rather than being outright replicas of Gintoki’s kimono and the Shinsengumi’s uniforms from the series, both yukata...
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Here’s why you shouldn’t leave your anime girl pillow alone with a frisky...
For a country that’s ordinarily very concerned with not doing anything to shock or offend, Japan can be extremely open about its sexual tastes, in ways that manifest as both perfectly healthy and...
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Gotta catch em’ all, especially if they’re “Free!”
Birds of a feather flock together, so the saying goes. And that concept applies to non-humans as well; it’s not uncommon for pets and their owners to act, and sometimes even look, somehow similar...
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Mexico wins World Cosplay Summit 2015 championship 【Videos】
The World Cosplay Summit 2015 competition crowned Mexico representatives Twin Cosplay as the Grand Champions at the award ceremony on Saturday. The duo also took home the Minister of Foreign Affairs...
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New Attack on Titan game coming to PlayStation 4 from Koei Tecmo 【Video】
The live-action Attack on Titan movie is currently playing in theaters across Japan, but the film adaptation’s decision to go very much its own way means it isn’t exactly scratching the itch felt by...
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