Many anime have been based on school life, and school life would more often than not, involve student councils.For this week’s Charapedia poll, the Japanese anime database has asked 10,000 anime fans to vote for which anime characters do they think would make the best student council. The poll asked 10,000 fans to vote not...
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Hollywood’s live-action Ghost in the Shell movie is really happening, and as Scarlett Johanson revealed, filming for the movie will begin early next year, however, unlike what was previously announced, it seems that we may see the Hollywood version a lot earlier than expected. Disney’s CinemaCon presentation from last month has announced that the movie...
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The official website for the new Love Live! follow-up series, Love Live! Sunshine, has finally been updated and it now shows the character profiles of all nine new aspiring idols, all of whom are students in a school with less than 100 students and is found in the seaside town of Uchiura, near Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. Last...
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan is currently in the United States for a state visit which includes talks on the US and Japanese automotive industry as well as some trade deals with its military and economic ally. During the trip, President Barack Obama, thanked the Japanese leader for some of Japan’s most popular aspects, and...
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During last weekend’s Niconico Choukaigi event in Chiba, Japan, it was announced that the Ghost/ Poison Pokemon, Gengar, will be the latest addition to the upcoming Pokemon fighting game, Pokken Tournament, and Bandai Namco Entertainment has now started streaming a new PV for the game, and it introduces Gengar! Bandai Namco Entertainment’s official youtube channel...
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Hold on to your seats Singapore because Golden Village Cinemas is giving anime fans a treat by exclusively showing the latest Dragon Ball movie, Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no F or Resurrection F. As seen in the poster visual above, Resurrection F will have its Singaporean premiere this May 7 and will be shown in the...
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The upcoming Love Live! School Idol Movie will be hitting several countries around the world, including South East Asia. It’s latest trailer featured one of the cities the movie will be shown in, New York city, and it did not take long for fans to identify the areas featured in that new trailer… less than 24...
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With the original Love Live! School Idol Project anime wrapping up with the upcoming Love Live! School Idol Movie, which will also be released in several countries around the world, the upcoming June issue of Dengeki G’s Magazine, will be announcing the cast chosen to voice the idols for the next Love Live! project, Love Live!...
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After all the hype and excitement, the upcoming collaboration game between Konami and Hollywood director, Guillermo del Toro, which is Silent Hills, has officially been cancelled by Konami itself. Silent Hills, which also features actor Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead fame, was one of the most hyped up games Konami has introduced last year,...
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There will always be mangas that just keep going and going and going, and we want to read the ending of these mangas before they are even released. One example is Naruto, which had its final chapter leaked online and caused a lot of stir not only in Japan, but the entire world. Japanese media...
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Fate/ Grand Order is one of the most anticipated upcoming smartphone games today, and a new TV ad has already started airing in japan, and it introduces the latest servant to join its ranks, which is a female Rider-class This new Rider is voiced by none other than Saori Hayami (The Irregular at Magic High...
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During the Nico Nico Choukaigi event in Chiba, Japan, Tekken 7 producer, Katsuhiro Harada, has announced the latest character to join the seventh installment to Bandai Namco’s popular fighting game franchise, Tekken 7, and he’s gonna be big… Gigas is described to be a mysterious giant with a lot of strength and its origins seem...
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Japanese snack company, Calbee, has quite the relationship with one of Japan’s most famous voice actresses today, Nana Mizuki (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha’s Fate Testarossa and Cross Ange’s Ange). The snack brand, which is selling Nana Mizuki’s own curry-flavored potato chips and previously offered a special Nana Mizuki voice alarm clock, is now offering something new,...
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To celebrate having over one million copies of Atto’s popular slice of life manga, Non Non Biyori, in circulation, Monthly Comic Alive Magazine has recently asked its readers to vote for their favorite characters in an official character poll. The official results are announced in Comic Alive’s June 2015 issue, and without further ado, here they...
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Two of Capcom’s most successful gaming franchises are crossing paths, but it won’t be happening in a video game because it will happen live on stage as a live-action cross-over stage play has been announced and it pits Sengoku Basara against Devil May Cry! The live-action cross-over stage play was announced during the Niconico Chou Kaigi 2015 event...
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They promised to reveal Kakashi’s face in the guestbook for the Naruto Exhibition at the Mori Arts Center in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, and they delivered their promise. So what exactly does the infamous copy ninja look like without a mask (or the mask underneath the mask)? Here it is! So Kakashi Hatake has a mole in the...
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Brace yourselves Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States because Love Live! School Idol Movie will be coming to your shores very soon! The official Love Live! website has announced the countries which the movie will be released to, with the international screenings scheduled to begin in August, starting...
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There are many types of bosses in the world from the “bosses from hell”, which people just hate working for, to those bosses who make sure their workers are happy and productive. For this week’s Charapedia poll, the Japanese anime character database has asked fans to rank which anime character do they want as a boss?...
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Japan is being outrageous products, and a new centaur body pillow may be one of their most outrageous ones yet. Measuring at 200 x 1200mm, this unique body pillow will cost 32,400 yen, cushion included, however, if you only want the cover, you can by it at 21,600 yen. Originally introduced by by Comic Anthurium back in...
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As Naruto fans eagerly await Boruto’s very own movie, Boruto -Naruto the Movie-, the combined 22nd and 23rd issue of Weekly Shounen Jump! magazine has announced three new characters who are confirmed to take part in the movie, and they are the new Ino-Shika-Chou! Inojin is Ino and Sai’s son while Shikadai is the son of Shikamaru and Temari,...
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With the premiere of Avengers: Age of Ultron, actress Scarlett Johansson, who plays the Black Widow in the Marvel superhero flick, recently revealed in an interview that filming for Hollywood’s live-action Ghost in the Shell movie will begin filming in the early part of 2016, which will be around January or February. In the interview, the...
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Anime merchandise distributor, Infinite, has finally revealed what is considered their most awaited Shirobako body pillow yet, and this will be their fourth and final one as Musashino Animation animator, Ema Yasuhara gets featured in her very own pillow cover, and it’s a lot more revealing than the previous three. Infinite has previously unveiled body...
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J-Stars Victory VS is headed west and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe’s official youtube channel has started streaming not one, but two new videos which highlight the gameplay for some of Shounen Jump!’s greatest characters. The first video features Saint Seiya’s titular character, Seiya, taking on Yu Yu Hakusho’s deadly Hiei in what surely is a...
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In Japan, anime-based tourism has now become a lucrative industry, with plenty of towns and cities taking advantage of the fact that they were featured in an anime to lure in more visitors and ultimately helping Japan’s over-all tourist industry. This anime tourist spots, or anime holy lands as they have been called, have become...
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Sega’s Hatsune Miku: Project Diva games have proven to be some of the world’s most successful rhythm game titles, and one game in the franchise, Project Diva Arcade, still does not have any home console release, however, as one official Sega survey suggests, that may change soon. The new survey, which is currently being implemented,...
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Can you imagine if animation studio, Ghibli, best known for their family-friendly movies like My Neighbor, Totoro and Castle in the Sky, were the ones to adapt Hitoshi Iwaaki’s Parasyte, a manga known for being bloody and violent, into an anime? Unthinkable, right? However, a recent podcast revealed that Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary Oscar-winning anime director...
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Kakashi’s real face is one of the biggest mysteries in Japanese animation, however, that mystery might finally be solved this April 25 once the “NARUTO” exhibition opens in Tokyo. The event’s official guest book, Shinden Fuu no Sho, is being teased to be the one to reveal Kakashi Hatake’s actual face. The guest book will be illustrated...
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Some good news for visual novel anime fans as Lump of Sugar’s Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity visual novel series will be getting itself a second anime adaptation, six years after the first anime was aired in Japan back in 2008. According to magazine scan from the upcoming June 2015 issue of Enterbrain’s Tech Gian magazine,...
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Winter 2015 is now over, and with the new Spring 2015 anime now taking over the previous season’s time slots, the Japanese ranking website, Goo, has asked 500 people, 250 males, 250 females, on which of the anime which premiered back in January, was the one which became a hit. The survey, which was conducted...
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The dark and edgy trading card game-based anime series, Wixoss, will be having its own movie, as announced during one of the TCG’s events yesterday. According to a tweet by the trading card game’s official website, their Selector Wixoss anime series ain’t ending just yet and will be continuing with the new movie so this...
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The Tokai University in Tokyo, Japan,there is a class known as “Chi no Frontier” or Knowledge of the Frontier. The class studies literature and explores the rich themes in literature which cause “intellectual stimulation”, and in one of those classes, they studied the magical girl anime, Madoka Magica. The class, lectured by professor Yoshio Shimizu,...
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The Devilman series by legendary manga creator, Go Nagai, will be having a new anime which will be produced by the animation studio, Actas, which is best known for producing Girls und Panzer. A new poster visual has also been released and it will be featured in seven theaters across Japan The visual features the...
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Spring is in the air and with the new season comes new anime. With many of the new spring anime already premiering last week, Sony has announced the initial Tornado Rankings for this new season, basing it on which anime series were recorded using the Sony Torne app or device for PC, PS Vita, PS3...
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Twice a year, the Miyazawa Model Company holds an exhibition for figure and plastic model companies to show their latest goodies called the Miyazawa Model Exhibition, and sure enough, the event has shown plenty of new stuff which could really bleed some wallets dry. Let’s start things off with Good Smile Company and their partner...
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In Japan, it’s quite normal for anime fans to travel to various “anime holy lands” like Akihabara, Oarai and Chichibu, simply because they are located in the same country. Japan is the land of Japanese anime and manga, so visiting these “holy sites” is quite possible when you are in the country. But did you...
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The new Pokemon movie will have lots of Legendary Pokemon from Primal Kyougre, Primal Groudon and Black Rayquaza, to Lugia, Arceus, Dialga, Palkia, and more! The official Pokemon Channel has now started streaming the movie’s latest trailer, and it not only features all of the legendary Pokemon appearing in the film, but it also reveals...
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The Kantai Collection anime may have already ended, however, the original PC browser game is still going strong and will even be having a new event later this month. The game features hundreds of Japanese (and some German) ships, but which one of them is the most popular? Japanese ranking website, Goo, has asked 500...
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In harem anime or manga, it is pretty common to find a lone boy being the only male student in a school full of girls, however, in the case of art imitating real life, it seems that a male student in a former all-girls school in Japan has found himself in a situation commonly found...
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With the announcement of the second part of The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls to begin airing this July 17, the anime’s official website has started streaming a new trailer for its second half The video featured several scenes from the anime’s first part and is narrated by New Generations members, Uzuki, Rin, and Mio. It also...
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Which anime character is the best dressed? That question has been asked since time immemorial. For this week’s Charapedia poll, the Japanese anime character database has asked its readers that exact same question. With their usual 10,000 voters, 46.8% of whom were males while 53.2% were females, the fans voted for which anime character is...
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Shirobako is undoubtedly one of the most popular anime series today, and it ain’t surprising that Aoi Miyamori, the anime’s main character, is very popular as well. Japanese anime merchandise company, Infinite, has been teasing fans for a week now about a Shirobako dakimakura or body pillow, and now, they have unveiled the new pillow,...
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The Winter anime season is now over and Spring is already in the air, but which of the Winter 2015 anime is the one which the fans think is the very best of them all? Japanese anime website, YusaAni, has recently conducted an online poll which asks anime fans which anime from last season was...
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With Hajime Isayama’s best-selling manga still being one of the most popular titles out there, two live-action movies set to premiere this summer, a popular cross-over with Marvel Comics, and its second season already set for 2016, manga magazine, Bessatsu Friend, has asked fans which Attack on Titan character is their favorite, and the results...
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In Japan, to really get in close with fans, some series release character songs which feature songs being performed by voice actors as their character from that series. These songs are now very common in the industry and they not only help boost their respective series’ popularity, but the voice actor’s as well. Some of...
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With Noragami‘s second season now confirmed, the anime’s official website has released the second season’s new key visual image which features the next arc’s five main characters The next arc has been confirmed to be the Bishamon arc, which of course focuses on the war god, Bishamon. Also announced are all-night marathons for the anime’s...
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Imagine if your best friend wanted to take over the world or is actually a monster who eats people? That would be very strange indeed, huh? However, that is the topic for the latest poll by Japanese media website, MyNavi Student, as they asked 460 male and female respondents online, which anime or manga villain...
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The second part for Fate/ Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works is definitely one of the new Spring 2015 anime season’s most anticipated titles, and to further hype up its premiere, Aniplex has started streaming its second PV. The video not only features some of the action fans will expect in this continuation of the Rin...
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The Japanese anime character database, Charapedia, has asked 10,000 anime fans to weigh in on which voice actors are most popular this year. Last time, we presented the female voice actors and found out who fans think is the most popular of all. Now however, it is the guys’ turn as we take a look...
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With the live-action Attack on Titan movies premiering this year, a new tie-in series will be made from that live-action show, and it will be focusing on the character being played by Satomi Ishihara, Hanji Zoe. Ishihara, who drew flak from fans as she is seen in her visual holding a rocket launcher, will be...
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We now know that The Last: Naruto the movie really ain’t the last Naruto movie because his son, Boruto, will be getting his own animated feature. The 19th issue of Weekly Shounen Jump magazine will be unveiling more information about the movie, and it includes a new poster visual with Boruto and Naruto, now the...
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China is very infamous for their strict censorship of any form of media, and according to a recent report by Reuters, they have just blacklisted High School of the Dead, Terror in Resonance, and Blood-C because they have been deemed offensive. The Ministry of Culture, which regulates the media in the country, has announced that...
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