Contact lenses are a staple in most cosplays nowadays, however, a mishap during the Space City Con event in the United States could make one cosplayer lose his eye thanks to the contact lens he was wearing for his Gambit cosplay. As we all know, contact lenses are applied to the eyes, which are also one...
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The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu Magazine is revealing that Marvelous and Type-Moon’s upcoming Musuo-style Fate game, Fate/ Extella, will be getting released in Japan on 10 November 2016. The issue also revealed that there will be a total of 16 servants, and they include Saber (King Arthur/ Artoria), Jeanne d’Arc, and Elizabeth Bathory as playable characters,...
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The upcoming Final Fantasy XV CG movie, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, looks really beautiful, with the same team behind Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, behind those beautiful CG animations. Comic Natalie has started streaming a clip for the movie A new teaser trailer for the film has also been released, and it features several new footage which...
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Looks like the plea of Ellen Baker’s original character designer has fallen on deaf ears, as the immensely popular English teacher from the New Horizon English textbooks now has her own dakimakura, or an body pillow, however, it’s an unofficial or unauthorized one. This unauthorized dakimakura is now available via Yahoo! Japan‘s shopping website for 5,088...
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Digimon Adventure Tri. is finally returning with Part 3, Kokuhaku, which will be making its premiere in Japanese theaters on 24 September 2016. To further hype up the latest addition of the 6-part movie series, a new PV has been streamed. New Digimon Adventure tri. Part 3: Kokuhaku will be picking up where the second part left...
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The Funan Anime Matsuri is back, with big-time guests from Japan, as well as some of the biggest names in cosplay, attending the event! The event will be held at the Funan DigitaLife Mall’s Main Atrium Level 1 from 6 – 12 June, and yes, THE ENTRANCE TO THE EVENT WILL BE FREE! Celebrity cosplayers like Ajo,...
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Akihabara UDX’s AKIBA SQUARE played host to one of this year’s biggest figure events, the spring edition of Megahobby Expo 2016, and as expected, Megahouse presented some of their latest figures, with several other companies like Alter, Kotobukiya, Amakuni, and others in tow. Let’s start things off with (of course) Megahouse, which presented new figures...
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Kyoto Animation‘s official YouTube channel has posted a brand new video, and it announces their latest anime project, which will be adapting a novel titled Violet Evergarden, which is written by Kana Akatsuki and illustrated by Akiko Takase. The video, which contained English subtitles, also announced the new KyoAni project in several different languages. It said in English...
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In celebration of Cardcaptor Sakura‘s 20th anniversary, CLAMP has launched a new manga featuring the classic magical girl, Sakura Kinomoto, which officially serves as the sequel for their classic 90’s magical girl manga, and now, that new manga is also getting itself an anime project! The announcement will officially be made in the pages of...
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In Japan, school clubs, and in particular, sports clubs, often have managers who take care of the club’s well being, from making sure that club members actually practice to handing them towels after an intense game. For this week’s poll, Charapedia took a look at several anime club managers, and ranked the most charming of...
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The 90’s is when Japanese animation was considered to be at its peak, however, as time went by, most of the classics from this period have been forgotten, most particularly by the younger generation. The React YouTube channel has gathered a few teenagers, and asked them if they knew about Japanese anime from the 90’s…...
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The Berserk hype train is starting up once again, and the upcoming 11th issue of Young Animal Magazine revealed that this year’s new TV anime adaptation of Kentarou Miura’s bestselling manga will be premiering on 1 July 2016. Meanwhile, the anime’s official twitter page has revealed the anime’s new character visuals: GUTS PUCK ISIDRO Serpico...
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Blizzard’s new shooter, Overwatch, has gamers all over the world talking, and the game is also released in Japan, where some of the countries most famous voice actors also gave their voices for the Japanese version, and anime fans may be all too familiar with them. Let’s start things off with the game’s two Japanese...
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When watching a movie in a theater, sometimes, you encounter that one person who talks loudly on the phone and annoys everyone inside the theater. That is considered bad theater manners, and luckily, Gundam’s Char Aznable and Garma Zabi are here to tell us what are the do’s and don’ts of movie houses: Yes folks,...
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Male yaoi fans may be considered a rarity, and the upcoming anime, Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu, is focusing on one of them! Now, the official website to the anime about fudanshi (male yaoi fans), has revealed that the anime is slated to premiere on 5 July 2016 via AT-X. The Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu will be based on the...
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Remember that life-size statue of To Love-Ru’s Momo Deviluke wearing bridal lingerie? Well, it is now going up for sale, and Max Factory, the figure company which made that statue, as well as the 1/6 scale figure version, is making 10 more of them, however, they won’t come cheap. Revealed last year, during Tora no...
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Looks like we are getting a stream of time travelling anime, as a new TV anime has been announced, and it is titled “Time Travel Shouo ~Mari Waka to 8-nin no Kagakusha-tachi” or just simply, “Time Travel Girl.” A teaser website for the upcoming anime has already been opened, and it reveals that the anime...
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Bandai Namco Entertainment is releasing a brand new Dragon Ball game for the Nintendo 3DS, and it’s titled Dragon Ball Fusions. They also announced that the game will be having a limited edition 3DS bundle release, as well as first print edition bonuses, with the 3DS LL bundle featuring a Dragon Ball-themed 3DS LL unit. The 3DS...
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Renowned cosplayers, Linda “VampyBitMe” Le and Livia Chu are known around the world, and both of these famous cosplayers recently starred in a new video by renowned Deadpool cosplayer, D-Pippy, and it features VampyBitMe as Alice Nakiri and Livia Chu as Nikumi Ikumi Mito, from Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma, and as expected, things heated up. D-Pippy...
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Hiromu Arakawa’s Full Metal Alchemist manga is getting its own live-action movie, and it will star Hey! Say! JUMP member, Ryousuke Yamada (live-action Assassination Classroom’s Nagisa Shiota) as the pint-sized hero with a big heart, Edward Elric. Starring alongside the new Edward are: Tsubasa Honda as Winry Rockbell Dean Fujioka as Roy Mustang Ryuuta Satou as...
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One of the biggest dilemma for Pokemon trainers is which Starter Pokemon to choose. Would you go for the versatile water type? How about the grass or fire types? Would you prioritize cuteness over versatility? Or would you prioritize how badass they would look in their final evolutions? Japanese ranking website, Goo, recently asked Pokefans...
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The official Love Live! website has revealed the exact premiere date for the upcoming Love Live! Sunshine TV anime, and it will be on July 2, 2016 at 10:30 p.m. via Tokyo MX. It was also revealed that the anime will also be streamed officially streamed online via the following websites: Bandai Channel, LINE LIVE, and...
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Good Smile Company and Piapro have finally opened the voting for the 2017 edition of the snow version of the lovable virtual dive herself, Snow Miku. Last year, they went with a Hokkaido Winter Sports theme for Snow Miku 2016, and this year, both Snow Miku and Yukine’s 2017 editions will be getting a Hokkaido Star and Constellation...
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For the first time, Parco Singapore, together with EwF (“Everything with Fries”), is bringing the Pokemon collaboration cafe from Shibuya, Japan to Singapore, as Pokemon Cafe Singapore will finally be opening for a limited time later this month, and this will be the very first Pokemon Cafe in Southeast Asia! For a limited time from 27 May...
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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is about to conclude Char and Sayla’s origins arc with part IV of the series, titled Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV: Unmei no Zenya, or the “Faithful Eve.” Gundam.info has now released a new visual for the upcoming anime film, which teases us with Lala Suneh, and Char’s red Zaku...
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When it comes to shipping characters of certain series, fans can be pretty rabid, and that includes Fairy Tail where the shipping wars have gotten cutthroat and pretty ugly. Things have gotten so ugly in the Fairy tail shipping Wars that series creator, Hiro Mashima himself has stepped in and asked fans to control themselves...
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After the passing of Listen to me Girls, I am Your Father! (PapaKiki) and Mayoi Neko overrun light novel author, Tomohiro Matsu, and his lavish anime-style memorial service for fans, the staff of Dash X Bunko has announced that they will be publishing a spin-off volume based on a manuscript written by Matsu himself just before his passing....
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Anime could often make us feel the love, and we could truly feel the romance as we watch the couples get together or how painful a one-sided or unrequited love is. For this week’s Charapedia poll, the Japanese anime character database has asked the fans to vote for which anime series is the one they...
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The June 2016 edition of Shueisha’s V-Jump Magazine has announced that there are plans for a new multi-media project for the Digimon franchise, and it is called Digimon Universe App Monsters. The new project will not only include a new game, which as the title suggests, might be for smartphones, but also some toys/ figures, and...
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The latest game in the Hatsune Miku: Project Diva series, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone, will be released next month, and Sony has announced that the ever-lovable virtual diva will be getting her own special PlayStation 4 consoles, which will feature her in the HDD Bay cover. Known as the The PlayStation 4 Hatsune Miku: Project...
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Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakushio creator, Yoshihiro Togashi, has been accused of being “lazy” because of his frequent and long hiatuses, and now that he is back and doing the manga again, fans are a bit giddy because he might go on hiatus again, and he’s been known to go on break for...
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After almost 12 years of breaking the 4th wall, delivering gags, handing out a few fan service scenes, several unlucky moments, four TV anime adaptations, three OVA episodes, and an anime movie, Hayate the Combat Butler! is finally nearing its climax. This was announced in a wrap-around jacket for the manga’s Vol. 48 tankoubon compilation...
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After months of teasing, legendary video game designer and creator, Hideo Kojima, finally revealed the full body behind the logo for his new studio, Kojima Productions, which he formed after his storied fall out with his former company, Konami, where he developed the Metal Gear franchise. Here it is: He calls icon for his studio...
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Accel World is fibnally heading to theaters with its own movie, Accel World: Infinite Burst, and we are getting a good look into that new film, as a new commercial has finally been released! The film will once again follow Haruyuki, Kuroyukihime, and the others, as they take on a brand new adventure. The story will...
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The Straw Hat Pirates are getting back into the big screen for one golden adventure in One Piece Film Gold, and the Toei Movie Channel has finally started streaming the anime film’s full trailer, which lands our favrite pirate crew into some deep trouble. The video also features the anime movie’s new theme song, “Ikari wo...
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Loved Dragon Ball Xenoverse? Well you are about to get more of it, as Bandai Namco Games has announced that there will be a sequel game with Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, and it will be released for PS4, Xbox One, and PC platforms. According to Bandai Namco, more details about the game will be revealed during this year’s...
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We are now midway through the new Spring 2016 anime season, and as fans are now settling in with their new seasonal favorites, NTT Docomo’s dAnime Store streaming service has asked their viewers on which anime from this season is the one they like best. With a total of 68,569 votes, here are the results: 38 – Lego Ninjago 37 – Kamiwaza...
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The Kodansha Manga Awards are some of the most prestigious awards in the manga industry, and this year’s edition is certainly one of them. Several big names have been included in the nominees are titles like ERASED, Ajin, Seraph of the End, Noragami, and many others, however, did they win? The winners have now been officially...
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The Wagnaria you know from Working!! ain’t the only Wagnaria branch out there, as the Working! spin-off TV anime, www.Working!!, will be featuring a different Wagnaria restaurant branch, complete with a different staff, and they are just as wacky as the ones from the restaurant you know. Now, that upcoming spin-off TV anime has gotten its...
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Japanese voice actress, Sora Tokui, best known for voicing Love Live!’s Nico Yazawa, is finally back in Singapore, and she will be making an appearance at the Kinokuniya Singapore main store on 16 May 2016, from 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. She is coming back here to promote C3 CharaExpo 2016 – a Japanese manga, anime, games and cosplay...
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The 2016 edition of the Shizuoka Hobby Show has featured plenty of new plastic models, tools, figures, and of course, GunPla from Bandai, however, one seems to have caught the attention of Japanese social media the most, and yes, its really one of those Gundam character busts. The new meme is inspired by the “figure...
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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III – Dawn of Rebellion is premiering later this month, on May 21, and the series, together with ANIMAX and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), have all teamed up to create the Gundam: The Origin Technology Labo, which attempts to recreate the various space phenomena featured in the anime. The scientists and engineers...
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Hunter x Hunter has been quite infamous for its frequent and often long hiatuses, and has frustrated even its most loyal fans, however, it seems that mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi has learned about going on hiatus a lot from another mangaka who is also known for his long and frequent hiatuses. The “Stop! Hibari-kun!” mangaka, Hisashi Eguchi,...
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The Merriam Webster Dictionary has helped many of us in our time of need, and now, they have noticed both Senpai and Kouhai, and are thinking of adding both words to their dictionary. According to Merriam Webster’s official website: Senpai made its first appearance in Urban Dictionary back in 2004, when a user defined it...
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Anime would often increase a city or town’s tourism revenue if a series was set in that city or town, and this was the case of Chichibu (AnoHana), Oarai (Girls und Panzer), and Washimiya (Lucky Star). And because of the latest anime by J.C. Staff, Flying Witch, the city of Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture has...
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AFA Thailand and AFA Indonesia are going to be big, as the performers for the two of the biggest anime events in South East Asia have finally been announced, with big names like Aimer, Eir Aoi and Lia being revealed to visit both Thailand and Indonesia! AFATH’s I LOVE ANISONG line up will consist of Aimer, livetune+,...
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With legendary Evangelion anime director, Hideaki Anno, co-directing the upcoming Godzilla Resurgence movie, the collaborations just keep coming, including a new figure of Evangelion’s iconic emotionless heroine, Rei Ayanami, cuddling a cute chibi version of the mighty King of Monsters. This Premium Figure (PM Figure) of Rei and Godzilla measures in at approximately 22cm in...
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Shizuoka is the home to the Bandai Hobby Center, and has become a pilgrimage spot for plastic modelers and Gundam fans alike. The city is also home to one of the biggest hobby events on Earth, the Shizuoka Hobby Show, and for this year’s edition, some of the biggest names in the industry have flocked...
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Magical girls, or Mahou Shoujo as they are called in Japan, has now been a huge part of Japanese animation that they now have their own sub genre. According to Wikipedia, “Magical girls is a subgenre of Japanese fantasy anime and manga which feature girls who use magic.” These girls are now the subject of...
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The May 2016 edition of Newtype Magazine has revealed its Monthly Newtype rankings, which will be the first one for the ongoing Spring 2016 anime season, which started last April. The winners for this edition are: Male Rankings: Osamu Dazai (Bungou Stray Dogs) Koyomi Araragi (Monogatari series) Atsushi Nakajima (Bungou Stray Dogs) Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)...
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During the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2016, Sunrise revealed that they will be doing a new anime for the Gundam Build Fighters series, and it will be making its premiere sometime in August 2016. Not much information has been revealed about this new TV anime so far, but it teases of an “Extra Battle” and will...
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