With Dragon Ball Z Kai currently taking on the Majin Buu saga, Cospa is releasing a new cosplay costume set from the series and it aims to recreate Majin Buu himself and I must say, the costume is kinda cute and funny at the same time. The costume is a 9-piece set whuch includes a...
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Love Live! has become quite the global phenomenon as of late as fans from all over the world have shown their love for the series’ perky and lovable school idols. The anime has inspired people grovelling before the Love Live! trains in Shanghai, an all-Kotori cosplay session in Japan, and even some Love Live! buses...
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Nekomura Iroha, best known as the Hello Kitty vocaloid, has been quite busy as of late just like her Hello Kitty counterpart who recently turned into Durarara!!’s Celty. Her character designer, Okama, has recently been releasing several new illustrations of her via his twitter page, including one which turned her into the G-Self from the...
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We’ve seen Hello Kitty become a Ninja Turtle, a Tiger & Bunny hero, and even a samurai from Rurouni Kenshin. Now, Japan’s most famous mascot character (there! I did not say cat!) has turned into something more mysterious, as she turns into Ikebukuro’s mysterious “Headless Rider”, Celty, in a brand new collaboration with Durarara!! The...
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The New 3DS isn’t hitting the shelves of most countries until 2015, it’s due to hit Japan on October 11 and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has teamed up with Nintendo to promoted the cute side of the hand held. The New 3Ds may seem a little plain coming in just white or black varieties but thanks...
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Gaming has now become a global industry and it has even produced some very competitive tournaments from League of Legends and Dota 2 to EVO which gave us many unforgettable gamers like Daigo, Justin Wong, and many many more. To celebrate the recently-concluded Tokyo Gameshow 2014, Gundam.info has polled people which Gundam character is the...
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The latest Ichiban Kuji has finally been released and it features the girls of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Innocent First Duel. The new Banpresto lottery game was released last September 27, 2014 and is still going strong in Akihabara as it is currently available in several areas. Here are the Banpresto Ichiban Kuji prizes for...
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Japanese watchmakers GSX has teamed up with Capcom‘s groundbreaking Monster Hunter series for a watch inspired by one of its most popular and dangerous monsters, the Tigrex. The watch comes with a black stainless steel strap and is also waterproof. It features the Tigrex and engraved at the bottom of the watch is a Tigrex...
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With the fall season already ushering in colder temperatures, Japanese fashion brand Super Groupies has taken inspiration from Full Metal Alchemist to keep people warm and fashionable these colder months. The Edward Elric shawl is certainly designed to keep people warmer and it comes in Edward Elric’s signature red color. It also comes with a...
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The official website of ufotable‘s upcoming Fate/ Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works anime has announced that Episode 0 “Prologue” and Episode 1 “Day of Winter, Night of Destiny”, will both be one hour long specials. The official website has also unveiled a new key visual for the series. A new ad for the anime has...
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Considered one of Harajuku‘s most prominent stores, the Evangelion Store will be moving to a new home this October and it will be settling in Ikebukuro, one of Japan’s most prominent pop culture centers. The new location will be over at the second floor of the P’Parrco building which is just a one minute walk...
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The hard-pedaling cyclists of Yowamushi Pedal are ready to return for a new season this October and Toho Animation’s official youtube channel has begun streaming the latest PV for the anime’s second season, also known as Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road. The video also previews the anime’s new OP, Determination which is performed by Last Gap....
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Type Moon‘s Fate series is now enjoying its 10th anniversary and Monthly Comptiq Ace magazine is celebrating it with a 10th anniversary timeline recounting the series’ decade-long history. However, the magazine has received some criticism from fans as the timeline has missed some very important things. The timeline starts with the release of the original...
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Live action adaptations of anime, light novels and mangas are often either a hit or a miss with some movies getting much critical and box office accolades like the Rurouni Kenshin movies while some were absolute disasters like the recent Lupin III live action movie starring Shun Oguri. Japanese anime character database Charapedia has recently...
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One of 2014’s most highly awaited figmas, Sinon from the hit light novel and anime series, Sword Art Online, is now on sale and Max Factory has pulled out all the stops for this one as she certainly looks like she is death from afar with her signature Hecate II sniper rifle. She is sculpted...
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Shoujo manga magazine Lala has recently launched a photo contest and it involves some pretty adorable felines posing with the lovable Nyanko-sensei from the supernatural comedy anime, Natsume’s Book of Friends. Fans submitted their entries to the photo contest via twitter and must have Madara aka Nyanko-sensei in the image, and now, the winners have...
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The Gundam series have always featured some very cool equipment from the Zaku II shoulder spikes from Mobile Suit Gundam to the N-Jammer cancelers of Gundam SEED to the GN Drives of Gundam 00, and they have proven to be very useful in battle indeed. The official website to the Gundam franchise, Gundam.info, has recently...
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With the premiere of Yowamushi Pedal Grand Road fast approaching, the upcoming Autumn 2014 anime has teamed up with Good Smile Company and Animate Cafe for a special collaboration which has Animate Cafe adopt a YowaPe theme with a menu inspired by the anime’s characters. The cafe was littered with Yowamushi Pedal merchandise, including the...
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The seventh and final Blu-ray volume of the hit romantic comedy anime, Nisekoi, has finally been released today and an illustration paper included in the box has gotten fans of the series talking. The illustration paper contains both main girls, Chitoge Kirisaki and Kosaki Onodera, as well as the message “See You Sooon!” which got...
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Death Note is headed to the theater stage as a musical and the official website has just unveiled the cast in costume as their respective characters. The actors for Light Yagami as well as the genius detective known as L have been revealed prior, however, this would be the first time that the rest of...
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Weekly Shounen Jump!’s manga app, Shounen Jump + has finally launched and it has brought even more good news as they are featuring an extra chapter of Kuroko’s Basketball which ended earlier this month. The extra chapter, known as epilogue 1, will be set after the events of the manga’s final chapter and will begin...
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After almost ten years of waiting, could we finally get to see a continuation of the anime adaptation of Shoji Gatoh’s Full Metal Panic? That seems to be the case as the illustrator for the original light novels, Shikidoji, has tweeted that something is about to be developed as far the lovable mecha high school...
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Doll collecting has become one of the most popular anime-related hobbies inn Japan with many characters turning to anime for inspiration. The Autumn Doll Show 41 showcased some of Japan’s most well-known doll manufacturers over at the Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center in Tokyo last September 15, 2014 and it featured some very familiar anime characters...
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The first two days of Tokyo Game Show 2014was mostly related to the business end of the video game industry as announcements were made and press conferences were held. The third and fourth days however were dedicated to the public who can enjoy the demos and mingle with the biggest names in gaming. With the...
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As the summer anime season is winding down to its last episodes, anime fans are already preparing for the seasonal change this October with an anime line-up which boasts to be this year’s most packed season with heavyweights such as Fate/ Stay Night and not one, but two Gundam series. We take a look at...
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During the Tokyo Game Show, Bandai Namco Games has announced they are currently working on a third Sword Art Online game which will follow Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment and the highly successful Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment. The game is tentatively named SAO III, however, nothing much was revealed like which platform the game...
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September has been quite a month for Love Live!‘s resident maid/ school idol, Kotori Minami as Akihabara landmarks, as well as fans, celebrated her birthday in a big way. Cosplayers also held a special Kotori-only cosplay photo session in honor of her. This month is going to be even bigger for her as Good Smile...
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The Tokyo Game Show has already kicked off yesterday, and true to its name, the event featured the very best in gaming Japan has to offer. Video game-related merchandise were also on display, and that includes the figures from the various figure makers like Good Smile Company, Square Enix, Bandai, and Kaiyodo among others. Let’s...
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Move over 3D oppai mousepads, because Fujimi Shobo Fantasia Bunko and Dragon magazine have unveiled a quirky new book cover which would truly make High School DXD main character Issei Hyoudo very happy – an oppai book cover. If the red hair does not give it away, these 3D book covers feature the ever-so famous...
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P.A. Works’ summer romance anime, Glasslip, has certainly captured the hearts of many fans with its romantic love story as well as P.A. Works’ beautiful animation. The anime is currently collaborating with one of Japan’s most famous maid cafes, Cure Maid, for a special menu featuring the anime’s lovable cast. The items included in the...
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This year’s Tokyo Gameshow (TGS) has already kicked off at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan and the Crypton booth is putting up something really special on display during the event, and its none other than a life-size statue of their virtual diva, Hatsune Miku. Booth 5-C4 is dedicated to Crypton Future Media and it will...
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Zeon’s dreaded mass-produced Zaku II may have caused a lot of problems for the Earth Federation, however, they can also satisfy your appetite as Gundam Cafe has announced that they will be serving up some delightful green tea-flavored cakes which will be shaped like the heads of the green Zaku II mobile suits. No release...
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Mark your calendars Hatsune Miku fans, as the angelic virtual diva is about to make history once again, and this time, she will be performing in one of the most watched late night television talk shows in the United States, which is The Late Show with David Letterman. Miku is booked to perform in the...
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Gundam Reconguista in G is premiering this October which marks the return of legendary anime director Yoshiyuki Tomino. To celebrate the anime, the official website of the Gundam franchise, Gundam.info has asked its readers which mobile suit from the upcoming anime is the one which they are most excited about seeing and would want to...
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It is no secret that actress, singer, voice actress, cosplayer, and Japanese entertainment superstar Shoko Nakagawa is a huge anime fan girl. She is one of the biggest Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure fans out there, and as it turns out, she is also a fan of swimming anime, Free! She recently showed everyone her Free! merchandise...
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Japan is known for its top-notch video game industry which has given us so many unforgettable classics like Mario, Final Fantasy, Pokemon, Dragon Quest, Street Fighter, Tekken, and Devil May Cry among others. Gamers from all over the world recognize their companies which have made large contributions to the video game industry and helped define...
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Monthly Shoujo Nozaki-kun has proven to be one of the most surprising anime series of the Summer 2013 season, and with good reason. The show is also known for its tanuki mascots which “photobomb” scenes every now and then, and these tanukis have somehow invaded the renowned Japanese pastry shop, Patisserie Swallowtail in a brand...
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The Tokyo International Film festival is set to kick off next month and is featuring the “Steven Spielberg of video games” Shigeru Miyamoto himself. Pikmin are probably some of the cutest plant hybrids out there, and Miyamoto is capitalizing on it by releasing a series of short films at this years Tokyo Film Festival. The...
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In Japan, female voice actors have a very large following, especially among men, in fact, some are so popular that they even rival actual idols in terms of popularity alone. Japanese women’s website, MyNavi Woman, has recently sat down with voice actor magazine editor Hiroshi Mizuno, editor-in-chief of Voice Newtype on his take on female...
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The otaku capitaql of Akihabara was littered with Sabers recently as several iconic Akiba shops featured the special Banpresto Ichiban Kuji which celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Fate series. This special Ichiban Kuji lottery features plenty of Sabers for fans to enjoy from Saber, Saber Alter, School Girl Saber, Red Saber, and many more....
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Pokemon‘s Ruby and Sapphire games are finally getting their own much-needed 3DS reboot with Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby, and with the release of the New Nintendo 3DS consoles, Nintendo has announced that the games’ signature Pokemon, Kyougre and Groudon, will be getting their very own New 3DS. Both special consoles will come with...
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New magazine scans from the October 2014 edition of Newtype Magazine has unveiled the winners of the Newtype Rankings, and judging from the male and female character rankings alone, its an all Sword Art Online affair at the very top. Here are the results: Male Rankings: 1) Kirito (Sword Art Online) 2) Tatsuya Shiba (The...
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This week’s issue of Weekly Famitsu Magazine is announcing that the upcoming Gundam-battle game for the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Vita, Gundam Breaker 2, will be having more GunPla into its roster. The magazine has confirmed that the following GunPla will be included in the game: Wing Gundam Zero (Endless Waltz) Gundam 00 QAN...
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Japanese fashion brand Super Groupies has found a great way to compliment their recently unveiled Case Closed! shoes featuring Conan Edogawa and Kaito Kid, and it’s with these stylish handbags which are also inspired by the two characters. The Conan Edogawa handbag features the pint-sized detective’s own style with the big red bow tie and...
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Chiba prefecture’s mysterious Batman cosplayer, also known as ChiBatman, has captured the imagination of the entire world with his daring rides in the streets and highways of Chiba. He recently sat down for an interview with Cinema Today Japan and revealed a few downsides to being Batman, such as having a bit of a police...
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Capcom has announced that they will also be releasing a new Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate limited edition, and its gonna come with several goodies along with the highly anticipated 3DS game. The entire set will include the game software which is playable in Nintendo’s 3DS consoles, an exclusive translucent Gore Magala figure measuring approximately 3.5...
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Hajime Isayama shot to worldwide fame last year when the anime adaptation of his manga, Attack on Titan, became an instant hit. The world-famous mangaka (manga author) recently sat down with Bessatsu Shounen Magazine, which serializes his bestselling manga, for a little Q & A session. Bessatsu Shounen Magazine asked several hard-hitting questions to Isayama,...
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If you aren’t familiar with Sanrio’s mobile rhythm game Show By Rock! you will be when 2015 rolls around and the anime adaptation debuts.This year’s Sanrio Expo featured a very special announcement as the company announced that their next anime won’t be staring Hello Kitty, but the main idols from their mobile game Show By...
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If you can’t afford and itasha but have always wanted a car featuring you’re favorite anime character, you may be in luck as Daihatsu is offering a special edition of their Cocoa car starring Snow Miku. Daihatsu and Snow Miku are teaming up as part of Daihatsu’s national campaign pushing Cocoa as cute. For Hokkaido...
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Washimiya, Saitama has become synonymous with the comedy anime, Lucky Star, and in this year’s Haji Festival, the anime was featured once again in one of the annual autumn festival’s mikoshi or portable shrines. Just like last year’s Haji Festival, Lucky Star fans and volunteers paraded the mikoshi through the streets of Washimiya as part...
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