Yesterday, Bandai finally released one of their most highly anticipated figures yet, which is their Armor Girls Project (AGP) Yamato from the popular DMM browser game, Kantai Collection. The figure had a lot of hype as it was announced earlier this year and made fans really excited as it featured the might Yamato in all...
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Saying that anime is full of perverted characters may be a bit of an understatement, as several series have really turned up the perversion of some characters, coupled with a whole lot of ecchi scenes. Japanese anime character database Charapedia has recently asked its readers to weigh in on the character that they think is...
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The Japanese server for Valve’s Counter Strike Online is teaming up with the popular shounen anime, Attack on Titan, for a very unexpected collaboration which will feature the anime’s titans and 3D maneuver Gear in the online first person shooter. The game will be featuring a normal titan and Rein… I mean the Armored Titan...
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With two Gundam series already showing in the same season, Sunrise has its hands quite full already, and recently, they asked fans to vote which GunPla do they wish to see featured in Gundam Build Fighters Try. Voting started last October 8 and will end on November 12, 2014, and since it is already midway...
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With its Japanese release date set for February 26, 2015, a special Dragon Quest Heroes limited edition PlayStation 4 console has been announced and it will feature the cute-yet-dangerous Metal Slime. The console will be released on December 11, 2014, which means it will be before the game. It will come bundled with a special...
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Team Onodera and Team Tsugumi members rejoice as new figures of these two Nisekoi heroines are now open for pre-order. The shy Kosaki Onodera gets a new Nendoroid from Good Smile Company as well as a new Beach Queens figure from Wave, while the tomboy assassin Seishirou Tsugumi also gets herself a cute nendo from...
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The exact Japanese release date for the highly anticipated third Sword Art Online Game, titled Sword Art Online Lost Song, has finally been announced, and it is set on March 26, 2014. The prices for the game’s PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita version have also been announced. The PS3 version will cost 7,120 yen plus...
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Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and character designer Shunya Yamashita has made a reputation for himself out west as he is known to turn classic comic book characters like Wonder Woman and Super Girl, into bishoujo anime characters, which in turn become scale figures which are part of Kotobukiya‘s Bishoujo line. Kotobukiya has recently payed some...
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When the announcement that Masashi Kishimoto’s long-running and beloved ninja manga, Naruto, will be ending this November, fans had quite the bittersweet experience. To celebrate the manga, several college students from the Guangdong Province in China have recreated one of the series’ most famous arcs, which is the Chuunin Exams. The Chuunin Exams introduced plenty...
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In Madoka Magica, we all learned never to trust a white magical cat-like creature known as Kyuubey. However, Lawson is giving this not-so-lovable mascot the spot light, and will be featuring it as a steamed bun. One steamed bun costs 165 yen and is filled with spicy Mapo Tofu. Well, it really is just like...
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Hot Racing is unveiling it’s latest itabike to be hitting the motor sports circuit with an Ah! My Goddess! version going live in November. After making a brief circuit at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, Hot Racing’s Ah! My Goddess! themed bike is going to officially debut at the Suzuka Circuit on November 2....
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The English version for the PS Vita exclusive, Freedom Wars, is set to hit shelves and the PSN tomorrow. This “Recapture” multi-action game will be available in three editions. The PS Vita Card Version, Download Version and Asia-exclusive Collector’s Edition (which comes with a special accessory) will retail for 39.90 SGD, 35.90 SGD and 84.90...
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In the Japanese anime holy land of Ikebukuro, Animate recently hosted a special Halloween event which gathered plenty of cosplayers as well as a few surprises. One of the highlights of the event featured the appearance of the World Cosplay Summit participants along with the mayor of Toshima and the president of Animate in full...
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Otakus in Japan often consider their 2D anime or video game waifus to be much more important than real women, and this has led most Japanese to look down on these hobbies. A new poll made by Japanese media website, Goo, has shown the Top 5 Most Dangerous Hobbies which men prioritize over marriage, and...
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The Japanese aren’t exactly the best English speakers on Earth, and that is why a new book by co-written by renowned manga creator Hirohiko Araki is teaching the Japanese people how to speak English through Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. The book is also supervised by one very surprising expert on the English language, former Heavy Metal...
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Like Danganronpa and Gurren Lagann, fantasy shoujo anime and manga series, Vampire Knight, is also headed to the stage as a live action musical, and new visuals from the play have now been properly revealed and they feature the main cast, including Nogizaka 46 idol, Yumi Wakatsuki, in costume. Wakatsuki will be playing the main...
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At approximately 70cm tall, or 2.3 feet, Griffon’s latest figure featuring OreImo‘s Kirino Kousaka may just be their biggest yet and pre-orders have now been opened. To put into consideration how big it really is, a 1/6 scale figure such as a Hot Toys figure or Medicom’s Real Action Heroes only stands at 12 inches...
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At a pre-event GameStart 2014 press conference today, Bandai Namco Games’s Yosuke Futami, producer for Sword Art Online: Lost Song (PS3, PS Vita), announced that the game will be localized in English for Asia. The game is slated for release sometime in 2015. Unlike the previous Sword Art Online games Infinity Moment (PSP) and Hollow...
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To celebrate the release of the upcoming Phantasy Star Nova RPG for the PlayStation Vita, Sony has announced that special limited edition Ps Vita and PS Vita TV consoles will be getting a special Phantasy Star Nova theme, and they will be released the same day as the game itself. The Phantasy Star Nova PS...
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Online dance rhythm game, World in Audition, has now entered its closed Beta phase, and they are letting fans choose which songs will be included in the final game through online voting! They are including K-pop, English, Mandarin Pop, and J-pop songs into their line-up, and voting has already begun. The J-pop songs in the...
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The new Gundam anime, Gundam Reconguista in G, or G-Reco for short, has now already aired and has become quite successful early on, topping Sony’s initial Tornado Rankings.To celebrate the new show’s release, the official Gundam website, Gundam.info, has recently asked the fans which new character from G-Reco are they most excited to see. The...
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Super Robot anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is headed to the stage, and the head shots of the four main characters, Kamina, Simon, Yoko, and Nia have been revealed and so far, they look pretty nice. However, since they were only head shots, fans weren’t really satisfied. Well, fret not as Office Endless, which produces...
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Looks like December 31 would not only mark the last day of 2014, but it would also mark the beginning of the end for one of the most highly successful anime series in history, NisiOisin’s Monogatari series, as a new handout has announced that Tsukimonogatari, which is the first volume in the “Monogatari Series Final...
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Do you love anime? What about anime songs; do you love to sing them? And have your friends and family remarked at how amazing you are at singing these songs that they don’t understand? If your answers to those questions are all “yes”, then you could very well be the Anisong-singer that Anime Festival Asia...
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Yes, you heard it right, Ash is strong. The guy who is known as the “Eternal 10 year old” is quite the physical marvel indeed as not only does he survive daily thundershocks from Pikachu, but he’s also survived various falls, and Pokemon attacks from flamethrowers to take downs to licks to the Dragon Rage....
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As the gaming world eagerly awaits Tekken 7, Bandai Namco Games has recently revealed the game’s release date for Japanese arcades during a recent amusement games machine business event, and it is tentatively set on February 2015. The new arcade version will be running on a new circuit board which is different from the System...
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The Japanese otaku capital known as Akihabara seems to have been taken over by Sword Art Online as of late, as Akihabara landmark shop Animate has recently opened a Sword Art Online Only Shop in its basement. It seems that the series has also taken over the Tokyo Anime Center over at the 4th floor...
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The 2014 Summer anime season is now finally over and it has brought us plenty of unforgettable series. But which of them is the one which people found most interesting of all? Japanese media website Urepia aimed to find out which one and asked 1,000 people which Summer 2014 anime do they think is the...
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With the announcement of a new Macross series (now tentatively called Macross Delta) comes the additional announcement that it’s auditioning for the next star diva. One of the things that makes Macross stand apart from other mech animes is the fact that there’s always a main character that sings their way through the series. Whether...
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More than a year after the sale of the original Sailor Moon aprons over at Shinjuku Isetan, five new Sailor apron designs have been revealed and they are made of stronger material than the originals which were made out of paper. Made of satin material, these aprons will last longer than Isetan’s paper aprons and...
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The official twitter page of the action anime, K, has announced that the anime will be getting a sequel in 2015, and they posted a photo showing Yashiro along with the announcement as well as the words “Each of their bonds are…” However, it was not stated if this will be a second season for...
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Dengeki Online has released seven new videos for Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax and it includes gameplay videos for Tomoka (Ro-Kyu-Bu!), Kirito (Sword Art Online), Miyuki (The Irregular at Magic High School), Taiga (Toradora!), Yukina (Strike the Blood), and Rebtarou (Black Bullet). The game’s staff has also created an “epilogue video” which makes things a bit...
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We have previously reported on a Pikachu Bed going on sale, and that very bed has attracted a whole lot of attention, as even the makers of Pokemon, which are Game Freak and Nintendo, have noticed. The bed went on sale in the Japanese shopping website, Mercari, for 39,800 yen, however, the product has been...
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The official website for Universal Studios Japan has announced that come January 23, 2015, they will be opening a new attraction and it will be inspired by the classic mecha anime series, Neon Genesis Evangelion. The official website announced that for a limited time from January 23 until May 10, 2015, the theme park will...
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There will always be people we really don’t want to get in an argument with in real life simply because whenever they open their mouths, scary words come out. In the anime world, there are people like this, and Japanese character database Charapedia has asked its readers which anime characters have the strongest mouths, you...
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It’s finally October, which means it’s Halloween season, and Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate is celebrating All Hallow’s Eve (that’s Halloween for you) with some new Halloween costumes which still exude the game’s signature sexiness. The costumes include the usual Halloween fair with devils, angels, Jack-O-Lanterns, pirates, witches, mummies, werewolves and some nice Japanese additions...
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Inspired by humanity’s fight for survival against the titans, Cross CF is bringing the heroes of Attack on Titan to real life with a new piece of 3D crystal artwork which can liven up any room. Available in two different sizes, these 3D crystal artworks feature the four main characters, Eren, Levi, Mikasa, and Armin...
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Two new anime movies from Japan will be hitting Singaporean cinemas this December and they are Doraemon 3D: Stand By Me and the first Initial D racing movie, Legend 1: Awakening. Doraemon 3D: Stand By Me features the lovable cast of the classic anime and manga series by Fujiko Fujio as you’ve never seen them...
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Renowned Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts game designer Tetsuya Nomura recently unveiled his own take on Hatsune Miku in New York, which drew mixed reactions from the fans. The gaming icon recently sat down in an interview with Japanese gaming magazine, Weekly Famitsu and talked about the Tetsuya Nomura X Hatsune Miku collaboration. When asked...
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The Levi Squad, aka the Special Operations Squad, from Attack on Titan are probably one of the most respected and battle-hardened members of the Survey Corps… and they are also Levi’s personal house-cleaning corps. Banpresto is turning these combat-savvy veterans (and Eren) into one of their cutest figures yet as part of their Chibi Kyun...
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The latest trailer released for Sword Art Online II is out and helps set up the latest arc that premiers next week, Caliber. After the latest episode of Sword Art Online II made it clear that we’ll be returning to the world of ALFheim Online in the next arc, Aniplex released a PV to promote...
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New Year is one of the most important holiday periods in Japan and it involves shrine visits, prayers, and of course feasts. And to celebrate the New Year with a feast, Japanese bento company, Kenkosansai, is teaming up with Pokemon for a Poke-themed New Year feast with a meal served inside a Pokeball. Like many...
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Japanese figure company Volks is also known for their Dollfie Dream doll line, and their latest addition to that line have been announced and they are none other than the idol duo from Macross Frontier, Ranka Lee and Sheryl Nome. Both dolls will be quite big as they will measure in at 60cm in height...
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Machi ★ Asobi Vol.13 may now be officially over in Tokushima, Japan, but the event has generated plenty of activities in the two days it was held and Japanese gaming website, Dengeki Online, was present during all the festivities which included the announcement of the winners of the Newtype Awards and the launch of the...
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Move over Snorlax Bed, because a new Pokemon Bed has been made and it looks just as soft and very comfortable comfortable to sleep in. Though Pikachus may mostly cause paralysis more than sleep because of their electric attacks like Thunder Wave and Thundershock, this Pikachu bed looks like it will have no problem in...
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Trap characters in anime have confused many anime fans about their gender preferences for years, and they have now become an anime staple, commonly found in high school romantic comedies and the occasional action anime. Guys dressing up girls is one thing, but pulling it off and successfully fooling viewers is another thing entirely. We...
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He’s done it again… After completing a 2 meter Zeta Gundam masterpiece out of wood to impress his grand kids, 67-year old Kenichi Okada from Kakogawa, Hyougo prefecture, has unveiled a new 2 meter wooden mobile suit he personally handcrafted and painted, and it is just as good as his Zeta Gundam. The retired JR...
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The PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita ports for Sega’s light novel cross-over fighting game, Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax will finally be released on November 13, 2014, and Sega has released six new gameplay videos for “Basic Operation”, Shana (Shakugan no Shana), Asuna (Sword Art Online), Mikoto (A Certain series), Kirino (OreImo), Shizuo (Durarara!!), and Kuroyukihime...
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After much anticipation, Japan’s most famous virtual idol, Hatsune Miku, has finally made her US TV debut, and she did it with style as she graced The Late Show with David Letterman during its October 8, 2014 episode. Oh Boy indeed Dave! Following heavyweight guest Anderson Cooper from CNN, as well as American actress Gina...
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After announcing that Gundam Build Fighters Try will be streamed for free in in several countries like the Philippines, official website to the Gundam franchise, Gundam.info has finally streamed the new anime for free for selected territories like South East Asia, North America, and South Korea. With English Subtitles: With Korean Subtitles: New episodes for...
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