2015 is almost at an end, and the Japanese media website, Oricon, has just revealed which Japanese light novel series sold the most copies this year. These are based on which light novel series are selling the most number of copies from the period of November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015. Here are the Top 30:...
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With the year already nearing its end, Japanese media website, Oricon, has just released their rankings for top selling manga series for 2015. These are based on which manga series are selling the most number of copies sold from the period of November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015. Here are the Top 30: One Piece...
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Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto series has ended on a high note with Boruto: Naruto the Movie… or did it? A new Naruto countdown website has been opened, and this one will be leading to the “Next Generation,” and also features the silhouettes of the characters featured in Boruto. Can you guess who they are? Scheduled to...
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MuvLuv Alternative is the science fiction spin-off to the MuvLuv visual novel series, and now, it will be having yet another spin-off anime in Schwarzesmarken, which is set 18 years before the events of another MuvLuv Alternative spin-off, MuvLuv Alternative: Total Eclipse. Here’s the latest PV, which was released by Avex Pictures: The anime will be based...
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In a special partnership between Tokyo Otaku Mode and Kiyohiko Azuma’s bestselling comedy manga, Yotsuba&!, they are giving fans of the manga’s lovable cardboard robot mascot, Danboard, a special treat with the new Danboard Computer Glasses which can help protect your eyes fro from harmful blue light, which of course can cause eye strain. The frames and lenses...
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If you’d like to see an English version of The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water – Houka Kenran PS Vita game, tell it to Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia on their Facebook page here, the publisher told SGCafe yesterday ahead of its announcement today that the game will be localized for Asia in a yet-undecided...
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If you play Blizzard’s team brawler/MOBA title, Heroes of the Storm, you might want to tune in today to the live stream for Heroes Nexus Championship (Singapore)’s 2nd qualifier. Happening right now at the Enzo Games cybercafe near Mustafa Centre, the top four teams in this qualifier will head into an 8-team play-off on December...
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In anime, there are characters who are wily and use their brains or knowledge of the world to their advantage, however, there are those anime characters who are so innocent that most of the time, they don’t even know what’s going on or are too pure to even know what that three-letter S word which ends...
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As we all know, AFA – Anime Festival Asia has now kicked off at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, and if you’re a fan of one of this season’s hottest anime, The Asterisk War, it would be a great time to head down there later today as the anime’s director, director Ono Manabu, the voice of...
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After all the speculations, NHK has finally announced the official participants to one of Japan’s most prestigious musical events, the Kouhaku Uta Gassen, or Red and White Song Battle. Only the “cream of the crop” of Japan’s music industry can be invited to the annual New year musical extravaganza, and it is considered a huge honor to...
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Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition, the sequel to Sega’s popular light novel cross-over fighting game, Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, is headed to PS3, PS4, and PS Vita consoles in Japan next month, and Sega has just released a new PV for the game which shows off the moves of the newly added characters, along with...
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With Japanese animation studio, Shaft, celebrating its 40th anniversary with the Madogatari exhibition, which crosses over two of their most popular works in Madoka Magica and Monogatari, it was announced that a short concept movie related to Madoka Magica will be revealed during the event. The exact same team behind the Madoka Magica anime, as...
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One Punch Man‘s overpowered main character, Saitama, has been known to completely destroy threats to humanity with just one punch, be it an asteroid or a monster or a mosquito girl, he can them with only well… one punch. But what happens when you put Saitama in the world of Fallout 4? The answer is...
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Silver Spoon fans, rejoice! After a lengthy hiatus which started last May, Hiromu Arakawa’s agricultural manga, Silver Spoon, will finally be returning in January 27, 2016 in issue #9 of Weekly Shounen Sunday magazine’s 2016 edition. The legendary mangaka, who is also responsible for creating Full Metal Alchemist and illustrating the Heroic Legend of Arslan...
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The Familiar of Zero light novel series was hit with tragedy last 2013 when its creator, Noboru Yamaguchi, passed away due to cancer. The series remained unfinished as only 20 of its planned 22 volumes have been finished. However, due to insistent public demand, MF Bunko, which publishes the series, has announced that they will be...
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Yugi Muto’s Millennium Puzzle is one of the most important ancient Egyptian artifacts in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, and to help promote the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark of Dimensions film, a replica of that very Millennium Puzzle has been crafted out of solid gold! Weighing in at an estimated 1.5Kg, this solid gold Millennium Puzzle is priced...
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When it comes to dedicated fans, Girls und Panzer has some of them, as many fans regularly make pilgrimages to the areas which where featured in the anime, particularly in the small fishing town of Oarai. With the Girls und Panzer der Film movie already making its premiere, new real-world locations have been revealed in...
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The official website to the Fairy Tail TV anime has just been updated, and it has announced that Kana Hanazawa will be joining the main cast of Fairy Tail Zero as Mavis Vermillion’s best friend, Zera. She will be joining the voice cast which was announced earlier, led by none other than Mamiko Noto (Hell...
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With excitement building for the latest Gundam anime, Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt, a brand new PV for the anime’s first episode has finally been streamed, and it features the core rivalry between two pilots which the anime will be focusing on. The anime will follow the rivalry between Sergeant Daryl Lorentz of the Principality of Zeon...
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We often see huge changes in anime when a series changes studios or character designers, with series like My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU and Log Horizon providing good examples. However, sometimes, changes in animation are a little more subtle, with fans barely even noticing the changes. While changing studios or character designers provide big or...
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To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Phantasy Star Online franchise, Sega’s highly popular MMORPG, Phantasy Star Online 2, is getting an anime adaptation. The anime’s official website has now revealed a new PV for the upcoming anime, and it features the anime’s theme song, “Zessei Stargate,” which is performed by voice actor Shouta Aoi, who...
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Free-to-play online Gaming company, Wargaming.net, is headed to AFA – Anime Festival Asia Singapore, and they are headed to the event with a spacial anime twist, featuring Girls und Panzer and Arpeggio of Blue Steel! For the very first time outside of Japan, Wargaming will be showcasing their Arpeggio Mode for World of Warships, and...
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Good Smile Company’s star employee herself, Kahotan, recently unveiled the new 2016 Nendoroid and figma versions for Snow Miku, who will once again be serving as the mascot for the annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido. Both the Nendoroid Snow Miku Snow Owl Ver. and the figma Snow Miku Snow Owl Ver. will be having its...
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The Digimon Adventure tri. hype train has gotten everybody talking about their childhoods, and during a special stage greeting event featuring the anime’s voice cast, they announced that part 2, titled “Ketsui, or determination, will be premiering in March 12, 2016. The first part, Saikai, or Reunion, was not only shown in theaters across Japan,...
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Gamers would often like to live in the world they are playing… OK, maybe not Silent Hill, Resident Evil, or any horror survival game, but just like anime fans, many really want to live in the world of games. The Japanese media website for students, MyNavi Student, 383 people, and asked them which video game world...
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Gaming giant Capcom has just opened a new video game-themed cafe called the Capcom Cafe in Koshigaya Lake Town, Saitama Prefecture, and they are kicking it off in the most mosntrous manner possible: with a Monster Hunter menu! The new Monster Hunter-themed menu is to celebrate and promote the launch of the upcoming Monster Hunter X...
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The announcement of the new Valkyria Chronicles game for the PlayStation 4, Valkyria: Azure Revolution, has gotten many fans talking, and Sega has now started streaming the very first promotional video for the new game to tease fans even further! The video reveals that the game will be released sometime in Winter 2016, and features the...
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The GUNPLA EXPO WORLD TOUR JAPAN 2015 is now officially underway at the Akihabara UDX in Tokyo, and Bandai wasted little time in revealing their latest GunPla additions for their various plastic model lines. Bandai revealed new additions for their HG, RG, BB Senshii, Re/100, and MG lines, from the various Gundam series like Gundam...
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One of the stars of next year’s Sapporo Snow Festival is without a doubt, Snow Miku, and every year, she sings a theme song. Now, the official Hatsune Miku YouTube channel is teasing fans with this new song, titled “Yuki Ga Tokeru Mae Ni” with a new teaser video! The video, produced by DORIKO, features the...
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Sega’s upcoming Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X is definitely one of the most anticipated upcoming rhythm games today, and the official Project Diva website has just been updated to make a few new announcements about the upcoming game, which will be released for the PlayStation 4 sometime in Fall 2016 and the PlayStation Vita on...
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Mascots are popular in Japan, and many provinces, towns, and prefectures in the country even have their own mascot character like Kumamon and Funnasyi. Anime series are no different, as these mascots are often used to appeal to both kids and adults. For this week’s poll by the Japanese anime character database, Charapedia, they asked...
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While the real Dragon Balls aren’t really edible, one restaurant in Nagoya, Japan, has recreated them, not for people to give their wishes to a dragon named Shenron, but to eat! The Danke Restaurant in Japan has been serving up some delightful hotpot meals, and their latest dish may be a little bit wishful. (Sorry...
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Worlds collide as Sega’s Sega Hard Girls and Compile Heart/ Idea Factory’s Hyperdimension Neptunia go head-to-head in a new cross-over game which pits these console heroines against one another in Choujigen Taisen Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls: Yume no Gattai Special. Now, Compile Heart’s official YouTube channel has started streaming the game’s latest PV! You mean...
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Anime songs, or AniSongs, have been loved just as much as the anime series themselves, and the Japanese anime website, animeanime.jp, has recently polled its readers, and asked them to vote for and rank which anime OP song is their favorite. With 1,288 accepted votes, the website has already announced the winners, and they are: 10)...
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Japanese newspaper publication, Yomiuri Shimbun, has now opened the voting for the 2016 edition of the Sugoi Japan Awards, an awards body designed to increase awareness for Japanese works that deserve the attention of people living outside of Japan. These awards also promote e “universality,” “originality”, and “potential”, and are divided into four categories, manga, light...
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Ready your Pokeballs people! The Pokemon EXPO Gym, a real Pokemon Gym, will be opening in Osaka, Japan, tomorrow, November 19, 2015, and we get to have a special preview of what to expect with the gym thanks to the Japanese media website, Gigazine, which snapped some great shots. Found in Osaka’s EXPO City, the...
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A new stage play adaptation for Adachitoka’s popular fantasy manga, Noragami, has been announced, and its cast has also been revealed. Also unveiled is the play’s very first official visual, which features actor Hiroki Suzuki as Yatogami (or Yato for short), wielding Yukine in his sword form. The cast for the play include the following actors:...
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This is the news Monster Girl fans have been waiting for, the life-size dakimakura (body pillow) version Miia, Monster Musume‘s lovable lamia, which was first released earlier this year during Comiket 88, has gotten a re-release, however, this would only be for a limited time! The now-infamous dakimakura was sold out in less than an hour on...
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Shipgirl fans in Singapore have plenty to celebrate, as GV Plaza Singapura will be screening the second Arpeggio of Blue Steel movie, titled Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- starting November 19, 2015. And the best part? Movie goers are entitled to a character signature board, random out of 13 designs! Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza-...
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Bandai Namco Games has some good news for Gundam fans in Asia, because the Asian version of the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS Force video game for the PS Vita will be released as an English version on February 2016. Online retailer, Play-Asia, has posted what Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia has to say about this...
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Fairy Tail Zero tells the story of how the wacky Fairy Tail guild came to be, and now, the official Fairy Tail TV anime’s official website has revealed that the series very own prequel spin-off is finally getting itself an anime adaptation! According to the new visual, the anime is slated to premiere January next...
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AFA – Anime Festival Asia is about to get One Punched as one of their featured anime will be One Punch Man, and a very special guest will be in attendance! Saitama’s alter ego, voice actor Makoto Furukawa, will be coming to Singapore for AFA, and you can catch him on 29 November 2015 at AFA’s...
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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III Akatsuki no Houki (Dawn’s Revolt), will be continuing the story of Char Aznable and Sayla Mass before the events of the One Year War, and a new PV for the upcoming third part has been revealed. Part III will follow Casval’s transformation from Edward Mass, to the masked ace...
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With all the My Hero Academia hype already building up, TOHO Animation’s official YouTube channel has started streaming My Hero Academia’s very first PV, introducing us to the upcoming anime’s hero without a quirk! The animation studio responsible for animating Soul Eater and Full Metal Alchemist, BONES, will be the ones animating this new Shounen...
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The console goddesses of Hyperdimension Neptunia and the console girls Sega Hard Girls are going head-to-head in a new cross-over game titled Hyperdimensional War Neptunia VS Sega Hard Girls: Dream Combining Special for the PS Vita, and Compile Heart’s official YouTube channel has started streaming the game’s opening movie: The dreamk collaboration is finally happening...
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Looks like we are getting more overpowered fun with One Punch Man’s limited edition anime and Blu-ray release ,as a new OVA featuring an original story will be bundled along with the anime’s volume 2 limited edition DVD and Blu-ray release. Titled “OVA #02,” the anime’s original story was written by ONE himself, and will be...
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Yasuo Ohtagaki’s bestselling mecha manga, Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, is finally getting a much-needed anime adaptation, and its very first PV has finally been posted thanks to Bandai Visual! The video previews the Thunderbolt sector, and also features the main mecha of the anime, the Full Armor Gundam, piloted by Ensign Io Fleming. Set in the One Year War...
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During a Nintendo Direct presentation, the latest addition to their unique crossover fighting game for the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS, Super Smash Bros., and that very fighter, is none other than the “former Soldier” himself, Cloud Strife from the Final Fantasy VII series! Just like what Cloud himself says, we never thought we’d...
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Ahhhh, anime hair. They make it look like the laws of gravity just don’t exist, or that anime characters must have really really good hair stylists. This week’s Charapedia poll focuses on all the wild hair, and they let 10,000 fans choose which ones they think is the most shocking. This week’s 10,000-voter poll featured...
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Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders‘s resident Frenchman, Jean Pierre Polnaref, previously had his very own oppai mouse pad, which was… well… pretty bizarre. Now, fans get to have another chance in owning this unique 3D mouse pad, as doujin merchandise maker, OmataShougo, is preparing to release them once again! They boast of being soft to the touch, just like...
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One of 2016’s most anticipated anime is without a doubt, My Hero Academia, and the character designs for the aspiring superhero (who doesn’t have any powers), Izuku Midoriya, and the legendary hero, All Might, have been posted online. Izuku Midoriya All Might Yoshiko Umakoshi, the character designer for Heartcatch Precure, was responsible for these character designs. He...
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