Much like Nisekoi, Bleach is also ending this month, ending a historic 15-year run. With all of its ups and downs, Tite Kubo’s supernatural shounen manga has proven to be one of the greatest, and to celebrate Bleach, we take a look at seven of our favorite moments from the manga! As usual, before you...
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Macross Delta is currently one of the hottest anime right now, and online anime merchandise shop, D Anime Store, recently asked fans which Macross Delta character is their favorite. 19 characters were included in the poll, and here are their results: 19 – Qasim Eberhart 18 – Herman Cross 17 – Chuck Mustang 16 –...
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Digimon Adventure tri.’s third movie, Kokuhaku, will finally begin airing next month, and new footage from the upcoming anime movie was aired in Japan. The new video previews brand new footage from the upcoming Digimon movie. New Digimon Adventure tri. Part 3: Kokuhaku will be picking up where the second part left off, with the...
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As many of us all know by now, Nisekoi is already ending this month, and some of the readers here may or may not already know who Raku has ended up with. Naoshi Komi’s romantic comedy manga has already come a long way, and we are celebrating Nisekoi with its own SGCafe list! We take...
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AniSongs complete Anime. That is fact, and Charapedia continues their look at AniSongs from last week, and this time, they have given the guys the spotlight. Yes, after presenting the Top 20 AniSongs with Female Vocals, they are now taking a look at male artistes. As usual, 10,000 fans got to vote, 54.2% of whom...
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ERASED, also known as Boku Dake Ga Inai Machi, has been considered as one of this year’s best and hottest anime. Now, fans of the anime and manga can see the live-action movie adaptation right here in Singapore! The movie will be shown at Filmgarde Bugis+ on 4:05 p.m. this 30 July 2016. The movie will feature...
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Weekly Shounen Jump! Issue #35 has revealed that the upcoming Issue #36/37, which is a double issue, will have two of the magazine’s most popular manga ending. Yes, we finally know when both Tite Kubo’s Bleach and Naoshi Komi’s Nisekoi, which have both reached the climax of their respective stories. As is fitting for popular and long-running...
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In cosplay events, cosplayers often get harasses sexually, and often, there are efforts like Cosplay Is Not Consent happening in many events out west. Because cosplayers have been targeted by sexual harassment, Secret Deodorant has launched a campaign about the issue: Here’s a new scent for fighting stress sweat and personal space invasions. #http://StressTestpic.twitter.com/ne4JXebccm — Secret Deodorant (@SecretDeodorant)...
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After admitting that One Piece is only about 65% done, Fuji TV announcer Daijirou Enami has recently said that during his interview with the mangaka, he said that he has asked Eiichiro Oda if he already has plans about the final panel of One Piece. For that question, Oda answered with one huge “YES!” and admitted...
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During the Comic-Con International panel, several comic book experts, including renowned manga critic Deb Aoki, Comic book journalist Brigid Alverson, writer Christopher Butcher, and comic book journalist David Brothers took to the stage and announced their picks for the Best and Worst manga titles of 2016. These manga titles are divided into different categories, which...
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Kazuya Minekura’s Saiyuki manga is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and a newly-launched website has revealed that part of the celebrations include a brand new anime adaptation. This new anime will be adapting the Saiyuki Reload Blast manga series, which comes after the original Saiyuki and Saiyuki Reload manga series. More details are expected to be announced during the...
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Hideaki Sorachi’s Gintama is getting itself its very own live-action movie, and they really aren’t trolling people like they usually do! Recently, fans visiting the Toei Kyoto Studio Park, which is a theme park where live-action samurai movies are usually filmed, have noticed something very familiar… Look familiar? That’s because this is Snack Otose, which is where...
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The Wonder Festival (or WonFes) is often considered as one of Japan’s biggest and most important figure and garage kit events. However, the event also features plenty of cosplayers from around the country, who all came to show off their costumes, as well as check out the new figures: Much like Comiket, WonFes really doesn’t...
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Before every game, we see the developer’s logo flash through the screen. It’s been done by some of the biggest video game developers like Ubisoft, EA, Bandai Namco, Capcom, and others, and now, Hideo Kojima’s new studio, Kojima Productions has done the same. However, most of the time, the logo introduction videos just last a...
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Wonder Festival (or WonFes) has certainly made a whole lot of wallets hurt, and figure company, PulChra, has decided to make banks bleed even more. During Summer WonFes, they presented their new line of life-size or 1:1 scale statues. This new line is called Figurex, and it was highlighted by a statue of Renge from...
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It’s late July once again, and that usually means it’s finally Wonder Festival, and as this year’s Summer edition is held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, wallets around the world have screamed in agony as a new batch of figure announcements were made this day. The Wonder Festival is usually when garage kit makers,...
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One Piece Film Gold premiered in Japan yesterday, and some very big announcements were made about its worldwide screenings. It was reported that the film will be premiering in 33 other countries, and that includes us here in South East Asia, where screenings for Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand were confirmed. The other...
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Summer usually means the beach, but in Japan, it can also mean summer festivals. It is traditional to attend these Japanese summer festivals wearing a summer yukata, and that practice has become a common feature in anime. To celebrate the new festival season in Japan, animeanime.jp has asked 543 men and women to vote for...
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It’s that time of year once again, and as we brace our wallets for impact, the figure companies have started their teasers. That’s right folks, they are already whetting our wallets’ appetites, so we can prepare for that massive loss of income that’s bound to happen tomorrow. Let’s start things off with Good Smile Company,...
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Music is very important in anime, be it the OP, the ED, or the insert song. Anime won’t really be complete without AniSongs, and a lot of them are performed by women. For this week’s Charapedia poll, they asked 10,000 fans which AniSongs have the best female vocals. 63.8% who voted are male, while 36.2%...
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Masashi Kishimoto’s ninja adventure manga, Naruto, is one of the most loved manga from Japan. Gaining a global following, the manga has gotten really popular here in South East Asia, including Vietnam. In the Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh, however, that popularity has resulted in these four statues: And here I am just wondering...
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The ever-lovable virtual diva, Hatsune Miku, is back with a brand new album titled “Magical Mirai 2016 Official Album.” Featuring 10 new tracks from various Vocaloid artistes, the official Hatsune Miku YouTube channel has started streaming a brand new video which previews the upcoming album: The 10 songs included in the album are: 01.) “39music!”...
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One Piece has been going on for almost 20 years now, and people are still wondering when it might actually end. Well, it seems that we still have a loooooooooooong way to go, according to One Piece creator, Eiichiro Oda. The mangaka commented on the second issue of the “Dai One Piece Shimbun” that the...
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After some speculations, Legendary Pictures has now won the rights in doing a live-action Pokemon movie, however, it won’t be based on the anime or the main games. According to Variety, the very first Hollywood live-action film will be about Detective Pikachu. It is revealed that filming will begin in 2017, with Universal Pictures distributing...
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Not all anime characters are loved, in fact, many of them are really really hated. These hated characters are the subject for a poll which was conducted by Taiwanese statistics website, Daily View. They asked fans which anime character is the one they are annoyed with the most, and the results are a bit surprising....
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After years of waiting, the Philippines will finally be getting its very own I Love Anisong event! This means that some of the biggest names in anime music will be heading to the country! Though details have not been revealed thus far, what we do know is that this AniSong event will be in cooperation...
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Before Persona 5 even gets released in Japan for the PS3 and PS4, the game will be getting a TV anime special, to be aired on September 3. The special will be titled “Persona 5 the Animation -The Day Breakers-,” and a brand new PV has been released: The original anime special will actually be...
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Atlus’s Persona 5 is certainly getting a lot of fans hyped, and to keep that P5 Hype Train going, a series of gameplay videos have been released, and they tackle various aspects of the game, from combat, like using the characters’ respective personas, to day-to-day activities like riding the train and interacting with the other...
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Niantic has put Pokemon back into mainstream consciousness thanks to Pokemon GO, and it’s got plenty of people hooked, including several big time Hollywood celebrities, athletes, and businessmen. Now, we all know that Pokemon are based on animals, plants, and objects found in real life, and while many of us around the world are still...
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Re:Zero is one of the hottest anime right now, as main character Subaru’s own version of Dark Souls has fans both frustrated and excited at the same time. Part of the anime’s success are its lovable characters, and they can’t get anymore lovable than the demon twins themselves, Ram and Rem. During a cosplay event...
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With its 23rd July premiere fast approaching, Accel World Project’s official YouTube channel has started streaming the first seven minutes of the upcoming Accel World: Infinite Burst movie, which was first shown during the Anime Expo 2016 event in Los Angeles, California. Fans who want to watch the first seven minutes should do it fast, as...
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No Game, No Life fans, rejoice! An announcement during a live stream for the MF Bunko J Summer School Festival 2016 event has revealed that they are following up 2014’s No Game, No Life TV anime with a new animated movie. To celebrate the announcement, a new artwork was also revealed. The new visual for was...
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It’s finally summer, and two weeks into the new season, several titles have already made their respective debuts. There are a lot of new titles airing this season, but which ones are looking really good so far? We’ve watched every single opening episode so far, and and we’ve picked five new titles which we think...
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What if you were given a pill to make you a high school student again, but there’s a catch, you have to live as a high school student again? Would you take it? That is the premise to Yayoiso’s hit manga series, ReLIFE, which has also been turned into an anime, as well as a stage...
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The live-action movie adaptation of Naoshi Arakawa’s Your Lie in April is one of the most anticipated manga-based films of 2016, and it promises that viewers will be shedding tears like in the anime adaptation. The film’s new poster visual has also finally been revealed, and it features Kento Yamazaki as Kousei Arima and Suzu...
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In Japan, clubs are an essential part of school life, and often, they can never be complete without a teacher or a coach acting as the club’s adviser. While in some anime, the advisers are often not seen, there are some who are a bit hands-on, and often steal the show. For this week’s poll, Charapedia...
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This is it folks, after almost 15 years in publication, Tite Kubo’s Bleach is finally ending. After confirmation from Weekly Shounen Jump! magazine that the manga is about to end, Global Shounen Jump! vice president Hisashi Sasaki gave a timetable on when the long-running manga might finally end. According to Sasaki, Kubo will be ending the...
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Re:Zero is one of this year’s hottest and most popular anime, and it is currently being shown in many different countries around the world. Lately, the anime has gotten a little bit bloodier and more violent than usual, and it seems that the censors in China have noticed. Photos from the Chinese anime-sharing site, Bilibili...
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If you haven’t heard yet, Overwatch has just revealed its latest hero, Ana Amari, Farah’s mother. Now, the game has been released in Japan, and has been localized for the Japanese market. This Japanese version also has a very good voice cast (you can check them out here: http://ift.tt/1TFkkCd), and like all the other heroes,...
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Shoko Nakagawa, also known to her fans as Shokotan, is a superstar back in Japan. She is also one huge geek, and is a fan of anime and games like Pokemon, Love Live!, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, and Free!. Recently, she was invited to throw the ceremonial first pitch in a baseball game between the Softbank Hawks...
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Pokemania is sweeping the world once again, as Pokemon Go has been released. The release has been very lucrative for Nintendo, and it caused its stock to jump by 25%. Right now, Pokemon is hot stuff, and so hot that there are reports that a live-action Hollywood movie may be made. Entertainment website, Deadline Hollywood,...
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Heads up fujoshi, fudanshi, BL and yaoi fans, because a new BL anime has been announced, as they will be adapting Memeco Arii’s BL manga, Hitorijime My Hero, into an anime. However, they did not specify whether Hitorijime My Hero will be a TV anime or an OVA, or an anime movie. The manga the anime is...
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The latest Sword Art Online video game, Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, will be released later this year for the PS4 and the PS Vita, and Bandai Namco is whetting the fans appetite with a new video, which also unveils the game’s collector’s edition: Featuring the song, “Windia” by Luna Haruna, the English-subtitled video talked about...
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Gundam Build Fighters Try is getting a TV anime special in August, Bandai Namco Entertainment announced today alongside the first details to Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 2nd Season. Entitled Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars, the TV anime special is slated to air in Japan on August 21, and it will see the Try...
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The second season of Sunrise’s Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans TV anime series is set to premiere on 2 October 2016 (Sunday), Bandai Namco Entertainment announced today at a New Gundam Series Products press conference. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 2nd Season is said to feature numerous new supporting characters and mobile suits. The series’s...
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AFA is returning to Bangkok, and during a press conference for the event, several huge announcements were made. The event’s content line-up were revealed in that press conference, which was held at MBK in downtown Bangkok. Aniplex is one of the event’s many partners, and they will be featuring several Thailand-exclusive Sword Art Online merchandise, which...
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Survival games can get pretty wild, and getting hit with bullets from airsoft guns can hurt quite a bit, so two cosplayers have made an even wilder decision to give themselves some Mobile Suit protection. One of them wore a costume for the RX-78-2 Gundam, while his friend wore a costume for the mass-produced Zaku II....
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Good news Yowamushi Pedal fans, because the beloved cycling series is getting yet another anime movie, but this time, it’s going to be a prequel. The movie is titled Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike, and it will be split into two parts. One part will focus on Yuusuke Makishima, and the other on his rival, Jinpachi...
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Summer is already here, which means that the Spring 2016 anime season has already ended. While many of us are enjoying the new crop of anime titles which are introduced this season, let us take a look back at last season, which fielded a very surprising line up of anime titles. The Spring season is...
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Last month, the July 2016 edition of Newtype Magazine has showed that Macross Delta can indeed hang with the big boys. The mecha/ idol series dominated the rankings, however, one month later, they were dethroned by none other than Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. Male Rankings: 1. Ikoma (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) 2. Hayate...
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Sega’s latest vocaloid rhythm game, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X, may have already hit the PS Vita, but it is still yet to hit the PS4. The PlayStation 4 version is set for release in 25th August, and Sega’s official Miku channel has started streaming a new PV for it: The video features the songs “Sharing the...
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