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Mech battle games have a strong and dedicated following, and nowhere else is that more evident than with Sega's Virtual On series. When Sega announced a Japanese Xbox Live Arcade release of Oratorio Tangram , originally ported from arcades to Dreamcast in 1999, fans had …Read more »
“Virtual Anime Fes,” a virtual reality event from Toei Animation’s ONN’ON STUDIOS, is set to occur on January 26 from 10:00 PM to midnight PST. There you can watch the debut of the three-person unit “Satellite,” listen to a reading from voice actors from Kado: …Read more »
The original GIRLS und PANZER TV anime aired its first episode in Japan on October 9, 2012 and ultimately ran for 12 episodes until March 25, 2013, with OVAs and a six-part film series to eventually follow. The 10th anniversary celebration continues for the wargaming …Read more »
Virtual reality can take you to different worlds, but it can also take you back in time. Toei Animation subdivision Onn’on Studios teamed up with Sony to create a virtual space titled “Nostalgia 1999.” It can be found on VRChat. The nostalgia is specifically otaku …Read more »
Rock band FLOW has a virtual reality concert on the way in celebration of the Code Geass series, and Gugenka recently shared a teaser video with Anime News Network. In addition to showing a sample of the band’s virtual avatars, the video goes behind the …Read more »
We’ve talked in the past about the intersection of virtual reality and anime, and for good reason. VR—and related fields like AR and the concept of a metaverse—have long been mainstays of sci-fi and genre fiction. But as these things become more real and accessible, …Read more »
Virtual Bishojo Nem, a Japanese VTuber, and Mila, a Swiss VTuber anthropologist also known as Liudmila Bredikhina, have teamed up on a survey about harassment in virtual reality. The NPO Virtual Rights group in Japan is also attached as an official supporter. The survey is …Read more »
Virtual idol Hatsune Miku has already been in the café business with her limited-time Sakura Miku café at Animate Café in Akihabara and Osaka. Now she’s back with a new café, and you don’t have to live in Akihabara or Osaka to access it. However, …Read more »
The hololive group’s third generation Virtual YouTuber Uruha Rushia might not be real, but she’s treated as if she is, and that includes facing consequences for negative actions. And Cover Corporation just declared they’re ending their agreement with her because she broke contract. Cover Corporation …Read more »
Fan-favorite VTuber Kizuna AI is getting ready to go on indefinite hiatus, but she’s going out with a bang. Her final concert, Kizuna AI The Last Live ‘hello, world 2022,’ is scheduled for February 26 at 7:00pm Japan Time, and she’s bringing in a staggering …Read more »
King Records was founded 90 years ago, and to mark the prestigious anniversary, it’s holding an art exhibit with anime titles it’s invested in. The exhibit doesn’t cost any money, and it’s currently going on in Tokyo until January 16. After that it will be …Read more »
In October it was revealed there are now more than 16,000 Virtual YouTubers out there, and five more just joined the ranks. While VTubers tend to be women, NIJISANJI English is debuting its “Luxiem” group, which is made up of men. It’s already releasing videos …Read more »
Anime is full of virtual reality adventures — gamers taking part in “full-dive” fantasy adventures so real, they can lose themselves in it. (Sometimes literally, in the case of some isekai series.) Even in 2021, where we have powerful computers in our pockets and can talk to …Read more »
Virtual YouTubers have really taken off in recent years, but how many of these anime avatars are posting content on YouTube? The Japanese data analysis firm UserLocal decided to find out. It began crunching the numbers, seeing not only how many VTubers there are, but …Read more »
Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt are professional voice actors in hits like Naruto and Boruto, coauthors on two books about voice-over (Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It’s Like Behind the Mic and Voice-Over Voice Actor: The Extended Edition), and also husband and wife. And they’re about …Read more »
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