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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 »
The manga Fantasy Bishojo Juniku Ojisan to (translated as With a Fogie Reincarnated as a Pretty Fantasy Girl) hasn’t been licensed in America, but it’s doing well enough over in Japan that it’s getting an anime adaptation. Its first trailer just dropped. According to the …Read more »
In You and I Are Polar Opposites, teen Miya Suzuki is chatty, perky, and concerned with what people think. Her crush, Tani, is mild-mannered, likes to read, and doesn’t concern himself with what people think. In other words, as the title indicates, they are polar …Read more »
If the Villainess and Villain Met and Fell in Love opens with the villainess, Brigitte, getting dumped by her fiancé, the prince. Though she’s already been engaged, they’re still only in high school, and her ex is hanging out with another girl who wants to …Read more »
Maru Murata’s Honey Lemon Soda, which our own Danica Davidson describes as “an all-out shojo manga,” has landed an anime adaptation. The series will be helmed by Hiroshi Nishikiori (A Certain Magical Index) with animation at J.C. Staff. Other staff members include: Scripts: Akiko Waba …Read more »
How I Met My Soulmate stars 20-year-old college student Yuuki, who is hoping to find her soulmate. Her friend drags her to a mixer, where Yuuki just ends up hanging around with a drunk guy, trying to help him feel better. Drunk as he is, …Read more »
Manga in America have age ratings like All Ages or 16+, but who decides these ratings, how do they decide them, and how consistent are they? Some schools have pulled manga from the shelves over worries on what’s considered age-appropriate, and there was a case …Read more »
Kuzushiro’s Egao no Taenai Shokuba Desu manga is a series all about the ups and downs of working in the manga industry, and it’s officially getting an anime adaptation. Plans were first revealed on the wraparound band of the ninth volume of the manga, which …Read more »
The anime Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (a.k.a. 30-sai Dōtei da to Mahō Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii in Japanese) won’t be here until January 10, but you can check out its mini-anime Cheri Maho Mini Gekijō! These short animated …Read more »
There were plenty of new anime series this year that we obsessed over, but alas a new year is just around the corner and there are plenty of gems to discover. Find a new series to indulge in with the help of Otaku USA’s top …Read more »
The English dub is on the way for the Undead Unluck anime, and TMS Entertainment has a date and the main cast locked in for the Hulu debut. Those looking forward to the dubbed version will be able to start watching on Hulu on …Read more »
There is sad news coming out of Japan as we report on the passing of manga creator Hisaya Nakajo, who is best known for her shojo manga series Hana-Kimi. Her time of passing is listed as 8:52 PM on October 12, one month after her …Read more »
“I’m just an ordinary person,” Miyuu Seno says on the first page of The Essence of Being a Muse. “In fact…I’m painfully aware of that.” Manga protagonists have a habit of introducing themselves as regular guys or gals, usually as a prelude to adventures that …Read more »
Considering the fact that the 16bit Sensation ANOTHER LAYER anime is set in the world of game development, it should come as no surprise that the latest preview reflects those origins. The official website shared a character trailer introducing the cast in a fitting way, …Read more »
We love a good slow-burn romance as much as the next person. Some of our favorite anime couples have gone years, even decades, without saying anything. (City Hunter fans understand.) And this season has even more adorable duos who are just made for each other… but …Read more »
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