The shonen gods have been smiling down upon their fans quite a bit recently, from new One Piece games to full-color Dragon Ball manga and more, and the latest collaboration between three shonen heavy hitters is a real doozy. One Piece , Dragon Ball , …Read more »
By now you should be able to enjoy the first installment of Viz's Weekly Shonen Jump localization of the full-color Dragon Ball manga. The colorized series hits stores in Japan today with the Saiyan Saga, and the five-volume Frieza saga is scheduled to arrive over …Read more »
Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock has been in the works as a CG-animated feature, first showcased in 2010 as a proof of concept alongside a CG Gaiking project. Well, it looks like things are moving along smoothly, as Captain Harlock has been confirmed, with a release …Read more »
In the latest issue of Otaku USA , we feature a One Piece cover story that deals with the current goings-on of the anime and its latest film incarnation, One Piece Film Z . As a bonus, we're doing the same with the manga here, …Read more »
If you were envious of Japan for getting a full-color reprinting of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga, fear not, because North America is getting it, too! As announced in the most recent issue of the now-simultaneous Weekly Shonen Jump , the colorized comic is on …Read more »
Gundam anime fans have something new to look forward to with the reveal of Sunrise's plans to adapt Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin manga. The original manga ran for 23 volumes, the first of which is coming to North America from Vertical Inc. …Read more »
The Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic anime is getting a Nintendo 3DS game in Japan next month, and Namco Bandai has a couple new looks at the portable adaptation. Check out a full promotional clip and a brief commercial below. Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic …Read more »
The Fate/Extra CCC dungeon-crawling RPG is set to make its PSP debut in Japan on March 28, and folks who dig in will be treated to an animated opening by anime studio Shaft. Akiyuki Shinbo ( Puella Magi Madoka Magica , Bakemonogatari , Sasami-san@Ganaranai ) …Read more »
In addition to the upcoming The Garden of Kotonoha , acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai ( Voices of a Distant Star , The Place Promised in Our Early Days , 5 Centimeters Per Second ) has a new anime short coming out, and some of it …Read more »
Nintendo had a pretty big showing with this morning's Nintendo Direct presentation. While a lot of what president Satoru Iwata mentioned will have us waiting until E3 for actual footage—from the new Super Smash Bros. to new Mario and Zelda games—they did manage to drop …Read more »
If you thought the McD's Happy Meals of yesteryear were tempting, just wait until you see the latest offering from KFC in Japan. With the Dragon Ball - Battle of Gods anime film on the horizon, KFC is gearing up with promotional meals featuring one …Read more »
Project X Zone , the mega-crossover game that mixes the worlds of Sega, Namco Bandai, and Capcom, was pretty much always considered a "no way will that get localized" title. Earlier today Namco Bandai did away with that notion by announcing Project X Zone for …Read more »
Everyone's favorite pint-sized super sleuth is getting ready to solve some mysteries on Nintendo 3DS in Japan this April with the release of Detective Conan: Marionette Symphony . Namco Bandai showed off a teaser trailer for the game at January's World Hobby Fair '13 Winter, …Read more »
When Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 —the latest fighter from Namco Bandai and developer CyberConnect 2 ( Asura's Wrath , .hack )—comes out, it's bringing with it a handful of bonus costumes for Naruto and others to try on. In addition to a Goku …Read more »
Atlus set an official date for the North American release of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers . The updated RPG is now scheduled to land on Nintendo 3DS on April 16. Originally released for Sega Saturn in 1997, the 3DS version sports a …Read more »
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