We've had a look at stills for the live-action adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin , but nothing beats a good old fashioned teaser trailer. Set to hit Japanese theaters in August 2012, the following video offers a quick but intriguing glimpse at the manga/anime …Read more »
What better way to celebrate the March 1 Japanese release of the gum-gum powered brawler One Piece Kaizoku Musou ( One Piece Pirate Musou ) than a special GOLD edition PlayStation 3 bundled with the game? The gold-painted console arrives in Japan along with the …Read more »
Those enjoying Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's Bakuman manga, published in North America by Viz Media, will be pleased to hear word of the anime being renewed for a third season in Japan. The anime's first season ran for 25 episodes from October 2010 to …Read more »
If you missed the reveal at this past weekend's Spike Video Game Awards, the reins of Konami's Raiden-centric action game, Metal Gear Solid: Rising , have been handed off to Platinum Games ( MadWorld , Bayonetta ), and the sword-slashing violence is now topped with the …Read more »
.hack , the game series and multimedia franchise that revolves around a fictional massively multiplayer online RPG, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in style with a 3D, CG-animated film. Set to hit theaters in Japan on January 21, 2012, you can check out a trailer …Read more »
If you had a chance to read our cover story on Fairy Tail in the latest issue of Otaku USA , then you probably already have a good idea of whether or not the series is for you. Heck, at this point you may be …Read more »
While it should come as no surprise, since each successive Naruto film has arrived in the summer, Monday's issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump will be announcing a new Naruto Shippuden movie for summer 2012 in Japan. This film marks the sixth Naruto Shippuden film, …Read more »
The new sci-fi comedy from Martian Successor Nadesico 's Tetsuo Sato is prepping for a December 11 promotional event, but we can go ahead and take a look at Bodacious Space Pirates a bit early. The anime, based on Yuichi Sasamoto's Miniskirt Space Pirates (definitely …Read more »
Fan group Studio Paint has attempted to learn how to create video games through their own interesting project, a remake of Final Fantasy VII using the Unreal Engine. The game's opening, which can be seen below, turns the world of Square's revered 1997 PlayStation game …Read more »
It's a bittersweet feeling to see Vertical Inc.'s release of Osamu Tezuka's medical thriller Black Jack finally come to an end. On one hand, I'm actually not anywhere near tired of reading his episodic exploits. B it's also really nice to see the entire run …Read more »
Opinions have varied wildly regarding developer Ninja Theory's ( Heavenly Sword , Enslaved ) take on Capcom's Dante in DmC: Devil May Cry . Love or hate his new look, the action still looks pretty satisfying. See for yourself in a new exclusive video posted …Read more »
With a release date set for August 25, 2012, we still have a while before the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film even hits Japanese theaters. In the meantime, we've got our first look at lead actor Takeru Sato ( Kamen Rider Den-O , Beck ) in …Read more »
You either love Naruto 's Rock Lee or not, but hopefully you do, because he's about to get his own animated series, as announced in the first monthly issue of Shueisha's Saikyou Jump magazine. The anime is based on Kenji Taira's Naruto spin-off comedy manga, …Read more »
"Gon smash!", "Gon chomp!" and "Gon hungry!" are about the only remotely feasible bits of dialogue I could imagine coming out of the vice-like mouth of that little orange dino, Gon. That's precisely why I'm glad he never says anything in Masashi Tanaka's manga, which …Read more »
If the prospect of more Rurouni Kenshin has you all jazzed, look no further than the first trailer for the upcoming Shin Kyoto-Hen OVA for some brief relief. The first part will debut in Japanese theaters on December 17 in advance of its home video …Read more »
Joseph Luster
