Last weekend, from Oct 30 to Nov 1, the world of Japanese figures and hobby collectables was shaken to its very foundations by the 2020 MEGAHOBBY EXPO ONLINE! This annual event held in Tokyo went web-only for the first time ever and the doors were …Read more »
MegaHouse is a name that spells excitement for fans of collectable Japanese figures. For years, this based-in-Tokyo company has been on the high-end of the hobby goods market, delivering likenesses of characters from the worlds of anime, manga, and gaming that look like they just …Read more »
An interview with Terumi Nishii, Part 2 Terumi Nishii is an animation director and character designer who has had a long career working on such hits as One Piece, Pokémon, and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable. In April 2019, Terumi made headlines when she …Read more »
Terumi Nishii is an animation director and character designer who has had a long career working on such hits as One Piece, Pokémon, and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable. In April 2019, Terumi made headlines when she tweeted in English about difficult working conditions within the anime industry, flat …Read more »
Greetings Fellow OTAKU! It’s hard for me to believe, but for 10 years running, Otaku USA Magazine has been THE source for anime, manga, gaming, j-pop, cosplay, rubber monsters, and other fantastical things from Japan: the land of the rising FUN! That’s right! Otaku USA …Read more »
HEY! This is Patrick Macias, Editor of Otaku USA magazine . First up … the August issue marks the end of our eighth year of publication. That’s right: OTAKU USA IS ALMOST nine YEARS OLD NOW and while I will certainly gab and crow about …Read more »
As much as you love Japan, that’s how much j-fashion model Ayumi Seto loves the USA. Signed to the ASOBISYSTEM agency (home of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu), and master of the style coordinate known as “Kidz”, Seto recently launched her lifestyle brand “Aymmy in the Batty Girls”; a …Read more »
“Costume Play” = COSPLAY! Hey, this is Patrick, and hey… what’s with all the spandex and wigs? This must be… COSPLAY USA ! Normally, it’s my pleasure to act as editor in chief of Otaku USA magazine, a pulse-pounding Japanese pop culture publication you may …Read more »
In the offices of Otaku USA we’re in the middle of a mad feeding frenzy of cake and ice cream, along with a side helping of noise-makers and festive conical hats. THAT’S BECAUSE THE NEW ISSUE MARKS OUR SIXTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION! That’s right! Otaku …Read more »
Hey, this is Patrick, beckoning you back to the mysteries, secrets, and behind the scenes info for my web show OTAKU-VERSE ZERO. Some of the more ardent among you may have noticed that it’s been a while since the last time I updated this here …Read more »
Know ye mortals: there is darkness, and there is light, and somewhere in-between, you’ll find KIRIA… Behold! A singer-songwriter whose new album “Noir Diadem” is set for worldwide release on Amazon and iTunes on May 1 st , 2011. KIRIA personally wrote and composed the …Read more »
It’s the end of an era for anime. Yet another giant of the field has left us for good… On April 17, 2011, Osamu Dezaki died of lung cancer, aged 67. The highlights in Dezaki’s filmography are legion. His career stretches back to the very …Read more »
The good news: Japan is starting to get back on its feet following a triple helping of disaster: a devastating earthquake, a tsunami that has killed thousands and displaced millions, and a nuclear crisis of nightmarish proportions. But the road to recovery is going to …Read more »
Can you feel the excitement in the air? That subtle feeling that “somethin’ good is gonna happen’? Are you "pickin’ up good vibrations”, et. al? Ok, well, I don’t know much about all that, but I do know that Season Two of Otaku-Verse Zero is …Read more »
Warning: This cyber/neural transmission is under surveillance by “net-jackers” and could conclude at any moments. Here’s what you need to know: Tokyo. Again. Late February, 2011. I am dining on curry n’ nan in Shinjuku with the otherworldly Kiria Noir Arondight and Franck Shigetora, he …Read more »
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