Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story is an RPG that's coming to iOS and Android in Japan this spring, and has the girls heading to Kamihama to battle new powerful witches. A promotional video debuted this week, showing off some animation set to …Read more »
A new original manga based on the Final Fantasy franchise is on its way, it was announced today. The manga, which is entitled Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, will begin serialization this spring in Square Enix’s monthly Shonen Gangan magazine.
Every year, the chilly northern city of Sapporo holds the Sapporo Snow Festival, a tribute to that delightful white powder from the sky. One of the best things about the festival is the number of intricate ice sculptures that pop up during the course of …Read more »
Okay, we’ve known for a while now Nissin, the company behind Cup Noodles, and Final Fantasy are BFFs. They’ve shared multiple advertising campaigns, including this hilarious and bizarre FFXV /Cup Noodle ad. But this latest collaboration may take the cake (or the noodle, rather). Nissin …Read more »
The Road to Boruto expansion for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is coming as DLC and a standalone release, and the latest promo brings it all back to the hero of the main series. Watch as Naruto goes to work in a variety of …Read more »
80-year-old voice actress Masako Nozawa is most known for her work on the Dragon Ball anime as Goku, Gohan, and a slew of related voices. Her work on the series extends to its many video games, and it turns out that alone was worthy of …Read more »
Okay, so Super Mario Run didn’t sell quite as well as expected, but Nintendo’s first foray into smartphone gaming did net them several million dollars. The company is continuing its mobile rollout with Fire Emblem Heroes , a new mobile game based on the long-running …Read more »
The universes of Accel World and Sword Art Online will collide in Japan on March 16, when the appropriately-titled Accel World VS Sword Art Online game hits PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. In addition to bringing the characters from two of light novel author Reki …Read more »
It might actually take longer to read this article than it does to finish Final Fantasy VII . A bit of an exaggeration, perhaps, but “ Final Fantasy 7: An oral history ” is a beast. Written by Polygon’s Matt Leone, the tome is an …Read more »
Last night Nintendo took to the stage to reveal long-awaited details about its new console, Nintendo Switch. There's a lot to dig through in the presentation, but the meat of it is that the system will launch on March 3, and will run you $299.99. …Read more »
Bandai Namco Entertainment will be expanding Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 when the Road to Boruto DLC launches in the west on February 3. The expansion will be available both as a standalone retail release ($49.99) and a downloadable update ($19.99), and you can …Read more »
2017 will be a year to “repay the favor” to supporters of Final Fantasy XV , announced the game’s director, Hajime Tabata, via the official Final Fantasy XV blog January 1. Director Tabata’s full statement, translated below: Happy New Year. In 2016, we were finally …Read more »
Sponsored Spotlight: was published this summer by Japanime Games. In the game, you play as one of your favorite characters from the Naruto Shippuden series and attempt to stop the Akatsuki from hunting Jinchuriki: humans who are host to tailed beasts. If successful, the Akatsuki …Read more »
How much money do hardcore fans of Japanese idol music like AKB48 and Momoiro Clover Z pour into their hobby per year? A market research firm called Yano Research attempted to find out, but the results have left some idol otaku scratching their heads. Yano’s …Read more »
Before we get into the review, which appears in the latest issue of Otaku USA magazine, we have some bonus content! As promised, here's some hands-on Attack on Titan action from the OTAKU USA PLAYS series! When you have a series that already has its …Read more »
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