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We’re busy anime fans here at Otaku USA, and that means we need our anime delivered in quick, bite-sized chunks. Luckily, in recent years the anime industry has obliged our tight schedules—as well as our rapidly diminishing attention spans—with a whole cottage industry of anime …Read more »
Grab the hot dogs, fire up the grill and prepare the fireworks: D. Gray-man Hallow is headed your way July 4. That’s the official premiere date of the upcoming D. Gray-man , according to a new visual promoting the summer series. As previously reported, D. …Read more »
Mr. Osomatsu is a new update of Fujio Akatsuka’s 1960s comedy series Osomatsu-kun, made to celebrate Akatsuka’s 80th birthday. Reviving a classic series is always a challenge, introducing tension between respecting and maintaining the qualities of the original while also making something that’s accessible for …Read more »
Keima Katsuragi is a ladies’ man. All the girls fall for him left and right as he chooses optimal dialogue choices and woos digital women across his video game platform of choice. In real life, however, he couldn’t be further from a Casanova. He’s a …Read more »
This is part 2 of a feature originally run in the April 2009 issue of Otaku USA Magazine , showcasing a variety of (sometimes contrary) opinions on moe from our international contributors. The issue has been out of print and out of stock for years, …Read more »
Yuuji Kazami would prefer to be an ordinary student attending an ordinary school, but that's just not in the cards. Instead he finds himself at the gates of Mihama Academy, a school he at first assumes is deserted before learning he's actually one of only …Read more »
We kicked off the week with a new visual for season three of Sailor Moon Crystal , and now it's time to see who will be playing some of the new characters. The Death Busters arc starts this spring with some new staff and new …Read more »
If you’re a Japanese car manufacturer, how do you get a generation raised on manga interested in your latest vehicular offering? How about transforming all of your car’s parts into anthropomorphized moe-style characters? That’s what Toyota has gone about doing with the ad campaign for …Read more »
What would Disney be without its mouse ears, Nintendo without its portly plumber, or McDonald's without its cholesterol-coated clown? Well, okay, these are major corporations here which could surely survive without, but what about the reverse scenario? Can a mascot exist without its brand? Can …Read more »
We’re all good at something. For many of us, that something happens to be video games. That’s the case with Sora and Shiro. They’re basically shut-ins, proponents of the hikikomori lifestyle, but you wouldn’t know it if you came face to face with them in …Read more »
They may be gorgeous women, but first and foremost they're fierce warriors. Welcome to the world of Queen's Blade , a female-centric media franchise with spinoffs, series, and various other pieces of entertainment that explore a world where women are the most rugged fighters around, …Read more »
Take one part TRON , one part The Last Starfighter , mix with a bit of Hello Kitty , spice liberally with fan service, and then top with a mountain of frosting and sprinkles and you’ll get something along the lines of Show by Rock …Read more »
The magical girl genre is near and dear to my heart, and I’ve followed it for quite some time. I started with Sailor Moon when I was a child, then I dabbled with Magic Knight Rayearth and cheered on Madoka in the impeccable Puella Magi …Read more »
Do you know? Do you know? Have you heard the news? “Geek” is now “mainstream.” Several of the most successful movies in the world and most popular shows on television are adaptations of comic books and SF novels. Multiple sitcoms, dramas, and unscripted “reality” programs …Read more »
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