Del Rey really likes Natsumi Ando this month. They’re releasing two new series from her on the same day: first the mystery Arisa and then the romantic comedy Wild @ Heart . Though both series are from the same creator and have similar art, their …Read more »
Download it here! Subscribe to us via iTunes! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! -The original Parasite Eve on Playstation Network? -The next Super Sentai VS Film revealed?! -And a mind-bending musical clash of the titans duking it out for your wallet?! All that, and the best …Read more »
If the latest rumblings from Universal Pictures are any indication, it seems there's a strong possibility we may eventually see Naoki Urasawa's bold riff on a classic Tezuka tale come to life. Universal Pictures, Chris Meledandri's Illumination Entertainment ( Despicable Me ) and Tezuka Productions …Read more »
Hey, everyone ages, okay? But what happens when your favorite group of sailor scouts hit middle age? See for yourself in this Hong Kong TV spot for their broadcast of Sailor Moon . If anything, you should appreciate the fact that no matter how old …Read more »
Oh, weekly update of all things having to do with Nintendo's Virtual Console releases, how I've missed you. I'd love for this little feature to be more regular, but frankly there's just not as much to report on as there used to be. Nintendo has …Read more »
It's a rite of passage. After ten years, it's more or less mandatory that a band release a best-of compilation. The electronica duo Boom Boom Satellites has taken that one step further and released two ten-year compilations. 19972007 (reviewed in the October issue of Otaku …Read more »
If you had told me years ago that I would eventually say that someone or something is about to "bring on the yaoi," I would have laughed. Yet here we are, and it's all thanks to Digital Manga Publishing and Tokyopop's latest eManga endeavor. The …Read more »
As an otaku, or just a regular anime/manga/Japan-obsessed nerd, the holidays present a seemingly golden opportunity to introduce friends and relatives to your hobby. This is your chance to reach out to people. You are (practically) an ambassador of Japanese pop culture. Don't mess up …Read more »
Between Birdy the Mighty: Decode and having designed the new Vocaloid character Gumi—aka “Megpoid” due to her voice being provided by Megumi Nakajima, best known for being Ranka Lee in Macross Frontier —Yuuki Masami has experienced a sort of popularity resurgence within the last few …Read more »
Download it here! Subscribe to us via iTunes! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! -Anime fans being idiots--wait that's not news. -Golgo 13 gets hacked for the greater good?! -And Tetsuo The Iron Man's going to comic?! All that, and serious moon power, in this week's Friday …Read more »
In case you were wondering when you might be able to get your hands on the final 13 episodes of Kei and Yuri's butt-kickin' animated adventures, Right Stuf has you covered. Through their Nozomi Entertainment division, Right Stuf will be wrapping up the pair's first …Read more »
Arisa isn’t as pretty and cutesy as it might appear. I mean, it is pretty and cutesy—look at that art—with lots of big eyes and exaggerated tones. I’m saying the storyline isn’t as pretty and cutesy as one might expect from looking at the illustrations. …Read more »
Lately, many anime fans are lamenting the dilution of their favorite anime conventions as more of them begin to take on non-anime programming. I recommend that anime con attendees try to go to an all-encompassing convention to get their fix of other fandoms, and the …Read more »
Is there any better bonding activity between friends than kicking butt as a stable of classic mutant heroes (and Dazzler)? I say no, and thankfully so does Konami. As revealed at Marvel's New York Comic Con presentation, Konami's classic X-Men arcade game will soon be …Read more »
It’s a Wednesday night. A group of young women are dressed for a night on the town, when suddenly they spot a warehouse, a long line, guys in suits guarding the doors, and thumping techno music. Looks like a special club event’s snuck under the …Read more »
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