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A few weeks ago, we highlighted Kantai Collection , the browser game-turned-anime about batttleships that are also somehow young mini-skirt wearing girls. For further proof KanColle is being set up to take over the world, look no further than the special collaboration being run with …Read more »
In the early 2000s, as broadband home Internet spread nationwide, it finally became possible to see what was new in Japanese media. Thus a generation went from Pokémon straight to ultraviolent fare like Battle Royale and Versus, as well as quirkier teen sports comedies like …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks is planning to release Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen on DVD October 7, and they hit up their Tumblr to list the official English dub cast. See who's playing who in the dub of the 2013 anime: Director Emily Neves English Vocal Cast Jun (Middle …Read more »
Otaku expert Patrick Galbraith is out with a new book, The Moe Manifesto, which explores the moe phenomenon with interviews from various moe fans, detractors and experts. We continue our interview with Galbraith as he discusses a famous otaku feud and Tokyo's recent prohibition on …Read more »
Patrick Galbraith, author of several books about anime and the people who love it, including The Otaku Encyclopedia and Otaku Spaces , is out with a new book called The Moe Manifesto , an in-depth look at just what this whole moe thing is all …Read more »
Popular Japanese lifestyle site MyNavi Woman held a poll recently to determine the 10 most popular manga series involving music among working women aged 22-34. Oddly specific, but the results are fascinating and might just give you a few ideas about what manga series to …Read more »
Io Sakisaka's shoujo manga Ao Haru Ride is getting an anime adaptation this year. The series is set to premiere in July, and the official website added the first promotional video today. Sakisaka's manga tells the story of Futaba, a girl who was in love …Read more »
Spare us, if you will, a few moments for another anime-related explanation of the geography of Tokyo. On the city’s more historical, older east side, not far from the Emperor’s palace, we have Akihabara, the electronics town-turned-anime consumer paradise, full of maid cafes, memorabilia and …Read more »
It’s hard to believe, but Millennium Actress is 12 years old. Millennium Actress , a film about a famous actress recalling the story of her life, was the second feature directed by Satoshi Kon ( Paranoia Agent, Paprika ), who died in 2010. The film …Read more »
Masato Hisa's action manga Nobunagun is getting the anime treatment early next year, and the official website for the adaptation has been updated with the first promotional video. The story centers on high school student Sio Ogura (played by Shiori Muto), who has the E-Gene …Read more »
As I waited outside the NY Maid Cafe, about half the people I saw pass by stopped to gawk, giggle nervously, and perhaps take pictures. “Isn't that--??” This place has made a lot of local news stories since we last saw it. A few months …Read more »
Aniplex USA pleasantly surprised us about this time last year when they released the first two Madoka Magica films in US theaters, taking the magical girl franchise on a Statewide screening tour very shortly after the films were released in Japan. Less surprising, but no …Read more »
Back at the beginning of 2013, we ran a story about Anime! Real vs. Dream , a book on the state of the anime industry written by insiders at Studio Madhouse. What kind of insights lie inside? Let’s take a look. Anime! Real vs. Dream …Read more »
Director Tsutomu Mizushima has a variety of well-received shows smoking in his holster—from sports series like Big Windup! to darker fare like Another and Blood-C —but it's hard to overlook his knack for comedy. Even if you were introduced to Mizushima by name through Girls …Read more »
The third Madoka Magica anime movie, Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion- , opens in Japan on October 26, followed by a North American release this year. While we all wait to see how the brand new magical girl action plays out, a new teaser trailer …Read more »
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