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The worlds of manga and modern art have long been connected, with artists like Takashi Murakami combining the two to international acclaim. More recently, the launch of Japanese art sites like Pixiv has spawned a new movement of internet-based artists working in an anime-influenced style. …Read more »
It's abundantly clear by now that Attack on Titan is a straight-up phenomenon, and it's definitely one of the more surprising runaway successes of recent years. The anime is currently streaming thanks to FUNimation and Crunchyroll, and Kodansha recently ramped up Hajime Isayama's original manga …Read more »
An anime adaptation of fantasy light novel series Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi ( A Sunday without God )—an award-winning series written by Kimihito Irie and illustrated by Shino—is getting ready to kick off in Japan this July. Thus, it's time for a new set of …Read more »
Kyoto Animation's new anime FREE! has been one of the most polarizing recent subjects in the otaku universe. On one end, internet fujoshi have been drawing fanart, writing fanfiction, and otherwise absolutely losing their minds over Kyoani's intimately animated, beautiful swimming boys since FREE! was …Read more »
The nerd sector in Manhattan's Chinatown has seen better days. When the famous Chinatown Fair arcade shut down, the surrounding geek businesses began to wither. There's still a Gunpla place, and that little booth that's sold bootleg anime and bootleg anime accessories for decades now, …Read more »
It’s the penultimate volume of Oh My Goddess to start us off this week – only one more volume left after this! That’s so weird to even type. Of course that means there are still plenty of loose ends to tie up, so let’s not …Read more »
Hello, moe and otaku fans in the U.S.A! I would like to share this incredible story with you today. Japan is known for its tradition and history, and also anime. What if they are all combined together? Well, it has happened! Japan now has the …Read more »
Disclaimer : Chances are good that by now, anybody who purchases Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo or clicks on a link to an article that has a picture of a robot and the words “Getter Robo” will already be a hardcore mecha anime …Read more »
Vietnam. The name inspires many things to the uninitiated, mostly, for cinema fans, revolving around helicopters and music by The Doors. However, the country has gone through major changes in past decades. The economy is one of the fastest growing in Southeast Asia, encouraging overseas …Read more »
FUNimation has officially announced its fall simulcast schedule, with six new shows joining its streaming anime lineup. Subscribers to the FUNimation Elite Video service will be able to watch the new shows in HD and without ads when they debut. The lineup includes Code: Breaker …Read more »
Welcome to another installment of On The Shelf! We've got a count of thirteen books out there for the superstition-inclined—could that have anything to do with the darker themes permeating my top picks this week? Who knows... yet even if the content falls on the …Read more »
This week's Nintendo update is fairly sparse, but there is one fresh Virtual Console addition to make up for an otherwise barren set of offerings. Arcade sequel Super Hang-On joins the VC lineup courtesy of Sega, and the only thing it's missing is a stationary …Read more »
Do you like girls with guns? Great! Do you like girls who are guns? Because that's what you get with Upotte!! , a new series that takes moe and gun fetishism and pops then in a blender free of any sense of shame. This is …Read more »
Hello, everyone! I have a bad habit of staying up late; reading manga, watching anime, playing games, writing articles for Otaku USA, working on my original manga, etc. Otaku life is very exhausting. I heard that you guys drink energy drinks in the U.S., but …Read more »
What do you get when you mix Lovecraftian horrors with cute anime characters? Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos , of course. The TV series, based on light novels written by Manta Aisora and illustrated by Koin, debuts on April 9, but you can check out a …Read more »
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