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Higurashi: When They Cry continues its celebrated return this summer with a new series. The SOTSU arc will add new twists and turns to the already twisty-turny revival of the horror classic. Equally twisty and turny, though, is the series’s life outside its own boundaries. From cameos …Read more »
Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU began airing in Japan at the beginning of last month, with Funimation doing a simultaneous screening of the subtitled version. Yesterday Funimation premiered their dubbed version and released a list of the dub cast and crew. Emi Lo plays …Read more »
This October marks the debut of the new Higurashi anime, which is officially titled Higurashi: When They Cry – NEW in English. Funimation has the simulcast lined up for an October 1 premiere, so the second promo is back with fresh English subtitles. The original …Read more »
The thrilling, murderous, and oh so kyute Higurashi: When They Cry is getting a new anime this year! As we wait for the return of the killer series, and once you’re done re-watching and replaying the original Higurashi anime and game, why not give some other psychological …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: On the surface, the rural village of Hinamizawa seems practically idyllic. Despite its minuscule scale, that’s certainly the impression Keiichi Maebara gets when he moves there, but it doesn’t take long for the horrifying secrets of the town to come bubbling to the …Read more »
It’s June in 1983, and Keiichi Maebara has recently moved from Tokyo to Hinamizawa—a rural village steeped in superstition and inhabited by a tightly knit but relatively small population that’s quietly grown slightly smaller over the past few years. Initially, everything about Hinamizawa agrees with …Read more »
In Umineko When They Cry: Legend of the Golden Witch , a rich family squabbling over an inheritance goes to an island in the middle of nowhere. The grandfather, the patriarch of the family, likes to lock himself up in his room and study the …Read more »
Here’s a nice, simple poll from our buddies at ranking site Goo: who’s your favorite green-haired anime gal? Without further ado, Japan's top 20 greenies! 20. Amber Darker than Black 18 (tie). Tama Gintama 18 (tie). Aiko Kudō Baka and Test 17. Asa Shigure Shuffle! …Read more »
Let’s face it: we’ll never really be over PT. But with new Silent Hill games on the horizon, we at least have something new to talk about. Most interesting of all, one of those games has a familiar name attached to it: Ryukishi07, the mind behind the …Read more »
It’s October—a.k.a. Halloween month—which means it’s time to pre-game for the big day! Lots of us are spending the month watching our favorite creepy films, TV shows, and anime. If you’re in need of some big scares, we’ve got series for you! Some are super-fresh, …Read more »
Shobonnu and Sogawa’s I’ve Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills light novel series is coming to the small screen in the form of an anime adaptation, with the series currently lined up to debut in Japan on October 1. While you work …Read more »
Is Silent Hill coming back at last? We… have no idea. Depending on who you ask, there’s a new game on the way. Or two games. Or there’s a Dutch indie game dev who’s secretly a highly-advanced CG character created by Hideo Kojima. Frankly, we haven’t …Read more »
People friggin’ love talking about depressing anime. At Otaku USA, we’ve been covering various anime fan polls for almost a decade, and over the years, different variants of this topic have come up far more than anything else (examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.) …Read more »
Anime can take you to all sorts of different places — from alternate dimensions to the distant past. Sometimes, though, the best settings are the least presumptuous. Take these small-town anime, set in rural spots you won’t find on any map. These low-key settings let …Read more »
For many people, this dress is the ultimate symbol of a traditional Japanese dress so it isn’t uncommon to encounter them in Japanese animation regardless of genre. These are special Japanese outfits though, often worn by women on special occasions only. There are, however, some …Read more »
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