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A premiere window is locked in for 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, a TV anime adaptation of the romantic comedy manga by Yu Hashimoto. The series kicks off its broadcast in Japan in July 2024, and two new cast members were revealed along with the news. The …Read more »
If you want some cool anime merch that lights up but this Akira motorcycle is out of your price range, perhaps you’d be interested in a Progressive Knife from the movie series Rebuild of Evangelion. It could be ideal for cosplay, and Premium Bandai revealed …Read more »
Mashle: Magic & Muscles is back for another round this season! Based on Hajime Komoto’s recently-completed manga series, the anime follows Mash Burnedead as he tries to make his way through wizard school. The bad news is, he has no magical abilities: he’s a Lackmagic, …Read more »
AnimeJapan is the annual industry event in Tokyo where anime distributors, producers, journos and fans alike gather to marvel at reveals, previews, cosplay, cardboard cutouts and more. AnimeJapan 2024, set for March 23 and 24, has just revealed its new key art for this year. …Read more »
With less than a month to go until Animé Los Angeles 19, it's time to take a closer look at what's going down at the Long Beach Convention Center this year. From a thrilling Masquerade in a new location to plenty of special guests, the …Read more »
A recent Japanese survey pitted otaku vs. otaku to see which type of fans spend the most time and money on their hobbies. The report, put together by Yano Research Institute, surveyed men and women who either consider themselves otaku or have been labeled as …Read more »
The new year is almost upon us, and 2024 is guaranteed to start the anime cons off with a bang. Right out of the gate in January is Animé Los Angeles 19, which takes place January 4-7, 2024 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Let’s …Read more »
Back in August, we reported that Japan’s Top Cosplayer (TM) Enako would be releasing a book (er, MOOK) of cosplay that pays tribute to Keisuke Inagaki’s Baki. Now it’s out, and to remind Enako/Baki fans that it’s on shelves, some extra photos from the book …Read more »
Gaming and cosplay are two big things in the realm of otaku interests, but how about cosplaying historically while gaming? Let me be more specific: how would you like to dress as an actual samurai warrior and dance along with a game like Dance Dance …Read more »
Wasabi-Con—Wasabi Anime's convention for fans of cosplay, anime, tabletop gaming, video games, and Asian pop culture—has three events on the horizon, and it's almost time for the fun to begin. WasabiCon is set to kick things off from October 13-15, 2023 in Jacksonville, FL, followed …Read more »
Japanese politicians are known for sometimes cosplaying, but that’s much more rare in America. However, Sylvester Turner, the mayor of Houston, has made a point to cosplay at Houston’s Anime Matsuri convention annually for the past six years. Each time he wears a different costume …Read more »
The manga Okinawa by Susumu Higa is being published in North America by Fantagraphics and Mangasplaining Extra (MSX), but its July 2023 debut got bumped to August 2023. It’s not much of a bump, and with COVID’s lingering effects and the war on Ukraine causing …Read more »
Fate/Samurai Remnant is an action-RPG that’s on the way to shake up the Holy Grail War and set the action in Edo Japan, and ahead of its launch we have a look at the stylish opening movie. The animation in this one comes to us …Read more »
The upcoming anime 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (a.k.a. 2.5 Jigen no Yūwaku in Japanese) dropped its first sexy promotional video, which lets us know that it will debut next year. It also revealed some info on the cast and staff. Looking at what we now know …Read more »
It’s a book! It’s a magazine! No—it’s a mook! There’s a new mook on the way featuring Japan’s best-selling cosplayer, Enako, and this time she’s taking on the world of Keisuke Inagaki’s Baki. The book is called Enakodou, a play on Bakidou, the latest Baki …Read more »
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