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Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale hits theaters in Japan February 18, and one noodle shop in otaku mecca Akihabara is gearing up for the release by getting a major SAO makeover. The Akiba branch of Nakau, which specializes in Kyoto-style udon, has been plastered in …Read more »
Funimation is rolling out the SimulDub of the Interviews with Monster Girls anime, with the first episode set to premiere tonight at 9:30pm Eastern. The debut is upon us, so Funimation recently went ahead and spilled the details on the anime's English dub cast. The …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks had some big news to announce earlier today, with the license of the box office-smashing Girls und Panzer der Film for North America, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and other territories. Details on distribution, release date, and streaming will be divulged at …Read more »
YouTuber and Japanese people on the street opinion asker That Japanese Man Yuta is at it again. This time, Yuta and his crew have hit the streets of Akihabara to ask folks on the streets of Tokyo’s otaku mecca the simple question, “what anime do …Read more »
For the month of June, at least, Tokyo's fashion capital Shibuya gave Akihabara a run for its otaku money. Aside from the recent opening of Production I.G’s retail store , this month Shibuya was also host to no less than three anime-related shops, devoted to …Read more »
Satisfaction. Mick Jagger couldn’t get it, but it appears readers of Akihabara-based website AniPota have, at least when it comes to last season’s anime lineup. “What was the most satisfying anime of winter 2016?” asked AniPota, and its pollees responded with a list that may …Read more »
Although recently seen on many different screen projects and web series, Bonnie is most recognized for her time on ABC’s inventively fun fantasy/reality show, The Quest (now streaming on Netflix!). If her face doesn’t seem familiar to you, then perhaps her voice will… From video …Read more »
Self-proclaimed mad scientist Rintaro Okabe, aka Okarin, notices something funny going on in Akibahara. (You may ask, when isn’t something funny going on in Akibahara?) He’s just minding his own business, attending a lecture by a little-known member of the scientific community and haranguing him …Read more »
Minami Mizuno's shōjo romantic comedy manga Nijiiro Days ( Rainbow Days ) is getting an anime adaption, featuring Tetsuro Amino ( Broken Blade ) as chief director and Tomihiko Ohkubo ( Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals ) directing at Production Reed. The TV anime …Read more »
Fans of Shirobako (are there people who aren’t fans of Shirobako ? who are you monsters?) will remember the second cours’ anime-within-an-anime was The Third Girls Aerial Squad , written by fictional manga-ka Takezo Nogame. Nogame was based on real-life manga artist Takeshi Nogami, who …Read more »
There are some exciting things going on these days with indie PC games in the West, but due to the greater emphasis on developing for consoles in Japan, it can be difficult to get one's fix of Japanese games this way. For the next five …Read more »
The hype train for the new Mamoru Hosoda film, The Boy and the Beast , is chugging along at full steam. And speaking of chugging, the latest ad for the film features its main characters gulping down some Green Dakara, a Japanese drink brand. The …Read more »
For the uninitiated, NEET is an acronym in Japanese culture which stands for "Not in Education, Employment, or Training" and refers to hermits who refuse to get a "real job" and instead devote themselves instead to various reclusive amateur hobbies. The NEET concept is somewhat …Read more »
Momoiro Clover Z, the popular idol group that has contributed tunes to anime like Bodacious Space Pirates , Sailor Moon Crystal and the upcoming Dragon Ball Z film , have become embroiled in controversy after a tweet showing them in blackface. Momoclo were done up …Read more »
A man who went on a rampage in Akihabara, Tokyo’s otaku mecca, in 2008, killing seven and injuring 10, has lost his last appeal and will be sentenced to death, reports the Japan Times. Tomohiro Kato plowed a rental truck into the intersection of Kanda …Read more »
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