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Manga: it ain’t just about the laughs. One of the most appealing parts of the medium, as our readers well know, is the wide range of genres it spans, and with it, the wide range of emotions it can evoke. That includes among other things …Read more »
There are more than a few admirers out there of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon’ s Hestia, and those fans of the buxom blue-stringed babe are in luck. There’s a new figure out from Good Smile Company that …Read more »
The anime industry increased profits about 10% in 2014 over the previous year, according to a new report published by the Association of Japanese Animations due out Sept 18. The industry as a whole pulled in 1.63 trillion yen (about $13.5 billion). To what does …Read more »
IMDb (Internet Movie Database) recently shared a list of the top 250 TV series of all time . The list is based on user reviews, and a total of 28 anime series made the cut. Japanese users took note, pointing out a few expectations that …Read more »
Remember that old phrase about fury and women and scorn and stuff? Anime ranking site Charapedia were probably thinking along those lines when they set up their latest survey, asking pollees the question, “what anime woman would you most scared of upsetting?” There’s no shortage …Read more »
Okay, this is one of the best polls in a while. As certified fans of facial hair, we were delighted here at OUSA HQ this week to see the subject of anime polling site Charapedia’s latest top 20: anime’s best beards. But it gets even …Read more »
Shinji Higuchi, the director and special effects master whose live-action Attack on Titan adaptation hit theaters this past weekend, is set to co-direct a new Godzilla movie, the first made in Japan in 12 years, with Evangelion director Hideaki Anno. With filming set to get …Read more »
Created by Eiji Tsuburaya, the man responsible for bringing the original Godzilla to life, Ultraman has become a Japanese sci-fi staple after the first entry of the series, Ultraman , aired in Japan in 1966. The weekly monster show was a spin-off of the highly popular …Read more »
Village Vanguard, named after the famous New York jazz club, is a popular chain of bookstores/hamburger shops (yes, you read that right) in Japan, and they also run a brand of clothing called VV Wear. VV Wear has teamed up with Studio Trigger ( Little …Read more »
You may recall that last year the Tokyo International Film Festival hosted a retrospective of works by Evangelion director Hideaki Anno (check out our coverage here ). The program was a hit, apparently, because this year the festival is doubling down on the anime thing. …Read more »
Believe it or not, this didn't even make the top 10. If there’s one thing more important than how an anime or manga begins, it’s how it ends. That final impression that lingers after the final episode or chapter does a lot to shape how …Read more »
At 11am Monday morning, Hayao Miyazaki held a press conference at Studio Ghibli headquarters in western Tokyo. In the hours before the presser, there was speculation as to what exactly he would be announcing – a return from retirement? The closing of Ghibli? Or something …Read more »
This weekend, Mad Max: Fury Road finally, finally opened in Japan, and to mark the occasion, the morning TV show Mezamashi Doyoubi showed off a neat Japanese connection to the film. As it turns out, anime designer and director Mahiro Maeda ( Gankutsuou: Count of …Read more »
The acting bug bit Ai Nonaka from an early age, when Yu Yu Hakusho convinced her that being a voice actress was pretty much the coolest thing ever. From there, she dove into the world of acting, becoming head of her school’s acting club, striving …Read more »
Hi, everyone! First off, we here at Otaku USA would love to thank everyone for sticking with us over the years. It's been a blast, and we've got so much to look forward to both online and in future issues. While hitting the shops for …Read more »
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