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Do you like Attack on Titan ? Like, a lot? Here’s a way to prove it. Japanese travel agency JTB is offering up an “ Attack on Titan Extra Tour” where one can pay about 400 bucks to travel from Tokyo to Hitachi City in …Read more »
Puzzle & Dragons . You may have heard of it. Little game for your phone, combines the color match puzzling of Bejeweled with the monster collecting of Pokemon, reportedly the highest grossing app in the world on iOS and Android, making something like 3 million …Read more »
Looking back at the first two Wolfsmund volumes after finishing the third and fourth leave me with a greater impression of them both. They put in a lot of thankless work in setting up the story we've come to at this point, at the risk …Read more »
Despite this April Fool's commercial, which we are leading with because it is extremely cool, Hello Kitty in her Hello Kitty-shaped giant robot won't be in the next Super Robot Wars game. The gag is a cross-promotion between the popular videogame and the upcoming, very …Read more »
For fans of 90s anime in particular, the name Starchild is instantly recognizable. The anime arm of giant record label King Records, Starchild was involved with the financing and music production of a string of hits in the 90s, including Evangelion , Nadesico , and …Read more »
If you’re a fan of Attack on Titan , this may be one of those articles that has you packing your bags for a trip to Japan. Firstly, this April, the series’ infamous Colossal Titan will rampage through the streets of Kawasaki, just south of …Read more »
As OUSA readers are well, well aware, Hayao Miyazaki retired last year. From directing anime films, at least. For a retired guy, Miyazaki is supposedly pretty busy, working on a new manga about Japan’s “warring states period.” But no more movies, he says. So NTT …Read more »
The end of Wolfsmund volume one seemed fully prepared to thrust the audience into a central narrative surrounding Wilhelm Tell and his son as they attempt to get through the ruthless pass known as Wolfsmund. Rather than continue with that specific thread, however, volume two …Read more »
Whoa, who else totally forgot there was a live action Ghost in the Shell in the works? Okay, “in the works” might be generous. Dreamworks bought the live action rights to the franchise back in 2008, but not a whole lot has happened since then. …Read more »
Even if it didn’t include directing Sword of the Stranger , Hanasaku Iroha , and Blast of Tempest , Masahiro Ando’s resume would be still be pretty darn impressive. Starting his career as a key animator, Ando’s action sequences in films like Jin-Roh , Cowboy …Read more »
2013 was a tumultuous year for the Japanese manga industry. Why, according to the ebookjapan.com newsletter I just got in my inbox, manga sales year-to-year in Japan are down to just 3/5ths of what they were during their peak way back in 1996. Something you …Read more »
What's a good newsletter without an end-of-year list? Nothing, that's what. We've pooled some of the top minds at Otaku USA e-News to tackle 2013 and reflect on some absurdly specific categories. It's how we roll. Most Controversial Anime Flowers of Evil (Aku no Hana) …Read more »
Every now and then we like to extend a special offer to all the fine folks who follow Otaku USA online, and that definitely includes our wonderful newsletter subscribers. This holiday season we have a doozy of a deal, with a one-year subscription to Otaku …Read more »
For the 20th anniversary of Sailor Moon , many of us were excited to see Bandai’s release of a new line of jewelry to commemorate the occasion. The items were classy and perfect for those of us who have grown up with the series, and …Read more »
You may have seen our online review of the new Captain Harlock CG-animated feature film, but you'll want to crack open the latest issue of Otaku USA magazine for a proper look into the past. Resident space pirate Daryl Surat takes a long, stoic look …Read more »
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