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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 »
Former Power Rangers actor Ricardo Medina, 36, was arrested February 1 for allegedly stabbing his roommate to death with a sword. Medina played Cole Evans, the Red Wild Force Ranger on Power Rangers Wild Force , the tenth season of the franchise, and the villain …Read more »
Lists. Is there anything the internet collectively loves more? (Cats, maybe…) The latest list from Japanese ranking website Goo is a ranking of the 16 best idol anime series of all time, as decided by 500 anime fans. Idols, from Seiko Matsuda to AKB48 to …Read more »
The 15th Midwest Furfest, a furry convention held in Rosemont, Illinois, was evacuated last weekend when the convention was apparently the target of a poison gas attack. Hazmat authorities cleared out a chlorine apparatus from the hotel’s ninth floor stairwell and evacuated the building. 19 …Read more »
The voices may be different, but watching classic Sailor Moon in English still has the power to make you feel as if that DIC logo is going to pop up at any moment. It's that white-hot nostalgia that makes serving the existing fans a tall …Read more »
Momoiro Clover Z, the hyperactive idol group who have previously teamed up with heavy metal legends Marty Friedman and Yngwie Malsteen, have taken things to the next level. Their next collaboration will be with none other than the legendary tongue-sticker-outers KISS. Their as-yet untitled collaboration …Read more »
Tokyo police have filed charges against an idol group for performing a concert outside Shinjuku station, one of the city’s major traffic hubs, according to Tokyo Reporter. The offenders, Flare-La-Mode Ace, are an idol group made up of seven women 18 to 26 whose theme …Read more »
A bizarre bit of news hit the net a few days ago when a man decked out in Pikachu T-shirt and hat and carrying a stuffed Pikachu decided to jump the fence of the White House – on 9/11, no less. He was promptly accosted …Read more »
The World Cup is right around the corner, and Adidas is supporting Team Japan with a Pokemon -themed replica jersey. These jerseys are just one part of a massive Adidas marketing effort going by the name “Enjin Project”. An enjin, you see, is the Japanese …Read more »
The world is full of great mysteries, but perhaps none are more potent than this one: How did Daryl Surat manage to get hooked on an anime like AKB0048 ? Thankfully, his feature in our latest issue answers all those burning questions and more as …Read more »
In the offices of Otaku USA we’re in the middle of a mad feeding frenzy of cake and ice cream, along with a side helping of noise-makers and festive conical hats. THAT’S BECAUSE THE NEW ISSUE MARKS OUR SIXTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION! That’s right! Otaku …Read more »
In what is certainly this week's otaku shock-and-outrage headliner, AKB48 idol Minami Minegishi is elaborately, publicly humiliated for having acted like the rest of us. On one side of this or the other, people are mad. Seen leaving the house of male idol Alan Shirahama …Read more »
It's not easy to assess an entire year after the fact, but we do what we can here at Otaku USA. We presented a handful of our contributors with a hefty challenge: Pick ONE standout anime from the entire year, whether it be theatrical, televised, …Read more »
Politics and pop culture have been colliding the past week in Tokyo, with idols and anime characters playing a role in the city’s upcoming gubernatorial election. Politics and entertainment have plenty of crossover in the States, too, with presidential runners announcing their candidacy on talk …Read more »
Hello, this is Otaku and trend watcher, Yunmao Ayakawa! NMB48, a sister group of AKB48 located in Osaka, has just released web movies called “Nyan Nyan Chara Collection” in conjunction with the energy drink “Min Min Daha” (beat the sleepiness)! Sixteen members of NMB48 wear …Read more »
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