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Another top 20 list from our favorite pollsters Charapedia – they’ve asked their readership to rank anime’s coolest middle-aged gentlemen, scariest females, and now anime’s most pitiable heroines. What anime girls have Japanese fans saying, “aww, poor blahblah-chan”? Let’s find out: 20. Nagisa Furiuawa ( …Read more »
Sega has been teasing a new announcement with a countdown, and many correctly assumed it would be related to Vocaloid superstar Hatsune Miku. Now the virtual idol's next game has been revealed as Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X , which is coming to PS Vita …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 »
A Certain Magical Index author Kazuma Kamachi's sci-fi war series Heavy Object is getting an anime adaptation this fall, directed by Takashi Watanabe ( Slayers , Shakugan no Shana ), with series composition by Hiroyuki Yoshino ( Mai-HiME , Macross Frontier ). J.C. Staff ( …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 »
In July of last year, world-renowned musician Ryuichi Sakamoto was diagnosed with mesopharyngeal carcinoma . He had to cancel all of his ongoing work to undergo cancer treatment, including a position as both director and performer at the 2014 Sapporo International Arts Festival. Sakamoto's fame …Read more »
"Who, me?" Japanophiles may be aware that despite great strides, gender equality in Japan still isn’t quite where it is in the western world. That’s well-exemplified in a new word that appeared in Japanese around 2009: jōshiryoku, or “women’s power.” Where in the States “women’s …Read more »
Comcept launched two Kickstarter campaigns for Keiji Inafune's Mega Man Legends spiritual successor Red Ash last month. One was for the game itself, Red Ash: The Indelible Legend , while the other involves a Studio 4ºC-produced Red Ash anime. Things have been going pretty well …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 »
We previously posted about the cast members lined up for the Devilman side of the upcoming Cyborg 009 Vs. Devilman anime, set to debut this November in the form of a three-part OVA series. Now it's time to see who's playing who on the Cyborg …Read more »
Ask us at Otaku USA HQ what our favorite anime studio is, and on days when we’re feeling arty and experimental, we’ll definitely answer “Studio 4°C.” The studio, founded by producer Eiko Tanaka and animator Koji Morimoto and named after the temperature at which water …Read more »
You know, I know it, and manga and anime creators sure know it: there’s nothing better than a good rivalry. Be it sports, shonen or virtually any genre, there’s few things that keep viewers watching than two equally-matched rivals fighting for the same prize, or …Read more »
Featured Spotlight Louise Francoise le Blanc de la Valliere and her pet human Saito are back for more in the latest Familiar of Zero collection! Whether you've been keeping up with every season of the anime—from the first through Knight of the Twin Moons and …Read more »
Anime pollsters, it appears, are on a parents kick. Last week we featured a controversial poll about anime’s worst dads , and this week the question posted by ranking site Charapedia asked Japanese fans, “what anime would you like to show your parents?” As many …Read more »
The Psycho-Pass anime film will open in Singapore's Golden Village Suntec City theater on Friday, so Southeast Asian channel Aniplus-Asia is here with an English-subtitled version of the second trailer. See the subbed preview of the film—which Makoto Fukami ( Chotto Kawaii Iron Maiden ) …Read more »
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