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In English, it reads like a portmanteau of anime and amnesia, but the new Japan-based Animesia has an entirely different meaning – “anime” plus “meshiya,” meaning, roughly, “restaurant.” It’s a new project based in – no surprise here – anime capital of the world, Akihabara, …Read more »
Anime Anime, one of Japan’s top destinations for anime news and views (mostly news, really) just polled its readership and asked that age-old question: what’d ya like this year? To be more accurate, the question was “which anime film released in 2013 was the most …Read more »
As usual, Discotek Media took to Facebook to relay its latest announcements, and those made earlier today centered on one date: April 29. That's the day we'll be able to get our hands on DVDs of the first Mazinger Z collection, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade …Read more »
With a new season of anime starting, Crunchyroll has kicked streaming announcements into full gear. Last week saw the announcement of a handful of titles to the simulcast lineup, and even more were added over the weekend and the past couple of days. Some of …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 »
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 »
Art thou a fan of Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai , or just someone curious as to what a show with such an unreasonably long title could possibly be about? Either way, we have some good news for you. …Read more »
Think back, if you will, to the 2003 Academy Awards. Steve Martin was host, Chicago won Best Picture, and Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” became the first hip-hop song to win an Oscar. But most importantly, Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away won the Academy Award for Best Animated …Read more »
When I look back to my method of choosing games growing up—either with the questionable wisdom of Nintendo Power or the timeless strategy of finding the coolest cover art—I really feel for the kids of today. Licensed games have always been a thing, but at …Read more »
Figure and goods maker Good Smile Company posted a brief commercial for one of its upcoming items, an impressive 1/8 scale figure of Puella Magi Madoka Magica 's lead, Madoka Kaname. Based on the key visual for the first two Madoka Magica films, illustrated by …Read more »
In the new issue of Otaku USA magazine, we review Vanillaware's PlayStation 3 and PS Vita beat 'em up Dragon's Crown . The busty Sorceress and the rest of the characters may have sprung from the pen of artist George Kamitani, but the design is …Read more »
I’m standing in the sweltering heat at Otakon 20, but my mind keeps wandering back to Otakon 13. I was 19 years old, bewildered, and attending the first convention of my life. Do you remember your earliest anime convention? If you’re in your ‘20s, it …Read more »
We recently posted about Sailor Moon director Junichi Sato teasing a mysterious "new heroine" project , and now we know a little more about the "foolish action girl" in question. With the end of the countdown timer , the project has been revealed as an …Read more »
Though he's worked for years in visual novels with Nitroplus, Gen Urobuchi has very suddenly risen to mega-star status in the anime business after writing major hit Madoka Magica . At Otakon last year, Butch said he'd do a few more projects in anime and …Read more »
Fans of Sailor Moon can get to speculating about what the anime's director, Junichi Sato, is up to next. Sato—who also helmed series like Aria and Magical Doremi and created Kaleido Star and Princess Tutu —is teasing a "new heroine" project, with more to be …Read more »
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