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Plenty of folks can tell you where the impulse to cosplay comes from—even though it varies from person to person, there's still that difficult to define, fan-driven urge that's impossible to shake. But what about the actual history of cosplay? Who were the first people …Read more »
As usual Sentai Filmworks is at Anime Expo with a handful of anime announcements. Heck, more could be coming in as I type this! Thus far we have the distributor adding Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East season 2, Stella Women's Academy: High School Division …Read more »
What happens when a bookworm boy is killed during a robbery, reincarnated as a dachshund, and adopted by a cruel, scissor-wielding teenage girl? Your guess is as good as mine, but that's the premise of Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou , an upcoming anime produced …Read more »
Dark Horse has been making it really hard to conserve shelf space with their re-releases of CLAMP’s back catalog. Even if, like me, you already own all the previous releases from Tokyopop, it’s almost impossible to pass by these brand new, retranslated, cleaned up, full-color …Read more »
Crunchyroll announced a couple new series to its streaming winter lineup today with the addition of high school comedy Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru , AKA Oreshura , and the fantasy series Maoyu . Oreshura kicks off on January 5 at 9:00 …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 »
Berryz Kobo is one of the three main acts, along with Morning Musume and C-ute, headlining Hello! Project, Japan’s leading empire of all-girl J-pop singing groups. They made their first trip to America when they performed at Sakura-Con in Seattle in April 2011 and followed …Read more »
Ranma ½ used to mean something. It was a cornerstone of my early anime fandom, a show that hearkened back to an age long before high-speed Internet and digital distribution, before even the rise and decline of the DVD. It was an example of what …Read more »
So... hot outside... but I'm guessing most of you knew that already! It hasn't felt much like summer up in the North until the past couple of days, but now that Mother Nature has her heaters in full swing, it's hard to deny the siren …Read more »
Even at a super light 15 seconds, the Jormungand promo already paints it out to be one of the slickest and most action-packed anime of the upcoming season. Based on an arms merchant manga by Keitarou Takahashi, and serialized in Sunday GX magazine, Jormungand will …Read more »
If it's not 197x and you're animating something created by Leiji Matsumoto ( Galaxy Express 999 , Captain Harlock ), you have your work cut out for you. This is no fault of Matsumoto's, but his art is just something that doesn't tend to mesh …Read more »
Sometimes it’s fun seeing an old friend get a new look to appeal to a new crowd while retaining what made her special in the first place. Such is the case in the newest American release of the Dirty Pair OVA series. Some of my …Read more »
Are you familiar with Space Battleship Yamato ? Well producer Leiji Matsumoto has a surprise for many of his fans! After 30 years of silence, the story entitled Ozuma produced by famous mangaka Leiji Matsumoto will finally be released on TV in Japan. Mr. Matsumoto …Read more »
Documentary of AKB48 kicks off in a bright, sunny restaurant, where a small fraction of the pop idol collective sits enjoying a meal and some friendly, scattered chit-chat. The scenario promises an intimate portrait of the day-to-day lives of the girls who comprise teams A, …Read more »
Those wondering just what to expect from NTV's upcoming live-action Ranma ½ TV special should have at least some questions answered now, thanks to the very first commercial for the adaptation. Does it do the manga justice? See what they've done with Rumiko Takahashi's gender-swapping …Read more »
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