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Have you been keeping up with the recently-started TV anime adaptation of Yoko Taro and Square Enix’s NieR:Automata game? If so, you’ve no doubt been enjoying the ending theme, and even if you still haven’t watched it everyone can now check out a clean version …Read more »
Now that the 12th episode of the Urusei Yatsura reboot anime has aired, it’s time to look ahead to what’s next. That means we get new opening and ending themes to go along with the second cour, and creditless versions of both made their way …Read more »
Nintendo is banking on making a lot of money from the 2023 Hollywood film The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Hollywood already has a long list of movies based on video games. But what about video games made into anime? This is something that also …Read more »
Nintendo is best known as a video game company, but President Shuntaro Furukawa indicated in a recent online presentation that the company is very interested in expanding. And they hope their expansions will bring more people to their video games. The upcoming Super Mario Bros. …Read more »
The upcoming mobile game Re:ZERO — Starting Life in Another World: INFINITY previously hyped itself up with a music video from Emilia VA Rie Takahashi, and now it’s time for everyone’s favorite oni maids to take a turn. The latest character song in the spotlight …Read more »
The RPG NieR:Automata is receiving an anime called NieR:Automata Ver1.1a that will come out this January. A specific date within January has not yet been revealed. The Aniplex Online Fest 2022 event over the weekend shared two character videos as a sneak peek for fans. …Read more »
If you’re a fan of the game The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, then odds are you’re interested in seeing the anime adaptation, The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki Northern War. The anime was originally announced in spring of 2021, with plans …Read more »
The annual Pokémon World Championships got called off the last two years because of COVID, but now that it’s 2022, they’re back on. The event runs August 18-21, and for the first time it’s taking place in London. That means the event is playing up …Read more »
Japanese police have arrested Tetsuya Yamagami for the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, but half the world away a politician in France had a different theory on the murderer. Damien Rieu, who is described as being far-right, put forward the idea that video …Read more »
This weekend marked the debut of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and like its predecessor this one speedily broke some records on the way. Variety reports that the film made $71 million in North America, which already qualifies it for the highest-grossing opening weekend for a …Read more »
A Japanese Twitter user who goes by @extrmmtkchan told his followers about a talk he recently had with his grandma about video games. It went like this: “My grandmother said to me, ‘Your younger brother does nothing but play video games. You’re so much smarter …Read more »
The latest expansion for Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering card game is Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, which has its Japanese release right around the corner on February 18. To celebrate, WIT Studio (Ranking of Kings, the first three Attack on Titan seasons) got together …Read more »
It’s been a while since the TV anime adaptation of The Idolm@ster Million Live! was first announced—19 months, for those of you keeping track!—but we finally have confirmation that it’s still in the works. THE iDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! 8thLIVE Twelw@ve concert was held at Tokyo’s …Read more »
The Japanese family magazine President Family recently did an interesting survey with students from Tokyo University, one of Japan’s top colleges. The magazine asked the students, all of whom passed their entrance exam the first time, which video games offer the best educational benefits for …Read more »
The Chinese government already had limits on video game playtime for those under the age of 18, but now those restrictions have been increased dramatically. According to a report on Reuters, minors will now be limited to playing games at a maximum of one hour …Read more »
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