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This week’s manga selection is a little sparse, so the first item on our list may seem a bit out of place but bear with me, your potential confusion shall be rewarded! Any Legend of Zelda fan will want to make sure they have this …Read more »
Hello, otaku .. and Nerdcore friends! Convention Season 2013 has officially started! Usually one of the first conventions to kick the year off is MAGFest , holding its 11th annual event on January 3rd-5th at the Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, MD. This year a …Read more »
It’s week two of 2013’s new manga! And don’t worry, the novelty of me pointing out the new year and the manga it offers will not last much longer – only 356 days until 2014 after all. Dark Horse is releasing the second volume of …Read more »
Atlanta, Georgia has become a hub of convention activity over the years with Anime Weekend Atlanta, Momocon, Seishuncon and others all appearing and becoming successful. The biggest fish in the pond, though, is definitely Dragon Con, which is often compared to the very famous San …Read more »
Anime Expo 2012 was a very unusual year for the con as attendees had to deal with ESPN's X Games taking place in the exact same area as the con would normally. As a result, much of the roads and walkways around the LA Convention …Read more »
I’ll let you in on a little secret: I used to be a collector. Not in the sense that I simply owned a collection—I still do—but in the sense that I used to seek out difficult-to-find anime home video releases just because I could. In …Read more »
It’s beginning to look a lot like… winter! We got our first real snow of the year here in my home city so finally it’s starting to feel more like the holidays. Not a moment too soon either, as this is the last week for …Read more »
Hello, America! Are you enjoying the special otaku holiday season? Today I have a special message from popular model/actress turned singer Risa Yoshiki from Japan. Risa Yoshiki loves anime and manga, just as much as you Otaku USA readers! She appears in the latest super …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 »
It's Dark Horse in alphabetical lead to start us off with two new volumes this chilly Wednesday—Bride of the Water God (Vol.12) and Gantz (Vol.25). This volume of Bride of the Water God offers a fairytale tease as we see Habaek and Soah come so …Read more »
Germany in Hetalia: Axis Powers. Ragna the Bloodedge in BlazBlue . JP in Redline. If you enjoyed the voice of a character with a slightly lower vocal range in the English dub of a recent anime or video game, you likely have Patrick Seitz to …Read more »
Hello, this is otaku and trend watcher, Yunmao Ayakawa! I mentioned that I have my Otaku Cosplay spies everywhere… Rain or Shine, they’ll be there any time! Well this past weekend they witnessed the over pouring of fun cosplayers at Anime Weekend Atlanta! – Even …Read more »
One does not care to acknowledge the mistakes of one’s youth. I admit it. I cosplayed once, back in the days when all you needed to pretend to be your favorite anime character was some felt and a little fabric glue and more enthusiasm than …Read more »
Dark Horse pulls out the big guns this week with over 1,000 pages of CLAMP manga! Their newest volume of Cardcaptor Sakura is the last book in the series. If you haven't picked up this gem already, I highly recommend it. I'd say it's my …Read more »
Hello, all Otaku USA readers! As you know, the World Cosplay Summit and Summer Comiket were held in July and August. This year cosplayer teams from 20 different countries made their way to the Summit, and gave great performances on and off the stage. Comiket …Read more »
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