Like most idol acts, AKB48 is all about youth, with the average age of its members hovering around 17. But AKB’s looking to raise that average by hunting for an adult member. Yes, if you’re a woman over 30, AKB48 wants you – at least …Read more »
Do you love massive idol group phenomenon AKB48? How about Sega light-gun arcade classic The House of the Dead ? Well, Bandai Namco Games must have sensed a market demand for those two great flavors going together, because they totally just made it happen: Sailor …Read more »
Hello, this is Otaku and trend watcher, Yunmao Ayakawa! NMB48, a sister group of AKB48 located in Osaka, has just released web movies called “Nyan Nyan Chara Collection” in conjunction with the energy drink “Min Min Daha” (beat the sleepiness)! Sixteen members of NMB48 wear …Read more »
Commercials for Glico's Real Ice fruit candies have a special not-so-frozen treat for fans of both pop idol supergroup AKB48 and Gosho Aoyama's long-running Detective Conan series. Though the clip is in Japanese, it's not too difficult to catch what's going on, as the girls …Read more »
To some this may seem a trivial matter, but this moment will no doubt go down in history for regular obsessors of super-sized idol group AKB48. The sixty-three girl squad now has an official YouTube channel, and truly the cup runneth o'er with content. Below …Read more »
The first day the Gundam Café opened up on the side of the (in)famous Electric Town Exit of Akihabara Station, there was a true carnivale spirit in the air. Fans lined up out the door, couples in full cosplay gear from all eras, and there …Read more »
AKB48, the pop group that calls Japan's famed Akihabara their permanent home, is set to appear at this year's Anime Expo in Los Angeles. The July 1-4 convention will not only be host to an AKB48 concert, but also attendee panels, autograph sessions, and meet-and-greets …Read more »
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