The ending of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto manga may be right on the horizon, but more of the creator's ninja action is on the way, with The Last: Naruto the Movie slated to premiere in Japan on December 6. The Last features a story and designs …Read more »
In the spirit of the season, Kotobukiya has just released a gorgeous PVC figure of Friday the 13th 's slasher Jason Voorhees -- except scary has been traded for sexy. This Jason-chan (let's call her Jason-chan) has the signature hockey mask up on top of …Read more »
Guys have had a monopoly on otaku underwear for too long now! The Sonico s, the Lucky Star set, even Excalibur for the bold: this is a dude-with-his-anime-wife-printed-on-an-intimate-location-dominated market. Enterprising merchandiser GATE has realized that girls might perhaps wear their anime husbands underneath their clothes …Read more »
It's been hinted at in the recent past, and now we have official confirmation of a TV anime set to adapt Yūto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki's Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma manga. The confirmation comes from the cover of the November issue of Shueisha's Comics …Read more »
Fans of Mamoru Oshii, the director of anime classics like Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor , are split into two distinct groups: those who like his live-action work and those who don’t. Oshii’s been working in live-action for years, but his real-life films are …Read more »
Takeshi Kitano, director of such films as Zatoichi and Sonatine , also known as Beat Takeshi, comic host of Takeshi’s Castle and star of Battle Royale , was awarded the first ever Samurai Award this week at the Tokyo International Film Festival. During his talk …Read more »
Hideaki Anno, director of Neon Genesis Evangelion , announced Sunday at the Tokyo International Film Festival his company, Khara, would be teaming up with media company Dwango to launch a new site called Animator Expo. Animator Expo is a website devoted to showing animated shorts …Read more »
With the first of two compilation films on the way and light novels , manga and various spinoffs being released at a steady pace, Attack on Titan fever shows no signs of abating here in Tokyo. The latest proof Attack on Titan is, uh, titanic …Read more »
39-year-old Robul Hoque received his second conviction over the possession of illustrated child pornography when the Teesside Crown Court of Middlesbrough, England hit him with 10 counts of possessing prohibited images. None of the images were of real people, but the drawings—both still and animated—were …Read more »
Little Witch Academia 2. Kick-Heart. Under the Dog. The list of successfully crowdfunded anime projects keeps on growing, and with every success, another producer says to himself "hey, we should get on that!" Let's check out the new projects that hit Kickstarter this week. First …Read more »
Y’all had a chance to check out Gundam: Reconguista in G ? How you liking it? I’ll tell you who’s not a fan – Toshio Okada, co-founder of Studio Gainax and so-called king of the otaku, or Otaking (if you’re watching Aoi Hono, you can …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks updated its Tumblr with a nice announcement for fans of the Log Horizon anime. With collection 1 coming to Blu-ray and DVD on November 25, Sentai took a moment to announce the full English dub cast. Here's the full list: Director Kyle Colby …Read more »
The original The Tracey Ullman Show incarnation wasn't the only alternate version of themselves the Simpsons family ran into in the latest annual Treehouse of Horror episode. In addition to Adventure Time , South Park , Archer , and other versions, The Simpsons showcased some …Read more »
Since the start of Otaku USA e-News a few years ago, Patrick Seitz has become something of a permanent fixture of the late-year interview cycle. He’s always thoughtful and candid about his experiences working in the American side of the industry as a voice actor, …Read more »
Big new development in the case of the Dreamworks-backed live-action Ghost in the Shell adaptation. According to Hollywood news site Deadline, Scarlett Johansson has been offered the main role in the film after talks with actress Margot Robbie went south. Johansson has starred in a …Read more »
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