Geek culture industry site ICv2 posted a chart that lists the top 10 manga franchises for spring 2016, and the results are pretty much what you might have expected. According to ICv2, the chart is based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers, and the …Read more »
If you’re into Japanese stuff and kick around YouTube sometimes (pretty sure I just described 99% of our readers), you might’ve run into a channel run by a Japanese man named Yuta called, appropriately, That Japanese Man Yuta. Yuta has gained popularity for hitting the …Read more »
This famous Lupin pasta didn't make the cut. Kids these days... Ever been watching anime when some delicious-looking item popped up on screen? Ever wished you could somehow enter the anime world and chomp down? You’re not alone. Anime pollsters Charapedia have asked their readers: …Read more »
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is on display at E3 this week, and Bandai Namco's latest DBZ brawler from developer Dimps has a new promo to go along with the event. The latest preview focuses on a specific battle, with Future Gohan taking on Turles in …Read more »
Last week we posted a visual for Dragon Ball Super 's hotly-anticipated Future Trunks arc, which kicks off on June 12. Now we have a promo for the arc that has series creator Akira Toriyama on board for the story and character concepts, so see …Read more »
Our favorite and most hardworking anime pollsters Charapedia are at it again, and this week they’ve asked their readers: who are your favorite robots? Now, this comes with one major caveat: we’re not talking rideable robots like mobile suits, Valkyries or the like. Nope, we’re …Read more »
We may not be able to enjoy Dragon Ball Super in English at the moment, but the series is getting ready to enter an arc that looks pretty interesting. The Future Trunks arc—which will have everyone's favorite time traveler taking on Black Goku—begins on June …Read more »
Hiroya Oku, writer and illustrator of sci-fi manga Gantz , took to Twitter yesterday to vent his frustrations about recent live-action adaptations of manga and anime. Here's what Oku had to say: Why do these live-action manga movies continue to get made? Even if you …Read more »
Bandai Namco is cooking up an all-out fusing RPG for the Dragon Ball series, with Dragon Ball Fusions set to hit Nintendo 3DS in Japan on August 4. As the title suggests, Fusions will let you combine a huge amount of Dragon Ball pairings, and …Read more »
Osaka's Universal Studios Japan will be holding limited Universal Jump Summer attractions this year, featuring showings inspired by Dragon Ball Z , One Piece , and Death Note . Dragon Ball Z The Real 4-D will run July 1 - September 4, One Piece Premium …Read more »
After teasing a new Dragon Ball Z game, Bandai Namco formally revealed Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 . DIMPS is currently developing the sequel, which is set to launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC sometime this year. We'll have to wait until this year's …Read more »
Dragon Ball Super is getting ready to kick off a Future Trunks arc in June… but we still don't have a legit streaming option. Still, that hasn't stopped the Toei Animation US YouTube channel from posting a brief promo for the anime, which most recently …Read more »
Ben Ramsey wrote Dragon Ball Evolution , and he is sorry. Author Derek Padula is writing a book on DBZ fandom in the USA, and contacted Ramsey for an interview. Instead, he received an apology directed at all Dragon Ball fans, which he posted on …Read more »
Nothin’ like a good fight scene. The history of anime is replete with ‘em, and narrowing the anime series with the best battle sequences down to just 20 is no easy task. But what’s what pollsters Charapedia asked their readers to do this week, and …Read more »
Last night's WrestleMania was host to one of the best wrestling entrances in recent memory. As if starting with a giant box of "Booty O's" cereal wasn't enough, tag team The New Day busts out the box with some gear that will be very familiar …Read more »
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