The years in which the animation studio Manglobe focused on creating titles originally conceived as anime series, such as Samurai Champloo or Michiko and Hatchin , are mostly a thing of the past. With the notable exception of the amazing yet highly polarizing Samurai Flamenco …Read more »
Last weekend we got our first taste of Digimon Adventure tri , the newest series in the Digimon franchise. There have been no shortage of new Digimon shows in the past few years, but this one is special in that it continues the adventures of …Read more »
With the new year comes a new season of winter anime, and Japanese anime fans are already feeling the hype. Pollsters Charapedia have asked their readers to rank the anime they’re most looking forward to this winter, and they’ve published the results today. How closely …Read more »
If you haven't seen it or had a chance to pick it up yourself yet, the latest issue of Otaku USA magazine—February 2016, on sale now —has none other than Fullmetal Alchemist on the cover. No, this isn't a new series; it's not even Brotherhood …Read more »
What if you woke up to a brood of gorgeous yet sadistic vampires? Would you scream or cry? Would you make a hasty retreat? Or would you give into the ultimate fantasy of succumbing to supernatural predators who wish to use you only as a …Read more »
In the February 2016 issue of Otaku USA magazine, on sale now, Brittany Vincent took a dive back into the world of Persona for her feature on Persona 4: The Golden Animation . Atlus has made good use of Persona 4 since it debuted on …Read more »
One of the Japanese guests at this year’s Sac-Anime convention in Sacramento was not a director or voice actor, but one DJ Hitomi, a anime song (anison) DJ who spun tracks at the con’s late night raves. After a few failed attempts to cross paths …Read more »
Welcome to Your Favorite Anime is Secretly Horrifying . This is a recurring feature here at Otaku USA where we look at your most beloved anime and ruin them for you. When you have a nasty habit of analyzing cartoons like we do, you start …Read more »
Do you know? Do you know? Have you heard the news? “Geek” is now “mainstream.” Several of the most successful movies in the world and most popular shows on television are adaptations of comic books and SF novels. Multiple sitcoms, dramas, and unscripted “reality” programs …Read more »
What is an otaku, anyway? Chances are you may be one, reading Otaku USA Magazine and all. But really, what’s an otaku? The word—conveyed as slang in the katakana オタクor the hiragana おたく—comes from a formal Japanese word for another person’s house or as a …Read more »
One of the best things about Detroit’s Youmacon is that it coincides with Halloween, so there’s double the reason to dress up. The temperatures may be low (and they were definitely low on October 31 in Michigan), but you wouldn’t guess it from these costumes. …Read more »
Over the past few years, the organizers of the Tokyo International Film Festival have been adding one of Japan’s biggest cultural exports, anime, to the mix, featuring films and talks with directors including Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hideaki Anno. This year, TIFF also rolled out a …Read more »
Ken Pontac is a man who’s worn many career hats in his life (art director on Gumby , creator of Bump in the Night , writer for cartoons), but his work in Japanese video games would probably be in the area of most interest for …Read more »
When it was announced that he would be playing Tuxedo Mask in the new VIZ dub, voice actor Robbie Daymond had just nabbed one of the most iconic figures in anime. He spoke to Otaku USA at the time , and a year later, he …Read more »
Sports manga and anime haven't traditionally been released here in the US very often. In Japan, they tend to make up some of the most popular, enduring titles and several have been extraordinarily influential classics. Baseball in particular is a major sport in Japan, so …Read more »
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