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The first Senran Kagura game in the West made its debut on Nintendo 3DS back in 2011. It's pretty hard to believe it's been that long, especially when it's seen its share of news and updates here in the gaming sphere. It's even had its …Read more »
On the cyberpunk streets of Neo-Saitama, a mysterious figure wages a one-man war against the Soukai Ninja clan: Ninja Slayer. Leaping from skyscraper to skyscraper, armed with shuriken and katana, he alone can fight the brutal ninja who enforce the rule of Omura Industries and …Read more »
Persona 4: Golden is one of the highest praised role-playing games out there right now, and it’s a massive fan favorite that’s still being discussed, seeing new gaming spinoffs produced from, and delighting new players across the world. So it makes sense that it should …Read more »
Sword Art Online is one of those series that’s been difficult to escape over the years, regardless of whether you actually watched it or not. I’ll admit I managed to avoid it for a while—even playing the Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment game on PS …Read more »
This article appears in Otaku USA 's February 2016 issue, available on newsstands till January 25th, or via our online store . It's got features on Fullmetal Alchemist, Persona 4: The Golden Animation, and Sword Art Online II and more coverage of manga, TV games, …Read more »
Depicting Japanese “kami” or “gods” as relatable modern characters is so common in anime that it’s hardly surprising anymore, but there’s something novel about Noragami’s take on the trope: a once powerful god of calamity who’s so unknown in the modern day that he relies …Read more »
Hououin Kyouma is a self-described mad scientist who leads the Future Gadget Labora-tory in a conquest for world domination! But you can usually find the scientists either playing cards at the nearest maid café or trying not to piss off their landlord running the television …Read more »
Food service isn't for the weak. Low wages, cranky customers, the insanity of the lunch and dinnertime rush, and then, of course, there are the occupational hazards. I mean, who knows if around the next corner awaits a flying fist to the face? Well, the …Read more »
Akame ga Kill is an interesting series in that it combines elements that you wouldn't immediately think to bring together: ultraviolent, gory fights with humor sprinkled in that actually manages to be funny. Many anime series are often rarely actually humorous, so the fact that …Read more »
How many times have you been out to drink coffee to meet up with a beautiful girl and instead end up a bloodthirsty ghoul with a taste for human flesh? It happens to everyone, and we all totally understand. Okay, maybe not everyone. Really, just …Read more »
Don’t hate her because she’s beautiful ... and refined ... and filthy, stinkin’ rich.... Okay, maybe a smidgen of jealousy would be understandable, but it’s not all roses for high school freshman Wakaba Kohashi. With her father constantly on the move for work, whatever his …Read more »
Walking home one day, Tatsumi meets a sick merman on the river bank. Being a soft touch, he takes the stranger home. The merman, Wakasa, has had enough of the polluted river he lives in and takes up residence in Tatsumi’s nice, clean bathtub. And …Read more »
As exclusive as its name sounds, Myojo Private School is an institution defined in the surrounding skyline by a heavens-reaching testament of polished steel and flawless glass protected by power and money. Yet even this pristine educational facility for privileged, grade school- through college-aged children …Read more »
Artwork from SHIGERU MIZUKI'S HITLER is copyright Mizuki Productions, and provided courtesy of Drawn & Quarterly. Shigeru Mizuki is one of the most magical manga artists: sometimes scary, sometimes wryly funny, always human and humane. Drawn & Quarterly has been doing the Lord’s own work …Read more »
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