Gurren Lagann, the classic giant robot series from the legends who would go on to found Studio Trigger, was reedited into two films back in 2008 and 2009. Now those films are heading to theaters in North America this January. This info comes via a …Read more »
Summer vacation is just around the corner. Whether you’re taking a vacay or a stay-cay, you’re probably (like us) dreaming of some impossible venues. We figure if you’re going to dream, you might as well dream big. So our top bucket list spots are, quite …Read more »
If you play enough video games, you’ll likely run across lots of Easter eggs. Game developers love to name-drop their own favorite games and shows, or sometimes their older works. And sometimes, you’ll find anime references in those video games. (There’s a lot of crossover, …Read more »
Gainax’s Gurren Lagann may be over a decade old, but the energy-packed mecha series still has plenty of fans. One reason for its continued popularity is definitely Yoko, the series’ spunky, sexy sniper. That may explain why there’s a brand-new Yoko figure up for pre-order …Read more »
Believe it or not, Gainax’s mecha anime series Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann turns 10 years old this year. One of the things that made the series so popular was the brash, confident and eternally-positive character Kamina, who, as it turns out, served to inspire a …Read more »
Believe it or not, 2016 is almost at an end, and while most anime fans are looking forward to the series coming in 2017, one fan’s look back at 2007 has caused a giant wave of nostalgia on Japanese twitter. The tweet by user @YEBIS_AKI, …Read more »
If we had to estimate how many pilots had stepped into robotic vehicles in the long history of Japanese animation, we’d have to say: a lot, man. But just who is the strongest mecha pilot in anime history? That was the question put to readers …Read more »
Let’s go for a ride. From giant robots to airborne gliders to 3D maneuver gear, from the beginning, the world of anime and manga has featured a wide and amazing array of rideable machines. Polling site Charapedia recently asked its readers what anime machines they’d …Read more »
Japanese rock band GLAY has a new single, "G4.IV," set to debut in Japan on January 27, and their latest music video has a nice anime twist. When it came time to put together a video for the song "Kanojo wa Zombie" ("She is a …Read more »
This week Japanese anime news site Anime Anime held a cool double poll: in one, it asked its readers to choose their favorite Gundam series, and in the other, their favorite non- Gundam robot series. Now, the question Anime Anime specifically asked was “what robot …Read more »
Lists of stuff – can you even remember what the internet was like before them? The latest list out from Goo, a Japanese site that asks its readers to rank all kinds of stuff, has busted out the moe question of moe questions – which …Read more »
It may not be the addition of Kill la Kill that some were hoping for, but Adult Swim's Toonami block is still adding some more action from the director/writer duo of Hiroyuki Imaishi and Kazuki Nakashima. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is the next anime to …Read more »
Now that Kill La Kill ’s over, it feels like the internet’s busy drawing comparisons between it and previous Hiroyuki Imaishi/Kazuki Nakashima joint and perennial fan favorite Gurren Lagann . And hey, wouldn’t you know it, they’re turning good ol’ GL into a play! With …Read more »
If you read Otaku USA , there’s a good chance Kyle Hebert narrated your childhood. In addition to narrating Dragon Ball Z , he’s the voice behind adult Gohan, Kiba in Naruto , Aizen in Bleach and countless other characters. Okay, so besides narrating your …Read more »
Fans of Kill la Kill can already look forward to treating themselves to some useful merchandise, thanks to the upcoming release of a letter opener modeled after protagonist Ryuko Matoi's scissor blade. The die-cast zinc alloy blade measures 6" in length, and is now available …Read more »
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