A new app based on Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball is heading to smartphones. That’s the news from a countdown website revealed today. As of this writing, the counter is sitting at 16 days, meaning we’ll be hearing more details about the app on March 21. …Read more »
Are you still playing Pokemon Go? Better make sure your iPhone is running iOS 11. Starting February 28, Pokemon Go will only be playable on the latest version of iOS, meaning some older iPhones and iPads will be left out. That includes the iPhone 5 …Read more »
If you are a fan of Hunter x Hunter, you’re no doubt familiar with the Beatle 07. It’s a smartphone that has some enviable features, like translation to over 200 languages and the ability to connect anywhere in the world. Also, it’s shaped like a …Read more »
There are new iPhones out, and Cardcaptor Sakura fans need something to put ‘em in. Enter Ojaga Design, the makers of this leather iPhone case based on the popular shoujo manga and anime series. Cases, rather. The two variations, designed for the iPhone 7 and …Read more »
One of the reasons for the explosive success of the iPhone was the creation of the App Store, wherein application creators were welcomed to find new and innovative ways to employ the phone’s hardware. This Japanese app maker has definitely done just that, though we …Read more »
Despite its reputation as a futuristic land of robots and high-speed trains, Japan actually trails behind the States in quite a few technological areas, like widespread wifi or internet banking. One area in which Japan seems to be catching up to the west is in …Read more »
Eschewing calls to put its games on smartphones, Nintendo’s instead looking for three properties to boost its flagging profits this holiday season – Smash Bros. , Pokemon , and a new product category called amiibo. Amiibo, which launched last month, probably need no introduction among …Read more »
Big In Japan (third only to Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest ), the Megami Tensei series has spawned about a billion games, only a few of which have been released Stateside (the most notable example being the spinoff series Persona ). That excludes Shin Megami …Read more »
Viz took another big step with its digital manga catalog, with the entirety of it made available on the Apple iBooks Store. Fans will now be able to check out the publisher's offerings on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Mac. The addition of the catalog …Read more »
Dark Horse Comics have just launched their own digital iOS comics app, which means… manga is on its way as well! Actually, there's already some on the service, as they've added volumes of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's classic manga, Lone Wolf & Cub . …Read more »
Japanese company Flight System Consulting has put out a strange little iPhone app that tells you the time via a message delivered from the mouth of your favorite anime archetype. While you won't find any officially licensed characters in Toki-Doki Dokei , whatever your particular …Read more »
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