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 »
Japan has voted, and the results are in. No, not for prime minister – we’re talking about the sixth annual AKB48 elections, in which fans trade yen for votes by buying AKB’s latest single, each copy of which contains one ballot used to vote for …Read more »
If you've been waiting to see how Kill la Kill would end up in English, Aniplex of America is here to give you a taste. The company detailed plans for the July 15 release of the series on home video, along with who's lined up …Read more »
You’re not satisfied just watching anime, you say? Reading manga not satisfying your desire? What? You want to wear anime? Actually, we can help you with that. Rather, Japanese fashioner Haco can. They’re offering up some Kill la Kill undergarments, including a tank top and …Read more »
Anime Expo is officially a Kill la Kill party. I mean, the Los Angeles-based convention – the biggest in the States – is practically bringing the entire cast and crew of the thing over. You’ve got, in no particular order, scriptwriter Kazuki Nakashima, character designer/animation …Read more »
Domo. Ninja Slayer is a Japanese light novel series that was definitely written by Bradley Bond and Phillip “Ninj@” Morzez and which was definitely translated into Japanese by Honda Yu and Sugi Leika. It is absolutely not written by Japanese people who are just having …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're going to hit up a salon to get your nails done, you might as well go all out, right? That's the kind of treatment one can expect at Ita Color's salon in Akihabara, which has its artists whipping up some insanely creative anime-inspired …Read more »
Everyone's doing it, but let's face it, cosplaying Kill La Kill can be a pretty scary proposition. The heroines' transformed forms are like reverse swimsuits, the kind of “body armor” that can get you arrested for indecent exposure . As such, I saw a whole …Read more »
Ninja Slayer is a light novel series that claims to be created by the American team known as Bradley Bond and Philip Ninj@ Morzez, but that's all apparently a fake backstory the publisher whipped up for fun. Warainaku provides illustrations, and the series has been …Read more »
If you, like me, have been watching Studio Trigger’s Kill La Kill all the way up to the last episode this week, you’re probably going to be interested in the news that Mako “watched a lot of Ideon ” Mankanshoku is done getting herself made …Read more »
Like it, hate it, or don’t really get it, you’re probably aware of the concept of the “pop-up” store. Whether in restaurant, cafe or retail form, it’s a limited-time establishment for selling seasonal goods, testing out the waters before opening a permanent shop, or basically …Read more »
3331 Arts Chiyoda, a multi-purpose modern art museum close to Akihabara, Tokyo, has been the sight of a few anime-related exhibitions over the years, including a huge Katsuhiro Otomo retrospective back in 2012. Last week, it hosted a pretty amazing exhibition dedicated to two recent …Read more »
Last summer, anime superstore Animate were kind enough to give us an exclusive tour of their flagship store in Ikebukuro . You’ll recall that Ikebukuro is the home of Otome Road, the hub of female anime and manga fans (“fujoshi,” if you will) in Tokyo. …Read more »
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