Junya Inoue's Btooom! manga follows 22-year-old Ryūta Sakamoto, who's unemployed and lives with his mother, spending most of his time acing enemies online as one of the top players of a game known as Btooom! His layabout life changes, however, when he wakes up one …Read more »
Hello, this is Otaku and trend watcher, Yunmao Ayakawa! NMB48, a sister group of AKB48 located in Osaka, has just released web movies called “Nyan Nyan Chara Collection” in conjunction with the energy drink “Min Min Daha” (beat the sleepiness)! Sixteen members of NMB48 wear …Read more »
Dragon Ball Z is returning to screens in Japan, with a brand new movie set to debut on March 30, 2013. Teasers have definitely put an emphasis on the teasing, and the latest clip is no different, but you can at least catch a glimpse …Read more »
Set to air in Japan on Saturday, August 25, "Nami: Bonds and Friendship and Tears of the Navigator" is a One Piece TV special that re-animates Nami's origin story. The "Episode of Nami" special will run for two hours, starting at 9:00 pm. In preparation …Read more »
Accel World - Awakening of the Silver Sky is a tie-in game for the sci-fi anime, and it's due out on PlayStation 3 and PSP in Japan on September 13. The first pressing of the game comes packed with a special anime OVA episode. While …Read more »
Deadman Wonderland is set to conclude on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on August 12, but they've already got a replacement lined up for the slot. The 2004 anime Samurai 7 will slide in comfortably the following week at 12:30am. The Gonzo-produced series puts a sci-fi …Read more »
Quite a few announcements went down during this past weekend's Otakon convention in Baltimore, with companies revealing new licenses and additional rights to existing series. FUNimation had the largest stable, with the addition of One Piece Film: Strong World and much more. One Piece Film: …Read more »
Nintendo is going to great measures to ensure none of us forget the impending release of New Super Mario Bros. 2 on Nintendo 3DS. The game itself launches on August 19, and each week leading up to its release will find another classic Mario title …Read more »
Tiger & Bunny and the anime's sponsored superhero cast are gearing up to hit Japanese cinemas on September 22, and Cinema Today posted a new preview that offers a short but sweet tease of the theatrical action to come in Tiger & Bunny - The …Read more »
One Piece: Romance Dawn squeezes down the prototypical pirate adventures of Eiichiro Oda's manga into RPG form on PSP, and Namco Bandai is offering up the first substantial video look at the upcoming portable game. Romance Dawn is a turn-based RPG wit ha menu-driven battle …Read more »
Namco Bandai Games made an official announcement recently regarding their upcoming release of Dragon Ball Z for Kinect . The motion-control fighter will include the Dragon Ball Z anime special Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock , as well as Bardock as a playable character. For …Read more »
Persona 4 Arena pits the cast of the Persona 4 RPG against one another, with a dash of Persona 3 characters to spice things up, and it's due out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on August 7. Atlus has been sharing clips for a …Read more »
The first episode of the spin-off OVA Code Geass: Akito the Exiled ( Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito ) is due out in Japan on August 4. In advance of the anime's launch, a new preview clip hit the Internet. The OVA, which will debut …Read more »
Aniplex USA is offering an early look at the English dub for the Blue Exorcist anime, which is set to be part of Viz Media's upcoming Neon Alley network. Bryce Papenbrook provides the voice of Rin Okumura, and Johnny Yong Bosch handles Yukio Okamura. More …Read more »
Hello, Everyone!! This is otaku and trend watcher Yunmao Ayakawa! I have a question for you: Are you Meganekko (glasses-wearing girls)? Me? Yes, I am a Meganekko! I wear glasses often as a fashion accessory for many of my costumes, which you can see when …Read more »
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