That's right, folks. In case you haven't noticed, we're in the middle of sprucing things up here on the ol' Otaku USA website, all in an effort to make the experience more enjoyable for you all. In the meantime, there may be a couple of …Read more »
I hope we can all agree on one thing: Junko Mizuno is awesome. There's really no work like hers out there, from Cinderalla to Pure Trance and beyond. Marvel Comics seem to think so, as well, because they recently announced Mizuno as part of a …Read more »
The first of the two Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann films, which also goes by the name of Guren-hen (Gurren Chapter), may have debuted sans subtitles at Fanime last month, but those looking to soak in the experience with English subs need to turn toward LA's …Read more »
Yukihiki Tsutsumi (the Trick films) isn't through with 20th Century Boys by a long shot. The third and final film in the trilogy just popped up in trailer form over at the official Japanese website, so go ahead and click on the link in the …Read more »
It seems like just yesterday that I was here writing about FUNi's announcement of their One Piece episode 403 simulcast, but this follow-up of sorts has me in a much more sour mood. Turns out that some rapscallion(s) ruined it for everyone else by getting …Read more »
These pages are typically home to more uplifting fare, so it saddens me to pass along news of Kaoru Kurimoto's passing. Kurimoto, just 56 at the time of her death, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2007. She leaves behind her husband, Kiyoshi Imaoka, and …Read more »
To many, this will sort of be like catching a glimpse of a magical forest creature, and those with San Diego Comic Con plans will be crushed to find that Hayao Miyazaki's emergence coincides with that monster event. On July 25th, the esteemed director will …Read more »
Let's give a big chum-spewing ahoy for the adaptation of Eichiro Oda's juggernaut series One Piece ! FUNimation entered an agreement with Toei, Shueisha and Fuji Television Network for exclusive rights to American and Canadian online simulcasts of the show. Following in the footsteps of …Read more »
Director Takashi Miike had a lot of success with his colorful live-action adaptation of Tatsunoko Productions' Yatterman , which has blazed on television screens in both reruns and remakes since its 1977 debut. Four weeks with Miike's film at #1 at the Japanese box office …Read more »
Whether you saw it coming or not, the news of Central Park Media filing for Chapter 7 was rough. After all, they've been around for so long that I hardly noticed they had gone such a long period without releasing anything. Maybe that was denial, …Read more »
In case you were wondering, that name does indeed sound familiar for a very good reason. You may have noticed Manga Master (now unstoppable Vertical Inc. employee) Ed Chavez writing about IKKI in these virtual pages, and you can expect similar content in Viz's service. …Read more »
Alright, enough of this teaser foreplay nonsense, what we have here is the official US trailer for Chris Nahon's live-action Blood: the Last Vampire adaptation. I have to say, while skepticism usually flows through my veins (I hide it well), this is looking really good. …Read more »
Consider this a brisk breeze of News From Late Last Week, but it bears repeating, for those that missed it, as we drive full force into May. Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's Death Note manga, and are …Read more »
Now here's something that easily tops the list of places we all need to visit as soon as possible. The Go Nagai Wonderland Museum was opened in the City of Wajima (of which, while not currently living there, Nagai is a native) this month, and …Read more »
We don't know much about Chuck Greene, the Dead Rising 2 protagonist with the unenviable task of filling Frank West's shoes, but Capcom's latest trailer for the zombie-killer sequel provides a little bit of illumination for us all. There may be a lot of tongue-in-cheek …Read more »
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