On this final day of 2015, forgive us one more best-of list, won’t you? This time, it’s from the guys over at Anime Anime, who have asked their readers to rank the top ten anime films of 2015. And just what did they choose? 10. …Read more »
Here’s a cheery story to start your holidays off right. News is making the rounds on Japanese social media of a Twitter user who used the service to make death threats to fans of the anime series Love Live! . The user, whose account is …Read more »
Japanese tradition requires – requires! – that on New Year’s Eve the family gather around the tube and watch Kohaku Uta Gassen. Essentially the Japanese version of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, Kohaku is an assemblage of the most popular musicians …Read more »
Yesterday, Japanese TV station NHK announced starting next year, they will be showing reruns of Love Live! , the popular series about idols who team up to prevent their school from shutting down. That and a weird conflux of other otaku-related topics, prompted a wave …Read more »
The girls can do it too, y’all. And by “do it,” we mean, “have an idol project to follow.” Bandai Namco announced today they’re launching a new project ala Aikatsu! and Love Live! , but this one’s for the ladies. It’s called Dream Festival , …Read more »
Love Live! The School Idol Movie is hitting theaters across the globe, and voice actress Emi Nitta, who plays the series’ Honoka Kosaka, is here to promote the release in an English-subtitled video. The film will hit theaters in the U.S. September 12 (a list …Read more »
True story: a 44-year-old man from Kagoshima, Japan was arrested July 6 for selling counterfeit Love Live! pins, reports the Sankei Shinbun. The man has admit ted to the charges. The man was selling the pins on an internet mail order site, making up to …Read more »
Love Live! The School Idol , the Love Live! movie currently out in Japan, is heading Stateside this September courtesy distributor Azoland Pictures, who today published a list of the theaters throughout the U.S. that’ll screen the film. Without further ado: Tempe, AZ – Harkins …Read more »
Death! Morbid as it may be, it’s a frequent enough conversation between friends and family: what’s the last thing you want to eat? The last person you want to see? The last anime you want to watch? Okay, I’ve never thought about that last one. …Read more »
Anime causes laziness? Tell that to the Love Live! fans who tracked down the film’s real-life locations less than a day after the premiere of the trailer. Love Live! The School Idol Movie apparently takes place in New York City, but even that didn’t stop …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 »
Character songs – or kyarason for short, sometimes known as image songs – are those anime songs sung in-universe by one or more anime characters and attributed to those characters. To give an example that dates us horribly, think of the classic “My Boyfriend is …Read more »
Last time on LoveLive!! ...the school idol series, Sunrise's take on The Idolm@ster , has eclipsed its inspiration in popularity, taken over Japanese otaku culture, and built a strong and growing cult following around the world with a lovable cast, pretty good songs, and kind …Read more »
Fans of the Love Live! school idol franchise have plenty to look forward to thanks to some announcements made at the μ’s 3rd Anniversary Love Live! concert at Pacifico Yokohama. Chief among them was the reveal of the anime's second season, which is scheduled to …Read more »
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