One Piece may seem as fortified against intruders as the infamous prison Impel Down at this point, but there are still some standalone ways for the uninitiated to enjoy the adventures of Luffy and his crew of Straw Hat pirates. One such method is the …Read more »
Most Tokyophiles are well aware of Akihabara, east Tokyo’s hub for all things anime, manga, and general otaku-related shopping, and readers of Otaku USA e-News have also gotten a peek at Nakano, west Tokyo’s slightly hipper, grungier answer to Akiba. One Tokyo neighborhood we haven’t …Read more »
Attack on Titan is one of the biggest anime out there right now, and we're right on top of it in the latest issue of Otaku USA magazine! Our One Piece Strong World cover nearly caved from the ramming speed of a colossal titan, but …Read more »
Anime has a long and proud history of gender-bending and stereotype challenging, be it for comedic purposes or awkward romantic entanglements. But there is a through-line of three girls in particular who don’t just mirror each other, but directly inspired each other’s creation. One was …Read more »
The 13-episode run of the divisive Flowers of Evil anime has come to an end, wrapping what we first favorably spoke of a couple months back . Guess what? It's still divisive! That's ok, because truly interesting entertainment often finds its viewers split down the …Read more »
It's abundantly clear by now that Attack on Titan is a straight-up phenomenon, and it's definitely one of the more surprising runaway successes of recent years. The anime is currently streaming thanks to FUNimation and Crunchyroll, and Kodansha recently ramped up Hajime Isayama's original manga …Read more »
While Psycho-Pass graces the cover of the latest issue of Otaku USA magazine, there's no doubt that one of the most-demanded features is Sword Art Online . Readers asked for it, and Mike Dent pulled double duty to deliver a piping hot overview of the …Read more »
It seems like not a week goes by when we don’t feature an article about some new Evangelion merchandise. Hey, we’ll stop reporting on it just as soon as they stop making the stuff (but considering it’s been coming out in a pretty much constant …Read more »
In the latest issue of Otaku USA magazine, we bust out a feature on the mega-popular Sword Art Online , based on the light novels by Reki Kawahara. While Kawahara is no doubt a hot topic when it comes to SAO , the anime adaptation …Read more »
Survey media catering to foreign fans and you’ll typically find that coverage of Tokyo-based otaku hotspots eschew any sort of legitimate local flavor or personality for pure commercialism. Extensive photographic coverage of toy shops, book shops, porn shops, maid cafes, outlandish signage and the occasional …Read more »
I frequently bemoan the fact that Studio Ghibli, despite its status as the single most prestigious anime studio of all, has trouble cultivating new creative talent beyond its principal founding members. But I kind of understand why they became that way. It’s because of I …Read more »
Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo is still playing in Japanese theaters as of this writing. The film has been out since mid-November, which means that it has been playing for about 3½ months now. Weekday showings were apparently still sold out at the end …Read more »
In the latest issue of Otaku USA , we feature a One Piece cover story that deals with the current goings-on of the anime and its latest film incarnation, One Piece Film Z . As a bonus, we're doing the same with the manga here, …Read more »
Fans of Shonen Jump titles have a reason to be festive: VIZ Media is now releasing new manga chapters in Weekly Shonen Jump the same day the chapters come out in Japan. To learn more about how this works, we spoke with Weekly Shonen Jump …Read more »
Translation by Rika Everett Since its debut in 1987, anime fans have enjoyed the adaptation of writer Izumi Matsumoto’s manga, Kimagure Orange Road . This story contains elements of romance, drama and the supernatural as it focuses on a teenage love triangle. Our initial protagonist, …Read more »
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