This year's J-Pop Summit looks to be bigger than ever. The event takes place Saturday and Sunday, August 8 and 9, at the historic Fort Mason Center in San Francisco's Marina district, and while we'll have to wait to find out what the second day …Read more »
Anime pollsters, it appears, are on a parents kick. Last week we featured a controversial poll about anime’s worst dads , and this week the question posted by ranking site Charapedia asked Japanese fans, “what anime would you like to show your parents?” As many …Read more »
For the uninitiated, NEET is an acronym in Japanese culture which stands for "Not in Education, Employment, or Training" and refers to hermits who refuse to get a "real job" and instead devote themselves instead to various reclusive amateur hobbies. The NEET concept is somewhat …Read more »
The next Sailor Moon musical, "-Un Nouveau Voyage-," is getting ready to tell the tale of the series' Death Busters arc when it opens in Tokyo on September 18. We have a new visual courtesy of the musical section of the Sailor Moon 20th anniversary …Read more »
Many fans of anime and manga are interested in learning about Japanese culture as a whole, and they will find a great source of information in the writings of Roland Kelts. Kelts’ father is American and his mother is Japanese, giving him a unique perspective …Read more »
Sure, ARISE may be the new game in town, but don’t count out Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex , which is still incredibly popular over 10 years after airing. But don’t take my word for it: proof of the continued love for the …Read more »
HEY! This is Patrick Macias, Editor of Otaku USA magazine . First up … the August issue marks the end of our eighth year of publication. That’s right: OTAKU USA IS ALMOST nine YEARS OLD NOW and while I will certainly gab and crow about …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 »
Do you like the films of Hayao Miyazaki ( Spirited Away , My Neighbor Totoro )? Me too. But maybe not as much as this guy. French animation student Gwenn Germain, student at art school Creapole, has created a pretty stunning 2:30 minute short that …Read more »
You know what I’ve always felt is lacking here at Otaku USA Japan Headquarters? A life-size figurine of Attack on Titan ’s Eren, that’s what. I think I’ll saunter down to my local 7-Eleven and put in my name for their new lottery, in which …Read more »
For those of you that missed our e-mail and Facebook announcements earlier in the week, Otaku USA Magazine is currently offering a special spring subscription discount. For a limited time, you can get a full year (six issues) of our magazine for only $14. That's …Read more »
photo credit: Benjyamin Japanese mobile game maker DeNA (pronounced like DNA) might not be a household name in the U.S. yet, but they made headlines back in March when they announced a tie-up with Nintendo that would finally bring that company’s games to smartphones. Today …Read more »
Listen, anime is all well and good, but it’s also good to widen our horizons extremely slightly. If you like anime with flashy battles that fly in the face of common sense, with power-ups, special moves, weird personalities and drama... Do I need to keep …Read more »
Are you a fan of the sci-fi series Knights of Sidonia? Perhaps you are aware that its characters wear special “skin suits” for defense? Perhaps you’d like to purchase a jacket modeled after said suit? You are indeed in luck, as Japanese fashion brand Avirex …Read more »
Bakkakkoii is a portmanteau of baka (stupid) and kakkoii (cool), and that pretty much describes exactly this recent commercial for Nissin Cup Noodle. The commercial stars Kanna Hashimoto, a member of idol group Rev. from DVL who recently appeared in the live-action Assassination Classroom film …Read more »
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