It’s not easy being a regional mascot, which is something the wild otter known as Chiitan now knows all too well. Chiitan originally came on board as PR mascot for Susaki City due to a real otter’s popularity, and she went to work alongside the …Read more »
If you were the Queen of England, you could probably fulfill at least a few of your nerdiest desires. While owning a gold-plated Nintendo Wii might not have been at the top of Queen Elizabeth II’s wish list, she ended up having one sent her …Read more »
When you think of ’90s anime, which series immediately spring to mind? Even if you have a specific favorite, chances are it’s already either seen some kind of revival, or perhaps it never stopped running in the first place. After all, it’s not like we …Read more »
Everyone loved Tokyo’s giant Gundam statue, but it sounds like two former employees of Bandai may have loved it for a different reason entirely. According to reports from The Tokyo Reporter and ANN News, ex-employees Takashi Udatsu and Takao Kurokawa have been arrested on suspicion …Read more »
Hikaru Utada is known for her hugely successful pop career, including some timeless contributions to Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts series. Starting this week, fans will get an opportunity to see the singer up close and personal as part of her Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018. …Read more »
A special exhibition is on the way to the Tokyo Anime Center, and this one is all about Tsukasa Fushimi’s Eromanga Sensei series. To be even more specific, the event is on the way to celebrate and promote the two-episode OVA, which just launched in …Read more »
Ran is like many kids: she’s tired of being told what to do. Chores at home are agony, and she’s bored at school and doing poorly on her lessons. She wants the freedom adults have. When a teacher asks her what she’s interested in, she …Read more »
If the first trailer for the Detective Pikachu movie—starring, as we must always mention, Ryan Reynolds as the voice of Pikachu—is still bounding around in your head, you’re going to want to see the merchandise that’s on the way. The Pokémon Company International unveiled the …Read more »
Fate fans can now mark their calendars for the premiere of the second Fate/stay night anime film. Aniplex of America shot out an announcement this week, lining Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel II. lost butterfly up for a February 23 premiere in Los Angeles, followed by …Read more »
If you missed your chance to see director Naoko Yamada’s critically-acclaimed anime film A Silent Voice the first time around, you’re in luck. Kyoto Animation’s feature is about to make its return to U.S. theaters, with tickets now available for showings on January 28 and …Read more »
Gainax’s Gurren Lagann may be over a decade old, but the energy-packed mecha series still has plenty of fans. One reason for its continued popularity is definitely Yoko, the series’ spunky, sexy sniper. That may explain why there’s a brand-new Yoko figure up for pre-order …Read more »
The Disney Ambassador Hotel at Tokyo Disney Resort is getting something very special this year. Something so special, in fact, that it takes an actual Keyblade to access it. Okay, maybe not an actual Keyblade, but small-scale replicas are on hand for anyone who feels …Read more »
The saga of Maerchen Maedchen‘s unaired episodes dates back to March of last year, when episodes 9 and 10 were pushed back for two weeks to improve the quality of animation. That meant the last two episodes had to be removed from the original broadcast …Read more »
Nariyuki is what’s known as “a brain.” He’s very good in school, and he works hard to be that way. He lives in a poor family and is determined to get a full scholarship to college so he can get a good job and help …Read more »
Game director and producer Goichi “Suda51” Suda has never been afraid of utterly demolishing the fourth wall. His No More Heroes series is as much about playing with the idea of action games, and video games as a whole, as it is about being an …Read more »
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