Fighting games in the 90s were often joked about for the gratuitous proportions of their female cast members, but SNK’s Mai Shiranui was arguably THE most notorious. Her hand-drawn bouncing cleavage in the King Of Fighters games and anime outings like Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture …Read more »
We recently spoke to voice actress Xanthe Huynh, who played the lead role in Mari Okada’s Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms. With the English-dubbed debut hitting select U.S. theaters today, it was only appropriate that we follow it up and give Ariel voice actor Eddy …Read more »
Marking anime screenwriter Mari Okada’s directorial debut, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is a special film, and it officially makes its English-dubbed debut in select U.S. theaters today. Ahead of the premiere, we got the chance to speak with voice actress Xanthe Huynh, who plays the lead …Read more »
Ever wondered what your favorite action figures and toys do while on their own? What if they could come to life and go to battle with one another, not for your amusement, but because that’s what they’re created to do? Frame Arms Girl is a …Read more »
From now until the end of the year, Otaku USA e-News presents 98 Degrees: a deep dive straight into the anime of 1998. Which greats of ’98 would you like to see covered? Comment below or drop our editor a line. Adapted from a long-running …Read more »
In the center of Orth lies a hole so deep that many have tried to explore, yet very few seem to survive it. This chasm, called the Abyss by many, is littered with all kinds of strange creatures and undiscovered treasures. Yet for all of …Read more »
There are good and bad people out there in the world. You probably know a few of the bad ones, and you interact with them on a daily basis. Or maybe you are one. Maybe your heart is enshrouded in darkness and you just don’t …Read more »
This seems to be the year that 50th anniversary commemoration projects end up being all the rage among new anime fans, and I couldn’t be more pleased. For in addition to the various Go Nagai anniversary works such as DEVILMAN Crybaby, Mazinger Z Infinity, and …Read more »
Anime loves a good slice-of-life/girls-doing-cute-things story any day of the week. Be it through sports, starting a band, camping in the woods, hunting for buried treasure, making an anime, driving World War II–era tanks, or simply exploring a post-apocalyptic wasteland, countless animated teenage girls have …Read more »
Falling in love can make a smart person dumb and a dumb person dumber. This is the beating heart of just about every romantic comedy that’s ever existed, anime or otherwise. Gamers!—the 2017 summer light novel anime adaptation by Studio Pine Jam—is no exception. It …Read more »
The studio behind Kill la Kill rides into the danger zone with DARLING in the FRANXX. Set in a post-apocalyptic desertscape where teams of teenage mecha pilots protect massive domed cities called Plantations from marauding bands of giant robots known as klaxosaurs, DARLING in the …Read more »
For many American and international fans of anime and manga, visiting Japan is a dream come true. But because Japan has a very unique culture, how can tourists make sure they’re not accidentally saying or doing the wrong things? Amy’s Guide to Best Behavior in …Read more »
The original creators of the Deadman Wonderland manga, Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou, were at this year’s Anime Central, giving us the perfect opportunity to learn more about their thoughts on the series, its anime adaptation, and what they’re working on now. Dig into the …Read more »
Ante up for thirst and double down on crazy in the Kakegurui anime! Yumeko Jabami transfers into Hyakkaou Private Academy, a school for the well-to-do and elite, where life-defining connections are made. The only measures of success here are how bad you want it and …Read more »
There may be readers of Otaku USA younger than Cowboy Bebop, the 26-episode series that originally aired in 1998. Thankfully, there are multiple essays on this very site about the allure of Bebop, alleviating me of the burden of describing just what was so great about …Read more »
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