When it comes to visual novels from a variety of regions on Steam, many of them tend to skew toward the overtly sexual. From horror to romance, there’s a reason Steam has rejected so many from its platform, but the developers behind original English language …Read more »
When you go to Tokyo’s otaku mecca of Akihabara, you expect to be bombarded with images of questionable taste. As captured by a few Twitter users, a new ad is pushing the limits of even the most skewed otaku tastes, offering up multiple stories worth …Read more »
From AAA games to the smallest of indie titles, there are countless games to sift through on Steam. It turns out some of the seemingly niche games out there are among the most popular, though, especially when they happen to be focused on anime porn. …Read more »
Earlier this week we posted about the official reveal of the name for Japan’s new era, which will change when the new Emperor takes the throne. Since Crown Prince Naruhito is doing that on May 1, Japan will enter the Reiwa era, which can translated in …Read more »
Sometimes even the most wholesome of résumés can be turned upside down by a few questionable roles. That’s what recently happened to singer/songwriter Rekka Katakiri, who had a concert scheduled at a church in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward. Once the church took a closer look at …Read more »
Boss Fight Books is an Los Angeles-based publisher founded in 2013 which specializes in books about video games. Each of their paperbacks is numbered and adorned with the same retro cover styling and clever, kitschy photography, chronicling the development of classic games like Mega Man …Read more »
Melonpan is a Swiss otaku who’s built an internet following over the last several years publicizing his “perverted” antics. Posing with his anime merch in his underwear (or bare-ass) for selfie tweets is a regular thing for him. In 2013 he filmed himself licking nearly …Read more »
We reported back in November that Nobuhiro Nishiwaki, the creator of popular manga Rurouni Kenshin, was facing charges on possession of child pornography. Now it’s been reported that Nishiwaki has been officially fined to the tune of ¥200,000. At the current exchange rate, that’s $1,865. …Read more »
Chengxi Huang is living the dream: the skilled animator, who hails from China, is living and working in Tokyo, where he works on the Naruto franchise, of which he’s a self-proclaimed giant fan. That’s why we’re sure the animator had nothing but good intentions when he posted a …Read more »
According to Yomiuri Shimbun, Nobuhiro Watsuki—the 47-year-old manga artist behind hit series Rurouni Kenshin—is facing charges for possession of child pornography. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department pressed charges on November 21, and the case has been sent to the prosecutor’s office. Following up on the …Read more »
Meishin Private Academy is plagued by sex-starved monsters. English teacher Ms. Togami is possessed by a lizard demon which forces its attentions upon hapless “good girl” Akemi, who discovers that she sort of likes it. (“Kehehe…once I fill this virgin with a tremendous concentration of …Read more »
Conservative US politician Sharron Angle is currently running for the Republican nomination in Nevada's senatorial election, so she recently took to print and online to further combat party rival Joe Heck. She certainly wasn't expecting to get egg on her face when she directed voters …Read more »
Japanese talent agency Walkure (no relation to the fictional Macross Delta idol unit) is recruiting voice actors in an upcoming Tokyo audition, and Japanese netizens have discovered an interesting piece of fine print on Walkure’s recruitment site. Specifically, Walkure warns that potential voice actors who …Read more »
Emi Nitta, the voice actress who plays Honoka Kōsaka in Love Live! , has denied rumors she appeared in an adult video in 2008. The video is set for rerelease next week, and sales will no doubt be buoyed by the rumor, true or not, …Read more »
For the first time, a Japanese court has ruled computer-generated images can be considered child pornography, sentencing a creator of such images to a one-year prison term, says Tokyo Reporter. The court rejected the defense’s claims that the works were art and simply representations. Akashi …Read more »
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