A small fraction of AKB48 and its sister groups. It has spawned. “It” is, of course, the unstoppable idol group juggernaut that is AKB48 and its spinoff groups, which spans Japan from sea to shining sea (not to mention Shanghai and Jakarta) and employs literally …Read more »
A significant percentage of Japan’s population are self-proclaimed otaku, according to a report by the Yano Research Institute . The research firm polled 10,080 men and women aged 15-69, 23% of whom said they consider themselves otaku. In a bit of bad news for the …Read more »
Momoiro Clover Z, the hyperactive idol group who have previously teamed up with heavy metal legends Marty Friedman and Yngwie Malsteen, have taken things to the next level. Their next collaboration will be with none other than the legendary tongue-sticker-outers KISS. Their as-yet untitled collaboration …Read more »
The first hint of a new Macross came our way back in March, with a very quick video posted to Youtube promising a new series, but not a whole heck of a lot more. Macross fans waiting with baited breath for any sliver of new …Read more »
Tokyo police have filed charges against an idol group for performing a concert outside Shinjuku station, one of the city’s major traffic hubs, according to Tokyo Reporter. The offenders, Flare-La-Mode Ace, are an idol group made up of seven women 18 to 26 whose theme …Read more »
Peach John and Bandai are set to launch pre-orders for a second collection of Sailor Moon lingerie, including a "Sailor Moon Narikiri/Costume Bra Set," Princess Serenity and Black Lady dress negligee, and Inner Senshi school uniform pajamas. Building up to the release, AKB48 idol/actress/model Haruna …Read more »
Japan's most popular non-human idol is heading Stateside. Hatsune Miku, the virtual idol, will "play" two back-to-back concerts October 17th and 18th at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan. She'll also be the subject of an exhibition entitled "Universal Positivity" running from October 9th to 19th …Read more »
Sunday, July 27th, 2014, Tokyo: I get off the train at Akihabara station, exiting not at Electronic Town, the usual otaku departure point, but Showa Street, a downright normal-looking road lined with offices and convenience stores. I double-check Google maps and head down a nondescript …Read more »
Anna Iriyama (left) and Rina Kawaei (right) In a piece of news so grisly and odd it sounds almost made up, it was reported Sunday two members of phenomenally successful idol group AKB48, plus one member of their staff, were seriously injured by a man …Read more »
Like most idol acts, AKB48 is all about youth, with the average age of its members hovering around 17. But AKB’s looking to raise that average by hunting for an adult member. Yes, if you’re a woman over 30, AKB48 wants you – at least …Read more »
To some this may seem a trivial matter, but this moment will no doubt go down in history for regular obsessors of super-sized idol group AKB48. The sixty-three girl squad now has an official YouTube channel, and truly the cup runneth o'er with content. Below …Read more »
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