30-year-old virgin Kiyoshi Adachi discovers he has the ability to hear people's thoughts when he touches them. It's mostly a daily annoyance, until his powers reveal that his handsome and popular coworker Yuichi Kurosawa only has eyes for him!
Read MoreMr. Villain is a high-ranking member of the Evil League, but when he's taking a day off from world conquest, he cares mostly about work-life balance. His days off are filled with shopping, pandas, and chance encounters with familiar faces.
Read MoreYuki Itose is just a typical student dealing with the pressures of college. She is struggling one day on the train when an upperclassman named Itsuomi Nagi helps her out.
Read MoreSato is a high school boy in love with his best friend Hime, an unearthly beauty from another realm. So when she moves back to her home world to get married, Sato doesn’t think twice—he follows her and crashes the wedding.
Read MoreAfter a selfless act costs him his life, teen delinquent Yusuke Urameshi is chosen as a Spirit Detective to investigate cases involving rogue yokai.
Read MoreKaoru Tono heard a rumor: The laws of space and time mean nothing to the Urashima Tunnel. If you find it, walk through and you'll find your heart's desire on the other side...in exchange for years of your own life.
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Yuki Akamatsu desperately needs to work on his social interactions—at least according to the 2nd Newspaper Club president. And by that, she means getting him a girlfriend! After a barrage of personal insults, she assigns him to work the Life Counseling section of the paper. Yuki has no idea what this really means for him until he meets the three cuties responsible for providing advice. Rino Endo specializes in the sciences, Fumi Kujo covers humanities, while Ikumi Suzuki handles the world of sports—and snacks! Unfortunately, these three girls cannot agree on anything. Which means Yuki has to keep them on track and guide them to the answers that will help their classmates in need. Can he survive the onslaught of their boisterous personalities and compromising positions a plenty? There’s only so much a teenage boy can take!h
Aniplex of America today revealed the second phase of the AkibaFest website. AkibaFest will take place in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles, on October 15th and 16th in 2016, bringing with it the fun and festivities typically associated with the famous Akihabara sector of Tokyo.
The revamped 2.0 version of the AkibaFest website introduces the event’s cat-like mascot, which will be the subject of a naming contest to be revealed soon. Additionally, the site makeover details AkibaFest’s special guest appearances, as well as the weekend’s extensive film offerings showcasing over a dozen films, including the North American theatrical premiere of KIZUMONOGATARI PART 2: NEKKETSU, the highly-anticipated second installment of the KIZUMONOGATARI trilogy. AkibaFest will be the first time many of these films will see a North American theatrical release, offering anime fans a unique opportunity to see their favorite anime franchises on the big screen.
Between now and October 15th, additional details will be added to the site, including news updates, the full schedule of events (including AkibaFest’s maid café and cosplay contest) and a comprehensive list of exhibitors. DJs will be playing popular theme songs and remixes of enduring anime series throughout the weekend, while other special surprises will be revealed at the event itself.
Hideki Goto, President of Aniplex of America said, “AkibaFest is one of the ways of saying ‘thank you’ from the anime industry to all the loyal fans that have supported us throughout the years. The notion of bringing ‘Akiba to you’ stems from our core belief that anime, J-Pop, Japanese fashion and culture are alive and well in North America because of the powerful bond and passion our fans have for each of these things.”
Ojisan and Marshmallow episode 2 finds Hige stuck in the rain taking cover. He doesn't have an umbrella and he is trying to get to work.
Read MoreJunichirō is a young man obsessed with manga, anime, and games. He was a young genius who published papers in the journals Nature and Science when he was only 17. However, after graduating college, he became a NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) absorbed in his anime blog. Unable to watch Kagami throw away his life, his sister Suzune gets him to work at the Ichō Academy she attends. The head of the school's board, Koyomi Hiiragi, assigns Kagami to his new life as a teacher.
Read MoreStarting tomorrow (Friday December 11), GKIDS is bringing both a complete retrospective of animated films from Japan’s renowned Studio Ghibli and a special 25th anniversary release of Studio Ghibli’s ONLY YESTERDAY to New York’s IFC Center.
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The Bandai GunPla Builders World Cup is an annual contest sponsored by Bandai Hobby to determine the world’s best Gundam model builder who is awarded the title of GunPla World Cup Champion.
Doctor K is a doctor with exceptional skill. Graduated from a top-tier, high profile medical college, instead of working in a hospital or running his own clinic, he prefers to live his life wandering around to treat people in needs of help.
This past weekend we went to Waku Waku NYC. An otaku and Japanese convention taken place at the Brooklyn Expo. This was the first year Waku Waku was in NYC and it didn't disappoint. The Brooklyn Expo was a great starting location for the convention. The con had a lot of things for otaku girls from Lolita merchandise, great women fan artist and NHK World was present. There was panels from Funimation, Konesha Comics were present. Check out our walkthrough of the convention below and pics.
Otakon 2015 is over and we have some the pics of cosplayers that we encountered while we we're walking to our destinations. Check out the cosplayers we saw this year.
Read MoreOtakus and Geeks were at the press conference for Laura Bailey and Travis Willingham. At the press conference, Laura and Travis discuss voice acting, what's it like working together, critical role and more.
Read MoreDan Kanemitsu and Kazutaka Sato sat down to chat with me about their organization. The organization is called the International Otaku Expo Association. The International Otaku Expo Association is an global association of expos and events where enthusiasts of otaku culture gather together.
Read MoreI had the pleasure of sitting down once again to chat with actor J.Michael Tatum. We talk more about voice acting, anime and much more more.
Read MoreVIZ Media has announced the launch of Aya Shouoto’s THE DEMON PRINCE OF MOMOCHI HOUSE.
The shojo manga (graphic novel) series about a teenage girl who inherits a haunted house is rated ‘T’ for Teens and carries a print MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. The series is also available digitally via VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App as well as from the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, comiXology, and GooglePlay stores. Future volumes of the series, which is also ongoing in Japan, will be published quarterly under the Shojo Beat imprint.
On her sixteenth birthday, orphan Himari Momochi inherits her ancestral estate that she’s never seen. Momochi House exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms, and Himari is meant to act as guardian between the two worlds. But on the day she moves in, she finds three handsome squatters already living in the house, and one seems to have already taken over her role!
“THE DEMON PRINCE OF MOMOCHI HOUSE features the exquisite artwork and beautiful character designs that have made Aya Shouoto a star in shojo manga,” says Nancy Thistlethwaite, Senior Editor. “The endearing relationships among the residents of Momochi House will make this a special series for shojo manga fans.”
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