Essential Anime Episode 44: Lupin The 3rd Island of the Assassins

Essential Anime Episode 44: Lupin The 3rd Island of the Assassins

The "Tarantulas" are the most fearsome gang of assassins on the face of the planet. But, in order to solve a dark mystery from his past, Lupin must lower himself in to the heart of the spider's lair! Can Lupin fight an assassin army, steal their fabled cache of gold, find a cure for an 'incurable' poison, and get the girl, all at the same time? It's going to be nonstop adventure as the gang tries to escape the Island of Assassins!

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Dragon Soul Available in Print!

Dragon Soul is now available. 

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With a foreword from Dragon Ball voice actors Christopher Sabat and Sean Schemmel, Dragon Soul: 30 Years of Dragon Ball Fandom is an entertaining, inspirational, and enlightening celebration of the world’s greatest anime and manga’s 30th anniversary!  This book features 27 stories from professionals who created Dragon Ball, 81 stories from Dragon Ball fans in over 25 countries, 600 images of original artwork, collections, and cosplay, plus exclusive interviews, insights, and heartfelt tales about Dragon Ball's power to change lives.

Dragon Soul is the newest book by acclaimed Dragon Ball scholar Derek Padula, author of the #1 best-selling "It's Over 9,000!" book, the Dragon Ball Culture book series, webmaster of The Dao of Dragon Ball, and screenwriter of the live-action Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope, forever changing how Dragon Ball fans view their favorite series.

Speed Dating Event for Otakus in NYC (Otaku Speed Dating)

Have you ever been on a date and wished your date didn't have to ask, "what's manga?" After going on multiple dates, it became easy for me to tell if we had chemistry or not within the first few minutes. Good chemistry dates were great, but rare. I had to find excuses to leave many dates after multiple bouts of awkward silences or being mocked when I mentioned my favorite romantic anime fanfiction. Otaku Speed Dating organizes speed dating events specifically curated to otaku, gamers, and geeks looking for love in New York City. Here's a quick run-down of how it works: The event will take place July 8th. 

1.      Register online for one of our otaku speed dating events.

2.      Come to our venue and prepare to meet other otaku.

3.      We'll rotate you between your dates every 3 minutes.

4.      You'll write down which dates you want to match with.

5.      Mingle while enjoying snacks and refreshments until closing.

6.      If you matched with anyone, you'll be emailed their contact info.

 

L’Arc-en-Ciel Concert Film Playing in NYC October 18th

L’Arc-en-Ciel Concert Film Playing in NYC October 18th

Live Viewing Japan, a distribution company dedicated to introducing Japanese artists of various genres to international theaters, reminds music and J-Pop culture fans of the upcomingtheatrical screening of L'Arc-en-Ciel's first live concert of 2015 –  "LIVE 2015 L'ArCASINO" (Day 2) – at the Anthology Film Archives, New York City, on October 18th, 2015.

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GOD EATER ANIME PV UNVEILED

MH-esque top-heavy action game God Eater has just unveiled a PV for its soon-to-arrive anime, bearing its unique visual style coupled with plenty of intense combat sequences, sure to appease fans of the franchise if not lovers of fight scenes in general.

Here is a look at the trailer:

Uploaded by Bandai Visual on 2015-05-05.

The God Eater animation will debut this summer.

Post by Justin Williams

Women of Anime: Re-L

This month at Otakus and Geeks we're showing love to the ladies of anime. All month love we will talk about our favorite ladies from anime. To kick things off we head into the futuristic domed city of Romdeau  with the anime "Ergo Proxy." The character is Re-L.  One thing that I love about Re-L is she is one tough cookie. When we are first introduce to Re-L you can tell she's not your typical anime girl. Re-L is cold, seems to void of emotion and is hellbent about her mission on the job.  Re-L is a character that I feel a lot of women will be a fan of. She is designed realistic, she's intelligent, she is goal oriented. She is a woman with many different layers. While Re-L is very driven, intelligent and goal oriented she is very flawed. Re-L tends to be quick tempered, a perfectionist and downright cold hearted. This leaves her interaction with characters on the show to view her as a control freak. But pull back the layers and you see Re-L is a very compassionate person. 

Here is a brief history on Re-L via Wiki

An inspector of the Citizen Intelligence Bureau (市民情報局 Shimin Jōhōkyoku?). She is in charge of investigating a series of brutal murders apparently committed by AutoReivs infected with the Cogito virus. She is also the granddaughter of Donov Mayer, the Regent of Romdeau. Given her privileged status, she expects respect from people around her, and speaks as such (she addresses Vincent as "o-mae"). Re-l accompanies Vincent on his journey in order to learn more about the mysterious Proxies.

 

42% of Japanese “Otaku


Otaku are once again pondering statistics showing that of over 130,000 Japanese questioned, some 40% consider themselves “otaku,” with an even higher proportion – 62% – of teenagers saying the same.

When 137,734 Japanese were asked “do you consider yourself an otaku when it comes to a particular area?”, 42.2% answered they thought they were.
Admissions solicited from those who confessed ranged from a love of games or sports to soaps and seiyuu.

The statistics for those reckoning themselves otaku were further broken down by gender – with 45.7% of the admitted otaku being men and 38.1% women (what the remainder were is not specified) – and age:
Teens: 62.0%
Twenties: 55.6%
Thirties: 46.4%
Forties: 44.8%
Fifties: 36.7%
Sixties: 26.9%
Seventies: 23.1%
Eighties: 23.3%
Although “otaku” carries a generally negative if not highly discriminatory nuance and even in Japanese is strongly associated with stereotypical male anime fans or the idol otaku even they despise, it would appear the term still carries enough of its nuance of the earnest hobbyist, ardent fan or well-versed expert for it to be easily admitted to.
Just what proportion of those owning up to being “otaku” would also fit into the definition of “creepy otaku” is far from clear – although it seems extremely unlikely more than a fraction would have owned up to it had it been so worded.

Amongst actual creepy otaku there has been some resistance to so many commoners appropriating their label – the usual complaints being along the lines of “these are just brats posing as otaku” and “their definition of ‘anime otaku’ may just be ‘liking anime’ so it’s no wonder.”


Source: SanKaku Complex.com

Orseshura To Stream On Crunchyroll Starting January 5th


Aniplex of America announces the new anime series Oreshura will be streaming on Crunchyroll. This brand new animated high school romance show is produced by A-1 Pictures, the same studio who also produced the fan favorite Sword Art Online and Blue Exorcist. This series is also directed by Kanta Kamei, who also directed the series Bunny Drop. A couple hours after its broadcast in Japan, Oreshura will be available for streaming in the following territories: U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The 1st
episode will premiere at 9:00am PST on Saturday, January 5th for Crunchyroll premium members. Free 
members will be able to view Oreshura one week after initial broadcast on Crunchyroll (www.crunchyroll.com/oreshura). 

A synopsis of Oreshura: Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru – or ORESHURA for short 
– is an adaptation of a Japanese light novel.
“The protagonist, Eita Kidou, is a high school freshman with excellent grades and a disdain for love. He 
used to live a regular school life with his childhood friend, Chiwa Harusaki, a girl who's nearly a sister 
to him, but then one day the school's most beautiful girl, Masuzu Natsukawa, confesses to him. 
However, her true desire is only to fool the eyes of others and pretend to be a couple. With a certain 
secret of his in Masuzu's hands, Eita is forced to play along… But a fierce battle over Eita begins as his ex-girlfriend, Himeka, and his fiancé, Ai, join the fray!!” More information about  Oreshura can be 
found at: www.AniplexUSA.com/oreshura


Movies About Otakus That You Should Watch

It's no secret that I love movies. Heck I'm the movie reviewer for Otakus and Geeks. One particular type of movie I love is movies that have otakus in them. Here is a list of movies about otakus or with otaku characters that you should check out.

Densha Otoko (Train Man)











The most famous story of all otakus is Densha Otoko. The story of an otaku who saves a girl on the train from the assault of a drunken passenger. This actually loosely based on a true story. The story proceeds with the otaku asking the girl out and getting dating tips from people on a popular message board. The movie is very light hearted and tells a good story of the nerd finally getting the girl. It shows the importance of confidence, self love and being yourself. This is a must watch movie for otakus everywhere. Good acting, wonderful settings and great music.

How To Date An Otaku Girl

















A guy meets girl. She turns out to be a yaoi fanatic, what transpires is a fish out of water story for the guy as he tries to adjust to her lifestyle. This is a sweet romantic comedy but it gets serious towards the middle. The female protagonist deals with whether she will be accepted being otaku. She is viewed as being weird, or awkward which most otakus can relate too at some point. It's not a perfect movie, but when it gets to the serious tone it made it a must check out.

Otakus In Love

















This film is about a manga artist down on his luck and happens to meet a girl and it's love at first site. Funny, light hearted and it packs plenty of cosplay for the otakus. It's a fun film to watch and it's a great romantic comedy.

Otaku

















Honestly I wasn't a fan of this documentary on otakus. To be fair it was made in 1994 and otaku was kind of a negative term back then. However it still a decent insight on the otaku culture in Japan in the 90's. It might rub some hardcore otakus the wrong way when they touch on the issue of obsessions, but it's worthy of a look.