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Photo by Fwee Carter of Fwee Photography Whilst enjoying the world of New York Comic Con, I found myself stumbling across a drag queen with a difference – Erika Klash, who pushes herself as a video game and anime drag queen in New York When I asked what exactly this meant, I'm told she takes inspiration[...]

Hello readers! A few days ago,  the first official subtitled trailer for…wait for it…Attack on Titan was released!! Exciting stuff right? We all know the story of Attack on Titan.  It's some of the most well-known anime out there right now and it's no secret that a live action movie has been in the works[...]

  Adi Tantimedh writes, Overlord is the latest anime series in the "trapped in a fantasy MMO game" genre that's popular in Japan In a game whose servers are finally shutting down after its popularity began to wane after twelve years, a unnamed veteran player decides to spend the game's last night with members of the guild[...]

Adi Tantimedh writes, July sees the start of the Summer Anime Season with dozens of new and returning shows being broadcast in Japan and streamed on internet services like Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu. The anime industry and the manga/book market are an impeccably-linked symbiotic process: when a Light novel (Young Adult) or manga series gets popular enough,[...]

By Michele Brittany, West Coast Correspondent North America's largest Anime Expo was back in Los Angeles this weekend for its 24th year Taking up the entire Los Angeles Convention Center, talent from around the world come each year the first week of July to celebrate all things anime, manga and popular Japanese culture The Anime Expo[...]

These are scans of messages taken from a private Facebook group for a recent comiccon, Saskatoon Blitz in Canada, discussing one of their vendors,

China's state news media stated yesterday that the government is to ban 38 Japanese comics and animated series for what they describe as "severely improper content" regarding the use of violence and terror. These include the international hit comics Attack On Titan and Death Note as well as the cartoon TV series Terror in Resonance. Dozens of[...]

Madhouse is one of the most prolific studios with high-profile directors like the late Satoshi Kon and adapting top-selling series from Vampire Hunter D to Death Note to the upcoming One-Punch Man. But the newest and most interesting studio on the block has been Studio Trigger. One of the newest anime studios, formed only in 2011 by[...]

By José Luis del Río Hey buddies! Again, I would like to show you how Spain is getting mad about manga, anime and cosplay When everyone is celebrating Valentine's Day, the Spanish fans wear their best costumes and go to Japan Weekend that can be considered a celebration for lovers of Japanese style. The Japan Weekend[...]

From a conversation with Adi Tantimedh on Hangouts… there are spoilers… Your Lie In April could well be the most emotionally-wrenching anime series of this season Streaming on Hulu and Crunchyroll in the US, it's about classical music prodigies, specifically a 15-year-old boy who stopped playing the piano after his mother's death Then he meets this[...]

Join the fight against Titans with these awesome Attack on Titan collectibles, which are set to be available this month. If you're like me and have yet to jump on the Attack on Titan bandwagon, you should know that the anime is streaming on Netflix Here's a clip to give you a taste of what the[...]

It's a popular anime series from the 1970s that just got a sequel, Yatterman Night The original Yatterman was a goofy kid's superhero anime from 1977 about a teenage hero and his girlfriend who go up against the Dorombo Gang, a band of thieves racing to find the mythical Skull Stone and steal gold It[...]

Jesse Harris, the writer of Norah Jones' song Don't Know Why, winning a Grammy for the effort, has a new album out in February, No Wrong No Right from Jesse Harris With Star Rover. Included in the album is an instrumental based on the work of Japanese manga and anime creator and director Hayao Miyazaki. "I got the flu really[...]

Adi Tantimedh writes, The summer anime season is coming to an end, and that includes season one of Tokyo Ghoul, a series that's been getting a certain amount of buzz, partly because it's one of the few horror series this season. I wasn't planning to watch or write about Tokyo Ghoul, thought it was gratuitously hysterical and[...]

We mentioned this the other day, but the Japanese release of the manga Attack On Titan vol 15 and 16, in December and April, will each come with an original video anime, based on the manga and novel Attack On Titan: No Regrets. And here's the trailer… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2XXbgIu4PU[/youtube] [...]

The first season of the Attack on Titan anime aired a year ago People have been wondering and wondering and wondering about a second season. Now we know that the second season went into production last month. But it will still take time. Fans have been kept at bay with the announcement of an two original episodes being released[...]

It was adapted into a one series anime in 2010 and now a live action adaptation is being filmed. The story focuses on housing complex in Tokyo where only women are allowed Tsukimi Kurashita is a young women fixated by jellyfish stems, seeing them as the dresses of princesses A comic book artist, she bonds with[...]

Add to that, the Obon national holiday week in Japan, and the publisher's always print big numbers, with special gifts and sections of the magazine. Such as special content focused on the Japanese anime Disk Wars: Avengers special, planning a one million print run This is how it looks… コロコロのディスクウォーズアベンジャーズ小冊子すごいな。イラストが全部本家の作家で超かっこいい。特にDW仕様のキャップを本家の作家が書いたのって初じゃない？ pic.twitter.com/Q6aIdbxT3R — 水原滝(塾長) (@taki_mizuhara) August 12, 2014   As a[...]

Here's a translated version of the news article: "Just moments ago, Toshio Suzuki, Studio Ghibli producer, announced on the TV show of the MBS Jounetsu Tairiku chain effectively as announced as sources close to the studio, Studio Ghibli will close and production studio anime, leaving himself only as a company that will manage its trademarks[...]

The manga was revamped and the classical Sailor Moon we all grew up with started popping out everywhere: new merchandise, playing on hulu, the presence in conventions slightly more noticeable and people raising their voices one by one… As someone who grew up outside the US, I was baffled to hear how they had butchered the[...]

By Ale Bodden Throughout SDCC Viz Media hosted a total of three panels centered around: manga, Neon Alley (online anime streaming channel), and Sailor Moon Hosting all of them was, Senior Manager, Charlene Ingram. For the Neon Alley & Anime panel Ingram was joined by Program Director, Kevin Kleinrock who gave out SDCC Sailor Moon posters to all attendees. Neon Alley is a new[...]

Adi Tantimedh writes: With all the talk about adult edgy series that invite binge-watching like The Wire or Breaking Bad, there are very few anime series that fit in that like Psycho-Pass does. Psycho-Pass is a hard Science Fiction police thriller that's aimed at adults, not kids or teenagers, so it doesn't have any cutesy, big-eyed teenagers,[...]

Adi Tantimedh writes, We're in the midst of Summer where schools' out in most parts of the world, and in Japan, that means a new season of anime series are now out If you look up the listings, there are at least 60 anime shows on TV in Japan that started this month, not counting feature-length[...]

By Sage Ashford Founder of Japanese indie company Comcept, as well as chief designer/creator of beloved Capcom mascot Mega Man, Keiji Inafune, made an appearance at Anime Expo to talk about his new creation, Mighty No 9, spiritual successor to Mega Man and holder of one of the largest video game Kickstarters ever Inafune had much[...]

Adi Tantimedh writes: Knights of Sidonia, the 12-episode first season of the manga adapted from Tsutomu Hihei's hit manga series premiered this weekend as the first Netflix exclusive anime series  Amongst anime fans, this was one of the most anticipated shows of the year It has been praised by no less than Metal Gear Solid creator[...]

By Michele Brittany, a West Coast Bleeding Cool Correspondent It was the third day of Anime Expo being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center over the Fourth of July holiday weekend Last year, the attendance was recorded at 61,000 and after seeing the many lines forming between the buildings through the day today, I think[...]

By Michele Brittany, a West Coast Bleeding Cool Correspondent Walking around the exhibition hall, it doesn't take too long to figure out what's popular this season in anime and manga, according to the 23rd annual Anime Expo (AX) that's being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 3 – 6. It's day two of AX and[...]

But critics dismiss this, pointing at the repeated availability of extreme imagery in comic book form, at a time when Japan is in the grip of increasing legal action against child abuse. The Japan Magazine Publishers' Association had already stated that the law would be an added strain on publishing. But CNN took a camera on the streets of[...]

What sets the latest generation apart is the emergence of a new weapon that may be a trump card, more radical and ruthless strategies and, at last, a push to uncover the mystery of the Titans and their origins and the possibility of ending the war once and for all. The original manga series began serialization[...]

facility. BAT: Woah!  That's a lot of space! DM: My jaw dropped as you can imagine.  I think I was out of breath for at least the next hour or so.  So we began discussing what we could do in the facility.  Due to its size, we thought, "what about a carnival" for the kids.  But, quickly[...]