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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[...]

ShortsHD is pretty much what the name says, a high definition cable channel devoted to short films. Joining their programming during an animation block

By Ian Melton There is a point when people tell you what convention they are going to that you either agree with them, "that's a great choice", or just nod your head and say "why are you wasting your money and time".  There are certain conventions I don't bother with, small town sci-fi/gaming conventions, because they[...]

Japan Chibi Weekend is an event with a primary focus on anime, manga and Japanese culture This weekend features a wide variety of activities and panels, with a large number of attendees participating in cosplay Also there were also a lot of studios represented, as well as distributors, retailers and publishers like Ivrea Ediciones, Selecta[...]

By José Luis del Río Fortich Japan Chibi Weekend is an international event focusing on Japanese and Korean culture held in Madrid.  Fans can enjoy video games, anime, manga or singing your favorite music as karaoke There are also cosplay contests and live concerts. Last year, we enjoyed it with the Dragon Ball Exposition[...]

 Adi Tantimedh writes: The Devil is a Part-Timer is one of the funniest shows of this past season that just happens to be an anime. Japanese anime and manga pop culture seems to come up with effortlessly coherent high concept ideas where Hollywood and US comics tend to struggle.  This one is almost a no-brainer[...]

The cosplay industry is growing in leaps and bounds. We're seeing TV shows, Calendars and even on-line tutorials on how to make your own costumes. But

Adi Tantimedh writes: The anime series getting the most buzz this season is Kill la Kill, new studio Trigger's postmodern deconstructionist action comedy.  You may have heard of this plot before: tomboy street brawling tough girl Kyoko Matoi transfers to the elite private school Honounji Academy armed only with her fists and giant scissor blade sword[...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTUlF7NA2o[/youtube] Inori Aizawa is an anime character, and an icon that represents Internet Explorer formarkering purposes at Singapore, and will make her debut at the Anime Festival Asia in Singapore this weekend. Slightly different to how the browser is being marketed in the West For now. So… how long until she gets cosplayed?   [...]

Adi Tantimedh writes; One of the events at NYCC 2013 that was a big deal but went under-reported was the Masters of Animanga panel to commemorate the successful conclusion of their fan-driven collaboration with several manga and anime masters The Wikia website started out as a variation on Wikipedia, a web hub for fans of anime, manga,[...]

Otakon 2013 took place last weekend and the fine folks over at Beat Down Boogie put together not one, but two video montages and posted a huge gallery of

Adi Tantimedh reports from the floor of NYCC for Bleeding Cool; British-born doujin anime artist Destiny Blue is a longtime friend of Bleeding Cool's.  When I decided to shoot videos at NYCC, I wanted to show not just the usual superhero and mainstream figures, but also faces of the growing international doujin ("independent") manga and anime[...]

Adi Tantimedh reports from the floor of NYCC for Bleeding Cool; A quick look at the section of Artist's Alley devoted to anime art by Western artists They draw anime art and characters out of real love Many of them make a living selling these prints You could say they're doujin artists, as the Japanese call[...]

From the Anime Boston Con last weekend And I quote. So Friday afternoon outside the dealers room my friend Logan (Rorschach) proposed to her boyfriend Kyle (Deadpool). He said yes, in case you were wondering :p Can't wait to see the wedding invite. From the Anime Boston Con last weekend And I quote. So Friday afternoon outside[...]

Who wants an entire hop hop album based on Gundam Wing? If that's you, you should be praising one Richie Branson who is working on such a musical mixtape

Welcome to seventies Korean anime series called Wonder Run Princess If might look a little familiar I hope Warner lawyers don't see it and then jump into a time machine. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works[...]

From the new Shonen Jump, here is one piece of One Piece fan art sent in and published, drawn by one Tom Warburton, creator of the popular Cartoon Network

Erica Friedman writes for Bleeding Cool; I'm staring at my pile of to-watch and to-read anime and manga and I can't but help notice that there are a lot of familiar titles among the mix And, as it's that time of year again, at which Americans decide what matching pen and pencil set to[...]

Here are a few character designs from the current Iron Man Anime series, airing this Friday at 11pm ET on G4, followed by Wolverine Anime at 11.30 With a few new screencaps to boot. Here are a few character designs from the current Iron Man Anime series, airing this Friday at 11pm[...]

It's one of those publishing oddities. Why the original series that inspires the massively selling Sailor Moon manga series has never been published in

The character designs for the upcoming Japanese anime Blade have been chopped about and thrown around the net like chopped liver, even on the site's official site But here are the original pages for Makato, Blade, Deacon Frost, Van Helsing and Razor. Oh and here's that trailer too… The character designs for the upcoming Japanese anime[...]

Jesse Norton, working in animation, writes; When the March 11 earthquake hit Japan, I was sound asleep enjoying my first vacation in years. My friend

This is a James Jean silk scarf being sold to benefit Red Cross efforts in Japan. There's a lot of it about. Meg Hunt writes; Japan has given those of us

They've since been dismissed as hoaxes. The electricity company TEPCO has called for energy conservation, as the result of nuclear power stations being shut down, currently nicknamed Operation Yashima from the anime Evangelion that sapped the power grid of Japan. Anime Network has a list of people in the anime and manga industries who have been checking[...]