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Dante’s Inferno: The Game: The Anime: The Trailer
4:40AM Mike Fahey | What do Ghost in the Shell, Ergo Proxy, Blood the Last Vampire and Samurai Champloo have to do with EA’s Dante’s Inferno? This trailer, for starters. More »
Culture
Princess Robot Bubblegum Saves Humanity — By Sleeping With It
2:40AM Mike Fahey | Liberty City finally gets some decent anime in Princess Robot Bubblegum. Only a hyper-sexuality nerd fantasy can save humanity by sleeping with it. More »
News
First Look At New Pokemon Feature Film
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Like clockwork, every summer in Japan there’s a new Pokemon film. On the official Japanese website for Pokemon flicks, there is a 15-second streaming trailer. It’s got explosions! More »
Culture
Another Horrible, Horrible Drawing From That Pretty Lady
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | She’s back. Voice actress Yu Kobayashi has returned — if anything, just to scare the crap outta us. More »
Culture
Square Enix On Why Manga Doesn’t Sell As Big Overseas
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Final Fantasy maker Square Enix doesn’t only make Final Fantasy. The Japanese company also has an anime and manga division, responsible for titles like Saki and Full Metal Alchemist. More »
Culture
Otaku Cars Galore!
5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Over the weekend, the second annual ItaG Festival was held in Tokyo’s Odaiba. Something like 800 itasha were on display, sporting anime, manga and game characters. More »
Culture
Japanese Internet Reacts To BBC’s Dying Nation Claims
2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The Japanese population is shrinking. That doesn’t have much to do with video games, now does it? Or does it? More »
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Professor Layton Animated Movie Stills
3:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Next January, Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, the animated film based on the Professor Layton puzzle games, will be released in Japan. To hold everyone over until then, here are images from the flick. More »
Features
Bakugan: Contender To The Pokemon Throne?
12:00AM Brian Crecente | “There it is!” The three words electrifies the crowd. The children swarming in the front yard of the Denver suburban house run to the curb. They crane their necks, point, howl with excitement. More »
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