Fist of the North Star‘s Kenshiro got a life-size statue last year. It was covered in 500,000 Swarovski crystals, apparently worth ¥10,000,000 or $130,000. More »
Japanese anime, manga and game characters sometimes have blonde hair. Sometimes they have blue eyes. But that’s merely cosmetic, no? There must be some sort of analysis that cuts closer to the bone. Literally. More »
On February 3, anime Black Rock Shooter will be streaming on Nico Nico Douga subtitled in eight languages (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese) FOR FREE. [Nico Nico]
On April 19, a new theme park dedicated to Mobile Suit Gundam is opening in Japan. The small theme park will offer exhibits that allow visitors to experience the famed mecha. More »
Elffi is the pride of Finnish cosplay. The 23-year-old, who is currently studying business management, represented his country at the World Cosplay Summit in Japan — which is like the Olympics of cosplay. More »
If you think being married to people is hard, try being married to a cardboard person and then globetrotting around with your better half. Your better cardboard half, that is. More »
Slam Dunk, first a manga and then an anime, was instrumental in popularising basketball in Japan, as well as other parts of Asia. Students at the National Taiwan University of Arts paid tributed to the anime’s opening with this brilliant shot-by-shot recreation. More »
Holy crap! China reworked Gundam Seed, and a bunch of other things, into this mind-melting cartoon extravaganza. More »
Eek! Schoolgirl anime K-On!‘s latest t-shirt looks more like some horrible moé monster, appearing in a dark dungeon in some Japanese role-playing game. More »
In Japan, there are all types of otaku (“geeks”). There are anime otaku, video game otaku, and even train otaku. Otaku from all walks of life seem to like the same thing: maids. More »
