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Mangaka Jinpachi Mori Passes Away

On November 29, 2015 by himecatherine

Mangaka Jinpachi Mori passed away on November 21st, at 7:24am. He lost his battle with esophageal cancer at the age of 57. It was revealed last year, in July that he had the cancer inside of him, so he may very well have fought the cancer for over 2 years before succumbing to the disease. Mori wa...

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Confirmed for No Western Release

On November 29, 2015 by himecatherine

The Team Ninja community manager confirmed, on November 18th, on the Dead or Alive Facebook page that the company does not, and will not publish Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 in the West. KOEI Temco Europe responded to the situation by commending the Team Ninja community manager, saying, "Kudos to the TN's...

Love Live! Mobile Game Gets Arcade Edition

On November 28, 2015 by himecatherine

During the "Love Live! School idol festival Special ~Shanshan Party Night"Bushimo announced on Friday that an arcade edition of the mobile game, Love Live! School Idol Festival, has been green-lit. More details will be announced soon. The event also revealed that the original game on mobile has o...

Shiro Amano Confirms Kingdom Hearts Manga Is Over

On November 23, 2015 by himecatherine

Shiro Amano, the illustrator for the Kingdom Hearts manga, has confirmed on Twitter that the manga series has finally ended on Friday. Amano said in the tweet, "It's a little sad, but, the Kingdom Hearts manga has finished, so I probably won't be posting any related tweets anymore." https://twitter...

World Trigger Manga Takes 1-Week Break Due to Author’s Illness

On November 19, 2015November 19, 2015 by himecatherine

The latest chapter of World Trigger will not be included in the 52nd issue of Weekly Shonen Jump of this year due to the author, Daisuke Ashihara, suddenly falling ill. The magazine announced that the series will continue in the 53rd issue on November 30th. World Trigger synopsis from MAL: One...

2 Arrested for Uploading The Seven Deadly Sins Manga to the Internet

On November 19, 2015November 19, 2015 by himecatherine

Kyoto Prefectural Police arrested two Chinese nationals on Wednesday on charges of copyright violation, after they uploaded the latest chapter of The Seven Deadly Sins for a piracy site before its official release. The police suspect that the two suspects obtained the chapters from an elderly delive...

Stella Glow 3DS Game’s North American Trailer Streamed

On November 18, 2015 by himecatherine

Atlas USA began streaming a full trailer for the North American release of its Stella Glow Nintendo 3DS game to accompany its release on the 17th on Tuesday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUGhlJA1XW0 Stella Glow is a strategy role-playing game by imageepoch for the 3DS. It was originally going t...

Rumor: Blame! Theatrical Anime Film Potentially in the Works

On November 18, 2015November 20, 2015 by himecatherine

If this image isn't Photoshopped, then the Japanese publication of the final volume of Tsutomu Nihei's sci-fi manga, Knights of Sidonia features a wrap-around banner announcing the creation of a theatrical anime film adaptation of Blame, an earlier science fiction manga also made by Nihei. Tsutom...

GANTZ to Receive 3DCG Anime Film in 2016

On November 16, 2015 by himecatherine

The cover of the December issue of Miracle Jump magazine is revealing on November 17th, that GANTZ, a highly acclaimed science-fiction manga written by Hiroya Oku, is inspiring a fully fledged 3DCG anime film in 2016. There are no news yet as to whether or not the film will only cover a few arcs ...

Super Smash Bros 4 Gets a New Fighter: Cloud Strife!

On November 15, 2015 by himecatherine

In the latest Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced their latest crossover fighting character for Super Smash Bros 4, Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc3CY31kMJ4 Cloud is among several crossover characters from non-Nintendo titles such as Ryu, Sonic,...

IDOLMASTER Voice Actress Chiaki Takahashi Injured in Rehersal

On November 12, 2015November 14, 2015 by himecatherine

On Wednesday, November 11th, the official website of the voice actress group Aice⁵ announced that a member of their unit, Chiaki Takahashi (Azusa Miura from The [email protected]), injured her foot during a dance rehearsal. A doctor's examination determined that she snapped the Achilles' tendon in her righ...

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Japanese Man Hides in Drain to Take Illicit Pictures and Videos

On November 12, 2015 by himecatherine

Hyogo Prefectural Police have rearrested a 28-year-old male named Yasoumi Hirai for hiding inside a storm drain to snapshot upskirt pictures of female pedestrians in Kobe. The man was also previously caught doing something similar on August 16th, at 7:50am, when he was alleged to have used a sma...

Valkyrie Drive Gets a Life-Size 18+ Doll

On November 10, 2015November 12, 2015 by himecatherine

Valkyrie Drive's Rinka Kagurazaka has recently had an adult doll made in her image by adult doll sculptors, Orient Industry, and her face has been designed by cosmetics artists from JIRO. With a certain app, this doll can be linked to smartphones which would allow her to speak, move, and even breath...

Nobuo Uematsu Isn’t Composing for the Final Fantasy VII Remake

On November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 by himecatherine

Uemastsu, who composed the soundtrack for the original Final Fantasy VII, was asked in an interview with French video game publication Jeuxvideo, whether or not he would be working on the remake, to which he responded, "Not at all." It is a shame to see that he will not be returning to Square Enix's...

Kill Me Baby Voice Actress Ai Takabe Rearrested for Cocaine Possession

On November 8, 2015 by himecatherine

On November 4th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police rearrested 27-year-old Ai Takabe for cocaine use in Tokyo. She already went down for cocaine possession less than a month ago, on October 15th, however, a urine test showed that this time not only did she have it on her person, but she had it inside of ...

Chris Brown’s “Zero” Art Has Shocking Similarities to City Hunter

On November 3, 2015 by himecatherine

Chris Brown released his single "Zero," on September 18th, and for a while, there was no real buzz around it, until on October 30th, Twitter user Gregoire Hellot pointed out that the single's cover looks a lot like a clip from City Hunter. So far, the mangaka of City Hunter, Tsukasa Hojo has sai...

Aku no Hana Director, and Spiderman Writer Team up for New Original Anime Project

On November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 by himecatherine

During the COMIKAZE EXPO2015 event, it was announced that Studio Deen, the studio responsible for Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura, and Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuiokuhen, and Stan Lee's POW! ENTERTAINMENT are teaming up in order to make a new animation project titled "THE REFLECTION" wh...

Atelier Escha & Logy Plus Receives a Physical Limited Edition

On October 29, 2015 by himecatherine

The Playstation Vita JRPG Atelier Escha & Logy Plus, is now available for pre-purchase for the North American release. For a little less than the cost of a AAA game, you will receive a premium copy of the game, an 18"x24" poster, a 36 paged, full color artbook, and a single-disc soundtrack of 30...

South Park’s Newest Episode Is about Yaoi and Features Fanart

On October 29, 2015 by himecatherine

South Park are no strangers to referencing anime and Japanese culture in their writings, such as the episode where they parodied Pokemon, and the episode where they parodied old Japanese martial arts shows, but this week, they took it a step even further, when South Park's official website requested...

Kill Me Baby Voice Actress Ai Takabe Arrested for Cocaine Possession

On October 29, 2015 by himecatherine

On October 15, Idol and Voice Actress, Ai Takabe, was arrested in her home in Shibuya, after the Tokyo Metropolitan Police found her in possession of a small bag of cocaine, which she says she got from a friend. It is now known yet as to why the police raided her home in the first place, but, right ...

United Nations Discuss Banning Explicit Manga and Games

On October 28, 2015 by himecatherine

Recently, the United Nations' Special Envoy on Child Protection, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, has begun to discuss the banning of manga that "depicts sexual images of children in Japanese manga." She adds, "I accept that the freedom of expression argument should prevail when it comes to adult pornograph...