2B Cosplayer Yashafluff Has Yoko Taro on His Knees Signing Her Thigh

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February 2, 2020

During the NieR: Orchestra Concert which occurred on January 25 at Chicago, cosplayer yashafluff had the chance to meet Yoko Taro and have him sign her thigh as she was cosplaying 2B from NieR:Automata.

I got @yokotaro on his knees trembling. I have absolutely reached my peak in life <3

Thank you for an amazing Nier: Orchestra concert!!!#nierconcert #NieRAutomata omata #NieR pic.twitter.com/UKDHlkILA4

— yashafluff (@yashafluff) January 25, 2020

Artist himiko358 illustrated the above event and Yoko Taro responded to the tweet stating that it’s a waste of drawing power.

なんという画力の無駄遣い！！！

— yokotaro (@yokotaro) January 26, 2020

Nier: Automata 2B Cosplay by Hana Ame

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January 26, 2020

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The hype for the popular Nier: Automata game by PlatinumGames is at a high once again thanks to the recent announcements of Orchestra concerts that are occurring across the globe this year.

Talented cosplayer Hane Ame has decided to spoil us once again with her recreations of Branch A protagonist, YoRHa No.2 Type B (also known as 2B)!

If you’re a fan of Hane Ame, consider supporting her on Patreon and following her on Twitter!

Singer LiSA and Voice Actor Tatsuhisa Suzuki Get Married

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January 22, 2020

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Japanese singer LiSA has announced on her official website and Instagram account that she has registered her marriage with Japanese voice actor and singer Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Also known as Ta_2 from OLDCODEX).

The official announcement on her website goes into detail about how Suzuki is strongly supportive and helps her when she gets lost or frustrated. LiSA also mentions that they will both continue to do their best.

Source: LiSA official website

Log Horizon 3rd Season Slated to Air from October 2020

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January 22, 2020

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Japan’s national broadcasting organization NHK revealed on Wednesday that the TV anime based on Mamare Touno and Tetsuya Kumagai’s light novel series Log Horizon will receive a third season titled Log Horizon: Entaku Hokai (Log Horizon: Fall of the Round Table) that will premiere from October.

The cast and staff will return from the previous seasons of the anime:

Takuma Terashima (Yoshifumi Aoki from Kokoro Connect) who will return to voice Shiroe
Tomoaki Maeno (Junichi Tachibana in Amagami SS) is back as Naotsugu
Emiri Kato (Kyuubey from Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) is reprising her role as Akatsuki
Jouji Nakata (Alucard in Hellsing) voices Nyanta
Daiki Yamashita (Sakamichi Onoda from Yowamushi Pedal) as Touya
Nao Tamura (Ayuko Uehara in Aiura) voices Minori
Eriko Matsui (Benio Yonomori in Mikakunin de Shinkoukei) as Isuzu
Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail) voices Rundelhaus Code
Ikumi Hayama (Kanade Amakusa from NouCome) as Elissa
Yumi Hara (Takane Shijou in The iDOLM@STER) will be voicing Marielle
Ayahi Takagaki (Lisbeth in Sword Art Online) is voicing Henrietta
Misaki Kuno (Kate Hoshimiya from Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda) is playing as Serara
Hiro Shimono (Keima Katsuragi in Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai) voices Soujirou Seta
Takahiro Sakurai (Shougo Makishima in Psycho-Pass) as Krusty
Mariya Ise (Stocking Anarchy from Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) voicing as Lenessia Erharte Cowen

The staff currently consists of:

Director: Shinji Ishihira (Log Horizon, Fairy Tail)
Series Composer: Toshizo Nemoto (Log Horizon, Tokyo Majin)
Character Designer: Tetsuya Kumagai (Log Horizon, Skip Beat!)
Animation Studio: Studio Deen (Log Horizon, Rurouni Kenshin)

Log Horizon anime visual:

Log Horizon is a Japanese novel series written by Mamare Touno and illustrated by Kazuhiro Hara. It began serialization online in 2010 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō, being later on acquired by Enterbrain and published as a light novel in Japan since 2011. Yen Press began publishing an English translation in 2015. The series follows the strategist, Shiroe, and the other players of the long-lived MMORPG Elder Tale after they find themselves whisked away into the game world following a game update.

The novel has received four manga adaptations, with one based on the main story and the other three revolving around characters in the series. An anime television series adaptation by Satelight aired on NHK Educational TV between October 5, 2013, and March 22, 2014. A second season by Studio Deen aired between October 4, 2014, and March 28, 2015. A third season animated by Studio Deen once again will premiere in October 2020.

Log Horizon synopsis from MAL:

In the blink of an eye, thirty thousand bewildered Japanese gamers are whisked from their everyday lives into the world of the popular MMORPG, Elder Tale, after the game’s latest update—unable to log out. Among them is the socially awkward college student Shiroe, whose confusion and shock lasts only a moment as, a veteran of the game, he immediately sets out to explore the limits of his new reality.

Shiroe must learn to live in this new world, leading others and negotiating with the NPC “natives” in order to bring stability to the virtual city of Akihabara. He is joined by his unfortunate friend Naotsugu, having logged in for the first time in years only to find himself trapped, and Akatsuki, a petite but fierce assassin who labels Shiroe as her master. A tale of fantasy, adventure, and politics, Log Horizon explores the elements of gaming through the eyes of a master strategist who attempts to make the best of a puzzling situation.

Source: ANN

Dragon Ball Valentine’s Day 2020 Chocolate

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January 20, 2020

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Gateau Festa Harada and Capsule Corporation from the Dragon Ball series have teamed up for Valentine’s Day 2020. The collaboration is offering two types of limited tin containers full of delicious chocolate rusks with a different illustration of Bulma on each one.

The red tin features an illustration of Bulma from the Dragon Ball Super series, while the pink tin features an illustration of Bulma from the original Dragon Ball series.

If you’re a fan of the Dragon Ball series and happen to be in Japan while reading this, make sure to check out the official Gateau Festa Harada website to order your own limited Dragon Ball Valentine’s Day chocolate today!

The Novice Goddess Comes to Life in This Cosplay by Chihiro

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January 15, 2020

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If you’re a fan of the Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious anime then you’ll be fond of this cosplay of the Novice Goddess, Ristarte!

If you enjoy Chihiro-‘s work, consider supporting her on Patreon and liking her page on Facebook!

The Best Late Night Anime of 2019

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January 8, 2020

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Japanese website Goo has recently asked their users: Which late-night anime did you enjoy the most? The rankings are based on which anime series that aired during a late-night time-slot during 2019.

The voting period started from December 11, 2019, to December 20, 2019. A total of 20,477 votes were accumulated.

Here are the results:

20. Fruits Basket 1st Season (37 votes)

19. Dr. Stone (40 votes)

18. The Promised Neverland (40 votes)

17. Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld (56 votes)

16. Astra Lost in Space (67 votes)

15. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – Advent of the Red Comet (71 votes)

14. KING OF PRISM -Shiny Seven Stars- (75 votes)

13. BEASTARS (127 votes)

12. Chihayafuru 3 (133 votes)

11. Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV (171 votes)

10. Sarazanmai (209 votes)

9. Dororo to Hyakkimaru (220 votes)

8. We Never Learn (564 votes)

7. Psycho-Pass 3 (743 votes)

6. Kaguya-sama: Love is War (1,080 votes)

5. One-Punch Man Season 2 (1,503 votes)

4. Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2 (1,735 votes)

3. Skilled Teaser Takagi-san 2nd Season (3,636 votes)

2. Demon Slayer (4,272 votes)

1. Vinland Saga (5,109 votes)

The Top 10 Most Watched Anime of 2019 According to AT-X Rankings

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January 6, 2020

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Japanese anime television network AT-X recently published rankings of the best 2019 anime series that were the most-watched during 2019 on the AT-X network.

Here are the results:

10. Sword Art Online: Alicization

9. Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me

8. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

7. Skilled Teaser Takagi season 1 and 2

6. Wasteful Days of High School Girl

5. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?

4. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War

3. Astra Lost in Space

2. The Rising of the Shield Hero

1. Demon Slayer

Source: ponpokonwes

Jump Festa 2019

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December 31, 2019

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Shueisha recently wrapped its major annual event Jump Festa 2019 which focuses on various Weekly Shonen Jump properties. The event took at Makuhari Messe on December 21 to 22, 2019.

The event focuses on mainly manga and anime and is sponsored by Shueisha, a publisher of the various Jump anthologies which are Weekly Shonen Jump, Jump Square, V Jump, Saikyo Jump, and Shonen Jump+.

While the event mainly focuses on Shueisha’s Jump properties, game developers, such as Bandai Namco Entertainment, Capcom, and Square Enix attend the event and announce new games and debut trailers, gameplay footage, and demos at the event.

Virtual YouTuber Kagura Nana Pop-up Store at Akihabara Gamers Main Store

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December 30, 2019

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The Akihabara Gamers Main Store recently held an event for the popular female Japanese Virtual YouTuber, Kagura Nana! The event was a pop-up store for Virtual YouTuber Kagura Nana and featured various merchandise available for purchase, including a hoody, t-shirt, keychains, badges, acrylic figures and more.

Art Exhibition Focuses on Anime Girls Showing off Their Bellies

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December 29, 2019

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An illustration exhibition for Sailor Fuku no Mannaka doujinshi art book was recently held and supervised by Kantoku at the Toranoana Akihabara C Store. The art book consists of various works by popular illustrators across Japan such as Kantoku, 40hara, yom, yasumo, Mochizuki Kei, Shugao, Yukiko, Hitotsuba, Momoshiki, and more.

Sailor Fuku no Mannaka Exhibition. #カントク #セーラー服のまんなか

Read my article about the event at https://t.co/syZeFUSKVz pic.twitter.com/wM4ZFstLnB

— Swaps4 (@Swaps4) December 19, 2019

The theme of the exhibition is sailor uniforms x girls’ belly buttons and featured various merchandise available for purchase.

Azur Lane Pop-up Store at Akihabara Gamers Main Store

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December 28, 2019

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The Akihabara Gamers Main Store is currently holding a pop-up store event for the anime adaptation of Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi’s Azur Lane smartphone game. If you’re a huge fan of the Azur Lane series I would recommend to try and visit the pop-up store events as they often have limited merchandise for sale.

Azur Lane pop-up store at Akihabara Gamers! pic.twitter.com/RXrBnsC8mx

— Swaps4 (@Swaps4) December 16, 2019

The event features various merchandise available for purchase, including acrylic figures, figures, phone cases, mugs, clear files, badges and more.

Psycho-Pass 3 X Yaro Ramen

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December 28, 2019

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Famous ramen chain Yaro Ramen who is known for its huge portions is currently collaborating with the popular cyberpunk anime television series Psycho-Pass.

The Yaro Ramen in Akihabara can be seen promoting the Psycho-Pass 3 anime series. They also offer dishes themed after the series for a limited time.

Nitroplus’ Mascot Wishes You a Merry Christmas 2019

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December 24, 2019

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A new 2019 Christmas wallpaper illustration has been posted of Nitroplus’ mascot, Super Sonico! She is ready to steal your Christmas day.

Super Sonico is a fictional female character created for the Japanese computer and video game software company Nitroplus, first appearing as a mascot for a Nitroplus-sponsored music festival in 2006. Nitroplus has since developed the character into a media franchise that includes music products, manga series, computer and video games, toy figurines and other merchandise. An anime television series by White Fox based on the character aired in Japan between January and March 2014.

Source: Super Sonico website

Shirobako Ani-Art Event at Akihabara Gamers Main Store

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December 12, 2019

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The Akihabara Gamers Main Store is currently holding an event for P.A. Works’ (Angel Beats!, Nagi no Asukara) Shirobako anime series. The event is titled SHIROBAKO Ani-Art POP-UP SHOP and will run until December 19.

The event featured various merchandise available for purchase.

The Demon Girl next Door in Akihabara

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December 10, 2019

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The anime adaptation of Izumo Ito’s Machikado Mazoku (The Demon Girl Next Door) four-panel manga series has taken over the Atre 1 in Akihabara with cool winter illustrations. Mikan Hinatsuki, Momo Chiyoda, Lilith, and Yuuko Yoshida from the series can be seen in adorable outfits ready for the cold harsh winter.

Yom Exhibition 5

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December 9, 2019

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Yom‘s 5th exhibition based on his works is currently taking place at Toranoana Akihabara B Store until December 22, 2019.

I’m a huge fan of his works so it’s always an honor to visit the exhibition which spotlights various illustrations by Yom-sensei.

The exhibition featured various merchandise available for purchase, including doujin art books, acrylic figures, a 2020 calendar, wall scrolls, phone stands and more.

A dedicated area for the Yom Tights VR game was also displayed at Yom‘s 5th exhibition. The gameplay lasted for around 2 minutes and was just mainly following the character around in-game via virtual reality.

Yom-sensei posted a preview of the game which can be seen below:

【新プロジェクト】よむタイツ VR（仮）

はじまります。

CV : 五十嵐裕美さん pic.twitter.com/4mwYa0U1xW

— よむ (@y_o_m_y_o_m) December 6, 2019

Nightmarish Succubus Gneisenau Cosplay by Chihiro

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December 4, 2019

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Cosplayer Chihiro is back once again to bless us with her cosplay of Azur Lane‘s Gneisenau in the Nightmarish Succubus version.

If you enjoy Chihiro-‘s work, consider supporting her on Patreon and liking her page on Facebook!

TV vs Blu-Ray – High School DxD Hero Volume 3

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November 20, 2019

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The third volume of the Blu-ray and DVD versions of the TV anime adaptation of Ichiei Ishibumi and Miyama-Zero’s High School DxD Hero released on September 26 and since the Blu-rays are released after the original TV version, studios have additional time to reproduce scenes of the anime that may have been rushed to make schedules, deadlines and meet TV regulations.

They may redraw scenes, add new ones, include flashier effects, remove censorship or just improve the general quality of the anime. It is always interesting to see the differences between the initial version and the final one, seeing the clever tricks they use to cover up rushed frames and their efforts to brush up on quality.

**Note: Spoilers Episode 7 to 10 of the High School DxD Hero series**

The images on the left are the Blu-ray release and the images on the right are from the TV version. Click on an image below and use the arrow keys for easier navigation.

Here’s a look at some of the goodies that came included with the third blu-ray volume of High School DxD Hero:

Source: Nylon66

TV vs Blu-Ray – High School DxD Hero Volume 2

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November 19, 2019

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The second volume of the Blu-ray and DVD versions of the TV anime adaptation of Ichiei Ishibumi and Miyama-Zero’s High School DxD Hero released on August 24 and since the Blu-rays are released after the original TV version, studios have additional time to reproduce scenes of the anime that may have been rushed to make schedules, deadlines and meet TV regulations.

They may redraw scenes, add new ones, include flashier effects, remove censorship or just improve the general quality of the anime. It is always interesting to see the differences between the initial version and the final one, seeing the clever tricks they use to cover up rushed frames and their efforts to brush up on quality.

**Note: Spoilers Episode 4 to 6 of the High School DxD Hero series**

The images on the left are the Blu-ray release and the images on the right are from the TV version. Click on an image below and use the arrow keys for easier navigation.