So news has recently hit the internet that Isayama Hajime, the mangaka of the wildly popular (and utterly amazing) Attack On Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin), is thinking of changing the original, horrendously tragic ending (where everyone dies) that he'd had in mind for his manga. His explanation is ( Read more... )

I came across a fascinating article describing a few differences between male and female Japanese otaku. Per a Japanese industry insider, no less--it seems pretty legit ( Read more... )

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It's here at last!!! XD Or at least--the first half. ^^; I've got another translation deadline coming up soon so I've got to pause this for a moment and finish that. But for now, I wanted you guys who've been asking me for this to be able to enjoy the first half at least~

EDIT: I should note that this drama CD came out shortly after the end of the ( Read more... )

This news is breaking way, way late here (it's been announced for over a month now and I had no idea! @_@), but there will be a NEW SOUKYUU NO FAFNER MOVIE.

It will be subtitled "HEAVEN & EARTH" and this time--it's A REAL SEQUEL! As in, this story takes place 2 years after the end of the series and Soushi finally returns to the island to reunite ( Read more... )

Wow. I finished watching the last episode of Code Geass season 2 about an hour ago and I am still reeling...

How long has it been since an anime--since ANY creative work or fiction--has had such an effect on me? How long has it been since we've had something so utterly mind-blowing? This show just runs you through an emotional gamut a mile long, ( Read more... )

At some point in every otaku's life, you get this urge to make a list of all the anime you've watched and see just how much of the gigantic whole you've managed to take a nip out of. I know my list doesn't compare to a lot of folks' (I'm even missing big ones like "Vampire Knight," "Fate Stay/Night" and "Rozen Maiden"), but after about... 14 years ( Read more... )

So, prowling around youtube, I encountered something UNBELIEVABLE:

OBAMA AND HILLARY CLINTON IN ANIME

This anime Yatterman that's currently(?) airing has some fabulous snatches of American culture parodied in it--check these out:

First, a hilarious clip from a recent kids' anime of the 2008 American presidential race--ANIMATED: (Obama even says "Yes ( Read more... )