Highlights from this month's Hobby Complex toy convention are online. [Sankaku Complex]
The "Rosario + Vampire Capu2" DVDs not only get rid of those annoying bats that cover panties & bras, but the uncut version even includes some added nudity & other naughtiness. [Sankaku Complex]
Early character designs for "Spice & Wolf II" have appeared online. [Anime Vice]
As we guessed, Keanu Reeves hopes to play Spike in the upcoming live-action Cowboy Bebop movie. The plot of the movie is also said to be based on the first episode alone. [MTV]
Japan's Newtype magazine is looking to compete with Megami Magazine by releasing a new bishoujo magazine, titled "Nyantype" magazine. If it's anything as good as Megami, I'll be getting it. [ANN]
Jumpland is getting even more free Shonen Jump manga translated into several languages. [Jumpland]
The LA Times conducted an interview with Naruto manga-ka Masashi Kishimoto, where he talks about his influences, stylistic choices, and Naruto's popularity abroad. [LA Times]
Japan hates the DragonBall Evolution movie as well. They also seem surprised that westerners know what Comiket is. [Sankaku Complex]
Despite popular western belief, not all doujinshi are adult material. Often it's just safe fan-made stories. Recently a list of top anime during the past year has been compiled to figure out what the ratio of adult vs non-adult doujin each title has. To Love-Ru tops the list, with 100% of its 208 doujins being hentai, while a title like Clannad is surprisingly near the bottom of the list with only about 25% of its 368 doujin being hentai. Mainly though ecchi & tsundere titles top the list. [Sankaku Complex]
A second "Gurren Lagann" movie based on the anime series will be coming out in Japan during Golden Week 2009. It'll most likely cover the post time-jump arc. [ANN]
Sunrise hints that yet another Code Geass anime series isn't entirely out of the question. [ANN]
The hit American action series "24" is getting a manga spoof in Japan. [ANN]
The highly anticipated "Pokemon Platinum" will be released March 22, 2009. [Press Release]
Hands-on with the Japanese version of Square-Enix's action RPG "Dissidia: Final Fantasy." [G4]
Club Nintendo Japan is offering its members business cards based on their Mii avatars. [Wii Fanboy]
