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Winter Holiday 2009 Giveaway

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Decline of Anime in the USA Timeline

See the cold hard facts as we map out the dwindling anime industry in America.

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Winter 2009-2010 Anime (Updated)

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Animelo Summer Live 2009 Report

Read our coverage of the largest anime themed concert with exclusive photos!

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Billy Herrington: Whopping Ass in Japan

Made popular by Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga, see Billy in action as he travels across the sea for a surprise visit to Japan!

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A Brief Chat with Pop Singer May'n

Hear what May'n had to say during our brief chat at Animelo Summer Live 2009!

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Comiket 76 Cosplay Photos

Our complete gallery of day 3 cosplay photos at Comic Market 76!

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Otaku Interviews: Patrick Galbraith

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Imaishi / Nishigori Interview (Gurren Lagann)

Read what Director Hiroyuki Imaishi and Character Designer Atsushi Nishigori from Gurren Lagann had to say!

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Spring Anime 2010 List

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An impromptu list for the upcoming Spring anime season has been released with brief descriptions. Leading the list, K-ON! returns with a second season, shoujo manga Kaichou wa Maid-sama will ...

Administrator | Tuesday, 9 February 2010

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K-ON! Manga Licensed in the US

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Yen Press has announced that they have acquired the rights to publish the hit high school girl band manga, K-ON! coming this November, 2010. Interestingly, they have also acquired the ...

Theodore Mak | Friday, 5 February 2010

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(Updated) High School of the Dead Return

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Zombie action manga, High School of the Dead has been recently announced to be relaunched in the March issue of Monthly Dragon Age with new chapters as well an animated ...

Theodore Mak | Tuesday, 2 February 2010

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Gurren Lagann Movie DVD Phone Cards

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The DVD of the final chapter of the two part Gurren Lagann movie, Gurren Lagann The Movie 2: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Ragan-hen), ...

Theodore Mak | Monday, 18 January 2010

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Fate/stay night Movie Trailer 2

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The second trailer for the upcoming Fate/stay night movie adaptation has been posted online. The 2006 anime adaptation followed the original PC game's "Fate" scenario, while the upcoming movie will ...

Theodore Mak | Sunday, 10 January 2010

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Comic Market 76 Adventure

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With Comic Market 77 currently in full swing, we present to you our belated report from Comic Market 76. Comic Market (most commonly referred to as Comiket or Comike) is ...

Theodore Mak | Tuesday, 29 December 2009

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1/1 Scale Gundam Returns

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Lucky fans and tourists who missed the 1/1 scale commemorative Gundam statue that was taken down from Odaiba earlier in August 2009 will get a second chance. The statue will ...

Theodore Mak | Thursday, 24 December 2009

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Winter 2009 Holiday Wallpapers (Updated)

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With the holiday season in full swing, why not change that drabby desktop wallpaper with something more festive? We've collected a few more recent wallpapers that we would like to ...

Administrator | Monday, 21 December 2009

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Bakuman Anime Coming Fall 2010

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Shonen Jump's Bakuman has been announced that it will be receiving an anime adaptation for Fall 2010. Bakuman is written by Tsugumi Ohoba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, both who ...

Theodore Mak | Sunday, 13 December 2009

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Decline of Anime in the USA Timeline

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We're all quite aware that apart from the economic downturn in the United States, anime has been steadily declining for quite some time. Instead of discussing the causes or laying ...

Stephen Bajza | Wednesday, 9 December 2009

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Galbraith Holds Otaku Conference in Otta

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Otaku scholar, Patrick Galbraith will be be holding a conference at Ottawa University on Friday January 8, 2009 1PM to 5:30PM. The lecture will be a discussion on the otaku ...

Theodore Mak | Wednesday, 9 December 2009

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Railgun's Misaki to Appear in Shin Megam

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A Japanese magazine scan has appeared online announcing that online RPG Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine will be collaborating with the popular series Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. Story events, characters, and ...

Theodore Mak | Tuesday, 8 December 2009

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New Ikki Tousen and Code Geass Projects

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Yuki Siozaki's high school fighting series Ikki Tousen is getting a fourth season dubbed Xtreme Xecutor with a new added original character not seen in the manga. A special volume ...

Theodore Mak | Sunday, 6 December 2009

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Gurren Lagann Movie 2 Impressions

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It's been roughly 5 months since I sat down with the director for the second Gurren Lagann movie, Hiroyuki Imaishi, and I finally got to see the film a few ...

Theodore Mak | Saturday, 21 November 2009

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CG Anime "To" Trailer

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Japanese entertainment company Avex Network has released a ten minute trailer of Fumihiko Sori's To on their Youtube channel. The film is an adaption of Yukinobu Hoshino's 2001 Nights science ...

Theodore Mak | Sunday, 15 November 2009

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Winter 2009-2010 Anime (Updated)

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A preliminary list for the upcoming winter season of anime has been released. Gainax's Hanamaru Kindegarten adaptation announced eariler this year at Anime Expo will be debuting. We'll keep you ...

Theodore Mak | Sunday, 1 November 2009

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Nier Coming April 27, 2010

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Square Enix's new action adventure game, Nier, will be coming to American shores on April 27, 2010 - a mere three days after its Japanese release date. Details are sparse ...

Davis Fan | Thursday, 4 February 2010

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Keychains Feature Imaginary Battles

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First shown on the official Japanese Street Fighter IV's Nakky blog a week ago, a keychain that replicates voice clips from Street Fighter II will be available in March. Bandai has also ...

Davis Fan | Tuesday, 2 February 2010

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Megaman Zero Collection Coming Stateside

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Shortly after being announced for release in Japan, Megaman Zero Collection for the DS will also come to North American shores. Fans can look forward to all four Megaman Zero ...

Davis Fan | Sunday, 31 January 2010

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Disgaea Infinite Announced for the US

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Yes the lovable dead penguins are back, as NIS America announces yesterday that they will be localizing the visual novel Disgaea Infinite. Players will take on the role as a ...

Theodore Mak | Saturday, 30 January 2010

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Koihime Musou Game Coming in English

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MangaGamer announces that they have acquired the rights to release the ero PC game, Koihime Musou in English. The game is roughly based on the the Chinese classic novel, Romance ...

Theodore Mak | Wednesday, 20 January 2010

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Live Action Tekken 2010 Movie Trailer

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If you haven't heard about it already, the hit fighting game series Tekken is getting the live action treatment and they recently released a trailer (located inside.) From what can ...

Theodore Mak | Saturday, 16 January 2010

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Higurashi English Game Release

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Manga Gamer announces today that the visual novel PC game Higurashi When They Cry will be released this month on December 15. Only the first four chapters will be released ...

Theodore Mak | Tuesday, 8 December 2009

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Blade & Soul MMO New Trailer

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A new trailer has been released on the American website for Blade & Soul revealing four playable races. The game is being developed by NCSoft, well known for its previous ...

Theodore Mak | Tuesday, 1 December 2009

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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift on American So

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Are you a BlazBlue fan? Will you be in Southern California on November 14th? Are you tired of v-13 players mashing on and breaking the D button? Then head out ...

Davis Fan | Wednesday, 4 November 2009

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(Video) Assassin's Creed Live Action

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Previously announced at E3 2009, Ubisoft will be launching their digital live action shorts titled Assassin's Creed Lineage on YouTube, October 27. The film is made by Ubisoft Digital Art, ...

Administrator | Friday, 23 October 2009

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Muramasa: The Demon Blade Review

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While the Wii may not be the best console for hardcore gamers, it does occasionally have a few surprises here and there. Vanillaware's Muramasa: The Demon Blade is one such surprise. ...

Osman Numair | Tuesday, 20 October 2009

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How to get your UMD copy of Badman!

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If you wanted to play Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do to Deserve This?, but you wanted to own the UMD instead of a digital copy, you ...

Osman Numair | Sunday, 18 October 2009

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Metal Gear Solid Philanthropy Released

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Metal Gear Solid Philanthropy, a fan made movie based on Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid (MGS) series has final been released online available for download or stream after numerous delays. ...

Theodore Mak | Sunday, 4 October 2009

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NIS Re-Releasing their Games on the PSN

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With the PSPgo just released, Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) is releasing some of their PSP games onto the Playstation Network at a discounted price. In celebration of this, NIS America ...

Osman Numair | Thursday, 1 October 2009

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Capcom Announces Two New Games for Ameri

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Although shown for the first time ever at Tokyo Game Show 2009, both Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes and Ghost Trick will be coming to America in 2010. Fans will no ...

Davis Fan | Thursday, 24 September 2009

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Play Magazine's Muramasa Feature

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We've introduced Muramasa The Demonblade briefly in the past when publisher XSEED relinquished the license rights to the game to Ignition Entertainment (I am sure XSEED staff members are kicking ...

Theodore Mak | Sunday, 13 September 2009

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m.o.v.e Anisama 2009 Photos

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Like the previous post in an effort to promote the coming release of the Animelo Summer Live 2009 DVD and Blu-ray release, here's teaser shots of our main m.o.v.e photo ...

Theodore Mak | Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Nana Mizuki Anisama 2009 Photos

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Since the Blu-ray and DVD version of Animelo Summer Live 2009 is releasing soon, we've decided to hype it up by posting teaser screenshots of our picture folder of the ...

Administrator | Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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X Japan Invites you for Their American A

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While they won't be appearing for a live, members of X Japan will make a public U.S. appearance together on January 9th, 2009 in Hollywood. The band will be filming ...

Davis Fan | Tuesday, 29 December 2009

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Chatmonchy at SXSW 2010 USA

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Musical group Chatmonchy will be performing in the US at the 2010 South by Southwest Conferences and Festivals (SXSW). The group, consisting of Eriko Hashimoto on guitar and vocal, Akiko ...

Administrator | Sunday, 20 December 2009

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Animelo Summer Live 2009 DVD/BD Release

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For those of you who couldn't be in Japan for Animelo Summer Live (Ani-Sama) 2009, DWANGO has announced they will be releasing the DVD and Blu-ray versions on February 24, ...

Theodore Mak | Sunday, 20 December 2009

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BoA at SF Pride Parade Report

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In an effort to clear out the backlogging of articles before the new year, here's one of the first. Pop Korean star BoA made a visit on stage at the ...

Theodore Mak | Sunday, 20 December 2009

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Kohaku Uta Gassen's 60th Anniversary

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This year marks the 60th anniversary of one of Japan's most watched New Year's Eve show, Kohaku Uta Gassen. A musical show hosted by Japanese broadcasting company NHK, the performers ...

Administrator | Thursday, 17 December 2009

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Utada Hikaru In The Flesh 2010 Tour

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Renown Japanese pop superstar Utada Hikaru has just announced her "In The Flesh 2010" Tour, which will hit eight US cities and London, UK. During the tour, she will visit ...

Davis Fan | Saturday, 14 November 2009

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Dir en grey: All Visible Things Tour 200

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Renown Japanese rock band Dir en grey is currently on their All Visible Things Tour 2009. The tour will feature two shows in South America, one each in Brazil and ...

Davis Fan | Saturday, 7 November 2009

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Glay Concert Report

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As the clock hit nine, the lights began to dim at the House of Blues Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, . Glay members Teru, Takuro, Hisashi, and Jiro walked onto ...

Davis Fan | Tuesday, 15 September 2009

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Glay US Performance 2009

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For J-rock fans, Glay will be performing in San Francisco on Wednesday September 9 at the Fillmore, and in Los Angeles from Friday September 11 to 12 at the House ...

Administrator | Monday, 7 September 2009

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VAMPS Autographs in SF and LA?

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It was recently announced that VAMPS would be doing 2 promotional meet and greet autograph events, one on July 16 in Baltimore and another in Seattle on July 19. News ...

Administrator | Thursday, 9 July 2009

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VAMPS Band Interview

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With only about a month away before L’Arc~en~Ciel's famed singer Hyde and Oblivion Dust's K.A.Z. perform live together in the United States as VAMPS, we got a chance to talk briefly wi...

Administrator | Sunday, 28 June 2009

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BoA Appearing in San Francisco

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For those of you in the Bay Area next weekend, Korean pop singer BoA will be on the Main Stage on Sunday, June 28 for the SF Pride Event. BoA ...

Administrator | Friday, 19 June 2009

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J-Rock VAMPS USA Tour

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So apparently we've been really out of the loop, and didn't hear about this until our associates asked if we would like to interview the band. Hyde from the hit ...

Theodore Mak | Saturday, 6 June 2009

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Spring Anime 2010 List

An impromptu list for the upcoming Spring anime season has been released with brief descriptions. Leading the list, K-ON! returns with a second season, shoujo manga Kaichou wa Maid-sama will be be debuting this April, and Kiss x Sis which has previously been released as an OVA gets a full series.

For the full list, check inside.

 

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Winter Wonder Festival 2010 Coverage

It's that time again folks, one the largest figure and hobby show, Wonderfest is in full swing and we'll be providing you up to date photos and links from various websites organized here for your convenience. Like our previous Wonderfest coverage, we take no credit for any of the links listed, and belong to their respective news site. Enough with the idle chatter, and onwards to the new figures!

Make sure to come back and check this post frequently for updates.

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K-ON! Manga Licensed in the US
Yen Press has announced that they have acquired the rights to publish the hit high school girl band manga, K-ON! coming this November, 2010. Interestingly, they have also acquired the light novel Bungaku Shoujo, expected to be released in July 2010. Yen Press has been steadily acquiring rights to publish hit series from Japan including Black Butler, Bamboo Blade, Higurashi, Kobato, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Soul Eater, and Spice and Wolf.
 
Kampfer Messenger Plushies

Although not exactly figure news, anime good and apparel maker Cospla will be releasing plushies of the Messengers from gender bender series, Kampfer. Interested cosplayers and buyers can simply pick up one of these adorable animals with their entrails hanging out for roughly 3,000 yen this coming May.

Unfortunately, these plushies will not turn their owners into well endowed psychic females, sorry guys.

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Nier Coming April 27, 2010
Square Enix's new action adventure game, Nier, will be coming to American shores on April 27, 2010 - a mere three days after its Japanese release date. Details are sparse at the moment, but with the game coming out in a couple of months, we should find out more as the release date nears. With so many games having such short periods between American and Japanese release dates recently, one has to wonder why game developers haven't been doing this longer. The game stars Nier as the main character with his controversial partner, Kaine who apparently is a hermaphrodite. Note, that the game is being developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix. For more information, visit the game's official website here.
 
(Updated) High School of the Dead Returns: OVA Announced
Zombie action manga, High School of the Dead has been recently announced to be relaunched in the March issue of Monthly Dragon Age with new chapters as well an animated OVA episode releasing on February 9. The series has been on hiatus since the end of 2008 when author Daisuke Sato was reportedly working on another project. The series is illustrated by Shouji Sato, also best known in the doujin community as Inazuma.
Additional information has been released in regards to the OVA. Madhouse Studios (Death Note, Black Lagoon, Trigun, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) will be producing the animation with Araki Testuro (Death Note) as director, Kuroda Yousuke will handle the series composition, and Tanaka Masayoshi (Toradora!) will provide character designs.
 
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Winter Wonder Festival 2010 Coverage

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It's that time again folks, one the largest figure and hobby show, Wonderfest is in full swing and we'll be providing you up to date photos and links from various ...

Theodore Mak | Sunday, 7 February 2010

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Kampfer Messenger Plushies

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Although not exactly figure news, anime good and apparel maker Cospla will be releasing plushies of the Messengers from gender bender series, Kampfer. Interested cosplayers and buyers can simply pick ...

Theodore Mak | Thursday, 4 February 2010

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Azusa Nakano (Azunyan!) Nendoroid

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Shown previously at Comic Market 77, Goodsmile's blog has updated a new picture of Azusa Nakano from the series K-ON! The new photo shows her with a pair of cat ...

Theodore Mak | Tuesday, 2 February 2010

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Taito's Bakemonogatari Prize Figures

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Dug up from the depths of 2chan, apparently Taito will be releasing prize figures of the verbally abusive Hitagi Senjogahara and class president Tsubasa Hanekawa from the series Bakemonogatari. Little ...

Theodore Mak | Saturday, 23 January 2010

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Black Rock Shooter Nendoroid First Pics

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The first prototype pictures of Goodsmile's recently announced Black Rock Shooter Nendoroid has been leaked online. Though not one of the best, we're expecting more photos to show up within ...

Theodore Mak | Tuesday, 29 December 2009

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Code Geass Romantic Variation Banpresto Figur

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Some of the first prototype pictures of Banpresto's Ichiban Kuji Premium line's newest Code Geass lottery prize figures of C.C. and Karen wearing wedding dresses has surfaced. The figures appear ...

Theodore Mak | Sunday, 27 December 2009

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[Nendoroid] Fate Testarossa

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With the pending Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st, and the previously announced Nanoha Takamachi Nendoroid, it was only a matter of time GoodSmile announced a Fate Testarossa version. ...

Theodore Mak | Thursday, 3 December 2009

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[Petit Nendoroid] Bakemonogatari Figures

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Goodsmile's blog has revealed that they will be releasing figures from the popular spring anime series Bakemonogatari. Only three characters have been shown so far including the show's male lead ...

Theodore Mak | Wednesday, 2 December 2009

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Ikaros PVC (Sora no Otoshimono)

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Sora no Otoshimono the etchi anime debuted in Fall 2009 and already a figure of the well endowed Ikaros from the series has surfaced. She will be manufactured by Grands, ...

Theodore Mak | Friday, 20 November 2009

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