manga
New One Piece PS3 Game! Kaizoku Musou 02.12.12

Oda Sensei! I think all the Non-Japanese fans are jealous of this upcoming new One Piece game exclusively in Japan. Finally, a One Piece: Pirate Warriors video with more characters than Luffy. This clip has Sanji, Nami, Usopp, Robin, Franky, Zoro, and … READ MORE
Shounen MANGA “SAINT SEIYA” comes back to TV after 23 years 02.06.12

Saint Seiya (聖闘士星矢 in Kanji and pronounced Seinto Seiya) is a manga series by Masami Kurumada.  The manga was serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump from 1986 to 1991.  In 1986 Saint Seiya became an anime and was aired until 1989, … READ MORE
Sapporo Snow Festival 2012! 02.05.12

Sapporo Snow Festival 2012, The highlight is a huge snow sculpture of the TORIKO × One Piece! Popular anime, TORIKO and One Piece’s Heavy snow statue collaboration, entitled Dream 9 × TORIKO One Piece will be appearing at UHB Family … READ MORE
Screen Shot 2012-01-26 at 4.14.43 PM Awesome Nail Art! 01.26.12

        I love doing my nails and right now my nails are like this… My nails look horribly boring compared to these AWESOME nail designs I found on the internet when typed in “manga nails”   DRAGON … READ MORE
Google’s Android system, manga-style 01.04.12

Android, the operating system attached to millions of smartphones, is currently the star of a new manga series entitled Sweet Android High. Featuring a crew of international high school girls named after phones - Moto-Laura-chan, Sam-Sung-chan, H-T-Syee-chan, Elle-G-chan and Soni-Eri-chan – … READ MORE
One Piece Music Player 12.20.11

Glico, the company behind awesome Japanese snacks like Pocky, is giving out One Piece music players to 1,000 lucky winners. 500 will win on 1/27, and another 500 will win on 3/9. You can win one with three purchases from … READ MORE
Gundam Cafe 11.11.11

Did you know that there is a Gundam Cafe in Akihabara that opened last year in Spring? For those Gundam fans out there, this place is a must visit. This is the store interior At the cafe you can enjoy… … READ MORE
CNN Tackles Cosplay Culture 11.09.11

There’s an interesting post over at CNN’s “Geek Out!” blog about the art of cosplay. Written in an educational tone, as if intended for people who don’t already know a lot about what the word “cosplay” means, the piece discusses … READ MORE
New Japanese Copyright Laws Might Hurt the Manga Industry 11.02.11

This could be a bad sign for the future of the manga industry. Apparently, Japan is considering making some changes to its copyright laws, opting to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.   In a nutshell: The changes would ”destroy” doujinshi (self-published) works, and … READ MORE
Ranma 1/2 Live Action 09.30.11

The long loved manga, Ranma 1/2, by Rumiko Takahashi is going to be turned into a drama! It will air in December on Nippon Television. Ranma will be played by Kento Kaku and Natsuna as the female form. Yui Aragaki, … READ MORE
Kaibutsu-Kun looks like a strange movie… 08.26.11

Kaibutsu-Kun is a live-action Japanese  film version of a 1965 manga of the same name. Apparently, this is a children’s movie, which seems weird for some reason. Starring  Satoshi Ohno (as the kid in the red hat), Dracula (played by … READ MORE
Online Manga Database Now Live 08.24.11

Last week, JManga.com was launched. The site is to be an extensive database of manga titles, both for free (for selected titles) and for purchase. The Digital Comics Association, who put together the web portal, hopes to have 10,000 manga … READ MORE
All Nippon Entertainment Works Co. set to push Japanese titles globally 08.16.11

The All Nippon Entertainment Works Co. will soon be a force in the Hollywood entertainment scene, with hopes of pushing Japanese content on a more international level.   A group of media/entertainment companies joined up to create this new mega-company, which will … READ MORE