Kamen Rider #1 Visits Thailand To Give Gifts To Children

The best part about doing charity work is seeing thkamen rider cosplaye happy smiles on people’s faces. What happens if you’re dressed as a cool, well known superhero? It will certainly make an even lasting impression. That’s what Akihiro Tomikawa is doing with his Kamen Rider #1 (仮面ライダー1号) costume. Every 2 months, he visits Thailand with a bag of toys he distributes to children residing in the slums of Bankok. It’s like having a superhero Santa Claus 6 times a year! Keep Reading

Demon Gaze Video Game Gets A Manga Adaptation

demon gazeIf you’re a hardcore fan of the dungeon crawl Playstation Vita video game, Demon Gaze (デモンゲイズ), here’s a of good news for you: your favorite game will be jumping right from the game and into the pages of a manga! The manga version of Demon Gaze will be published in the ASCII Media Works (株式会社アスキー・メディアワークス) Japanese seinen magazine, Dengeki Maoh (電撃マオウ).

If you have just tuned in, Demon Gaze is produced by Kadokawa Games and Experience Inc. Keep Reading

Crunchyroll In The News: Bishie Basketball Players, Boxers And Sexy Wrestlers

American streaming website crunchyroll strongest in the worldCrunchyroll is packing up a mean punch with their latest titles offered for streaming and coincidentally, all are sports-themed or has something to do with sports!

Part of their action-packed line up is the anime adaptation of Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai! (世界でいちばん強くなりたい!). Also known as Wanna be the Strongest in the World!, Sekai de Ichiban follows the story of Hagiwara Sakura. Sakura is a member of the famous idol band Sweet Diva, together with Miyazawa Elena, who Sakura sees not only as a close friend but also as a rival. Keep Reading

Figures In The News, Vol. 6: Zombie Slasher, Titan Slayer And A Pirate Crossplayer

figures leviAsgard Anime is back with another volume of Figures in the News and this time, we’re covering three sexy figures you shouldn’t miss out on.

Shingeki no Kyojin’s (進撃の巨人) Lance Corporal Levi (リヴァイ) joins in on the SnK figure bandwagon thanks to Sentinel. Standing at 20cm tall, this 1/8 scale figure of Levi was first showcased in Yurindo Yodobashi Akiba, Akihabara. This awesome Levi figure is priced at 8000 JPY (81.40 USD) and pre-orders for this figure have already started since September 27. Keep Reading

Say It With A Shingeki No Kyojin Cake

shingeki cakeEitsu’s latest addition to their Priroll service is the Shingeki no Kyojin (進撃の巨人) message cakes. Customers have as much as 13(!) options for personalizing their roll cakes featuring well known characters of the series, namely Eren Jaeger (エレン・イェーガー), Mikasa Ackerman (ミカサ・アッカーマン), Lance Corporal Levi (リヴァイ ) and the Colossal Titan (超大型巨人).

If you’re ready to have your cake made, here are your options:

1 – 4 offers character illustrations only, composed of a 3-group member of Mikasa, Eren and Levi for only 2000 JPY (20.35 USD)

5 – 7 offers an illustration with a message with Eren, Mikasa or Levi for only 3,500 JPY (35.61 USD)

8 – 10 offers an illustration with a message as well as a printed photo for only 4,500 JPY (45.79 USD). Keep Reading

Kanehara Takumi – From Hosting To Drawing Up A Storm Manga Style

Kanehara Takumi (金原たくみ) turned over a new career leaf from being a Japanese host to a way awesome manga artist and what better way to celebrate his monumental career shift than to receive an award! Shonen Jump has celebrated his magnificent talent and endowed him with the Shonen Jump Treasure New Manga Award. You may be wondering as to why he quit his job as a host and it certainly isn’t television shows he used to host. Keep Reading

Isao Takahata’s Kaguya-Hime Visuals Released

princess kaguya Fresh off the Studio Ghibli (株式会社スタジオジブリ) press are the latest Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (かぐや姫の物語) visuals. Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari is directed and co-written by Studio Ghibli co-founder, Isao Takahata (高畑 勲) and is the first movie he has worked on 14 years after his 1999 movie project, My Neighbor the Yamadas (ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん).

Takahata’s Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari is a rendition of the classic Japanese folktale, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (竹取物語). The folktale dates back as far as the 10th century and tells the story of Taketori no Okina (竹取翁) who comes across a shining bamboo stalk. Keep Reading