Hatsune Miku Gets Her Own Very Special Traditional Japanese Doll

hatsune miku edoVocaloid (ボーカロイド) may just be a singing synthesizer program but it has touched the world in more ways done one. Vocaloid users and fans alike experience a creativity overflow which results in dance tributes, original songs and mountains upon mountains of cosplay. Now, what do you get when Vocaloid’s reach extends to ancient Japanese culture? Vocaloid’s leading lady, Hatsune Miku (初音ミク), now has her own Edo Marionette version!

Japanese puppeteer and representative of the Edo Marionette Group, Mitsuru Kamijo, has come up with a promotional video with an Edo Marionette patterned after Hatsune Miku. Keep Reading

Pacific Rim Fan Art Sketched By Famed Manga Artist

shirow pacific rimPacific Rim took the world by storm with its gripping story of mechas versus monsters. Miwa Shirow (三輪士郎), a manga artist widely known for his manga entitled Dogs (狗-DOGS-), has posted not one but two manga sketches of Pacific Rim. Together with a slew of chibi versions of the Pacific Rim Jaegers (JÄGER) and Kaiju (怪獣), Shirow shared his sketches on his personal Twitter account for the whole world to see. Keep Reading

From Gundams To Transformers: Linkin Park Gets Another Mecha

linkin park transformersAmerican rock band Linkin Park, has got another mecha to add up to their belt! Introducing the Linkin Park G1 Soundwave.

This limited edition Transformer has come a long way. It was first introduced in July 2012 at the SDCC and it made another appearance yet again in June 2013 at BotCon. After three years of agonized waiting, mecha fans can finally add this up to their collection! Some online shops such as Robot Kingdom is now accepting pre-orders for this Linkin Park version of Soundwave. Keep Reading

Pokemon: The Origin Takes Fans Back On A Trip Down Memory Lane

pokemonPokemon has been a huge part of the children who grew up in the 90’s. With the original Pokemon series Red, Green and Blue released for the Nintendo Game Boy. Not long afterwards, the video game was brought on the telly with Ash Ketchum (サトシ) taking the lead with the adorable face of Pokemon, Pikachu (ピカチュウ), tagging along his side. Pokemon fans probably know this by now that the anime has inspired the ultra cool video game, Pokemon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (ポケットモンスターピカチュウ). Keep Reading

Shingeki no Kyojin In The News, Vol. 2: Food, Fan Art And Ending Theme News

shingeki 4We’re pretty sure that you just can’t get enough of Shingeki no Kyojin (進撃の巨人) so Asgard Anime brings you its second serving of Shingeki no Kyojin In the News with volume 2 hot off the racks!

The second ending theme of the anime series is up and ready for release on August 21 and just like the opening theme, the ending single also comes with special Shingeki no Kyojin covers! Japanese alternative rock band, Cinema Staff, has provided the Shingeki ending theme with their song entitled Great Escape. Keep Reading

Magi Appears As LINE Stamps

line magi stampLINE is steadily gaining popularity, especially in Asia. With the upcoming second season of Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (マギ), LINE just might invite fans by the hordes into using their awesome application!

LINE has introduced Magi stamps that are available for users for only 1.99 USD. The Magi characters are all in their chibi (ちび) forms and they could not be any cuter and funnier. There are stamps for all emotions from a sleeping Aladdin (アラジン) to Ugo (ウーゴ) puting up his arms in an “Ok” gesture. Keep Reading

Pokemon X And Y Introduce Mega Evolutions

pokemonIn the world of Pokemon (ポケモン), trainers raise their Pokemon and train them to become the best among the best. The trainers have a choice whether to evolve their Pokemon so as to make them even more powerful or let them stay as they are. In the region of Kalos (カロス地方), evolution takes a step futher with Mega Evolution (メガシンカ). Asgard Anime takes you on a Mega Evolution crash course with the latest Pokemon X (ポケットモンスターX) and Pokemon Y (ポケットモンスターY) revelations! Keep Reading