Katsuya Terada Paints A Mural For A Japanese Museum

katsuya teradaIf you didn’t know who Katsuya Terada (寺田克也) is, you probably didn’t know that he’s the main man responsible for the lush art of Blood: The Last Vampire. Recently, Terada has been invited by Japan’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation to do a mural for the said museum.

Terada was born on December 7, 1963 in Tamano, Okayama. The Japanese 49-year-old illustrator is highly known in the United States thanks to his art in Blood: The Last Vampire as well as in comic books namely Iron Man and Hellboy. Keep Reading

KAI Figures Puts The Fighter In Their Street Fighter Figures

ryu figureWho cares if people say we’re too old to play with toys? Whether you’re getting these figures as a part of your collection or you just want to take them out of their boxes and play with them, Play Arts KAI Figures by Square Enix won’t let you down with their latest offering in the form of Capcom’s very own Street Fighter (ストリートファイター).

What better way than to catch up on the recent Street Fighter anniversary by celebrating with these figures. Keep Reading

Gigantic Lance Of Longinus Speared In Tokyo SkyTree Town

evangelion lance of longinusIf you were part of the many who wanted to catch up on the latest Evangelion 3.0 movie, or just a last minute Christmas shopper, you probably ran into this gigantic Lance of Longinus (ロンギヌスの槍) speared right in the street of Tokyo, specifically at the Tokyo SkyTree Town commercial complex. This Lance of Longinus replica was erected for the Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo’s screening and looks highly realistic, not only because of the rubble surrounding it, but it really pierced right through the street! Keep Reading

xxxHolic Double Feature: Live-Action Previews And A Resort Surprise

xxxholic preview We are officially counting down the days until the release of the live-action take of the horror-comedy rendition of CLAMP’s (クランプ) xxxHolic (×××ホリック) and Asgard gives you a xxxHolic Double Feature with twice the xxxHolic news you can take! Stepping up on the plate is the latest preview shot of the show.

This special preview was brought to you by Japanese satellite broadcasting station, WOWOW (株式会社WOWOW). The live-action take of xxxHolic will have 8 episodes, each running for 50 minutes. Keep Reading

Patisserie Swallowtail White Rose Now Offers Accel World And Sword Art Online Sweets

Accel World X Sword Art Online CafeGood news to Accel World (アクセル・ワールド) and Sword Art Online (ソードアート・オンライン) fans! Japanese Butler cafe, Patisserie Swallowtail White Rose (-パティスリースワロウテイル ホワイトローズ-), is now offering sweets based on the famous anime/light novel franchise by Reki Kawahara (川原礫)!

The Accel World and Sword Art Online menu includes character cookies from both series, their price ranging from 300 to 630 JPY. There are also decorative cakes available, both are priced at 680 JPY each. Keep Reading

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann BD-Box Already Out

gurren lagannFans of the anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (天元突破グレンラガン) can now rest easy from their nostalgia attacks with this awesome special Blu-Ray boxed set! After a list of Japanese retailers have been revealed, the specifications of the boxed set followed ensuite.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann isn’t your ordinary mecha anime. Simon (シモン) is a lonely digger who finds friendship in Kamina (カミナ) in a place ruled by the Spiral King. Kamina takes Simon under his wing, thus making him a member of Team Gurren. Keep Reading

Final Episode Of K Hints On A New Season

K animeFans of the anime series, K, can breathe a sigh of relief. In the 13th and final episode, this simple black image was shown. It is confirmed, however, that a second season is already in production.

Directed by Shingo Suzuki (鈴木 信吾) and produced by Japanese animation studio, GoHands (ゴーハンズ), K was first released in October 4, 2012 in Japan. Eventually, the anime swept through Asia, North America and Australia. Keep Reading