Mobile Suit Gundam AGE Ends On September 23

gundam mobile suitAs announced on the October issue of the Gundam ACE magazine, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE ( 機動戦士ガンダムAGE) will be singing its swan song on September 23, 2012. The final episode will be the 49th of the series.

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE is the 12th entry of the Gundam franchise and is the offspring of the partnership between Japanese animation studio Sunrise (株式会社サンライズ) and video game developer and publisher, Level-5 Inc. (株式会社レベルファイブ). Keep Reading

Cosplayer Interviews: Zero The Skeleton King

Jose Carlos "Zero" Mallonga III Jose Carlos “Zero” Mallonga III is proof that cosplay makes a huge impact in a person’s life. After winning the first Cosplay Tournament of Champions (TorCH 1) in Cebu City together with Amado Carl Hernandez, this Butuan City native uses cosplay in a positive light to improve himself further. Learn more about Zero in this Asgard Cosplayer Interview!

Asgard: What sparked your interest in cosplay?

Zero: Well, when I was a kid, I really got into anime, especially Dragon Ball Z, Ghost Fighter (Yu Yu Hakusho) and more. Keep Reading

One Piece In The News: Branded Perfumes, Rice Lines And A Score Of Bootleg Items

one pieceOne of Japan’s biggest anime/manga franchise comes from the brilliant mind of Eiichiro Oda (尾田 栄一郎) called One Piece (ワンピース). Monkey D. Luffy (モンキー・D・ルフィ) and his band of merry pirates board the Thousand Sunny in search of the legendary treasure called the One Piece. One Piece has grown immensely popular that it has now inspired its own line of perfume and rice line! Who could ever forget, however, that One Piece is also a victim of piracy. Keep Reading

Pika Pika! Nintendo Announces Limited Edition Pikachu Nintendo 3DS LL

Pikachu 3DS LL boxNintendo’s worldwide phenomenon Pokemon (ポケモン) is at it again and rolly polly Pikachu (ピカチュウ) makes it on the Nintendo 3DS LL cover!

The limited edition Nintendo 3DS LL is splashed with the familiar shade of golden Pikachu yellow. With its arms outstretched as if ready to give you a tackle hug, Pikachu’s upper torso, complete with a small part of his visible tail, is printed on the top half of the dual screen. Keep Reading

Gundam In The News: From Back Packs To A Crazy Dance Style

Gundam BagIt’s back to school fever in the west and Gundam fans had the surprise of their lives when they dropped in Rite Aid drug store: sitting on their display racks is a backpack whose every inch is covered by colorful Haro (ハロ).

Tumblr user and Gundam fan, Red, is one of the lucky people who owned this bag. “My grandmother got me this backpack from Rite Aid and IT HAS HAROS ALL OVER IT LIKE THAT’S NOT EVEN JUST SOME RANDOM DESIGNS THOSE ARE STRAIGHT UP HAROS.” Keep Reading

Chou Anime Cafe – Spreading The Moe In Detroit

Chou Anime CafeImagine having a slice of Akihabara, Japan right smack in Michigan!

Chou Anime Cafe is the first ever maid cafe in Detroit and customers won’t get enough of the uber moe maids as well as the great menu they have lined up!

Chou Anime Cafe 1Chou Anime Cafe first opened in June and everything on their menu falls just below 7.00 USD! The maids, who do more than just wait tables, interacts with the customers and do activities such as play games for a small fee of 2.oo Keep Reading

Naruto: Road To Ninja Success Celebrated With Official Thank You Art

naruto road to ninjaIn just a short span of 2 weeks and 3 days, Naruto: Road to Ninja has raked in over 1 billion Japanese Yen (12,763,000 USD) and is already expected to break the record of the previous Naruto movies!

Released on July 28, 2012, Naruto: Road to Ninja is the ninth Naruto film that celebrates the 10th anniversary of the world famous ninja anime franchise. Naruto creator, Masashi Kishimoto (岸本 斉史), was very hands on with this movie – he created Road To Ninja in a whole new light that answers “what if’s?” Keep Reading