Dragon Nest: Warrior’s Dawn Ready To Rise Around The World

Dragon Nest Warrior's DawnSome video game movies are often based loosely on the games themselves which leave some fans half satisfied. With the upcoming release of Dragon Nest: Warrior’s Dawn (龙之谷·破晓奇兵) however, fans of the world famous MMORPG game Dragon Nest won’t be disappointed. The movie, which promises to be based on the actual events of the game’s story line, follows the story of Lambert who was trained under Barnac – a member of the Six Heroes. Keep Reading

Live Action Take Of Famous Shoujo Manga Features One Direction Song

Say I Love YouI just want it to be you and I forever. I know you wanna leave. So come on baby, be with me so happily.

– Happily by One Direction

The release of the live-action take of Kanae Hazuki’s (かなえ 葉月) famous shoujo manga, Suki-tte Ii Na Yo (好きっていいなよ), is looming closer and closer. To add up more excitement is the news that the song Happily, performed by none other than the world famous English-Irish boy band, One Direction, will be featured as the movie’s theme song! Keep Reading

Good Smile Company Hits Summer WonFes With Brand New Figures

Summer WonFes KanColle 2The Tokyo Wonder Festival (ワンダーフェスティバル) is about to hit Japan this Summer and the Good Smile Company (グッドスマイルカンパニー) is ready to present their lovely, lovely score of brand new goodies for WonFes (ワンフェス) goers! Are you ready? Then read on and find out which figures you’ll want to take home!

Up first is the chibi-fied version of Kantai Collection’s (艦隊これくしょん) Aircraft Carrier Wo-Class (空母ヲ級). Forever immortalized in the form of a Nendoroid, the Wo-Class glows in the dark and can be yours for only 4,800 JPY (47.02 USD). Keep Reading

Illegal Potato Chip Dumping Incident Reaches Voice Actress

Nana MizukiOn June 10, 2014, it was reported that a 25-year-old office worker named Kazuki Fukumoto was arrested under the grounds of an illegal dumping of potato chips in Kobe and Akashi City in Japan. According to police reports, Fukumoto wished to collect stamps to enter in the Nana Mizuki (水樹 奈々) concert ticket contest hosted by Calbee thus leading him to dump 1000(!) bags of potato chips between May 4 and May 23. Keep Reading

Talented 17-Year-Old Manga Artist Gets Work Published

Tonegawa Ririka's LaboratoryJune 3, 2014 was a big day for Narumi Hasegaki (長谷垣 なるみ) as Tonegawa Ririka’s Laboratory (利根川りりかの実験室) was published in Kodansha’s (株式会社講談社) monthly shojo manga magazine, Nakayoshi (なかよし). Tonegawa Ririka’s Laboratory is the manga she has worked together with Aoyagi Aito (青柳碧人). Hasegaki did the illustrations while Aoyagi was responsible for the story.

Tonegawa Ririka’s Laboratory’s title is a pun with the words “Lab Story” as a play for the words Love Story. Keep Reading

Movic Releases Official Kill La Kill Cosplay Costume

kill la kill costumeIf you’re planning to go as Kill La Kill’s (キルラキル) totally badass protagonist, Ryuko Matoi (纏 流子), then Japanese company Movic (ムービック) has definitely got you covered! The latest addition to Movic’s ACOS line is the official Ryuko Matoi Senketsu (鮮血) costume. Now you have your very own Senketsu to have and to hold forever without having to drain you of your blood!

Movic’s Senketsu comes with the following: a top complete with Senketsu’s eye and eyepatch, skirt, red tie. Keep Reading

DISH// Goes Naruto In Brand New Single

dish naruto cosplayWhen singing a song for a popular anime series, dressing up as the characters is a sure fire way to drive fans crazy and that’s just what Japanese pop/rock band DISH// did with their latest single, Saisho no Koi ~ Motetakute ~ (サイショの恋~モテたくて~) which is used as the ending theme of Naruto Shippuden (–ナルト- 疾風伝). Of course, what is Naruto Shippuden without DISH// in their Naruto regalia?

Donning their ninja gear are vocalist TAKUMI (北村 匠海) as Naruto Uzumaki (うずまきナルト), guitarist MASAKI (矢部 昌暉) as Might Guy (マイト・ガイ), bassist RYUJI (小林 龍二) as Kakashi Hatake (はたけカカシ) and dj To-i (橘 柊生) as Minato Namikaze (波風ミナト). Keep Reading