Panty And Stocking With Garterbelt: English Cast Announced

Panty and Stocking with GarterbeltIn the latest Anime Central convention, American production company FUNimation has announced that an English version of the Japanese anime Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt will be released. During their panel, two episodes were shown which were already dubbed in English and the voice actors were revealed.

Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt tells the story of angels Panty and Stocking Anarchy who were kicked out of Heaven for their not-so-angelic behaviour. Keep Reading

Anime “YuriYuri” Schedules Girls Night Event In Tokyo, Japan

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On May 26, 2012, the anime YuriYuri will be holding an all girls night event in Tokyo, Japan. Strictly speaking , boys aren’t allowed to enter, however the official announcement has added “Still, for all you Yuri boys, we’re planning to livestream on Nico Nico.”

This comedic, slice-of-life Namori creation revolves around junior high school girls who take over the now defunct Tea Ceremony club room and together they form the Amusement Club. Keep Reading

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Screenshots Released

tekken 4One of the world’s best known fighting games is finally getting a console version. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is one of the many successful titles under Namco’s belt and the release of TTT2 is a dream come true for hardcore Tekken fans.

The latest and freshest screenshots, as well as the 3D character models, for the game have already been released and will surely intensify the excitement of the fans who are waiting to get the console versions of the game home. Keep Reading

Keiichi Arawi Draws Mai Aizawa’s Cover Art For Her Latest Single

Mai AizawaMai Aizawa is well known in the world of anime for lending her voices to numerous anime characters as well as singing their opening themes. This time, Aizawa takes a break from the anime world and has just finished recording her new single.

Her latest song, entitled “Kiminitodoke”, is written and produced by fu_mou. Manga artist Keiichi Arawi was tasked to provide the jacket art for Aizawa’s cd.

Keiichi Arawi (あらゐ けいいち) is the person behind the anime and manga series entitled Nichijou (日常). Keep Reading

One Piece Film Z: Who’s Who Behind The Film And The Trailer

one pieceIt’s just been announced that the famous pirate anime One Piece will be getting a new film set for December 15 this year. The motion picture, entitled “One Piece Film Z“, already has a teaser trailer (see below). The short trailer features Z (Zetto), the strongest enemy the Straw Hat pirate crew has ever faced.

The crew behind the One Piece Film Z has already been announced too. Eiichiro Oda (尾田 栄一郎), the creator of One Piece, will produce the film. Keep Reading

Astro Boy’s 60th Anniversary Commemorated With Collectable Figure

astro boy 60th anniversary figureOsamu Tezuka’s little robot wonder, Astro Boy, celebrates his 60th year in the anime and manga industry. And what better way to celebrate than with a collectable figure!

ZCGirl’s ZC World has released their 60th anniversary Astro Boy model. The figure stands at a good 7 inches tall with Astro Boy sitting on top of a box and is made out of sturdy PVC.

Astro Boy, or Tetsuwan Atom (鉄腕アトム), is just one of Tezuka’s very famous and highly acclaimed creations. Keep Reading

Latest AKB48 Commercial Alarms Viewers

AKB48Japan’s famous girl band receives the ire of Japanese viewers because of their latest commercial.

From the official annnouncement made by the Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization (BPO), the commercial shows the members of AKB48 passing candy from one to another using their mouths. This mouth-to-mouth relay, with lip brushings that could hardly be escaped, alarmed the Japanese populace. Their complaints were summed up to three different points:

1. Children would most likely imitate what they see on television. Keep Reading