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Crayon Shin-Chan Manga Makes A Comeback

crayon shin-chanCrayon Shin-Chan returns to North American thanks to One Peace Books.

Crayon Shin-Chan tells the comedic story of 5-year-old Shinnosuke Nohara also known as “Shin-Chan” and his family. The manga began in 1990 with a total of 50 volumes and the anime adaptation of the series has been released since 1992.

Crayon Shin-Chan’s humor may not be to everyone’s liking; the manga and anime shows Shin-chan as a crude but lovable kindergartener. Keep Reading

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Gon Gets An Animated Show

gonLast month, Avex has released a 32-second preview of a new television show called “Gon”. The show is said to have replaced Gintama on April 2, 2012 in the very same timeslot.

To a strong majority of video game players, fans may be familiar with this tiny, orange dinosaur. But what some of them may not know is that Gon first started out as a manga character.

Masashi Tanaka gave life to Gon in a wordless manga that was published by Kodansha. Keep Reading

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Behind The Scenes Footage Of The Rurouni Kenshin Live-Action Movie Revealed

RurouniFans of the Rurouni Kenshin series are going to be on their toes after watching this behind-the-scenes footage of the live-action film!

The video, almost five minutes long, shows Takeru Sato busting some samurai moves as the feared once feared “Hitokiri Battosai” who is later known as the gentle and often comedic Kenshin Himura. The fight scene shown on the video is reminiscent to the scene found on the Rurouni Kenshin OVA entitled Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen (追憶編) on how his x-shaped scar came to be. Keep Reading

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Kamen Rider Stronger Shigeru Araki Has Passed Away

Shigeru Araki as Kamen Rider Stronger

Kamen Rider fans and the whole of the Sentai fan community mourn the loss of a great actor. 63-year-old Japanese actor and musician Shigeru Araki passed away on April 14, 2012 at 5:02 pm due to aspergillosis.

He was hospitalized in Tokyo because of pneumonia-like symptoms until it was confirmed that he had aspergillosis. Aspergillosis poses signs similar to that of pneumonia. It is, however, a lung infection or allergic reaction caused by a fungi found in dead leaves, compost or other decaying foliage. Keep Reading

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Cosplay Help: Asgard Cosplaying Tips with Veronica Nicole Edmilao

nika - cosplaying tipsThe best thing about being a cosplayer is that everyone is willing to help out. Online otaku shop owner and cosplayer Veronica Nicole “Knaix” Edmilao answers 5 quick questions that are frequently asked by newbies needing some cosplay help.

A: Let’s say I’m new to cosplaying. How can a person tell if an online shop is honest?

K: Trust is very important on the internet, and so is networking. Let’s first tackle the former. Keep Reading

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Danny Choo’s “Culture Japan” Returns To Animax

DANNY CHOODanny Choo’s famous Otaku show “Culture Japan” returns to Animax with a fresh, new season.

The son of reknowned fashion designer Jimmy Choo, Danny Choo’s interest in Japanese culture began when he wanted to know the latest video games released for his Sega Megadrive video game console. His interests slowly changed from Kylie Minogue to anything Japanese. His passion for the Japanese culture led him to teach himself how to read and write the native language. Keep Reading

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J-Pop Girlband Fairies Gets Manga Adaptation

fairiesThe year 2012 is a busy year for adaptations, from manga to anime and anime to live-action. This news however brings a fresh and unique twist to renditions: Japanese girl group Fairies (フェアリーズ) will be given a manga adaptation of their group!

Composed of seven members, Fairies is perhaps Japan’s youngest singing and dancing act; their age falls in the 13-15 age bracket. The group was formed in the year 2011 under a sub-label of Avex. Keep Reading

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