Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Celebrates With A Talk Event In Tokyo

sailor moon“I will punish you in the name of the Moon!”

To all the little girls (and maybe all of the little boys too) that grew up in the 90’s, Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン) seems only like it was released yesterday but the huge manga/anime franchise will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next month!

To celebrate this event, nightclub Nicofarre will be hosting a very special and commemorative talk event with the voice actors of the anime version of Sailor Moon. Keep Reading

Asgard Anime Vault: Monster Rancher

monster rancherThe Asgard Anime Vault celebrates old school anime that certainly made every 90′s otaku proud have lived those years as well as introduce young otakus to these great titles. This week, Asgard takes a disc stone and unleashes the power of Monster Rancher.

Monster Rancher, or Monster Farm (モンスターファーム) in Japan, is a video game franchise that was first released in November 30, 1997. Often compared to giant, rival monster games namely Pokemon (ポケットモンスター) and Digimon (デジタルモンスター), Monster Rancher humbly stands out as a game with the objective that players are monster breeders; they raise their creatures in perfect health in order for them to be the best in tournaments. Keep Reading

BTOOOM! Manga Gets Anime Adaptation; Anime Promoted With Sultry Collectibles

Sakamoto and HimikoJapanese animation studio, MADHOUSE Inc. (株式会社 マッドハウス), confirms news on adapting Inoue Junya’s manga “BTOOOM!” into an anime series. The ongoing manga series tells the story of Ryuuta Sakamoto. Sakamoto is 22-years-old, unemployed and he lives with his mother. He may not be so special in real life but is otherwise so in the realm on online gaming where he reigns supreme as the top player in the video game BTOOOM!. Keep Reading

Asgard Anime Vault: The Vision Of Escaflowne

Vision of EscaflowneWas it all just a dream? Or a vision?

The Asgard Anime Vault celebrates old school anime that certainly made every 90′s otaku proud of having live those years as well as introduce young otakus to these great titles. This week, Asgard travels to the Gaea and witness The Vision of Escaflowne.

The Vision of Escaflowne (天空のエスカフローネ) is in itself a very magical series. In her childhood, Hitomi Kanzaki was given a set of tarot cards by her grandmother and soon mastered the art of fortune telling. Keep Reading

City Hunter Airs On Animax Asia

City Hunter season 1Tsukasa Hojo’s world famous City Hunter (シティーハンター) comes back from 1987 and into 2012 thanks to Animax Asia!

City Hunter is a detective agency run by Ryo Saeba (冴羽獠) and Kaori Makimura (槇村香). Getting to them is easy: clients simply leave the letters “XYZ” written on a blackboard at Shinjuku Station. Ryo Saeba is a sweeper who could rival the best cowboy in the west with his unmatched shooting skills. His downfall however is women. Keep Reading

Asgard Anime Vault: Trigun

trigunThis world is made of love and peace!

The Asgard Anime Vault celebrates old school anime that certainly made every 90′s otaku proud have lived those years as well as introduce young otakus to these great titles. This week, Asgard takes on Trigun.

Everyone is on the look out for Vash the Stampede, the Humanoid Typhoon. With a huge bounty on his head of 60,000,000,000$$ (60 billion double dollers), people just couldn’t get off his trail. Keep Reading

Asgard Anime Vault: Bubblegum Crisis 2040

bubblegum crisisThe Asgard Anime Vault celebrates old school anime that certainly made every 90′s otaku proud have lived those years as well as introduce young otakus to these great titles. This week, Asgard’s spotlight is on Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040.

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (バブルガムクライシス TOKYO 2040) is a remake of the original Bubblegum Crisis which was first aired in 1987 as an original video animation or OVA. Both are themed with cyberpunk mixed with action. Keep Reading