Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai Theatrical Anime

AuraAs revealed by the Japanese publisher shogakukan in its website for the Shounen Sunday Super magazine, a theatrical animation project for Romeo Tanaka’s light novel, Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai will be launched next year. the title has been launched in 2008 and revolves around a high school freshman, Ichirou “Menzu” Satou. He forgets his textbook that he sneaks back into the school during the night, and there he encounters a beautiful girl. Keep Reading

Lupin III: Green VS Red OVA To Be Released On DVD

In an announcement made by Discotek Media through their official Facebook fan page, Lupin III: Green vs Red (ルパン三世 Green vs Red) will be released on DVD next year!

Lupin III: Green vs Red is an OVA released in 2008 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of our favorite master thief brought to us by none othe than the great Monkey Punch (モンキー・パンチ).

In Green vs Red, people have been imitating Lupin III after his disappearance. Keep Reading

Lupin The Third’s Fiat Now In Real Life

fiat 500 lupinLupin the Third‘s hardy little Fiat now has a real life counterpart!

An electric car modeled after Lupin’s Fiat 500F has been released and its small size comes with big features.

The electric version of the Fiat 500F is an environment friendly car. It takes up to 8 hours of charging time and its range goes up to 100 miles. Buy this little Fiat and get a one-year warranty. That is, if you have, 7.8 million Japanese Yen (99 247.2 USD) to spare. Keep Reading

Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum Hosts Neon Genesis Evangelion Exhibit

ngetezukaFrom June 29 to October 22, 2012, The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum (宝塚市立手塚治虫記念館) exhibits the highly popular yet controversial Japanese media franchise that rocked the whole world.

Directed by Hideaki Anno (庵野 秀明) and produced by Gainax Company Limited (株式会社ガイナックス), Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン) is an apocalyptic mecha themed anime/manga franchise that began in 1995. With its apocalyptic mecha theme, Neon Genesis Evangelion garnered fans around the world with its story: teenagers were chosen to fight for NERV against creatures called Angels using humanoid robots called Evangelions. Keep Reading

Namco Namja Town Celebrates Naruto: Road To Ninja With Naruto Inspired Food And Items

naruto food 1Namco Namja Town is getting in on the Naruto: Road to Ninja fun and has offered Naruto inspired food!

Part of their Naruto menu is the highly artistic Gaara Gourd Ice shown on the right. The food is prepared in such a way that Gaara’s famous gourd stands on one side while Gaara’s eye and tattoo is decorated on another. Aside from the Gaara Gourd Ice, Namco Namja Town also offers Kakashi’s Sharingan dumplings, a dessert shaped into chibi Rock Lee’s facial features and even the famous Ichiraku Ramen! Keep Reading

Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Talk Event Confirms New Sailor Moon Anime

sailor moonFans of Sailor Moon and the other Sailor Senshis are in for a treat!

On the Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Talk Event held at Nicofarre last July 6, it was announced that a new Sailor Moon anime will be scheduled for release on Summer of 2013. Although there no details were mentioned of the new Sailor Moon series, the date of release was affirmed.

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン) was a huge part in the majority of every little girl growing up in the 90’s. Keep Reading

Latest Naruto: Road To Ninja News And Promotions

naruto road to ninja flyerWe have officially hit July and Naruto: Road to Ninja is putting every fan of this epic ninja anime is on their toes for the latest news!

The official movie flyer for the 10th anniversary commemorative movie has already been released. It shows Naruto posing in front with his mother and father on either side of him. Behind him are the ninjas from Konoha. Standing further behind is an enlarged Tobi. Keep Reading