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The latest addition to the Ultra Street Fighter IV (ウルトラ ストリートファイター IV) series of trailers is none other than the perpetually cheerful Elena (エレナ). The trailer for this spunky East African princess was released a week after Hugo’s (ヒューゴー) Ultra Street Fighter IV trailer was uploaded on the official Capcom Youtube channel.

Elena’s video spans for roughly 2 minutes, and just like Hugo’s trailer, comes with an introductory commentary from Street Fighter producer, Tomoaki Ayano, himself. Keep Reading

Just a little more stretch of patience, Moonies, and we’ll finally see it! The staff of the new Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン) anime has been revealed with Munehisa Sakai (境 宗久) from the Pretty Cure (プリキュア) and One Piece (ワンピース) fame on the director’s chair with Yuji Kobayashi (小林 雄次) as the series composition writer. Joining the Sailor Moon team is Yukie Sako (佐光 幸恵) as the animator. Sako’s animator credits include the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (機動戦士ガンダム00 <ダブルオー> セカンドシーズン), Majestic Prince (銀河機攻隊 マジェスティックプリンス) and even Cyber Team in Akihabara (アキハバラ電脳組) just to name a few. Keep Reading

The latest Macross Frontier (マクロスF) offering, Macross Frontier the Movie 30th d Shudisuta b BOX, is coming in a Blu-ray box set and Namco Amusement joins in on the celebration with a special Macross Frontier lottery. Umaibo’s (うまい棒) adorable mascot dresses up as Ranka Lee (ランカ・リー), Alto Saotome (早乙女アルト) as well as a very shapely Sheryl Nome (シェリル・ノーム) in a 2-minute promotional video.

The special lottery gives you a chance to snag the Macross Frontier the Movie 30th d Shudisuta b BOX Blu-ray set topped off with autographs from none other than Aya Endo (遠藤 綾) and Megumi Nakajima (中島 愛) – the voice actresses of Sheryl Nome and Ranka Lee respectively. Keep Reading

OSTER Project is back with a brand new album and is aptly entitled as Attractive Museum. Attractive Museum carries 14 tracks including this 20 minute song based on the 1939 film that has gotten Judy Garland’s name perpetually entwined with Dorothy Gale’s – The Wizard of Oz.

In Music Wizard of Oz, OSTER Project has worked together with illustrator Y-oji once again and delivers an ultra cute version of the Vocaloids we have come to know and love. Keep Reading

Another singing sensation hailing from Hokkaido, Japan will making waves soon but first she’s got to have a voice! Enter Kitano Kamui (北乃カムイ). This adorable virtual idol that has a cat girl vibe to her was created on April 2013 and was designed by Hatsune Miku’s (初音ミク) very own illustrator, KEI. An audition held last December was made as a part of the Kitano Kamui Project with a total of 94 applicants in attendance. Keep Reading

When our anime fanaticism gets big, anime responds by going larger than life. Asgard Anime gives you three news on life-sized figures that you shouldn’t miss out on and kick starting this story is for all the Gundam boys and girls. By now, you probably know about the massive RX-78 Gundam manned by Amuro Ray (アムロ・レイ) from Mobile Suit Gundam (機動戦士ガンダム) standing in Odaiba, Tokyo Japan. With Japan getting ready for Spring, videographer darwinfish105 took a trip to Odaiba and captured the Gundam’s frosted glory in a video spanning almost 3 minutes. Keep Reading

Be awed at the sight of my prowess! (俺様の美技に酔いな!)

When food is used to create outstanding art, the result becomes so awesome that you might have second thoughts about eating it. Japanese confectionery company Morinaga & Company (森永製菓株式会社) did just that and created a pixel art of Keigo Atobe (跡部 景吾) from Takeshi Konomi’s (許斐剛) hit anime/manga franchise, Prince of Tennis (テニスの王子様).

Using their famous snack item, DARS Chocolate, the Morinaga & Company’s art squad transformed the colored still of Atobe to pixelized form using bars of milk chocolate, white chocolate and bitter chocolate. Keep Reading