College Humor Completes PokeRap

PokemonIf you grew up watching the first seasons of the Pokemon (ポケットモンスター) anime starring Ash (サトシ) and his trusty pal, Pikachu (ピカチュウ) with Gym Leaders Misty (カスミ) and Brock (タケシ), there’s a huge chance that you might remember this: before each episode ends, a short clip called PokeRap would be shown. If you’re too young to remember that, the PokeRap is a rap song that mentions all of the Pokemon found in a specific Generation and is shortened per episode. Keep Reading

7-Eleven Campaign Brings In Gravure Idol As Ghost Princess Perona

Perona Pirate Warriors7-Eleven has a brand new campaign with the legendary Eiichiro Oda’s (尾田 栄一郎) longest running anime/manga franchise, One Piece (ワンピース). The One Piece tie-in collaboration brings on the heat with gravure idol and Japanese talent, Akina Minami (南 明奈 ), filling in the shoes of Perona (ペローナ) the Ghost Princess (ゴーストプリンセス).

Dressed in Perona’s tell-tale gothic lolita-inspired dress and red killer platform shoes, the 24-year-old Minami carried a plushy and a red devil umbrella. Keep Reading

Colossal Titan Appears In Japanese Fashion Magazine

shingeki 3Shingeki no Kyojin (進撃の巨人) has fueled people’s passions around the world to cosplay their characters and a lot of these awesome cosplays are the characters in their Titan (巨人) form. Titan cosplays are scattered all over the internet with entries from Female Titan cosplayer Kristen, Eren Jaeger in Titan form by Tania Panagia and even a Colossal Titan cosplay from the hilarious D. Piddy. This latest entry inspired by the Shingeki no Kyojin series is a fresh, girly take but still mind blowing. Keep Reading

Anime Invades Local Japanese Karaoke Establishment

anime karaokeDid you know?! Karaoke is a portmanteau word. The words kara, which means empty and okesutora, which means orchestra are mixed together to kara-oke. Karaoke has its origin in Japan in the 1970’s. From that time until now Karaoke is one of the most popular entertainments in whole Japan.

– Karatetsu English Website

karaoke roomIf you’re a hardcore fan of anime and belting out their songs karaoke-style sounds like fun, then this is just for you! Keep Reading

Zombie Maids Complete Halloween Experience In Japan

maid cafe zombieIf you’ve been around in Akihabara from October 25 to 27, chances are you came across the Zombie-themed maid cafe of Schatz Kiste. These lovely zombie maids give a whole new meaning to the Moe! Moe! Kyun! phrase as they take your orders and take care of you while they are covered in blood and gore.

The zombie-themed cafe is part of the Schatz Kiste’s Halloween celebration and is already on its fourth year! Keep Reading

Mikakunin de Shinkōkei Characters & Teaser

11The official website for the upcoming gag television animation series Mikakunin de Shinkōkei (未確認で進行形, “Unconfirmed & In-Progress”) has begun streaming the project’s promotional video. The animation is adapted from Cherry Arai’s original four-panel manga that revolves around the character, Kobeni Yonomori.

On her 16th birthday, Kobeni encounters Hakuya Mitsumine, a young man who looks awkward with little presence, and his energetic little sister Mashiro. It turns out that Hakuya will be her fiancé and Mashiro will be her future sister in law. Keep Reading

Hamatora TV Anime Reveals Teaser And Characters

16Japan’s video streaming website Niconico has unveiled a new promotional video and cast members for the upcoming Hamatora anime, a “super-pwered mystery x battle entertainment” mixed media project. This was done during the Ohsaka, Hatano, Yasuno no TV Anime Hamatora Project Shidō Kinen Tokuban show.

The main cast members are:

Ryota Ohsaka plays Nice, the independent-thinking partner in the “Hamatora” detective agency

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Wataru Hatano plays Murasaki, Hamatora’s empathetic partner

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Hiroshi Kamiya plays Art, the cop who has known the Hamatora detectives from way back

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Emiri Katō (Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live) plays Hajime, the amnesiac girl who eats a lot and often

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Kiyono Yasuno plays Koneko, a go-between for the Hamatora detective agency

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Also rounding up the cast:

Jun Fukuyama plays Birthday, the carefree handyman in Yokohama

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Yūichi Nakamura plays Ratio, the doctor who helps out on the handyman business

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Eri Kitamura (announced last week) plays Honey, the brilliant scientist

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Katsuki Murase plays Three, the kind “beast” who protects Honey

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Hamatora tells about the story of the “Minimum,” or the “minor miracle.” Keep Reading