Tonari no Kaibutsu-Kun PV Reveals Series Spoof

Tonari no Kaibutsu-KunSet to debut this Fall season, Robico’s romantic comedy Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun (Seating Beside a Monster) is starting to prepare for its premiere slate. The official website for the series had just began streaming its latest promotional video on Monday, to which the shoujo themed plot has been engulfed with an ironical funny spoof.

This anime project adapts Robiko’s popular rom-com story about two high school students who are the opposite of one another, yet through various circumstances, falls in love. Keep Reading

Sekina Aoi’s Manga Green Lit for Anime Adaptation

Seitokai no IchizonFall is a season filled with old anime favorites and new releases. Just recently, the Japanese production group Kadokawa, has began streaming an interesting promotional teaser for their upcoming new project, Sekina Aoi’s Seitokai no Ichizon (The Discretion of the Student Council). The series, illustrated by Kira Inugami, has been first released on 2008 and was published under the Fujimi Fantasia Bunko brand—a label created by Fujimi Shobo.

Originally known as the Hekiyou Gaien Seitokai Gijiroku (The Minutes of the Hekiyou Academy Student Council), the title was changed according to the subtitle of the series’ first volume, to which it has been presently known as the Seitokai Series. Keep Reading

Hatsune Miku In The News: Birthday Girl’s New Clothes, Papercraft And Nendoroid

Last September 1, Hatsune Miku (初音ミク) has officially turned another year older! Our favorite vocaloid is now 5 years old and Asgard has the latest Miku news for all you Miku fans out there and we’ll start off with the limited edition Sakura Miku (桜ミク) nendoroid.

 

The Sakura Miku nendoroid is a special offering by Good Smile Company to celebrate Hatsune Miku’s fifth birthday. This lovely little Miku is decked out in her a pink costume with sakuras all over her hair and costume. Keep Reading

Kirby Breaks A World Record On His 20th Anniversary

Kirby (カービィ) celebrated his 20th anniversary on the video game industry by breaking the world record for the having the most people blowing a bubblegum bubble simultaneously!

The massive bubble blowing event was held in PAX Prime, Seattle on September 1, 2012. Kirby fans broke the previous world record of 304 people by a large margin. Fans who attended the Kirby bubblegum blowing event reached up to a whopping 536 and some fans got to take home prizes, including the Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition for the Nintendo Wii! Keep Reading

Lessons Learned From The Cagayan De Oro City Festival Parade 2012

Cagayan de Oro City celebrated its 2012 city fiest in honor of Saint Augustine of Hippo, the city’s patron saint on August 28, 2012. On August 27, 2012, a citywide parade was held in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines as an opening for the city fiest. What made this year’s city parade different is that there was a cosplay entry. Around 20 cosplayers were in attendance and together, they braved the long walk from Gaston Park to the Velez Streets and finally to the Lim Ket Kai Mall. Keep Reading

One OK Rock: Singing Kenshin’s Words With “The Beginning”

Just give me a reason to keep my heart beating. Don’t worry it’s safe right here in my arms. As the world falls apart around us, all we can do is hold on, hold on.

As early as May 2012, the anime community has been buzzing with excitement over the revelation that Japanese rock band One OK Rock will be providing the theme for the live-action take of Rurouni Kenshin (るろうに剣心). Keep Reading

Mind Reading Adventures In New Anime Kotoura-san

Kotoura-sanIn the anime world, everything is possible. Ordinary highschool students turn into capable warriors, shy ladies are actually true princesses, awkward boys become knights and mafia leaders, and the list goes on. This universe allows one’s minds to soar, and every bit of adventure comes along with something fictional and sometimes, absurd. Well, this new anime is about to be an added cast on that lot, with its droll theme infused with a sci-fi twist and a whole lot of romance abound. Keep Reading