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American model Dakota Rose stars in a live-action video game commercial in Japan.

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama of the Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex fame teamed up with Yoko Kanno, also from the Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex team, to come up with the Rage of Bahamut commercial. Keep Reading

Animax Asia celebrates the premiere of the 1987 Anime hit, City Hunter with a contest!

The mechanics are simple: tune in to Animax Asia and look for Ani-mate Alodia Gosiengfiao‘s 1980’s fashion tips which will be shown before City Hunter is presented. Once spotted, email Alodia’s Tip of the Week with an answer to the question why the 80’s fashion is awesome to [email protected].

Alodia Gosiengfiao is the Cosplay Queen of the Philippines. Keep Reading

As announced in the July issue of the magazine “Dessert,” Robico’s manga Tonari no Kaibutsu Kun is about to get its own anime adaptation, coming this year’s fall season.

The popular hit novel series is a romantic comedy, following the story of two students in their high school years, and their relationship with their classmates. Mizutani Shizuku is a young, studious girl whose focus is only on her grades rather than to make friends. Keep Reading

Kodansha’s Dessert Magazine July Issue has revealed that mangaka Kanae Hazuki’s Sukitte-ii na yo will have its own anime adaptation. The magazine has already revealed the staff and cast for this upcoming project on Thursday, including voice actress Ai Kayano to take the role of the main protagonist.

The story follows Mei Tachibana, a young high school girl who has never made a boyfriend, or even a friend, all her life. Keep Reading

Indie magazine Kochi has recently revealed details of their illustration contest. This independent manga magazine’s aim is to discover and aid young and aspiring manga artists who want to enter the professional world of illustrating. The contest is open for the cover illustration of the magazine’s 12th issue, which is set to be published in the month of November this year. International illustrators will be happy to hear that Kochi accepts applications from outside Japan. Keep Reading

Couples looking for a very unique way of holding their wedding vows should try saying “I do” in the Thousand Sunny pirate ship!

In the 668th chapter of the One Piece manga, an annoucement was made saying that Huis Ten Bosch, The World’s Finest Flower Resort, will be hosting weddings at the larger-than-life replica of the famous Straw Hat crew’s pirate ship. Huis Ten Bosch is located in Nagasaki prefecture, Japan. Keep Reading