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Short anime clips of Armed Middle School Student Basket Army have been streamed through its official website. These trailers feature a four-minute short films which has been released slowly by the project studio, creating much anticipation. Written by Kazushige Nojima, Armed Middle School Student Basket Army (Busō Chūgakusei Basket Army) is an endearing yet action-packed fiction set forth to an animation debut this year. Nojima is known for being a game scenario writer, greatly associated with his contributions for role playing games Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy VIII, X, X-2 and Versus XIII. Keep Reading

Yukito Ayatsuji’s high school horror novel Another gets a debut in live action form. The official website for this film’s project has recently began streaming the feature trailer—a ghastly, mysterious plot which envelops the plot of a high school class. The novel, which first hit the stores in 2009, has been redone into various medium. In 2010, it has been developed into a manga, and recently, the plot has been developed into a full length animation series which has hit Japan by storm. Keep Reading

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Yu Yu Hakusho (幽☆遊☆白書) has made its mark forever in the childhood of every 90’s otaku and remembering the adventures of Yusuke Urameshi brings a strong wave of nostalgia to every YYH fan.

Japanese Toy Company Kotobukiya has announced that a 1/8 scale figure of Spirit Detective Yusuke Urameshi will be released on October 2012 in North America. The Yusuke figure is part of the Yu Yu Hakusho ARTFX Series. Keep Reading

“A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.”

Tenneva Jordan

Let’s face it. Although our favorite anime characters were created by their respective artists, they will always have a mom who gave birth to them and raised them to be our favorite heroes. As we celebrate Mother’s day, Asgard brings you the most notable mothers that anime and manga has given us. Keep Reading

Watch out, Hatsune Miku Fans! The music studio Exit Tunes had just unveiled the newest part of the vocaloid family. In celebrating its 10th anniversary, the label held an event in Saitama on May 6 and has released a teaser website for the new character which they named Mayu.

The new character possesses grace and mystery, with her light colored locks and deep-red gothic Lolita appeal. Her mid-length skirt boasts of a piano keyboard, indicating her musical passion. Keep Reading