Bios

On March 13, 2014, the Agency For Cultural Affairs division of the Japanese government has announced the lucky recipients of the Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts 2013 and among them is none other than Nana Mizuki (水樹 奈々) who proudly takes home the new face award. Nana bagged the award, together with 10 other individuals, after her endeavors which include her undying dedication to Cool Japan, singing and voice acting for anime as well as her successful foreign tour. Keep Reading

Who would have thought that the gentle Shuya Nanahara (七原 秋也) from Battle Royale (バトル・ロワイアル) would turn out to be something like this? That’s the power the world of acting has as Tatsuya Fujiwara (藤原 竜也) transforms and becomes one of Kenshin Himura’s (緋村 剣心) deadliest opponents, Shishio Makoto (志々雄 真実).

Japanese morning news show ZIP! has featured this latest Rurouni Kenshin (るろうに剣心) live-action movie update with short clips from both the first RK movie and the latest offering with a still featuring Fujiwara all decked out in Shishio’s signature bandaged look. Keep Reading

Dragon Nest Korea, China and Japan have already enjoyed the addition of the latest Assassin class and SEA coming up next with the release date rumored to be on January 2014. In Dragon Nest Japan, the Assassin is voiced by none other than the ultimate bishounen seiyuu, Midorikawa Hikaru (緑川 光). If you don’t know who Midorikawa Hikaru is, you missed half of your otaku life already.

Midorikawa Hikaru has voiced nearly all of the most notable pretty boys in every anime produced. Keep Reading

Kanehara Takumi (金原たくみ) turned over a new career leaf from being a Japanese host to a way awesome manga artist and what better way to celebrate his monumental career shift than to receive an award! Shonen Jump has celebrated his magnificent talent and endowed him with the Shonen Jump Treasure New Manga Award. You may be wondering as to why he quit his job as a host and it certainly isn’t television shows he used to host. Keep Reading