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For the Love of Kawaii (Lolita and Gyaru Fashion with Sunny)

What is Lolita?

For those who are exposed to the world of anime, they would probably connect it to popular characters like: Misa Amane (Death Note), Maria Ushiromiya (Umineko Naku Koro ni), Stocking (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt ), Anna Kushina (K Anime) and Chii from (Chobits). While those who are more familiar with literature would connect it to Vladimir Nabokov’s novel, Lolita.

However, unlike the infamous work of fiction there is nothing sexual about Japan’s Lolita fashion. Keep Reading

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Famous Seiyuus Get Their Own Nendoroids

One of the perks of being a famous seiyuu* (声優) is that you just might get your Nendoroid. That’s what happened to the super lucky Yukari Tamura (田村 ゆかり ) and Nana Mizuki (水樹 奈々)! Thanks to Good Smile Company, these special seiyuu Nendoroids can be yours for only 4,900 JPY (49.30 USD) each.

Nana Mizuki is more than just a seiyuu. Born on January 21, 1980 in Niihama, Ehime, (新居浜市) Japan, Mizuki is a singer-songwriter and was originally trained to become an enka (演歌) singer. Keep Reading

By SchoolGirlBlogger, ago
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Know Your YouTube Idol – Oishii! Ichigo’s Micchigopyon2

In the Jpop fandom, when you hear the word ‘Idol’ (アイドル, aidoru) what comes to mind?

I am willing to bet that it is usually ‘Morning Musume’ (モーニング娘。Mōningu Musume) or the AKB48. The idol industry is currently one of the highest selling musical acts in Japan. But their popularity isn’t exclusively in Japan. Their fame has extended to different parts of the world. Even as far as the United States. Keep Reading

By Aidolizings, ago

Cosplayer Interviews: Conversations With Celes Ricolne

Imagine reading this with the last scene of Tekken: Blood Vengeance (鉄拳 ブラッド・ベンジェンス) playing in your mind, where Ling Xiaoyu (リン・シャオユウ) and her newfound friend Alisa Bosconovitch (アリサ・ボスコノビッチ) were enjoying the afternoon away. Celes Ricolne is Alisa in the flesh – she is as sweet, bubbly and charming as the character she cosplayed during the General Santos leg of the Mindanao Cosplay Summit. Learn more about the Celes in this special Asgard Anime Cosplayer Interviews! Keep Reading

By SchoolGirlBlogger, ago

Cosplayer Interviews: Maria Lilian The Doll Maker

When in you’re in Cebu, Philippines, and there’s a cosplay event, here’s one of the awesome cosplayers to look out for. However, Maria Lilian (also known as Akemi-chan Yang) is more than just a passionate cosplayer. She takes her sewing abilities to the next level, not just by making her own costumes, but also in creating plushies. Get to know more of Akemi-chan in this Asgard Anime Cosplayer Interviews!

Asgard Anime: Most otakus grew up with anime as their main influence. Keep Reading

By SchoolGirlBlogger, ago

Cosplayer Interviews: Mil Donaire, The Fourth Hokage

There are a lot of cosplayers out there in this world who look as if they have appeared straight from the pages of the manga or from the television screen of the anime shown and Mil Donaire is certainly one of them. With his uncanny similarity to Naruto’s (—ナルト—) Minato Namikaze (波風ミナト), both in appearance and in his personality, Butuan City’s Yellow Flash takes his time off his busy schedule to talk to Asgard Anime in this awesome Cosplayer Interviews! Keep Reading

By SchoolGirlBlogger, ago

“Korra” Talks Of Second Season

legend of korraIf you’re a voice actor, you’re most likely remembered for voicing a specific character off a show. The same goes for Janet Varney who voiced Korra from Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Legend of Korra.

On her Twitter, a fan asks Varney when the second season of The Legend of Korra will come out, to which Verney replied, “Mid-April I believe!” That’s something to look forward to, Avatar fans!

An American comedic actress, Janet Varney is an Arizona native born on February 16, 1976. Keep Reading

By SchoolGirlBlogger, ago