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Red riding hood Cha Cha, returns to the manga scene after 12 long years! Manga magazine Cookie will be publishing the freshest Akazukin Cha Cha manga on their August issue. The latest installment is called “Akazukin Cha Cha N”.
Akazukin Cha Cha tells the story of Cha Cha, a young, magician-in-training. Although Cha Cha appears to have little talent in magic, her heart is in the right place. Keep Reading
The Asgard Anime Vault celebrates old school anime that certainly made every 90’s otaku proud have lived those years as well as introduce young otakus to these great titles. This week, Asgard zeroes in on a Jigoku Sensei Nube.
Jigoku Sensei Nube (地獄先生ぬ〜べ〜) or Hell Teacher Nube tells the story of Meisuke Neuno, more commonly known as “Nube”. Nube works in Doumori Elementary as a school teacher. This happy-go-lucky instructor loves his job and is does a very good job at doing it. Keep Reading
On December 2011, an announcement was made that Rurouni Kenshin will appear in mangas once again in May 2012. May has already arrived and the red-haired samurai has returned to Jump Square, along with other great manga titles Blue Exorcist, D-Gray Man and Claymore.
The latest Rurouni Kenshin manga is, however, not a continuation of the original manga. Aptly named Rurouni Kenshin – Cinema Version –, the latest Rurouni Kenshin manga is rather a retelling of the live-action version movie starred by Takeru Satou. Keep Reading
Japanese horror junkies are in for a treat with the latest Ringu movie! Promotions for Ringu 3D have been out and about, starting with the Sadako 3D X Hello Kitty collaboration that began nearly a month ago.
Then, almost a week ago, Sadako Yamamura threw the ceremonial opening pitch for the Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters baseball game. Now, about 50 individuals dressed as Sadako crawling out of televisions promoted the movie in the streets of Shibuya. Keep Reading
On May 26, 2012, the anime YuriYuri will be holding an all girls night event in Tokyo, Japan. Strictly speaking , boys aren’t allowed to enter, however the official announcement has added “Still, for all you Yuri boys, we’re planning to livestream on Nico Nico.”
This comedic, slice-of-life Namori creation revolves around junior high school girls who take over the now defunct Tea Ceremony club room and together they form the Amusement Club. Keep Reading
Mai Aizawa is well known in the world of anime for lending her voices to numerous anime characters as well as singing their opening themes. This time, Aizawa takes a break from the anime world and has just finished recording her new single.
Her latest song, entitled “Kiminitodoke”, is written and produced by fu_mou. Manga artist Keiichi Arawi was tasked to provide the jacket art for Aizawa’s cd.
Keiichi Arawi (あらゐ けいいち) is the person behind the anime and manga series entitled Nichijou (日常). Keep Reading
Crayon Shin-Chan returns to North American thanks to One Peace Books.
Crayon Shin-Chan tells the comedic story of 5-year-old Shinnosuke Nohara also known as “Shin-Chan” and his family. The manga began in 1990 with a total of 50 volumes and the anime adaptation of the series has been released since 1992.
Crayon Shin-Chan’s humor may not be to everyone’s liking; the manga and anime shows Shin-chan as a crude but lovable kindergartener. Keep Reading