Cosplayer Interviews: Chinkie Banquerigo From The Philippines

chinkee konanAsgard Cosplayer Interviews comes back with a bang! Under this week’s cosplay microscope is ultra spunky cosplayer, Chinkie Banquerigo. This versatile cosplayer talks to Asgard about how cosplaying brought the best out of her.

Asgard: How and when did your cosplay chronicles begin?

Chinkie: I first started cosplaying last Nov.13,2010 as Konan from Naruto Shippuden. I got interested with the cosplaying thing when me and my friend Lowee were talking about anime. Keep Reading

Rurouni Kenshin – Cinema Version – Manga To Be Launched In Jump Square

rurouni 2On 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

Ringu 3D Promoted In Shibuya By Hordes Of Sadakos

sadako 2Japanese 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

Latest Pokemon Themes To Be Sung By Momoiro Clover Z

momoiro pokemonMomoiro Clover Z’s Children’s Day Concert entitled “Momoclo no Kodomo Matsuri Dayo! Zenin Shugo” held on May 5, 2012 at Toda, Saitama, was a huge success and to fuel the fire of excitement to the audience, the girls have officially announced that they will be providing the theme to not one, but two Pokemon shows: Momoiro Clover Z will sing the ending theme to the TV anime Pokemon: Best Wishes as well as for the upcoming Pokemon movie Meloetta’s Sparkling Recital (Meloetta no kirakira recital). Keep Reading

Shounen Manga Binbogami Ga! Debuts as a TV Anime

Binbogami Yoshiaki Sukeno’s comedy shonen manga gets center stage this summer season as it gets animated for television series.

The official website for the series has partially opened and has revealed exciting details about the project. The hints about the animation’s airing period and the main staff have also been stated. This is a good news for the original manga lovers, who trails after the adventures of Hanazawa and Momiji in their quest for balancing the world. Keep Reading

Video Trailer for Fuse: A Gun Girl’s Detective Story Streamed

FuseAuthor Kazuki Sakuraba’s novel Fuse Gansaku Satomi Hakkenden is about to be animated in the light of Fuse Teppō Musume no Torimonochō, and the trailers for this series are highly anticipated. Sakuraba, whose works feature thrilling mystery and adventure, has been much acknowledged in his GOSICK series. The video trailer features a .48 seconds of sheer animation, where music, atmosphere and character design proudly triggers more excitement for local viewers. Keep Reading

Tari Tari Animation Teasers Streamed

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Animation studio PA Works has recently released a promotional streaming of their new series, Tari Tari. The official website for the television animation has released this two-minute video, which introduces the story’s main characters and details. As the video states, the series will premiere locally in Japan this summer season. The Tari Tari Series was originally done by Evergreen.

The tale focuses on five high school students who are having a difficulty to fit in their own league. Keep Reading