Special Must Haves In The News, Vol. 6: Stockings, Umbrellas And Hand-Made Cases

ultimate madoka stockingsThere are so much anime-inspired stuff in the universe that just has to be covered! Asgard Anime is back with the sixth volume of Special Must Haves In the News and here are some things that you might want to add up to your growing anime collection!

If fashion is your thing and so is anime, here’s something for the ladies. 2PMWorks, a Japanese apparel website that caters to anything and everything anime, has come up with the Acid&Mofcana Puella Magi Madoka Magica (魔法少女まどか☆マギカ) tattoo tights. Keep Reading

Les Miserables Slated for Manga Adaptation

01 - Les MiserablesVictor Hugo’s well-acclaimed novel Les Miserables will soon be adapted into manga, as revealed in the August issue of Shogakukan’s Monthly Shonen Magazine. Just this Friday it was announced that artist Takahiro Arai will be launching a new manga series based on this classic French novel.

It must be noted that Arai has previously drawn a manga adaptation of another popular book, Darren Shan’s Cirque du Freak novel. This manga series ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine, from 2006 to 2009. Keep Reading

Sailor Moon Musical Costumes Revealed

sailor moon v2If you’ve been a die hard Moonie (Sailor Moon fan), you are probably no stranger of the Sailor Moon Musicals. The Sailor Moon Musicals have made their successful debut on the Summer of 1993 and since then, SailorMyus (セラミュー) have been part of Sailor Moon history. With the last SailorMyu presented on 2005, it was a huge surprise for Moonies that it’s making a 2013 comeback and to add up more excitement, the costumes have been unveiled and they look nothing short of perfection. Keep Reading

Oishii Project Banner

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

Trailer and Character Information for Silver Spoon

silverspoonSilver Spoon (銀の匙 / Gin no Saji) is a manga series created by Hiromu Arakawa. Set in the fictional agricultural high school of Oezo in Hokkaido, this story tells about the daily life of Yugo Hachiken. Yugo is a student coming from another industrial province, Sapporo. But unlike his new classmates, he has little intention of having an agricultural career after their graduation. His reason for studying there is a little misguided idea that he could easily top this class and gain popularity for himself. Keep Reading

Fashion Model Casted as Jay in the Upcoming Black Butler Live Action Film

news_large_kuroshitsuji_kurihararuiLouis Kurihara, a legitimate ikemen, will be another reason to watch the live action film for Yana Toboso’s Black Butler manga. He will play an original character inspired from the story, an undertaker called Jay. Jay is a whimsically mysterious character with unknown age and desires, living in the society’s underworld. His outfit is specially designed by NANA’s Kentaro Otani and Tiger & Bunny’s Keiichi Satou—an eccentric suit with a glamorous top hat that exudes a strange but dark charm. Keep Reading

Free! In The News: A Gender-Bent Fan Art, Twitter Icons And The Real-Deal Location

Free! 1Here’s another anime that will drive the ladies crazy the same way Uta no Prince-sama (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪) did. Enter Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club – (『Free!』公式サイト). Asgard Anime gives you the latest news as well as the lowdown of this brand new anime starting off with this bit of information that will certainly rock your socks off.

If you’re planning to visit Japan for the fact that it’s the anime/manga/video game mecca, don’t forget to include this one. Keep Reading