Original Anime-Inspired Solar Art Wanted By NASA

solarmaxIf you have a thing for anime and have an idea for a solar art, then NASA wants you!

The Sun-Earth Days program by NASA wants super hero artworks anime-style and they have to be all original. To join, simply upload your entry through Instragram, tag your illustration with #SolarMaxAnime and get a chance to be featured on the official NASA’s Sun-Earth day website. The illustrations will also be shown in the webcast scheduled on March 22, 2013. Keep Reading

Additional Cast for Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru

youthromanceRomance is up the whole spring season as we give you another forecast on an upcoming romantic-comedy anime. Wataru Watari’s Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru (My youth romantic comedy is a mistake as I thought) is coming your way, and its long title makes up for the festive school room fun this new plot offers.

Just recently, additional cast for the story is revealed on its website. Keep Reading

Retired Japanese Man Creates Gundam Paper Craft

gundam paper craftA 67-year-old man wowed children with his Gundam paper craft. The massive Gundam created by Uchida Seiji, a native from Fukui, Japan, stands at a massive 6.5 feet tall and is modelled after the Gunpla Unicorn Gundam.

Those who are unfamiliar with the word “Gunpla” might be confused and wonder which series this Gundam came from. Gunpla (ガンプラ) is a combination of the words “GUNdam PLAstic [model]”. Gunpla commonly known as the act of building Gundams rather than the Gundams themselves. Keep Reading

RDG Characters for Red Data Girl Revealed

RDGJapanese studio Kadokawa Pictures has recently announced the cast and characters for the upcoming television anime series, RDG Red Data Girl. Previously, they have revealed the main cast along with their roles, and here are some of your favorite voice actors joining the crew:

• Saori Hayami as Izumiko Suzuhara
• Kouki Uchiyama as Miyuki Sagara
• Madoka Yonezawa as Mayura Sōda
• Kaito Ishikawa as Manatsu Sōda
• Ryohei Kimura as Masumi Sōda
• Jun Fukuyama as Yukimasa Sagara
• Rie Kugimiya as Satoru Wamiya
• Hirofumi Nojima as Ichijō Takayanagi
• Emi Sarah Bridcut as Jeanne Honoka Kisaragi
• Akira Ishida as Hodaka Murakami
• Romi Park as Yukariko Suzuhara
• Kazuhiko Inoue as Daisei Suzuhara

The series’ plot revolves around a girl named Izumiko, raised within the confines of Tamakura Shrine. Keep Reading

Hatsune Miku In The News, Vol. 2: A Movie Theme, Mikunopolis And Sakura Miku Goodies

hatsune miku movie themeAsgard Anime’s back with the most loved Vocaloid leading lady, Hatsune Miku (初音ミク) in this second volume of Hatsune Miku In the News! You might be wondering why our first photo isn’t Miku but it has something to do with her. As announced by Nari Nari, Hatsune Miku will sing the theme of the latest Japanese movie, Mememe No Kurage. Miku’s single, entitled Last Night, Good Night, will be used as the movie’s theme as chosen by Murakami Takashi. Keep Reading

Gag Anime Glass No Kamen Remake

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As announced, Suzue Miuchi’s Glass no Kamen shoujo romance comic is getting a new spin this April. Glass no Kamen is the story of Maya Kitajima and her devotion to become a professional stage actress. Her skilled ribal, Ayume himekawa, aims the same dream as hers. Both of them are pursuing the same degree of career and acting proficiency which is required to play the role of a legendary stage play called “The Crimson Goddess.” Keep Reading

Elpeo Ple’s Voice Actress Passed Away

chieko hondaThe anime world mourns for the loss of veteran seiyuu, Cheiko Honda (本多 知恵子). The 49-year-old Japanese voice actress lost against her battle with cancer last February 18, 2013. Although Honda plays a lot of minor roles in different anime titles, she was best known for giving life to Elpeo Ple (エルピー・プル) from Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ).

Born on March 28, 1963, Honda was first connected with the Tokyo Actor’s Consumer’s Cooperative Society (東京俳優生活協同組合). Keep Reading