Fire Emblem Awakening Double Feature: A Special 3DS Bundle And A Special Scheduled Demo

fire emblem 3dsFire Emblem (ファイアーエムブレム) has come a long way since its first release and Asgard is here to celebrate the latest addition to the series with a spot light on the Double Feature, Fire Emblem: Awakening (ファイアーエムブレム覚醒).

A special 3DS bundle will be released in the west, thanks to Nintendo North America. The bundle comes with the game which is pre-installed in a beautiful, cobalt blue Nintendo 3DS unit, bearing the coat of arms of the game. Keep Reading

Shonen Jump Puts Up Special Kuroko’s Basketball Wallpapers Up For Grabs

kuroko wallpaperCome hell or high water, Kuroko’s Basketball (黒子のバスケ) is still a complete success and is fighting its way up to fame. With the TV anime slotted for a second season, Shonen Jump threw a bash for that with 32 different character wallpapers!

Written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, Kuroko’s Basketball began as a manga and was first published in December 2008 thanks to Weekly Shonen Jump. The series is currently ongoing and has 20 volumes to date. Keep Reading

Cast for Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai Movie Revealed

AuraThe official website for the anime film adaptation of Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai has announced the full cast for the movie. This plot is created by Romeo Tanaka, known for his other novel, Humanity Has Declined. See the cast list below:

Nobunaga Shimazaki as Ichirō Satō Kana Hanazawa as Ryōko Satō Marina Inoue as Ōshima Satomi Akesaka as Imawano Hisako Kanemoto as Kobato Ryohei Kimura as Takahashi Hiroki Yasumoto as Yamamoto Yumiko Kobayashi as Itō Kappei Yamaguchi as Suzuki Chiwa Saito as Hino Kenichirou Matsuda as Andō Kishô Taniyama as Kinoshita Yu Kobayashi as Oda Satsuki Yukino as Ichirō’s Elder Sister Kaho Kouda as Ichirō’s Mother Showtaro Morikubo as Kume Takahiro Mizushima as Dorisen Ryotaro Okiayu as Man in a Black Robe Tetsu Inada as Man in a White Robe Jouji Nakata as Narrator

Shimazaki and Hanazawa’s roles were previously revealed August 2012 as they were casted for the lead roles in the movie. Keep Reading

Yankee-kun to Megane Chan Creator Launches New Manga

yamada-kun.pngAnd another new manga is coming your way, this time, from the renown Miki Yoshikawa, creator of Yankee-kun to Megane-chan and Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo series. Yoshikawa has announced on her twitter account on Monday that she will start an all new series this February. Followers are pleased with this news, and Yoshikawa has given her gratitude for the support of her fans. It was this support, she says, that led her to a new serialization. Keep Reading

Katsuya Terada Paints A Mural For A Japanese Museum

katsuya teradaIf you didn’t know who Katsuya Terada (寺田克也) is, you probably didn’t know that he’s the main man responsible for the lush art of Blood: The Last Vampire. Recently, Terada has been invited by Japan’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation to do a mural for the said museum.

Terada was born on December 7, 1963 in Tamano, Okayama. The Japanese 49-year-old illustrator is highly known in the United States thanks to his art in Blood: The Last Vampire as well as in comic books namely Iron Man and Hellboy. Keep Reading

KAI Figures Puts The Fighter In Their Street Fighter Figures

ryu figureWho cares if people say we’re too old to play with toys? Whether you’re getting these figures as a part of your collection or you just want to take them out of their boxes and play with them, Play Arts KAI Figures by Square Enix won’t let you down with their latest offering in the form of Capcom’s very own Street Fighter (ストリートファイター).

What better way than to catch up on the recent Street Fighter anniversary by celebrating with these figures. Keep Reading

Gigantic Lance Of Longinus Speared In Tokyo SkyTree Town

evangelion lance of longinusIf you were part of the many who wanted to catch up on the latest Evangelion 3.0 movie, or just a last minute Christmas shopper, you probably ran into this gigantic Lance of Longinus (ロンギヌスの槍) speared right in the street of Tokyo, specifically at the Tokyo SkyTree Town commercial complex. This Lance of Longinus replica was erected for the Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo’s screening and looks highly realistic, not only because of the rubble surrounding it, but it really pierced right through the street! Keep Reading