xxxHolic Double Feature: Live-Action Previews And A Resort Surprise

xxxholic preview We are officially counting down the days until the release of the live-action take of the horror-comedy rendition of CLAMP’s (クランプ) xxxHolic (×××ホリック) and Asgard gives you a xxxHolic Double Feature with twice the xxxHolic news you can take! Stepping up on the plate is the latest preview shot of the show.

This special preview was brought to you by Japanese satellite broadcasting station, WOWOW (株式会社WOWOW). The live-action take of xxxHolic will have 8 episodes, each running for 50 minutes. Keep Reading

Patisserie Swallowtail White Rose Now Offers Accel World And Sword Art Online Sweets

Accel World X Sword Art Online CafeGood news to Accel World (アクセル・ワールド) and Sword Art Online (ソードアート・オンライン) fans! Japanese Butler cafe, Patisserie Swallowtail White Rose (-パティスリースワロウテイル ホワイトローズ-), is now offering sweets based on the famous anime/light novel franchise by Reki Kawahara (川原礫)!

The Accel World and Sword Art Online menu includes character cookies from both series, their price ranging from 300 to 630 JPY. There are also decorative cakes available, both are priced at 680 JPY each. Keep Reading

Ballroom Dancing Themed Manga Launching in Kodansha

natsumi-ando2013 gears up for the arrival of new series, not only hitting television screen but manga pages as well. There is a new series in Kodansha’s Nakayoshi Magazine, and it centers on something surprisingly different—ballroom dancing! The February issue of the Nakayoshi Shoujo manga anthology has began the serialization of Natsumi Ando’s newest title, Waltz no Ojikan (trans., Waltz of Time).

The new manga revolves around a boy who used to love ballroom dancing, but has lost interest in it for a particular reason. Keep Reading

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann BD-Box Already Out

gurren lagannFans of the anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (天元突破グレンラガン) can now rest easy from their nostalgia attacks with this awesome special Blu-Ray boxed set! After a list of Japanese retailers have been revealed, the specifications of the boxed set followed ensuite.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann isn’t your ordinary mecha anime. Simon (シモン) is a lonely digger who finds friendship in Kamina (カミナ) in a place ruled by the Spiral King. Kamina takes Simon under his wing, thus making him a member of Team Gurren. Keep Reading

Final Episode Of K Hints On A New Season

K animeFans of the anime series, K, can breathe a sigh of relief. In the 13th and final episode, this simple black image was shown. It is confirmed, however, that a second season is already in production.

Directed by Shingo Suzuki (鈴木 信吾) and produced by Japanese animation studio, GoHands (ゴーハンズ), K was first released in October 4, 2012 in Japan. Eventually, the anime swept through Asia, North America and Australia. Keep Reading

Anime Adaptation of Robinson Haruhara’s Senyuu Revealed in Teaser

Niconico, Japan’s most popular video streaming website, had just began streaming a 20-second promotional teaser for the television anime adaptation of Senyuu, Robinson Haruhara’s fantasy battle comedy manga. The video is composed of JAM Project’s song, the Monsters, which is used as the opening theme for the series. The group is also performing the ending theme song for the anime, “Believe -永遠のリンク-”

Senyuu_zpsb0116bc3Senyuu is all about adventure, battles, and of course, droll situations which makes the funny characters even more humorous. Keep Reading

Tomoko’s Wedding Night Freak-Out Now On A Pillow

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How would you like to have a hugging pillow with a girl who looks crazed over her imagined wedding night? If you want one, it’s easy as 1-2-3 since this pillow is up for grabs as a contest prize!

Tomoko “Mokocchi” Kuroki stars in the slice-of-life comedy manga entitled Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui! (No Matter How You Think About It, It’s Your Fault I’m not Popular!). Keep Reading