Anime/Manga Inspired Food News: The Thousand Sunny Christmas Cake, Gundam Tofu And The Eva Discount

Food inspired by anime and manga only makes life for a hardcore anime/manga fan even more memorable. Asgard brings you a few food items worth digging into, starting off with the One Piece Thousand Sunny Christmas cake.

A lot of anime and manga franchises have already started to advertise their Christmas cake offerings and One Piece (ワンピース) is just one of the many. This Thousand Sunny (サウザンドサニー号) inspired Bûche de Noël comes with a pair of plates and sporks, all adorned with One Piece characters Monkey D. Keep Reading

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Genesect, I Choose You! Nintendo Reveals Official Genesect Move List Video

Starting on October 7, 2012, Nintendo will be offering die hard Pokemon (ポケットモンスター) fans a chance to “catch” Genesect (ゲノセクト).

With the release of Pokemon Black Version 2 (ポケットモンスター ブラック ２) and Pokemon White Version 2 (ポケットモンスター ホワイト ２) scheduled on the same date, Nintendo has put Genesect up for grabs for the players who will be getting either (or even both) versions from October 7 to November 12.

Although Genesect was revealed on July 14, 2012, it was first leaked on the August issue of CoroCoro Comics (コロコロ コミック) on July 11, 2012. Keep Reading

By SchoolGirlBlogger, ago

Neon Genesis Evangelion Makes An Otaku Foodie’s Dream Come True

Christmas is just a few months away but that doesn’t stop Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン) from joining in on the holiday celebrations.

Neon Genesis Evangelion has been offering Christmas cakes for the past few years and 2012 won’t be an excemption. Bandai Premium, the official online store of Bandai, has announced on their website that the Neon Genesis Evangelion Christmas cake is now up for pre-orders. This year’s Christmas cake is based on the Third Angel, Sachiel (サキエル). Keep Reading

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Yume no Kaiyoiji Manga Prepared for Live Action Film

There are so many things that happen in high school. This moment of everyone’s life has been considered the most vibrant of all. As girls and boys reaches fine stages of their youth, many things begin to open up—new crushes, friends, love, and so on. This is the time when one can find themselves within a crowd; geek, heartthrob, the school’s beauty or just a nobody. There is no doubt that this is a great episode of a character which is themed in many animations, just like the one we’re about to tackle now. Keep Reading

By カリス, ago

Kick Heart Project Launched on Kickstarter

Masaki Yuasa, known for his works Kaiba, Mind Game and The Tatami Galaxy had just announced a project with the Production IG. The studio is known for creating Ghost In the Shell and is now bent on producing another noteworthy film although this time, the collaborators will be needing much help from resources outside.

Launching the effort on the site Kickstarter, the project aims to raise $150,000 to fund the production of this 2D animation short called Kick Heart. Keep Reading

By カリス, ago

Samurai Gun Creator Launches Count of Monte Cristo Manga

Reading old literature could be tedious to some. Who would want to lay his eyes on a thick, dusty old book full of heavy words, with no good artwork to distract you every now and then? Too much words may sound bad, especially for those who are not into reading, and may find their heads aching after and hour or so, entirely forgetting what the book is actually all about.

Such a grand, tedious experience, right? Keep Reading

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Vocaloid In The News: Brand New Nendoroids, A Special PVC Figure And The Latest Vocaloid China PV

Often confused as an anime or manga title, Vocaloid is a program developed by Yamaha Corporation that allows users to let “vocal androids” sing songs that are entered into the software. While Hatsune Miku (初音ミク) is the world’s most popular Vocaloid, Asgard takes a break from the Miku madness and highlights the other Vocaloids in this week’s Vocaloid In The News.

Gumi (グミ), otherwise known as Megpoid (メグッポイド), appears in the latest Good Smile Company line of brand new Nendoroids together with Kamui Gakupo (神威がくぽ). Keep Reading

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