According to Anime News Network, on August 24th, Satoshi Kon, who was the director of Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, Millennium Actress, and Perfect Blue, passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was only 46 years old. More »

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From Ningin: Pokémon: Best Wishes, the 14th season of the series, brings us a change with two characters who have been there since the beginning, Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny. Nurse Joy’s makeover still holds the essence of the original Joy. But as you can see - the small changes that did happen, make her seem more unfamiliar than before. More »

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5 photos of Pokemon updates on Facebook have been released causing much laughter around the world. Don’t worry Clefairy, you can Minimize (one of Clefairy’s moves) if you really want to. The updates include Professor Oak, Ash Ketchum, Misty, Jessie and two lovable Pokemon’s called Gyarados and Bulbasaur. Check them out below. More »

AKB48 member Kasai Tomomi has been casted as a guest voice actress on the popular TV Asahi animation “Digimon Xros Wars.” With the return of Digimon to TV screens after a second three year absence, it seems that Toei will try anything to grab the audience’s attention. Toei has tried all they can to keep it alive in the combined six years off air and two cancellations. Kasai Tomomi is the voice of the ancient princess Digimon, Bastemon. More »

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A Japanese ranking site has just revealed the results for their poll - “Johnny’s in twenties who have strong Tsundere image.” Tsundere is a term referring to people who are normally cold in personality but becomes overly fawning when they are around their love interest. So, who got the top spot for this interesting poll? Let’s start from the bottom to make it more exciting… More »

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Cosplay is one of the coolest and fun way to express your love for your favorite anime character and this person seems to enjoy doing it for Love Plus…or Nintendo? I’m not sure if he is heading towards a cosplay event or its just a part of Nintendo’s advertising strategy. Either way its a cool and unique idea. More »

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Did you think the Gundam wars are over? Definitely not, because the newest Gundam movie “Gundam 00 - Awakening of the Trailblazer” has just released its trailer and it is set to premiere this September 18. More »

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From Ningin: Haven’t had a chance to collect the Death Note manga yet? No problem. Starting February of next year, Viz Media plans on releasing a Black Edition of the manga, putting two volumes worth of suspense into one big omnibus. More »

Mamora Goda’s “Mori no Asagao” Manga is soon to be adapted into Live-Action series and it is set to premiere this October on TV Tokyo network as announced on the recent issue of Manga Action. The cast, timeslot and other details are yet to be announced by Manga Action. Mori no Asagao’s story revolves around the secret friendship between a rookie prison guard and a death row felon. Goda has won the Grand Prize in the Manga Division of the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in the year 2007 for his portrayal of the modern Japanese capital punishment system. More »

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From Ningin: The Diamond and Pearl arc of the Pokemon anime series is coming to an end soon, which means that Ash (or Satoshi in Japan) will be traveling to a new region of the Pokemon world called Isshu. Four mini-commercials recently been released to introduce the upcoming Black and White arc of the series. Keep reading to find out more! More »