From Ningin: Two movies that I’m looking forward to watching are GANTZ and Studio Ghibli’s The Borrowers. Fortunately for me, a new trailer was released for each of these movies that has raised my anticipation even further. More »

From Ningin: Japan held a charity exhibition of Blythe Dolls which included manga and anime character inspired dolls. More »

From Ningin: How can Kimi ni Todoke become more adorable than it already is? By creating a Pinky Street version of the characters (though for this release, it only includes the lovable Sawako Kuronuma)! More »

From Ningin: If you’re a teenager in Japan and you haven’t heard of the hit anime and manga series, One Piece, then you must be living under a rock, in a cave, somewhere on a far away island! One Piece is currently one of the biggest crazes among Japanese youth, and it looks like Schick Japan is taking advantage of it. More »

From Ningin: Evangelion: 2.22 Blu-ray and DVD were released last week in Japan and apparently, beat Michael Jackson’s This Is It in Blu-ray sales. More »

Ever wanted to know what anime characters would look like if they were real? Like when they make live action movies and dramas? What if these people were put into the opening of your favorite animes? Well, look no further. More »

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From Ningin: Any Dragon Ball Z fans out there? Come on, I know there has to be some! Well, are you ready to relive the Dragon Ball Z experience all over again? Well, if you’re in the United States and get the Nicktoons channel, then you’re in luck! More »

From Ningin: Researchers at the Tokyo Polytechnic University recently conducted a survey that asked people what they think should represented “Cool Japan,” that is, the part of Japan that represents their pop culture to the rest of the world. The results are shown above and are honestly not that surprising… More »

From Ningin: Have you seen an anime movie 99 times in local theaters and then watched it for the hundredth time in another country? No one can be credited with his “accomplishment” except for one Japanese otaku who saw The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya movie 99 times in Japan and the 100th time in the USA. More »

From Ningin: KT Systems has announced that it will be opening what it says will be Japan’s first ever boys-love bar in the Tokyo Akihabara otaku shopping district. KT Systems has emphasized that MiracleJumP, as it will be called, will not be a gay bar. More »