From Ningin: Asian Kung Fu Generation’s Rewrite is going to be featured on today’s Music Video of the Day. More »

Last month we launched the Fall in love with Naruto Shippuden giveaway of Naruto: Shippuden, Vol. 6 DVD. The giveaway has since ended and now it’s time to announce the winner. Drum roll, please. More »

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A recent episode of the hit TV show 30 Rock had actor James Franco in a strange relationship with a Japanese body pillow. It was a great joke. Then life imitates art and it makes you feel really sad and creeped out. Thanks for that Korea. More »

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From Ningin: The latest chapter in the Bleach manga was chapter 395. This latest installment is called “The Burnout Inferno 3.” More »

From Ningin: The only manga I really read and the only anime I really watch is Bleach. I really don’t know why, but I just decided to pick it up one day, and I’ve been following it ever since. Anyway, Bleach, in my opinion, features some of the most badass and timeless characters ever. In no particular order, here’s my list of the top 5 Bleach characters: More »

From Ningin: Today’s Bleach episode is entitled “The Person with the Unknown Ability! Orihime is Targeted.” It is yet another addition to the filler zanpakutou arc. This episode, as the title states, centers more around the character of Inoue Orihime. More »

From Ningin: Ponyo is to Hayao Miyazaki as Little Mermaid is to Disney. Growing up it’s always been a childhood dream of mine to become Ariel from The Little Mermaid — red hair, sea shell bra and all. There wasn’t a pool in sight that I didn’t reenact Ariel emerging from the water to do the famous, fierce Ariel hair-toss-out-of-the-water move. Having just seen Ponyo, I feel like I ought to take back all those embarrassing childhood memories. More »

From Ningin: Yuu Watase is commonly known as the Queen of Modern Shoujo Manga. She is one of the most appreciated mangakas (manga artists) of shoujo manga. She also does bishounen since she frequently uses pretty boy characters. She was born March 5, 1970 in Osaka, Japan. She won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1998. She writes her own stories and draws her own characters. She is amazing at what she does. In Shojo Beat, she even did a long running segment on how to draw and create your own manga. More »

From Ningin: Bleach Chapter 394 has officially been translated. This week’s chapter is a continuation of last week’s fight and is appropriately named “The Burnout Inferno 2.” More »

From Ningin: Here’s an interesting concept. If you like boat rides, anime/manga, and cosplay and in live in the United Kingdom, then you’re in luck. There’s a convention called the Cosplay Cruise where you get to sail on the Dixie Queen down the Thames River. Sounds exciting. More »