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2015 Ghost in the Shell film’s promo previews new footage
The official website for the upcoming Ghost in the Shell film updated on Friday, and unveiled a new promotional video. The video looks back at past animated projects in the franchise, as well as new...
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Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata: Report on live-action Zelda series is incorrect
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata told Time that the rumors of a live-action Legend of Zelda series are not accurate. He told Time, “As of now, I have nothing new to share with you in regard to the use of our...
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Spear of Longinus crowdfunding project now accepting international backers
The “Project to Pierce the Moon With the Spear of Longinus” crowdfunding campaign opened an English page for international backers. Backers not residing in Japan can select rewards in the 5,000 and...
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Fukushima Gainax’s anime museum opens in April
Visitors to Fukushima Prefecture will soon be able to visit Kuso to Art no Museum – Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha, or the Museum of Fantasy and Art – Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha. The museum, which...
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Boruto -Naruto the Movie- film’s main staff, illustrated poster revealed
This year’s 19th issue of Shueisha‘s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine will reveal more information on Monday about the upcoming Boruto –Naruto the Movie- film. The film will open in Japan on August 7....
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Ghibli makes 3rd brush painting-inspired TV ad for Nisshin
Studio Ghibli produced a third commercial inspired by sumi-e (traditional Japanese brush painting) for Nisshin Seifun Group, a Japanese food and manufacturing conglomerate, the company began airing the...
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Dark Souls cosplay photo wins prize worth 100,000 yen
The Nippon Cosplay Photo Contest at St. Fest. 2015 posted its winners on Monday. Unlike other cosplay contests that judge strictly on costume creation and styling, this contest focuses on the...
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New Gintama season mocks bawling Japanese politician
The first episode of Gintama‘s fourth incarnation as a TV series aired on April 8 by satirizing Ryūtarou Nonomura, an assemblyman from Hyōgo Prefecture who infamously erupted in tears and howls while...
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Japan Airlines attendants dance to Hatsune Miku
The flight attendants of Japan Airlines (JAL) put on their best idol costumes to dance to Hatsune Miku’s “39” (San-kyuu, or ‘Thank You’) song to promote the company’s participation at the Niconico...
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Live-Action Attack on Titan films’ poster, 2nd movie title unveiled
The official website for the two Attack on Titan live-action films unveiled a new poster for the movies on Friday. Theaters in Japan will begin displaying the poster on April 25. The first movie will...
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Scarlett Johansson: Live-action Ghost in the Shell begins filming in early 2016
Actress Scarlett Johansson gave an update on Dreamworks‘ live-action Ghost in the Shell film during the press event for next month’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. She told the Collider website, “It will be...
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Toddler Evangelion Rody rompers now come in more colors
The slightly sinister line of children’s clothing crossing Evangelion and Rody from Premium Bandai just got updated with more colors. The original included Unit 01 and Unit 00 with matching bibs. The...
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Shawn Wasabi’s digital mash-up samples Pikachu, Final Fantasy, Perfume
Shawn Wasabi mashed up a list of his favorite songs and sound effects to create the original track “Marble Soda.” Wasabi uses a Midi Fighter by DJ Techtools to assign 153 different sounds used during...
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Norman Reedus comments on Silent Hills’ reported cancellation
The Walking Dead actor Norman Reedus posted his reaction to reports that director Guillermo del Toro said their Silent Hillsgame project is not going to happen. Super bummed about this was really...
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Pokémon Centers planning a new Eevee-centric line of goods
Pokémon Centers have announced that a new line of merch based on the infinitely adorable Eevee will be unveiled soon. No Pokémon has more evolutionary diversity than little, brown Eevee. The...
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Galaga x Tekken crossover app previewed in video
The official YouTube channel for the Tekken franchise began streaming a promotional video for Galaga Tekken, a free smartphone game app that was first teased as an April Fools’ Day joke. The game gives...
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Ghibli’s Spirited Away film shrunk into 5-minute, 8-bit video
CineFix’s 8-Bit Cinema feature has turned plenty of popular films into video game-style videos likeTitanic, The Fast and the Furious, and The Walking Dead. On Tuesday, the group uploaded a version of...
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PS4s with Silent Hills demo selling for over US$1,500
When the mobile game Flappy Bird was taken off the market last year, sales of mobile phones with the game installed were quickly put on auction sites to the tune of US$300 to US$90,000. The sales on...
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Toshiba’s ‘Chihira Aico’ robot’s department store debut is a big hit
The Mitsukoshi department store brought on Toshiba’s Chihara Aico as a temporary receptionist last month to test out her in-development voice recognition software. While she isn’t as advanced as some...
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Player uses 1 controller to run through Megaman X & Megaman X2 simultaneously
YouTuber Aura Puffs assigned themselves a seemingly impossible task: using only one SNES controller simultaneously play through Megaman X and Megaman X2. The limitations also include no save states,...
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