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Square Enix might be best-known for the games it makes, but the company also publishes its own manga in Japan.
One fan of both anime and horror saw an opportunity here and created a spooky new visage in the Japanese style.
Anyone who has ever picked up a controller and squealed around the track in Nintendo’s Mario Kart has probably thought about how amazing it would be to get to do it in real life.
We’ve all reached that moment when the final episode aired, leaving you with “NOW what happens”?
This fall, the Justice League will team up with the most unlikely of allies: a team of Japanese villains known as Eagle Talon.
As the robot duel grows closer, Megabots Inc has been giving fans video updates on their progress upgrading their robot.
As if gamers haven’t gotten enough great news from the scientific community, here comes more!
It’s a bittersweet story of two high school students. One has cancer. The other finds her diary. Romance ensues. The title? I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.
It’s unavoidable at this point, all of our favorite and most popular anime series are destined to become live-action productions.
If you’ve never heard of Project 575 before… well, we can’t blame you. Despite existing for a few years now, the pair have never been considered “official” Vocaloids. Until now.
Japan hasn’t hosted the Summer Olympics since 1964; three years from now marks their big chance to impress everyone on the world stage.
Toei Animation has launched a new site and announced a new Net Anime series based on the popular children’s picture book series, Oshiri Tantei.
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