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Nintendo's Miyamoto, Tezuka Visit Jim Henson Studios
Crunchyroll to Stream Aoharu x Machinegun, Miss Monochrome 2nd Season
Live-Action Bakuman. Film Trailers Reveal Sakanaction Theme Song
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Video Previews New Battle System
Assassination Classroom, The Wind Rises, Splatoon Top Japan's 2015 1st Half Most Googled
Pokémon Shuffle Mobile Coming to Mobile Devices
YaoiCon to Host Bishounen Bingo at Anime Expo 2015
Aimer to Appear at 'Anime Expo 2015' Held in Los Angeles, Aimer's Music Digitally Released Worldwide
Pony Canyon Announces Anime Expo Panels and Screenings Schedule, and Booth Specials
Urbangarde Japanese Rock Band Makes Their U.S. Debut A-Kon 2015
Eventbrite Fandoms Study Reveals Insights Into Con Attendees' Spending and Cosplay
J-Stars Victory VS+ N. American Launch Trailer Streamed
Detective Conan Manga to Return on July 22
Pom Pom Purin Tops Sanrio Popularity Poll, Show by Rock Bands Still Make Top 10
Kodocha Manga Gets New One-Shot 17 Years After Ending
Manga of Free! Anime's Predecessor High Speed! to Be 2 Volumes Long
Ultra Q Monster Sings Tale of Woe in Kaijū Sakaba Kanpai! Anime Ad
Exclusive: Vampire Hunter D Has New Animated Series in the Works
Yoru no Nai Kuni RPG's Promo, TV Ad Streamed
Atelier Sophie RPG's Teaser Video Previews Sophie, Plachta
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 22-28
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, June 22-28
Sega Announces 7th Dragon III code:VFD RPG for 3DS
Blood Blockade Battlefront Finale Delayed Until Further Notice
Valkyrie Drive -Mermaid- Reveals More Characters, October Premiere
Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition Shorts to Get Theatrical Run
Nisekoi Manga #21 to Bundle Magical Girl & Newlywed Anime
Never-Before-Seen Miyazaki Sketches from World Masterpiece Theater Will Go on Display
MTV Posts Casting Call for True Life: I Want To Look Anime
Funimation Streams Gangsta, New Hetalia, 11 More New Anime
Yo-kai Watch Displaces Long-Time Favorite Anpanman in Children's Poll
Muv-Luv Visual Novels to Be Localized in English With Kickstarter
Precure Magical Girl Anime's 1st 3-Part Film Opens October 31

Nintendo's Miyamoto, Tezuka Visit Jim Henson Studios

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 02:45 PM PDT

Mr. Miyamoto and Mr. Tezuka visit Henson Studios in Los Angeles during E3 to check out where the Nintendo puppets were created.Posted by Nintendo on Thursday,...

Crunchyroll to Stream Aoharu x Machinegun, Miss Monochrome 2nd Season

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 02:22 PM PDT

Aoharu x Machinegun exclusive to US and Canada

Live-Action Bakuman. Film Trailers Reveal Sakanaction Theme Song

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 01:30 PM PDT

Film based on Shonen Jump manga about creating manga to open on October 3

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Video Previews New Battle System

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 01:00 PM PDT

Fighting game set to ship in the west this fall for PS4, Xbox One, PC

Assassination Classroom, The Wind Rises, Splatoon Top Japan's 2015 1st Half Most Googled

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 12:45 PM PDT

With the first half of 2015 having gone by on June 23, there's bound to be plenty of search-worthy topics that have piled up over the past few months....

Pokémon Shuffle Mobile Coming to Mobile Devices

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 12:13 PM PDT

Blockbuster Puzzle Game Will Launch on Apple App Store and Google Play BELLEVUE, Wash.—June 29, 2015—The Pokémon Company International announced today...

YaoiCon to Host Bishounen Bingo at Anime Expo 2015

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 12:13 PM PDT

YaoiCon is excited to host an evening celebrating yaoi and bishounen culture at Anime Expo 2015. On Saturday, July 4th from 10:30pm to 12:00am (midnight),...

Aimer to Appear at 'Anime Expo 2015' Held in Los Angeles, Aimer's Music Digitally Released Worldwide

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 12:12 PM PDT

Aimer to appear at "Anime Expo 2015" held in Los Angeles. Aimer's music digitally released worldwide! "broKen NIGHT/holLow wORlD": single includes PS Vita「Fate/hollow...

Pony Canyon Announces Anime Expo Panels and Screenings Schedule, and Booth Specials

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 12:10 PM PDT

PONY CANYON Announces Anime Expo Panels and Screenings Schedule, and Booth Specials TOKYO, JAPAN – June 29th, 2015 - Audio-visual entertainment company...

Urbangarde Japanese Rock Band Makes Their U.S. Debut A-Kon 2015

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 12:01 PM PDT

Urbangarde Delivers Sex, Love, and Subculture to Dallas June 29, 2015 - Japanese rock band URBANGARDE made their USA debut at A-Kon 2016 in Dallas, Texas,...

Eventbrite Fandoms Study Reveals Insights Into Con Attendees' Spending and Cosplay

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 11:59 AM PDT

Global Survey of Con Enthusiasts Finds Attendees Are Nearly Equally Male and Female, 64% of Serious Cosplayers Attend 3+ Fan Events per Year SAN FRANCISCO,...

J-Stars Victory VS+ N. American Launch Trailer Streamed

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 11:40 AM PDT

PS3/PS4 game ships today; PS Vita version available for download

Detective Conan Manga to Return on July 22

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 11:00 AM PDT

Series has been on and off hiatus for 3 months since author's surgery

Pom Pom Purin Tops Sanrio Popularity Poll, Show by Rock Bands Still Make Top 10

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 10:45 AM PDT

The curtain has closed on the 2015 Sanrio Popularity Poll, in which fans vote over which of the many mascots they love the most, and the most popular characters...

Kodocha Manga Gets New One-Shot 17 Years After Ending

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 10:00 AM PDT

Tokimeki Tonight also gets new one-shot

Manga of Free! Anime's Predecessor High Speed! to Be 2 Volumes Long

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Kyoto Animation updated the website for the manga of High Speed!, Kōji Ōji and Futoshi Nishiya's light novel project that inspired the Free! - Iwatobi...

Ultra Q Monster Sings Tale of Woe in Kaijū Sakaba Kanpai! Anime Ad

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 08:00 AM PDT

TV shorts follow kaijū drinking their worries away at a bar

Exclusive: Vampire Hunter D Has New Animated Series in the Works

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 07:00 AM PDT

Japanese CGI studio Digital Frontier, original creator Hideyuki Kikuchi, Bloodlust director Yoshiaki Kawajiri collaborate with US-based Unified Pictures

Yoru no Nai Kuni RPG's Promo, TV Ad Streamed

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Ayane Sakura, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Masaki Terasoma, Tomoyo Kurosawa join cast for Gust game

Atelier Sophie RPG's Teaser Video Previews Sophie, Plachta

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 04:00 AM PDT

Gust's PS4/PS3/PS Vita game about girl, book that teaches alchemy shipping on September 25

Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 22-28

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 02:00 AM PDT

ToQger film sells 5,301 + 1,600, followed by Kuroko's Basketball, Funassyi, Edge of Tomorrow, Yuuki Ono

Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, June 22-28

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 01:35 AM PDT

Code Geass: Akito sells 20,731, followed by SAO II, Kan Colle, Snafu Too, Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls

Sega Announces 7th Dragon III code:VFD RPG for 3DS

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 12:40 AM PDT

Designer Shirow Miwa, composer Yūzō Koshiro, theme song's sasakure.UK return

Blood Blockade Battlefront Finale Delayed Until Further Notice

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 11:35 PM PDT

Episode 12 will be longer than planned 30-minute timeslot

Valkyrie Drive -Mermaid- Reveals More Characters, October Premiere

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Guards revealed in story set on quarantine island for superpowered people

Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition Shorts to Get Theatrical Run

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDT

All 12 Season 1 episodes plus 3 from upcoming Season 3, starting July 25

Nisekoi Manga #21 to Bundle Magical Girl & Newlywed Anime

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:00 PM PDT

"Magical Pâtissier" & "Shinkon" manga bonuses also included in October 26 release

Never-Before-Seen Miyazaki Sketches from World Masterpiece Theater Will Go on Display

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:15 PM PDT

The 40th anniversary exhibition of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater will display never-before-seen sketches by acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki....

MTV Posts Casting Call for True Life: I Want To Look Anime

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 07:15 PM PDT

MTV has posted a casting call to find individuals who appear between the ages of 16 to 26 for an episode of its True Life series. The episode "I Want To...

Funimation Streams Gangsta, New Hetalia, 11 More New Anime

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 06:25 PM PDT

Snow White with the Red Hair, Prison School, Aquarion Logos, Junjo Romantica 3, others

Yo-kai Watch Displaces Long-Time Favorite Anpanman in Children's Poll

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 05:15 PM PDT

The late Takashi Yanase's Anpanman has long been the favorite character of Japanese children. The franchise's lead character is a bean-jam filled superhero...

Muv-Luv Visual Novels to Be Localized in English With Kickstarter

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:25 PM PDT

Some of creative team to attend Anime Expo for press conference, autograph sessions

Precure Magical Girl Anime's 1st 3-Part Film Opens October 31

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:15 PM PDT

1 cel anime about a princess rescue & 2 CG anime — all with Halloween themes