Ever wanted to take a picture with your favorite anime character? Well, Naruto fans are in luck! Casio released a camera that has the capability to insert one of 15 Naruto characters into your photograph. Pretty neat, eh? More »

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Remember the announcement of josei manga Bunny Drop (a.k.a. Usagi Drop) becoming a live action movie? The actors to play the main characters, Daikichi and Rin, were revealed to be Kenichi Matsuyama (GANTZ, Death Note) and Mana Ashida (Kokuhaku, Mother) respectively. More »

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Beloved JPOP artist Utada Hikaru has announced on her web diary that she will be taking a break from the music industry to concentrate on personal needs. She felt that she was neglecting her personal growth due to her successful music career that started 15 years ago. More »

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There’s good news and bad news for Namie Amuro. She recently released a single called Break It/Get Myself Back that is selling quite well. Obviously that’s the good news. The bad news is that people are accusing her of copying fellow JPOP artist Ayumi Hamasaki. More »

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Bored with your daily bath routine? Need to spice it up with something wacky? Why not try this bath set that’s made to look like Japan’s soul food, ramen? More »

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Haven’t had a chance to collect the Death Note manga yet? No problem. Starting February of next year, Viz Media plans on releasing a Black Edition of the manga, putting two volumes worth of suspense into one big omnibus. More »

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Although a live action Mulan was released last year in China, Disney decided to take matters into their own hands and create their own live action version of this classic Chinese tale. They even got Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Memoirs of a Geisha) to star in and co-produce it. More »

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The official website of Monthly Flowers magazine announced that Yuu Watase’s beloved manga series, Fushigi Yuugi, is going to become a play production. More »

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After 14 years since the anime ended, Gundam Wing is getting a new manga series based on its epic OAV Endless Waltz. More »

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An Indian mystic and his female companion kidnapped a one-year-old toddler, beheaded him and drank his blood in order to attain magical powers. Yeah, I know. How ridiculous. More »

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Meet two-year-old Shao Pu Tao. This little girl is cosplaying as Arale from Akira Toriyama’s Dr. Slump series (he is also the creator of Dragonball). Isn’t she adorable? More »

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At the San Diego Comic Con, model kit manufacturer Kotobukiya showed off their Marvel and DC Comics Bishoujo line of figures, giving comic book heroines a manga look (and boy, do they look awesome!). More »

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If using your iPad as a plate is too much for you, why not settle for these tasty looking iPhone 4 cases? They come in 4 flavors! More »

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iDish is an app that lets you use your iPad as a plate — You better believe it. If you’re hungry but all of your dishes are dirty or if by some freak accident you broke them all (or if you just want to try something wacky), then you should get the iDish app. This app provides you with various dishes that you can put your food on. Since it’s a Japanese app, the dishes available are made for, well, Japanese food like sushi or curry (though you can probably improvise with the dishes). More »

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Kouta Hirano did a great job on the Hellsing manga. So what can we expect from his newest series? Mystery, murder, gore and a handsome ophthalmologist (Say what?!). More »

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It has been reported that the main cast of The Hangover is heading to Thailand this fall to shoot for the sequel of this box office success. More »

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Two movies I just can’t wait to see, Kimi ni Todoke and BECK, have finally released full length trailers. Yes, you read that right. These videos last more than a minute. Bye, bye 30 second teasers! More »

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Attithi KC is a three year old Indian girl who can’t read nor write but is able memorize a whole album’s worth of lyrics. Impressive! More »

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Have you ever been so frustrated that you feel the need to scream out from the top of your lungs? Why not do something even better to vent out the anger and smash something? There’s a shop for that, ya know. More »

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I think Ken Watanabe is a great actor. His performance in Letters from Iwo Jima was impressive and his recent role in Inception was superb. That is why I must agree with Leonardo DiCaprio when he said that Watanabe should be one of Japan’s national treasures. More »

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