Japan provides its lonely men with plenty of way to find sweet respite from the emptiness and isolation of everyday life—provided you have the cash. And we’re not just talking about prostitution: you can rent a girlfriend at Moé Date for day of “s...

While America can't get enough of Psy, Japan and South Korea will bet getting an animated series based on Kpop sensation KARA. The five members will be voicing their own roles, so the show will air in Korea and Japan next spring in Korean, subtitl...

Soine-ya Prime, a dispatch service where women can hire a handsome young man to lay with her in bed for a night. While unrelated to the male-oriented Soine-ya in Akihabara—which, by the way, has been doing so well that they’ve recently...

While some unfortunates are still left hoping for a continuation of their favourite anime, some lucky souls already have confirmed sequels lined up for 2013 – the most hotly anticipated of which they have obligingly voted on.

This weekend Japanese netizens have reacted to an article by MSN Sankei News that China had suggested to the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that they might be able to assert territorial rights in Hawai’i.

5-episode series to feature each band member in different occupation The five-member South Korean girl pop group Kara will get their own animated adaptation that will air in Japan next spring. The tentatively titled Kara The Animation television s...

Team Ninja are in the process of bringing Dead or Alive 5 for the PlayStation Vita, they have announced. Team Ninja head, Yosuke Hayashi, made the announcement via the IGN Pro League and revealed Dead or Alive 5 Plus is coming to the Vita early ne...

Ore Ore (It's Me, It's Me) Movie PreviewDirector Satoshi Miki has gained lots of fans from her works, such as: “Instant Swamp” and “Jikou Keisatsu“. Now, she is inviting everyone to see her latest work starring KAT-TUN&lsqu...

HyunA Making Progress Towards American Debut music posted by Aysohmay 2 hours ago   ·   11 comments Progress is being made towards 4minute member HyunA's American debut under Scooter Braun's agency. HyunA was present at the 2012 Mnet Asia Music Aw...

Animation production company LMD and Dream4's We Seed Your Mission (WESYM) crowd-funding project are collaborating to create moe characters that personify renewable energy sources. Kirara (pictured right) represents solar power, and her name may b...

While waiting for the first official images of Juuden Sentai Kyoryuger, it is officially confirmed that Koichi Sakamoto (Kamen Rider Fourze, Power Rangers) will be the director of the series! His involvement in the Super Sentai franchise began whe...

– December 1, 2012Posted in: Wii U Connecting your Wii U Console to the Internet If you are like me, the Wii U console might have just been released in your region. While setting up the console is relatively simple – Nintendo have recently release...

Premium Bandai, Bandai's official shopping website, began offering brass replicas of the Grief Seeds from the Puella Magi Madoka Magica television anime series for pre-order on Friday. Bandai is making a set of Grief Seeds for four characters: Sin...

Merchandise maker GEE!  will be selling exclusive Sword Art Online Goods and best of all, it is everything featuring Asuna. The package will come with a bag with printed with Asuna on it. 4 set of badges with Asuna on it, body soap dispenser, once...

With the first set of Heisei Kamen Rider novels released yesterday, someone posted the spoilers for the Kamen Rider OOO novel that is divided into three parts. Ankh's part talks about the creation of the Greeeds all the way to the point where they...

Henshin Justice has just compiled all the spoilers for the much awaited Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie Wars Ultimatum! So those who are curious on what happened to the movie, read at your own risk.

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You play as Kirito in Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment and an AI controlled partner character joins Kirto as you climb up Aincrad. Asuna, Lyfa, Silica, Lisbeth, and Klein are confirmed as partners in Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment.

After the 3. 11 earthquake and a number of nuclear accidents caused by the following Tsunami, renewable energy has been one of the most important topics in Japan. LMD, an anime production company headed by the former GONZO producer Shouji Murahama...

The final, farewell issue of Nintendo Power magazine is set to hit newsstands next month, and its cover delivers a wonderful homage to the first issue's claymation take on Mario. From Super Mario Bros.

A mobile phone that monitors the user's skin condition, checking for blemishes and color, was unveiled in beauty-conscious Japan on Thursday. The Hada Memori (skin memory) program allows women to keep tabs on their complexion and track changes ove...

The folks at BONES have unveiled a sparkly new trailer and key visual for the upcoming Star Driver movie. Set to open February 6, 2013, the anime feature will offer a rearrangement of the fabulous mecha TV series, with new post-ending epilogue.