I've been obsessed with the Chinese Gundam SEED ripoff, XuYouJi, since the story first ran earlier this week. It has everything one could want from copyright infringement, which has been another big issue this week with SOPA, PIPA, the Internet blackout, and the fall of Megaupload. So it is with a bold, pirate-style salute that I dedicate this week's recap to, well, cheap knockoffs!

Accept no substitute for the real thing, folks, and that's precisely what you get below, where you'll find a bevy of hot stories, features and video posted throughout the week. But that's not all. We've also compiled a few stories we missed, so be sure to check those out, as well. 

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BLAZIN' STORIES!

Poll Ranks Hatsune Miku as Most Requested Olympics Opening Ceremony Singer

DC's "Robama" Ad Sends Out Battle Cry to Discourage Manga Sales

Tetsuya Nomura on "FF Versus XIII," "Kingdom Hearts 3D" and "Final Fantasy X HD"

Megaupload File Sharing Service Shut Down

HOT STORIES

"Steins;Gate" and "Steins;Gate Hiyoku Renri no Darling" Coming to PS3 in Japan

"One Piece Pirate Musou" to Include Original Storylines

Real Robot Remodelers Group Customizes AKB48 Gundam Squad

J-Pop Diva Ayumi Hamasaki to Divorce Austrian Hubby

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Horror Anime "Another"

"Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo" Anime Slated for New DVD Release this March

"Gokujo" Anime Premiere's Sudden Cancellation Results in Fan Confusion, Sadfaces

All Five Hokages Plus Special Guests Invade New "Naruto Shippuden" Brawler

A Glimpse at Mamoru Hosoda's "The Wolf Children Rain and Snow" Anime Film

"Final Fantasy XIII-2" Time Travel Allows for Different Paths in Different Timelines

Classic Game Developer Hudson Soft to Shut Down on March 1st

Alter Previews Sleek Figure of "Durarara!!" Anime's Celty

Vocaloid China Illustration Contest Winners Announced

Pixiv: Japanese Fanart Tribute to "Redline" Anime Film

Control Hand-Drawn Anime Characters in "Toki to Towa" RPG

Japan National Tourism Organization Sponsors All-Expenses-Paid Trip

FUNimation Licenses "High School DxD" Anime

US Release of "Steins;Gate" Visual Novel Being Considered

Naruto 10th Anniversary Wrist Watch Offered

Eat Your Enemies, Evict the Townspeople in "The Witch and the Hundred Cavalrymen"

T.M. Revolution Named Anime Ambassador, Wants a 2D Wife

"Resident Evil 6" Heads to Xbox 360, PS3 in November

FEATURES

Column: OH!Victoria - "The Battle of Gunbuster Cosplay"

Newest Anime Voice Actresses PV&CM Collection: Part 4

Column: OH!Victoria - "Cosplayer Spotlight"

VIDEO

"Danger!"-Packed Trailer for Noboru Iguchi's Latest Schlock Horror Film

1st Berserk Movie Ending Theme Music Video Posted

"Street Fighter x Tekken" Adds Juri, Paul, Law and More

Chinese "XuYouJi" Rips Off Gundam SEED and Evangelion with Hilarious and Creepy Results

Spot the References in "Hatsune Miku - DoReMiFa Rondo"

"Hetalia" Leads the Latest FUNimation Anime Previews

Official Trailer for "Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition"

"Kid Icarus: Uprising" Blasts into Outer Space

SOME STORIES WE MISSED!

Golgo 13's Saito Discusses How He Creates His Manga [ANN]

Thermae Romae Anime's 1st BD to Add Unreleased Episode [ANN]

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland transmutes NA and EU in May [Joystiq]

The origin of the Konami code, as told by its inventor [Joystiq]

'Resident Evil: Retribution 3D' Trailer Premiere [Bloody Disgusting]

DOWN WITH TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES! [Everything is Terrible]

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