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FEATURE: Super Sentai Heroes Exhibition 2012 in Tokyo Photo Report
Learn about the recent history of the popular tokusatsu series
Nihonbashi Main Branch of the Mitsukoshi Department Store in Tokyo held "Super Sentai Heroes Exhibition 2012" from May 2 to 7. As the title showed, it featured Toei's long-running tokusatsu TV series Super Sentai. Check the photo report after the jump!
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Japan Flavor Report: Kimchi Ramune
And an introduction to dungeon RPG developers, Experience Inc.
This time on Japan Flavor Report, we're forcing ourselves to drink Kimchi Ramune so you don't have to! RPG fans may also want to bump this jump, though, as we introduce developer Experience Inc. in addition to relating taste bud terrors.
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FEATURE: Fanart Friday - Memorial Day Mash-Up Super Show
My Ordinary Life vs Madoka Magica, Squid Girl vs Fist of the North Star and more
Hey. Scott Green here subbing for a vacationing Nate Ming. This week I have a irreverent counterpoint to what I hope is at least partially somber Memorial Day holiday weekend. I've pulled together some of my favorite mash-ups, cross-overs and cross-pollinations from anime fan-art. Get a look after the jump.
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FEATURE: Japanese Local Police Hero "Mamoruman" Show
Best teacher for children to learn the importance of rules
Some local police stations in Japan have their own heroes to promote their crime prevention activities and to educate the children on the importance of following rules. "Bouhan Tokusou Mamoruman", the hero of Aki Station of Kochi Prefectural Police, is one of them. Check his latest show after the jump!
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FEATURE: Newest Japanese Independent Anime Shorts: Part 9
Find a future anime director!
This is the newest collection of anime short films by Japanese independent artists. There are so many Japanese amateur creators who want to share their works with the world. Thanks to the Internet, we can watch them without time lag today. Check the new works from Japan after the jump!
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FEATURE: Kotobukiya HMM Zoids Archive 2012 Exhibit Photo Report
Over 100 highly detailed and high-quality Zoids models were displayed
HMM Zoids (High-end Master Model Zoids) is a collaboration high-quality plamodel series between Kotobukiya and Takara-Tomy. In commemoration of the series' sixth anniversary, Kotobukiya Akihabarakan held an exhibit "Kotobukiya HMM Zoids Archive 2012" at its showroom on the sixth floor from April 28 to May 6. Check the photo report after the jump.
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FEATURE: Kotobukiya Showroom In Akihabara Photo Report
Shining Hearts, Yu Yu Hakusho, Squid Girl, Anohana, Oreimo, and more!
Kotubukiya is one of the most famous model kit/figure manufacturer in Japan. They opened a five-storey building “Kotobukiya Akihabarakan” on July 23rd, 2011. The fourth floor is called “Show Room”, which display their latest/popular products. Check the photo report after the jump!
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FEATURE: Fanart Friday, Midnight Run Edition
Celebrate Toonami's return to Adult Swim with fanart of your favorite titles
Toonami is back, and Fanart Friday is all geared up to celebrate the occasion, with fanart from all your Adult Swim and Midnight Run favorites including Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain, FLCL and plenty more! Hit the jump to get started!
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Column: "Natestalgia!" -- Favorite Opening and Ending Themes, Pre-2000 Edition Part 2
Unfortunately, some of your favorites might be missing, but there's still plenty to celebrate here
All an opening (or ending!) has to do is show who worked on the show you're watching, but a great opening or ending does so much more. Hit the jump for Part 2 of Nate Ming's look at classic and not-so-classic anime openings and endings from before 2000!
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Review: Cave's "Akai Katana" Shoot 'em Up Scores Big
Horizontal scrolling madness that's a blast to master
Cave's latest game to hit shelves is Akai Katana, a horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up set in a world parallel to Japan's Taishō period. It also happens to be one of Cave's best in quite some time. Read all about it in our review past the break!
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FEATURE: BANDAI Akiba Showroom May 2012 Edition
Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Gundam, TIGER & BUNNY, and more!
Tamashii Nations AKIBA Showroom is a showroom of Bandai, the most successful Japanese toy company, for their popular and newest products at JR Akihabara station. It features Toei's Super Sentai series and its parody series Hikounin Sentai Akibaranger this month. Check the product photos after the jump!
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The "Nyarko-san" Chronicles: Monster Manual & In-jokes Explained!
Understanding Nightgaunts, Shanta-kun, the Nameless, and More!
Now that full-length episodes of Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos are available, the amount of monsters and H.P. Lovecraft in-jokes in this comedy-horror series have increased dramatically. But worry not! Lovecraft expert Jason Thompson continues his quest to explain them all and illuminate the darkness after the jump!
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FEATURE: Hero Live Special 2012 Featuring PreCure Allstars
17 PreCure girls dance on stage
Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo has held a live show event called "Hero Live Special" featuring Toei's anime and tokusatsu heroes/heroines every year during Golden Week. The visitors could enjoy their live performance on stage, handshake and photo session with them. Check the photo report of the PreCure Allstars show after the jump!
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FEATURE: Anime/Game Street Ads in Akihabara: May 2012
Fate/Zero, STEINS;GATE, Nana Mizuki, Madoka, and more!
As you all know, Akihabara (aka Akihabara Electric Town) is a mecca for the lovers of anime, manga, game, and all kind of otaku goods in Japan. The town is also famous for giant street ads for the latest products often featuring cute bishoujo characters. Hit the jump to find out how the town looks like this month!
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FEATURE: Fanart Friday, Guys with Glasses Edition
The long-awaited sequel--fanart for people who like their MEN legally blind
We promised it during the Girls with Glasses Edition, and we deliver! This week's Fanart Friday is all about your favorite bespectacled beaus from Fullmetal Alchemist, Prince of Tennis, Negima, and more, all after the jump!
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