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Mobcast and eitaro soft revealed this week that they are developing a new Yu Yu Hakusho app game tentatively titled Project U. The companies describe the game as a “character raising action RPG.” The game will be an online RPG that allows players to cooperate in clearing stages. Players are able to collect cards …

Japan’s largest retail chain for anime goods, Animate, will be celebrating its 30th anniversary this July, 2016. The rising number of female fans has spurred the anime industry in recent years to rapidly expand and orient itself to become female-friendly, in terms of both content and consumer experience. Animate was able …

If you don’t know anything about Kowloon Walled City (九龍城寨) then have a read of my earlier posts where I looked at what it was (a lawless area of Hong Kong) and what it is today 20 years later (now redeveloped as a park). It’s a fascinating story which was confined to the pages of history until recently when …

Experience the terror of the Colossal Titan from Shingeki no Kyojin ( Attack on Titan ) at the Konica Minolta Planetarium Tenkuu (Oshiage) and Planetarium Manten (Ikebukuro) through the epic collaboration “Shingeki no Kyojin In The Dome: Heishi-tachi no Hoshizora” (Attack on Titan In The Dome: The Starry Sky of …

There’s no easier or more appropriate place to cosplay as some of the greatest heroes of the anime and manga world. While it can’t rival Tokyo Disneyland in size, indoor amusement park J-World Tokyo attracts plenty of anime enthusiasts and pop culture fans, thanks to its attractions based on the …

We’ve seen Ladybeard, everyone’s favorite little girl trapped in a hairy man’s body, do a wide variety of things. He’s become the star of a metal/pop group, fought Sailor Suit Old Man in a wrestling match, and even shown off his carpeted chest in a boob shirt. But there’s one …

Check out the newest anime-related information in Akihabara, a sacred place for “otaku” Akihabara is sacred ground for Japan’s famous “otaku” (anime and video game fan) culture. The Tokyo Anime Center is located in Akihabara UDX, the core facility inside Akihabara Crossfield that serves a central role in the area. …

So you’re a Gundam fan who is planning your next Japan trip, and you’re looking for the places that are a must-go but have no idea where? Fret not, AFA Channel! will share with you the 5 most important places every Gundam fan must go! Gundam Café The first of …

Akihabara is well known to be anime town but also electric street. Here is handpicked recommended anime shops in Akihabara. 1. GAMERS STORE One of the invigorating anime shops of akihabara is hardly 10 minutes away from akihabara station. The prime shop you get to witness after stepping out of …