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Producer of Fullmetal Alchemist Lectures on How To Produce a Successful Anime

Taguchi Koji, the Square Enix producer (Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater, Saki, Kuroshitsuji), gave a lecture at Japan International Contents Festival held on October 6th. He revealed backstage information of the anime industry by showing concrete data. He said Square Enix has pro...

Oct 9, 2009 3:37 AM by dtshyk 55 Comments

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The SongWriter of Rosario+Vampire Themes Arrested For Using Drugs [Updated]

A songwriter Sonoda Ryoji was arrested for using illegal stimulant drugs. He wrote the lyrics of many popular pop songs including anime songs. His anime-related songs: Rosario + Vampire OP "COSMIC LOVE" Rosario + Vampire Capu2 OP "DISCOTHEQUE" Rosario + Vampire Ep 5 Insert "Akai...

Apr 27, 2009 9:04 PM by dtshyk 17 Comments

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Mitaka City Uses Toradora! For PR

The Department of Building Inspection of Mitaka City used Aisaka Taiga as a mascot character for the publicity. Source: Picture of the poster Mitaka City used Ayanami Rei and Soryu Asuka Langley for the PR of the Waterworks Bureau and the National Pension in 1996. Ayanami Rei Pos...

Mar 9, 2009 3:37 AM by dtshyk 35 Comments

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Mai Nakahara in Joshi Ana

Voice actress Mai Nakahara was invited to a Japanese live-action television drama series, Joshi Ana Icchokusen!, as herself. Mai Nakahara was to give a lecture to a class for inspiring announcers as a special guest. After listening to all the peers' performances, Mai Nakahara dem...

Aug 22, 2007 4:52 AM by shuchung 2 Comments

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Little Busters! Tops Japan's PC Games in Sales

Little Busters!, the most recent visual novel by Visual Art's/Key, the company who made the original games for the anime Kanon, Air, and Clannad, reached the top of Japan's sales charts for PC games in its first week of release, beating out the latest Melty Blood. The rankings ar...

Aug 10, 2007 10:05 AM by kei-clone 3 Comments

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An oddity of anime branding

Artist Taraku Uon of Onegai Sensei! has been commissioned to illustrate two labels for sake to be sold at Lake Kizaki. Places in the series were said to be based on Lake Kizaki and surounding area. And in true Japanese fashion, the sale of this sake is through on site vending mac...

Aug 9, 2007 6:29 PM by Darkanger 1 Comment

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Touring Service Offers Evangelion Movie

Destination Japan is offering an optional tour during their "Tokyo Summer Maximum Tour" (includes shopping, game shows, and sight-seeing) - a stop off to watch the new Evangelion movie (Rebuild of Evangelion). The movie hits theaters on September 1st, and Destination Japan will b...

Aug 9, 2007 7:27 AM by ReverseHarem 0 Comment

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Dark Horse Comics releases PVC figures from the movie 'Serenity'

Dark Horse Comics released a 3-piece PVC set of different characters from Joss Whedons movie "Serenity". The characters presented are Jayne, Mal and River. By using the full-size 3D scans of the real life actors the figures have a very high level of detail. All the way down to ho...

Aug 9, 2007 12:55 AM by Zirgo 5 Comments

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Thai Police Officers Get Punished

Before you ask, "What does this have to do with anime?" - you'll find out soon. The BBC recently reported on a new punishment for police officers of Thailand. For minor things, such as being late or parking in a wrong spot, they get to brandish a Hello Kitty armband. The police s...

Aug 8, 2007 7:08 PM by ReverseHarem 20 Comments

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