http://www.otakunews.com/us/ Otaku News the news site that covers anime, manga and other things of interest to fans of Japan. Copyright: (C) Otaku News http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1931 The good folks from GEN Manga have just release their latest Issue GEN 11. It features Six previously unpublished stories straight from the Tokyo underground... Tue, 15 May 2012 21:03:53 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1931 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1923 The good folks from Nyu Media have sent us details of their latest gaming release Cherry Tree High Comedy Club (CTHCC). The light-hearted anime-style advent... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:02:44 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1923 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1919 The good folks from GEN Manga have just release their latest Issue GEN 10. It features Six previously unpublished stories straight from the Tokyo underground... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:03:01 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1919 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1917 There are few bands that make the list of 'must see in my lifetime'. The Japanese band L'Arc-en-Ciel have been top of this chart for as long as I have been a fa... Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:55:13 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1917 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1911 Fans of J-Rock Band Stereopony will be pleased to hear about their upcoming US tour. They'll be at the following venues - Tuesday April 10th 2012 Slim's S... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:38:42 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1911 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1900 Readers outside the US who have been longing to legally get their hands on some digital manga will be extremely pleased to hear that JManga.com have extended th... Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:32:12 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1900 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1898 US anime licenser Sentai Filmworks has announced they have licensed the second season of popular anime TV series, K-ON!, for release later this year. The anime... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:15:09 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1898 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1889 Madman Entertainment in Australia have announced the details of the first volume for their release of the 12 episode series Madoka Magica on Blu Ray and DVD.... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:14:35 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1889 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1885 Facts and figures for the the manga industry always make an interesting read. CNN's Geekout Blog has a good article about the European Manga Industry. Did yo... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:36:20 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1885 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1882 We got a chance to chat to well known voice actor Vic Mignogna at the last MCM London Expo. We discuss a range of topics from getting into voice acting, dubbing... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:00:59 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1882 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1879 S'more Entertainment, an speciality video label in the US, licences the TV series Galaxy Express 999 for release in 2012 along with Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo TV series.... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:10:25 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1879 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1878 Every otaku loves Japanese snacks and confectionery, what makes it more interesting is finding out how much some people like it. The owners of Candy Japan have... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:58:50 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1878 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1877 The good folks from GEN Manga have sent us details of their latest Issue GEN 8. It features a new story Let's Eat Ramen by Nagumo, the author of the seriesRa... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:41:12 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1877 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1876 Funimation sues ADV, Sentai and others for alleged debt arising from ARM/Sojitz deal.... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:01:57 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1876 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1870 The US anime releasing division of Bandai has announced that from February they will cease publication of both new anime titles and manga titles. The company's... Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:34:52 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1870 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1865 Fans of seinen manga will be pleased to hear that GEN Manga have just released GEN 7. The on-line manga publisher distribute their monthly collection of dou... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:56:10 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1865 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1863 We've covered Bento Boxes and the fun designs you can make with the food called kyaraben before on Otaku News. BBC News have a video on bento boxes in Japan. It... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:58:28 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1863 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1861 We've received news from US Anime Distributor Sentai Filmworks that they've licensed Grave of the Fireflies. The Ghibli classic is emotional story of the cold r... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:54:44 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1861 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1860 The folks at FrontTowardsGamer.com have got in touch with us to spread the word about their charity auction. They've got a copy of the Cowboy Bebop Movie Script... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:50:26 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1860 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1858 We've received news from Beckii Cruel's team about her current chart success with the single You Can't Kiss Me. This week the single is number 2 in the Music... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:48:46 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1858 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1856 We're going all nostalgic here at Otaku News and have decided to dig up some old articles from our archive that are not published on-line, either because they w... Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:11:04 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1856 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1855 We've received some rather interesting news from Digital Manga Inc. They've just opened a new site Anime Cel Art, which like the name implies is dedicated to se... Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:27:31 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1855 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1853 Independent Manga publisher GEN Manga have sent us news that they're now on Graphicly.com. Graphicly.com distribute comics on Apple, Android, PCs and Macs, a... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:45:53 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1853 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1850 Fans of the hugely popular band L'Arc-en-Ciel will probably already know all the details of their 2012 world tour. To warm up they'll be screening a special... Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:51:41 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1850 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1849 Just a quick reminder for those in the US (or those who can buy DVDs and Blu-rays from the USA). Section 23 films have sent us details of the Blu-ray release of... Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:40:19 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1849