http://www.otakunews.com/ 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/article.php?story=1652 Are you a UK cosplayer and fancy a chance to win an expenses-paid trip for two to London? Or even the chance to win a luxury trip to Tokyo, including five night... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:34:15 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1652 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1651 Helen McCarthy's book The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga has won a prestigious Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material. Congratulations He... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:46:31 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1651 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1650 The good folks at Phaidon have sent us the details of their up coming book Manga Impact. The book has 500 colour illustrations, 300 illustrated entries, and... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:16:13 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1650 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1649 What better icon for recycling than a Gundam model made from the plastic runners left out of Gundam model kits? Japanese blogger hirotyun1000 has posted up a... Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:01:04 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1649 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1648 Acclaimed anime director Satoshi Kon passed away 2 days ago on 24th August 2010. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on 18th May 2010. Satoshi Kon has di... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:53:52 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1648 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1647 London's Barbican has always been a great place to visit for fans of Japanese cinema with their monthly Japanimation screenings, but some fans may want to move... Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:44:56 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1647 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1646 Scottish anime fans will have a great selection of anime screenings to look forward to with the Scotland Loves Anime October 2010 Festival. Set to run in Glasgo... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:55:32 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1646 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1645 We've mentioned the BBC covering Beckii Cruel before and BBC Three are set to cover the teen idol this week. Beckii: Schoolgirl Superstar at 14 focuses on the 1... Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:34:32 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1645 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1644 Are you in London and like Japanese themed clubbing? Then head over to Proud in Camden on Tuesday 24th August 2010 from 7pm until 2am for the Harajuku! Autumn B... Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:57:45 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1644 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1643 October is shaping up to be the month for otaku in London. With the London MCM Expo at the end of the month. While at the beginning of the month a new event cal... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:30:27 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1643 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1642 We've just put up some new wallpaper based on the Purikura post cards we gave out last year. As is tradition the artwork was created by the talented Wing Yun Ma... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:23:08 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1642 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1641 Fans of Japanese culture in Central London will want to head over to the Japanese Art Festival at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square in Holborn. Set to run on Saturda... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:05:57 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1641 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1639 Anime fans in London will want to head over to the Barbican on Friday 24th of September 2010 to see their screening of Eureka Seven: The Movie. Resident anime e... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:10:33 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1639 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1638 Are you European and interested in Japan? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is interested in hearing from young Europeans who are willing to participate... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:13:10 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1638 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1637 BBC News have an interesting article about the often unnoticed low-tech side of Japan. The article highlights some interesting points such as ATMs that close wh... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:24:45 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1637 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1636 Fans of video games and Studio Ghibli will be pleased to hear that Ni no Kuni the RPG made by Level-5 and Studio Ghibli will be getting a western release. The l... Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:13:28 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1636 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1635 The good folks at Udon Entertainment have sent us details of their 10 year anniversary art anthology - Vent. Due to hit the shelves on September 15th 2010 the a... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:56:06 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1635 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1634 Want zombies with your anime? The good folks at Sentai Filmworks and Anime Network are willing to provide you with infected flesh eating monsters! Sentai Filmwo... Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:41:53 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1634 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1633 Fans of futuristic technology and anime who can get to London will want to head over to the BFI Southbank on Sunday 11th July 2010 for their special lecture on... Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:35:56 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1633 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1632 Fans of Japanese street furniture, retail space and the quirky side of things will want to check out the new book called Idle Idol: The Japanese mascot. The au... Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:11:08 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1632 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1631 The good people of Crunchyroll have sent us details about their new Bleach Simulcasts. Starting today (Wednesday June 15th 2010), premium members will be able t... Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:40:32 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1631 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1630 On the memorial day weekend at Fanimecon, a bay area anime convention in San Jose California, I had the privilege of sitting down with both Daisuke Ishiwatari a... Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:46:08 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1630 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1629 Wired have an interesting article about news in manga format. The website newsmanga.com has current affairs explained in manga. The site employs more than 100 m... Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:58:09 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1629 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1628 Multi-National Manga Anti-Piracy Coalition Formed We've received some very interesting details from VIZ Media about the formation of a Multi-National Manga A... Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:47:14 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1628 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1627 US fans of video games and the great music behind it rejoice. The nice folks at Videos Games Live have sent us details about the PBS Special DVD/Blu-ray and CD.... Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:19:17 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1627