
A man who had been using top Evangelion animator Takeshi Honda’s name to gain work at two universities has resigned after being exposed as a fake. He even had the gall to claim the real Honda was merely an apprentice of his being allowed to use the name.
He was unmasked after Khara, an anime studio founded by legendary director Hideaki Anno, launched an investigation after hearing that a man had been misusing the name of a Khara animator to gain work.
He had been working at his ill-gotten post for eight years without suspicion.
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Whatever glimmer of hope Microsoft may have purchased at great cost for its console in Japan has been dimming of late, but that doesn’t stop Microsoft from pushing the marketing battle to the next level: here we see an aggressive piece of marketing published by retailer Messe Sanoh, making use not only of Xbox 360-tan, but also a blustering comparison of the PS3 to the vastly superior Xbox 360 (if they are to be believed).
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: May 3, 2009 03:53 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Comparison, Dragonball, Evangelion, Haruhi, Lupin, Rankings, Video Gallery

A survey of emerging on 2ch, which asked which characters respondents would most like to have sex with, yielded some surprising results; predictable favourites do feature, but some may come as unexpected.
The top 10, along with suitably erotic illustrative material, is visible below:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: May 3, 2009 01:24 JST
- Tags: Cosplay, J-Rock, K-ON!, Metal, Music, Oppai, Sawako-sensei, Video Gallery

Fans of metal and hard rock couldn’t help but note with interest the musical proclivities of K-ON!’s newly introduced Sawako Yamanaka, making something of a change from the extreme dominance of J-Pop tunes in anime, often musically mediocre ones at that.
Below you see her musical development and a complementary mini-gallery:
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Onetime Berserk mangaka and current full time NicoNico Douga maniac Kentaro Miura has revealed an ever deepening obsession with the cult online video sharing service, but one which has changed direction and now centres on popular eroge and ecchi anime Koihime Musou.
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A lolicon stalker has been arrested after following a 9-year-old girl home, breaking into her house, and committing indecent acts upon her.
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For those yearning to compare the sizes of the K-ON! cast’s breasts, the appropriate image finally arises.
And the topless version:
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As curious an example of 2D vs 3D as could be hoped for, and one which will perhaps reinforce the happy gap between between the two planes…
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K-ON! favourite Mio Akiyama features in this highly appealing piece of unofficial art, sporting a bikini perhaps more fetching than her official one. Even critics will find something to appreciate here…
Below you see the full version, without admirers:
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A man in the midst of relieving himself was shocked when a large rat suddenly leapt forth from the toilet and took a bite out of his dangling manhood.
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Hollywood studio Warner Brothers has obtained the rights to produce a live-action movie adaptation of supernatural suspense manga Death Note, it has been revealed.
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After gaining so much popularity with their fashionable bikinis, some uncharitable soul has deprived the K-ON! girls of their swimsuits…
Declothed version below:
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