
A survey of Japanese women asking what they would do if a man they liked became engrossed in Love Plus gave surprisingly tolerant results – 72.6% would like them all the same, they say, whilst 27.4% would dislike losing out to an idealised virtual girlfriend.
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A pair of statistical compilations purport to give penetrating insights in the world of pornography, both online and off.
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Not content with merely locating the Kanagawa hotel featured in episode 4 of K-ON!!, one desperately ronery otaku actually rented a room and recreated a bedtime scene from the anime using his dakimakura collection.
Naturally, he then posted it all online.
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Toradora!‘s palmtop tiger Aisaka Taiga has received another figure rendition, depicting her in a characteristically cute kiddy swimsuit, and looking quite appealing, though admittedly less adorable than the previous very limited edition.
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Bioware and Funimation have announced they will be adapting the hit Dragon Age RPG franchise into an anime movie, due for DVD release in 2011.
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- Author: linkinstreet
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jun 8, 2010 03:36 JST
- Tags: Angel Beats!, Code Geass, Evangelion, Haruhi, K-ON!, Mari, Moe, NewType, Rankings

The recent release of Evangelion 2.22 has seen all three female leads seize long vacated top spots in the latest Newtype character rankings, with new girl Makinami Mari Illustrious successfully besting not only Yui, Tenshi, and Yuri, but also her costars Rei and Asuka…
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If living with Yui wasn’t enough, it is now possible to live with either Mio or Ritsu, or both for the hardcore fans. The usual meticulous 3D recreation of their homes can be seen below…
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A second season of A Certain Magical Index has been announced, much to the delight of fans awaiting the continuation of the adventures of Touma, Index and Misaka.
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A video of a family of earnest Project Natal players enjoying everything the new controller has to offer has prompted unflattering comparisons to “drunken dancing,” with some saying concerned at the whole experience being “hugely embarrassing” – something of a contrast to the beaming actors shown in Microsoft’s marketing materials…
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The LDP has become so desperate they are now fielding a candidate willing to engage in on stage Evangelion cosplay (on the left), saying “With this cosplay, I’d like you to think the LDP has changed.”
Interestingly, the wording of his statement could also be read as “I’d like you to think the LDP is strange…”
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A couple who decided to engage in kinky BDSM sex now face prosecution after police decided to file charges of aggravated assault against the man, despite both parties consenting.
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A survey of 3,000 Japanese gamers asking them to identify their favourite Square Enix game franchise yields results which are predictable, if at times out of step with actual sales…
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