- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 10, 2010 06:11 JST
- Tags: Apple, DS, Epic Games, iPhone, iPod, Keitai, Marketing, Nintendo, Technology

Epic Games has dismissed the 3DS as being unable to run its widely used Epic engine, whilst the 3DS has been unfavourably compared to the iPod Touch, making Nintendo’s upcoming handheld look increasingly underspecced and overpriced.
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A distinctly wet Mio was just one of the alluring sights on display thanks to the itasha exhibition at regional anime event “Machi Asobi 4.”
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Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt’s perverse antics are rapidly gaining a substantial following – even the flagrant absence of anything approaching a virgin is not enough to turn opinion against the title…
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A rather unique poster of the Keion-bu sidelining as spokesmodels for the Japanese National Census has recently sold on Yahoo Auctions for ¥71,000 (approx. $860 USD); while definitely not a record for impassioned otaku auctions, still surely a princely sum for a B2-sized poster with governmental text obscuring much of the artwork.
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China is outraged at one of its citizens being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and has threatened Norway with diplomatic consequences for allowing the award.
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A man who became enraged after missing an elevator fell to his death in the shaft after ramming his way through the doors in his electric wheelchair.
The video of the incident has proven popular viewing:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Oct 8, 2010 18:10 JST
- Tags: Bathing, Censorship, Comparison, Eroge, Incest, Onanism, Oppai, TV, Yosuga no Sora



Incest onanism anime Yosuga no Sora has been hailed as the most raunchy of the season – thus it is no surprise to hear it is also faring the worst in terms of heavy-handed censorship on non-premium stations.
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Though nowhere near as gaunt as her animated counterpart, esteemed cosplayer Saya nonetheless does a superb job at portraying Black Rock Shooter in this gritty series of photographs.
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Eco-terrorist group Sea Shepherd is being accused by one of its own captains of having deliberately sunk its own vessel in an effort to frame the Japanese and make for better TV.
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Gravure-seiyuu Rie Tanaka has selected the scene above as her favourite from the recently concluded Strike Witches, depicting her character Mina’s battle with Neuroi pantsu.
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Echoing the sentiments of players, even the western gaming press is hammering Final Fantasy XIV – the worst example of which being a Gamespot review giving the game 40% and calling it “a step backward for the genre” and commenting that “Final Fantasy XIV isn’t fun; it’s work.”
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Newtype readers have furnished their latest ranking of charming female characters, revealing that even the end of K-ON! has not diminished in any way its vice-like grip over otaku minds – the ranking may as well be restyled as a ranking of the top moeblobs of the moment.
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