
A Chinese mob protesting Japan’s defiance reportedly attacked a Chinese woman for wearing what they thought was a kimono, tearing off her clothes in anger – only to discover she was actually wearing traditional Chinese robes.
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Aki Toyosaki, the seiyuu best known for portraying Yui Hirasawa in top moe anime K-ON!, has revealed she is an ardent fan of the Grand Theft Auto series.
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The PlayStation Move controller may be a flagrant copy of the Wii’s WiiMote, but ping-pong aficionados playing both consoles side-by-side have compared the two and found Sony’s imitation does actually deliver a rather upgraded experience.
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The “Minna de Kimeru” anime ranking for the best series to air during summer 2010 yields a list with a number of unexpected (some would say strange) entries, though of course there are no prizes for guessing which anime grabbed the top spot.
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The recent protest against Akihabara shops selling to Chinese tourists has incited something of a backlash against the protesters, who have been roundly condemned as being akin to bunch of yakuza thugs attempting to shake down retailers.
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Microsoft is attempting to stop reviews of Kinect from surfacing before the controller is released – which many are taking as a sign Microsoft is trying to cover up a sub-standard product.
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The uncensored broadcast of Motto To Love-Ru’s 2nd episode reveals the anime to be the sexiest instalment in the franchise yet.
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Ika Musume has secured itself the unusual distinction of being perhaps the only anime ever to be packed with both tentacles and swimsuit-clad bishoujo without ever actually pairing the two in the sorts of steamy scenes which are de rigueur for the medium.
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Sheryl Nome shows off her fine figure in this sun-drenched cosplay by the talented Wakame:
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Yosuga no Sora’s reputation as being the most shameless anime of the season is well defended in its 3rd episode, for uncensored yuri service abounds.
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Akihabara has seen noisy demonstrations by extreme right-wing groups demanding the expulsion of the Chinese from Japan.
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Preview images of To Aru Majutsu no Index II-themed “ita-PCs” have become available, showing the conversion of plain, run-of-the-mill Antec PC cases into lovely, limited-edition otaku rigs emblazoned with revealing likenesses of Index and Mikoto.
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