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Gen Urobuchi, writer of both Puella Magi Madoka Magica and scores of adult games, has accepted an award for best screenplay from the 2012 Tokyo International Anime Fair – only to use it as an opportunity to force them to publish a condemnation of Ishihara’s efforts to destroy freedom of expression for the anime industry.

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  • Anonymous commented on August 1, 2012 18:48

    good riddance charlotte!!... More

  • Fran commented on April 10, 2012 19:45

    As paranoid as it sounds, I refused to attend even though my mom said we could while visiting Tokyo, because I had a bad feeling about the crazy governor, like maybe he'd be crazy enough... More


7th Otaku Haiku Awards “Excessively Harsh”

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The winners to the 7th otaku haiku awards have been announced, with thousands of dollars of cash prizes rewarding those best able to capture the ennui of otaku life in 5-7-5 haiku verse. Sankaku Complex has humbly endeavoured to provide such crude translations of their poetic elegance as are possible in a mere barbarian tongue.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 27, 2012 01:42

    You really open Sankaku at the office Either brave or dumb... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 26, 2012 14:08

    3D is my vice 2D is my wife My nickname is hairy palms... More


“Outrageous!” – K-ON! Movie Denied Top Academy Award

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K-ON!’s legion of fans are expressing their outrage and dejection at the K-ON! movie missing out on the top Academy Prize for Animation, with the “Most Excellent” prize for animation instead going to Kokurikozaka Kara and K-ON! being stuck with a mere “Excellence” prize.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 7, 2012 06:38

    Alert guys, we have a single K-ON tard who has 8 to 9 accounts in this forum so he can downvote any opinion that is degrading to K-ON. His parents must be so proud. ... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 7, 2012 00:25

    Guess what guys, there is a single dude in this forum who has 8 accounts to downvote anyone who hates K-ON, just saying. I think he is having the time of his life btw. Also anon... More


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Not only has Puella Magi Madoka Magica been awarded the Grand Prize for Animation by the government’s Japan Media Arts Festival, it seems to occupy pride of place at the exhibition with a huge display, and for reasons nobody is quite sure of Mercedes Benz has got in on the act with an official Madoka itasha as well…

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  • Anonymous commented on May 22, 2012 06:58

    QB is also on the front of the car...... More

  • Anonymous commented on February 25, 2012 16:59

    soooo what the hell is BMW doing as a countermeasure to this?... More


K-ON! Wins Academy Award

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The K-ON! Movie has been awarded an Academy Award – if only Japan’s knock-off domestic version, although this is still being hailed as quite the accomplishment.

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  • Anonymous commented on February 2, 2012 18:48

    I bet you're another beta-male with alpha-male fantasy disorder. Real men love moe.... More

  • Uncommon0taku commented on January 20, 2012 08:09

    Well I just re watched the series - just wait till its released in the barbaric USA. So the rest of us can see it. And then the barbaric Amerikan Voice Actors will fuckit all... More


8-Year-Old Girl’s Gundam World Cup Victory

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An 8-year-old girl has won the Japan’s junior Gundam World Cup and will be representing her country at the world finals, creating quite a stir with her diorama of a mobile suit blasting and smashing various tanks.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 19, 2012 04:51

    I love lolis. And tomboys. So she's perfect to me :3 Well, if she had eyes...... More

  • demonhaseo commented on December 17, 2011 09:54

    I actually know the guy who won the American open, he's a pretty cool guy As for the girl, she makes me feel all depressed... I could never be that good *Sigh*... More


Japan “Dominates Ig Nobel Prize”

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Japanese scientists are uncelebrating the fact that their nation can now claim the dubious distinction of having received an Ig Nobel Prize for 5 years running, having achieved resounding success in everything from teaching amoeba to navigate mazes to novel uses for panda dung.

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  • Anonymous commented on October 2, 2011 18:41

    Nerds designed your computer.... More

  • Satonaka commented on October 2, 2011 17:27

    Look at the space between these two: >< See it? Ok good, now that right there is EXACTLY how much I understood of this article... because I am SO seriously friggin lost on this... I don't... More


China Gives Rip-Off Anime Top Culture Prize

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Anime fans are aghast at the news that the Guangxi government has given its highest award for cultural excellence to a Chinese moral indoctrination anime widely derided as a complete rip-off of 5cm Per Second.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 4, 2012 11:08

    我操你妈共产党,已经把中国搞的这么乱了,还支持山寨版的东西 马英九,您何时来救我们大陆人民啊? T.T... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 8, 2011 21:20

    *reloads shotgun*... More


Top 10 Anime of 2010 You’d Recommend to Someone

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Video rental store employees provide a rather entertaining ranking of their favourite anime of 2010, displaying a welcome balance of moe, gag and ero anime.

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  • Anonymous commented on April 5, 2011 00:25

    Gravity is no match for Epic boobs... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 3, 2011 11:26

    the matrix should have this. XD... More


“Manga You’d Recommend to a Friend” – Manga Taisho 2011

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Manga fans craving a ranking blissfully devoid of One Piece need look no further than the 2011 Manga Taisho (“Manga Awards”), instead based around the concept of “manga you could recommend to your friends” as selected by various manga publishing industry figures.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 25, 2011 03:01

    I've read a few thousand titles (while having a successful career, at least) , and only recognize half of the list :D... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 22, 2011 10:28

    Not every one is less than 8 volumes but: -2x2 Shinobuden -Mx0 -Double Arts -Iris Zero -KissxSis -Koi Neko -Onidere -Rappi Rangai -Ubel Blatt -Yotsuba& -Tegami Bachi -SaiKano -Shina Dark -Superior -Yellow Dragon ga Arawareta! It's not even a half of the ones I would recommend (and only the less... More


Aki Toyosaki Sweeps 5th Annual Seiyuu Awards

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Seiyuu Aki Toyosaki’s popularity seems to have reached its peak – not only is she the top seiyuu wife, now she has swept the 5th Seiyuu Awards, garnering two awards and the top spot.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 27, 2011 05:14

    Toyosaki Aki is part of Music Ray'n and I think they have ties with Sony. Also, Sphere. Hikasa Yoko is part of I'm Enterprise. And they look like they're pushing Taketatsu Ayana a lot onto the... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 27, 2011 05:08

    Don't underestimate female seiyuu fans. Ever. iirc Hetalia songs were in or near the top 10 oricon anime charts for the year.... More


K-ON! Gets Ishihara Seal of Approval

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The 2011 Tokyo Anime Fair has seen fit to grant a damning Ishihara seal of approval to K-ON!, an insult if ever there were one.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 8, 2011 07:15

    Justin Bieber is actually pretty talented. Do not let the zealous fans make you turn a blind eye on his talent. Of course, I don't like the music his producers are making him sing, but... More

  • Sorachanmine commented on March 7, 2011 00:42

    K-ONTARDS lol good one... More


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