


Nippon Ichi has announced the next major Disgaea title for the PS3, to be entitled Disgaea D2 (“Dimension 2″ – although it is “Disgaea 5″ rather than yet another spin-off) and to feature the return of Laharl and company in a fully fledged continuation of the events of the original.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Oct 15, 2012 16:21 JST
- Tags: Aeroplanes, Chiba, Cosplay, Events, Itasha, JSDF, Military, Moe, Video Gallery



Fans of cute girls and military hardware alike have been delighted by the recent display of base mascot Akane Kisarazu and her ita-Cobra attack helicopter as part of Camp Kisarazu’s 40th air festival.
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A university decision to ban a crossdressing contest after complaints that it “incited discrimination against those with gender identity disorder” has itself been proving controversial.
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October 3rd is the birthday of none other than magical puella ultima Madoka Kaname, and her many otaku fans have been celebrating the event – although perhaps with less mania than the typical Type B ‘blob attracts…
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What the Tokyo Game Show 2012 lacked in gaming announcements of any interest, it more than made up for in sexy companions – although expectant gamers can probably be forgiven for lamenting the trade-off.
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Whilst nobody seems to be getting too excited about the quality of the announcements coming out of the Tokyo Game Show 2012, it does at least provide a fair amount to get excited about in terms of sexy companions – most of the companies there in fact seeming to have put effort into stocking their booths with busty maidens in inverse proportion to the amount of effort they invested in their actual products…
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Toyota’s latest desperate marketing tactic is a Gundam-themed Auris, perfect for would-be Char Aznable Gundam fans, or those who merely want a rather stylishly designed ride…
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Holographic princess Hatsune Miku, forever virtually 16 but a tender 5 in mundane years, has been celebrating her birthday with the aid of her legions of adoring fans (and Sega), many of whom have been keenly showing off the extent of their devotion online with art and festivities…
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South Korea’s glorious Olympic victory parade, held amidst a torrential downpour and attended only by a handful of soaked photographers and the even more sodden athletes themselves, is currently attracting much attention online, having proved an unintentionally fitting epilogue to an event which has become a virtual parody of itself.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Aug 21, 2012 17:48 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Anime Goods, Anniversaries, Events, K-ON!, Moe, Otaku, Ritsu, Ronery


Moeblob lovers have again been celebrating the August 21st birthday of Ritsu Tainaka with more enthusiasm than ever, exposing all manner of creations in an effort to better express their obsessive devotion to all things Ricchan.
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- Author: Leon
- Categories: Anime, Galleries
- Date: Aug 14, 2012 02:10 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Comiket, Cosplay, Doujinshi, Events, Image Gallery, Oppai, Otaku, Pantsu, Summer

The quality of the cosplay on display at C82 was not the only thing at a record high – with 560,000 attendees in total, on par with C78′s previous record, Comiket 82 may have been the most successful Comiket ever…
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- Author: Leon
- Categories: Anime, Galleries
- Date: Aug 13, 2012 20:23 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Comiket, Cosplay, Doujinshi, Events, Image Gallery, Oppai, Otaku, Pantsu, Summer

Thankfully the world’s biggest cosplay event is fittingly also the most intensively (and at times intrusively) photographed, guaranteeing even the peers of the Gundam box cosplayer an audience of their very own (however momentarily), and for the likes of Enako and Lenfried their own groping throng of creepy otaku at the very least.
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