
Low temperatures seem to have done nothing to cool off the hot cosplay on display at WonFes 2012 Winter, which rivals the event’s figures in quality (at times at least).
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Feb 12, 2012 14:02 JST
- Tags: Atelier, DLC, Gust, Koei, Marketing, Moe, Otaku, PSP, Visual Novels

Budding fans of the Vita’s upcoming real-time fairy dating game Ciel nosurge have been aghast to learn that the game is episodic and will take over a year to finish and cost 2-3 times the price of a normal title.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Feb 11, 2012 11:53 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Fuji TV, Internet, Korea, Marketing, Mass Media, Politics, TV, USA, VIP Quality

2ch has taken the unusual step of fighting back against the wicked Korean fifth column it believes is behind most of the ills of Japanese society by producing some English language propaganda of its own, targeted at American anime fans.
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Hatsune Miku fans are rejoicing at the sight of the world’s first ita-airport, in the form of Miku’s descent upon Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport – including a full-size Miku statue which has otaku reaching for either their wallets or their cameras…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Feb 3, 2012 18:17 JST
- Tags: AKB48, Bizarre, Crime, Idol, Marketing, Mental Illness, Onanism, Otaku, Prostitution


Scandalous allegations about what goes on at idol handshaking events are once again being made, this time describing the extremes of perversion some ultra-creepy otaku engage in at the expense of their beloved idols.
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Bleach-watchers have reacted with a mixture of surprise and incredulity to the news that Bleach is entering into its “final chapter” – although just how long this will last is the subject of much speculation.
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DC Comics and one of their more xenophobic comic shop minions have apparently been caught playing with fire – their latest flier supposedly urges true American patriots to dump their slant-eyed yellow “manga” in favour of the all-American option of muscle-bound superheroes, by trading in traitorous foreign comics for a flag-rubbing DC Comics title.
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Even the most magnanimous of Berserk fans are having trouble with the above official image of Guts and Griffiths tucking in to a Lotteria hamburger and milkshake, as part of what must be the most mismatched anime tie-up yet…
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Marketing paradise anime Tiger & Bunny is granting fans another chance to get their hands on some of the most desirable non-bishoujo figures to come out of the series, complete with corporate livery, come April 2012.
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Bucking the trend for even the most innocent of perverted oppai anime to be obscured by a succession of steamy light beams, High School DxD manages to keep its nipples intact – although its buttocks are not so lucky…
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Bandai has announced its withdrawal from the US anime publishing business, a move greeted by the usual litany of piracy accusations from angry Japanese otaku with a less than favourable view of their overseas brethren.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Dec 28, 2011 17:22 JST
- Tags: Censorship, China, DVD Extras, LDP, Marketing, Oppai, Pantsu, Politics, TV


Even the Chinese have been complaining about the excessive levels of censorship Japanese anime and manga are now subject to, whether due to the attentions of Herr Ishihara or simply down to the prevalence of censorship marketing.
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