- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Feb 13, 2012 00:52 JST
- Tags: Aya Hirano, Ayana Taketatsu, Idol, Internet, Music, Otaku, Rankings, Seiyuu, Twitter

None other than scandal seiyuu Aya Hirano herself has been unseated from her position as most followed seiyuu, with even her fascinating antics not enough to spare her the humiliation of being overtaken by the actor behind one of her on-screen peons.
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The supposed popularity of K-ON! amongst actual schoolgirls is once again the subject of incredulity and wonderment amongst fans, with TV introducing a group of high school girls who joined their school keion-bu and started a band for good measure – all thanks to K-ON!.
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The element most anime fans are looking for in the anime they watch may come as a surprise to some, considering its near total absence from so many popular late-night anime titles…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Feb 2, 2012 16:35 JST
- Tags: Crime, Hatsune Miku, Internet, Korea, Music, Otaku, Politics, Vocaloid, YouTube

Hatsune Miku fans everywhere are being rallied to the virtual diva’s defence – parties unknown have been waging an underhanded campaign against her on YouTube, by filing fraudulent copyright claims against her videos in an effort to get all her songs deleted.
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Hatsune Miku fans are rejoicing at the news that Miku has seized the top spot in the iTunes charts with her latest single.
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Hatsune Miku’s live performances may not long be limited to the stage – one particularly dedicated fan has succeeded in getting her to perform in his living room, and provided a video of the spectacle
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Dec 2, 2011 01:20 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Cosplay, Dating, Fujoshi, Idol, Internet, Music, Otaku, Relationships

Female otaku have been sharing some of the ways they have apparently been exposed as otaku to surrounding commoner males, with predictably disastrous results for their social standing.
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Aya Hirano watchers are complaining that the scandal seiyuu’s latest look is “massively degraded” compared even to her pre-scandal appearances, let alone her supposed glory days of long silky black hair.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Nov 7, 2011 23:33 JST
- Tags: Character Design, K-ON!, Moe, Movies, Music, Oppai, Otaku, Tsumugi

Gentleman’s favourite Tsumugi Kotobuki has finally stipped off in official K-ON! media, delighting fans with the size of her breasts but also causing much consternation with their all-too realistic inability to defy gravity…
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Aya Hirano has made the cover of the Japanese edition of top music rag Rolling Stone, rock and roll diva that she is.
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A new Miku figure based on one of Kanzaki Hiro‘s illustrations, also known as “Hanasoumen-P,” is set to be released in March 2012 thanks to Max Factory.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Oct 25, 2011 15:03 JST
- Tags: Aki Toyosaki, Crime, K-ON!, Litigation, Music, Otaku, Seiyuu, Stalkers, Yui

Music Rayn, the agency of top Yuinyan seiyuu Aki Toyosaki, is saying it will take aggressive legal action against the stalker who uncovered the probable fact that she lives with her musician boyfriend Tom H@ck, whilst Toyosaki has commented on the claims, saying “he listened to my private worries.”
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