
Noboru Yamaguchi, the 41-year-old author of the Zero no Tsukaima light novel series, has died after a long struggle with cancer.
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Tsundere pettanko Masamune Usami from Mayo Chiki! is due a figure in April 2013 thanks to Freeing, her breezy pose providing a generous view of her various understated assets.
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Palmtop tiger Aisaka Taiga‘s much loved double-bun sukumizu outfit has been subject to convincing cosplay attention by Kurasaka Kururu, who is nearly just as flat chested as her.
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Hayate no Gotoku has been reborn as Hayate no Gotoku: Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, and the first episode has received a generally positive welcome, with fans praising both the content and Kugimiya content, as well as the overall cuteness, but complaining interminably about the endlessly changing and not necessarily improving character designs…
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Moe imouto Kirino has chosen an interesting bikini and a rather provocative pose for her latest figure from Kotobukiya, with the model scheduled for a January 2013 release.
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From Shakugan no Shana‘s final season comes a fine figure of Shana in a swimsuit (despite looking for all the world like lingerie) ready for release in September 2012, by none other than Griffon Enterprises.
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From tiger to bunny, Taiga now appears attempting to fill out a cute and sexy bunny girl outfit for what looks to be a popular figure indeed, due to be released in December 2012 thanks to QuesQ.
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Combat butler fans have been rejoicing at the news that a third season of the anime is due in the autumn, although there is some concern as to which studio will be shouldering this monumental task.
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Some of the most commonly deployed female tactics for appearing as cute as possible (known as “burikko”) which Japanese women find the most irritating have been inspiring much sympathy online.
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Zero no Tsukaima’s ending has been well received by fans, finally bringing the Kugimiya tsundere holy trinity to an end – although given the increasingly harsh reception the TV series enjoyed, it came not a moment too soon…
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Shakugan no Shana III has concluded to near universal approval, finally bringing the 7-year run of the series to an end amidst tears of both sadness and approval – rarely have the only complaints about the finale been that it was unfortunate the first two seasons were not as spectacularly good as the third turned out to be…
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Idolmaster‘s cute tsundere Iori Minase dons her Ryugukomachi Princess Melody costume for one of Megahouse’s latest figures, due for release in June 2012.
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