
Obscure tarento Arisa Kanzawa, picked to portray the 3D version of Tomoko for Square Enix’s WataMote GanGan ads, has been attracting attention from fans of the show for her extreme cuteness – although whether this is a fair rendition of what this arch-fujoshi would actually look like is another matter.
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Efforts by Ken Akamatsu and the Creative Commons to promote a system for authorising doujin works are proving controversial, with critics claiming their scheme could result in the destruction of the “grey zone” surrounding the doujin world and poses a clear threat to its survival should it be widely adopted.
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Shonen Jump’s ongoing policy of “excluding” fujoshi in an effort to recapture its traditional shonen readership is still the subject of controversy.
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That even the latest issues of popular fairy tale story books for children now boast outstanding moe artwork has been causing more than a little comment amongst otaku art historians – many of whom are left wondering how well even that style will survive the test of time…
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South Korean police say they are investigating 60 people for distributing and translating ero-manga, quoting the ringleader as saying he did it because “all women hate me.”
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Police have arrested 3 editors and the CEO of Core Magazine over the May issue of Comic Megastore, all on charges of distributing obscene material.
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Not content with canned, cartoned, iced and hot, Japan’s latest coffee innovation looks to be moe – top Japanese brand Yukiin is celebrating its 50th anniversary with, of all things, a series of Pixiv-designed “Yukico-tan” moe cartons, and some of the entries are certainly looking more tasteful than the liquid they purport to represent…
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Continuing where it left off To Love-Ru Darkness sees Rito and Mea dive into Rin Kujou in order to save her from a suitably inquisitive tentacle monster…
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The latest popular title to extract its litre of tears from devoted followers with some heart-rending events is Sora no Otoshimono, unusually enough for a harem title…
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The latest extra chapter of To Love-Ru Darkness gives Mikan’s classmates a chance to meet her much-talked-about older brother for another overly erotic encounter sure to excite the envy of readers, and quite possibly their exasperation at his improbable insistence on chastity…
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The release of the 12th and final volume of Ore no Imouto has cause a partial upset amongst fans, although some are now very happy indeed.
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More shinai shenanigans are on display in To Love-Ru Darkness‘s latest chapter, along with plenty of maid stripping action as Rito and the Deviluke twins are reminded (in uncensored fashion) why they shouldn’t mess with Rin Kujou…
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