
The birthday of another radiant Love Live! idol has prompted the usual barrage of celebratory illustrations as the cute Kotori Minami is granted well wishes from the franchise’s legion of talented artists – with some perhaps taking advantage of the girl’s special day in hopes of amassing a greater audience.
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The 8th anniversary of eternally 16 virtual diva Hatsune Miku has been met with high acclaim from her devout legion of fans, as a surplus of illustrations have surfaced wishing the musical icon a happy birthday – and clearly demonstrating the extent of her ever growing popularity.
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Sega’s mysterious countdown has unveiled a brand new Project Diva rhythm game in the works entitled “Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X”, introducing what just may be yet another generic rhythm game that will accumulate colossal sales due to Miku’s revered name being attached.
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Legendary psychological mecha series Evangelion have teamed up with the hydration experts of Kagome Co. Ltd to promote the 20th anniversary of their “Vegetable Life 100” vegetable juice along with the esteemed anime – sure to have anime enthusiasts questioning the relevance of the collaboration, while still making a heap of sales all the same.
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No less than Cloud Strife of the legendary Final Fantasy VII has been given an abundance of birthday cheer by way of the usual barrage of congratulatory illustrations and the occasional cake, once again showing the level of respect that fans possess for the genre-defining if long back-burnered RPG.
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Love Live!’s massive legion of hardcore fans have once again celebrated the birthday of main protagonist and revered idol Honoka Kosaka, naturally bombarding social media outlet Twitter with a plethora of images and tributes to the energetic girl as proof of their devotion (if not creepiness – although art does at least seem to have taken the place of cake and toy shrines for much of the fesivities).
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The immense popularity of Love Live’s glorious idols has once again seen to its legions of fans celebrating one of their birthdays, with the limitless bundle of energy that is Yazawa Nico receiving a plenitude of tributes in the form of illustrations, cake and massively endearing shrines – a level of dedication that only obsessed otaku can truly muster.
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An English-subbed trailer has been revealed for the upcoming 20th anniversary Yu-Gi-Oh! movie entitled “Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions”, bringing back the characters from the original series as well as the vicious rivalry between Yugi and Seto that will inevitably spawn a duel of epic proportions. (or at least, however epic a children’s card game can allow)
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Tekken‘s newest set of bonus costumes has unexpectedly paid tribute to the glorious idols of IdolMaster in celebration of the franchise’s 10th anniversary, a decision likely not at all influenced by rabid IdolMaster fanboy and Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada.
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A new trailer for Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi has enthusiastically showcased the game in all its glory, demonstrating a great deal of over-the-top feudal era action (unsurprisingly bearing a resemblance to Dynasty Warriors) in tandem with its usual eccentric humor – and all in celebration of the franchise’s 10th anniversary.
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Oregairu’s bubbly schoolgirl Yui Yuigahama has been bombarded with a copious amount of celebratory illustrations in honor of her birthday, once again demonstrating the love and admiration that the otaku community boasts for their beloved anime characters (some of them at least).
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A short preview has been revealed for “Ai/I Must Go!,” the official theme song for the upcoming 10th anniversary live event of the esteemed IdolMaster franchise, allowing fans to prepare for when the song inevitably plays during the celebratory two-day concerts.
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