


Comic-Con 2015’s arrival has naturally ushered in hordes of dedicated cosplayers, likely to be the target of praise and scorn from both Japanese and western cosplay aficionados alike.
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American comic book giant Marvel has announced a crossover with titan slaying phenomenon Shingeki no Kyojin, with Marvel’s superheroes and the hunters of Shingeki no Kyojin possibly joining forces in one of the most unexpected collaborations of the year.
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Shunya Yamashita and Kotobukiya are collaborating to provide a manly Powergirl figure fit enough even for American comic book fans, due to join her buyers come October 2012.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Mar 22, 2012 12:57 JST
- Tags: Adaptations, Comics, Hollywood, Marketing, Marvel, Movies, Politics, USA, X-Men

A leaked image of a poster for Hollywood’s upcoming “Wolverine” X-Men film has been accused of desecrating the glorious national flag of Japan, with the sacred “hi-no-maru” being clawed most viciously by a dishonourable barbarian.
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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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The “sexy” character design of PS3 superpower action game Infamous 2 has lately been attracting attention for embodying certain extremes in US gaming tastes…
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DC Comics superheroine Supergirl has been given an unusual anime-style work-over by top artist Shunya Yamashita, and Kotobukiya have transformed the illustration into a splendid figure.
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A translation of man-eating angel Panty’s infamous s*x duel with Octopus Va*** has finally been been published.
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Capcom has released some rather impressive looking screenshots of crossover fighting game Marvel vs Capcom 3, the first new title in the series for 10 years:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: H, Manga, News
- Date: Apr 20, 2010 11:05 JST
- Tags: Artists, Censorship, Comics, Comparison, Image Gallery, Marvel, Oppai, USA

The quality of American comic art is often compared unfavourably to that of Japanese manga, particularly considering its preoccupation with muscle-bound superheroes, but the illustrations presented here seem to demonstrate this is not the case…
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Square Enix has released an American comic based on upcoming futanari action RPG NieR Gestalt, and the rather striking comparisons between the Japanese and western character designs are sure to elicit a strong response, particularly when it comes to the hermaphrodite Kainé…
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WonderCon 2010, San Francisco’s top comic convention, was held recently; aside from the Imperial Stormtroopers and Klingons seemingly omnipresent in large numbers at all such American events, plenty of other cosplay was on show, including much of the upside of an American style diet…
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