


The westernized opening to the Disneyified Youkai Watch has made its way online and despite negative expectations due to the “blasphemous” English trailer, the opening has been greeted as more faithful to the original than most feared – though some have still questioned the quality of the lyrics…
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Square Enix have continued to milk the absurd popularity of its Kingdom Hearts franchise by unveiling a new trailer at TGS for the latest entry into the series, confusingly titled “Kingdom Hearts II.8 Final Chapter Prologue” – which possesses more of the cheesy melodrama that so many often berate the franchise for.
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Pokemon wannabe Youkai Watch has received an English-dubbed trailer in honor of its journey to the US, much to the chagrin of many of its original fans as the trailer confirms that the anime has been thoroughly “westernized”, not unlike several other shows that have made their unfortunate way to the west.
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Hugely popular kiddy anime Doraemon will finally receive its US TV debut this summer, by way of no less than Disney themselves – an announcement that has left many to wonder as to what took so long, considering the anime had aired in 35 other countries outside of Japan since Doraemon’s conception 45 years ago, long enjoying no small popularity in the rest of Asia in particular.
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Disney has bought Lucasfilm and pledged to release a new Star Wars trilogy and then “release a new Star Wars feature film every two to three years” forever after.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: May 16, 2012 07:20 JST
- Tags: Chiba, Disney, Events, Law, Marriage, Politics, Relationships, Tokyo, Yuri

Tokyo Disneyland has had a rare brush with controversy, after it decided it will allow gay marriage ceremonies, delighting Japan’s typically quiet gay rights advocates and mildly annoying the less tolerant masses.
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The tragic devastation suffered by a bus carrying nearly 50 people to Tokyo Disneyland as it was sheared in two by a collision with an ill-placed concrete wall has aroused astonishment that as few as 7 people died.
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The overpowering cuteness of Disney’s new anime-styled ad for its Tokyo Disney Resort – as well as the rather artful romance it manages to compact into a 30 second spot – have been inspiring much appreciation online in Japan and beyond.
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Doujin fans are quaking at the wrath of Disney, which has just shut down a free doujin game for daring to include a likeness of Mickey Mouse, demanding ¥6,000,000 in compensation for good measure.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime Figures, H, News
- Date: Oct 1, 2011 08:34 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Disney, Figma, Image Gallery, Otaku, Parody, Revoltech, VIP Quality

Disney and Pixar may well be regretting their decision to loose Toy Story’s Sheriff Woody on the Japanese figure market, given the sort of figures he ended up rubbing shoulders with, to say nothing of the perverted minds of his many owners…
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Urban explorers have descended upon the abandoned ruins of Nara Dreamland, revealing in some detail the spectacle of a celebrated amusement park descending into ruin.
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Moeblob fans have been shocked to find that K-ON! has been picked up by Japan’s Disney Channel.
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