As with our report of the upcoming Streetfighter Animu, Capcom had finally dropped the bomb at their recent exhibition of the upcoming new game coming to you this February 2009. And with this game, it was also announced the Anime accompanying it is also set to meet fans around the same time.

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Overall:
Slight dampen on the Halloween mood as you could count the number of participants which numbered around 50 or so. Quite understandable with Taylor’s just a stone’s throw up the road having their own Halloween party(albeit, not anime themed) and another Halloween celebration party at TGI Friday’s.
However, a very good effort from the Metropolitan Anime [...]

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What would anyone who loves mangas and animes do when they become the most powerful man in the country? Visit the motherland of otaku, Akihabara, of course! And that is exactly what the awesome new Japan Prime Minister did just recently! Tarō Asō, the self-acknowledged manga fan who became Prime Minister of Japan last month, [...]

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With the current manga hype of the war between Soul Society versus Aizen’s armies, what more could top it off that having a Bleach festival at Ichigo’s school itself! (wait.. that doesn’t sound right.. :D). Named as Karakura School Festival 2008, the event invites all Bleach fans to a whole day of doujins, exhibition, cosplays, [...]

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Fans of the ever-popular Hirano Aya (seiyuu for Suzumiya Haruhi and Konata of Lucky Star) will now be able to see her live on tour from her latest album, RIOT GIRL! Schedules were made for the Hirano Aya First LIVE 2008 RIOT TOUR at Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama! So if you miss the Tokyo [...]

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Anyone coming to Tokyo next year’s spring? Be sure to drop by Tokyo Dome for a dose of treasure hunting in anime’s most famous thief, Lupin III!The anime company TMS Entertainment announced last week that the world’s first theme attraction based on Monkey Punch’s LUPIN III manga and anime character will open in the Tokyo [...]

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The Commemorative Exhibition of the 80th Anniversary of Tezuka Osamu’s Birth Five Momentous Times in Tezuka Osamu’s Life
Part 2: 1966-1973 Eye-Opening
Until: October 27, 2008
Place: The Tezuka Osamu Manga Museum, Japan
Official Website: http://en.tezuka.co.jp/tomm/news/news/index.html
In 1946, Tezuka Osamu made his debut as a manga artist. At that time, it was the common assumption that manga was something [...]

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Dear all aspiring animators, this is your lucky break! Starting from this October 27th 2008, the Tokyo International Anime Fair Executive Committee will be inviting applications for the 8th Tokyo Anime Awards Competition from all of people in conjunction with the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009 which will be held on March 18th to 21st [...]

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Date:15th - 16th November2008
Location: Berjaya Times Square(BTS), Kuala Lumpur
Time: 11am-7pm
Entrance Fee: Free Admission

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According to reports, and also official announcement, the upcoming Winter Wonfest would bet cancelled completely.
Official announcement, via Gigazine.
This was partly because the organizers felt that the timeframe for them was too short to really prepare for an event this big, and also it was directly tied to the escalator incident at the last wonfest, where [...]

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