
The schedule for Anime Festival Asia 2012 has been released! Read on to find out the activities that is in store for you guys on the 10th and 11th of November. More >

A little late, but Kyoto Animation has streamed a lite episode of it’s upcoming anime Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! More >

Would you pay USD10,000 to spend a day with Production IG’s president as well as Mamoru Ishii and Masaaki Yuasa? That is what Production IG is offering if you are willing to pledge that much in their kickstarter project, Kick Heart. More >

Bullying is a quite unique subject in Japan. Traditionally it’s rampant, where people of power bullies much more weaker people. In workplaces, schools, heck even online like the 2ch boards are not safe from it. And yet it’s like an open secret, something that should not be talked about even if it’s happening in front of you (the recent government of Japan cover up of suicide/bullying incident comes to mind). Thus it’s quite a surprise to see such an reaction over a recent bullying incident revolving around a current anime series, Kokoro Connect More >

J Rock no Tamashii has always been a hit with local J-Rock loving folks, and that’s why for it’s third year, they have planned something different. This time around, they are featuring a REAL Japanese Rock band all the way from Japan, and it’s the up and coming rock band Haku! More >
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If you are a fan of J-Rock, then you must have heard of J-Rock no Tamashii. It’s an annual Japanese Rock concert featuring local indie bands just for the fans of J-Rock in Malaysia! And guess what, J-Rock no Tamashii is now in it’s 3rd year, and J-Rock no Tamashii 3 will be held this very weekend alongside Taylor’s Asaban Fest!
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It’s not always that we have a chance to talk with a western anime and cosplay fan, and hence we contacted Maridah, a cosplayer from the United States which became well known due to her high quality Saber (Fate series) cosplay which was featured in Otacool 2. Much to our delight she agreed to this interview. And thus we are quite honoured to have her featured on our site.
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Japan: making the future come true, all the time.
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The press conference for Anime Festival Asia 2012 was held today and as we expected, there are a whole lineup of goodies for fans going to the 5th version of this yearly event. And the most awaited announcements must be the special guests line up. More after the break More >

Asia Cosplay Meet and World Cosplay Summit Malaysia 2012 was held at Quay’s Bay Pulau Pinang on the last week of June this year. We would like to say
congrats to Team Zen, consisting Taka and Chris for winning the ACM with their awesome rendition of Fate/Prototype (Fuck yeah male saber!) and Yee Gim for winning the World Cosplay Summit title as Raiden! Pictures after
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