Want to Make your Anime Product Official? Now you Can, at AFA 2015!

Urawa no Usagi-chan

Are you an anime merchandise creator? Do you make your own doujinshi? Want to make your product official? Good news, now you can! With copyright infringement of doujinshi becoming a hot topic in Japan lately, you wouldn't want to be caught on the wrong side of the law, would you?

Fans Take Selfies & Chat with Cosplayers at ICEXPO 2015

"Can we take a photo together?" a fan asks Luffy. The Hong Kong cosplayer happily obliges and strikes a cute pose in her cosplay of Kousaka Honoka, leader of school idol unit Muse from the anime Love Live. "I'm so happy to meet you!" the fan exclaims. "I really admire your cosplays." Luffy flashes a smile and thanks the fan for his compliment before extending a handshake to the surprised fan, much to his delight.

Wake Up, Girls' New Single Release Date Leaked! (CONFIRMED)

UPDATE: The new single has been confirmed for an August release. A jacket visual has been unveiled.

I am a huge fan of Wake Up, Girls! You can read how the anime changed my life here and more here. Therefore, when I got wind of news that the girls would be releasing a new single for 2015, I was no doubt ecstatic. Early last evening, eagle-eyed Japanese Twitter user htk_wug posted a link to a new WUG August release in Sofmap's Rakuten store.

SHAFT, Kantoku, KitaEri & Mimorin's Magical Girls Anime Coming to Singapore (UPDATED)

Madoka Magica's anime studio SHAFT and HenNeko illustrator Kantoku's MAGICAL SUITE PRISM NANA, will be coming to Singapore! We had previously reported on this mysterious project with Eri Kitamura, Suzuko Mimori and Asami Imai involved. Now, new details have emerged regarding the merchandise on sale and activities that will be taking place at booth M01 at CharaExpo.

Maaya Uchida to Star in Jun Maeda's Charlotte Anime, Lia to Sing Opening

Key VisualArt's/P.A. Works' new anime Charlotte, set to become another tear-jerker for grown men in their 20s, has announced its voice cast. Maaya Uchida (Chuunibyou's Takanashi Rikka) will voice sisters Nishimori Yusa and Misa.

It's Official. Katou Megumi is the Best Girl of Winter 2015.

Katou Megumi, the Diadem of Winter for ISML 2015

The fans have spoken! Katou Megumi from Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata (Saekano: How to Raise A Boring Girlfriend) has cemented her position as the best female character among all others appearing in the recently-concluded Winter 2015 anime season. In a heated and intense battle with Imperial Japanese Navy battlecruiser Kongou, the demure and often-unnoticed "plain Jane" has edged out the English-educated anthropomorphised warship by a mere 88 votes (2601-2513) to clinch the much-coveted Diadem of Winter in the International Saimoe League (ISML) 2015 Winter Seasonal Finals.

Subete ga F ni Naru Anime by Elfen Lied Director to Land on Noitamina in Fall 2015. Key Visual, Promotional Teaser and Character Designs Unveiled.

Fuji TV's famed noitaminA block will be home to the anime adaptation of Hiroshi Mori's award-winning mystery novel Subete ga F ni Naru, The Perfect Insider in October 2015. Mamoru Kanbe (So Ra No Wo To, Elfen Lied) will be directing the A-1 Pictures production. A key visual featuring main characters Moe Nishinosono and Sohei Saikawa by acclaimed manga author Inio Asano (Solaine, Oyasumi Punpun, Nijigahara Holograph) has been revealed on the official website, along with a promotional teaser and character designs by Asano.

Ore Monogatari!! Live-Action Movie Announced, Cast to be Announced Next Month

Ore Monogatari!! live-action film adaptation greenlit

The June issue of Japanese shoujo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret, on sale today, brings good news for fans of Kazune Kawahara's original manga Ore Monogatari!! (My Love Story!!). A live action film-adaption of the manga, which spawned a Madhouse-produced anime adaptation has been greenlit! The cast will be announced in the next issue of Bessatsu Margaret, on sale June 13.

Wake Up, Girls! gets a new smartphone game by AltPlus Inc.

A Wake Up, Girls! smartphone game by AltPlus Inc. is currently under development

Social game developer AltPlus Inc. (SUMMER NIGHT MEMORIES, The iDOLM@STER: Side M) announced that it had signed a licensing agreement to develop a native smartphone game for the popular anime "Wake Up, Girls" in a financial results briefing today.

Wake Up, Girls! Movie Sequel Announced!

The official Twitter account of Sendai idol group Wake Up, Girls! has announced that a long-awaited movie sequel to the heartwarming anime movie and TV series of last winter has been greenlit for release in 2015. The announcement was made at the end of the 『Wake Up, Girls！Festa.2014 Winter ～Wake Up, Girls！VS I-1club～』 event held at the Makuhari Messe today.

Wake Up, Girls! 2 Project

Nico Yazawa gets a Nendoroid from Good Smile Company on her birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICO YAZAWA! にこにーお誕生日おめでとう!

 

Today is 22 July and it is Super Idol Nico Yazawa's birthday! Good Smile Company (ENGLISH) has released a preview of the Nico Yazawa Nendoroid, the first in a series of Love Live! μ's Nendoroids! It will be up for pre-order on 25/07!

Wake, Up Girls! sheds some light on Japan's idol industry

It is advisable to watch the prequel movie, 「Wake Up, Girls! Shichinin no Idol」 first before watching the actual anime series. As with all great works, there is a method to best appreciate it.

Wake Up, Girls! is a great idol anime with catchy songs and nice characters but above all, it has a moving and realistic story.

Having finally watched Love Live!, I must say it was an anime that I enjoyed incredibly. It is entertaining, funny and the characters’ lifelike interactions are delightful to watch, which comes as no surprise, from an anime which has broken so many records. The songs are of high quality both melodically and vocally, and there is ample character development as we watch the girls struggle to save their school and train to become school idols.