Category Archives: Japanese Anime

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Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

Fans of Studio Ghibli’s works living in North America can rejoice. Not only is the region 2 DVD of Ponyo now available for purchase, the theatrical North American premiere is set for August 14. Hayao Miyazaki is a master director and storyteller. Just like his past films, there is an environmental message and mythic quality [...]

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Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood on Funimation

Funimation is now offering the Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood anime series free on their website as a stream. The episodes come out weekly in Japanese subtittled in english. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is the second series spin off from the original Fullmetal Alchemist. In this series The main character the famous alchemist Edward Elric (AKA the Fullmetal [...]

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National Free Comic Book Day

Although this is not really technology, it does show how technology can be used to spread the joy. With the recent economic slump and Swine flu (H1N1) scare people all over the the world are feeling the blues. Well here’s a little pick me up! Today is national free comic book day. Go to any [...]

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Eyeshield 21 episodes available to watch free online

Eyeshield 21 is now available on Crunchyroll.com free from episodes 1-50 (members get up to episode 69). this anime is about a boy named Sena, a timid, shy boy, who from a young age has been running from bullies. When he finally passes the high-school entrance exam he has high hopes that his days of [...]

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Evangelion 1.0: You Are Not Alone Will Get a Blu-ray Release

“EVANGELION: 1.11 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE” for BD/DVD version will be released on 27th May in Japan. Why 1.11? Apparently, it will contain new cut scenes and everything will be newly mastered for your HD experience. It also includes a trailer of “破”, new Evangelion movie that will be released soon. Blu-ray version will be [...]

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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 re-release

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes was an addictive fighting game for the Xbox and Playstation 2, and now, after months of waiting and speculation, Capcom has announced its re-release on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 allows players to select three fighters from an immense roster of Marvel [...]

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Download Naruto shippuden episodes subtitled

As we all know dattebayo Fansubs has stopped releasing subtitled episodes of Naruto Shippuden earlier this year due to Crunchyroll.com picking up the North American rights to broadcast Naruto Shippuden episodes. This new and legal way to watch Naruto Shippuden and other anime such as Bleach is a new breakthrough for any anime fan to [...]

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Astroboy movie coming october 23 2009

Its official Astro boy the movie will be released to theaters in North America October 23 2009. The film originally created in the 1950′s in Japan by Osamu Tezuka as a magna and was broadcast as anime from 1963-1966 was a huge success in Japan and later moved its way to North America with the [...]

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Naruto Shippuden movie 3 release date

Official news from naruto10th.com (in Japanese) that Naruto Shippuden 3rd movie will be released in Japan on August 12th 2009!. The website has a streaming promotional video which can also be seen on youtube now (Naruto shippuden movie 3 preview can be seen below). The film’s title is the same as the one for 99th [...]

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Japanese Ideas: Momji Dolls

It looks like that Sanrio is going to get a run for their money as a new breed of cute little Japanese wooden gadgets is actually outselling Hello Kitty and Pukka. These little carved wooden dolls that look like the “Kokeshi” (traditional wooden dolls) are called Momji dolls, and they were presented to the international [...]

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