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Recently a Japanese TV program highlighted an interesting bit of historical trivia: The most common type of revenge killing in the Edo period was between gay lovers. It’s a statistic that shocked many viewers in modern Japan, but there is…
In 2014, Dr. Shuji Nakamura, along with two other scientists, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for his work in creating bright blue LEDs. In 1993, Nakamura held only a master’s degree and worked with just one lab assistant…
Voice actress Kana Hanazawa is one of the biggest names in the voice acting industry, and it seems that she is not just a beautiful voice as she takes her talents from voicing iconic anime characters to acting out in…
American Cosplayer, Jessica Nigri, is known for her sexy and often revealing cosplays, Sentai Filmworks has announced that the world-renowned cosplayer will be voicing a character that is considered very similar to her – Super Sonico. She even wore…
When a video supposedly uploaded by the international terrorist group known as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) threatened the Japanese government into paying 200 million US dollars for the release of two Japanese hostages, one would think that…
Legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki is a huge friend of the environment, and the Oscar-winning director has been known to donate tons of money and effort into the preservation of one particular forest in Japan which was said to inspire…
The Mad Scientist trope is often employed in anime, but the portrayed characters are rarely original or well developed past the point of simply doing crazy experiments. Few characters truly deserve the title of mad scientist, and it is these characters…
Labeling a manga series as shonen is sometimes a little deceiving. While it’s true that manga series considered such are generally targeted towards young men, occasionally the perception arises that adults have no business reading them, particularly outside of Japan.…
Spiky, incredibly long, gravity defying with whatever mix of colour the artist desires. Hair has always been a dominant identification factor for anime characters, but sometimes it goes too far and decides to throw logic out the window. 1. Yami…
In anime, there are times where the supporting characters are much more loved than the main characters themselves, and this is the subject of this week’s Charapedia poll as they asked 10,000 anime fans which supporting character do they want…
Have you ever wondered what happened to Kakashi, Shikamaru, Gaara, and others in the period between chapters 699 and 700 of the now-concluded Naruto manga? The 8th issue of this year’s Weekly Shounen Jump! magazine will reveal six (6) new…
Manga creator Tite Kubo confirmed on his Twitter account that a new chapter of the Bleach manga will not run in the next issue of Shueisha‘s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, which goes on sale in Japan on Monday. そりゃ良かった “@1993_raizin:…
Sega has some good news for Hatsune Miku fans as the virtual diva will finally be available to invade western 3DS consoles this May 2015 as Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX will finally be getting an English release. Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai…
Sunrise, best known for animating the Gundam franchise (and Love Live! as well), has now opened a new official facebook page to tackle all things Gundam from all over the world, not just the ones in Japan. This facebook page…
With anticipation already high for the live action Naruto stage musical, the play’s version of Kakashi, Zabuza, Haku, Iruka, and the 3rd Hokage have all been revealed. This follows the previous reveal which featured Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Gaara, and…