Japanese men polled: “Which Ghibli character would you want as a girlfriend?” 1

Japanese men polled: “Which Ghibli character would you want as a girlfriend?”

Studio Ghibli’s anime works are not only popular in Japan, but are highly praised all over the world. One of the many reasons that we become so emotionally invested in these movies is the charismatic characters. It’s not uncommon to think “what if a girl like that appeared in front of me…”, so a poll …

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Japanese women polled: "Which Ghibli character would you want as a boyfriend?" 2

Japanese women polled: “Which Ghibli character would you want as a boyfriend?”

Studio Ghibli’s anime works are not only popular in Japan, but are highly praised all over the world. One of the many reasons that we become so emotionally invested in these movies is the charismatic characters. It’s not uncommon to think “what if a guy like that appeared in front of me…”, so a poll …

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Japanese Poll: Top anime from 2000-2013 3

Japanese Poll: Top anime from 2000-2013

Anime otaku have put together a poll ranking the best anime since 2000. The ranking: Neon Genesis Evangelion (Movie) Shingeki no Kyojin K-ON! Gintama A Certain Magical Index Haruhi Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Shinsekai Yori Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Strike Witches Tatami Galaxy Tiger & Bunny Gurren Lagann Haganai Hyouka Ore no Imouto Natsume’s Book …

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Nintendo CEO to discuss new Mario, Smash Bros., Mario Kart, and more for Wii U before E3 4

Nintendo CEO to discuss new Mario, Smash Bros., Mario Kart, and more for Wii U before E3

Nintendo’s Wii U hasn’t been the blockbuster sequel to the best-selling console like they’d hoped. With a lackluster lineup of titles and its confusing name, it has had a rough start and confidence in the hardware by publishers is waning. However, Nintendo has always been different from Sony and Microsoft, in that they have a …

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Bandai shows off Master Grade Gundam 3.0, and it's amazing 6

Bandai shows off Master Grade Gundam 3.0, and it’s amazing

You might be thinking, “RX-78-2 again?”, but hold on. Maybe you’d like to see another Mobile Suit receive the Master Grade treatment, but the RX-78-2 is Bandai’s test bed Mobile Suit to try new technologies, and boy did they deliver! The new generation of Master Grade kits seem to be larger scale versions of the successful …

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