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Relive the adventures of Ban Mido and Ginji Amano as they “get back” the things people lost! Sentai Filmworks is a North American anime company that releases licensed Blu-Ray and DVD copies of great anime titles. It was announced on their official website on February 1, 2012 that they have gained the license of the famous anime that was produced by Studio DEEN and that they would be releasing the series in digital formats sometime this year.

With Ban’s “Evil Eye” ability which creates illusions in his victims mind and Ginji’s talent for harnessing the power of electricity, the GetBackers can get anything back for you, just name it. Whether it’s a top secret project, a person, a stuffed animal or even hope that is lost, the GetBackers can literally return it back to you.… Keep Reading

Xaga Rae is one cosplayer in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines that has a burning passion for armored cosplay. Taking a few minutes off from his birthday party to answer quick questions, Xag lets his cheery personality loose.

Asgard: How did your interest in cosplay start?

Xaga: Well, it started because I was addicted to [online] games so I was inspired by the designs of ingame armors, especially Ragnarok.

A: What was your first armored cosplay and how long did it take for you to finish working on it?

X: My first armored cosplay was a Ranger Unit Accretia from RF Online. It wasn’t quite good at that time and it took me a week to make it.

A: Which anime, manga or cosplay event did you attend with that costume?… Keep Reading

Anime has become so huge that some well known titles such as Dragon Ball, Blood: The Last Vampire and Speed Racer have owned live action movie counterparts. For simple movie goers who are not familiar with the anime or manga, some of these movies are passable, some would even say they’re great. But the same thing cannot be easily said for the hardcore anime fans; some would leave their mouths hanging open in shock while watching the movie or some would shake their heads in disgust. Ratings are considerably very low for these live action films with less than or equal to five stars out of ten in iM. But what happens if you take a very controversial anime and take a live action movie of it?… Keep Reading

Rurouni Kenshin celebrates its 15th anniversary in the field of anime and manga by releasing a remake of the anime’s biggest arc in a two part OVA, the Shin Kyoto Hen.

Released on December 17, 2011, the Shin Kyoto Hen focuses on the Kyoto arc of the series but is told from the point of view of Misao Makimachi. Produced by Studio DEEN and directed by Furuhashi Kazahiro, Shin Kyoto Hen resembles a reunion for everyone. The voice actors for this OVA are nearly the same except for Saito Hajime. Saito Hajime’s original voice actor, Hirotoka Suzuki, passed away due to lung cancer in the year 2006 and is replaced by Ken Narita, a known voice actor who lent his voice talent to Ryuken Ishida from Bleach and Sesshomaru from Inu Yasha.… Keep Reading

With her torquoise-colored floor length pig tails and cute appearance, Crypton Future Media’s world famous Vocaloid Hatsune Miku has become the latest model for yet another huge franchise: Hatsune Miku’s latest single “Tell Your World” has been featured in Japan’s Google Chrome ad.

The ad is simply about inspiration that leads to creativity.

Although Hatsune Miku looks like an anime character and appears as a guest on many anime and manga titles, she is not an anime character. Hatsune Miku is a singing synthesizer software in which users are able to make her sing any song imaginable just by entering the lyrics and setting the melody. She is illustrated by KEI who was tasked to draw an android diva based on Yamaha’s blue-green colors and is a popular cosplay choice.… Keep Reading

The couple that cosplays together, stays together. Love birds Rem Adelynne Roca (Hoshiko Hikari) and John Reuben Requiroso (Kazuo Ryuhei) are long time cosplayers from Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines and are still making the fans scream in delight over their couple cosplays. They take a few minutes off their time to talk to Asgard about couple cosplays and everything in between.

Asgard: anime, cosplaying and manga is something you two share. tell us how you two met.

John Reuben: We saw each other at a cosplay event in SM, the first cosplay ever held in SM, though we never got to talk to each other. Rem went as Misa Amane from Deathnote and I went as Uryuu Ishida. Then had some online encounters via the CDOtaku forums.… Keep Reading

A 50-second trailer for the upcoming anime movie Ookami Kodomo Ame to Yuki (The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki) has been posted on its official website.  It is the latest film by Hosoda Mamoru, director of Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.  The film is due to be released in Japan July 21^st.

The film follows the story of the 19-year-old college student Hana, who goes through a “fairy-tale like” love with a “wolf man”, and their two children – the older sister who was born on a snowy day, Yuki, and the younger brother who was born on a rainy day, Ame.

In addition to directing the film, Hosoda is the writer for both the original story and the screenplay.  Character design will be by Sadamoto Yoshiyuki, who also worked on both Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.  Animation will be handled by Studio Chizu, and the animation director will be Yamashita Takaaki.  The executive producer will be Okuda Seiji, who worked in this capacity on several Studio Ghibli films.… Keep Reading