Master swordsmith Tony Swatton forges real Final Fantasy VII Buster Sword, cuts melons with it

Who’s got two thumbs and a giant real-life replica of Final Fantasy VII’s Buster Sword? This guy: master swordsman and renowned propmaker Tony Swatton.

Space Channel 5 official Twitter account launched, some form of announcement soon

Out of nowhere, Sega has launched an official Twitter account for Dreamcast cult classic rhythm game, Space Channel 5. Judging from the Twitter account’s description, it appears that Sega will be making an announcement regarding the series in the near… Read More »

Watch Dogs pre-orderers in the US get ‘Signature Shot Pack’ or ‘The Palace Pack’ DLC

Watch Dogs, to be launched on November 19, has a few additional features for those who pre-order. Watch Dogs takes place in Chicago, where a man named Aiden Pierce uses his smartphone to virtually hack the entire city in an… Read More »

‘Freedom Wars’ (PS Vita) supports up to 8-players co-op online

A few additional details on SCE Japan Studio’s Freedom Wars, a “recapture” multiplayer action game for the PS Vita that’s scheduled to come out in 2014, have emerged now that its official website has been updated. Chief amongst those details?… Read More »

Resident Evil Revelations gets new costumes and weapons as DLC

The HD version of Resident Evil Revelations is finally coming out this week, and now Capcom has announced some downloadable content to give the game some extra flair.

One piece author Oda Eiichiro hospitalized, One Piece on Hiatus in Weekly Jump! 27

In an announcement in Shonen Jump’s official website, One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda apologized to his fans as his widely popular manga will be on hiatus for a week due to him being hospitalized.

Encore Films to bring in ‘Hentai Kamen’ to local shores, potentially ‘Gatchaman’ too

Local film distributor Encore Films has a knack of bringing in controversial movies that are usually M18 or above. Fortunately, they also bring in Japanese films that cater to the casual otaku crowd, such as Wolf Children and Rurouni Kenshin live action. 

Cushions, Tigrex claw back scratchers, key rings and other Monster Hunter Merchandise released

A few months before the much anticipated release of Monster Hunter 4, Capcom has released several Monster Hunter goodies for the month of May.

Sci-fi anime film, Captain Harlock- ONE OK ROCK for theme song and featuring a star studded cast

One might remember ONE OK ROCK from live-action film, Rurouni Kenshin’s theme song, “The Beginning.” Now, they will be singing the theme song for Captain Harlock entitled “Be the Light.”

Read a book with AKB48 today!

Popular idol group AKB48 are selected as Japanese publisher Shueisha Bunko’s advertising campaign for their yearly summer fair- Natsuichi.