Japanese Publisher Releases “A Worry-Free First-Time Guide to Cosplay”

A new how-to book published by Omusha Ltd. walks cosplay novices through the intricacies of the hobby. Omusha is better known for its guides and how-to’s on more scientific pursuits such as electrical engineering and satellite construction.

Don’t miss: AKB48 live-stream on YouTube, 5PM Singapore time

Update: The stream is now live. Original story: It’s the eve of Lunar New Year. Big night. But that’s not all, if you’re an AKB48 fan. Tonight, the prominent Japanese idol group will be live-streaming a part of their performance… Read More »

[Cosplay An Interview] Viospace

“GINTAMA!!” – Viospace Introduce yourself!! OHAI. I’m a cosplayer from Singapore. I’m forever 15 years old and I love sweets, LOTS of it. I prefer watching animes than reading manga because to me reading is a pain in the ass…. Read More »

T.M. Revolution Named Anime Mirai Ambassador by Japan’s Agency of Cultural Affairs

Solo vocalist and Abingdon Boys School frontman T.M. Revolution has been named an Anime Mirai Ambassador by Japan’s Agency of Cultural Affairs.

Commercial for Idolmaster social game spotlights Rin Shibuya

  The social-slash-mobile-game version of Idolmaster, Cinderella Girls, has idols in it. Lots and lots of idols.

This is how an augmented-reality Love Plus date feels like

One of the new functions in upcoming 3DS love-sim New Love Plus is something called Dokodemo Date, or Date Anywhere. This augmented-reality (AR) feature takes a photo of your physical surroundings with the 3DS’s back-facing lenses, analyses the data, before… Read More »

PlayStation Vita hits Singapore February 22

Only one more month to go before the PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) official launches here in Singapore on February 22. The WiFi-only model will retail for $399, alongside 27 launch titles like the English version of BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend,… Read More »

Resident Evil 6 is a reality, stars Leon and Chris

Sequel to best-selling survival-horror franchise scheduled for console release (PS3, Xbox 360) November 20 this year, Capcom announced today. A PC port will follow soon after.

megaupload.com Shut Down, Founders Arrested

Online storage site MegaUpload was shut down today as its servers in the US were seized, and its founder and several employees arrested in New Zealand.

Autographed Cosplay for a Cause Calendar Up on Ebay

With the multiple disasters that struck Japan in March 2011, cosplayers from all over the world have come together to support the country’s recovery efforts. The result of this collaboration is Cosplay for a Cause.