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Valentine’s Day Special: Top 10 Favorite Confessions in Anime and Manga
Be warned, this post is rife with SPOILERS.
Although it might be considered cliché to talk about romance on Valentine’s Day, this is Otaku Crush, the site where anime fans can meet other anime fans, so I think it is only fitting that love and confessions be discussed. As a tribute to this holiday, I wanted [...]
Dealing with the Deaths of Voice Actors
Esteemed voice actor Gouri Daisuke passed away recently, leaving a hole in video games and anime forever. Voicing characters such as Mr. Satan in Dragonball Z and Mishima Heihachi in the Tekken series, he had continued to work up until his death and now the productions which were utilizing his unique, gravel-like voice need to [...]
From New Yark to the Great Canyon: Gundam’s Journey in the United States
Amazon.com has begun listing the Blu-ray edition of Gundam Unicorn Volume 1 as available for pre-order at the same time that Anime News Network, Crunchyroll, and YouTube are set to stream Gundam series from across the franchise’s over 30-year history. The series planned so far are classics such as Mobile Suit Gundam (i.e. the original) [...]
Mega Man 10 Announced for WiiWare, Awesomely Bad Illustration Returns
Following hot on the heels of the franchise’s retro revival from one year ago, Capcom is releasing a 10th game in the classic Mega Man series. Just like Mega Man 9, which was saw life on the Wii, X-Box 360, and PlayStation 3, Mega Man 10 is going to go with the same NES-era aesthetic [...]
Five Tips for Watching Anime as a Couple
So let’s say that you’ve experienced success thanks to the services here at Otaku Crush, and you’ve found just the person for you. You want an otaku date, and what better otaku date is there than watching anime together? Or maybe you’re testing out the waters with someone outside of the fandom, and you want [...]
“Gundam” Meets “Three Kingdoms” in “SD Gundam: Brave Battle Warriors”
If you thought Ikkitousen and Koihime Musou were the (il)logical extensions of Three Kingdoms lore, then the animated movie Gundam: Brave Battle Warriors is here to prove you wrong. Fully titled as Chou Deneihan SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors, is a mix of “chibi” robots based on the popular Gundam franchise and the era [...]
“Giant Killing” Anime Announced, Official Site Opens
The Morning Magazine manga Giant Killing by artist and illustrator Tsujimoto is receiving an anime adaptation to be broadcast on NHK. The anime will be produced by Studio Deen and is set to start airing in April of 2010 for 26 episodes. The official website can be found here.
Despite its name, Giant Killing is about [...]
Kiddy Girl-and’s Lack of Popularity Indicated by Sparsely Attended Live Event
On November 26, 2009, a live voice actor event was held for the current anime Kiddy Girl-and. However, attendance for the event is reported as well under 100 attendees and far below expectations. The event is said to have been an “awkward situation” where only around 10 people reserved for the DVDs and Blu-rays.
Kiddy Girl-and [...]
International Japanese Language Test Uses Anime-Themed Listening Question
The Japanese Language Proficiency Tests were held this past weekend. Of great interest is a leaked question from the listening section of the Level 1 test, which reveals an audio exercise patterned after anime.
The dialogue talks about a captain’s decision to deploy an experimental “Unit 04″ in order to fight a giant monster. An impetuous [...]
Rumored Bakuman Anime in the Works
A “news leak” on 2ch has revealed that the Shounen Jump title Bakuman is getting an anime adaptation. Further details are unknown at this time. Though still a rumor at this time, the source has been reliably accurate in the past.
Bakuman is a meta-series about two friends who become rookie manga creators and get published [...]
