Gamertell

When manga or anime series become popular, they’re almost guaranteed a video game release. When a series is incredibly popular, they’ll spawn multiple games. Since many of these series don’t achieve the same level of recognition outside of Japan, this means that people in other regions of the world will… Continue Reading »

San Francisco’s little niche known as Japan Town celebrated its 42nd annual Cherry Blossom Festival that ended with its highly anticipated grand parade on April 19, 2009. This event usually spans for two weeks in mid-April when the cherry blossom trees are in full bloom. Hordes of people come together… Continue Reading »

When most people think of Japanese popular culture, the mascots come to mind. Characters like Hello Kitty, Godzilla and Pikachu who have become superstars due to games, toys, movies, stationary products and manga. Their popularity has become so great that they’ve become worldwide icons. While Hello Kitty tends to steal… Continue Reading »

Have you ever gone through a video game and loved the story so much, that you wish it was also available as a book so you could go back and revisit certain scenes, or reread segments, to get a better understanding and grasp of the plot and events? Well, in… Continue Reading »

When gamers think of electronics and video game shopping in Japan, most people name Tokyo’s Akihabara as its epitome. However, not many may know that Osaka, Japan, has an Akihabara equivalent named Den-Den Town. Much like Akihabara, Den-Den Town is chock full of otaku goodness. Just a few years ago,… Continue Reading »

In Iowa, a 32-year-old man may spend 20 years in prison for possession of Japanese manga and will face penalties under the PROTECT Act (18 U.S.C. Section 1466A). Christopher Handley is still in big trouble because of the manga he purchased from Japan in May 2006 that the government claimed… Continue Reading »

September 25, 2008, marks the beginning of the end as Sega’s newest Nintendo DS role-playing game, World Destruction: Michibikareshi Ishi (WD), invades store shelves everywhere in Japan. World Destruction boasts designs contributed by key members of Square’s original Xenogears’ development team as well as former staff who worked on games… Continue Reading »

Shonen Jump is going to be 40 years old soon, and Shonen Jump magazine is going to be five years old as well. So Viz media is going to use this as an opportunity to celebrate some of the most popular series. There will be a special edition issue of… Continue Reading »

A trio of new combatants has been added to the ever-growing list of playable characters for the upcoming Soul Calibur IV. Setsuka will be making her return to the series after joining the cast in SCIII, while a pair of brand-new characters are being introduced as well. The two new… Continue Reading »

After three animated movies and a successful animated series, popular anime series Ghost in the Shell is heading to the big screen as a live action motion picture. Ghost in the Shell is being produced by DreamWorks under the guidance of Avi Arad, the man behind many Marvel movies including… Continue Reading »