Kirby: Triple Deluxe Japanese Release Date Set

The teaser that we saw early last month was certainly making some of us pumped up for the new upcoming Kirby game and now the release date has been announced. The game will be titled "Kirby: Triple Deluxe" and it will launch in Japan January 11, 2014 for 4,800 Yen.

Power Rangers Samurai Japanese Dubbed Promo

It's Morphing Time!

Check out the first promotional video from TOEI for the upcoming Japanese-dubbed release of Power Rangers Samurai. 

Pokémon X And Y Come With Mini-Pokémon Figures And An Art Book In Japan

The Pokémon Center is known for selling exclusive Pokémon goodies like the Eevee Nintendo 3DS XL which they had a lottery for and a very cool Charizard Edition 3DS XL. In their latest announcement, they show off the exclusive bonuses they’ll be giving away for those who pre-order Pokémon X and Y from Pokémon Centers in Japan.

Pre-orders can be done at any of Japan’s seven Pokémon Center stores located throughout the country.

Pre-order Pokémon X and you’ll get exclusive clear file folders, including one with an image of Xerneas. Additionally, the game will also come with a mini-Xerneas figurine.

Veteran Actor Toshiaki Nishizawa Passes Away

 

 Veteran tokusatsu actor Toshiaki Nishizawa has passed away at age 77. Nishizawa is perhaps best known by toku fans for his lengthy role as Commander Qom in the first Metal Hero Series Uchuu Keiji Gavan and his continuation of that role in Uchuu Keiji Sharivan and Uchuu Keiji Shaider. True to his character Nishizawa even returned to play Commander Qom in the recent Uchuu Keiji Gavan The Movie.

"009 Re: Cyborg" Slated for Japanese and UK Home Video Release

 

 While there's still no sign of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex director kenji Kamiyama's sci-fi revival 009: Re Cyborg making its way to North America, a Japanese home video release with English subtitles has been scheduled, while an English dub is in the works for the movie's UK release.

The Japanese Blu-ray is scheduled for May 22nd, with the deluxe edition going for 10290yen($110).

Japanese "My Little Pony" Dub Coming In Spring

 

 

With this spring's Japanese premiere of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic around the corner, a Monday press conference was held to announce the latest voice cast additions. In January, it was announced that the four Milky Holmes girls were on board for the dub. 

Suzuko Mimori (Sherlock -  Pinkie Pie)
Sora Tokui (Nero - Applejack)
Mikoi Sasaki (Elly - Rarity)
Izumi Kitta (Cordelia - Rarity)

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix Japanese Box Art Revealed!

 

 Square Enix has shared the final Japanese packaging for Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix, due for PlayStation 3 on March 14 in Japan. 

 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix includes high-definition updates of Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix and Re: Chain of Memories, and three hours of high-definition cut scene theater footage from 358/2 Days.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD Announced for Japanese Release

 

 Capcom finally got around to announcing the HD remaster of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure for Japanese release.

 

  In Japanese, the game is titled Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken: Mirai he no Isan HD. The PS3 version will be released on August 21, priced ¥2,100. The 360 version will follow on August 22, priced 1,600MSP.

Japanese Anime Fans Pick Spring's Top Heroine

 

In a mega-free-for-all MyNavi poll almost twentyfour thousand fans named the female character who they felt was tops this spring anime season. See if Nyaruko-san can handle the onslaught of mahjong playing Saki girls. How did Yuko-san and Koko do? Anyone from Fate/zero make it? S

1. Kuroyukihime / Black Lotus - Accel World
2. Toki Onjōji - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
3. Saki Miyanaga - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
4. Ryuuka Shimizudani  - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
5. Kuro Matsumi - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
6. Koromo Amae  - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
7. Sukoya Kokaji - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
8. Hisa Takei  - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
9. Yū Matsumi  - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
10. Sarah Eguchi - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
11.  Nyaruko - Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos
12. Yumi Kajiki - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
13. Mako Someya  - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
14. Satomi Kanbara   - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
15. Koko Hekmatyar - Jormungand
16. Eru Chitanda - Hyōka
17. Chiyuri Kurashima - Accel World
18. Rea Sanka - Sankarea
19. Eucliwood Hellscythe - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
20. Haruna  - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
21. Mael Strom  - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
22. Seraphim   - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
23. Yuka Hanaki - Natsuiro Kiseki
24. Rinko Tamaki  - Natsuiro Kiseki
25.Yuko Kanoe - Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
26. Mero Furuya  - Sankarea
27. Rin Tohsaka - Fate/zero
28. Medaka Kurokami - Medaka Box
29. Mikoto Urabe - Mysterious Girlfriend X
30. Valmet - - Jormungand
31. (tie) Riko Aida - Kuroko's Basketball 
31. (tie) Chris  - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
33. Sakura Usami -  Tsuritama
34. Ritsuko Mukae - Kids on the Slope
35.  Momoe Okonogi - Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
36. Luna Luna Queen's Blade Rebellion 

Kyoichi Tsuzuki Launched "Readsiders Weekly" Magazine

 

Longtime chronicler of Japan funkiness and characters just this side of normal Kyoichi Tsuzuki, the force behind various omnibus tomes like Roadside Japan, Tokyo Style, and Happy Victims, has just launched a new online weekly “mail magazine” (an email newsletter to you and I): the Roadsiders’ Weekly. Previously Tsuzuki-san had quite an active blog where he would post his latest sojourns into Japan’s pop cultural belly.

Momoiro Clover Z Gets Ready to Dance for Pepsi Black

 

While pop group Momoiro Clover Z is typically as colorful as their sentai inspirations, endorsing Pepsi Black has them donning some more serious attire. A clip from Japanese television show ZIP! shows a behind the scenes look at the filming of an upcoming ad for the "Adult Cola."

The Amazing Spider-Man 3D Japanese Theme Song PV

 

SPYAIR, a Japanese rock band from Nagoya, has posted a promotion video of their latest single "0 GAME", which will be released on June 27 in Japan. The song is used as the Japanese theme song for the up-coming superhero movie The Amazing Spider-Man 3D. The movie will hit Japanese theaters on June 30, three days earlier than the US release.

Moe Manga iPhone App for English Learners "Englichu!" Released in Japan

Learning English conversation has been a kind of obsession for Japanese people for a long time. Ateam, a mobile application development company in Nagoya, released a new free iPhone app for English learners called "Englichu!" on May 31 in Japan. The users can learn basic English conversation phrases in four panel manga stories about three high school girls who belong to the ESS (English Speaking Society).

Customised Designs Breathes New Life into QR Codes

 

QR codes were first created in Japan where users can use their smartphones to scan the code and obtain product detail. However, the bland black-and-white design made it difficult to attract consumers’ attention until now.

Oda Nobunaga Trains Pokémon for Japanese "Black/White" Players

 

To commemorate the sale date of Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (henceforth PokéNaga), Japanese players of Pokémon Black/White will have a month (March 17th - April 16th) to download Nobunaga's Black Rayquaza.