FFXIII – 3.9.2010: The Countdown Begins
on Nov 15, 2009 in Games ffxiii leona lewis playstation 3 square enix xbox 360 Fans of Final Fantasy outside Japan will not have to wait six months longer to play FFXIII. The official release date for North America and Europe is now March 9th, 2010 for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. That is much better than the origin...

Gundam Unicorn [Preview]
on Nov 15, 2009 in Anime & Manga gundam unicorn playstation 3 preview universal century A trailer for the upcoming Gundam Unicorn OVA series is available on the Japanese PSN Store (found via YouTube). The trailer includes the hero of Unicorn, Banagher Links and troublemaker/Mariemaia fangirl clone-ish Aurdrey Burne. There’s also a...

Samsung’s “The Wow Challenge”
on Nov 13, 2009 in Otaku architecture for humanity nature conservancy news samsung Samsung recently launched a global campaign called “The Wow Challenge” (which has nothing to do with this WoW, by the way) hosted by popular vlogger, Ze Frank. The challenge presents participants with three consecutive challenges that any...

FFXIII Trailer and FMA on PSN Home
on Nov 12, 2009 in Otaku ffxiii fullmetal alchemist news ps3 square enix Starting Tomorrow (or today), Playstation Home will feature the full episode from the second season (not Brotherhood) of Fullmetal Alchemist for free in Home at the Theater. You can watch it alone, your friends, or with thousands of other Home users.

Winter 2009/10 Anime Lineup
on Nov 10, 2009 in Anime & Manga anime nodame cantabile sora no woto winter lineup The lineup for the Winter 2009/2010 Anime is now online! The lineup is a little less compared to last year’s, although I’ll admit it’s better than what was shown last year. However, the list contains mostly romance series, like the...

Ouran High School Host Club [Impressions]
on Nov 10, 2009 in Articles anime bisco hatori bishounen impressions ouran high school host club Impressions I’ve heard about Ouran High School Host Club back in the day (only about two years ago) when it was all the rage being fansubbed. Being swapped with dozens of series, I didn’t get a chance to check it out completely: one episo...

Final Fantasy XIII Limited Edition OST
on Nov 7, 2009 in Otaku ffxiii final fantasy soundtrack The soundtrack for the next installment of the (numbered) Final Fantasy series is around the corner…for those who import from Japan, anyway. However, you could still own the soundtrack 5 months in advance before the North American and Europe re...

Snow Villers Figure: Want
on Nov 5, 2009 in Otaku ffxiii figures snow villers While I am usually not interested in collecting Anime toys that aren’t Gunpla, looking at this screams “Want!”. This figure is part of the Final Fantasy XIII Play Arts Kai series and is currently available for pre-order on Play-Asia...

Tokyo Tower FM 100th Episode
on Oct 20, 2009 in Otaku anime chattanooga j-pop j-rock tokyo tower fm Chattanooga’s very own weekly Anime, Game Music, J-Pop, J-Rock (and now K-Pop) radio show Tokyo Tower FM, hosted by Zippy and The Cay, will have their 100th Episode on October 28th. It’s been two years since the show began. For WAWL vets...

Survey for American Otaku
on Oct 19, 2009 in Otaku anime japan survey A student survey is currently underway for the study of American Otaku by a student of Furman University. The survey investigates Otaku culture in the US and Japan and differences between the culture in both countries, including the controversial use...