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Opening A Day

To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the only-used-once second opening for the 1986 Maison Ikkoku TV series. The theme
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Index II Teaser Online

The homepage for the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime franchise has released a streaming 15 second edit of the previously released 2 minute trailer for the show’s upcoming
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Japan Embracing Bargain Shopping?

The néojaponisme blog has published an interesting article examining the diminishing traditional trend of Japanese consumers paying premium prices for “premium” goods and price fixing in the Japanese
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Opening A Day

To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the cultish fan favorite opening to the 2002 Overman King Gainer TV series.
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Sentai Acquires Nyan Koi!

Sentai Filmworks has announced its acquisition of distribution rights to last year’s supernatural romantic comedy television series Nyan Koi! (“Meow Love”). The comedy revolves around a boy who
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Agukaru Episode 1 Online

Independent animators Studio Puyukai has released the first 12 minute agricultural magical girl anime Agukaru onto YouTube. The episode is set in the eastern Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki
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