Kira, Author at Dokipress

Tomorrow Studios announces live action Cowboy Bebop TV Series

Posted by Kira | Jun 6, 2017 | Anime |

The highly acclaimed and revered futuristic action anime Cowboy Bebop has a new live-action TV series in the works A joint production venture from ITV Studios and Marty Adelstein announced a production company named Tomorrow Studios. ITV Studios is Great Britain’s largest television production company that has produced shows such as: Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Heartbeat, Marple and Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Brainiac: Science Abuse, ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Christopher Lee Yost, best known for his work as the head writer for The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, and other Marvel titles has been announced as the writer for the adaptation. Marty Adelstein has...

PlayStation VR Naysayers Quelled – 1 Million Units Sold Worldwide

Posted by Kira | Jun 5, 2017 | Anime, Games |

Business Insider reported on Monday that Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced that it has sold over 1 million PlayStation VRs worldwide. As of…

A First Look at “Interviews With Monster Girls” Hikari Takanashi PVC Figure from Kotobukiya

Posted by Kira | Jan 10, 2017 | Anime |

Have you watched the first anime adaptations of Intreviews with Monster Girls (Demi-chan wa Kataritai)? The manga is set to release this summer, an adaptation is available now (more on that later). Back to the figurine Hikari Tankanashi figurines will hit the store shelves in a few weeks as several retailers have ordered the hazel eyed heroine. As the cute main character from Interviews with Monster Girls, Hikari Takanashi along with Kotobukiya’s quality craftsmanship will justify the 9,720 Yen or $85.00 USD anticipated price tag. She stands at a cute 200mm or 7.87 inches and is a 1/7 sized...

Nintendo Switch Leak reveals Lower Price than Expected and Release date

Posted by Kira | Jan 8, 2017 | Featured Article, Games, Gaming, Japanese Culture |

The Nintendo Switch Leak: A UK vendor accidentally released the MSRP for Nintendo’s upcoming handheld gaming platform. Both the product price and the release date was accidentally leaked through an advertisement list. We were expecting the game platform to be bundled for about $300-$320, but this leak shows a number lower than that (Yessss!). The Release Date The UK Vendor, GameSeek revealed the release date to be on Friday, March 17th. The leak date will probably apply for both United Kingdom and United States retail customers. Nintendo has already announced the release month, but not a specific date. The Release Price...

Magical Girls 101? Yes, it’s a real University English course at USC

Posted by Kira | Jan 1, 2017 | Anime |

Although not quite the USC you know in California (it’s actually the University of South Carolina), a new English class is offering, “Reading and Writing about Magical Girls.” or a university level Magical Girls class. Rejoice as anime has finally infiltrated the upper echelons of our educational system!