You know that condescending “ohoho” laugh that pretentious or aristocratic female anime characters often use when they’re full of themselves or looking down on others’ foolish behavior? It’s called the “noblewoman’s...
Gravure idol Airi Arimura, older sister of actress Kasumi Arimura (live-action Boku dake ga Inai Machi’s Airi Katagiri, When Marnie Was There’s Marnie), appeared on NTV’s Nakai no Mado television program on Wednesday. Arimura appeared for the...
Have you heard of the Otamatone? It’s this neat musical gadget shaped like a eighth note that, when squeezed, opens its mouth to play a note. The electric synthesizer was dreamed up by Maywa Denki, the same mind behind the Frois robot. The instrument was first...
Mitsubishi Electric is hoping to sell more refrigerators by creating a fake tokusatsu special-effects series titled “Kamen Reito Shun.” The title references the Japanese word “reitō,” which means “freezing” or...
Anime News Network’s merchandise coverage sponsored by Tokyo Otaku Mode. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure creator and alleged vampire Hirohiko Araki has signed off on a new smartphone design featuring his stylish characters. The DoCoMo Smartphone JOJO L-02K is...