Daily Hitlist: "Lucky Star" female manga artist is actually a man Fans are stunned to learn that Kagami Yoshimizu is not a woman reminiscing about her adolescent years in comic form Two Japanese women cosplay characters Konata Izumi and Kagami ...

The Asia Game Show 2009 isn't just for obsessive gaming geeks. It's also for obssessive football geeks. Football signed by Lionel Andres Messi. off The Asia Game Show opens on Christmas Eve and apart from the usual queues of crazed anime/manga/gaming ...

A decade of anime Matt Alt asks, how did Japan's national artistic treasure -- animation -- go from boom to bust during the first decade of the 21st century? We may be projecting, but there seems to be a hint of frustration in those giant eyes. I ...

Dance Tokyo Storm Trooper in Singapore One of Japan's biggest bloggers goes dancing in Raffles Place and later at Anime Festival Asia 2009 In this tropical weather, all we hope is that he's got air-conditioning under that costume. Youtube video ...

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Japan Cool(down) As this CNN video shows, drawing busty cartoon girls all day long may be a dream to some but does not pay a living wage This CNN video portrays animators as the latest casualty of the worldwide economic downturn, but in reality ...