TSA Refuses to Accept Man’s Crunchyroll Passport
NASHVILLE, TN — Crunchyroll user Carl Johnston was held up at Nashville International Airport today for several hours after TSA agents refused to accept the Crunchyroll passport he presented to board...
View ArticleDeep Analysis: ‘Animegataris’ is Sharp Critique of Localization
Another week goes by, and that means yet another episode of this season’s popular show Animegataris — a show about a group of high school students who seek to reestablish their school’s anime club....
View Article‘Minions’ Tops Weekly Blu-ray Anime Sales in Japan
To the surprise of many fans, the latest report of weekly anime Blu-ray sales showed the Minions movie outranking all other titles in sales numbers for Japan. It is uncertain why the country has...
View Article‘Black Clover’ Voice Actor Broadcast Across North Korean Border
With military tensions rising between North Korea and its two neighbors, Japan and South Korea, the three nations have been at odds in a menacing standoff. With outright war being an impossibility,...
View ArticleNew Evidence Points to Russian Interference in 2017 Idolmaster Elections
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The CIA, FBI, and NSA jointly published a report Monday of their investigation into attempts to influence the 2017 iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls General Election by the Russian...
View ArticleScientists Warn Community Exhausting ‘Blend S’ Memes at Unsustainable Rate
ZURICH, Switzerland — An international summit of memeologists gathered today and warned the anime community that the current rate of Blend S OP memes was unsustainable, and the supply of the meme will...
View ArticleKissAnime DNS Hijack Redirects Users to Legitimate Streaming Sites
KissAnime, a video streaming site for people who still haven’t figured out how to use Nyaa, experienced issues Saturday when users suddenly found themselves unable to access the website. Instead,...
View ArticleLocal Fan Discovers ‘Tenchi Muyo’ Just Big Pile of Incest
FARGO, ND — Beloved 90’s anime staple Tenchi Muyo is best known for codifying the tropes of the harem genre by putting its hapless hero in a sea of beautiful girls; but 22-year-old Fargo resident...
View ArticleFall Anime Season Forces Area Man to Question His Sexuality Once Again
BOSTON, MA- Mark Josey, living a happy married life with 3 children, has only recently recovered from his awkward man-crush on Astolfo from Fate/Apocrypha, but Japan isn’t letting him go that easily....
View Article‘Kemono Friends’ Director Tatsuki Joins With Hideo Kojima to Form New Studio
When Kemono Friends director Tatsuki was removed from his position under unclear circumstances, despite the overwhelming success of the anime, speculation quickly turned toward corporate greed. Now,...
View ArticleCouple Manages to Successfully Have Sex on Japanese Train
TOKYO, Japan — 22-year-old college student Takeshi Kujiura and his yet-to-be-named acquaintance made history yesterday afternoon after becoming the people to successfully engage in sexual activity...
View ArticleNew ‘Kaiji’ Anime to Feature Lootboxes
A new season of the popular anime franchise Kaiji was announced earlier this week, bringing viewers back into the eponymous character’s struggle for survival in the world of high-stakes gambling....
View ArticleLocal Man Frantically Tries to Fake a Normal Life Before Arrival of Relatives
FAYETTEVILLE, NC — A local man frantically attempted to get his home into a state of normality this morning before the arrival of his relatives for the Thanksgiving holiday. Henry Noxton, a...
View ArticleNew Anime Takes Place in Alternate World Without Alternate World Anime
Avex Pictures has released a trailer today for Isekai no Nai Sekai (A World Without Parallel Worlds), an upcoming TV anime based on a series of light novels of the same name. The story features...
View ArticleJapanese Man Hospitalized After Seeing Genitals in Adult Video
YOKOHAMA, Japan — 24-year-old Nobue Morii was sent to the hospital early Monday morning after accidentally viewing an adult video that had uncensored genitalia. According to investigators, Morii was...
View ArticleLerche Sues ‘Girls’ Last Tour’ Staff for Making Better ‘Kino’s Journey’...
Anime studio Lerche filed a lawsuit earlier today against White Fox and the staff of Girls’ Last Tour, claiming that White Fox’s adaptation steals ideas from Kino’s Journey and is a substantially...
View ArticleAqours Considering New Options at Center Due to Chika Takami’s Poor Rebounding
Chika Takami’s role as center for the school idol group Aqours has been called into question after a series of poor performances, culminating in an abysmal 91-88 loss to the New Orleans Hornets last...
View ArticleCollege Party Turns Awkward After DJ Starts Playing Vocaloid
PULLMAN, WA – A local college party went from casual celebration to socially awkward gathering when the DJ recruited for the evening began mixing various Vocaloid tracks into his set. Attendees of the...
View ArticleIt’s Not Gambling if the Girls are Cute Enough, Rules Japanese Agency
With the recent investigation by some countries into whether or not certain elements in video games could be considered gambling, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency also began investigations this week...
View ArticleFedEx to Deploy AE86 Fleet to Meet Holiday Shipping Demand
The second largest shipping company in the United States announced recently that it would be acquiring additional vehicles to supplement its fleet during the holidays. The particular vehicle chosen...
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