Government investigates whether income earned from cosplaying qualifies as copyright infringement― The Nikkan Sports newspaper reported on Saturday that the Japanese government is considering rules that will allow copyright holders to regulate cosplayers for income earned from cosplay activity. While cosplayers who do not earn money from their activity are not violating laws, those who do have an in...
Cast returns for season premiering in July with "on-air," "premium" versions― The ComicFesta Anime brand announced on Monday that Yubisaki kara no Honki no Netsujō: Osananajimi wa Shōbōshi, the anime adaptation of Tanishi Kawano's Yubisaki kara no Honki no Netsujō ~Kyara Otoko Shōbōshi wa Massugu na Me de Watashi o Idaita~ manga, is getting a second season that will premiere in July. The second seas...
Resident Evil Village reignited Heidi (and everyone's) desire to be stepped on by an intimidating woman.― Hi folks! We're past January 20th and the USA didn't implode, so I think that's certainly cause for celebration! Normally around this time of year I'd be off at MAGfest hanging out with my friends in the DC metro area, playing arcade games and attending panels and concerts until ungodly hours in...
If there is a category for “feel-good manga of the year” in any book award, I would nominate A Man and His Cat immediately.― If there is a category for “feel-good manga of the year” in any book award, I would nominate A Man and His Cat immediately. The third volume of this heartfelt series is every bit as good as the two that came before it, managing to exude warmth and charm without ever coming off...
With the game's major story arcs still being very unfinished, you might be wondering just what Genshin Impact's player base is spending so much time on. But once you set foot in Teyvat's big, open environment, you'll definitely start to understand: this world was built for lots of replayability.― If you look at the list of Twitter's most talked-about games of 2020, you'll see a bunch of names you pr...
Beautiful as it is, the 2020 anime adaptation of Jougi Shiraishi's original light novels Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina is but a pale imitation of the source material.― Beautiful as it is, the 2020 anime adaptation of Jougi Shiraishi's original light novels Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina is but a pale imitation of the source material. Mostly that's because, like many an adaptation b...
If you love roguelikes as a genre and want to experience one of the most satisfying, well-crafted examples of the genre, you owe it to yourself to pick Shiren the Wanderer up.― When you ask Japanese gamers about roguelike dungeon-crawling games, there is one series that stands out as a benchmark among all others: Shiren the Wanderer. The formula developers Chun Soft (now part of Spike-Chunsoft) have...