Raz's News (32)

Spike TV announced that the Afro Samurai: Resurrection movie premiere has been set for Sunday, January 25. Funimation will follow up with a DVD release on February 3. Joining Samuel L. Jackson who is reprising his role as Afro will be Lucy Liu as Sio... ( view detail page » )

An estimated 300,000 people are expected to visit/have visited Washinomiya Shrine in the first three days of the New Year, a plus of 130,000 individuals from last year. Many have left their own ( view detail page » )

Sending Nengajō - or specially designed cards - is a Japanese tradition that celebrates the coming of the New Year with friends and family. Of course, no New Year would be a New Year without any otaku nengajo-esque greetings! ( view detail page » )

The anime magazine Animedia reported in their special New Year's feature (December Issue) that Sunrise hinted towards a possible continuation of the Code Geass series citing its immense popularity. All of you have s... ( view detail page » )

The fight between the Philippines very own Manny Pacquiao and world renowned boxer Oscar De La Hoya was truly a "Dream Match" for all Filipinos around the world. Considered pound-for-pound the best boxer in the world, Pacquiao defended that title wit... ( view detail page » )

A recent news publish by WhatJapanThinks surveyed that 70% of Japanese households have newspaper subscriptions. Surveyed Ratings - Multiple Answer : Sampled 10,231 Television 88.8% PC internet 82.7% Newspaper 69.5% M... ( view detail page » )

Amazon Japan posted their Top 10 of sales in Anime from the past year: (DVDs & Blu-Ray) 1 Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone Special Equipment Edition 2 Kara no Kyoukai - the Garden of sinners Satsujin Kōsatsu (Part I) 3 Macross... ( view detail page » )

A number of us follow this rule-of-thumb, but is the 5-second rule true? According to researchers, in most cases it isn't. Food placed onto tiles inoculated with bacteria showed signs of contamination after being taken off within the 5-seco... ( view detail page » )

See her. Like her. Love her. Mirai and Haruka are girls of many expressions. Various portals feature the many sides of Mirai - and sometimes guest appearances of Haruka. Blue, orange, pink, purple, dark-haired, in a bikini, in a bridal dress, etc...M... ( view detail page » )

The Kyoto International Manga Museum is hosting a 3-mos exhibition presenting the history of the old capital - Kyoto - with features from historical manga, some of the oldest ever made. The exhibition is segmented into three sections, each... ( view detail page » )

All of us have “faked it” at some point but can you spot it? Such is a team of psychologists from Miami University tried to find out. Unfortunately this isn't the type of "faking it" that you might be thinking of right now. ( view detail page » )

The re-release of Alter's Kos-Mos EPIII Ver4 is coming up soon, slated for November. I managed to get a first release, and just to say what already is known - she is quite the figure. Just like Alter to keep producing high-quality work. For ... ( view detail page » )

A personal feature, my Summer and Fall acquisitions. I just started expanding my figure part of my collection in July first grabbing a Kagami Hiiragi Comptiq Exclusive Nendoroid. I don't have a photo of the additional two nendoroids and Max Factory f... ( view detail page » )

Take some time off. Lay back. Relax. The sun is still up and out and in some places it's not as cold out. Catch some rays while you can...like these girls are after school. Make sure to use protection i.e. Sun tan lotion or oil. Again I'd li... ( view detail page » )

Halloween, an official day of cosplay, candy, and fun. Do you have any outstanding wacky memorable Halloween stories you would like to share? With a little less than 2 weeks to the date, it may give some ideas to other readers on ho... ( view detail page » )

The Month of October has a new day of fun and celebration that everyone should be looking forward to. North American Publisher Yen Press - which releases the monthly magazine Yen Plus - has marked October 18, 2008 as Haruhi Day and will cel... ( view detail page » )

Aside manga, do you read anime novels and/or light novels? How about anime character/series books? What about non-anime-related literature? Note: Audio books do not apply. High-Resolution: ( view detail page » )

Have you ever played an eroge game with someone of the opposite gender present? A girlfriend or boyfriend perhaps? Did they play or just watch? How did they react when a "scenario" started to play? Was there any tension or... ( view detail page » )

What was your first kiss like? Were you nervous? Did you know what to do? What series of events led up to this moment? What did you do afterwards? And for those who haven't had their first kiss stolen yet, are... ( view detail page » )

How often do attend to the household chores such as cleaning dishes, taking out the trash, doing laundry, vacuuming, cooking, etc...? Do you attend to them regularly or just when you run out of stuff to eat on? The responsible and ... ( view detail page » )

Looking at your eating habits now, do you maintain a balance of healthy choices that includes fruits and vegetables? They're low in fat and calories and high in vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Fruits and vegetables are a necessary part of ma... ( view detail page » )

A break from my usual news thread for a humble bow to a filipina that would make our islands proud, the gorgeous Misa Campo. I had a Slice-of-Life thread in the works but could not resist. Misa is actually half Filipino, half Dutch, and all ... ( view detail page » )

So this will be my tenth new item post ever since being able to upload on DC and it's just here for all the readers to lay back and relax....just like the girls above. I'd like to take this to thank all the readers of my first line of threa... ( view detail page » )

Have you ever misplaced something just to find it in the last place you would have ever thought to look? Ever lost something to find it months, even years later? Or never at all? Do you still wonder to this day where it is? Or mayb... ( view detail page » )