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Also helmed Rurouni Kenshin, 1st Hunter X Hunter, Getbackers, Zipang, Le Chevalier D'Eon

K-ON! film; Gunbuster 2, Gaiking, Lupin III Green vs Red anime; Sacred Blacksmith, Sunny manga to ship

Atlus' 3DS RPG to ship in Japan this week; N. America on July 16

Daisuke Maki, Shiori Kutsuna star in drama airing this July

Sony’s PlayStation 4 is already being heralded as the victor of the 8th generation console war, as news of just how poor Microsoft’s Xbox One offering is have begun to sink in, with poor specs, a pathetically weak games line-up, excessive emphasis on TV rather than games, no backwards compatibility and no support for used games all combining to offer a massive boost to Sony’s share price.

The latest hardware comparison information, still not officially confirmed but widely believed to be correct based on earlier leaks:

Future Diary, Love, Election & Chocolate singers to release singles in July

Premiere sees highest ratings on Saturday's six-hour late-night block

Want to know about the newest, freshest manga? Sure you do! Heroman, Is This a Zombie?, and Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration are just some of the many choices in store!

Microsoft has finally unveiled the new Xbox, dubbed the Xbox One and due “later this year,” although with the better part of their presentation being given over to TV and EA Sports precious little of the actual game line-up was on show.

Get a personalized autograph from Stephanie Sheh, even if you can't make it to one of her convention appearances (Or don't want to wait in line for a chance for her autograph even when you can make it to a convention).

FREQUENT UPDATES, E-COMMERCE COMING SOON! Tokyo, May 21, 2013 - DAISUKI Inc., the Japanese Animation official distribution site, announced today that it...

This six-episode OVA story fills in a time gap in the first series by looking at certain incidents from multiple different angles. Though hardly crucial viewing, fans of the franchise should find this satisfying.

Hiroko is still taking some rest and relaxation in Puerto Rico, so she has left me in charge of watching over Daily Dose. Most of us aren't on vacation yet, but that's not stopping us from checking out livetune's newest video. 

China watchers have been marvelling at a Guangzhou traffic crossing which gives pedestrians 5 seconds to dash across a 100m stretch of busy road…

The report:

One Piece mangaka Eiichiro Oda hospitalisation with a tonsil infection has caused the cancellation of at least two One Piece instalments, alarming many fans yet again.

Hello and welcome to another week of Shonen Showdown, the regular battle anime and manga roundup that's--uh-oh, guys, it's making that face again! Clear the area!

Oh right, Hunter x Hunter, Fairy Tail, Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece recaps are below. Take cover there as well!

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Eiichiro Oda is sick! That's news when you're the creator of One Piece, the biggest manga in the world (and in the running for biggest comic in the world). And it's doubly news if you're sick enough that you have to take a long break, which is exactly the case with Weekly Shonen JUMP's  announcement that One Piece is going on a two-week hiatus. The series is expected back by June 10th.

Yahoo! The K-On! movie is out, finally in the hands of Sentai Filmworks. It's an awfully big day of releases, and not just because of Japanator's favorite fivesome. Also on the slate are Blu-ray editions of My Neighbor Totoro and Howl's Moving Castle, along with box sets of Techi Muyo: War on Geminar and Love <3 Love?.

On the manga side, a new volume of Wandering Son is out! This one sits atop my top three manga titles ever list, and it'll be hard to displace it. Also out this week is a new volume of Saturn Apartments, Sailor Moon, and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

There's plenty to buy, so why not unleash your wallet already?

No, not the first Xbox, or the Xbox 360. The third of Microsoft's consoles has opted to dial down its numbering by three hundred fifty-nine while dialing up its hardware. And it's called the "Xbox One", which means that pretty much everyone was wrong (I hope you didn't have any money riding on "Xbox Infinity"), and Microsoft actually managed to keep a secret for as long as it did. Good going on that, guys!

So far it looks like they're going heavy on the idea of an "All-in-One" device, merging TV, internet social stuff, and games. They're still talking, so stay tuned for further details, or head over and hang out with our game-happy pals at Destructoid for live, as-it-happens updates!

Are you ready for the next-gen? Personally, I just hope it does better in Japan this time around. Is that too much to ask?

Kozue Aikawa dresses as Haru, Hibachi for character songs created by Vocaloid composer samfree