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• Neon Alley to Premiere Gintama: The Movie on June 2
• Haganai NEXT Blu-rays/DVDs Delayed Again by 1 Month
• Wild Adapter Resumes in Latest Issue of Monthly Comic Zero-Sum Ward
• Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection to Ship on July 9
• Namco Bandai Games Files for More Pac-Man Trademarks
• Categories: Anime

Pinkie Pie cosplays Optimus Prime on BotCon edition of My Little Pony Micro Series comic

10 months for German whose laptop had 35,000 images of sexual content with children

Game designer Toshimichi Mori wanted animation adaptation in 2010

New Nendoroid versions of Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Ren, Kagamine Rin

2nd anime in independent animator's This Boy/Kono Danshi series

Eri Maruyama, International Business Development for Daisuki.net, stops by to tell us about the new streaming site. But first, Justin and Zac talk summer movies and take your twitter questions!

[Update: Live stream after the jump!]

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Date: Friday, May 17th (Saturday, May 18th)
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Is This a Zombie's Takaomi Kanasaki directs at 8-Bit

Naruto, Dance in the Vampire Bund, Black Bird, Bakuman, Pokemon, Negima!, Black Butler, Dengeki Daisy, Is This a Zombie?, Fairy Tail

HD edition was previously released for PS3 in November

Those of the spring 2013 season which survived the ruthless culling of inferior shows and have been accorded the honour of being added to fan watch lists are hereby ranked – with the foremost title being a gigantic hit indeed.

The ranking:

1. Shingeki no Kyojin

2. Hataraku Maou-sama!

From the anime Ore no Imouto comes this figure of tsundere otaku queen Kirino Kousaka wearing a fashionable one-piece dress – in likely preparation for a date with her fans this December, thanks to the efforts of Alphamax.

*ding, ding, ding*

It's Over!

Shanoa was ready to use the Glypths that allowed her to defeat Dracula in Order of Ecclesia; however, Bayonetta has punched a being equivalent to God into the sun, so that makes her a stronger opponent than the Count. As the moon begins to shine, Bayonetta graces the night sky with her victory over Shanoa. Bayonetta wins! (4 > 3)

Fans pick dera_fury's 2014 Snow Miku design with nekosumi's snow bunny pet

Next Mario & Sonic has franchise's 1st support for Wii Remote Plus, GamePad

If this film causes more permanent damage than most Pokémon outings, that's wholly the fault of its main character, Keldeo.

This week on Hey, Answerman! Brian defends Attack on Titan from its Attack on Broadcast Deadlines! Then: a special guest talks about Digimon on DVD, and we discuss the existence of media criticism in Japan! Fun times abound!

Name: Yumi Sugimoto
Birthdate April 1st, 1989
Hometown: Osaka, Japan
Measurements 82/58/85 cm

It looks like Hiroko has appointed me with the duty of keeping Idol of the Week safe as well. And what perfect way to abuse my privilege by featuring the return of a certain gravure idol from Engine Sentai Go-onger. This time around, she's bringing out the snakes and hula hoops.

Even if she hasn't made a Sentai appearance after Gokaiger, her gorgeous skill are still powerful enough to bring hope to your wonderful weekend. That said, I need to get around to watching Engine Sentai Go-onger, so that I can see her acting in action! 

[via RedFlava]

Cast highlighted from Ruri Miyahara's story of Fujisaki Girls' Middle School premiering in July