Be ready to grab your popcorn folks, because these brand new anime movies are sure to tickle your fancy.

New trailers have recently been released for the 2014 Doraemon movie, the ‘Dokidoki’ Precure‘ movie and the much awaited ‘Lupin III vs. Conan‘ film.

Let’s start off by tickling your funny bones with everybody’s favorite blue cat-like robot from the future. Titled ‘Doraemon Shin Nobita no Daimakyo ~Peko to 5-nin no Tankentai~‘, this movie is a remake of the 1982 film ‘Nobita’s Great Demon‘ which was originally written by 1/2 of the Fujiko Fujio duo who created Doraemon, the late great Fujiko F. Fujio.

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Shinnosuke Yakuwa will be at the movie’s helm as the film’s director as he has worked on the 2005 Doraemon series as an assistant director. Screenplay will be written by Higashi Shimizu who also wrote the screenplay for other Doraemon movies as well as the 2005 series. The movie will be released March 2014 in theaters across Japan.

Here is the movie’s first trailer:

From one classic anime/manga movie to a clash between two of the most beloved anime characters in history, we take a look at ‘Lupin III vs Detective Conan‘  (For more anime news here on SGCafe, click here)

The trailer features some of our favorite characters from both series like Goemon Ishikawa, Daisuke Jigen, Ai Haibara, Fujiko Mine, Kogoro Mori, Inspector Zenigata, and Ran Mori.

This epic clash between Conan Edogawa and Lupin III will be directed by Hajime Kamegaki who has worked on the story board for both Conan and Lupin series. He previously did the story board for movies like Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker and specials like Lupin III: Hemingway Papers.

Finally, we will take a look at the Dokidoki precure movie titled ‘Eiga Dokidoki! Precure Mana Kekkon!!? Mirai ni Tsunagu Kibō no Dress‘. (For more Dokidoki Precure here on SGCafe, click here)

The film will be helmed by Digimon: Data Squad director Naoyuki Itou and will feature the voices of Hitomi Nabatame (Shakugan no Shana‘s Margery Daw) as Cure Heart, Kanako Miyamoto (Eureka 7 Ao‘s Naru Arata) as Cure Sword, Mai Fuchigami (Girls Und Panzer‘s Miho Nishizumi) as Cure Rosetta, Minako Kotobuki (K-On!‘s Tsumugi “Mugi” Kotobuki) as Cure Diamond and finally the legendary voice actress known as the Queen of tsundere herself, the one and only Rie Kugimiya (Shakugan no Shana’s Shana, Tora Dora’s Taiga, Hayate no Gotoku’s Nagi and Zero no Tsukaima‘s Louise) as the newest precure, Cure Ace. 

The film will hit Japanese theaters in October 26.

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When Shingeki no Kyoukin or Attack on Titan first aired, few people could have predicted that it would gain such overwhelming popularity.

The series was touted as a “dark horse” when the Spring anime season started and a lot of people (including myself) counted it out as “just another shounen anime” even before the series began. But then it premièred and blew everybody away big time.

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Now, the series will be having a reading and live event scheduled this October. The event is titled “Shingeki no Kyoujin: Attack Sound Experience“  and it will feature most of the anime’s main voice cast.

Reading and live events are when voice actors (seiyuus) go up on stage and read out several lines from the anime live in front of the audience with the anime playing in the back ground. Here is an example with Boku Wa Tomodachi Ga Sakunai‘s voice cast:

The event will happen on Saturday, October 12, 2013 with live music composed by Sawano Hiroyuki. The announced voice actors participating in the event are Yuki Kaji (as Eren Jaeger), Yui Ishikawa (as Mikasa Ackerman), Marina Inoue (as Armin Arlert), Kishou Taniyama (as Jean Kirstein), Yuu Kobayashi (as Sasha Braus) and Hiro Shimono (as Connie Springer).

Back row (left to right): Yuu Kobayashi (Sasha Braus), Yuu Shimamura(Annie Leonhart), Shiori Mikami(Christa Lenz)
Front row (left to right): Yuki Kaji (Eren Jaeger), Yui Ishikawa (Mikasa Ackerman), Ryota Ohsaka(Marco Bodt), Hiro Shimono (Connie Springer)

Priority ticket applications for this event are enclosed within the Attack on Titan BluRay/ DVD volume 2 box which will be released on August 21. The venue for the event will be announced in days to come.

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From Shingeki no Kyoujin official website

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Brace yourselves people, the legend is coming back next year. Yes, legendary Japanese anime director Yoshiyuki Tomino’s previously announced new anime project has indeed been officially named and has been slated for next year.

Tomino’s new work has been titled G no Rekongista (G のレコンギスタ). The project was just code-named ‘G-Reko‘ when it was introduced in the October 2012 issue of Gundam Ace magazine and people have become very excited ever since.  (For more stories about Gundam here on SGCafe, click here)

Earlier this month, Bandai President Kazunori Ueno himself made the announcement that this new Tomino project will be part of Mobile Suit Gundam’s 35th anniversary, however, he did not explain any further as he only revealed a teaser image and said that it is slated for 2014 or 2015.

G no Rekongista is slated for the Spring 2014 anime season next year and will be written and directed by Tomino himself. Kenichi Yoshida of Eureka 7 fame will provide the character designs while Hajime Yatate will be Tomino’s co-writer. The animation for the series will be produced by (who else?) Sunrise.

The legendary director has been on the helm of legendary anime projects like the original Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979, Space runaway Ideon in 1980, Mobile Suit Gundam Zeta in 1985-1986, Gundam ZZ in 1986-1987, Char’s Counter-Attack in 1988, Gundam F-91 in 1991, Victory Gundam in 1993 and Turn A Gundam in 1999-2000. He is also a producer for the classic robot anime Voltes V in 1977 as well as the writer for the Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam manga.

Yoshiyuki Tomino has been nicknamed by fans as “Kill’em all Tomino” for killing off beloved characters as the series progresses. He has served as the inspiration for other anime directors like RahXephon‘s Yutaka Izubuchi and Neon Genesis Evangelion‘s Hideaki Anno.

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As kid growing up during the 90′s, I’ve spent my weekday afternoons and weekend mornings watching some great anime on TV. Now during my time, only a few anime from Japan were shown, but boy did they stick to me good! During my 90′s childhood, I enjoyed such classics like Mobile Fighter G Gundam, After War Gundam X, Gundam Wing, Ranma 1/2 which was my personal favorite, Akazukin Chacha, Yu yu Hakusho, Slayers, Gate Keepers, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Rorouni Kenshin (Which was known as Samurai X at that time), Slam Dunk, Zenki and of course, Pokemon and the original Digimon. For me, the 90′s anime had that certain appeal that most anime nowadays lack.

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Now, fast forward to the 2010′s and we are now bombarded with one remake or reboot after another from 2011′s Hunter X Hunter reboot to Space Battleship Yamato. Recently, Japanese media website goo.ne.jp has conducted an online survey that had 1069 respondents. They asked them which 90′s anime do they want to see have a remake. The study period lasted from May 31 until June 6 and here are the top 10

10 Nadia: The Secret of the Blue Water

9: Gokinjo Monogatari

8: Hime-chan no Ribbon

7: Marmalade Boy

6: Hell Teacher Nube

5: Rorouni Kenshin

4: Slam Dunk

3: Yu Yu Hakusho

2: Ranma 1/2

1: City Hunter

The list also includes:

11- Dragon Quest : Dai no Daiboken

12- H2

13- Ping-Pong Club

14- Akazukin Chacha

15- Goldfish Warning!

16- Baby and Me

17- Cardcaptor Sakura

18- Legend of the Galactic Heroes

19- Mahojin Guru Guru

20- GS Mikami (Sweeper Mikami Ghost)

21- Ninku

22- Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

23- Kodocha

24- Papuwa

25- His and Her Circumstances

26- Magic Knight Rayearth

27- Master Keaton

28- Mashin Hero Wataru

29- Fushigi Yuugi

30- Martian Successor Nadesico

31- Revolutionary Girl Utena

32- Sexy Commando Gaiden!! Sugoi yo Masaru-san

33- Cowboy Bebop

34- Hoshin Engi

35- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

36- Kaitou Saint Tail

37- Flame of Recca

38- Tokyo Pig

39- Aoki Densetsu Shoot!

40- Mobile Fighter G Gundam

41- Record of Lodoss War

42- Majutsushi Orphen

43- NG Knight Lamune & 40

44- The Vision of Escaflowne

45- Turn A Gundam

46- Future GPX Cyber ​​Formula

47- Sorcerer Hunters

48- Lost Universe

49- Saber Marionette

50- Violinist of Hameln

The 90′s produced some great series and it’s surprising (to me personally) that some big names like Cowboy Bebop and the Gundam series listed above did not even make it to the top 10, however, these are classics and people may just want them to stay as is.

Cardcaptor Sakura ranking low on the list is surprising but it may be because there are some speculations circulating around that the classic magical girl anime will indeed be getting a reboot soon.

Some of the anime which made it to the top 10 did not come as a surprise as some of them like Slam Dunk and Yu Yu Hakusho have ended before the final arcs of their respective mangas. Rurouni Kenshin meanwhile only followed the manga up to the Shishio arc and featured original anime stories onward.

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When a Chinese theme park in Sichuan  made a replica of the RX-78-2 Gundam and painted it orange, it most certainly drew a lot of attention, the theme park even claimed it was an original design.

Now, another Japanese series has certainly been copied by a certain park in China. Several posters of “Magical Index Library” have indeed been spotted and the artwork as well as the title most certainly looks like a certain popular light novel series. (More To Aru Majutsu no Index and To Aru Kagaku no Railgun here on SGCafe)

See the resemblance? What you see above are the Chinese rip-offs… If you thought that maybe one of the banners is for To Aru Majutsu no Index/ To Aru Kagaku no Railgun, then do a double-take and look again!

The peculiar thing is, most of the characters in the posters look like they are the combination of two characters from Kazuma Kamachi’s beloved light novel series. From the looks of things, there is only one of them who does not look like she is a combination of characters from the series. This is because she absolutely looks like a xerox copy of only one character, the I.T.E.M. member Frenda.

Another peculiar thing is that one character really looks like Saten wearing a pink-trimmed version of Index’s “Walking Church” nun’s habit. She looks totally like Index with the loli look and the green eyes but has Saten’s hair and her signature white flower hair decoration.

Oh, and the name sounds familiar too. To Aru Majutsu no Index means A Certain Magical Index, and as we said earlier, the title of the one from China is Magical Index Library. To make things even worse, one of the two main girls, Index is known as the “Library of Forbidden texts” and she contains within her brain every single book from the magic side.

No further news has been made thus far, but it is certain that these images were taken in China and their images posted in twitter. The light novel’s author, Kazuma Kamachi, as well as the series publisher, ASCII Mediaworks have not yet commented on the matter.

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The Japanese restaurant scene has always been known for theme restaurants. Some restaurants have a hospital theme with waitresses dressed like nurses and serve food that looks like something you would expect to eat while being hospitalized while others take inspiration from various cultures all over the world.

There is even one with a Christian theme with the restaurant’s interior looking like the inside of a Catholic Cathedral.

Now, one of these restaurants are doing a collaboration with one of the most talked about anime this summer, ‘Sunday without God’.

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That restaurant is Christon Cafe in Shinjuku which has a religious theme based on Christianity. The cafe has announced that they will be having this collaboration for the entire month as this limited time menu will last from August 1-31.

The first item on the menu is the 47th Semetary. It is an orange-flavored Tiramisu plated to look like a scene from the anime’s first episode. This dessert costs 780 yen per serving.

Next we have Blue and Scarlet eye Macedonia. No, I’m not talking about the country where Alexander the Great was born, I’m talking about a dessert salad made of tiny slices of fruit. This dessert also costs 780 yen per serving.

Next we go to the drinks. Let’s start off with the Ai, named after our cute little grave keeper. This drink costs 580 yen per serving and is non-alchoholic.

We then go to the drink inspired by the mysterious man who will not die, Humpny. This drink costs 850 yen per serving.

Finally, here’s a drink inspired by the older, more experienced grave keeper, Sker (or Scar). This drink costs 750 yen and is served with a lemon garnish.

Those who avail of this special collaboration menu will get a Christon Cafe X Sunday Without God collaboration poster and to those who are able to order the entire menu will get a special Sunday Without God poster.

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40 cosplay representatives from 20 different countries are at streets of Nagoya’s business district in this hot, hot summer in the World Cosplay Summit. 200 meters of road were closed off for this grand cosplay event which include a red carpet parade, performances by the participants, and a competition to crown the world’s “Cosplay Champion”.

The cosplayers, with passion hotter than the Sun, give the onlookers an intense show as they completely become one with their idols from “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure”, “Sweet Precure”,  “Final Fantasy”, and more. Even Nagoya mayor, Takashi Kawamura, shows up in complete costume as historical figure Muneharu Tokugawa as he parades “Muneharu Tokugawa’s Journey”.

In addition to the 40 contestants are cosplay representatives from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and the Philippines who joined the parade in friendly participation.

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There are two cosplay representatives from each country, and each two will work as a pair for the competition. The contest is judged on the degree of perfection in the cosplay and the performance they will exhibit. The participating countries are: Germany, Spain, Italy, France, China, Finland, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Brazil, South Korea, Denmark, Mexico, USA, Australia, England, Indonesia, and of course, Japan. Previous winners are Brazil (’06, ’08, ’11), France (’07), Italy (’05, ’10), and the defending champions, Japan (’09, ’12).

The “Cosplay Champion” will be decided on August 3 and will have their own special parade on August 4.

It’s been almost 11 years since the first World Cosplay Summit, and the art of cosplay has only gotten so much better. The level of transformation is getting higher and higher every year, with the cosplayers being able to bring out more of their and their beloved character’s beauty.

It’s not going to be easy to judge this!

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When it comes to extremely powerful anime characters, sure, the men in anime – like Dragon Ball’s Son Goku and Attack on Titan’s Levi – are a force to be reckoned with, sure.

But just as amazing are the women in anime. They’re certainly no push-overs.

Japanese media website Goo has recently asked visitors online who they think is the strongest girl in anime in a poll featuring some of the strongest female anime characters we’ve come to known and love.

The characters shortlisted in the poll are the strongest girls who do not rely on any magic at all (so that means girls like Erza Scarlet and the Magical Girls are out) and can pretty much defeat enemies through their own power with either their fists or a signature weapon.

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With a total of 5135 votes, here are the results (with commentary and analysis from yours truly):

11 Chun-Li: 59 votes

One of Street Fighter‘s most recognizable characters certainly is strong. Not only can she wreck a car with her bare hands, she can also beat up the toughest guys around.

10 Kaoru Kamiya: 81 votes

Also known as Kori in several English dubs, the heir to the Kamiya Kasshin style is anything but a helpless damsel. Sure, Kenshin may have to save her a few times and she is often seen wearing a Kimono, but that definitely does not mean you can mess with Rorouni Kenshin‘s feisty leading lady easily.

9 Morgiana: 93 votes

Morgiana, from TV anime Magi, was sold as a slave when she was young. When one thinks of slave girls, it’s typical to picture helpless weaklings, right?

Well, not this one. Morgiana has displayed overwhelming feats of strength from leaping tall buildings in a single bound to crushing rocks with her bare fists. She belongs to the monstrously strong Fanalis clan and she can pretty much beat down mages, monsters and baddies without relying on magic herself.

8 Motoko Kusanagi: 106 votes

When I first saw the original Ghost in the Shell as a kid on AXN, I was amazed how this one woman could kick so much ass. Though she has been portrayed quite differently in each of the media she was portrayed in (the manga, the movie and Stand Alone Complex), one thing is certain, Motoko Kusanagi is a one-woman-army and can pretty much beat a lot of strong macho guys in a straight-up fight.

7 Mikasa Ackerman: 122 votes

She can take down beings much larger than her, beat up guys trying to get her (and Eren) and she has killer abs, yes, she is Mikasa Ackerman and she is Shingeki no Kyojin‘s beautiful-yet-deadly half-Oriental. She graduated at the top of her class and has been scouted as an ace to protect humanity from the Titans. She is insanely strong and she will do everything to protect Eren. And did I mention she has killer abs?

6 Kaori Makimura: 161 votes

Tomboyish and definitely good with hitting things (especially Ryo) with a hammer, Kaori is a kick-ass babe who takes down bad guys on a daily basis. Hey, if you can lift a “100 ton” hammer to hit a skirt-chasing playboy, you are definitely one bad-ass chick. City Hunter‘s leading lady ain’t only proficient with a hammer, she can also use a gun and a freaking bazooka.

5 Ranma Saotome (Female form): 321 votes

Now before you complain that Ranma is a guy, do note that he can transform into a girl and his female form really does kick ass. Ranma can learn any martial art very quickly and has shown feats of superhuman strength. Martial Arts is Ranma’s life and he…she… Ranma will do everything to win, even if she has to use her feminine form to her advantage.

4 Kagura: 387 votes

A cute little alien girl born of the extremely strong and monstrous Yato Clan, Kagura does not only break ordinary walls with her fist, she can also break the 4th wall.

Gintama‘s little loli powerhouse is brash and crude, just like Gintoki. Often armed with her trusty umbrella, she has shown incredible feats of power like stopping Gintoki’s scooter with one hand and defeating  a giant alien parasite trying to eat the space port.

3 Android 18: 441 votes

She can take on a SUPER SAIYAN. Nuff said.

2 Ran Mouri: 739 votes

Also known as Rachel Moore in the Funimation dub, Detective Conan‘s martial arts ace is definitely no push-over. She is a karate champion as well as a judo ace and has an unusual amount of stamina.

1 Arale Norimaki: 2525 votes

Winning by an overwhelming landslide is Akira Toriyama’s cute little robot girl. She is from Akira Toriyama’s other series, Dr. Slump, you know, the one that is not Dragon Ball?

This loli robot has gotten her creator, Senbei Norimaki into a lot of trouble. She is known for being naive, energetic, completely lacking of common sense and extremely, extremely strong. Her feats of strength include splitting the earth with one chop and bringing a giant bear home after mistaking it for a pet.

OK, there they are, Goo’s 11 strongest anime girls (without magic). Do you guys agree?

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Last year, when a new Sailor Moon anime was announced, fans all over the world became really really excited. Unfortunately, the anime which was supposed to air this very season did not push through leaving the huge Sailor Moon fanbase a little disappointed.

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However, popular idol group, Momoiro Clover Z announced to the world that the classic magical girl anime will indeed be coming back, but much later than the summer 2013 schedule that was promised previously. This time, the new Sailor Moon anime will be released this coming winter and it will be streamed worldwide through Niconico Douga.

Momoiro Clover Z made this new announcement during a Sailor Moon 20^th anniversary event thatwas streamed live on Niconico. The idol group were one of the people who made the announcement that Sailor Moon was getting a new anime last year alongside the manga’s author, Naoko Takeuchi.

Sailor Moon is currently celebrating its 20^th anniversary since the debut of its manga. The celebrations include a live-action stage musical as well as several live events, the release of several new merchandise and this new anime. The manga was written by Naoko Takeuchi and published by Kodansha. It also spawned one of the most loved magical girl anime series during the 90’s which was distributed all over the world and was translated in various languages.

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Saying that voice actresses are treated like pop stars in Japan is a bit of an understatement, since they are already pop stars in their own right. Not only are they voicing your favorite anime characters but they are also highly sought after by fans and do a lot of other things like concerts, personal appearances and sometimes figures are even made in their own likeness - just ask Nana Mizuki and Yukari Tamura.

Voice actresses have their own personal fan base and they often interact with fans either online through their own blogs or at live events.

However, the majority of a voice actress’s fan base is male.

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Japanese anime website, Anime One has recently conducted an online poll asking only GIRLS who their favorite female voice actress or seiyuu is.

If you don’t see your favorite voice actresses in there, remember that this poll only asked for female respondents, not males. With a total of 7280 votes, here are the results:

44-Kitta Izumi (Cordelia Glauca from Tantei Opera Milky Holmes and Tomoko Kuroki from WataMote)- 58 votes

43- Saori Gotou (Plue and Meredy from Fairy Tail and Moeka Kiryuu from Steins; Gate)- 60 votes

42- Sumi Shimamoto (Kyoko Otonashi from Maison Ikkoku and Nausicaa from Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa)- 62 votes

41- Emiri Katou (Hideyoshi and Yuuko Kinoshita from BakaTest, Kyuubey from Madoka Magica  and Mayoi from the Monogatari Series)- 64 votes

40- Aki Toyosaki (Yui Hirasawa from K-On!, Ai from Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi and Uiharu from the To Aru series)-66 votes

38/39- Minori Chihara (Chiaki Minami from Minami-Ke and Yuki Nagato from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)- 68 votes

38/39- Ai Kayano (Menma from AnoHana and Inori from Guilty Crown)-68 votes

37- Aya Uchida (Kotori Minami from Love Live! and Himawari Shinomiya from Vividred Operation)- 71 votes

36- Kikuko Inoue (Balldandy from Ah! My Goddess, Mizuho Kazami from Onegai! Teacher and Kasumi Tendo from Ranma 1/2)-74 votes

35- Miki Itou (Taiga Fujimura from the Fate series and Android 18 from Dragon Ball)- 75 votes

34- Tomoko Kaneda (Nel from Bleach, Culumon from Digimon Tamers and Chiyo Miyama from Azumanga Daioh!)- 77 votes

33- Yui Horie (Tsubasa Hanekawa from the Monogatari series, Naru Narusegawa from Love Hina and Minori Kushieda from ToraDora!)- 86 votes

32- Yu Kobayashi (Ayame Sarutobi from Gintama, Danma Kuso from Bakugan and Honda Futayo from Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon)- 89 votes

31- Marina Inoue (Yozora Mikazuki from Haganai, Armin Arlert from Shingeki no Kyojin, Tohka Yatogami from Date A Live and Laura Bodewig from IS: Infinite Stratos)- 94 votes

30- Ryo Hirohashi (Kyou Fujibayashi from Clannad and Alice Carroll from Aria the Natural)- 95 votes

29- Yukari Tamura (Nanoha Takamachi from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Tenten from Naruto and Sakura Yoshino from Da Capo)- 109 votes

28- Masako Nozawa (Son Goku, Son Gohan and Son Goten from Dragon Ball and Kitaro from Gegege no Kitarou)- 113 votes

27- Yuka Iguchi (Index from the To Aru series, Tsukihi Araragi from the Monogatari series and Maria from Haganai)- 130 votes

26- Nobuyo Ooyama (Doraemon and Monokuma, nuff said)- 132 votes

25- Mariya Ise (Levy McGarden from Fairy Tail, Killua Zoldyk from Hunter X Hunter (2011) and Huang Pao-Lin from Tiger & Bunny)- 140 votes

24- Kanae Itou (Elsie from The World God Only Knows, Sena Kashiwazaki from Haganai, Saten from the To Aru series and Yui from Sword Art Online)- 156 votes

22/23- Chinatsu Akasaki (Natsuo Maki from Love Lab and Shinka Nibutani from Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai)- 166 votes

22/23- Satomi Arai (Seiko Shinohara from Corpse Party, Shiroyasha from Mandaiji-tachi, Shantak-Kun from Haiyore! Nyaruko-san and of course, Kuroko Shirai from the To Aru series)- 166 votes

21- Megumi Hayashibara (Tira Misu from Bakuretsu Hunters, Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop, Christina Mackenzie from Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket and of course, Rei Ayanami from Evangelion)- 176 votes

20- Aoi Yuuki (Yagyuu Juubei from Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls, Victorique from Gosick and Madoka Kaname from Madoka Magica)- 177 votes

19- Miyu Matsuki (Kuuko from Haiyore! Nyaruko-san and Yoshinoya from Hidamari Sketch)- 179 votes

18- Rina Satou (Vert from Hyperdimension Neptunia, Negi Springfield from Negima?! and Mikoto Misaka from the To Aru series)- 182 votes

17- Saiga Mitsuki (Enzan Ijuuin from Rockman.EXE, Kairi Sanjou from Shugo Chara! and Tsukasa from .hack//Sign)- 184 votes

16- Mutsumi Tamura (Jonathan Mar from Jormungand, Kotetsu T. Kaburagi from Tiger & Bunny and Jinta from AnoHana)- 188 votes

15- Junko Takeuchi (Naruto Uzumaki and Akamaru from Naruto and Takuya Kanbara from Digimon Frontier)- 191 votes

14- Ryoko Shiraishi (Hime Onizuka from Sket Dance and Hayate Ayasaki from Hayate the Combat Butler)- 195 votes

13- Shizuka Itou (Hinagiku from Hayate the Combat Butler, Akeno Himejima from High School DXD, Hildegard from Beelzebub, Koko Hekmatyar from Jormumgand, Bellows from Suisei no Gargantia, Wilhelmina Carmel from Shakugan no Shana and Himawari Kunogi from xxxHOLiC)- 198 votes

11/12- Kaori Nazuka (Lynette Bishop from Strike Witches, Nunnally Lamperouge from Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Tenri/ Diana from the World God Only Knows and Eureka from Eureka Seven)- 199 votes

11/12- Yoko Hikasa (Rias Gremory from High School DXD, Erica Blandelli from Campione! and Mio Akiyama from K-On!)- 199 votes

10 Aya Hirano- 202 votes

Haruhi Suzumiya from the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucy Heartfilia from Fairy Tail, Misa Amane from Death Note, Konata from Lucky☆Star and Paiman from Gatchaman Crowds

9 Mamiko Noto- 203 votes

Black★Gold Saw from Black★Rock Shooter, Ai Enma from Jigoku Shoujo, Hecate from Shakugan no Shana, Sawako Kuronuma from Kimi Ni Todoke, Tomoe from Queen’s Blade and Mavis Vermillion from Fairy Tail

8 Megumi Ogata- 209 votes

Haruka/ Sailor Uranus from Sailor Moon, Shinji Ikari from Evangelion, Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho and Yugi from Yu-Gi-Oh!

7 Mayumi Tanaka- 212 votes

Krillin from Dragon Ball, Koenma from Yu Yu Hakusho and Luffy from One Piece

6 Romi Park- 215 votes

Capt. Hitsugaya from Bleach, Temari from Naruto, Uesugi Kenshin from Sengoku Basara and Edward Elric from Full Metal Alchemist

5 Minami Takayama- 216 votes

Conan Edogawa from Detective Conan, Kati Mannequin from Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and Nabiki Tendou from Ranma 1/2

4 Kana Hanazawa- 279 votes

Mato Kuroi from Black★Rock Shooter, Kaede Tachibana/Angel from Angel Beats, Kobato from Haganai, Kuroneko from OreImo, Charlotte Dunois from IS: Infinite Stratos and Mayuri Shiina from Steins; Gate

3 Chiwa Saito- 388 votes

Homura Akemi from Madoka Magica, Riko Aida from KuroBaske, Kou Ichinomiya from Arakawa Under the Bridge, and Hitagi Senjougahara from the Monogatari Series

2 Miyuki Sawashiro- 533 votes

Kurapika from Hunter X Hunter (2011), Beelzebub from Beelzebub, Shinku from Rozen Maiden, Perrine Clostermann from Strike Witches and Haruka Nanami from Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 1000%

1 Yui Ogura- 536 votes

Hinata Hakamada from Ro-Kyu-Bu!, Athena from Campione!, Tamaki Gokou from OreImo and Tsukiko Tsukakishi from Hentai Ouji

There you have it, Yui Ogura’s sweet, childish loli voice has even won over other females as she takes the #1 spot on the list with 536 votes.

Because this poll was directed to the female audience, it isn’t very surprising that most of the female voice actresses near the top of the list have voiced MALE characters, and not just male characters, but bishounen male characters while some have even been known for voicing androgynous female characters like Megumi Ogata.

Some voice acting legends also made it to the list like Nobuyo Ooyama who voices both Doraemon and Monokuma as well as Masako Nozawa who voices Son Goku. Yes, the MANLY Son Goku was originally voiced by a woman in the Japanese dub, mostly because Son Goku started out as a kid in the early stages of the legendary anime.

Well, there you have it, Anime One’s most popular female voice actresses among other women. Certainly, if this poll was aimed towards GUYS or both men and women, the result would have been very different. Do you agree with Anime One’s poll?

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One anime fan in China has finally taken it upon himself to point out what every anime fan already knows: many anime and manga series possess recurring features.

Each anime may have its own unique plot and characters, but sometimes there’s some overlap in what happens or how main protagonists look or act.

Below are 11 of the 50 common features of anime the Chinese blog post pointed out, as translated and mentioned in an article on RecordChina.

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1. The protagonist’s hair is usually spiky.

2. The protagonist is usually 15 or younger, and the savior of a group of people.

3. The protagonist has a tendency to be a chibi.

4. There is always a girl or friend that is important to them.

5. There is always a parent, mentor, or coach who is usually a protective character.

6. On occasion a boss character turns out to be someone the protagonist admired.

7. The protagonist’s life is as hard to crush as a cockroach. If not, the protagonist will not make it to the boss.

8. The two will usually deal the final blow simultaneously.

9. The forbidden technique of the show will always have some cost to balance it.

10. The ultimate technique of any Gundam is self destruction.

11. The destruction of a Gundam at the end of war is symbolic.

So what do you think? Do you agree with any of these? What would you add to the list? Feel free to let us know in the comments or join in the community discussions going on in the forums.

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Along with other classic mecha anime like Gundam, Mazinger Z and Voltron, the Macross franchise has become one of the most recognizable series from the genre.

Yesterday, August 9, a life-size VF-25 Valkyrie was erected at the Minatomirai station in Yokohama. This VF-25 Valkyrie may be as humongous as the RX-78-2 Gundam in Odaiba, but it is scaled 1/1. The VF-25 will remain in Yokohama’s Minatomirai until September 2 when it will fly off into outer space for actual missions.

A wax figure of Lynn Minmay is also present at Minatomirai. Lynn Minmai is the female lead of the original 1982 series and is considered one of the very first anime idols in history. A female representative dressed as Lynn Minmay was also present during the exhibit’s ribbon cutting.

This was to commemorate the broadcast of the original anime series titled Super Dimension Fortress Macross which was aired in Japan from 1982-1983. This is a limited-time exhibit and will last only until September.

The unveiling event was attended by officials from the city of Yokohama and it also drew in a lot of people. According to Tetsuya Kishi, chief of the Minatomirai station, “the station looks like a fortress”, and this would be very fitting place to display the Valkyrie as the Macross are somewhat like travelling space fortresses.

Another Macross exhibit is scheduled for next month from September 13-29. It will take place in Shibuya Station in a communication space called WOWOW Shibuya Station. The exhibit aims to convey the charms of Macross and it will include several Macross plastic model dioramas.The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum in Hyogo is also currently exhibiting up a Macross museum which will only last until October 28.

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Valvrave the Liberator is most certainly one of the hottest anime from the 2013 spring season and with its second part coming in October, the anime’s official website asks its viewers worldwide who their favorite characters are.

What’s good about this poll is that EVERYONE can vote, not just the people back in Japan so you can most certainly let your voices be heard. You can choose from any of the characters (alive and dead) who were seen during the entirety of last season.

This official character poll asks five questions,

1. Who is your favorite character?
2. Which female character do you want to BITE the most?
3. Which male character do you want to BITE the most?
4. Which character do you want to share a plate of ham and eggs with?
5. Which character do you not want as a BOSS?

Vote for a minor character not often seen in the series? No problem! Scared of having L-Elf as your boss? Sure! Vote against him! It’s all up to you. Unlike some polls however, you won’t be shown the results immediately, but you can most certainly vote as many times as you like.

This online poll was asked by the official website yesterday, August 9 and voting ends on September 5, so if you want to vote, better hurry. You can vote on their official website through this link.

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Attack on Titan is without a doubt one of the most successful manga and anime series this year and fans just can’t seem to get enough.

Japanese anime website Anime One has recently conducted an online poll asking people who their favorite Attack on Titan character is. The poll was open to everyone, meaning people outside of Japan can also submit their votes as to who their favorite character is.

With a whopping total of 62,375 votes, here are the results:

43- Kitts Verman – 73 votes

42- Gustav- 85 votes

41- Anka Rheinberger- 88 votes

40- Samuel- 139 votes

39- Luke Siss- 164 votes

38- Thomas Wagner- 190 votes

37- Keith Shardis- 192 votes

36- Dazz- 256 votes

35- Grisha Yeager- 312 votes

34- Dita Ness- 385 votes

33- Female Titan- 391 votes

32- Armored Titan- 403 votes

31- Colossal Titan- 404 votes

30- The Horses (as a whole)- 442 votes

29- Military Police (as a whole)- 449 votes

28- Gunter Schulz- 465 votes

27- Dot Pixis- 503 votes

26- Dok Nile- 545 votes

25- Mina Carolina- 556 votes

24- Hannes- 598 votes

23- Erd Gin- 612 votes

22- Ian Dietrich- 660 votes

21- Riko Brzenska- 835 votes

20- Mike Zacharias- 930 votes

19- Eren Titan Form- 1,004 votes

18- Nanaba- 1,168 votes

17- Connie Springer- 1,297 votes

16- Ymir- 1,424 votes

15- Oluu Bossard- 1,448 votes

14- Marco Bott- 1,484 votes

13- Petra Ral- 1,531 votes

12- Annie Leonhart- 1,584 votes

11- Krista Lenz- 1,658 votes

10- Reiner Braun- 2,035 votes

9- Zoe Hanji- 2,203 votes

8- Sasha Braus- 2,409 votes

7- Mikasa Ackerman- 3,026 votes

6- Bertolt Hoover- 3,166 votes

5- Erwin Smith- 3,725 votes

4- Armin Arlert- 3831 votes

3- Eren Yeager- 5,577 votes

2- Jean Kirschstein- 6,814 votes

1-      LEVI- 7,308 votes

Well there you have it, Anime One’s Attack on Titan character poll. #1 wasn’t really that surprising since the internet was littered with his MEMES recently. They were absolutely FABULOUS, don’t you agree?’

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We’re midway through the summer season and so far it has been red hot!

Anime like Free! and High School DXD have amped up the fan service for both genders while others like Monogatari and Watamote have most certainly engaged the audience with wit and humor. Now, Akihabara-based media website Akiba Souken has asked people to rank the anime they think is the best one so far, and with a total of 1,732 votes, here are your results:

39,40,41) Pokemon : Mewtwo – Prologue to Awakening, The Midnight Animal and Penelope (3^rd series)- 0 votes

37, 38) Futari Wa Milky Holmes and Nyuru Nyuru!! Kakusen -Kun – - 1 vote each

36) Gifuu Doudou !!: Kanetsugu to Keiji- 2 votes

35) Hakkenden : Eight Dogs of the East (phase 2)- 3 votes

31, 32, 33, 34) Makai Ouji Devils & Realists, Senyuu (phase 2), Maji de Otaku na English! Ribbon-chan: Eigo de Tatakau Mahou Shoujo and Recorder and Randsell- 4 votes each

30) Teekyuu (Second Phase)- 10 votes

29) Yami Shibai- 11 votes

28) Fantasista Doll- 12 votes

26, 27) Kara no Kyoukai and Kimi no Iru Machi- 15 votes each

25) Brothers Conflict- 18 votes

24) Blood Lad- 21 votes

23) Genei Wo Kakeru Taiyou- 22 votes

22) Chronicles of the Going Home Club- 26 votes

21) Senki Zesshou Symphogear G- 27 votes

20) High School DXD NEW-29 Votes

19) Sunday Without God/ Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi- 31 votes

18) Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C3/ C3-Bu – 34 votes

17) Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou/ Dog & Scissors- 37 votes

15,16) Ro-Kyu-Bu SS and Tamayura more agressive- 40 votes each

14) Gatchaman Crowds- 46 votes

13) Genshiken Nidaime- 53 votes

12) The World God Only Knows: Goddess Hen- 55 votes

11) Love Lab- 59 votes

10) Fate / Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya- 60 votes

9) Danganronpa The Animation- 73 votes

8) Uchoten Kazoku- 82 votes

7) Servant X Service- 90 votes

6) Kiniro Mosaic- 109 votes

5) Rozen Maiden (2013)- 112 votes

4) Silver Spoon- 119 votes

3) FREE!- 124 votes

2) Monogatari Series Second Season- 142 votes

1) WATAMOTE- 197 votes

There you have it, Watamote takes the top spot. Well, looks like Tomoko not being popular is all in her head because the fans sure love to see her… SUFFER. Let’s face it, a lot of people watch the show to see her suffer. She’s kinda like the anime version of Bad Luck Brian.

Most of the top 10 is not really much of a surprise. Free! has been making waves even before the summer season has started and Monogatari is well… Monogatari, just one of the most popular series ever. Fate Ilya, Danganronpa, Rozen Maiden and Silver Spoon have maintained their fan favorite status and Servant X Service has captured the hearts of fans with its wit and humour. Do you agree with this poll’s results?

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You can’t always have everything in life; sometimes even in the most perfect of anime shows, with a cast of loveable characters and a great story and plot and backdrops, there is just this one male character that you can’t quite like, who spoils an otherwise perfect show.

It could be that the male character has no likeable traits, and yet finds himself in a harem situation – which makes him even harder to relate to. Or it could be that the character has stunning good looks, but the personality of a brick wall. Or perhaps this guy’s the detestable dirty villain who, after he’s been defeated, just won’t stay defeated and keeps coming back to thwart the story’s progression.

Whatever it is, for some reason there is just something about the character that makes you want to punch him in the face.

Japanese media website Anime One recently asked people online which male character in their favourite anime series that they can’t seem to like. With a total of 10,301 votes, here are the results:

50- Sanji (One Piece) -122 votes

49- Seijuro Akashi (Kuroko no Basket)- 130 votes

48, 47, 46, 45- Dr. Ver (Symphogear G), Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto), Hidemitsu Ishizawa (Bakuman) and Flit Asuno (Gundam AGE) – 133 votes

44- Hiraga Saito (The Familiar of Zero)- 134 Votes

43- Berg Katze (Gatchaman)- 139 votes

42, 41- Nobuchika Ginoza (Psycho-Pass) and Kita Kita Oyaji (Magical Battle Arena)- 141 votes

40- Sougo Okita (Gintama)- 142 votes

39- Azazel (Yondemasuyo, Azazel – san)- 147 votes

38, 37- Narumi Takayuki (Kimi ga Nozomu Eien) and Junpei Manaka (Ichigo 100%)- 149 votes

36, 35- Nagisa Hazuki (Free!) and Masao Murasako (Shiki)- 153 votes

34, 33- Kira Yamato (Gundam SEED) and Yamaguchi (Rozen Maiden)- 155 votes

32- Haruto Tokishima (Valvrave the Liberator)- 159 votes

31- Shiro Emiya (Fate series)- 160 votes

30- Battler Ushiromiya (Umineko: When They Cry)- 162 votes

29- Light Yagami (Death Note)-164 votes

28- Tomoya Okazaki (Clannad)- 165 votes

27- Akira Sendo (Slam Dunk)- 170 votes

26- Lancer (Fate /Zero)- 175 votes

25- Sebastian (Black Butler)- 182 votes

24- Ryota Kise (Kuroko no Basket)- 190 votes

23- Sosuke Aizen (BLEACH)0 194 votes

22- Itsuki Koizumi (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)- 200 votes

21- Makoto Itou (School Days)- 201 votes

20- Barnaby Brooks Jr. (Tiger & Bunny)- 203 votes

19- Subaru Hasegawa (Ro-Kyu-Bu)- 216 votes

18- Cuba (Axis Powers Hetalia) – 218 votes

17 Usui Takumi (Maid-sama!)- 224 votes

16- Takuro Nakai (Bakuman)- 229 votes

15- Yuzuru otanashi (Angel Beats!)- 240 votes

14- Accelerator (A Certain series) – 241 votes

13- Houtarou Oreki (Hyouka)- 243 votes

12- Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion)- 250 votes

11- Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan)- 256 votes

10- Saruhiko Fushimi (K)- 258 votes

9- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)- 289 votes

8- Suguo Nobuyuki (Sword Art Online)- 291 votes

7- Levi (Attack on Titan)- 293 votes

6- Kaname Ohgi (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)- 306 votes

5- Koyomi Araragi (Monogatari series)- 320 votes

4- Alto Saotome (Macross Frontier)- 368 votes

3- Kodaka Hasegawa (Haganai)- 379 votes

2- Rin Matsuoka (Free!)- 405 votes

1 Kyosuke Kosaka (OreImo)- 412 votes

Ah yes, while the anime/light novel’s ending is still being fiercely debated by fans, the sister-loving big brother takes the first spot. He most certainly is a detestable fellow.

Some surprisingly unlikeable male characters include the likes of Naruto and everybody’s favorite cleaning lady… Um… I mean Survey Corps captain, Levi.

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Itasha are usually unique custom-painted cars that are plastered with decals of the vehicle owner’s favorite anime character. These cars have now become a part of Japan’s unique Otaku sub-culture and have even been seen outside of Japan.

 One itasha owner however took things a little further than merely painting his car with his favorite anime character…

The owner of this car attached a rather unique addition to his car door and this new addition is certainly god-like. He attached a rather large 3D figure of Goddess Madoka (also known as Godoka or Madokami) and it certainly gave his car some magically divine appeal.

He added some paint later on into his unique 3D decoration and boy did it truly bring the mighty goddess to life.

Itashas may literally mean painful car but this itasha is simply breath taking.

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In Japan, big brothers are often called “aniki”, but that term ain’t just for guys who are actually elder brothers but also for the strong, powerful and wise people you would really want to call “big brother”.  These strong, manly characters would definitely make you want to serve them whether in a group or as actual elder brothers.

Anime is no short of these characters and Japanese media website Goo ranks the 25 best anime characters you would want to call “aniki” or big brother. Here are their results:

25- Taisou- Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood Still- 9.7%

24- Lancer- Fate/ Zero- 12.5%

23- Chosokabe Motochika- Sengoku Basara- 13.9%

22, 21, 20- Rider- Fate/Zero- 15.3%

22, 21, 20- Keichou Nijimura- Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure- 15.3%

22, 21, 20- Mr. Chang- Black Lagoon- 15.3%

19- Straight Cougar- s-CRY-ed- 16.7%

18, 17- Date Masamune- Sengoku Basara- 18.1%

18, 17- Hermes Costello- Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure- 18.1%

16, 15- Bright Noah- Mobile Suit Gundam- 20.8%

16, 15- Edward Elric- Full Metal Alchemist- 20.8%

14, 13, 12- Lockon Stratos- Mobile Suit Gundam 00- 23.6%

14, 13, 12- Kakashi Hatake- Naruto- 23.6%

14, 13, 12- Prosciutto- Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure- 23.6%

11- Roy Focker- Macross- 26.4%

10, 9- Levi- Attack on Titan- 27.8%

10, 9- Ryoji Kaji- Neon Genesis Evangelion- 27.8%

8, 7- Shiro Sanada- Space Battleship Yamato- 33.3%

8,7- Kamina-Gurren Lagann- 33.3%

6,5 - Cobra- Cobra- 50.0%

6,5- Toki- Fist of the North Star- 50.0%

4- Mamoru Takamura- Hajime no Ippo- 55.6%

3- Portgas D . Ace- One Piece- 61.1%

2- Raoh- Fist of the North Star- 69.4%

1- Shanks- One Piece- 100%

So many Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure characters made it to the list and it ain’t that surprising since all of them (even Hermes Costello who is actually female) oozes manliness and makes you want to call them aniki. One Piece and Fist of the North Star also have multiple entries and both series are definitely not short of the “aniki” archetype.

Speaking of One Piece, Shanks makes it to number 1. The mighty pirate does not only fit the “aniki” archetype but is definitely awesome enough to have you in awe of his powers.

Many of the characters in the list like Kamina, the Jojo characters, the Fist of the North Star characters, Rider and more fit the “Gar” anime character archetype. “Gar” characters are described as “Manly” and “Bad-Ass” and would definitely not fall into any moe or cute category. Most of these characters can be best attributed to those “manly” anime of the 80′s where the animation was more focused on the action and “bad-assery” rather than fan service and moe.

So, do you agree with the list? Would you call any of these manly characters your big brother or “aniki”?

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In anime, it is often not about muscle but about wits. We often see brainy anime characters put their intellect into good use to get themselves out of of almost impossibly difficult situations — and why not?!

Now, in a poll conducted by Japanese media website Goo, they asked which smart anime and manga do respondents think are the cleverest. The results are in and here are their top 20:

20- Toua Tokuchi from One Outs- 6 votes

19- Harunobu Madarame from Genshiken-9 votes

18- Dr. Vegapunk from One Piece- 19 votes

17- Shigeru Akagi from Akagi- 27 votes

16- Yoichi Hiruma from Eye Shield 21- 46 votes

15- Hidetoshi Dekisugi from Doraemon- 49 votes

14- Taikobo from Hoshin Engi- 57 votes

13- Shinichi Akiyama from Liar Game- 58 votes

12- Kaiji from Kaiji- 89 votes

11- Lelouch Vi Britannia/ Lamperouge from Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion- 100 votes

10- Kurapika from Hunter X Hunter- 129 votes

9- Hajime-chan from Tensai Bakabon- 132 votes

8- Light Yagami from Death Note- 138 votes

7- Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho- 179 votes

6- Shikamaru Nara from Naruto- 196 votes

5- L from Death Note- 288 votes

4- Ikkyu from Ikkyu-san- 376 votes

3- Hajime Kindaichi from Kindaichi Case Files- 433 votes

2- Kaito Kid from Detective Conan- 506 votes

1- Conan Edogawa from Detective Conan- 1766 votes

There you have it, Goo’s 20 smartest characters in anime. #1 ain’t so surprising as Conan really uses his wit to solve mysteries, as with his in-series rival, the #2 ranked Kaito Kid. Hajime Kindaichi also uses his vast amount of logic to get himself out of situations and solve mysteries. He has even teamed up with Conan in a couple of special edition cross-over mangas.

L and Light also made it to the top 10 as their epic battle of logic, wits and trickery became the basis for the popular anime Death Note. The mischievous monk, Ikkyu also made it to the top 10 as he has used his own intellect to not only play pranks but also help people out.

The “manipulative” Lelouch didn’t make it to the top 10 however but be sure that this chess master can make you do things you don’t want to do, and he doesn’t need to mind control you to do it.

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Anime otaku may be the largest and most important audience any anime will ever hope to watch their series. Japanese online research institute Ure Pia has recently conducted a study and asked self-proclaimed anime otaku which of the new Fall 2013 anime they think are the ones to watch this season.

Now, there are a lot to choose from and it seems that five new anime came out on top quite handily, and the results aren’t very surprising. Just a reminder though, these are brand new anime franchises and not anime returning for another season so series like IS: Infinite Stratos and Kuroko’s Basketball are definitely out of the question, even if they dominated twitter with their premiere episodes.

Here are the five new anime series they have chosen:

Kill-La-Kill
(Studio Trigger)

Epic (and often over the top) action sequences, fast-paced tempo, great voice acting chemistry by Toshihiko Seki (Senketsu) and Ami Koshimizu (Ryuuko Matoi) and some unique school uniforms have captured the hearts of many anime otaku in Japan. Kill-la-Kill is currently one of the most talked about anime this season so its inclusion in this list is not very surprising.

Nagi no Asukara
(PA Works)

This anime provides a very beautiful backdrop and vivid animation which is expected of PA Works. This “under the sea” anime boasts a unique setting as well as complex characters and “Spongebob logic” jokes aside, anime otaku seem to have been taken by it… oh, and a cute moe character voiced by Kana Hanazawa doesn’t hurt either.

Gallilei Donna
(A-1 Pictures)

This futuristic anime based on Galileo Galiliei’s descendants has been talked about in many anime circles thanks to its unique setting and beautiful and vivid animation. It’s unique “Fish Mecha” have also added to this anime’s appeal just as much as the three Galileo sisters who headline this anime. It’s action-packed and offers that cat and mouse game that has always driven audiences to the edge of their seats… and yes, that’s a goldfish mecha that’s kicking butts.

Outbreak Company
(feel)

What happens when an otaku suddenly becomes the Japanese representative to a strange new world filled with dragons, elves, lizard men and magic? A whole lot of trouble actually. Outbreak Company’s blatant anime references and dedication to the otaku sub-culture has won the hearts of many and therefore cemented its inclusion in this list.

Arpeggio of the Blue Steel: Ars Nova
(Sanjigen)

In the tradition of Girls Und Panzer, Uppotte! and Strike Witches comes this epic anime based on anthropomorphic World War II battleship girls. The anime boasts solid and engaging post-apocalyptic story line, complex characters, vivid CGI animation, thrilling combat sequences and of course, those cute battleship girls so this series most definitely gets into the radar of many anime otaku.

And if you’re thinking this is just gonna be another moe anime about weapons, you will be proven wrong as this series presents a dark story line about humanity’s struggle for survival against the “Fleet of Fog”.

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