Jan04 The Man Who Made AKB48 Nowadays people happily talked about AKB48 and her sister groups. And now based on the fact that even an Anime (learn more about it) is especially made for AKB48 and the sister groups, we cannot fail to mention the name once again and probably more frequently in the future. Idol groups in my opinion are products, and you need to market it properly. In the end of 2011, the Wall Street Journal interviewed the creator of AKB48 Yasushi Akimoto (秋元 康), the 55-year-old Japanese pop producer and discussed about the concept and future of the project. Head over to the original post to read more about the story. Visit External Site to Read More | Permalink under Japanese Pop Culture
Under Channel: AnimeChuunibyo demo Koi ga Shitai! Anime Announced6by YoU 36 days ago According to the official website of light novel series Chuunibyo demo Koi ga Shitai! (I Have Adolescent Delusions, But I Want to Love!), an Anime of the series is green-lit for production. Written by Torako and illustrated by Nozomi Osaka, the original light novel is the winner of the encouragement prize in the first Kyoto Animation Award. The Anime will be produced by Kyoto Animation thus we should be more or less confident with the overall quality.
Under Channel: AnimeYuru Yuri Second Season to be Aired in July 20122by YoU 37 days ago We’ve just mentioned the announcement of the second season of TV Anime series Yuru Yuri, and right now, according to the flyer below, the second season of the series will be aired in July 2012. However, according to the official Twitter account of the series and Crunchyroll, the message might be subject to further change and we are currently unsure whether it will be aired on schedule.
Under Channel: Blog2012 New Year Greeting6by YoU 38 days ago Happy New Year 2012! Wonder how you guys like the first day of the new year. As mentioned in yesterday’s summary of 2011, we launched several projects during 2011 and as for the year 2012, we will first bring up the community and later polish it along the way according to our goal and readers’ needs.
Under Channel: BlogA Brief Summary of 20112by YoU 39 days ago Year 2011 almost come to and end, and probably ended for half of our readers. Time to get a summary for what happened and what’s in our mind for the coming year. Lots of things happened this year. It is the third year of the launch of TheAkiba and I did see the traffic increased as I write more posts this year. Even though more factors should be taken into consideration, let’s just take a look at what those metrics are.
Under Channel: AnimeThe Best Anime of 201113by YoU 40 days ago 2011 is almost come to an end. As a signal, we won’t get some of our favorite series in this week or next. Maybe it’s a time for all of us to take a rest and recap what happened during the year. We had a similar poll last year to help us find out what were our readers’ best pick series during 2010, and thus we are going to do the same this year.
Under Channel: AnimeDakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai Anime Announced3by YoU 41 days ago According to the official website of Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai (So, I Cannot Get Erotic.), a TV Anime adaptation of the series was announced. Written by Pan Tachibana and illustrated by Yoshiaki Katsurai, Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai is a supernatural-comdy light novel.
Under Channel: Japanese Pop CultureNo More 10,000 Free Tickets to Japan5by YoU 42 days ago We mentioned back in October that the Japanese government would offer 10,000 free tickets to foreigners who want to travel to Japan. However, we also mentioned in the newsletter that project is still under “examination for government budgetary approval and is at this moment undecided”. Two months later, now, the plan was killed. The Japan Tourism Agency made an announcement on their official website that the project was not approved as a governmental draft budget of FY 2012.
Under Channel: AnimeKimi to Boku Ended, Second Season Announced0by YoU 43 days ago One of the Fall 2011 series Kimi to Boku just ended this week, with an announcement that a second season of the series to arrived next Spring, that is April 2012. It is really a good series with topics around high school boys. Quite different from the mainstream which high school girls are the major consideration.
Under Channel: AnimeRumor: Mayo Chiki! Second Season Coming?10by YoU 44 days ago According to an announcement on the official website of TV Anime series Mayo Chiki, a PV of the series will be played in the upcoming event Comiket 81. Not something very special but as you may recall what after all those PVs in Comiket 80. A lots of new series. People out there even able to get accessed to the PV and the rumor arise.