NAGATACHO, TOKYO — The National Diet has appointed its first middle school-aged Prime Minister, 13-year-old Itou Nanami. “We’re very excited about this,” said Kitagawa Issei, one of the representatives of…

OSAKA – The makers of the newest idol hit KiraKiraIdols have expressed surprise at the fact that it is popular with its intended audience, young girls. “Usually you run into…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Earlier this week, an update to the Game Developer’s Conference website announced that Touno Mamare, Japanese author of the Log Horizon light novel series, would be…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Prosecutors have yet to make a decision on whether to charge local anime fan Tyler Barton, 27, with the murder of 7-year-old Anthony Bradley after…

TOKYO — In one of the most controversial decisions in Japanese history, the National Diet of Japan enacted a permanent ban on all drawn media. The ban came after a…

Over the last 24 hours, Anime News Network staff have identified nearly every figure in anime news as voice actress Hanazawa Kana. The Internet’s Most Trusted Anime News Site has…

TOKYO — An International Olympics Committee official who attended a series of games during the ongoing high school basketball Winter Cup says that he is “baffled” none of the players…

OSAKA — A spokesperson for Sangaria Beverage Co., Ltd has stated in a press briefing Friday that it is discontinuing their product Imouto Juice. Imouto Juice is a strawberry-flavored soda…

TOKYO, Japan — The waitress smiles as she walks over to the table. “Can I get you something to drink?” the college-aged server asked, dressed in a blouse and nondescript…

TOKYO — In response to declining sales of its new title Bravely Default, Square Enix has reevaluated its marketing for the role-playing video game. The move surprised many in the industry,…