Nick Simmons has broken his silence on the accusations of plagiarism for similarities between his comic Incarnate, and popular manga Bleach.
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Guest Post: Fans Accuse Nick Simmons of Plagiarizing Bleach
Fans accuse Nick Simmons of plagiarizing Bleach: a brief Incarnategate rundown.
Dolce: 2010 Lights Out Philippine Yaoi Convention
Lights Out will be holding their sixth and final convention on 24th April 2010 at the Lepanto Penthouse, Makati City.
Virtual Idol: Or, How Hatsune Miku Took a Leaf Out of Sharon Apple’s Book.
Let’s take a look at the parallel not-lives of Digital Divas Hatsune Miku and Sharon Apple.
Yet more things you can never have: Kotori In-ear Phones
Japan keeps making stuff that I want but can never have, like Kotori’s designer in-ear phones, which can be customized in as many color combos as you can think of.
New Releases from Kotobukiya 3.0
Kotobukiya is delighted to announce the release of their Lost Planet 2 action figures line, developed with the participation of Mr. Jun Takeuchi.
The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute Launches anime-manga.jp!
Learn Japanese with The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute’s new website anime-manga.jp!
Australia ISP Filter could block out Anime, Manga, Gaming sites — are we next?!
The Philippines has just passed a law that is intrinsically the same as Australia’s — which means we could be next on the chopping block.
Get a full body workout with Para Para Paradise!
As much as I love Dance Dance Revolution, many of the folks who are really good at it are basically jumping all over the place and hanging on to the rear support bar for dear life.
ABS-CBN Airs Gintama Out of Order, Angers Fans
Gintama has started airing on terrestrial channel ABS-CBN — but much to the fans’ disappointment, the episodes were shown out of numeric order.
Bent: Genderswapping and Drag in Japanese Doujinshi
I was young and innocent once, and I was quite taken aback when I discovered fan art of my favorite characters in full drag or suddenly growing lady-parts.
Thoughts on Event Oversaturation and Con Fatigue
Half-assed cons are unforgivable, especially if I just forked over PhP 100 of my hard earned money so they can play pretend at being anime event organizers.
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