[JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!] #90 Interview with Morning Musume ’14 Member, Kudo Haruka – Part Two – What is it that “Silver Spoon” and Morning Musume Have in Common?

A world-loved manga magazine teams up with Japan’s top idol group. This is the second part in my interview with shōnen manga loving, Kudo Haruka, on her cover shoot with Morning Musume ’14 and Shōnen Sunday magazine.

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2014.02.12

[JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!] #89 An Exclusive on the Morning Musume ’14 Photo Shoot for “Weekly Shōnen Sunday” Magazine and Interview with “Silver Spoon” Fan, Kudo Haruka

There are many things in Japan that are so mundane for Japanese people but are completely novel for the rest of the world. One of these things are weekly manga magazines.

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2014.02.05

Fukuoka Otaku Map #04 Animate Fukuoka Tenjin

In the 4th installment of this feature, we introduce “Animate Fukuoka Tenjin,” a leading retailer in the otaku goods, comics, music, figurines and game software markets, who also export overseas to North America, Taiwan and China.

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2014.02.03

[Cosplay Snaps] Rakushow & MINCOS in TNC TV Bldg. Blue Light Christmas 2013

In this cosplay report, we will be covering the 2013 Rakushow & MINCOS Blue Light Christmas event that took place December 22nd at the TNC TV building in Fukuoka. Please have a look at our collaborative Christmas illumination snaps alongside some fantastic cosplay!

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2014.01.28

[Event Report] Kuma Fest 2013 @ Kumamoto Prefecture

This year we bring to you the second annual "Kuma Fest" through photo reports in both our Cosplay and Events corners!

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2013.12.31

[Photo Report] Kuma Fest 2013 @ Kumamoto Prefecture

We'd like to give you a glimpse of what the "Kuma Fest" event that took place in Kumamoto prefecture on December 8th looked like through our photo report!

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2013.12.31

2014 Fukuoka Motor Show to take place January 24th-27th!

The motor show that makes its way to Fukuoka every 2 years is back at last! At the forefronts of this is asianbeat in collaboration with this event to bring you the "Itasha Award."

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2013.11.22

[JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!]#78 Three Years Since My Last Visit to Barcelona and the “Salón del Manga” Has Now Grown into an Event of 12,000!

At the end of October 2013, I visited Barcelona, Spain, for the first time in three years.

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2013.11.20

[Photo Report] A sneak preview of an "Evangelion" exhibition!

The first-ever, full-scale "Evangelion" exhibition kicks off!

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2013.11.19

Top Reads for Autumn Nights! Light Novel and Comic Report

It's autumn! And as the days grow shorter and the weather gets cooler it's the perfect time for staying up late in the cool night air. That's why today we're introducing novels and comics that are perfect for whiling away the long nights.

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2013.11.12

129.3cm Life Sized Doraemon Plush Figure On Sale for 190,000yen

A super over-sized Doraemon plush figure, called the "Very Large Doraemon Plush Figure" has gone on sale on Bandai's public shopping site.

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2013.10.18

MANGA Action series "The Hired Gun" to be made into Anime

This is the story of a killer who gets his target every time, and gets a laugh from everyone else.

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2013.10.08

The Second Annual asianbeat 4Koma Manga Contest

As a follow-up to last year, asianbeat would like to continue the tradition in fostering shared values and mutual understanding amongst teenagers and young adults all over the world through the phenomenon that has overtaken the globe: manga.

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2013.09.20

What exactly the recent “chunibyou” (lit. Middle school 2nd year illness) syndrome is and how to cope

What exactly the recent “chunibyou” (lit. Middle school 2nd year illness) syndrome is and how to cope

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2013.09.10

"Attack on Titan" browser Game Recruiting 10,000 Beta Testers

"Attack on Titan" (Shingeki no Kyojin) is going to be made into an online browser game.

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2013.09.07

Have you heard of the “Kagerou Project?”

The young man who has recently been releasing hit after hit song: “Jin: Natural Enemy P” has all of us captivated and wanting more!

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2013.08.31

New Sellout of ONE PIECE Shokugan-figures

Bandai Candytoy Department has announced the sellout of 3rd & 4th memorial products for ONE PIECE shokugan "ANNIVERSARY YEAR PROJECT".

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2013.06.29

The anime "No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!"'s model sheets & start date of broadcast were published.

The anime "No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!"'s model sheets & start date of broadcast were published.

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2013.06.21

Bahamut 16th Annual Offline Meetup

A free event was held on December 8th 2012 to celebrate Bahamut, one of Taiwan's major gaming news websites and message boards.

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2013.06.18

TV anime "Attack on Titan"'s opening & closing theme in the second half part episodes were just published.

"Attack on Titan"'s opening & closing theme in the second half part episodes were just published. This anime has been on TV since this April and so popular among the World.

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2013.06.12