Anime
Cosplayers Tell Us How Much Time And Money They Spent on Their Outfits
"As long as I can afford it and still have enough money in case my car breaks down or something, I'll keep doing it.”
Nia Archives: "Jungle Music Is My Therapy"
An evening stroll in Tokyo with the British-Jamaican artist.
Amazon Accused Anime Figurines of Promoting ‘Child Exploitation’
The figures—characters from manga and anime—are fully clothed and not sexualized, but Amazon thinks they "depict children or characters resembling children in a sexually suggestive manner"
Are Japan’s Ultra-Interactive ‘Love’ Games Getting a Little Too Real?
Bishōjo games have been generating virtual relationships for decades, and we're likely going even deeper with the latest tech.
The Enduring Allure of Anime's 'Magical Girls'
Characters like Sailor Moon teach us that femininity is a superpower – but only if you're conventionally hot.
I Went to a Maid Cafe That's Been Called ‘Hooters for Incels’
A dreamy day out at Animaid Cafe, the anime-themed bubble tea spot that caused a moral panic.
Netflix Made an Anime Using AI Due to a 'Labor Shortage,' and Fans Are Pissed
A new short film called 'The Dog & The Boy' uses AI-generated art for its backgrounds.
A DIY Coder Created a Virtual AI 'Wife' Using ChatGPT
“I became obsessed with decreasing her latency," he said of his simulation waifu, before he tearfully euthanized her. "I've spent over $1000 in cloud computing credits just to talk to her.”
Palmer Luckey Made a VR Headset That Kills the User If They Die in the Game
The man who created the Oculus Rift has invented a virtual reality headset that will explode the forebrain of a user who dies in a video game.
The ‘Chainsaw Man’ Anime Is Here, and It Will Chop Your Head Off
The highly anticipated anime premieres October 11, and if you don't want anime, it's a great place to start.
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Finally Becomes the Anime It Always Wanted to Be
“Cyberpunk: Edgerunners” proves anime is the perfect venue for CDPR’s world, but the story is a little too similar to the game.
A Chinese Cosplayer Was Detained for Wearing a Kimono
“It turns out I have never had the freedom to wear and say what I want,” the cosplayer wrote.