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Tokyo-based hair stylist Shotac has an interesting forte: turning game and anime hair into reality.

In the U.S., we aren’t quite in a united state of anime. According to a new graph published by anime streaming…

An entire generation’s fondness for anime can be traced back to one programming block on Cartoon Network called…

In the waning hours of the Awesome Games Done Quick charity marathon, player grandpoobear raced through Super Dram…

Dungeons & Dragons has historically used attractive monsters, and especially of the female persuasion, to appeal to…

Today, how you feel about panty shots can determine how you feel about anime as a whole. And it’s not just panty…

Compared to the summer’s plush anime selection, Fall 2016's offerings are a little slim. We had Berserk, Orange, Mob…

Some anime isn’t called “slice of life” for no reason, you know.

The leaves are changing colors and the weather is cooling down. You can smell it in the air. It’s fall. And you know…

Anime is like chocolate: often, easily consumable with a machine-stamped taste and shape; less often, a rich, subtle…

In the past, Kotaku has shown how Japanese animation has changed (here and here). But we haven’t really had a look…

Oh, this is just a hamster trying to clear the hamster version of the very first stage in Super Mario Bros. That’s…

Weird tropes find their way into anime, and I’m not just talking about tentacle porn. Judgment aside, cat girls,…

Summer can mean a few things: Frolicking in unbearable humidity until your skin is a festering wreck, or cuddling up…