Kazune Kawahara’s manga Aozora Yell (Yell for the Blue Sky) is getting a live-action film adaptation. Kawahara is known in North America for her series High School Debut and My Love Story!!. Aozora Yell is set to open in theaters August 16, 2016. More details will be revealed in Betsuma manga magazine on January 13. Snow White with the...

? On the sixth day of Christmas my bishie gave to me – 6 Sailor Senshi? Now that Sailor Moon is back, companies are going crazy with Sailor Moon merchandise. This is definitely not an exhaustive list, but the six items chosen represent ideas for you and other Sailor Moon fans. Sailor Moon Black Lady Pullip Guardian doll  This...

There is something about a fictional bad boy that makes girls swoon. The mileage will vary on how dark a fan will go in their adoration of a bad boy —  some bad boys are easier to sympathize towards, while others make people scratch their heads wondering “what’s so great about them?”.  As a fan of “bad boys” I...

? On the fifth day of Christmas my bishie gave to me – 5 Swimming Senpai? The “swimming anime” aka Free! was a phenomenon in Japan even before the animation actually debuted. Teasers had girls demanding an anime, and they were happily obliged. The series become so popular in Japan and other countries that the studio went on to...

This past week we got some major shoujo licensing news from Yen Press. The publisher has acquired the rights to three of Natsuki Takaya’s manga series, including the new Fruits Basket Collector’s edition as well as Hoshi no Utau (Twinkle Stars) and Liselotte to Majo no Mori (Liselotte and the Witch’s Forest). Fruits Basket was previously published here in North America...