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If this Metroid Lego project idea gets 10,000 supporters, Lego will consider making an official Lego set. Vote for it here—by the way, the set would include Samus' gunship. (Thanks, Christian!)

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Discotek Media has announced plans to release Hayao Miyazaki's Lupin III anime movie Castle of Cagliostro on DVD and Blu Ray. They say that DVD will come out first, likely in August. The Blu-ray is slated for the end of year or early 2015. Both the Streamline Pictures and Manga Entertainment English dubs will be included, it will have the original intro along with the Japanese language and English subs. 

 

Also...

Our own @ReedNelson has already recorded an audio commentary for CAGLIOSTRO. Other extras are TBD, but we have a LOT in mind.

— LupintheThird.com (@Lupinthe3rdcom) March 27, 2014

 

The 1979 caper movie was the solo directorial debut of Hayao Miyazaki.

 

Other announcements include

Dr. Slump original theatrical movies 1-5 are due July 29th 2014

 

Monster Rancher English dubbed complete season 2 with Episodes 27-48 is July 29th 2014

 

Monster Rancher English dubbed complete season 3, Episodes 49-73 is due July 29th 2014.

 

 

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

Now that Facebook is buying Oculus Rift, people have all sorts of opinions. Unsurprisingly, reactions have been rather negative: Oculus was supposed to be the future of gaming! Now that Facebook is involved, everything is ruined!

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Here's Swedish speedrunner EnNopp112 setting yet another Zelda: Majora's Mask world record—this time clocking in at just under an hour and a half (without cheats) while completing the N64 game.

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Congratulations, Time Warner Cable. You're so terrible that you've convinced the masses not just to knock out EA—two-time winner of the Worst Company in America award—but to knock them out in the first round.

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I have two retail copies of Wind Waker for two Nintendo platforms in my house, but most times, whenever I get the urge to play it, I play it on PC via emulation . Such is the convenience, and added visual firepower, of the personal computer.

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Super Mario 64 didn't skimp out on small details—take, for example, the penguins in Cool Cool Mountain. They do more than just provide you with stars, you know.

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Importers take note: In the event that Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment never makes it to the west, there's always the Taiwanese version to fall back on. Namco Bandai Games Taiwan announced that their version will have Japanese voiceovers and subtitles in both Traditional Chinese and English.

 

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment makes its debut on PS Vita in Japan on April 24. As for the Taiwanese version, it's not too far behind, with a launch set for May 29. 

 

Screens:

 

Via Gematsu

 

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. His blog can be found at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter at @Moldilox.

25th & last episode of 1st series based on Mamare Touno's fantasy novel aired on Saturday

These days most people know the basics of the top-down action adventure game. You know, "the Zelda-like." Character with a sword, walking through dungeons, solving puzzles and fighting monsters, opening chests. Time to introduce a major twist, no?

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Square Enix made this video. It's wonderful—like their 16-bit FFXIII video —and makes me wish they'd turn this into a real game.

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It's not just humans who like playing Fruit Ninja. Cats in particular seem to love the swipe-to-slash game.

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Sony only just officially announced the existence of a virtual reality headset they're working on, named Project Morpheus, so you can imagine details will still be trickling in as we learn more about this Oculus Rift competitor.

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NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. to Distribute Codemasters 2014 Portfolio Including Pillar Brands SAN JOSE Calif., (March 18, 2014) – Leading publisher...

Funimation is seeking US$500,000 for counterfeit merch sales

With all the turmoil in Crimea, a press conference clip of the new Prosecutor of the Crimean republic, Natalia Poklonskaya, went viral in Japan, spawning anime-style fan art.

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This fancy machine just broke the world record for solving a Rubik's cube. While pathetic humans can take minutes to get the job done, the CUBESTORMER 3 takes just 3.25 seconds.

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Character goods maker Cospa has gotten ready for the April return of Dragon Ball Z Kai with a scouter cap, modeled after the equpment worn by Frieza's army. This one-size-fits-all item with flippable viewer ships in June for 4,536yen. 

 

 

They're also selling pinched charms in cellphone and keychain varieties for 648yen each.

 

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

Prototype device for PS4 revealed to gather feedback from developers

Kōsuke Fujishima's long running manga Ah! My Goddess! (or Oh My Goddess!) finally has an end an sight, with the 1998 magic girlfriend series set to wrap up in the June issue of Afternoon, on sale April 25th. The upcoming magazine will also feature an important announcement concerning the issue.

 

The 48th and final volume, on sale July 25th, with feature an audio drama, artbook and special box with its limited edition.

 

Dark Horse's release of the series is America's longest running manga.

 

via @newsmangajapon

 

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

Phase 1 calls for story and setting proposals

We know that your oven's self-cleaning feature tends to do more harm than good , but the alternative is usually some pretty harsh chemicals. If you'd prefer to avoid those as well, The Kitchn recommends a baking soda mixture with a vinegar followup.

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Hey guys, SailorBee here! With the news you've been waiting to hear...

It is a new day, and we shall rise to greet the dawning of a new era... in which Crunchyroll and PlayStation Vita come together, in a great and glorious future!





The app will be available, TODAY, March 18th! Available for FREE download in the PlayStation Store!

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Today's release of volume 25 of The World God Only Knows manga includes the message that Tamiki Wakaki will be completing the series in its 26th volume. 

 

In the meantime the limited edition of the new 25th volume was packaged with a special set of postcards.

 

via Natalie

 

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

It is confirmed that T.M.Revolution will perform the OP and ED theme songs for the upcoming TV anime Disk Wars: The Avengers, Marvel's first collaboration TV anime series with Toei Animation (Dragon Ball, One Piece, PreCure). Toei (film/TV company) previously collaborated with Marvel for the live-action TV series Spider-Man featuring a giant robot Leopardon in 1978-1979.

 

The OP song "Tsukiyabureru -Time to SMASH!" and ED song "Thread of fate" are newly written by T.M.Revolution for the anime. The release of the single has not been decided yet. The TV anime series will premiere on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on April 2. Toshiaki Komura, who directed Futari wa PreCure Splash Star (2006-2007), Yes! PreCure 5 (2007-2008), and Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! (2008-2009), serves as the series director.  

 

T.M.Revolution

 

 

Teaser

 

Key visual

 

via: BARKS

 

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