25 August 2016

OMFG. Things just went bad to worse for the Hollywood adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. Several alleged photos have leaked, showing the actors in costume. They look like they were...

03 August 2016

We reviewed an advanced copy of The Osamu Tezuka Story and ever since, we've been...

The Red Turtle Trailer
16 May 2016

Premiering at Cannes Film Festival in just a few days, we finally have the trailer for The Red Turtle, directed by Dutch animator and filmmaker, Michaël Dudok de Wit. This movie...

Panda Kopanda Toys
15 April 2016

Panda Kopanda (also known as Panda! Go, Panda!) was an early 1970s movie and anime about an abandoned girl who finds a father and baby father, and decides to join their family....

R-Type Animation by Paul Johnson
05 April 2016

There's nothing quite like hand-drawn animation, even when it's done on a computer. And when you combine that with the first truly mind-blowing shoot 'em up game, you've got an awesome video....

Custom Gundam Dunny by WuzOne RX-78
11 December 2015

"Chaaaarrr!!!" WuzOne translates the angular design of the RX-78 Gundam, originally created by Kunio Okawara, to the plump surfaces of Kidrobot's 3" Dunny platform. However, the painstakingly...

space dandy bearbrick
09 July 2014

Be@rbricks made a surprise cameo on this week's episode of Space Dandy, the newest anime from...

01 May 2014

If the regular 7cm Mazinger Z Be@rbrick 100% just isn't enough vinyl for you, Medicom are about to rocket punch you in the face with a 400% version of the bear-ified mecha. This homage to one...

24 August 2016

OK, I'm confused. This Evangelion Unit 01 figure by NXEDGE Style is super deformed yet still badass. Usually when you give something a big head and little body, it becomes cute. But thing's still...

07 July 2016

I'm always wanting to go to Japan, but it's times like these that I really want to hop on a plane and touch down in the future 13 hours later. Studio Ghibli are hosting a 30...

LEGO Voltron
26 April 2016

LEGO Ideas is like Kickstarter but without money. Someone builds a cool idea out of LEGO - often an IP that LEGO has yet to obtain the license for - or model it out with software...

Scarlett Johanson Ghost in the Shell
14 April 2016

Dear lord, it's actually happening. The live action Ghost in the Shell adaptation featuring Scarlett Johansson went into production in February and they've got a photo to prove...

McDonald's Anime Ad
21 March 2016

I'm sure this is exactly what it's like to go to McDonald's in Japan. The McDonald's marketing team must have been wondering how they could get hungry Japanese...

27 April 2015

The newest edition of the The Anime Encyclopedia definitely earns its title. This thing is exhaustive. That’s no easy feat when it comes to a topic as sprawling - and not to mention...

01 May 2014

Japanese giant robot designs seem to lend themselves well towards sneakers. But while anime publishers are happy to churn out mugs, keychains, and mousepads with their mechas on them, they rarely...

20 March 2014

Nick (Trust Pigs) Curtis and I were just discussing M.U.S.C.L.E figures. He remembers them as a kid, however my first real exposure to them (being a British Girl) was this T.V show Ultimate...

23 August 2016

It's like it's 1972 all over again. S.H. Figuarts are releasing super articulated action figures of Devilman and Mazinger Z, two iconic manga and anime characters created by Go Nagai. The two...

Paul Johnson Animation
18 May 2016

Remember that R-Type animation teaser we posted last month? Well it's finally complete and ready to massage your eyeballs. Created by Paul Johnson, this hand-drawn sequence recreates the...

The Osamu Tezuka Story Review
18 April 2016

When you ask a Japanophile to think of a few artists off the top of his head, you might hear the names of Katsushio Otomo, Masamune Shirow, and Akira Toriyama, but you'll definitely...

Dragon Ball Baby Milo
07 April 2016

I've never seen the original Dragon Ball animation, but I hear that it's much more fun and way less ridiculous than Dragon Ball Z, which I thoroughly dislike. Either way, I do...

Unico Sofubi by Algangu for Wonderfestival Winter 2016
01 February 2016

Often overshadowed by Astro Boy, Unico is the most adorable creation of manga legend Osamu Tezuka. Japanese artist Algangu has licensed the design to create sofubi versions of the baby...

space dandy bearbrick
28 July 2014

Just a few weeks ago, we spotted a Be@rbricks cameo in the Season 2 premier of Space Dandy. Today...

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