Anime Paradise

Among hardcore Japanese otaku (geeks) there are few games more popular than those of The Idolm@ster series. The…

Right outside Akihabara Station's Electric Town exit is the Gundam Cafe. Every day, countless Gundam fans line up…

Things have settled down a bit at the PlayStation store after the Vita-Bonanza of the last few weeks. This week,…

In Japanese geek meccas like Tokyo's Akihabara and Osaka's Nipponbashi, otaku (nerds) flock to maid cafes. The…

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron releases this week, along with the free-to-play launch of Age of Empires Online…

There are few games in recent memory that are as visually impacting as El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. The…

Blockbuster video games rarely released during the summer. But scale is no measure of quality; and while not all are…

Lipstick. Long hair. Cute dresses. They're beautiful women, but they're not necessarily all women. In Japan, they're…

Japan is famous for its service. Waiters and waitress are attentive and prompt, and they don't even expect a tip!…

Back in 2008, before the stabbings, Akihabara was a carefree place. Otaku ("geeks") roamed from shop to shop, maids…