The puzzle-filled Professor Layton games comprise one of the Nintendo DS's most popular franchises. Mixing brain…

For those of you who saw the first 6 minutes and 38 seconds of the new Evangelion movie, you were treated to…
Over the past few weeks, we here at Kotaku East have been taking a look at the previous Rebuild of Evangelion films…
This weekend, when folks settled into dark theaters across Japan to watch the new Evangelion anime, they were, as…

Anime fans rejoice! Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo will be released in theaters across Japan at midnight…
Thanks to the surprise popularity of Macross Frontier, the Macross franchise has been riding a wave of popularity…
When the Ace Attorney live-action movie was released back in February in Japan, I called it the best video game…
Madoka Magica is an award winning anime series, famous for deconstructing the "magical girl" anime genre and turning…
Without a doubt, Tiger & Bunny was one of the most popular anime of 2011. It took the idea of superheroes and mixed…
In the latest episode of Chris Hardwick's Nerdist podcast, Michael "Worf" Dorn discusses his role in the big screen…
You do need to go to Tunisia, which doubled as Tatooine spaceport Mos Espa. It was what Anakin Skywalker called home…
While comparatively unknown in the West, Macross: Do You Remember Love? was one of the most important anime of the…
Rurouni Kenshin (sometimes known by the title Samurai X) is a manga and anime series that grew to great popularity…
You ever see Gunhed? James Cameron is a fan. And as far as late 1980s sci-fi films go, it's aged surprisingly well.
The Macross series (released as the first generation of Robotech in the West) is one of the staples of 1980s anime.…
This last weekend Berserk Golden Age Arc II: The Battle for Doldrey was released in theaters across Japan. It is the…
Japan loves Spider-Man. I mean they LOVE him. It's not the same with other American superheroes—Batman, Superman,…
The Chinese government sure doesn't like when China or Chinese people look bad. That's apparently the motivation for…

007 is back. This fall, Daniel Craig James returns as James Bond, along with Judi Dench, Albert Finney, and Ralph…
One of Japan's best known creators and comedians, Beat Takeshi, is catching heat for remarks he made about gay…