Jezebel: Anime

Meet Tofu Boy, China's Answer To SpongeBob Squarepants

Whitney Jefferson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:45:00 EDT

Quick, name an animated Chinese movie for kids! No answer? Exactly. Chinese animators have long remained in the shadows of Japanese anime and gigantic American companies like Disney and Pixar. But Variety reports that the Dean of Beijing's Film Academy, Sun Lijun, is hoping to put Chinese animation on the map with Tofu Boy (working title), a feature-length movie that's a take on Pinnochio, set in present-day Shanghai. Alongside Magic Dumpling Entertainment, Sun recently enlisted an ex-Disney alum Kevin Geiger to help the film break out internationally. Says he, "I think the Chinese culture element is very important, but we need a better way to carry it to the rest of the world. Kevin (Geiger) can give us a more international platform." The movie is slated for a holiday 2013 release. More »

The Intense Madness Of Your Pop-Culture Devotion

Hortense Smith — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:00:00 EDT

A few weeks ago, I asked our readers to send in pictures of themselves showing their obsessive devotion to everything from bands to books, and naturally, they delivered. Inside, a roundup of your fellow readers amazing and often hilarious contributions: More »

Japan Likely To Reject Ban On Sexualization Of Minors • Playboy Model Jailed For Boob-Grope

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:30:00 EDT

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• Lawmakers in Japan are likely to reject a proposed bill on tightening regulations on sexual imagery of minors in animation and comics. The bill also urges distributors to ban minors' access to cartoons or games that depict rape. • More »

Tales From The Maid Cafe

LatoyaPeterson — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:20:00 EST

The Maid Cafe returned to Katsucon (a local anime convention) over the weekend. Ever wonder what would make grown women dress up in cat ears and ruffles, and wait tables while taking breaks to play games like Operation? Read on. More »

It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's... Flying Panties

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:20:00 EST

Next month a wind-up flying panties toy will be released in Japan. Apparently, it's based on the intro to the anime series Sora no Otoshimono, but that still doesn't explain why the panties are flying in the first place. [InventorSpot] More »

Get Lady Gaga's Anime Eyes

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:45:00 EST

With four sets of eyelashes and giant contact lenses, you, too, can be that special combination of horrifying and cute. Don't forget to boil your wig! [Buzzfeed] More »

Japanese Fashion Show: Avant-Garde Design Vs. The Harajuku Streets

LatoyaPeterson — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:40:00 EST

Last Sunday, the Textile Museum in Washington, DC promoted its exhibition on Japanese fashion in a unique way - with a Harajuku Street Fashion presentation and show. More »

Memo To The Media: In 2010, Add More Dynamic Female Characters

LatoyaPeterson — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST

As we close out the decade, reflecting on the "best ofs", one thing noticeably missing is a list of iconic female characters of the aughts (outside of Sex and the City.) Problem is there wasn't much to choose from. More »

Fly Away Home, Gentle Underpants

Hortense Smith — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:30:00 EDT

This clip from the Japanese anime series Sora no Otoshimono, which based on a manga comic "about a fallen angel" by Suu Minazuki, depicts the most serene flying underwear moments you will ever see in your life. [InventorSpot] More »

Entertainment Earth: Where Your Fangirl Dreams Come True

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EDT

If you fantasize about remote-controlled zombies, Twilight action figures, mod Barbies or a doll of that new black princess from Disney's The Princess and the Frog, you're in luck: Entertainment Earth has what you need. More »

Heads Or Tails?

Anna Holmes — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:10:00 EDT

[Hong Kong, July 31. Image via Getty]

Always Use Protection

Anna North — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:20:00 EDT

This anime clip shows a young couple engaging in an open-mouthed kiss, "another step toward becoming adults." The next step: the girl gets her head bitten off by a monster! [BuzzFeed] More »

Comic Confrontations

Anna Holmes — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:10:00 EDT

[Los Angeles, July 5. Image via Getty]

If Pixar Made A War Movie, It Would Look Like Apocalypse Meow

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:40:00 EDT

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While the trailer at left features the same fluffy animals that populate most computer-animated films, Apocalypse Meow is definitely not a kids movie. Based on the Japanese manga Cat Shit One, the Animal Farm-like series features rabbits portraying American soldiers attacking turban-wearing camels in the Middle East. [World Of Wonder] More »

Anime Lenses Promise Wide-Eyed Look • Stay-At-Home Moms Hurt By Economy

Maria — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Girls and boys who covet the extra-large eyes of anime characters can now fake it with "extra-wide" contacts that make the eye's iris look larger. • Getting a regular pap smear is more effective against cervical cancer than Gardasil as new studies begin to doubt the vaccine's effectiveness versus its expense. • A gender discrimination complaint filed by two men against a Swedish government-run pharmacy that sold sex toys catering mostly to women by selling dildos and "vagina balls" was overruled. • Should women tell their coworkers that they are menopausal? • A 93-year-old debut novelist will use the profits from her feminist thriller, A Dangerous Weakness to move her friends and herself out of care homes. • More »