Author Archive for Shun Yamashita

Shun is currently college student with a deep love for anime, manga or modern Japanese pop-culture as a whole. He is currently studying at Yokohama National University. He has been an anime and manga blogger for a few years but he will now be writing exclusively for 3anime.

Exist†trace to Perform at Tekkoshocon 2012

Exist†trace to Perform at Tekkoshocon 2012

September 5, 2011 – Japanese all-female visual kei rock band exist†trace will return to America for Japanese culture and anime event Tekkoshocon 2012. The band will perform a live concert and attend autograph and Q&A sessions for fans during Tekkoshocon’s four-day event in Pittsburgh, PA from March 22 – 25, 2012. Tekkoshocon information and pre-registration [...]

Animate USA – New Releases in Amazon Kindle Store

Animate USA – New Releases in Amazon Kindle Store

TOKYO, JAPAN – August 31 – Animate U.S.A., Inc. has five new titles for all the eagerly awaiting yaoi fans this month! First up is the next installment of Youka Nitta’s Yakuza series, Kiss Ariki. And Shiuko Kano fans will feel lucky to have two new chapters of the popular Play Boy Blues series. Naduki [...]

eBook store PAPYLESS Launched the English Site, eBook Rental site “Renta”!

eBook store PAPYLESS Launched the English Site, eBook Rental site “Renta”!

Tokyo, JP, September 1, 2011 – PAPYLESS, the largest eBook store in Japan, is proud to announce the launch of global eBook Rental site “Renta!” on September 1st, 2011. “Renta!” provides about 4,000 Japanese Manga titles[1] and allows for universal access for Manga fans. Every month new titles will be added. “Renta!” aims to offer [...]

LeetStreet Boys Release “She’s So Kawaii” Music Video

LeetStreet Boys Release “She’s So Kawaii” Music Video

LeetStreet Boys Release “She’s So Kawaii” Music Video For Immediate Release: LeetStreet Boys have released a new music video for the single “She’s So Kawaii” from their second album entitled Otaku Hearts. The spiritual successor to their 2008 hit “Yuri The Only One,” “She’s So Kawaii” emphasizes themes of love and anime fandom, featuring over [...]

Sentai Filmworks Reveals License of Rozen Maiden

Sentai Filmworks Reveals License of Rozen Maiden

HOUSTON, September 02, 2011— Sentai Filmworks has announced the acquisition of the popular ROZEN MAIDEN animated series, a package that includes the original 12 episode series and the 12 episode sequel series ROZEN MAIDEN: TRÄUMEND and the two made for video episodes known as ROZEN MAIDEN: OUVERTÜRE, which have previously been unreleased in North America. [...]

NDK announces Japanese guests, final round of domestic guests

NDK announces Japanese guests, final round of domestic guests

DENVER (Sept. 3, 2011)—Nan Desu Kan (NDK) will welcome Japanese guests Ryusei Nakao and Yutaka Yamamoto, as well as domestic guests Clarine Harp, Jamie Marchi, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Michael Sinterniklaas and Stephanie Sheh, to the 15th anniversary celebration Sept. 9-11, 2011 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center. California and Japan-based Lemon Drop Kick will continue [...]

New Book on Hayao Miyazaki from Crescent Moon Publishing

New Book on Hayao Miyazaki from Crescent Moon Publishing

New Book on Hayao Miyazaki from Crescent Moon Publishing www.crmoon.com The Cinema of Hayao Miyazaki by Jeremy Mark Robinson Born on January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Hayao Miyazaki is known as the ‘Japanese Disney’, a filmmaker as revered – and as popular – as Walt Disney or Steven Spielberg. Miyazaki, in short, is a true [...]

Viz Manga Debuts Seven Volumes of Naruto in Seven Days

Viz Manga Debuts Seven Volumes of Naruto in Seven Days

Viz Media starts off September with a special NARUTO release promotion through VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad™, iPhone™ and iPod™ touch. NARUTO Vol. 46 is available now, Vol. 47 launches today, and a new volume of NARUTO (volumes 48-51) will be available each day thereafter. On Tuesday, September 6th, NARUTO [...]

T3 Networks Inc. Enters into Television Partner and Strategic Marketing Agreement with VIZ Media

T3 Networks Inc. Enters into Television Partner and Strategic Marketing Agreement with VIZ Media

T3 Networks, a provider of film, media, licensing and distribution, to play key role in bringing top Viz Media anime titles to broadcast TV. Dallas TX (PRWEB) September 01, 2011 T3 Networks Inc., a provider of film, media, licensing and distribution, announced today that it has reached agreement with San Francisco-based Viz Media, LLC (Viz [...]

XSEED Announces Corpse Party for the PSP!

XSEED Announces Corpse Party for the PSP!

Torrance, Calif., (September 1, 2011) – XSEED Games, an independent-minded publisher, today announced it has picked up the North American rights to publish Corpse Party, a unique twist on horror action, for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. A cult favorite in its native Japan when it was released, Corpse Party promises to deliver a tense and [...]