Otaku International

I normally would post a weekly idol update every Saturday, however due to real life responsibilities I was unable to do so and therefore I am posting it on here today. Like always there is no nudity in my post however it is considered a bit on the sensitive side and therefore NSFW.

Maya Koizumi was born on July 2, 1988, so her age is 20. Her measurements are 88 cm bust size, 60 cm waist size, 85 cm hip size, and 5′4″ tall. She is known in Japanese as a “gurabia aidoru”, which means a print idol. An interesting thing about her is that she was kicked out of high school for her provocative photographs.

Without further delay, here is the gallery:

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Marvel has announced they’re taking another stab at introducing their superheroes to Japan, by pairing up with Madhouse (Kaiba, Gunslinger Girl, Death Note) to produce four anime series based on their characters.

Rather than simply importing American characters and concepts, said Simon Philips, president of Marvel International, the goal is to create “something that is part of the fabric of society.” This means reimagining the back stories and redesigning the look of Marvel’s stable of characters to reflect Japanese culture. “It will create an entire parallel universe for Marvel,” he said.

Now I have been a fan of comic books for ages now, long before Anime and Manga was introduced to me. Of course in the present I am more into the Japanese based animations than the American, it still nonetheless holds a special place in my heart. It would be interesting to see the Marvel Superheroes change (Japified?!?). I wonder if they will ever do Captain America…although if they do, how would they make it work (Captain Japan?). What do you all think about this revelation, are you interested in seeing Japanese versions of the Marvel Super Heroes?

News Via: Japanator

As we all know, as of late, the Japanese government has prosecuted quite a few individuals for sharing anime online. In fact they each received sentence of over a year in prison for it (something which I feel is a little too harsh). Due to this it may be possible that alot of net sharers out there are fearing to continue their actions due to the consequences at hand.

Well luckily there seems to be a planned safe haven for such issues!

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is aiming to establish “special cyber zones” (cyber tokku), in which users can use and experiment with copyrighted materials on the Internet without legal worries, in 2009. Such materials will include net-distributed video and music that have been authorized by the copyright holders. However, “only specific participants will be allowed to enter” the zones.

This is good news for all the Anime sharers out there as they can share without worrying about the legal repercussions, however I am interested in knowing what they mean by specific participants only.

News Via: Anime News Network