“Swimming Anime” debut is light on shirts, heavy on sexual tension
Free!—the swimming-themed anime series inspired by Tumblr fandom—is finally here, in all its homoerotic glory.
On Jul 5, 2013 by Aja Romano
Pillow Talk: Cosplayers furious over photographer’s merchandising
2 Image Solutions has already changed its policies, but cosplayers are unlikely to forget the company’s transgressions.
On Jun 11, 2013 by Aja Romano
Twitter trolls turn anime convention into “paranoid nightmare”
A group using the hashtags #gropecrew and #rapecrew threatened women at Dallas’ A-Kon over the weekend.
On Jun 4, 2013 by Aja Romano
This mystery man is the world’s greatest QWOP cosplayer
He walks the comic con floor with all the gracelessness of the QWOP runner, but who is he?
On Jun 3, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
Meet “Little Witch Academia,” the Internet’s next favorite anime
Will this 26-minute short become a full-fledged anime series? Fans sure hope so!
On Apr 30, 2013 by Aja Romano
Tumblr’s fantasy “Swimming Anime” is now a real show
Tumblr turned a 30-second anime commercial into a fandom, and now it’s becoming a real series.
On Apr 26, 2013 by Aja Romano
Anime “pixie porn” lands man in prison
Those fantasy creatures looked disturbingly young, prosecutors argued. And Ronald Clark had a record.
On Apr 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Fake anime series inspires real fans on Tumblr
Tumblr fans have created characters, relationships and fanfiction based on “the Swimming Anime.” But it’s not a real series—it’s just a studio’s 30-second ad spot.
On Mar 11, 2013 by Aja Romano
Tumblr rape joke controversy leads to tense Ohayocon
A Facebook user faced Tumblr backlash after joking about raping underaged girls at major midwest anime convention Ohayocon, which started Friday.
On Jan 18, 2013 by Aja Romano
The top 9 things that made fandom squee in 2012
In fandom, it was a year of long-awaited and highly anticipated returns, reboots, and reunions.
On Dec 24, 2012 by Aja Romano
Anime Girl and Real Life Barbie: Nothing lasts forever
Valeria Lukyanova and Anastasia Shpagina seems to be heading for splitsville.
On Nov 30, 2012 by Aja Romano
Tumblr’s late for anime school
Grab your toast! Tumblr users play dress-up with one of the most tired tropes in anime.
On Aug 28, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Pranksters flood Subway’s Facebook page with anime sandwich porn
“$5 Footlong” has taken on a whole new meaning thanks to a group of mischievous anime porn fans.
On Aug 15, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Nerdcore anthem inspires Adult Swim to #BringBackToonami
Richie Branson’s rap song became a rallying cry in a tireless campaign to bring back Toonami.
On May 17, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Cartoon Network launches campaign to bring back Toonami
What started as an April Fools’ prank has turned into a serious online movement to bring back the popular anime programming block.
On Apr 3, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
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