Yes, Evangelion fever is sweeping across Japan, and we’re giving you a taste of the Eva fever with a report of the first screening of Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance! The highly-anticipated sequel to Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone, the movie opened to the public on 27 June with a whopping attendance of 1,100 fans for its first screening alone!

Konnichi wa and sorry for flaking out on you yet again last week!!

I work too much (T_T)

This week I went and dug out a very interesting author I met on the pages of Zettai Reido a while ago and I never quite forgot. She's also been publishing on Hertz, Reijin, Hanaoto, etc. and is still mesmerizing readers with her out-of-this-world style.

Nyan! Yes, it's Wednesday again, meaning it's time to check out what's happening with the maid cafes at Akihabara! Last week we had the third Maidreamin cafe open, the introduction of a new clock tower as Akihabara's landmark...

Let's see, what's happening this week? ^_^

Music label LOiD is set to rock the shelves with two albums, and a DVD release in July! In the lineup is singer Naoto Fuuga, a collaboration with Internet artistes popular for their work on Internet sharing sites, as well as a DVD parody of Hatsune Miku!

Thinking of expanding your doll collection? Obitsu and Rose Moon has collaborated to bring you the Silvia Doll and you can own it, with pre-orders available for both Japanese and overseas buyers!

Anime:

The theater date for the Macross Frontier Movie : The False Songstress (劇場版　マクロスＦ　～イツワリノウタヒメ～) has been announced: November 21, 2009. The official website has been updated and we've learned that the movie will be part one of two parts!

These are the latest offerings from COSPA to cover those cushions of yours! Featuring your favourite girls with their wide-eyed innocent stares, naughty smiles and cute poses, check out COSPA’s cushion cover collection!

The MAD videos featured today are works of genius, and full of much labour and love! There's a couple of funny storylines thrown in, together with an opening parody of Lucky Star! Smooth animations, catchy tunes and Gundam plastic models moving to the beat...what's not to love about these videos?

In anticipation of The Lost Canvas Volumes to be released in DVD and Blu-ray, (the first volume was released 24 June!), there has been a radio show titled Cosmos Radio Transmission going on at the main website, and here are some comments from the main cast!

There's never enough maid cafes at Akihabara...and there's another one opening its door to us next month! Also, more moe lives to look forward to...life is never boring if you're in Akihabara!

From the man who brought you famous anime like Ghost in the Shell and Sky Crawlers, comes his new movie, Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (宮本武蔵-双剣に馳せる夢-), released 13th May 2009!

The Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari  DVD was released 22 May, 2009 and the event that was held at the UDX Theater to commemorate its release was graced with attendance from cast members and producers, with special guests Ai Orikasa  (折笠愛), the voice actress for Ryoko, and producer Hiroshi Inoue (井上博明) from the anime Tenchi Muyo!

If there are any budding vocalists among you, there’s an audition going on at NicoNico Douga to find that perfect vocalist to sing the theme song!!

Anime:

For this week's OFW, we have something special in store for you. As you may already know, Evangelion's new movie "You Can(not) Advance" will be out nationwide in a week's time - 27 June 2009. The frenzy for EVA has manifested in the numerous EVA goods that were created just for the movie. We picked up our top most-wanted collection amongst the lot~ Join us in our count down!

More than 900,000 pieces of Haruhi-related CDs has been sold so far and God knows when will Haruhi stop! The 13th Haruhi related CD will be released on 24 June 2009 and this time it's Suzumiya Haruhi's classic concert CD!

As both of the monthly serializations get transformed beautifully into anime, look out for the heroines and characters coming to your television screens!

Tell me, how many ways can you sing K-On’s hit song, Don’t Say Lazy?

Ciao a tutti, ragazzi e ragazze!
Hello everybody, boys and girls!

Like we promised last week, more uniforms! More katana! More army boys!

But this time we are going back in time to Hirohito's early years of reign, then to Sharaku's Edo Era and all the way back to Hikaru Genji and the Taira Clan, passing through Yukio Mishima, Saint Sebastian and all that! Moeeeee!

Irrashaimase, Goshujinsama~ Wonder what the maid cafés in Akiba has to offer this week?