The 10 mangas people want their kids to read according to eBook Japan

Japan will be celebrating Children’s Day on May 5 and Japanese eBook store, eBook Japan is joining in on the celebrations by asking several people which manga do they want their children to read?

The results for their survey has finally been released and here are their results:

10) Chihayafuru (Yuki Suigetsu) 9) Naruto (Masashi Kishimoto) 8) Slam Dunk (Takehiko Inoue) 7) Space Brothers (Chuya Koyama) 6) Barefoot Gen (Keiji Nakazawa) 5) Phoenix*(Osamu Tezuka) 4) Dragon Ball (Akira Toriyama) 3) Silver Spoon (Hiromi Arakawa) 2) Doraemon (Fujiko F. Fujio) 1) One Piece (Eiichiro Oda)

It is no surprise that majority of the manga titles which people want their children to read are shounen mangas (mangas for young boys) like #1 One Piece, #4 Dragon Ball, #8 Slam Dunk and #9 Naruto. This may be because these are the mangas people have read themselves as kids. Shounen manga have always proven to be popular among the younger demographic and it seems that is not likely to change any time soon.Comedy manga Doraemon on the other hand is still going strong and is still a classic piece of the Japanese*anime and manga subculture. The series has influenced so many people that it is hardly surprising that the manga is on the list, and at #2 at that.People might also want their kids to learn life lessons like hard work, friendship, and kindness in the other manga titles, most notably Silver Spoon and Space Brothers which can teach people not to work hard yet not burn out themselves, have friends and have a goal in life.Do you agree with their findings? Which manga titles do you want your kids to read?

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Patlabor's Type-98 Ingram teaches about bike manners and safety

Patlabor’s Type 98 Ingram has received a whole lot of celebrity treatment lately from being the Japanese police’s newest poster boy to making event appearances like Anime Japan. With its popularity on the rise thanks to its new live action series, the giant robot once again teams up with the National Police Agency (NPA), but this time,*the Ingram will be teaching about some bike manners and safety.

In a new campaign poster, the Ingram is seen riding a bicycle telling cyclists to obey traffic rules and regulations. Judging from the Ingram’s size, that’s gotta be one big bike, and with it advertising for bike safety, we are sure it won’t be running over a few cars.

The Patlabor live action series will be divided into seven parts plus a feature-length movie.*Part 1 began last*April 5, 2014, Part 2 will be*on May 31, 2014, while Part 3 will be on July 12, 2014. Part 4 will be on August 30, 2014, Part 5 will be on October 18, 2014 and Part 6 will be on November 29. Finally, Part 7 will be premiering on January 1, 2015. The feature film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii is scheduled to be released on Spring 2015.

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Rurouni Kenshin manga makes its return after 12 years in a new one-shot

It has been more than 12 years since Nobuhiro Watsuki’s samurai manga, Rurouni Kenshin, ended, but thanks to its live action adaptations,*it has been revealed that fans want more, and thankfully, they are getting it.

The June 2014 issue of Shueisha’s Monthly Jump Square magazine, which has just been released today, May 2, 2014, has announced that*Nobuhiro Watsuki will be writing a new one-shot manga which will be published on Jump Square’s August 2014 issue.

This new One Shot will be focusing on the villain Makoto Shishio which will surely spell a lot of trouble for our cross-scarred hero.

Speaking of the series, a new trailer for the two live-action sequels, Kyoto Inferno and The Legend Ends, has just been released.

Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Taika-hen (Rurouni Kenshin: The Great Kyoto Fire) will premiere on August 1, 2014 while*Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen (Rurouni Kenshin: The End of a Legend) will hit Japanese theaters on September 13, 2014.

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Render of Amazon's first smartphone leaks

Amazon’s first smartphone is said to come with a hardware assisted 3D tilt effect that allows users to navigate the user interface through gestures.

Amazon has been rumored to be working on a smartphone since the latter half of 2013. The earlier rumors indicated that the retail giant was looking to collaborate with beleaguered handset vendor HTC in launching a mobile device. However, it was later found that Amazon will be looking to manufacture a device on its own.

One of the main differentiating points on Amazon’s smartphone is said to be the inclusion of six cameras, four of which will be used in conjunction with sensors to create a hardware assisted 3D tilt effect. There hasn’t been any information as to how this will be achieved, but the device is said to feature a unique gesture-based navigation system thanks to the bevy of sensors and cameras.

As for the design of the device, the first leaked render shows that Amazon’s smartphone takes a lot of visual cues from other devices already existent in the market. This device will be the first of many that Amazon is looking to launch. Instead of bundling in the latest hardware available, Amazon is looking to a strong digital content medium as well as a new navigation system to drive sales of the handset. The device itself is said to feature a 4.7-inch 720p screen, a*Snapdragon quad-core CPU, 2 GB RAM and a forked version of Android that is similar to the variant Amazon uses on its Kindle line of tablets.

Amazon is rumored to launch its first mobile device sometime next quarter.

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Tencent and GungHo owned iOS and GooglePlay respectively last March

China-based company was the top publisher based on monthly game downloads, while Puzzle & Dragons publisher was ahead in terms of monthly game revenue This early bit of the year proved to be monetarily glorious for big Asian-based publishers focused on the mobile space: Tencent and GungHo. New stat updates on App Annie’s blog show Read the full article...



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What are the top iOS and Android games for March?

As King’s Candy Crush Saga, Supercell’s Clash of Clans and Gungho’s Puzzle & Dragons were involved, a new indie-like title joined the fray: Smash Hit App Annie released its analytics on the top revenue-earning iOS and Android game, and while the usual suspects were lingering, a new title took the month by surprise. If you’re Read the full article...



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Love Live! campaign begins at Lawson; passionate fans stampede to stores

Lawson is a big convenience store chain, and it’s always exciting when they collaborate with a hot anime. When 999 sandwiches disappear from a single store, however, you know there’s something funny going on.

Lawson’s campaign with the anime Love Live! started on Tuesday, and they offered goodies like penlights and clear files for people who bought items at their stores. In addition, they sold limited edition lunch packs, each containing an egg sandwich and tuna sandwich.

It’s a typical list of goods for one of their collaborations, but Love Livers are passionate fans who literally bought out tickets for μ’s’ past two concerts. Lawson knew this, which is why one store crammed the shelves with 999 lunch packs.

That’s a bit overboard, don’t you think? Even if the Japanese like items with pictures of cute anime characters on them, there’s no way a single store can sell 999 lunch packs.

Oh.

On another note, each Lawson store also featured a Love Live! itasha.

This all goes to show that you should never underestimate Love Livers.

On a side note, Love Livers are stampeding to Cure Maid Cafe’s collaborative cafe, too.

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