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Famous people who watch anime.

Here is a list of some of the celebrities/famous people who watch anime/manga.

1. Zac Efron, The HSM star is known for his love of manga, ecpecially Death Note and Bleach.
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2.Souja Boy, now I'm not sure if he exactly is an Otaku(or anything else for that matter) but he was seen attending the Full Metal Alchemist premier. 

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Did you know anime?: The former Prime Ministers of Japan watch anime and read manga.

 
Now with the popularity of anime, it is safe to assume that a large amount of famous people watch it. However for whatever reason there doesn't seem, to be that many "open" Otakus in the world. Well that can't be said about the Prime Ministers of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi and Taro Aso who are known for their love of anime. In fact Junichiro had his own anime made based off of his life!Aso is also a avid manga reader and was spotted

Before and After Anime: One Shots

Have you ever wondered how your favorite anime characters looked before they were famous? Well I have gathered up some of the more well known one shots and compared them to the actual anime:

  
Back when Rin was called Night. I wonder if Ao No Exorcist season two will incorporate him?



 Naruto sure has changed a lot.

Did you know in anime: Yu-Gi-Oh had a season zero?

Many Americans fans of Yu-Gi-Oh think they have watched all the original episodes. However many of them are probably leaving out the very first Yu-Gi-Oh season, Yu-Gi-Oh season zero. Most casual fans would have never heard of this, as the series never made it to America. Season zero is almost a different anime than the Yu-Gi-Oh most people grew up with.As highlighted in a previous post many things changed including Seto Kaiba's hair color.

Now many of you may be wondering why the series never made it to America that's simply because it was

Kaiba The Green Haired Anti-Hero?

Seto Kaiba is known as the bad-ass anti-hero of Yu-Gi-Oh. He is recognizable for his distinctive style of playing and his brown hair bowl like haircut. But how many of you knew that Seto Kaiba's hair wasn't actually supposed to be brown. Unknown to many Yu-Gi-Oh viewers there was actually a season zero of the series which never made it to America. Due to this many people don't know that Seto Kaiba actually had green hair.

Did you know in anime: Pokemon are based off of insects?

It's no surprise that some of the Pokemon in Gamefreaks franchise are based off of insects.However the creator of Pokemon actually got the idea by playing with bugs when he was young!

"As a child, Tajiri enjoyed insect collecting as a hobby; this childhood activity would prove an inspiration for his later video game work. In fact, other children called him "Dr. Bug" , and he wanted to have a profession as an entomologist.

TIL: Dragon Ball Z naming puns

 I'll never look at Bulma the same way again! Now most of you probably no that allot of the DBZ names are puns of regular everyday items. Most of them are actually simple to locate. Kakarot - Carrot, Trunks- self explanatory, but I have gone searching for some of the less known/ difficult puns:

TIL: Haku from Naruto is actually a boy.

Haku known mainly as Zabuza's sidekick before being killed was known for being the kind, sweet, and cute character. Now you would think every thing is fine with her (pictured below)

Fact: Both Naruto's Voices Actors in English and Japanese Are women

Have you ever wondered who is behind the squeaky voice of Naruto? No for those of you saying Arnold Schwarzenegger you would be wrong, actually for those of you who thought any guy was the voice behind Naruto Uzumaki you would also be wrong.
The  voice of Naruto in both English and Japanese is in fact that of a woman, which may seem surprising for a male character that's so popular.

True or False?: Rurouni Kenshin died of AIDS.

SEMI-RIGHT.

Kenshin Himura dying of AIDS? It is almost unheard of for a main character of such a popular anime to die. Well that happened to Kenshin. It needs to be said that this was in the OVA/Movie not the manga/anime. The popular myth is that he died of AIDS. This is only partly true. It is true that Kenshin died. It is true he died of a STD. The problem is it was never specified, also judging from the time period Ruruouni Kenshin takes place, no one would have even been able to diagnose AIDS.

Anime Fact: Gokudera lights his bombs with magic!

Hayato Gokudera is known as the bad-ass bomb throwing member of Katekyo Hitman Reborn!'s Vongola team. Well have you ever wondered why Gokudera never seems to light his own bombs? Well I have the answer. Despite the action/shonen manga that Reborn! is the anime is far less violent i.e. not much blood/cuts. Another thing censored is smoking, in the manga Gokudera uses his lit cigerrets and lighter to spark his bomb, however this isn't preasent in the anime leaving some fans confused as to how his explosives are lit.

TIL : Bleach Was Originally Going to be Called "Snipe"

Everybody loves the dark/surreal nature of Bleach. It's hard to imagine the anime without the impressive action scenes with sword fighting gore, but that very well could have been the case. Tite Kubo (pictured below)