Manga

23 Dec 2012

"What the hell is going on? Am I dreaming?" These questions asked by a key character in Akira, author-director Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 anime based on his six-volume manga series, may also go...

3:23PM

CHI Jewellery's HK$8m figurine honours Doraemon's '100th birthday'

5 Sep 2012

The blue robotic cat Doraemon has been the centre of attention, even more than some local starlets this summer.

2:39AM

Shoppers and fans celebrate 100 years before the birth of cartoon character Doraemon

16 Aug 2012

Crowds gathered around 100 unique Doraemon models for a very early celebration of the famed cartoon character at Harbour City - a century before he is born.

4:00AM

Hong Kong Cinema Listings, August 14

14 Aug 2012

New Releases

The Bourne Legacy (IIA)

Jeremy Renner stars in this expansion of Robert Ludlum's Bourne universe about an agent whose life is endangered by the events of the...

11:28AM

Gadgets and Doraemon figurines grace mall ... 100 years ahead of cartoon character's 'birth'

6 Aug 2012

The selling power of animation characters is beyond doubt in the world of marketing. The management of Tsim Sha Tsui's Harbour City mall obviously know this well.

11:03PM

Bookseller aims at younger crowd

27 Jul 2012

A century-old bookstore chain known for its academic and history books is taking aim at the teenage market by opening a comic store.

10:25PM

Opinion

Michael Cox

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

5:37PM

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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5:24AM

Style meter

HOT

Christopher Kane's neon lace

A clever update of spring's big trend.

Florence Welch

Girl got style.

Tribal-inspired...

7:00PM

COBRA ADDS BITE

Riedel has released a limited-edition green Cobra Verde decanter. Artistic and impressive-looking, 20 decanters are available in Hong Kong through Town House.

This is the first-ever...

3:57PM

Les Liaisons Culinaires

Les Liaisons Culinaires
By Andreas Staikos

Novels rarely make you hungry, but it's challenging to get through Les Liaisons Culinaires without developing a craving for sea...

3:32AM

Hunter x Hunter (anime)

Seven years and 92 episodes since the OVA (original video animation) finale, Hunter x Hunter gets rebooted with a new production company and voice cast.

1:52AM

Love on catwalk

Manga writer and illustrator Ai Yazawa shot to fame with two of her best-known works, Nana and Paradise Kiss. Nana was made into a film and a sequel, while Paradise Kiss opens in Hong Kong...

8:03PM

For battered Japan, an inspiring win

A kick was all it took to lift Japan from the funk in which it has been mired since the earthquake and tsunami four months ago. Joy erupted nationwide yesterday as Saki Kumagai smashed the ball...

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