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Clowns as a horror device are relatively new. You can thank Edgar Allen Poe, Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci opera, and actual clown serial killer John Wayne Gacy for planting the seed and of course, Stephen King's It for nurturing it to get what we have now. You'll be hard pressed to find a person who actually likes clowns.  Anime, like other modes of popular entertainment, has also created its share of sinister jokers, jesters, and pierrots to give audiences the heebie-jeebies. 1. Buggy (One Piece)  You're sailing the high seas in search of treasure while building long-lasting friendships with your rough-and-tumble crew when, all of a sudden, you're ambushed by pirates!  But these pirates aren't the bearded, peg-legged types. No, these circus freaks of every kind answer to a hyper-sensitive clown.  Buggy's sensitivity is tied to his round, red nose. Yes, his schnoz isn't ornamental, it's the real deal, and he's been known to slau

Get ready to punch, kick, and grapple your way through this list, because we're ranking the best martial arts anime of all time. Characters in these anime often spend much of their time training to defend themselves or others, participate in competitions of skill, honor their culture, or develop their health and spirituality. Check out our list of top 10 martial arts anime of all time. 10. Katanagatari Set in the Edo Peroid (1603-1868), the story follows Yasuri, a well-known swordsman who surprisingly fights without his sword. On his journey, he comes across the young and ambitious Togame, who wants to help Yasuri on his adventure to collect the deviant blades for the shogunate and fight against other blade-wielders in insane battles. This anime is sure to be a treat to those who really have a taste for Japanese history, but also who find the art of swordplay to be of interest.   9. Ranma 1/2 Ranma 1/2 tells the story of a sex changing main

Anime adaptation of light novel series slated for 2018 This year's October issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine will announce on Monday that the manga adaptation of late author Tomohiro Matsu and artist Kantoku's Märchen Mädchen (Fairy Tale Girls) light novel series will launch in Jump SQ.'s November issue on October 4. Takatoshi Nakamura (Densetsu no Yūsha no Konkatsu) and newcomer artist Kiyotsugu Yamagata are collaborating on the series. The magazine also announced a Märchen Mädchen online game project from DMM Games. The staff will reveal more information at Tokyo Game Show 2017 this month, and DMM Games' booth will host a stage event with voice actresses Tomori Kusunoki (voice of Hazuki Kagimura), Rie Suegara (Shizuka Tsuchimikado), and Lynn (Yumilia Qazan) on September 24. The novels center on Hazuki Kagimura, a normal girl who is usually alone. With her relationship with her new family not going so well, she retreats every day to the world of stories and books.

New company's debut original work is VR visual novel slated for October 5 Japanese developer Rockin Heart Games announced on Thursday that it is developing its first original game, titled Tear: Owari to Hajimari no Shizuku. The title is slated for the PlayStation 4 on October 5, and it will support the use of the PlayStation VR headset. In the game, players use a device called "Tear" to be able to travel freely between reality and illusion, and will solve multiple incidents involving serial kidnappings, the paranormal, UFOs, science fiction, espionage, the military, and other mysteries. The game's story will eventually involve a battle with the beginning and end of the world at stake. The mystery revolves around the "Third Secret of Fatima." The game will allow players to view the story from the point of view of multiple protagonists using a "multi-sight system" that will require players to solve complex mysteries to reveal the trick behi

New visual showing series heroines unveiled Konami revealed on Friday that its LovePlus EVERY smartphone game is slated for this winter for iOS and Android devices. In addition, Konami revealed a visual featuring series heroines Rinko Kobayakawa (left in picture below, voiced by Sakura Tange), Manaka Takane (center, Saori Hayami), and Nene Anegasaki (right, Yuko Minaguchi). Konami also revealed that a part of the game will be built for virtual-reality devices, and that this part will be available to preview during this year's Tokyo Game Show event on September 21-24. LovePlus character designer Tarō Minoboshi (√Letter, God Wars Future Past) along with series producer Akari Uchida had both left Konami in March 2015. Konami stated later that month that it would continue to make LovePlus games. Minoboshi designed characters for the franchise under the penname Mino☆Tarō. The LovePlus franchise launched on the Nintendo DS in 2009. The game inspired an enhanced LovePlus+ ed