Maken-Ki! Battling Venus BD+DVD
If big boobs, plentiful panty shots, and girls involved in super-powered, clothes-shredding battles alone are not enough to draw your attention then nothing else about this train wreck of a series will.
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Good Luck Girl! BD+DVD
It has its bumps and messily slain jokes, but Good Luck Girl! is a hugely enjoyable comedy—one of the rare gagfests to successfully find and nurture an honest-to-goodness heart.
Pile of Shame - Handsome Girl
Justin revisits an old one-shot OAV by the creator of Marmalade Boy... and is a little underwhelmed.
ANNCast Holiday Special 2013: Yankee Swap
Zac and Justin sit by the yuletide fireplace and exchange anime and movies, forcing eachother to expand their cinematic horizons with good cheer!
Shelf Life - Last Second Gift Guide
Bamboo picks out some last-possible-second gift ideas from 2013's gems and favorites.
Akira BD+DVD
Funimation's new release is primarily for those who have never owned the movie and/or those who also want the original Streamline English dub. Even at 25 years old, though, it still shows clearly why it has long been one of anime's standard-bearer titles.
Alice in the Country of Hearts: The Mad Hatter's Late Night Tea Party GN 1
The Mad Hatter's Late Night Tea Party is one of the more unique takes on the Alice in the Country of Hearts franchise.
Astro Toy - Cu-Poche Mami Tomoe
David loses his head over a non-Nendoroid version of Nendoroid-esque Mami.
Fate/Zero Blu-Ray Box Set 1
Fate/Zero comes in announcing that there's going to be an epic war involving Big Ideas—but maybe 25-minute episodes and a 2-D screen are too small a space for those ideas.
Blood-C: The Last Dark BD+DVD
It's Last Dark's job to clean up Blood-C TV's mess and patch up the damage it did to the franchise at large. That it succeeds is suitably impressive, but that doesn't necessarily make for great filmmaking.
Press Releases
ANN has a new layout; the Press Releases are now in the "News" menu above.Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions Lite II Short's 1st Episode Stars Nibutani, Kumin
Series of shorts leads up to January 8 premiere of Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren anime
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Kyoto Animation began streaming the first episode of its Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren Lite series of anime shorts on Thursday. The video features the ending theme “Shin'en ni Mau Senritsu Shanikusai” (A Hair-Raising Carnival Dancing in the Abyss) by ZAQ, and the song is also composed, arranged, and has lyrics by the singer. The video begins when Shinka Nibutani (voiced by Chinatsu Akasaki) finds Kumin (Azumi Asakura) sleeping in the clubroom. Although Nibutani knows that the club is the “Nap Club,” she still tries to wake her up, as it is the day to clean the room. However, when Kumin grabs Nibutani's leg in her sleep, she relates the size of her leg to a five-liter bottle. After getting Kumin out of the kotatsu, she finds another problem: the kotatsu moves. She flips the heated table to find three unexpected guests...
Cat Sh*t One & Shana Directors Make Robot TV Anime Dai Shogun
J.C. Staff/A.C.G.T. anime set in secluded parallel-world Japan where Meiji Restoration never happened
― Fūun Ishin Dai Shogun, a new television anime premiering next April, was announced on Thursday. The action romance will feature giant robots in a parallel-world Japan in which the Meiji Restoration never happened. ILCA's Kazuya Sasahara (Cat Shit One: The Animated Series) planned the project, and Takashi Watanabe (Shakugan no Shana, Slayers) is directing it at J.C. Staff and A.C.G.T. In the late Edo period, Japan faced an unprecedented crisis with the arrival of black ships from overseas. However, Japan drove away the black ships thanks to Onigami, giant robots that have existed in Japan since the ancient times. The country has remained in self-imposed seclusion from foreigners ever since. The story begins in this Japan that never experienced the Meiji Restoration.
Mako-chan no Lip Cream Comedy Manga Gets Anime Promo Video
Creator Namie Odama directs video of her story of magical lip cream that can transform girl into anything
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Production on an animated promotional video for Namie Odama's gag comedy manga Mako-chan no Lip Cream has been green-lit. The February issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine made the announcement on Thursday. The manga's story centers around a "mysterious lip cream" that can transform you into anything. The witch Zaiaa was cursed for using the lip cream too much, and it ends up in the hands of an ordinary elementary school girl named Mako-chan.
BONES' Space Dandy Anime Gets Another Manga Online
Manga to run on Shōnen Sirius magazine's "Suiyōbi no Sirius"
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The February issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine announced on Wednesday that BONES' Space Dandy television anime series is inspiring another manga. This manga will run on the magazine's "Suiyōbi no Sirius" (Wednesday Sirius) section on the Niconico service. More details "can be, should be announced in the near future." Artists Sung-woo Park (Kurokami/Black God, Oracle of Secret Shrine Maiden) and Red Ice launched the first Space Dandy manga in
Wednesday, December 25
Prince of Tennis II OVA's Promo Video Posted
Continuation of 2012 TV anime sequel series to take place at U-17 training camp
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The official website for The Prince of Tennis franchise began streaming a preview on Monday for the Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama (The Prince of Tennis II) OVA that will premiere next year. The OVA will tell the continuation of the 2012 Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama television anime, and will tell the story of Ryoma and the rest of the U-17 Japanese representatives at a training camp. The original 2012 anime series adapts Takeshi Konomi's original Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama
Cheese Napolitan Anime Short's Teaser Video Streamed
Evangelion's Khara makes short debuting at Comiket this month
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GMO Internet began streaming a teaser video on Monday for Chō Akūkan Bōheki Cheese Napolitan (Super Hyperspace Bulwark Cheese Napolitan), the company's upcoming full 3D CG two-minute anime special featuring its two female mascots. The video, which does not actually preview any animation, introduces the short's staff and main cast. The anime will feature: Maaya Uchida (Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live's Wakana, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions's Rikka) as Anzu Mikumo (surname literally translates to “beautiful cloud”), the official mascot character for GMO Internet's GMO Application Cloud cloud server service.
Tsubasa to Hotaru Shōjo Manga Gets Event Anime
Story by Cactus's Secret's Nana Haruta of girl running basketball team to debut at Ribon Festa
― The February issue of Shueisha's Ribon magazine is announcing on Friday that an anime adaptation of the Tsubasa to Hotaru (Tsubasa & Hotaru) manga by Nana Haruta (Cactus's Secret, Chocolate Cosmos, Love-Berrish!) has been green-lit. The anime will be screened at the Ribon Festa 2014 event next year. Four locales throughout Japan will host the free event. The story revolves around Tsubasa Sonokawa, a 15-year old high school girl who fell in love with her upperclassman when he saved her after she fainted at the train station from anemia. She thought it was a meeting of fate, and visited him at his class every day. However, he told her that her feelings were "heavy," and he dumped her. She once again meets a boy after taking over her friend Yuri's job as boy's basketball team manager. She learns that she might have more of a connection with this boy named Aki than she first thought...
Sora no Otoshimono/Heaven's Lost Property Manga to End in January
Suu Minazuki's manga began in 2007, inspired several anime
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The February issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace magazine confirmed on Thursday that the final chapter of Suu Minazuki's Sora no Otoshimono (Heaven's Lost Property) will run in the magazine's March issue on January 26. The announcement reads, “The next issue will contain the final chapter of Sora, which has been running for seven years!” The original manga has been running in Monthly Shōnen Ace since 2007, and Kadokawa is publishing the 18th compiled book volume on October 25. The manga, the
Funimation to Stream Maken-Ki! Two Anime
2nd season based on Hiromitsu Takeda's supernatural school manga debuts on January 15
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FUNimation Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it will stream the Maken-Ki! Two television anime series. Funimation added that it will announce more details about simulcast dates and times at a later date. A new team of staff are producing the anime, with Hiraku Kaneko (The Qwaser of Stigmata) directing the television anime at Xebec. Akio Takami (Shaman King) is designing the characters, and Yousuke Kuroda (first Maken-Ki! Battling Venus anime) is writing the scripts. The voice actress group sweet ARMS is performing the opening theme song "Cherish."
Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD's Full Christmas Ad Streamed
Full version of ad about farewells marks December 26 release of PS3/PS Vita game
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Sony began streaming the full version of the "Parting in This World" live-action commercial on Wednesday to mark the December 26 release of Square Enix's Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster set. The text in the beginning of the commercial says, "We are fated to someday part with the person we hold most precious, and the narration at the end of the commercial says, "The world is full of partings and farewells. So I'd want to cherish someone who is next to me now."
Holiday Greetings from the Anime World! (Part 2)
― Get yourself in the holiday spirit by checking out these holiday greetings from artists and companies within the anime and manga industry, and anime and manga properties! Series are listed alphabetically, while artists are listed by their surname. Click on each image for larger versions; they'll open in a new window automatically. Check out part 1 here A-1 Pictures
Showing off their Christmas meal. [Twitter] Age (Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
2nd Seitokai Yakuindomo Season's 2nd Promo Video Posted
Seitokai Yakuindomo school comedy to premiere on January 4
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The second promotional video for Seitokai Yakuindomo, the second anime season inspired by Tozen Ujiie's school comedy manga, debuted on the Niconico streaming service. Seitokai Yakuindomo will premiere on the Tokyo MX TV station on January 4. Advance screenings of the second season's first episode, as well as the entire first season, ran at Osaka's TOHO Cinemas Nanba theater on December 21 and at Tokyo's TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills on December 22.
Maken-Ki! Battling Venus BD+DVD
If big boobs, plentiful panty shots, and girls involved in super-powered, clothes-shredding battles alone are not enough to draw your attention then nothing else about this train wreck of a series will.
Hitsugi no Chaika Anime's Promo Video Confirms April Premiere
Scrapped Princess director Masui helms fantasy TV anime at BONES
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Japanese publisher Kadokawa began streaming an advance promotional video on Wednesday to confirm that the Hitsugi no Chaika (Chaika the Coffin Princess) fantasy anime will premiere on television next April. Hitsugi no Chaika's story centers around Toru Acura, a 20-year-old retired soldier meandering through life now that the war has ended. He encounters Chaika Trabant, a 14-year-old sorceress carrying a coffin, and he follows her in hopes of finding meaning to his life again.
Blood Lad's Kodama, 428's Kitajima Preview Hamatora Anime in 3rd Video
livetune & Galileo Galilei's Ozaki perform for "Super-powered mystery x battle entertainment"
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Avex began streaming the third promotional video for the television anime of Hamatora, the "super-powered mystery x battle entertainment" mixed-media project, on Tuesday. The video features the opening theme song "Flat" by livetune featuring Yūki Ozaki (from Galileo Galilei). The video begins with a definition of "Minimum" or "minor miracle"— special hereditary powers discovered only in an extremely limited number of humans. Those who possess such powers are known as "Minimum Holders."
Top-Selling Animation DVDs in Japan: 2013
Eva, 5 One Piece, Gundam UC, Totoro, Wolf Children, 3 Kuroko's, Kiki's, 4 Attack on Titan, Uta-Pri, Resident Evil, DBZ discs
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This list covers sales surveyed from December 10, 2012 to December 8, 2013. Rank
Estimated Sales in Discs
Title
Releaser
Release Date Artist/Category 1
176,834
Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo
K
13/4/24 Animation 2
65,094
One Piece Film Z DVD Greatest Armored Edition (Limited Complete First Pressing)
PC
13/6/28 Animation 3
64,270
Monsters, Inc. (07.06)
BVH
07/6/20 Animation 4
62,525
Mobile Suit Gundam UC 6
BVS
13/3/22 Animation 5
60,573
One Piece Film Z DVD
Toriko Manga to Take 1-Month Break After Current Arc Ends
Shimabukuro's Human World arc ends next week; Gourmet World arc to start in February
― Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro's Toriko manga will go on a one-month hiatus after its Human World arc ends in next year's combined 6th/7th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on January 4. The manga will return with the start of the Gourmet World arc in the 10th issue on February 2. Shimabukuro launched the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2008, and the manga's 27 volumes have more than 18 million copies in circulation as of last month. In the story, Tor
Ghost in the Shell Nyūmon Arise Anime Shorts to Air in January
Miyuki Sawashiro to play Rojikoma girls, Maaya Sakamoto to play Motoko
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A mini program called Kōkaku Kidōtai Nyūmon Arise (Ghost in the Shell Introduction Arise) will premiere on TV Tokyo on January 6 from 25:00 to 25:05 (effectively, January 7 at 1:00 to 1:05 a.m.) The navigation "hosts" of the program are Rojiko and Komako, two cute characters voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro and inspired by the ongoing Ghost in the Shell Arise anime's Rojikoma mecha. Maaya Sakamoto will play a version of the main Ghost in the Shell Arise anime's lead character Motoko.
Romantica Clock Shōjo Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime
Aishiteru ze Baby's Maki created story about competing twins
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The February issue of Shueisha's Ribon magazine is announcing on Friday that The Romantica Clock manga by Yoko Maki is inspiring a television anime in February. The Romantica Clock is a comedy about twins: the beautiful, popular, and energetic Akane, and her smart, aloof brother Aoi. Akane, who has felt jealous of Aoi since she was a young child, continues to be unable to get along with him even as the two grow older. The anime will run on February 4, 18, and 25 as segments within the children's television program
Saint Seiya, D.Gray-man Stars Join J-Stars Victory Vs. Game
Seiya is playable & Allen is support character in March 19 PS3/PSV game
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2014's combined 6th/7th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shueisha Jump magazine is announcing next week that characters from the Saint Seiya and D.Gray-man manga are joining the roster of Namco Bandai Games J-Stars Victory Vs. "team battle action" video game. The Pegasus Saint Seiya from Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya manga will be playable, whilte the exorcist Allen Walker from Katsura Hoshino's D.Gray-man manga will a support character. Seiya will fight with his Pegasus Meteor Fist attack, while Allen will have his clawed left hand.
Sugar Soldier Shōjo Romantic Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime
Mayu Sakai's story of social outcast who makes friends with popular boy
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The February issue of Shueisha's Ribon magazine is announcing on Friday that Mayu Sakai's Sugar Soldier manga is inspiring a television anime next month. The romantic comedy centers around Makoto Kisaragi, a 15-year-old girl whose "special ability" is her persecution complex. She was raised well but in relative obscurity compared to her big sister, a famous model. Despite her negative personality, Makoto vowed to become popular when she entered high school, but things did not turn out quite so well for her. One day, she meets Iriya, Mr. Popular in their class, and they become friends.
J-Stars Victory Vs. Game's Shonen Jump Cast Highlighted in 3 Videos
Assassination Classroom, Neuro join Naruto, One Piece, more in March fighting game
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Namco Bandai Games began streaming the uncut third five-minute promotional video and second commercial (in television and web versions) for its J-Stars Victory Vs. "team battle action" video game this week. The videos have brief shots of the two newest additions to the roster: Koro-sensei from Assassination Classroom and Neuro (as a support character) from Neuro - Supernatural Detective (Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro). The character roster in this
Top-Selling Animation Blu-ray Discs in Japan: 2013
Eva, 2 Gundam UC, Nanoha, One Piece, 5 Attack on Titan, 4 Nekomonogatari, Index, 7 Love Live!, Wolf Children, 6 Girls & Panzer discs
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This list covers sales surveyed from December 10, 2012 to December 8, 2013. Rank
Estimated Sales in Discs
Title
Releaser
Release Date Artist/Category 1
398,187
Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo
K
13/4/24 Animation 2
108,383
Monsters University MovieNEX
WDS
13/11/20 Animation 3
96,561
Mobile Suit Gundam UC 6 Limited First Edition
BVS
13/3/22 Animation 4
95,866
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's Ultra Special Edition (Limited Complete Pressing)
Yuuki Kaji, Ayumi Fujimura, Haruka Tomatsu Join Santa Company Cast in Trailer
Takahiro Sakurai & Rie Kugimiya also in English-subtitled trailer for holiday film
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The Kickstarter campaign website for Kenji Itoso's Santa Company film announced that Yuuki Kaji, Ayumi Fujimura, and Haruka Tomatsu will star in the film. Kaji will voice Bell, and Ayumi will voice the character Noel, a 12-year-old girl who despises Christmas. Tomatsu will voice Mint. The film will also star Takahiro Sakurai as Pedro and Rie Kugimiya as Thomas. Choucho will perform the film's theme song. All five main cast members and the theme song appear in the first English-subtitled trailer:
Tuesday, December 24
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 16-22
"Final" Gintama sells 58,739, followed by Game Center CX, One Piece, Attack on Titan, Kami-Usagi Rope
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The DVD-Box for the Game Center CX (Retro Game Master) television series sold 24,641 copies to debut at #4 on the overall DVD chart. The Otomate Party 2013 event DVD landed at #25 with 2,921 copies, while the Gekijōban Gintama Ginmaku Zenyasai 2013 event DVD was #39 with 2,053 more copies. After three weeks, it now has a total of 27,022. Rank
Last Week
Title
Weekly Copies
Total Copies
Release Date
Maker Artist/Category
Highest Rank
Weeks on Chart
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Ranking, December 16-22
"Final" Gintama sells 43,624, followed by Attack on Titan, Pacific Rim, Majestic Prince, Tamayura
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The Blu-ray & DVD Set for Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim film sold 14,558 copies for a new total of 88,532 copies. In its second week, it dropped from #1 to #8 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Nana Mizuki's Nana Clips 6 collection sold 2,943 more copies to add to its total of 26,601. It fell from #3 to #20 in its second week. Rank
Last Week
Title
Weekly Copies
Total Copies
Release Date
Maker Artist/Category
Highest Rank
Weeks on Chart 1
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Gekijōban Gintama Kanketsu-hen: Yorozuya yo Eien Nare (Limited Complete Pressing)
Aniplex USA to Release Kill la Kill Original Soundtrack CD
18-track CD featuring Hiroyuki Sawano's music to ship on January 7
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Aniplex of America announced on Tuesday that it will release the original soundtrack CD for Hiroyuki Imaishi and Trigger's battle action anime Kill la Kill. The CD with 18 tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano will ship on January 7. The CD will only be available via Right Stuf and retails for US$37.50, but Right Stuf is currently selling the CD for US$30.00. Aniplex USA is currently streaming a sample preview of the soundtrack. The CD will be available in limited quantities and only sold while supplies last.
Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- F 2nd Game's Opening Movie Posted
Livetune composes opening song for latest rhythm game arrives on PS3/Vita on March 6
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Sega began streaming the opening movie on Tuesday for its Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- F 2nd rhythm game on PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3. Livetune composed the opening song "Decorator." The end of the video also includes a Christmas message to fans. This latest rhythm game will offer new features: help items (play assist, recovery, safety judge, double killer, and star killer) will keep the game's difficulty in check, while challenge items (shy target, cool master S, high speed, micro notes, and panic) will raise the difficulty.
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 22-28
Say, "I Love You"., Humanity Has Declined anime; Alice the 101st, Crimson Empire, Sankarea manga to ship
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Publisher
Suggested
Retail Price
Date Humanity Has Declined Blu-ray Complete CollectionPlease
Sentai Filmworks
US$59.98
December 24 Humanity Has Declined DVD Complete CollectionCite
Sentai Filmworks
US$49.98
December 24 Say, "I Love You". Blu-ray Complete CollectionAnimeNewsNetwork
Sentai Filmworks
US$69.98
December 24 Say, "I Love You". Blu-ray Complete CollectionPlease
Sentai Filmworks
US$59.98
December 24 Manga Releases Title
Super Heroine Chronicle's 3rd Promo Video Previews Game's Original Animation
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Bandai Namco Games began streaming a game information video for Super Heroine Chronicle, its upcoming "heroine melee simulation RPG," on Tuesday. The game's characters Dorothy (voiced by Yui Itsuki) and Rin (Hitomi Nabatame) narrate the video. The video previews some of the original animation that will be included in the game. Besides playing the role of Dorothy, Yui Itsuki and her band Yousei Teikoku will perform the game's opening theme song, "Dea x Crisis.”
Holiday Greetings from the Anime World! (Part 1)
Artists, studios, and companies share their holiday cheer.
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Get yourself in the holiday spirit by checking out these holiday greetings from artists and companies within the anime and manga industry, and anime and manga properties! Series are listed alphabetically, while artists are listed by their surname. Click on each image for larger versions; they'll open in a new window automatically. And, tune in tomorrow for more! acttil
Season's greetings from acttil [Official site] Yuka Aisaka (Sakura Trick) &
New Nobunaga the Fool TV Ad Previews Minori Chihara's Theme Song
Shoji Kawamori's sci-fi robot series starring Mamoru Miyano to premiere on January 5
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TV Tokyo began streaming a commercial on Tuesday for the Nobunaga the Fool anime on Tuesday. The 30-second ad previews Minori Chihara's opening theme song "Fool the World." Shoji Kawamori (Macross, Escaflowne, Aquarion) is credited as the original creator for the show, and he is also handling the series composition and the main mecha design. Hidekazu Sato (Basquash!, Slayers Next, Fortune Quest L) will direct the series at studio Satelight. Artist
3rd Super Robot Wars Z PS3/Vita Game Revealed
Game featuring robots from Evangelion, Macross Frontier, Dai-Guard, Gigantor, Code Geass to ship in April 2014
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Namco Bandai Games revealed on Tuesday that B.B. Studio Works is developing a third Super Robot Taisen Z game, titled Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen Z Jigoku-hen. The game is slated to ship on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita on April 10, 2014. Namco Bandai Games announced the game during a livestream event on Tuesday. The livestream revealed that this will be the "final chapter" in the Super Robot Taisen Z series. The video reveals that the game will feature robots and characters from the following anime titles:
Good Luck Girl! BD+DVD
It has its bumps and messily slain jokes, but Good Luck Girl! is a hugely enjoyable comedy—one of the rare gagfests to successfully find and nurture an honest-to-goodness heart.
Pile of Shame - Handsome Girl
Justin revisits an old one-shot OAV by the creator of Marmalade Boy... and is a little underwhelmed.
Pilgrimage Map App Lets Fans Visit Anime "Holy Sites" From Their Phones
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Ready to plan your next anime "Holy Land" pilgrimage? Company DIP has started pre-registration for a "pilgrimage map" app, which will list 2,000 so-called holy sites—real-life locations used in anime and manga that are reverently frequented by adoring fans. The map will not only allow fans to search for locations by series, but also by region, and distance. Fans will also be able to upload pictures and reviews of locations visited. For those who just can't find the time or money to visit the sites in person, they can also check out each location virtually, by using Google Street View. As the website touts, "Explore the Holy Land without leaving home!"
Funimation Adds Live-Action Space Battleship Yamato Film
Takashi Yamazaki's 2010 film starring Takuya Kimura gets N. American release in 2014
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FUNimation Entertainment announced Tuesday that it has licensed the 2010 live-action Space Battleship Yamato film. The company noted that it will ship the film on home video in 2014. SMAP band member Takuya Kimura (Howl's Moving Castle's Howl) headlines this film based on the anime classic, which was adapted as Star Blazers in English. The other cast members include Meisa Kuroki (Vexille - 2077 Isolation of Japan's Vexille, Crows Zero's Luca), Toshiro Yanagiba, and
Funimation to Stream Noragami Supernatural Anime
BONES' series starring Hiroshi Kamiya to premiere in Japan on January 5
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FUNimation Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it will stream BONES' television anime adaptation of Adachitoka's Noragami manga. The story follows Yato (played by Hiroshi Kamiya), a poor minor god living an insignificant life in the human world whose dream is to someday be worshiped by the masses. In hopes of garnering more of a following, he spends his time trying to spread his name by writing his cell phone number on the walls of bathrooms across the city and aiding those in need (for 5 yen). He is, as he likes to call himself, a "delivery god." Hiyori Iki (
Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen Anime's Promo Streamed
Yuuki Kaji, Akemi Kanda lead cast for January 5 anime
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Game publisher Nihon Falcom Co. began streaming the promotional video introducing the anime adaptation of Daisuke Arakubo's Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen (Everyone Gather! Falcom Academy) 4-koma manga. The video features the song, “Go fight,” which is composed by the Falcom Sound Team jdk. The cast for the anime is as follows:
Yuuki Kaji as Adol Christin
Mitsuki Saiga as Joshua Astray
Akemi Kanda as Estelle Bright
Kaori Mizuhashi as Tio
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Dark Fakt
SHAFT's Nisekoi TV Anime Previewed in Promo Video
Promo for Nisekoi smartphone app also streamed for January 11 romantic comedy anime
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The official website for the anime adaptation of Naoshi Komi's Nisekoi romantic comedy manga began streaming a new promotional video for the series on Tuesday. The video first premiered at Shueisha's Jump Festa 2014 event on Saturday, and features ClariS's "CLICK" opening theme song. The video features the following dialogue: Raku: Maybe it would be better for me to just forget about this irresponsible promise...
Text: A liar is the beginning of love.
Evangelion's Khara Makes Chō Akūkan Bōheki Cheese Napolitan Short
Chunibyo & Other Delusions's Maaya Uchida, Sumire Uesaka star as GMO Internet mascots in original DVD
― GMO Internet announced Chō Akūkan Bōheki Cheese Napolitan (Super Hyperspace Bulwark Cheese Napolitan), its full 3D CG two-minute anime special featuring the company's two female mascots, on Tuesday. The anime will feature: Maaya Uchida (Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live's Wakana, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions's Rikka) as Anzu Mikumo (surname literally translates to “beautiful cloud”), the official mascot character for GMO Internet's GMO Application Cloud cloud server service.
Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Sequels' On-Set Photos Debut
Ryunosuke Kamiki plays Sōjirō opposite main lead Takeru Satoh in next summer's films
― More screenshots from next summer's two live-action Rurouni Kenshin sequel films debuted on Tuesday. These photos preview the scenes where Sōjirō Seta assassinates real-life historical figure Toshimichi Ōkubo at the Kioizaka slope. The production filmed these scenes at Koko-en Garden in Himeji on September 13. In them, title character Kenshin Himura (played Takeru Satoh) discovers the assassinated Toshimichi Ōkubo (Kazufumi Miyazawa) and encounters Sōjirō Seta (
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX's English-Dubbed Trailer Posted
Collection featuring Kingdom Hearts II, Birth By Sleep, Re:coded to ship globally in 2014
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The PlayStation Blog streamed an English-dubbed trailer for Square Enix's upcoming Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX PlayStation 3 game on Monday. The blog post also contains new screenshots for the game. Square Enix will release the game globally in 2014. The game will contain Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix (an updated version of Kingdom Hearts II that Square Enix originally released only in Japan for the PS2), Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix (an updated version of
Supernatural Anime Donten ni Warau Anime Cast Announced
Series stars Yūichi Nakamura, Yuuki Kaji, Tsubasa Yonaga, Takahiro Sakurai
― The cast for the anime of the supernatural manga Donten ni Warau by Kemuri Karakara (Countdown 7 Days) was announced on Tuesday. The cast includes:
Yūichi Nakamura as Tenka Kumo
Yuuki Kaji as Soramaru Kumo
Tsubasa Yonaga as Chūtarō Kumo
Takahiro Sakurai as Shirasu Kinjō The story of Donten ni Warau takes place in the 11th year of the Meiji era. The number of people in Japan who feel dissatisfaction toward the government are increasing due to the increasing speed of Westernization and the ban on samurai. In order to curb the increased rate of crime, the government opens a new prison. The three brothers of the Kumo family are entrusted with the duty of transporting these criminals to the new prison, but adventures await them on the way.
Rail Wars! Action Light Novels Get Anime
Takumi Toyoda's parallel-world story of security force for Japan's railways
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The January issue of Kogata Zenkoku Jikoku-Hyō, the standard reference for train schedules, announced on Friday that an anime adaptation of Takumi Toyoda's Rail Wars! -Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō Kōantai- (Rail Wars! Japanese National Railways Security Force) light novel series has been green-lit. The "dream railway paradise entertainment" story is set in a parallel world where Japan did not privatize its national railways. Naohito Takayama is an ordinary high school boy who dreams of a comfortable future working for the top-rated Japanese National Railways. He is assigned as a trainee in the Railways Security Force full of odd characters such as Sakurai, a troublemaker who hates men. On top of that, an extremist group called "RJ" plots to privatize the Japanese National Railways.
Final Fantasy X|X-2 TV Ad Shows Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
December 26 release marked with heartwrenching Christmas ad about farewells
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Square Enix marks the December 26 Japanese release of its Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster set with this Christmas commercial called "Parting in This World." (Unlike the West, Japan celebrates Christmas as a holiday for couples on dates.) The narrator says, "The world is full of partings and farewells. So I'd want to cherish someone who is next to me now." The commercial describes Final Fantasy X|X-2 as "Final Fantasy's most heartwrenching story."
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