Yama no Susume Second Season Will Have an Unaired Episode

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Not all characters are rewarded in their shows – more unfortunately so, it’s usually the main character that is dealt this misfortune. Not all characters are super lucky just like most of the characters on any anime. This questionnaire that was conducted by Charapedia asked 10,000 anime fans on who is the most unfortunate/unlucky character in any anime series.

The poll’s audience comprises: 56.9% male and 43.1% female. In majority, there are 84.1% teenagers upto 20-year olds who took the poll while the remaining 15.9% are fans above 30-years old.

Here are the results:

#10: Youichi Tsuitenai from Tottemo! Luckyman (149 votes)

#9: Hikigaya Hachiman from My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (156 votes)

#8: Yamcha from Dragon Ball (167 votes)

#7: Hayate Ayasaki from Hayate the Combat Butler (185 votes)

#6: Sayaka Miki from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Majica (188 votes)

#5: Nobi Nobita from Doraemon (201 votes)

#4: Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion (266 votes)

#3: Kaneki Ken from Tokyo Ghoul (271 votes)

#2: Taizou Hasegawa from Gintama (302 votes)

#1: Touma Kamijou from Toaru Majutsu no Index (621 votes)

Now that you’ve seen the list, who do you think is the most unfortunate anime character?

Source – Charapedia

First Impressions – Amagi Brilliant Park

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Title (English): Amagi Brilliant Park
Title (Japanese): 甘城ブリリアントパーク
Animation Studio: Kyoto Animation
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Episodes: 13

I’ve mentioned before that I’m a big fan of Kyoto Animation. Having seen all of their anime with the exception of the Full Metal Panic series, and Free! , I always look forward to seeing the next anime they make. Amagi Brilliant Park is the first anime I was looking forward to watching this season. Going two seasons without a KyoAni anime to watch (that I actually wanted to see) has left me hungry to see what they’ve got for me this time around.

Seiya Kanie is pretty much a perfect person and he knows it. Grades, looks, and athleticism are his good areas. However, because of his narcissistic personality, he doesn’t have any friends. One day, a new transfer student, Isuzu Sento, arrives at school, points a gun at him, and tells him to go on a date with her to “Amagi Brilliant Park”. Amagi Brilliant Park is a rundown, dreary mess of an amusement park that fails to attract visitors on a regular basis. After their date goes poorly because of the miserable theme park, Seiya is roped into going to see the theme park’s manager by Isuzu. He meets Latifah Fleuranza, a girl that seems to be connected to Seiya’s past in some way. She declares him the new manager of the theme park and sends him on his way. He must bring in 250,000 visitors in the next three months, or the park will be closed down.

As a hardcore KyoAni fan, I liked the first episode, but I have to admit, it was a bit boring at times. The same joke was repeated about four times in a minute and a half, and the characters aren’t all that interesting. However, that can always change. As a romance anime, there is the very real possibility for great character development. The story is fairly interesting, and I can imagine the comedic potential that may come out of this anime. Seiya and Isuzu are a great contrast to each other, which makes for a pretty good comedic duo a lot of the time. The art style is KyoAni’s usual. They’ve scaled back the moe a little bit on this one, opting for an art style that is more reminiscent of Hyouka. The opening and ending songs are pretty good, as expected out of KyoAni’s songs. There are very few KyoAni OPs and EDs that I have not enjoyed.

Moving forward, I want to see KyoAni’s humour come out again. K-On, Chuunibyou, Lucky Star, and Nichijou are all anime I thoroughly enjoyed because of their emphasis on humour. I have a lot of fun watching KyoAni anime, most of the time, and that is why I continue to look forward to their anime again and again. At the same time, I want a nice romance anime as well. KyoAni has had difficulty of late trying to tell a great story (Chuunibyou Ren, Kyoukai no Kanata), so I’m hoping that this time, they can do it.

What did you guys think of Amagi Brilliant Park‘s first episode? Let me know in the comments!

If you want to download the first episode, it can be found here.

The Wallflower Manga to End in Three More Chapters

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This Saturday, the November issue of Kodansha’s Bessatsu Friends magazine will announce that the manga of Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge♥ (The Wallflower) will end in three more chapters. If the manga will continue publishing without a break, it will end on the February issue of the magazine on January 13.

Tomoko Hayakawa (Ousama no Tamago, Kirei na Otokonoko) published the manga on 2000. The 35th compiled book volume of the manga was published by Kodansha last September. After taking the publication rights from Del Rey Manga in 2010, Kodansha Comics USA will publish the 34th volume of the manga this February. Chuang Yi licensed the manga on Singapore as My Fair Lady.

The Wallflower has an anime adaptation that was aired from Fall 2006 – Winter 2007. It was produced by Nippon Animation (Hunter x Hunter 1999, Romeo no Aoi Sora) and was directed by Shinichi Watanabe (Tenchi Muyo! GXP, Gravitation: Lyrics of Love). It also had a live-action adaptation on Winter 2010.

The manga has also inspired Julie Haus, an American fashion designer’s, fashion line that appeared in the 2008 New York Fashion Week.

Announcement from the November issue of Kodansha’s Bessatsu Friend magazine:

Synopsis of The Wallflower from MAL:

It’s a gorgeous, spacious mansion, and four handsome, fifteen-year-old friends are allowed to live in it for free! There’s only one condition—that within three years the guys must transform the owner’s wallflower niece into a lady befitting the palace in which they all live! How hard can it be?

Enter Sunako Nakahara, the agoraphobic, horror-movie-loving, pockmark-faced, frizzy-haired, fashion-illiterate recluse who tends to break into explosive nosebleeds whenever she sees anyone attractive. This project is going to take more than our four heroes ever expected: it needs a miracle!

Sources – ANN, Wikipedia

Spin-off Manga Soul Eater Not! Will End next Month

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The last chapter of the spin-off manga of Soul Eater, Soul Eater Not!, will be published on November 10 at the December Issue of Square Enix’s Shonen Gangan magazine. Atsushi Ohkubo’s spin-off manga started publishing on January 2011, although until last October, it went on hiatus. The manga is said to only have five volumes.

On November 14, Yen Press, the official English publisher of Soul Eater Not!, will publish the fourth volume. The anime adaptation of the manga was aired last spring with 12 episodes. It was produced by Studio Bones and was streamed by FUNimation Entertainment.

Announcement from the December Issue of Square Enix’s Shonen Gangan magazine:

Soul Eater Not! volume covers from Yen Press:

Soul Eater Not! synopsis from Haruhichan:

Soul Eater NOT! is a side-story to the main series, focusing on a freshman halberd named Tsugumi Harudori, who befriends two other meisters, Meme Tatane and Anya Hepburn. All three take part in the NOT (Normally Overcome Target) class at DWMA and learn to control their powers in order to overcome their difficulties to have a normal life, as opposed to the battle-oriented EAT (Especially Advanced Talent) class taken by Maka, Soul, and their companions.

Source – ANN

Cross Ange Opening Theme Looks Very Similar to Gundam Seed’s Second Opening Theme

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With the Fall 2014 anime season recently starting and Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo premiering on October 5th fans have noticed something very interesting. The opening theme sequences are almost the exact same as Mobile Suit Gundam Seed.

The image below is taken from Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo’s Opening Theme “Kindan no Resistance (禁断のレジスタンス)” by Nana Mizuki who also voices the main character Ange.

The image may look familiar if you’re a fan of the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed series since it’s the exact same as a frame from Mobile Suit Gundam Seed‘s second opening theme “moment” by Vivian or Kazuma.

Fans have blamed the animation studio Sunrise, which produced both of the anime series. As you can see below, a lot of material has been recycled and fans have dubbed the Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo Opening Theme as the copy-paste OP.

I understand why some scenes seem similar since it’s the same animation studio but does that give them the right to recycle scenes? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. For more comparisons, here is the Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo opening theme sequence as well as the second opening theme of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBAN6CysiNY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzfPfKDca5k

Source: SGCafe, yaraon

Video: The Rolling Girls TV Spot 2

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October 8, 2014

The second TV spot video has released for the recently announced original anime The Rolling Girls. Not much is currently known about the new anime other than the series being animated by Wit Studio (Hal, Shingeki no Kyojin), directed by Kotomi Deai (Silver Spoon Season 2) with the original character designs from tanu (Tari Tari). A manga adaptation of the series began serialization this week in Mag Garden’s Monthly Comic Garden magazine from Yosuke Miyagi (Guilty Crown manga) and illustrated by Bonkara.

The Rolling Girls will be Wit Studio’s first original TV anime and will be airing in 2015.

Here is the first visual of the anime:

Here is a synopsis of the series:

Rolling, falling, scrambling girls. For others. For themselves. Even if they’re destined to be a “mob.”

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://rollinggirls.com/
And follow their Twitter here: @therollinggirls

Hatsune Miku to Perform on Tonight’s Late Show with David Letterman

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Hatsune Miku will be touring America this upcoming weekend for the 2014 Hatsune Miku Expo in Los Angeles and later in the month for New York. As promotion for the Expo, the vocaloid herself will be appearing on tonight’s (October 8th) episode of CBS’ The Late Show with David Letterman.

Miku will perform @Letterman on Oct 8th – great opening for the #mikuexpo in LA&NY! Don't miss it 😉 pic.twitter.com/NrFWHEFHXR

— Hatsune Miku (@cfm_miku_en) September 18, 2014

The official Twitter account for the 2014 Hatsune Miku Expo has announced that Hatsune Miku will be performing on the October 8th episode of The Late Show with David Letterman, a nightly talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. This will be the first time that Miku will be performing on American television for the first time. The performance itself will showcase one of her songs and the projection technology that will be used in her upcoming concerts.

The 2014 Hatsune Miku Expo started in Indonesia this May and will be heading to Los Angeles and New York. She will be holding two concerts this weekend for Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre. In addition to the live concert, there will be an art exhibition at the Los Angeles Center Studios that will showcase the history and art of Hatsune Miku. There will also be a Halloween party with some themed toys, artworks and additional goods. There will also be a shop to purchase official merchandise. Some of the art itself will be from the official illustrators for Hatsune Miku, Rei and Zain, among various other prolific artists.

The concert itself will be on the 11th at 7:00pm (opens at 6:00pm) and 12th at 12:30pm (opens at 11:30am) at the LA Nokia Theatre. Tickets are priced from $55 – $125 from the most basic to VIP and you can purchase them here: http://mikuexpo.com/la_concert. The exhibition and party itself will be on the same days from 12:00pm on the 11th and 10:30am on the 12th at the LA Center Studios, entrance is free.

Hatsune Miku will then head to New York in two weeks time to perform at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan Center. An exhibition will also be held in New York at the Wallplay from October 9th till the 19th. The exhibition will showcase artwork, illustrations, videos and various goods, similar to the LA exhibition with featured artists. VIP Tickets for the New York performance are currently sold out, only the $65 gold standard and $75 Miku Love Area tickets are available. The 1st show will be on the 17th at 8:30pm (opens at 7:30pm) and the second show is on the 18th at 6:30pm (opens at 7:30pm).

Here the lead and opening song for the expo: Sharing The World by BIGHEAD:

Hatsune Miku is a personified figure for Yamaha’s voice synthesizer software Vocaloid. Based on the second iteration of the software, Miku was developed by Crypton Future Media and features samples from Japanese singer Saki Fujita. Hatsune Miku debuted in 2007 and became the highest selling software of all time on Amazon Japan. She has made the Vocaloid software suite more popular and appealing to wider audiences and has become a cultural phenomenon. Since her introduction, future releases of the Vocaloid software are also marketed with personas. Many songs have been created by online users as well as professional music creators, such as Super Cell.

Hatsune Miku will be on tonight’s episode of The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS at 11:35PDT/10:35CT. The 2014 Hatsune Miku will then have concerts in LA on the 11th and 12th, and in New York on the 17th and 18th.

For the LA concert visit: http://mikuexpo.com/la
For the NY concert visit: http://mikuexpo.com/ny

Will you be watching The Late Show with David Letterman for Miku? And will you attend the concerts? Let us know below.

Source – 2014 Hatsune Miku Expo, Crunchyroll

Niconico Users Rank Their Favourite Anime from Summer 2014

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Japanese streaming site niconico asked its users to pick out what they believed were their favourite shows from Summer 2014, along with a few leftovers from Spring 2014 included as well.

82.7% of respondents were male while the remaining 17.3% were female. The majority of participants were in their 20s (36.9%), followed by 30s (26.8%), 40s (22.6%), and then teenagers (13.5%).

37. Sengoku Basara: Judge End

36. Glasslip

35. DRAMAtical Murder

34. Shounen Hollywood – Holly Stage for 49

33. M3: Sono Kuroki Hagane

32. Bakumatsu Rock

31. Tokyo ESP

30. Captain Earth

29. Rail Wars!

28. Shirogane no Ishi: Argevollen

27. Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance

26. Re:␣Hamatora

25. Momo Kyun Sword

24. Persona 4 the Golden Animation

23. Ao Haru Ride

22. Free!: Eternal Summer

21. Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus

20. Zankyou no Terror

19. Love Stage!!

18. Nobunaga Concerto

17. Space Dandy 2nd Season

16. Jinsei

15. Fate/kalied liner Prisma Illya 2wei!

14. Majimoji Rurumo

13. Sword Art Online II

12. Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?

11. Psycho-Pass: Extended Edition

10. Hanayamata

9. Sabagebu!

8. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

7. Aldnoah.Zero

6. Tokyo Ghoul

4. Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita.

3. Akame ga Kill!

2. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun

1. Barakamon

What’s been your favourite anime throughout the Summer 2014 season? Feel free to drop a comment below!

Source: ANN, niconico

High School DxD DxD.1 Blu-ray Announced for March 15

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The official website for the High School DxD light novel series has announced that a Blu-ray collection of the series’ first anime adaptation will be releasing on March 15th, titled High School DxD DxD.1. In addition, the site also revealed that the release will contain a bonus unaired episode.

The Blu-ray release will be bundled with a new unaired episode at a full 24 minutes. The episode itself was drafted by Ichiei Ishibumi, the writer of the light novels. In addition, the Blu-ray will come with in a tall special edition case. Pre-orders for High School DxD DxD.1 open on December 15th and will cost ¥4,860 (~ $48.60 USD) from the Kadokawa Shop. Postage to local addresses in Japan are free.

High School DxD is a light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The series began serialization in 2008 in Fujimi Shobo’s Dragon Magazine, before being published in their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. To date, there has been a total of 18 compiled volumes. Three manga adaptation of the series have been published in 2010, 2012 and 2013, all of which have been written by Ishibumi. An anime adaptation was produced in 2012. It was animated by TNK (School Days) and directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa (Sora no Otoshimono: Tokeijikake no Angeloid, Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora). Two OADs were then released, and were then followed by the second season of the anime in 2013. A Nintendo 3DS game was also released later that year. A third season of the anime was also recently announced.

Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:

Issei Hyodo is your average perverted high school student whose one wish in life is to have his own harem, but he’s got to be one of the unluckiest guys around. He goes on his first date with a girl only to get brutally attacked and killed when it turns out the girl is really a vicious fallen angel. To top it all off, he’s later reincarnated as a devil by his gorgeous senpai who tells him that she is also a devil and now his master! One thing’s for sure, his peaceful days are over. In a battle between devils and angels, who will win?

The first High School DxD Blu-ray, DxD.1, will be out on March 10th next year. You can order the Blu-ray from December 15th here: http://store.kadokawa.co.jp/preorder/888800000016/

Will you be buying the Blu-ray? And what does this mean about the upcoming third season? Let us know below.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://haremking.tv/
You can also follow the anime’s Twitter: @hdd_anime

Source – High School DxD DxD.1 Pre-order

Code Geass Gets a Spin-off Manga about a Vocalist Lelouch

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October 7, 2014

Just after one of Code Geass‘ spin-offs was released few months ago, which is Code Geass: Soubou no Oz 02, another spin-off was announced. According to the second issue of Kodansha’s Young Magazine the Third magazine, the spin-off manga, Code Black: Soku Hiki no Lelouch (lit. Code Black: Fast-Plucking Lelouch), will begin on November 6 on their next issue. The artist for the said manga will be Tomajirou Hoshi.

Synopsis of Code Black: Soku Hiki no Lelouch from ANN:

Lelouch, who although has “zero” knowledge of music, he is forced to become the vocalist and guitarist for a band at the school culture festival. Beyond this, a cruel destiny awaits.

Announcement from Kodansha’s Young Magazine the Third magazine:

Code Geass is a popular original anime produced by Sunrise and was directed by Taniguchi Goro (Mugen no Ryvius, and an upcoming Winter anime, Junketsu no Maria). The series has received many side stories, spin-offs, movies and manga adaptations.

Synopsis of Code Geass from Haruhichan:

On August 10th of the year 2010 the Holy Empire of Britannia began a campaign of conquest, its sights set on Japan. Operations were completed in one month thanks to Britannia’s deployment of new mobile humanoid armor vehicles dubbed Knightmare Frames. Japan’s rights and identity were stripped away, the once proud nation now referred to as Area 11. Its citizens, Elevens, are forced to scratch out a living while the Britannian aristocracy lives comfortably within their settlements. Pockets of resistance appear throughout Area 11, working towards independence for Japan.

Lelouch, an exiled Imperial Prince of Britannia posing as a student, finds himself in the heart of the ongoing conflict for the island nation. Through a chance meeting with a mysterious girl named C.C., Lelouch gains his Geass, the power of the king. Now endowed with absolute dominance over any person, Lelouch may finally realize his goal of bringing down Britannia from within!

Are you ready to see a vocalist Lelouch on-stage? He might have been dragged by Milly Ashford once again (as we can see a peek of her in the magazine). What do you think about this spin-off?

Source – ANN

Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax PS3/PSVita Trailer

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October 6, 2014

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Sega has released a PS3/PSVita trailer video on their Youtube channel for the highly anticipated 2D fighting game, Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax. The trailer highlights the features in the game and goes through the roster of 12 fighters and 20 support characters that will be available.

You can expect ranked and unranked online play along with character customization and some unlockable content on the home versions of the game. The cross-save functionality will be available between the PS3 and PSVita

Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax is expected to be released in Japan on the 13th of November, 2014.

Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Promo Video:

Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax is an upcoming 2D fighting game, a crossover game that includes characters from many of ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko published novels. The game is a project collaboration between Dengeki and Sega to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Dengeki Bunko. The game features characters from over 10 different light novel series, from Sword Art Online to Golden Time. While all the series in the game already have an anime adaptation, the game will feature the light novel designs. The game is a typical 2D fighting game, with light medium and heavy attacks, a support and a special attack. Sega has also revealed that Akira from the Virtua Fighter series will appear as a boss in the game. The game is currently being worked on by the developers of the Valkyria Chronicles series.

World Trigger Opening Theme Song Music Video Previewed by Sonar Pocket

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With the first episode of Daisuke Ashihara’s Sci-Fi TV anime World Trigger premiered yesterday on October 5, Tokuma Japan have posted a short music video for opening theme “GIRIGIRI” performed by three-member Japanese pop group Sonar Pocket.

World Trigger Opening Theme – “GIRIGIRI” by Sonar Pocket:

World Trigger episode 1 preview:

Anime Key Visual:

World Trigger is a Sci-Fi manga written and illustrated by Daisuke Ashihara. The series began early last year in Shueisha’s Weekly Shounnen Jump magazine. To date there has been a total of 5 volumes released. The manga is also currently available on Viz Media’s digital Weekly Shonen Jump.

World Trigger synopsis from Haruhichan:

A gate to another dimension has burst open, and from it emerge gigantic invincible creatures that threaten all of humanity. Earth’s only defense is a mysterious group of warriors who have co-opted the alien technology in order to fight back!

Source: Crunchyroll

Naruto Manga Ending in 5 Weeks

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The official Shonen Jump website has revealed that Masashi Kishimoto’s long running manga Naruto will be ending in 5 weeks on November 10th after 15 years of publication.

The Naruto manga has been running in the magazine’s publication since 1999 and will be ending on the 50th issue of the year, wrapping up on its 700th chapter. The manga itself is wrapping up its final few chapters, and the anime beginning to catch up. The manga is also ending before the first release of the new upcoming The Last Naruto the Movie that will be out in Japan on December 6, as part of the franchise’s 15th anniversary. The film itself will be overseen by Kishimoto and features characters designs by him. There will also be a exhibition for Naruto that will open in Japan early next year.

Naruto is an original manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. The manga began in 1999 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where to date a total of 70 volumes have released, with the 71st volume releasing on November 4th. Since its debut the manga has sold over 130 million copies in Japan alone. The series has also received two TV anime series adaptation, covering the manga’s two parts: Naruto and Naruto Shippuden in 2002 and 2007 respectively. Both series were produced by Studio Pierrot. Additionally, a total of 9 anime films have released to date and numerous OVAs and specials. A light novel spin-off was produced by Masatoshi Kusakabe and released in 2002. Today, the franchise is one of Japan’s most renowned and one of the most popular anime/manga series outside of Japan.

Here is a synopsis of the original series:

Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to put an end to the Kyuubi’s rampage, the leader of the village, the 4th Hokage, sacrificed his life and sealed the monstrous beast inside the newborn Naruto.

Shunned because of the presence of the Kyuubi inside him, Naruto struggles to find his place in the village. He strives to become the Hokage of Konohagakure, and he meets many friends and foes along the way.

The Naruto manga will come to end on November 10th, 5 weeks from now after 700 chapters. It will not be the end of the orange haired ninja, as The Last Naruto the Movie will be out on December 6th. This year also marks the 15th anniversary of the franchise.

So what do you think about the manga ending in 5 weeks? Is it about time? Will you miss it? Let us know in the comments below, but be wary about posting and reading spoilers.

Source – Anime News Network, Shonen Jump Website

Sword Art Online: Lost Song Announced for PS3 and PS Vita

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October 6, 2014

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The Sword Art Online light novels by Kawahara Reki have inspired 2 seasons of anime and 2 games thus far. On September 19th, 2014, Bandai Namco announced that their third Sword Art Online game, “Lost Song”, was in production. Recently, Bandai Namco began streaming the commercial for “Lost Song”. The first two games, “Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment” and “Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment” were set in Aincrad, the floating castle featured in the first story arc of SAO. This new game will be set in the fictional MMORPG ALfheim Online, featured in the second story arc of SAO, and will include magic and flying as the novels did.

Sword Art Online: Lost Song Commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYtJ7qAnOH0

Translation:

Text: Sword Art Online
Kirito: All right.
Text: The new game begins.
Text: The adventure moves to the world of fairies and magic, “ALfheim Online”…
Text: The stage moves to the sky…
Kirito: A new story of Sword Art Online that begins in ALfheim, a world of fairies and magic.
Text: A completely new story
Kirito: The place where we landed was the legendary continent where light and darkness intertwine: Swart ALfheim.
Text: The lost continent: Swart ALfheim
Kirito: Let’s go! To the sky! A new game is starting!
Kirito: Sword Art Online: Lost Song
Text: In the long-lost legendary continent, a song of light and darkness echoes…
Kirito: This is either the light or the darkness that a virtual MMO left behind.

The game will be playable of the PS3 and the PSVita. More details will be released on October 16th, 2014, in the Dengeki PlayStation magazine.

Source: Crunchyroll, Official Site

NyanType – November 2014 Posters [Contains NSFW Images]

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We’re back again and this time with NyanType’s November 2014 issue from JList. This issue contains a total of 20 great posters along with previews, character profiles, articles, manga, and other great content. Most of the anime posters are anime series that have recently ended during the Summer 2014 anime season or brand new anime series which recently started airing during the Fall 2014 anime season.

This issue can be purchased here, more info on where to purchase the magazine will be at the bottom of this post.

Don’t forget to view our Megami – November 2014 issue, Animedia – November 2014 issue and Newtype – November 2014 issue post! View our posts of older issues here.

Yuru Yuri

Amagi Brilliant Park

Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo

Strike Witches

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!

Hitsugi no Chaika

Jinsei

IS: Infinite Stratos

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun

Grisaia no Kajitsu

Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete

Sora no Method

Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita.

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance

Kantai Collection: Kan Colle

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid

My favorite posters from this months issue would have to be Amagi Brilliant Park (The food looks delicious!), Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (Chloe is cute and strong) and Grisaia no Kajitsu (Who doesn’t like juicy grapes?).

You can purchase the issue I covered in this post here or you can subscribe to JList‘s NyanType subscription service for $12~$30/month here. All sales made through JList help us continue to bring unique content to the site as well as supporting us!

If you want us to review a different type of magazine each month, let us know. Also if you had the chance to win a poster or two from above, what would it be and why? I’m curious to know what posters anime fans would want on their wall. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Megami – November 2014 Posters [Contains NSFW Images]

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We’re back again and this time with Megami‘s November 2014 issue from JList. This issue contains a total of 18 great posters along with previews, character profiles, articles, manga, and other great content. Most of the anime posters are anime series that have recently ended during the Summer 2014 anime season or brand new anime series which recently started airing during the Fall 2014 anime season.

This issue can be purchased here, more info on where to purchase the magazine will be at the bottom of this post.

Don’t forget to view our NyanType– November 2014 issue, Animedia – November 2014 issue and Newtype – November 2014 issue post! View our posts of older issues here.

Amagi Brilliant Park

Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo

Yama no Susume 2nd season

Ikkitousen

Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?

Madan no Ou to Vanadis

Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete

Selector Spread WIXOSS

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance

Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita.

Rail Wars!

BREETSCHLAG

Girlfriend (Kari)

Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de

Girls und Panzer

Grisaia no Kajitsu

Sora no Method

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha

My favorite posters from this months issue would have to be Amagi Brilliant Park (Why does she look so emotionless?), Rail Wars! (Salute!) and Madan no Ou to Vanadis (Why are they fighting?).

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Raildex Author Kamachi’s Heavy Object Gets TV Anime Adaptation

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October 5, 2014

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During the Dengeki Bunko Aki no Saiten (Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival) event on Sunday it was announced that a television anime adaptation of the Heavy Object Light novel series by Kazuma Kamazhi (Toaru Majutsu no Index, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun) has been green-lit. In addition to this announcement, some of the main cast were revealed:

Natsuki Hanae (Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul) as Quenser Barbotage
Kaito Ishikawa (Tobio Kageyama from Haikyuu!) as Heivia Winchell
Eri Suzuki (Sanae Higashihongan from Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? (TV)) as Milinda Brantini

A promotional video was also streamed:

Heavy Object is a Japanese light novel series, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Ryo Nagi. ASCII Media Works have published 8 volumes since 2009 under their Dengeki Bunko label. A manga adaptation with art by Shinsuke Inue was serialized in ASCII Media Works’s seinen manga magazines Dengeki Black Maoh and Dengeki Maoh from 2009 to 2011. It was collected in a single tankobon volume. A second manga adaptation, with art by Sakae Saito and titled Heavy Object S, was also serialized in Dengeki Maoh from 2011 to 2013. It was collected in three tankobon volumes.

An anime television series adaptation was announced at the Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival event on October 5, 2014. A new manga adaptation was also announced.

Heavy Object synopsis from Haruhichan:

Kwenser came to the Alaskan military base to study Objects, the new weapons that have completely revolutionized war as we know it – battles are fought by soldiers controlling Objects far away from harm. However, when he starts to get close to Object pilot Milinda, will he discover the grim truth behind Heavy Objects?

Source: ANN, yaraon

Durarara!!x2 Split into 3 Cours, Additional Cast and Promotional Video Revealed

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October 5, 2014

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The official website of the Durarara!! anime and the Dengeki Bunko Aki no Saiten (Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival) event on Sunday revealed that the second season will be split into 3 cours, the first cour (Durarara!!x2 Shou or “understanding”) will premiere in January 2015 followed by the second part (Durarara!!x2 Ten or “motion”) in July 2015 and the third part (Durarara!!x2 Ketsu or “conclusion”) in January 2016.

In addition to this, additional cast were revealed:

Yuki Ono (Taiga Kagami from Kuroko no Basket) as Chikage Rokujo
Hiro Shimono (Akihisa Yoshii from Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu) as Aoba Kuronuma
MAO as Vorona (Aoko Nakamori from Detective Conan)
Kappei Yamaguchi (L Lawliet from Death Note) as Akabayashi

The returning cast members were also announced:

Mamoru Miyano as Masaomi Kida
Kana Hanazawa as Anri Sonohara
Daisuke Ono as Shizuo Heiwajima
Hiroshi Kamiya as Izaya Orihara
Sanae Kobayashi as Namie Yagiri
Jun Fukuyama as Shinra Kishitani
Eri Kitamura as Mairu Orihara
Hisako Kanemoto as Kururi Orihara
Houchu Ohtsuka as Haruya Shiki
Ayahi Takagaki as Erika Karisawa
Kazuma Horie as Seiji Yagiri
Mariya Ise as Mika Harima
Takaya Kuroda as Simon Brezhnev
Takuma Terashima as Saburou Togusa
Yūichi Nakamura as Kyōhei Kadota
Yuuki Kaji as Walker Yumasaki
Saki Fujita as Ruri Hijiribe
Daisuke Kishio as Kasuka Heiwajima
Misato Fukuen as Saki Mikajima
Akio Ohtsuka as Shingen Kishitani
Katsuyuki Konishi as Tom Tanaka
Keiji Fujiwara as Kinnosuke Kuzuhara
Masaya Onosaka as Max Sandshelt

Some changes were made to the staff:

Original: Narita Ryohgo “Durarara!!“
Original Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda (Durarara!!, Hariyama-san, Maid Machinegun)
Director: Takahiro Omori (Durarara!!, Natsume Yuujinchou Shi, Samurai Flamenco)
Series Composition: Noboru Takagi (C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control, Kuroko no Basket, Sankarea)
Character Design: Takahiro Kishida (Baccano!, Busou Shinki, Haikyuu!)
Music: Makoto Yoshimori (Baccano!, Durarara!!, Hamatora The Animation)
Animation Production: Studio Shuka (Brain’s Base division)

The Durarara!!x2 promotional video below confirms that it will cover the whole of the series’ first part, the 10 remaining books in 3 cours.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x27wr9j_%E3%83%87%E3%83%A5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A9-%EF%BC%92-pv01_creation

Key visual:

This new anime is part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Durarara!! series, which began as a light novel series in 2004 published by ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko. The original light novels ended in January this year, but the creator of the series Ryohgo Narita, has stated that he will be begin a new series of light novels titled Durarara!! SH, set two years after the original’s conclusion. The first issue will release on April 10th. The light novels received an anime adaptation in 2010 from animation studio Brains Base. In addition, two manga adaptations were also released and a few visual novels. To date the light novels has a total of 13 volumes. and are illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda.

A manga adaptation by Akiyo Satorigi started serialization in the shounen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy on April 18, 2009. An anime adaptation began airing in Japan in January 2010. Two games based on the series for the PlayStation Portable were released, and a game for PlayStation Vita was released on June 19, 2014 in Japan.

The new Durarara!! season will continue on from the original and will air this Winter anime season.

Durarara!!x2 synopsis from Haruhichan:

Second season of Durarara!!

Source: ANN, yaraon, dengekionline

Bandai’s Psycho-Pass Dominator Proplica Goes on Sale

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October 4, 2014