Sword Art Online II Anime to Cover Calibur and Mother’s Rosary Arcs

Eris, the Greek goddess of chaos and discord, joins e2046’s Infinity Series to bring about a harsh and chaotic order. Eris is the fifth installment in the series and is an attempt at a new design and setting.

The figure is a 1/6 scale and is approximately 38.00 cm tall and comes with the display base as shown in the pictures below.

Pre-orders are available for both the pre-painted version and the garage-kit version at E2046. The pre-painted version is priced at $162.71 USD (normally $225.99 currently 28% off) and has a limited stock of 100. The garage-kit version is priced at $52.55 USD (normally $72.99, currently 28% off).

Maria the Virgin Witch Cast, Key Visual and Character Visuals Revealed

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The official website for the Maria the Virgin Witch anime series has released the first key visual for the upcoming Winter 2015 anime. The anime adaptation of Masayuki Ishikawa’s manga series will be airing from January 2015 next year under the Winter 2015 anime season. In addition to this announcement, the cast and character visuals were revealed.

The anime character designs are designed by Yuriko Chiba (To Heart, Planetes, Sacred Seven).

Hisako Kanemoto (Haru Ichinose from Akuma no Riddle) as Maria
Yoko Hikasa (Rias Gremory from High School DxD) as Artemis
Mikako Komatsu (Miuna Shiodome from Nagi no Asukara) as Priapos
Kana Hanazawa (Kanade Tachibana from Angel Beats!) as Ezekiel
Kensho Ono (Tetsuya Kuroko from Kuroko no Basket) as Joseph

Key Visual:

Maria the Virgin Witch is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masayuki Ishikawa. The manga was serialized in Kodansha’s Good Afternoon! from 2008 to 2013, then compiled in three tankobon volumes. Ishikawa has also been working on its sequel Junketsu no Maria exhibition on the same magazine’s 45th issue published in July of this year. The TV anime adaptation is directed by Goro Taniguchi, who is especially known for his directorial works for Sunrise, such as Infinite Ryvius, s-CRY-ed, Planetes, and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. Production I.C (Ghost in the Shell, Kuroko no Basket) will produce the anime for the January 2015 premiere.

Maria the Virgin Witch synopsis from Haruhichan:

The story follows Maria, the most powerful witch who lives during the Hundred Years’ War in France. She despises war, so she obstructs battles with her strong magical powers. Her meddling with her succubus Artemis and incubus Priapos has caught the attention of the heavens, and so the Archangel Michael issues an edict. When Maria loses her virginity, she will also lose her magical powers. A beautiful angel named Ezekiel is supposed to watch Maria and make sure the witch does not use magic in front of people, but Maria continues to use magic anyways.

Source: Crunchyroll, Maria the Virgin Witch Official website

Japanese Women Find Figurine Collecting Less Desirable than Bug and Underwear Collecting?

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A recent survey on the female-centric Japanese website called My Navi Woman, has revealed that the Japanese women, that were involved in the survey, did not want their boyfriends to collect anime related merchandise — the goods ranged from the casual figurines to the hardcore collecting of women’s underwear.

If you didn’t know, Otaku culture is looked down upon in Japan, despite however it is portrayed in the West.

To make things slightly more devastating, the women involved in the survey even ranked which they deemed they liked the least.

10. Anime related merchandise (3 votes)
9. Otaku goods (3 votes)
8. Hentai (6 votes)
7. Insect collection (10 votes)
6. Female underwear (13 votes)
5. Idol related merchandise (15 votes)
4. Idol related pictures and posters (17 votes)
3. Anime figurines (23 votes)
2. Bishoujo figurines (29 votes)
1. Figurines (40 votes)

With a quick glance, it’s easy to spot some peculiar interests and hobbies. It’s rather simple to see why some of these partaking women find a few of these hobbies resistible but to see them ranked under figurine collecting is a complete surprise.

In a society where anime and manga are huge forms of entertainment, it isn’t a shock to see merchandise created after them. However, it’s surprising to see it being more of a turn-off than insect or female underwear collecting.

It’s also pretty surprising to see Idol Groups being disliked.

Although it’s a pretty small sample size, so many questions. Oh Japan. So many questions, so many question indeed.

Source: sgcafe, MyNavi Woman

Seiko x One Piece 15th Anniversary Limited Wristwatch Announced

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October 3, 2014

Seiko, one of the major Japanese companies that manufactures watches have teamed up with Toei Animation’s One Piece and have revealed that they will release a limited wristwatch to celebrate the 15th anniversary of One Piece. This is the first collaboration item between the company and the franchise.

The dial plate features the Straw Hat Pirates’ pirate flag and the ship’s wheel. You have the choice between a metal or leather band for it. Pre-orders already begun a few days ago for the price of 44,800 yen (about US$410) at the online store Premico. The scheduled delivery date is in December.

Source: Crunchyroll, Premico

Amagi Brilliant Park Delayed Due to Women’s Volleyball

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October 3, 2014

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Due to a broadcasting extension in Women’s Volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games, Kyoto Animation’s Amagi Brilliant Park has been held back for 3 days. The anime will be airing later this October during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season. If you want to know what dates the episodes will air, check out the release calendar which can be found here.

[重要]『甘城ブリリアントパーク』第1話の放送について、お知らせです。バレーボール放送延長のため、第1話の放送日時が変更となりました。第1話は、10月6日(月)深夜27:40からになります。 #amaburi #tbs

— TBS (@tbs_pr) October 2, 2014

TBS’s tweet roughly translates to:

“[Important] for broadcasting “Amagi Brilliant Park” in the first episode, is the announcement. For volleyball broadcast extension, date and time of the broadcast first episode has been changed. Episode 1 will be from (Mon) 27:40 midnight October 6.”

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The anime adaptation of Shoji Gatoh’s light novel series Amagi Brilliant Park will be directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto, who directed Hyouka and Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu – the latter is another anime based on Gatoh’s works. Shoji Gatoh is most known for his popular light novel series Full Metal Panic!, which received an anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation and another by Gonzo. Amagi Brilliant Park began in February 2013 and currently has 4 volumes released. The light novels are illustrated by Yuka Nakajima, who did the character designs for the 2012 anime Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai! (Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!). In addition to the light novel, Gatoh is also producing the manga adaptation of the series, which started earlier this year.

Amagi Brilliant Park synopsis from Haruhichan:

The story centers around a highschool student Seiya Kanie. On a Sunday, a mysterious transfer student who carries a musket gun Isuzu Sento takes him to an old and deserted amusement park Amagi Brilliant Park in Amagi-city, which is located in the western part of Tokyo. He is told that if the park can’t attract 100,000 visitors in the next two weeks, it will be closed immediately. For some reason, Seiya has to save the park as an acting manager.

You can also check out the anime’s official site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/amaburi/
And follow their Twitter: @amaburiANIME

New Fate/stay night (2014) Key Visual

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The official website for ufotable’s upcoming anime adaptation of Type-Moon’s Fate/stay night (2014) has revealed a brand new visual for the series. It is the 4th visual of the anime, which will air on October 4.

The TV anime adaptation will follow the Unlimited Blade Works route of Type Moon’s visual novel. The anime will be a split cour series, the first 13 episodes will air on October 4 and the final 13 will air in April next year. This will be the second adaptation of the route; the first was an anime film in 2010 by studio Deen (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Rurouni Kenshin).

The main cast of the anime will be returning from previous anime adaptations of the franchise. They include:

Noriaki Sugiyama (Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto) will return as the voice of Shirou Emiya
Kana Ueda (Hayate Yagami in Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A’s) will be voicing lead heroine Rin Tohsaka
Ayako Kawasumi (Kazumi Yoshida from Shakugan no Shana) is voicing Saber
Junichi Suwabe (Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez from Bleach) as Archer
Noriko Shitaya (Haruko Amaya in Maken-Ki!) will voice Sakura Matou
Joujii Nakata (Alucard from Hellsing) voices Kirei Kotomine
Nobutoshi Canna (Masato Inohara from Little Busters!) as Lancer

The anime’s Opening theme will be ideal white by Mashiro Ayano and the Ending theme will be believe performed by Kalafina. The anime’s production crew has also been announced:

Director: Takahiro Miura (Kara no Kyoukai 6: Boukyaku Rokuon)
Character Designers: Tomonori Sudou (Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai series), Hisayuki Tabata (Yuyushiki), Atsushi Ikariya (Fate/Zero, Hataraku Maou-sama!)
Color Key Artists: Emi Chiba (Fate/Zero), Mika Matsuoka (Fate/Zero)
Art Director: Koji Eto (Fate/Zero, Psycho-Pass)
Director of Photography: Yuichi Terao (Fate/Zero)
3D Director: Kojiro Shishido (Fate/Zero)
Music Composer: Hideyuki Fukasawa (Vividred Operation)
Animation Studio: ufotable (Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin)

Here is the latest commercial of the upcoming Fate/stay night (2014) anime:

Fate/stay night is a visual novel released by Type-Moon for the PC in 2004, and is the first in their Fate series. The visual novel was very successful and claimed the title of highest selling visual novel in that year. 2006 saw two adaptations of the game, a manga by Datto Nishiwaki and an anime series by Studio Deen. Additionally in that year, a light novel series titled Fate/Zero was written by Gen Urobuchi. It is a prequel to the visual novels, set 10 years prior. An anime and manga adaptation of Fate/Zero were created, with the manga written by Urobuchi himself in 2011 and the anime being animated by ufotable. A second season of Fate/Zero was also produced.

Fate/stay night synopsis from Haruhichan:

Raised by a mysterious sorcerer after the horrific death of his parents, Shiro Emiya has only just begun to help others using the small tidbits of magic that he’s learned. However, when he’s suddenly caught in a battle between two more powerful Magus, Shiro finds himself performing a spell above his expected ability, summoning the beautiful spirit warrior Saber to protect him! But safety is only momentary as Shiro and Saber now find themselves thrust into in a secret world of dark magic and deadly challenges: a no-holds barred duel to the death known as the Holy Grail War! At stake: a prize of unimaginable power. But can the inexperienced Shiro and Saber survive long enough to even enter the contest? First they’ll have to withstand waves of treachery and assassination, even as Shiro scrambles to learn everything he’ll need to know to stay alive as seven teams of Magus and Spirit Servants face off in mortal combat!

Here are the previous visuals of the anime:

The Fate/stay night anime series will air on October 4, this Fall/Autumn, for one season and then will air next April, during the Spring 2015 season. The anime will follow the Unlimited Blade Works route. A Heaven’s Feel movie has been announced, but a lot of information has not been released so far.

Are you pumped for the anime? Will be one of the anime of the year? Let us know in the comments below.

You can visit the project’s official website here: http://www.fate-sn.com/
And follow the series on Twitter: @Fate_SN_Anime

Source – Fate/stay night Website

Pharrell Williams’ Newest Music Video Features His Anime Waifu

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October 1, 2014

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The world of anime is getting more and more popular, and now Grammy Award winner Pharrell Williams has released the music video for his latest single It Girl, which is 100% anime itself. The song itself seems to be about one of the various seemingly underage girls (lolis) from the video, where Williams also appears interacting with them. One of which may be his waifu (for which one he chooses is anyone’s guess).

The animation itself was done by veterans of the anime industry. It was produced by Takashi Murakami (a well known contemporary artist and founder of the Superflat art style), directed by Fantasista Utamaro (various anime music videos and colour designer on Hamatora The Animation) and animated by studio NAZ (Hamatora The Animation, DRAMAtical Murder).

So what do you think of the song and music video? How do you feel about how Williams portrayed anime in the video? Let us know in the comments below.

Second Season of Nisekoi Announced

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October 1, 2014

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The 14th volume of Nisekoi has a band on it that announces a second season of the anime adaptation of the hugely popular manga is coming out. Details are scarce right now, but future issues of Shonen Jump will have more information. Written by Naoshi Komi, Nisekoi started back in 2011, and since then, it has become one of the most popular manga in recent times.

The manga for Nisekoi has already spawned one anime season and two OVAs which will come with the 14th and 16th volumes respectively. The original cast and the animation studio, Shaft, are returning for the OVAs. Chances are, they will also return for the second season.

Nisekoi is a manga series that originally started off as a one shot from Naoshi Komi that released in January 2011. Komi then released the manga as a full series later on in the year, when it appeared in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump. Since 2011, 12 volumes have been released for the romantic comedy. Additionally a voiced comic has also been published and a light novel series. Viz Manga has also picked up the series late 2013 for English localisation, announcing that the chapters would be translated and released in Viz’s Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha. A anime adaptation of the manga aired from January this year and ended in May. The anime is produced by studio Shaft (Bakemonogatari, Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica).

Here’s a synopsis from Haruhichan:

“Raku Ichijou is an average high school student. He also happens to be the sole heir to the head of a Yakuza Family called the Shuei-gumi. Ten years ago, Raku made a promise… a secret promise with a girl he met. They promised one another that they will “get married when they reunite.” Since then, Raku never let go of the pendant the girl gave him.

Then one day, a beautiful girl named Chitoge Kirisaki transfers into Raku’s class. Their chemistry was more than off. There was not a moment where they were not fighting. But by a weird turn of events, Raku and Chitoge agree to become fake lovers. Although his heart is really interested in his classmate Kosaki Onodera, Raku must continue pretending to be Chitoge’s boyfriend.”

Are you guys excited for Nisekoi’s return? If you are still on the fence about watching Nisekoi you can check out our review here.

Source: Anime News Network

Seinen Manga Sword Gai Receives Anime Adaptation Slated for Spring 2016

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September 30, 2014

According to Monthly Hero’s Magazine, the dark-fantasy seinen manga, Sword Gai, will receive an anime adaptation slated for Spring 2016. The anime will be produced by a flash-anime studio, DLE (High Score, Double-J, Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki) and Fields entertainment. The anime’s character designer will be Amamiya Keita (Garo: Honoo no Kokuin).

The manga was written by Inoue Toshiki (who is known as the scriptwriter for Death Note, Fullmetal Alchemist and Detective Conan) and was illustrated by Kine Wosamu. It began serialization under Heroes in 2012 and has three tankoubon volumes. The fourth compiled volume of the manga will be published by Shogakukan Creative on October 4. More details will be announced.

Monthly Hero’s Magazine’s anime announcement for Sword Gai:

Released visual for Sword Gai:

Sword Gai manga volume cover 1-4:

Inspired 3D CG Promotional Video by Digital Frontier (Producer for the Appleseed Movie) that was released last year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vFW6DexGKo

Sword Gai synopsis from MAL:

A woman died a suspicious death in the forest. Beside her, the sword-smith Amon finds a new-born boy with a tragic fate and takes him in. About 10 years later, this boy who is named Gai and who has become Amon’s apprentice, loses his right arm in an accident while making a sword. Amon decides to take a sword called “Shiryuu”, which is a sword with demonic powers that has been passed down for generations, and fashion it into an artificial arm for Gai. That was the beginning of it all…

The story of this boy, who has become one with a demonic weapon and is drawn into a cruel fate in which he must face countless battles, can be seen as either the story of “a beautiful weapon and an ugly person” or of “the cruelty of weapons and the beauty of humans”. This is a completely new world of comic noir.

Source – Natalie.mu, Heros, Animate TV

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Makes Nintendo Characters Look Fabulous in New 3DS Commercial

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Nintendo have released a unique commercial to promote the upcoming Japanese launch of the new Nintendo 3DS which is due to hit stores on October 11, 2014. Nintendo have recruited none other than singer and model Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to make Nintendo characters such as Pikachu, Kirby and Mario look fabulous. This commercial also highlights one of the new main features of the fourth upcoming Nintendo 3DS system; customizable backing plates.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MpQSvaduzk

Source: Crunchyroll

Detective Conan’s 20th Anniversary Special Features New Theme Song by Mai Kuraki

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The 44th issue of Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine has announced that Mai Kuraki will perform the theme song “Dynamite” for the two-hour anime special commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Detective Conan manga. The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History (Edogawa Conan Shissou Jiken: Shijou Saiaku no Futsukakan) will premiere in December during YTV and NTV’s Friday Road Show! slot.

Kuraki will be releasing a best-of album to mark her 15th year as a professional singer on November 12. 10 of the album’s 30 tracks are Detective Conan opening / ending theme songs, including “Dynamite.” Also as part of Detective Conan’s 20th anniversary, the traveling art exhibition “Incident in Conan Exhibit” will run at Osaka’s Hirakata Park from December 13 to January 12.

Kenji Uchida, the director of the critically acclaimed comedy film Kagi Dorobou no Method (Key of Life) and a Detective Conan fan, wrote the special’s story about Conan losing his memories and it will recount a previously untold story from Conan’s past. Yasuichiro Yamamoto, the chief director of the Detective Conan television anime and the director of several previous movies and videos in the franchise, is directing this new special.

Text: “This is how you write mysteries!” …Is what I felt I learned once again! —Creator Gosho Aoyama
Text: I hope that my love toward Conan reaches everyone watching. —Scriptwriter Kenji Uchida
Text: 20th Anniversary of Conan’s Serialization
Man: Conan Edogawa, I will steal everything of yours.
Conan: …!? Oh no!!
Text: Detective Conan: The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History
Ran: Conan! Let’s go to the bath house together!
Conan: The person we encountered at the bath house we went to was a legendary hitman.
Text: Legendary Hitman Conan: Hey, what’d you hide away?
Conan: There is an unbelievable plot being concealed.
Conan: A powerful tag team with members from different dimensions is born!
Text: Original Work – Gosho Aoyama, Scripts – Kenji Uchida. A tag team with members from different dimensions is born!
Conan: Detective Conan and Kagi Dorobō no Method have a miraculous collaboration! A wonderful cast members continue to join the fray!
Ran: Conan is-
Ai: Missing!?
Agasa: Where did he go!?
Conan: The worst day in Conan’s history is beginning!
Mouri: It’s finally my turn!
Ai: This is bad! Conan!
Text: Conan has amnesia!?
Conan: An anime special celebrating 20 years of Detective Conan’s manga serialization! Detective Conan: The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History
Conan: …Who am I…?

The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History synopsis from Haruhichan:

It’s been announced that a new Detective Conan anime special project is launching. The “astonishing collaboration” is titled “Edogawa Conan Shissou Jiken: Shijou Saiaku no Futsukakan” (The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History).

The anime special will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Gosho Aoyama’s original manga, and it will recount a previously untold story from Conan’s past.

Source: ANN

Trinity Seven Commercial 2 Streamed

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September 30, 2014

The official website for the anime adaptation of Kenji Saitou’s Trinity Seven manga series has released the second commercial video, the anime will air this October during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season.

Trinity Seven Commercial 1:

Trinity Seven Promotional Video 2:

Trinity Seven Promotional Video 1:

The opening theme was also revealed a few weeks ago and will be titled “Seven Doors” and performed by ZAQ while the ending theme will have multiple ending themes performed by the cast: “BEAUTIFUL≒SENTENCE” by Magus Two (メイガス・トゥー) [Lilith Asami (CV: Yumi Hara), Arin Kannazuki (CV:Aya Uchida)], “ReSTART “THE WORLD”” by Security Politti [Mira Yamana (CV: Yoko Hikasa), Akio Fudou (CV: Ryoka Yuzuki)], “SHaVaDaVa in AMAZING♪” by Yui Levi♡ (ユイレヴィ♡)[Levi Kazama (CV: Ayane Sakura), Yui Kurata (CV: Rie Murakawa), “TRINITY×SEVENTH＋HEAVEN” by TWINKle MAGIC [Liselotte Sherlock (CV: Nao Touyama), Serina Sherlock (CV: Aya Suzaki)].

The cast was also revealed earlier and is as follows:

Yumi Hara (Takane Shijou from The iDOLM@STER) as Lilith Asami
Aya Uchida (Mai from Ai Mai Mi) as Arin Kannazuki
Ayane Sakura (Yozora Mikazuki from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai) as Revi Kazama
Yoko Hikasa (Rias Gremory from High School DxD) as Mira Yamana
Ryoka Yuzuki (Satsuki Kiryuuin from Kill la Kill) as Akio Fudo
Rie Murakawa (Hotaru Ichijou from Non Non Biyori) as Yui Kurata
Nao Toyama (Chitoge Kirisaki from Nisekoi) as Liselotte Sherlock
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Aoba Watase from Buddy Complex) as Arata Kasuga
Ayaka Suwa (Ikumi Suzuki from Jinsei) as Hijiri Kasuga
Aya Suzaki (Tamako Kitashirakawa from Tamako Market) as Selina Sherlock
Shinichiro Miki (Toshizou Hijikata from Hakuouki) as Biblia Academy Principal
Rie Kugimiya (Taiga Aisaka from Toradora!) as Sora

The production crew that will be working on the Trinity Seven anime:

Director: Hiroshi Nishikiori (Azumanga Daioh, Toaru Majutsu no Index)
Series Composer: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Accel World, Guilty Crown)
Animation Director and Character Designer: Tomooka Shinpei (Sekirei, Inukami!)
Music Composer: TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND (Akikan!)
Animation Studio: Seven Arcs Pictures (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha, Sekirei)

Key Visual:

Trinity Seven: 7-nin no Masho Tsukai is a fantasy romantic comedy manga series by Kenji Saito with art by Akinari Nao. It has been serialized in Fujimi Shobo’s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age since 2010 and collected in nine tankobon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Seven Arcs is scheduled to begin airing in October 2014.

Trinity Seven synopsis from Haruhichan:

Everyday is a normal day in the small town where Kasuga Arata lives. However, everything changed on the day of the Black Sun, and following it, a magician appears before him. The Black Sun caused the Breakdown Phenomenon which destroyed the town where he lives. Because of this, his normal life was artificially reconstructed by a Grimoire that his childhood friend had left. Just what is the purpose of the magician coming to the town? What will he do with the Grimoire’s keepsake?

Source: Trinity Seven official website

Yamada-Kun to 7-Nin no Majo Cast Revealed

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September 30, 2014

Last summer, LIDENFILMS (Aiura, Senyuu, Miss Monochrome, Terra Formars) produced an original net animation for Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo (Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches). The ONA was based off of the manga, Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo, by Yoshikawa Miki. The manga’s story follow’s Yamada Ryuu, the schools biggest problem child. One day, he happens to bump into Shiraishi Urara, the school’s star student on the stairs. As they fall their lips accidentally touch in an unintended kiss! When he comes to, Ryuu finds that he has inadvertantly switched bodies with Urara. But as they work together to try to revert back to their original selves, they realize there are other mysterious things happening in the school. Could these shocking developments be the work of… witches?

Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo ONA:

As the ONA was viewed more and more times, a mysterious promise was made. Once the video crossed the 1 million view mark, an “announcement” was to be made! On June 12th, 2014, the ONA reached 1 million views and a second video was released.

Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo Special Announcement Video:

The opening of the anime’s official website was broadcast along with the news that an original anime DVD was in the works! This exciting news was further updated recently with new additions to the cast.

The cast includes:

Ohsaka Ryota (Maou Sadao from The Devil is a Part-Timer) as Yamada Ryuu
Hayami Saori (Chiriko Tsurumi from AnoHana) as Shiraishi Urara
Masuda Toshiki Masuda (Samurai Flamenco from Samurai Flamenco) as Miyamura Toranosuke
Uchida Maaya (Rikka Takanashi from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai) as Itou Miyabi
Kitamura Eri (Sayaka Miki from Puella Magi Madoka Magica) as Odagiri Nene
Daisuke Ono (Sinbad from Magi: The Kingdom of Magic) as Igarashi Ushio

Takuno Tomoki (Love Live! School Idol Project episode director) is directing the project at LIDEN FILMS with assistant director Usui Fumiaki.Iida Eriko (Love Live! School Idol Project episode animation director) is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director.Tsuruoka Yota (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) is serving as the sound director.

Yoshikawa Miki’s manga, Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo is currently on its 14th volume as of earlier this month. The manga started serializing in 2012, running in Kodansha’s Weekly Shounen Magazine. Extremely successful, the series has been licensed in Chinese by the Taiwanese publishing company Tong Li. It was also made int0 an eight episode live-action television drama which aired on FujiTV in 2013. Kodansha Comics USA will begin releasing the manga in english the USA in 2015.

The first OVA episode will be bundled with the manga’s 15th volume and will be released on December 17th, 2014. The second will be bundled with the manga’s 17th volume and will be released on May 15th, 2015.

Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo synopsis from Haruhichan:

Shiraishi Urara is the top student in her school. One day, due to an accidental kiss, Urara finds herself in the body of the school delinquent, Yamada Ryuu! In trying to switch back to their own bodies, Urara and Ryuu discover that kissing causes them to switch bodies, which leads to their discovery that there are 7 witches in their school. They soon try to uncover the identities of the 7 witches…

Sources- ANN, Official Website

Snack Reviews: September Japanese Snack Subscription from JList

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September 30, 2014

Today, we’ll be taking a look at the September issue of JList’s Japanese Snack Subscription.

The card in the picture below reads:

September is the end of the harvest season in Japan, which is celebrated with the moon festival called Juugoya. It’s a time to enjoy nature, the night sky and make dango with friends and family. We’ve included some of these flavors in this month’s package, enjoy!

September Japanese Snack Subscription

Iwata Watermelon Candy

This is a watermelon-flavoured hard boiled candy which does a great job delivering the watermelon taste. It reminds me of when you would freeze watermelon slices and eat them later. Highly recommended for watermelon fans.

Meiji Fruit Gummy 100% Melon

I’m a big fan of gummy candies and these clicked with me. As the name states, they taste exactly like a fresh slice of melon from the fridge.

Mintlet Natural Japanese Mints

These are Mintlets which come in a small, easy to carry case. The mints give an intense citrus burst belied by their small size.

Kobaya Jyuu-C Apple Candy

These are tablet shaped candies with a green apple flavour. Once opened, the aroma of an apple leaks out; the tablets aren’t too sweet, but you can taste a little bit of artificial flavouring. They come in a cute tube decorated by drawings reminiscent of Crayon Shin-chan.

Morinaga Ramune x Orange Candy

These little cubes are quite something. They look hard, but they’re actually really soft, with each cube giving you a nice, quick burst of orange soda.

Seika Traditional Japanese Caramels

I’m not that big of a fan of traditional Japanese candies; these ones have a malt taste to them, just like the Uguisu Kinako Traditional Sweets I tried last June.

Bourbon Mochi Chestnuts and Chocolate

I’m a big fan of mochi; it’s a soft rice cake which is commonly eaten during the new years, and its elasticity makes it quite chewy.

Once opening a packet, you can instantly smell the chestnut. The mochi itself is very soft, with a chocolate cream filling surrounding a chestnut centre. I find that, generally, mochi can be hit or miss for people; you either love it, or you hate it.

Mango Flavored Ritz Mini Crackers

Ritz crackers are a fairly ubiquitous brand of snack crackers, somewhat dry and salty, yet irresistibly delicious. They can also be found in smaller, bite-sized snack sandwiches; fillings usually range among cheese, peanut butter, and S’mores, amongst others. Japan, in its usual fashion, has put its own twist on this foodstuff, including strawberry filling or more seasonal offerings like custard or Camembert pepper.

Today, I got to try the mango flavoured Ritz. I was quite overwhelmed by the taste: I expected the sweetness of the mango and the savoury cracker to clash, but to my amazement they worked together quite harmoniously!

Well, that wraps up the September Japanese Snack Subscription from JList. What candy from this post do you now want to try? And if you’ve tried Japanese snacks or candy before, which have you tried? Let us know in the comments below!

Dark Phoenix the Dark Magic Expert Goes on Sale

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Yoona

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September 30, 2014

Dark Phoenix who is known for her dark magic and smoking pipe, which stores an immense amount of power, gets an outstanding figure. Not only does this figure display her provocative yet elegant pose but it also shows off her mature curvaceous figure.

The figure is a 1/6 scale and is approximately 29.00 cm tall and comes with the base as shown in the pictures below.

Pre-orders are available for both the pre-painted version and the garage-kit version at E2046. The pre-painted version is priced at $111.10 USD (normally $123.44, currently 10% off). The garage-kit is priced at $47.99 USD (normally $63.99, currently 25% off).

Dark Phoenix is a new approach, she is the first PVC figure released in the ORI series. Dark Phoenix is an expertise at dark magic. With immense power in her possession, she imbues it into the smoking pipe. Her power is noticeable, for she summons a spiritual phoenix that shadows her whenever she channels her magic. The clear part is being used for the phoenix to reflect this.

Top 20 Most Anticipated Anime for Fall 2014

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Misaka The Railgun

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September 29, 2014

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Japanese site Charapedia published the results of their 10,000 user poll of what they hope will be their most promising anime series of Fall 2014. Given the amount of returning favourites airing next season, newcomers were flushed over series that had set expectations.

Male and female respondents were roughly split along the middle, weighing a well 50/50. 81.9% of the voters were teenagers or in their 20s.

20) Grisaia no Kajitsu – 306 votes

19) Hitsugi no Chaika: Avenging Battle – 414 votes

18) Amagi Brilliant Park – 438 votes

17) Orenchi no Furo Jijou – 449 votes

16) Gundam Build Fighters Try – 462 votes

15) Magic Kaito 1412 – 464 votes

14) Gugure! Kokkuri-san – 501 votes

13) Mushishi Zoku Shou 2nd Season – 505 votes

12. Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu – 600 votes

11) Gundam: G no Reconguista – 603 votes

10) World Trigger – 648 votes

9) Selector Spread WIXOSS – 653 votes

8) Terra Formars – 719 votes

7) Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji – 764 votes

6) Log Horizon 2nd Season – 929 votes

5) Girlfriend (Beta) – 933 votes

4) Nanatsu no Tarzai – 971 votes

3) Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road – 1,277 votes

2) Fate/stay night (2014) – 1,583 votes

1) Psycho-Pass 2 – 2,015 votes

Source: Charapedia, Crunchyroll

Psycho-Pass Movie Scheduled to Release January 9th 2015, New Preview Released

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September 29, 2014

It was revealed at the recent Psycho-Fes event that the Psycho-Pass Movie will be releasing in Japanese theatres on January 9th. The anime’s website has also updated to reflect the announcement.

The upcoming film will feature the return of the majority of the anime’s staff. Makoto Fukami, one of the main script writers for the first Psycho-Pass anime, will return to write for the movie alongside Gen Urobuchi, who also wrote the script for the first season.

At the event, the anime’s cast were also present for the announcement dressed up in their character’s attire. They include (from left to right):

Miyuki Sawashiro who voices Shion Karanomori
Akira Ishida who voices Shuusei Kagari
Shizuka Itou who voices Yayoi Kunizuka
Tomokazu Seki who plays Shinya Kougami
Kana Hanazawa who voices Akane Tsunemori
Kenji Nojima who voices Nobuchika Ginoza
Kinryuu Arimoto who voices Tomomi Masaoka
Takahiro Sakurai who plays as Shougo Makishima

Additionally, a pamphlet was distributed at the event with a key visual of the Psycho-Pass film. A full version of the visual will release online soon.

Additionally, the first preview for the film was shown on TV:

Psycho-Pass is an original animation from Production I.G. The Sci-fi, crime solving anime began airing from October 2012 and ended in March 2013. The series was directed by first timer Naoyoshi Shiotani, with the story being written by veteran Gen Urobuchi and the characters designed by Akira Amano. The series has received a manga and light novel adaptation, that began publishing in November 2012 and February 2013 respectively. Additionally, an Xbox One game based on the series is currently in development

Here is a synopsis of Psycho-Pass from Haruhichan:

The series takes place in the near future, when it is possible to instantaneously measure and quantify a person’s state of mind and personality. This information is recorded and processed, and the term “Psycho-Pass” refers to a standard used to measure an individual’s being. The story centers around the “enforcement officer” Shinya Kougami, who is tasked with managing crime in such a world.

In the future, it is possible to quantitatively measure a person’s emotions, desires, and every inclination. In this way, it is also possible to measure a person’s criminal tendency factor, which is used to judge criminals.

This is the story of a team of policemen dedicated to maintaining public order. Some of them work in the Enforcement Division, responsible for the apprehension of criminals, while others belong to the Supervisory Division which oversees their colleagues in Enforcement.

The Psycho-Pass Movie will be out in Japan on January 9th 2015. Further information about the film, including the full visual and commercial, will release in the upcoming weeks.

So what do you make of the movie from the small preview? Let us know in the comments.

You can visit the anime’s official site here: http://psycho-pass.com/
And follow them on Twitter here: @psychopass_tv

Source – Anime News Network, @tarai02, @ani_fome, @wis_hummary

Ore, Twintails Ni Narimasu. Promotional Video 2 and Opening Theme Previewed

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September 29, 2014

The second promotional video has been released for the anime adaptation of Yume Mizusawa’s Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu. and will be airing this October 10 during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season.

The new promotional video also previews the opening theme “Gimme! Revolution (ギミー！レボリューション)” by Maaya Uchida.

Ore, Twintails Ni Narimasu. Promotional Video 1:

The anime’s cast was also revealed a few weeks ago and are as follows:

Nobunaga Shimazaki (Haruka Nanase in Free!) as Shouji Mitsuka
Sumire Uesaka (Sanae Dekomori in Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) will voice Shouji’s transformation, Red Tail
Maaya Uchida (Rikka Takanashi from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) will be voicing Thouars
Chinatsu Akasaki (Shinka Nibutani in Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) voices Erino Shinou
Mao Ichimichi (Kazumi Schlierenzauer from Gokukoku no Brynhildr) will voice Mikoto Sakuragawa
Yoko Hikasa (Mio Akiyama in K-ON!) voicing as Isna
Tessyo Genda (Kyuubi from Naruto) as Lizadgildy
Tetsu Inada (Ira Gamagoori from Kill la Kill) is voicing Draggildy

The production crew who will be working on the anime are as follows:

Director: Hiroyuki Kanbe (Oreimo, Viper’s Creed)
Series Composition: Naruhisa Arakawa (Outbreak Company, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha)
Character Designer: Kazuaki Morita (Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova, Persona 4: The Animation)
Animation Studio: Production IMS (Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master, Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.)

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Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu. (I Will Become a Twintail) is a gender bending light novel series written by Yume Mizusawa, with Ayumu Kasuga illustrating the art and characters. The light novel was first created as an entry into Shogakukan’s Shogakukan Light Novel Prize in 2011, where it won the judges prize. The first novel was first published by them in June 2012 and has a total of 6 published volumes to date.

Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu. synopsis from Haruhichan:

Mitsuka Souji is a first year high school student who greatly loves the “twintails” hairstyle. One day a beautiful girl, Thuearle, who comes from another world suddenly appeared in front of him and gave him the power to transform into the twintails warrior TailRed. Now Souji, with the help of his childhood friend Tsube Aika who can becomes the twintails warrior TailBlue, must fight in order to protect the peace on earth.

Digimon Adventure Sequel Anime Set 6 Years after First Series + Blu-ray Box Set Teased

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