Juri Han, the first South Korean Character and the first taekwondo user in the Street Fighter series has joined the roster of figures for the series. This figure shows off her purple dudou (a form of chinese underwear) on her chest which is supported by eight straps that meet on her back which form a spider pattern. The realistic look of her baggy, off-white colored trousers and purple tights while striking that pose is so well sculpted it makes this figure a must buy.
The figure is sculpted by Masahiro Takahashi (GILL GILL). It’s a 1/7 scale figure and is approximately 245mm tall (Including base).
STREET FIGHTER BISHOUJO – Juri 1/7 Figure – Preorder item scheduled for release in March 2015, preorder on on JList.
Chart results for Week 7 have been updated! Please note that Zankyou no Terror will NOT be included in this week’s rankings as it had no airing episode to present. It’s voting tally is however carried over to Week 8’s score.
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There has been a lot of THE iDOLM@STER news in the past few weeks due to the movie hitting theaters earlier this year last January. We’ve had articles ranging from the gorgeous Miki Hoshii figure to the otaku who spent $2000 on the 13 cardboard character cutouts of the idols from 765 production agency. So why not add these THE iDOLM@STER themed short sleeved cycling jerseys to the list?
Yakuza Zero, which is set to be a prequel to the first will be coming out next spring for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 home consoles. This morning at Sony’s pre-Tokyo Game Conference is when they showed off a trailer for Yakuza Zero. You can catch the trailer below if you are interested in getting this.
As you can see you’re playing in the year 1988 which makes the game be in the past as the first one started a few years later or so. Yakuza Zero is only for the Japanese audience which greatly makes me sad since we will never get to see it. We still need Yakuza 5 localized, but due to poor sales on the last Yakuza game, Yakuza: Dead Souls, we may never ever see it again stateside. I am hoping someone will do a fan translation or a translation let’s play on YouTube.
Anyways, what are your thoughts on this newly announced game?
30th of August, Episode 5 of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal
“I will not… forgive!”
Episodes should resume next week and return to their regular airing schedule, now would be a great opportunity to catch up on episodes you might have missed! If you want to know what dates the episodes will air, check out the release calendar which can be found here.
The first trailer has been released for Persona 5, the upcoming highly anticipated JRPG title from Atlus. This brand new trailer reveals that the game will be coming to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan in 2015. The game has been delayed to accompany the new platform decision. The video also previews the game’s setting where it will be in a city, rather than a small town. Still, not a whole lot is known about the game, other than it will feature similar gameplay to the previous two entries in the main series, focus the restraint and liberation, and focus on the emotion of empowerment.
Persona 5 will be developed and published by Atlus, and will release in Japan on the PS3 and PS4 next year.
Today marked the third and final Anohana Summer Festival held in Chichibu, Japan, where a new anime film from the main staff members of the AnoHana anime was announced.
It was announced by Tatsuyuki Nagai, the director of the AnoHana anime, Mari Okada the scriptwriter of the anime, and Masayoshi Tanaka the character designer. The three will be working together once again to produce the upcoming 2015 film.
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai is part of the Anohana project which originally comprised of the anime and the light novel series. The light novel series released in March 2011 and ended its run in July the same year, whilst the anime ran from April 2011 till June 2011 for a total of 11 episodes. The light novels were written by Mari Okada and published by Media Factory, and the anime was produced by A-1 Pictures. A manga adaptation was also produced by Mari Okada and ran from April 2012 till March 2013 in 3 volumes. A PSP Visual Novel game by 5pb. was released in Japan in 2012, and a film adaptation started its theatrical run on August 31st last year. The film itself is a retelling of the anime from Meiko ‘Menma’ Honma but also included a new epilogue to the series, set one year after the end of the anime series.
Here is a synopsis of the anime series from MAL:
Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.
The newly announced movie will be airing next year. Further information about the film and its connection to AnoHana will be released later.
The third commercial for ufotable’s Fate/stay night (2014) has released and previews the anime’s Opening theme Ideal White from Mashiro Ayane. The series will be adapting the Unlimited Blade Works route. The series will be directed by Takahiro Miura (storyboard for Fate/Zero, first directing role) and will first launch this October during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season followed by the second cour which will air next April 2015, during the spring 2015 anime season.
Fate/Stay Night (2014) – Commercial 3:
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Here is the latest visual for the anime:
Fate/stay night (2014) synopsis from Haruhichan:
New anime adaptation of Fate/stay night, following the Unlimited Blade Works route.
With Sword Art Online II episode 9 airing today and the series being the popular show of the season due to its large fanbase, it’s a good time for some Sword Art Online merchandise to hit the stores again. Below are the newest Asuna Sword Art Online figures to hit the market!
The figure is made by Chara-ani. It’s a 1/6 scale figure and is approximately 260mm tall.
Sword Art Online – Asuna 1/6 Figure Vacation Mood ver. – Preorder item scheduled for release in December 2014, preorder on JList.
Sword Art Online (SAO) and Asuna fans will love this awesome Asuna figure. She is dressed in a two-piece swimsuit with colors similar to her costume while laying on the ground enjoying the beach. We can’t get enough of Asuna’s pose, she looks really hot lying down and giving us an inviting look. Another fantastic figure waiting to join your collection. By Chara-ani.
The figure below is sculpted by TEAM GENESIS and made by Griffon Enterprises. It’s a 1/7 scale figure and is approximately 8.5cm tall and 20.5cm wide.
Sword Art Online – Asuna 1/7 Figure Swimsuit ver. – Preorder item scheduled for release in October 2014, preorder on on JList.
For Sword Art Online (SAO) fans, here’s a beautiful figure of heroine Asuna in a striped two-piece swimsuit. She is shown on all fours while looking really shy and blushing. We love the amazing amount of detail in this figure from Asuna’s long hair to her sexy swimsuit. Highly recommended. By Griffon Enterprises.
A new visual was updated on the official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Makoto Kawai’s 4koma manga Koufuku Graffiti and it slated to air this January during the Winter 2015 anime season. In addition, the cast and crew of the anime were also revealed a few weeks ago. The website was also updated with a drawing by the creator Makoto Kawai and it features the protagonist Ryo Machiko’s Yakiniku-eating illustration for the official site for the upcoming TV anime adaptation.
New visual:
Past visuals:
During Comiket 86, some flyers and advertisements for the upcoming series were handed out showcasing the new character designs of the anime and their cast members.
Koufuku Graffiti (Happy Cooking Graffiti) is a manga series by Makoto Kawai. It began in March 2012 in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Miracle! magazine and to date has a total of 3 compiled volumes. The Koufuku Graffiti anime will be airing from January 2015 during the Winter 2014/2015 anime season. Additional information about the series will be released in the weeks leading up to the anime’s premiere.
Koufuku Graffiti (Happy Cooking Graffiti) Synopsis from Haruhichan.
A TV anime adaptation of the gourmet manga of the same name by Kawai Makoto.
Amazon have listed the first volume for the Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun anime series which has revealed the first blu-ray volume cover. The release date for the first volume is expected to be released on September 24.
The Blu-ray/DVD release of the first volume comes with a special video known as a ‘mini OVA’, special CD drawn design, digital specification jacket, audio commentary by the main cast and a event ticket to the “Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Special event ~ Romance Festival”, which will be held on a Sunday on November 16.
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun) is an ongoing Japanese four-panel web romantic comedy manga written and illustrated by Izumi Tsubaki. Its chapters are serialized in Gangan Online, and published in tankōbon volumes by Square Enix. An anime television series adaptation by Dogakobo began airing on July 2014 and it is still currently airing.
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun synopsis from Haruhichan:
High school student Chiyo Sakura has a crush on schoolmate Umetarou Nozaki, but when she confesses her love to him, he mistakes her for a fan and gives her an autograph. When she says that she always wants to be with him, he invites her to his house and has her help on some drawings. Chiyo discovers that Nozaki is actually a renowned shoujo manga artist named Sakiko Yumeno. She then agrees to be his assistant in order to get closer to him. As they work on his manga, they encounter other schoolmates who assist them or serve as inspirations for characters in the stories.
A 80-second full trailer for the first part of the upcoming two-part Suisei no Gargantia: Meguru Kouro, Haruka OVA (Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet OVA) has been uploaded. It introduces a new character Reema voiced by Inori Minase.
The first part gets a limited theatrical run on 10 screens across Japan on September 27, and its theater limited edition Blu-ray with an anthology comic book is also available at the theaters at the same time. The public release day of the Blu-ray of the first part is November 21, then the second part will be released on May 27, 2015.
Suisei no Gargantia: Meguru Kouro, Haruka OVA Preview:
Suisei no Gargantia: Meguru Kouro, Haruka OVA Teaser:
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Suisei no Gargantia is a Japanese anime series produced by Production I.G and directed by Kazuya Murata, and aired between April and June 2013. A manga adaptation began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten’s Newtype Ace magazine in January 2013. The first part of a two-part OVA sequel will be screened in Fall 2014.
Suisei no Gargantia: Meguru Kouro, Haruka OVA (Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet OVA) synopsis from Haruhichan:
An announcement made at AnimeJapan 2014 revealed that a new 2-episode OVA for Suisei no Gargantia will be released with the first episode coming Fall 2014. The screening event for the first OVA was announced as well. More information on the OVA will be given at a later time.
The official website of the Durarara!! anime has been releasing a lot of key visuals for the anime’s second season over the past few weeks, the past key visuals can be seen here. Here are the new key visuals which have been released. Titled Durarara!!x2, the anime will be airing from January 2015.
The seventh key visual features Shizuo Heiwajima and Akane Awakusu while the sixth key visual features Kasuka Heiwajima and Ruri Hijiribe.
Durarara!! 2nd Season PV:
The staff was announced earlier for the second season and is as follows:
Original: Narita Ryohgo “Durarara!!“
Original Illustration: Suzuhito Yasuda
Director: Takahiro Omori
Series Composition: Noboru Takagi
Character Design: Takahiro Kishida
Music: Makoto Yoshimori
Animation Production: Shunatsu
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.
The new Durarara!! season will continue on from the original and will air this Winter anime season.
A new trailer has been released for Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 1: Guren no Yumiya / Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow, the first compilation film based on the anime series., which will cover the first 13 episodes of the anime. The second film, Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 2: Jiyuu no Tsubasa / Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom, will cover the last 12 episodes and is expected to release in 2015. The films will not just be the original series edited into a movie length feature, as there will be some changes. The movie will feature new audio with a 5.1 surround sound remaster, and a complete redubbing with the same cast members.
Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 1: Guren no Yumiya will release in Japan on November 22. Advance tickets will go on sale on June 26.
Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 1: Guren No Yumiya Trailer:
Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 1: Guren No Yumiya Teaser:
Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 1: Guren no Yumiya visual:
The first 10-minutes for the 4th installment in a prodigious series of films Ghost in the Shell: Arise – Border:4 Ghost Stands Alone has been uploaded on the official GITSchannel. Ghost in the Shell: Arise – Border:4 Ghost Stands Alone will be released on September 6.
Ghost in the Shell: Arise is a four-part OVA series that serves as a re-imagining of Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell. The four-part series features new character designs and is directed by Kazuchika Kise, screenplay by Tow Ubukata, and music by Cornelius.
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise – Border:4 Ghost Stands Alone synopsis from Haruhichan:
The upcoming installment’s story takes place amidst signs of postwar reconstruction in the winter of 2028. Tensions are rising in New Port City as demonstrations are held concerning the interests of foreign cartels. This leads to a shooting incident involving riot police. It all started with a cyberbrain infection released by the terrorist “Fire Starter.” An independent offensive unit led by Makoto Kusanagi entrusts the suppression of the situation to their ghosts and aims for their own justice. Below the surface of the incident, lies the “tin girl” Emma and the “scarecrow man” Burinda Junior. As Kusanagi deals with the incident, she draws near to what those two ghosts were seeking.
Another week’s results of Anime Trending‘s charts are up! Hanamonogatari will no longer be making an appearance in their weekly chart. It is, however, still available for voting and will appear in their final tally.
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The official website for the anime adaptation of Ayuko Hatta’s romcom manga, Wolf Girl and Black Prince, put up its first promotional video on August 29th, 2014.
Translation:
Sign: I’m a wolf girl! Text: Erika Shinohara (voiced by Kanae Itō) Erika: Isn’t it just the best when you have your boyfriend in the palm of your hand? Oh! It’s from my darling! Hi, darling! Ayumi: Who’s your darling, huh, jerk!? Erika: San-chan… Ayumi: How many times are you going to make me make these phone calls!? Do you know how expensive my phone bill is getting!? Text: The lie she told her friends Aki: I’m telling you, it’s totally a lie that she has a boyfriend. Marin: Yeah, totally. Aki: She’s just an earsore. Text: Ayumi Sanda (voiced by Ai Kayano) Marin: She gives me the chills! Ayumi: This lie isn’t going to continue for long, it seems… Text: Hellish life Text: The biggest crisis in her life! Erika: This is NOT good. Erika: If I make it so he’s my boyfriend…! Text: Crime, theft Erika: Ah! Or is he a Yorkshire Terrier!?! Aki: He’s the PRINCE! Text: Who appeared was… Kyōya: You’re sweating really bad. Are you OK? It looks like there’s a reason for it. If you’re OK with me, I can at least listen to your problem. Text: The number one prince in school!? Erika: He is so nice…! His looks aren’t the only perfect thing! He’s like a prince! Could it be that if it’s this person… Text: Kyōya Sata (voiced by Takahiro Sakurai) Text: It would have been nice if it was that simple… Kyōya: Basically, I just have to act like your boyfriend, right? OK, then before that… Spin around three times, shake paws, and then say “woof.” Erika: Dog!? Kyōya: I’m telling you to become my dog. Then I’ll go along with your stupid problem… Ms. Wolf girl.
TYO Animations’ Kenichi Kasai will direct the anime. Scripts and series composition will be by Sawako Hirabayashi. Character design will be by Maki Fujioka, and the soundtrack is composed by Go Sakabe.
The voice acting cast features:
Kanae Itō as Erika Shinohara
Takahiro Sakurai as Kyōya Sata
Ai Kayano as Ayumi Santa
Mariya Ise as Marin Tachibana
Mikako Komatsu as Aki Tezuka
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Yoshito Kimura
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Nozomi Kamiya
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Takeru Hibiya
Ayumu Murase as Yū Kusakabe
Wolf Girl and Black Prince (Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji) is a Japanese shoujo manga series written by Ayuko Hatta. It was adapted into a drama CD in 2013. In 2014 the May issue of Shueisha’s Bessatsu Margaret magazine announced that a television anime has been green-lit.
The anime is planned to air in October 2014 during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season.
Wolf Girl and Black Prince synopsis from Haruhichan:
The story centers around Erika Shinohara, a vain 16-year-old girl who tells her friends about her romantic exploits, but she actually has no boyfriend. She claims that a handsome boy in a candid photo is her boyfriend, but it turns out that boy is a schoolmate named Kyouya Sata. She has no choice but to make him her fake boyfriend. Unfortunately, Sata may look like a sweet person, but he is actually an ultra-black-hearted sadist. Sata takes advantage of Erika’s weakness and treats her like his dog.
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan is a spin-off manga in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya franchise, where it stars the eponymous character Yuki Nagato. The series takes place in the alternate universe established in The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. The series is written and drawn by Puyo, which started in February 2010. To date, the series has a total of 5 volumes with the 6th volume releasing on December 26th this year.
There is very little information regarding the anime announcement of The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, including whether or no Kyoto Animation will produce it. Two other spin-off manga were also produced into anime: The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya and Nyoron Churuya-san.
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan synopsis from Haruhichan:
Yuki Nagato, the shy president of the literature club, has never been very sure of herself around other people. But around Kyon, the only boy in the tiny, three-person club, Yuki finds herself faltering even more than usual. For Kyon, and for her precious club, Yuki must find her confidence and let her true personality shine! Enjoy taking a fresh look at your favorite characters in this brand-new story set in the world of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya!
According to the official website, the seventh Blu-ray/DVD volume of TV anime Free!: Eternal Summer will include an unaired TV special episode. Volume 7 will be released on March 18, 2015. More information will be announced at a later time.
Free! (Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club) is an anime adaptation of Kouji Ohji light novel High☆Speed!, which is illustrated by Futoshi Nishiya. The light novel received an honourable mention in the 2011 Kyoto Animation Award contest, where it was eventually published by the studio in July 2013. The anime itself aired in July last year, and is animated by Kyoto Animation and the second season is currently airing. There was also a radio show and two drama CD volumes released to promote the anime.
Free!: Eternal Summer synopsis from Haruhichan:
The Iwatobi Swim Club returns! As their third year begins, Haruka, Makoto and Rin are still swimming strong, but choosing plans for their futures loom, and as friends both new and old make their way into the picture, rivalries will take root once again. Will the team make it out stronger than before or sink under pressure?
We announced that the Hunter x Hunter manga was expected to go on hiatus for two weeks until the 41th issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, however, a new magazine scan from the 40th Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has confirmed that the hiatus will actually be longer than that.
The 40th issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has announced that Hunter x Hunter creator Yoshihiro Togashi will not return in issue #41. He is still suffering from lower back pain and there is no exact return date given.
The manga went on a brief hiatus in July, and Yoshihiro Togashi resumed his manga in June after a hiatus of more than two years. The Hunter x Hunter 2011 anime series will also be ending this year on September 24.
Hunter x Hunter is a manga series by Yoshihiro Togashi. The series started in 1998 and is published in Shueisha’s weekly Shonen Jump Magazine. To date the series has a total of 32 volumes. Yoshihiro Togashi placed the manga on hiatus in March 2012 after setting the record for longest run without breaks, without any news of when the manga will return. The series received an anime adaptation in 1999 from Nippon Animation that ended in 2001, followed by a series of OVAs. A new animated series relaunched in 2011 from Madhouse, retelling the series from the start. Madhouse also produced two animated films, which released in 2013. There has also been two musicals based on the series, and a slew of video games have been released from Konami and Bandai Namco.
Hunter x Hunter 2011 synopsis from Haruhichan:
Remake of the 1999 TV series of Hunter x Hunter based on the manga by Togashi Yoshihiro.
A Hunter is one who travels the world doing all sorts of dangerous tasks. From capturing criminals to searching deep within uncharted lands for any lost treasures. Gon is a young boy whose father disappeared long ago, being a Hunter. He believes if he could also follow his father’s path, he could one day reunite with him.
After becoming 12, Gon leaves his home and takes on the task of entering the Hunter exam, notorious for its low success rate and high probability of death to become an official Hunter. He befriends the revenge-driven Kurapica, the doctor-to-be Leorio and the rebellious ex-assassin Killua in the exam, with their friendship prevailing throughout the many trials and threats they come upon taking on the dangerous career of a Hunter.
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