With the promotional video recently being revealed for the upcoming TV anime of the popular online card browser game Kantai Collection, there is no better time to add this graceful Amatsukaze figure to your fleet. Her name means “heavenly wind” and she based on the Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze. She has survived a torpedo attack from USS Redfin, presumed sunk at the scene which was found six days later. Don’t worry, this battleship daughter won’t actually hurt you.
The figure is sculpted by Mowano while the paintwork is handled by Chizuru Nagumo. It’s a 1/7 scale figure and is approximately 220mm tall.
Kantai Collection – Amatsukaze 1/7 Figure – Preorder item scheduled for release in December 2014, preorder on on JList.
After the release of the Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends Full Trailer a week ago, three more commercials have been uploaded to Cinema Today’s YouTube Channel. The movie will premier in Japanese theaters on September 13, 2014.
The three new trailers are as follows:
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends Full Trailer:
The movie is based on popular manga series Rurouni Kenshin which is written & illustrated by Watsuki Nobuhiro and was published in Weekly Shonen Jump from September 2, 1994 – November 4, 1999. Filming began July 1, 2013 and finished December 27, 2013. Filming took place in Ibaraki, Yamagata, Kumamoto, Shiga, Hyogo, Kyoto, Nagano, Tochigi, Chiba, Kanagawa and Tokyo, Japan. More than 5,000 extras were used for the film.
An announcement concerning the The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan anime will be made on September 4 in the October issue of Young Ace. Earlier this year The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan anime was announced and that it is currently in production.
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!
With Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire launching worldwide in November 2014, Nintendo has revealed what bonuses you will be getting if you preorder the game in Europe. If you preorder the games before the release date you will receive a special Steelbook edition of the game which comes with a Primal Groudon figure (Pokémon Alpha Sapphire) or Primal Kyogre figure (Pokémon Alpha Sapphire). Retailer GAME is also including the figures with the regular edition preorder.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire will be released on the 21st of November in North America and 28th of November for Europe.
Announced today on the official site and the editorial department of Shueisha’s Jump Square mangazine twitter , a TV Anime adaptation of novelist Takaya Kagami (The Legend of the Legendary Heroes, A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives), manga creator Daisuke Furuya, and manga artist Yamato Yamamoto (Kure-nai)’s Owari no Seraph (Seraph of the End) manga has been green-lit. The staff noted that the animation studio, the cast, and other details will be announced at a later time.
Owari no Seraph (Seraph of the End) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto with storyboards by Daisuke Furuya. It is published by Shueisha on Jump Square and in English by Viz Media on Weekly Shonen Jump. Takaya Kagami and Yamato Yamamoto launched the dark fantasy series in Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine in fall 2012. Shueisha is publishing the sixth volume on September 4, and new volumes have regularly ranked on Oricon’s top 50 chart. An anime adaption was announced on August 28, 2014.
Owari no Seraph (Seraph of the End) synopsis from Haruhichan:
One day, a mysterious virus appeared on Earth which killed every infected human over the age of 13. At the same time, vampires emerged from the world’s dark recesses and enslaved mankind. Enter Hyakuya Yuuichirou, a young boy, who along with the rest of the children from his orphanage, are treated as livestock by the vampires. Even in captivity, Yuuichirou dreams big. He dreams of killing vampires. He dreams of killing them all.
In anime there are often scenes where short “cute” characters try to get objects which are placed in a high area and often fail at succeeding. Japanese voice actress Asuka Oogame (Mainly known as Erio Touwa from Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko) is a prime example of this in action, as she struggles to get her favorite beverage from a vending machine in Japan.
At 26 years of age and 142cm (approximately 4 feet and 7 inches) tall, voice actress Asuka Oogame is one of the shortest in the industry, and like many short anime characters, she has trouble with conquering easy tasks.
In celebration of Pretty Cure (PreCure) franchise’s 10th anniversary, 37 of the series magical girls will be featured in a special 10th anniversary Deki (Giant) Strap. The size of the strap (H160×W40mm) is three times bigger than regular ones. The featured PreCure Girls are:
Cure Black
Cure White
Shiny Luminous
(from Futari wa PreCure Max Heart)
Cure Bloom
Cure Egret
(from Futari wa PreCure Splash Star)
Cure Dream
Cure Rouge
Cure Lemonade
Cure Mint
Cure Aqua
Milky Rose
(from Yes PreCure 5 GoGo!)
The price is 1,500 yen (about US$14.5) and the scheduled release day is in October.
Pretty Cure (PreCure) is a Japanese magical girl anime meta-series created by Izumi Todo and produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and Toei Animation. Beginning in 2004 with Futari wa Pretty Cure, the franchise has seen many anime series, spanning over 500 episodes to date, as well as spawning movies, manga and video games. Its most recent iteration, HappinessCharge PreCure!, began airing in 2014 as part of TV Asahi’s Sunday morning children’s television block, following Super Hero Time.
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 2004, before being transferred to the monthly seinen magazine Ultra Jump in 2005. The current story arc, JoJolion, started in 2011. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is currently Shueisha’s second largest manga series with its chapters collected into 111 tankōbon volumes and counting (only Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, with over 180, has more).
A six-volume original video animation adaptation of the later half of the series’ third story arc, Stardust Crusaders, was released from 1993 to 1994 by studio A.P.P.P. Six years later, they produced a seven-volume series adapting the arc’s first half from 2000 to 2002. A.P.P.P. also produced a theatrical film of the first arc, Phantom Blood, in 2007. From 2003 to 2005, Super Techno Arts released an English dub of both OVA series as one on DVD in North America. The third story arc of the manga received an English release in North America from 2005 to 2010 by Viz Media, who will also publish the first and second arcs in 2015. A 26-episode television anime, produced by David Production and covering the first two arcs, aired on Tokyo MX and other stations starting in October 2012 and ending in April 2013. A second season covering the third arc titled JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders began broadcast in April 2014.
The JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga has sold over 80 million copies in Japan alone, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history, and has spawned a large media franchise that includes several novelizations and video games, action figures, a jewelry line, and even snack foods.
Beginning its tale in 19th century England, young aristocrat Jonathan Joestar finds himself locked in bitter rivalry with Dio Brando, a low-born boy who Jonathan’s father took under his wing after the death of Dio’s father. Discontent with his station in life, Dio’s fathomless lust to reign over all eventually leads him to seek the supernatural powers of an ancient Aztec stone mask in the Joestar’s possession—an artifact that will forever change the destiny of Dio and Jonathan for generations to come. Fifty years later, in 1938 New York City, Jonathan’s grandson Joseph Joestar must take up his grandfather’s mission and master the abilities necessary to destroy the stone mask and its immensely powerful creators who threaten humanity’s very existence, the Pillar Men.
It has been confirmed that Tadatoshi Fujimaki will end his Kuroko no Basket (Kuroko’s Basketball) manga in this year’s 40th issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump on September 1. The manga will end with a total of 275 chapters. Here is a scan of the final page in chapter 275 confirming the manga will end:
Kuroko no Basket (Kuroko’s Basketball), known in Japan as Kuroko no Basuke, is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. The rendering The Basketball Which Kuroko Plays also appears in the artwork of the Japanese version. It has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since December 2008; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on April 3, 2009, and the 28th volume released as of July 2014. Shueisha will publish the 29th compiled volume in October. As of April, the series had more than 27 million copies in circulation.
Kuroko no Basket Volume 24 cover
Kuroko no Basket (Kuroko’s Basketball) tells the story of a high school basketball team trying to make it to the national tournament. The manga has been adapted into two anime series by Production I.G which aired between 2012 and 2014. A third season has also been green-lit.
Kuroko no Basket synopsis from Haruhichan:
The Teiko Middle School Basketball Team. The class that produced three perfect seasons in a row, with five once-in-a generation players, called “The Generation of Miracles”. There was another player who all of them respected… A legendary 6th player. An up-and-coming power player, Taiga Kagami, is just back from America. When he comes to Seirin High School, he meets the super-ordinary boy, Tetsuya Kuroko. Kagami is shocked to find that Kuroko isn’t good at basketball, in fact, he’s bad! And he’s so plain that he’s impossible to see. But Kuroko’s plainness lets him pass the ball around without the other team noticing him, and he’s none other than the sixth member of the Miracle Generation. Kuroko makes a pact with Kagami to defeat the other members of the Miracle Generation, who have all played basketball at other schools. A battle of light (Kagami) and shadow (Kuroko) begins!
The promotional video for Sega Hard Girls(Hi☆sCoool! Seha Girls) project has been uploaded. Sega Hard Girls (Hi☆sCoool! Seha Girls) personifies Sega game consoles of the past into 17 girls. The project already has a novel and the characters support the game Samurai & Dragons. KEI did the original character design for the girls, the artist who also did the original design for Miku Hatsune.
The series is being animated in CG at TMS Entertainment and Jinnis, with Sōta Sugahara (gdgd Fairies character design, animation director) directing the project off scripts written by himself and Masayuki Kibe. The production uses the MikuMikuDance software that has also been used for Minarai Diva, Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono, and KEI’s Straight Title Robot Anime. Sōta Sugahara and Kio designed the CG characters, and Shigeyuki Watanabe serves as CG director.
The remaining staff includes:
Original work, supervision: Sega
Miku Miku Dance Director: Ponpoko P (6DAnimation)
CG Backgrounds: Fireball
Game Cast:
Dream Cast: Mao Ichimichi (M.A.O.) (Tomoko Usami from Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita., Mizuki Misawa from Samurai Flamenco, Fierté from Z/X: Ignition)
Sega Saturn: Minami Takahashi (Sora Kazesawa from Aikatsu!, Noborito from D-Frag!, Akira Yamashita from Noragami)
Mega Drive: Shiori Izawa (Shiri from Durarara!!, Mary Hughes from Fairy Tail, Mayumi Yoshino from Gin no Saji)
Sega Mark III: Manami Tanaka (Alice Cartelet from Kiniro Mosaic, Matome Minano from Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to The Animation, Minami Shindou from Strike the Blood)
Master System: Yuuko Takayama (Hiromi Nakabayashi from Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, Ryuuta Sugisaki from Mitsudomoe, Raido Namiashi from Naruto: Shippuuden)
Game Gear: unknown
Robo Pitcher: Haruna Momono (Yoshiko from Onee-chan ga Kita)
Visual Memory: Sumire Uesaka (Sanae Dekomori from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!, Rika Yoshitake from Genshiken Nidaime, Tamaki Kannazuki from GJ-bu)
SC-300: Mai Aizawa (Anna Moeki from Ai Mai! Moe Can Change!, Mio Naganohara from Nichijou, Kobushi Kuroi from Tokyo ESP)
SG-1000: Yuu Serizawa (Koume Ono from Go! Go! 575, Tenma Ichinotani from Mushibugyou, Mirei Minami from Pri Para)
SG-1000 II: Naomi Ohzora (Susanna Hopkins from Genshiken Nidaime, Inari Fushimi from Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha., Jessica Shannon from Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers)
Mega CD: Shiori Mikami (Ecarlate Juptris St. Piria from Ixion Saga DT, Hikari Koshino from Nougyou Musume!, Akari Akaza from Yuru Yuri)
Mega Drive 2: Yuri Yamaoka (Ai Shindou from Kyoukai no Kanata, Choi Mochimazzi from Tamako Market, Chocolat from Yumeiro Pâtissière)
Mega CD2: Saori Hayashi (Kumacaron from Donyatsu, Saori from Sacred Seven, Mogi from Sankarea)
Super 32X: Yui Kano (Dalsiena che Matelna from Chrome Shelled Regios, Kanako Horii from SKET Dance, Misaki Sakura from Wagaya no Oinari-sama.)
Genesis: Asami Tano (Exorcist from Fran♥cesca, Jinja from Juusen Battle Monsuno, Akane Hino from Smile Precure!)
Terra Drive: Marina Inoue (Frau from 07-Ghost, Yozora Mikazuki from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Kyoko Mogami from Skip Beat!)
Sega Hard Girls(Hi☆sCoool! Seha Girls) will be airing this October during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season.
The first characters – Dreamcast, Sega Saturn, Mega Drive, Game Gear, and Master System (pictured above from left to right) – were all featured before in the Samurai & Dragons PS Vita game’s “Segakko 13 ~Yume Kanaeshi Mono” event, as well as on T-shirts and other goods. Kei, the original illustrator of the girls and the artist famous for designing Hatsune Miku, returned to create updated illustrations for the novel, while Tōru Shiwasu (Boku to Kanojo no Game Sensō) has been writing it.
Sega Hard Girls(Hi☆sCoool! Seha Girls) synopsis from Haruhichan:
Sega Hard Girls re-imagines video game consoles released by Sega as anthropomorphized goddesses who appear all over modern Japan.
The official Twitter of Girlfriend (Kari) has revealed 18 more cast members for the anime adaptation of Cyber Agent’s popular mobile game, which will be airing this October. A total of 22 cast members have have been revealed so far.
The GirlFriend (Kari) mobile game itself features over 90 characters and all have a unique cast member. The anime so far has a total of 22 confirmed characters with their voice actresses from the game, in conjunction with the previously announced cast:
Kaori Nazuka (Nunnally Lamperouge from Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) will voice Fumio Murakami
Sakura Tange (Sakura Kinomoto in Cardcaptor Sakura) voices Chloe Lemaire
Satomi Satou (Ritsu Tainaka in K-ON!) as Kokomi Shiina
Hitomi Harada (Mizuki Himeji in Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu) is voicing Erena Mochizuki
Rina Satou (Mikoto Misaka from Toaru Majutsu no Index) voicing Akane Sakurai
Haruka Tomatsu (Asuna Yuuki from Sword Art Online) voices Nonoka Sasahara
Kaori Ishihara (Aladdin in Magi: The Kingdom of Magic) plays as Yuzuko Hazuki
Kikuko Inoue (Sanae Furukawa in Clannad) will be voicing Kanata Amatsu
Aoi Yuuki (Madoka Kaname in Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) will reprise her role as Isuzu Shiranui
Yukari Tamura (Nui Harime in Kill la Kill) is voicing Koruri Tokitani
Minori Chihara (Yuki Nagato from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) returns as Mahiro Natsume
Minako Kotobuki (Tsumugi Kotobuki in K-ON!) voices Saya Kagurazaka
Minami Tsuda (Yui Funami in Yuru Yuri) as Mutsumi Shigino
Maaya Uchida (Rikka Takanashi from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) will voice Nao Miyoshi
Rie Kugimiya (Alphonse Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood) is voicing Matsuri Kagami
Emiri Kato (Kyuubey in Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) will voice Rino Suzukawa
Houko Kuwashima (Tomoyo Sakagami in Clannad) as Shinobu Kokonoe
Noriko Shitaya (Sakura Matou in Fate/stay night) avoicesRemi Tamai
Ayahi Takagaki (Lisbeth in Sword Art Online) will voice as Tsugumi Harumiya
Ai Kayano (Menma from AnoHana) plays as Haruko Yumesaki
Yui Ogura (Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi from Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.) is voicing Asahina Momoko
Kaori Mizuhashi (Mami Tomoe from Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) will play Kinoko Himejawa
The first promotional video for the GirlFriend (Kari) anime was also released:
The anime’s staff who will be producing the anime was previously revealed:
Director: Naotaka Hayashi (Morita-san wa Mukuchi)
Series Composer: Michiko Yokote (Gintama, Shinryaku! Ika Musume)
Character Designers: QP:flapper (Sora no Method), Noriko Tsutsumiya (Debut Character design role, Kokoro Connect Animation Director)
Animation Studio: Silver Link (Kokoro Connect, Non Non Biyori)
Girlfriend (Kari) is a free to play, mobile online battle card game developed by Cyber Agent for their Ameba social network. The game also featured dating sim mechanics, where you can date any of the 90 characters, and it even spawn a spin-off game titled Boyfriend (Kari). Girlfriend (Kari) released in 2012 on Android and IOS devices in Japan and to date has over 5.3 million users, where no news on localisation has been made so far.
Girlfriend (Kari) will be premiering from October 12th on TV Tokyo at 1:35 am, during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season.
The promotional video for the upcoming sequel of Buddy Complex titled Buddy Complex Finale: In The Future When We Return To Those Skies (Buddy Complex: Kanketsu-hen – Ano Sora ni Kaeru Mirai de) has been uploaded on the official Bandai Channel on YouTube.
The 2-episode special will air this October, during the fall 2014 anime season.
Buddy Complex is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. The series aired between January 5, 2014 and March 30, 2014. The first episode was pre-aired on December 29, 2013. A manga adaptation began serialization in ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Daioh from January 27, 2014. On June 1, 2014 the sequel was announced which will air in October, during the fall season of 2014.
Buddy Complex synopsis from Haruhichan:
On the first day back after summer break, high-school student Aoba is attacked by a giant robot that appears out of the sky. As he’s pursued through the city, his classmate Hina appears in a robot of her own. She rescues him, and tells him cryptically that “Dio is waiting for you”, before she disappears. This begins Aoba’s new life as the pilot of the Free Treaty Alliance against the Great Zogiria Republic.
Pokken Tournament, an arcade fighting game collaboration between Pokémon and Tekken, was announced earlier today by Bandai Namco Games and The Pokémon Company.
The game will feature Pokémon fighting each other in a 3d arena with fighting mechanics from Tekken and will release in Japan for arcade next year. The game was announced in a video that showed Tsunekazu Ishihara, the CEO of The Pokémon Company, meeting with Katsuhiro Harada and Masaaki Hoshino, producers of the Tekken and Soulcalibur series respectively.
The first video of the game released on the Pokémon channel, which previews its gameplay between Lucario and Machamp.
Some screenshots of the game were also released:
Pokken Tournament was first teased last year at the end of Pokémon Game show where an image of Lucario and Blaziken standing opposite each other in fighting stances was briefly shown.
Not much else is known about Pokken Tournament, including its roster and possible localisation. The game will be releasing on Japanese arcades in 2015. Additional information about the game will release soon.
The official website of the Sora no Method anime has released the second key visual for the original anime series that is being written by Naoki Hisaya which will be airing this October under the fall 2014 anime season.
Past visual:
Sora no Method is an original anime series that is being written by Naoki Hisaya, the creator and lead writer for the visual novel Kanon. The series will be produced by the newly opened Studio 3HZ and will be helmed by director Masayuki Sakoi (Strawberry Panic, Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata to Koibito Tsunagi), with the character designs from QP:flapper (Lucky Chance!). Jin Aketagawa (AnoHana, Nagi no Asukara) will be the sound director of the anime.
Sora no Method will be airing this October during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season.
Sora no Method synopsis from Haruhichan:
The story begins one winter day when the wish of a few girls was realized with a miracle, changing the landscape of a town. “In the skies above this town, a disc is always there.”
The official Toei Animation YouTube channel have uploaded 3 TV spots for the upcoming TV anime special One Piece 3D2Y: Ace no shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama Tono Chika (Overcoming the death of Ace! Luffy, the oath with his party). The special will be two hours long and will be aired on Fuji TV’s “Premium Saturday” block on August 30th to commemorate the anime series’ 15th anniversary. The tagline on the key visual says, “I don’t want to lose anyone anymore.”
All three videos feature the special’s theme song, “Next Stage” by AAA (Sands of Destruction, InuYasha: The Final Act).
One Piece 3D2Y TV Spot – Luffy Version:
Narrator: The “mysterious episode” that didn’t even appear in the original manga makes its debut! Luffy sinks to the depths of despair after losing his elder brother, Ace. In front of Luffy, who has stood up once again in determination to see his crew mates once again, the strongest enemy appears. Text: The destroyer of worlds – Bundy World (Arata Furuta) Narrator: A special work in celebration of 15 years! One Piece 3D2Y! Saturday night, August 30 at 9 p.m! Luffy: I want to become stronger and protect them!
One Piece 3D2Y TV Spot – All-stars Version:
Narrator: A group of extravagant characters gather! The other story of Luffy that wasn’t even told in the original manga. The story of the two years he entrusted to a code is unveiled now! Luffy: I want to become stronger and protect them! Narrator:One Piece 3D2Y! Saturday night, August 30 at 9 p.m!
One Piece 3D2Y TV Spot – World Version:
Narrator: Bundy World, captain of the World 5 crew! World: Friends? Brother? With you like you are now, what is it you can protect? Narrator: The strongest power-user ever seen bears his fangs at Luffy! Saturday night, August 30 at 9 p.m! One Piece 3D2Y! The two mysterious years are now unveiled.
The “mysterious episode” will be a completely new work that will have content not previously shown in the anime or the manga. The special will focus on the “3D2Y” code that Luffy’s crewmates must decipher, and will take place during the Straw Hat crew’s two-year training period. The special will also feature Luffy’s secret haki training with Rayleigh. A new villain named Burndy World (Captain Harlock‘s Yattaran) who is known as “The Destroyer of the World” is the featured in this special and has the power of the MoaMoa Fruit. Luffy has to protect Boa Hancock from the new enemy who escaped from the level 6 of Impel Down. He is newly designed by the original creator of the manga, Eiichiro Oda. Information about the new characters design can be seen here.
One Piece is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 19, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 74th volume released as of June 2014. One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a young man whose body gains the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit, and his diverse crew of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy explores the ocean in search of the world’s ultimate treasure known as One Piece in order to become the next Pirate King.
The chapters have been adapted into an original video animation (OVA) produced by Production I.G in 1998, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999. Since then, the still continuing series has aired over 600 episodes. Additionally, Toei has developed eleven animated feature films, two OVA’s, and five television specials. Several companies have developed various types of merchandising such as a trading card game, and a large number of video games.
One Piece 3D2Y: Ace no shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama Tono Chika synopsis from Haruhichan:
This new TV special tells the two years of Luffy’s training with Silvers Rayleigh in Rusukaina Island after the Battle of Marineford, which has never been told in the manga or TV anime. It also features a new villain named Burndy World who is known as “The Destroyer of the World” and has the power of the MoaMoa Fruit (its ability is still unknown). Luffy has to protect Boa Hancock from the new enemy who escaped from the level 6 of Impel Down. He is newly designed by the original creator of the manga, Eiichiro Oda.
At the past weekend’s 2014 Japan Expo USA, Sekai Project announced at their panel that they acquired the license to and will be bringing one of Key’s most popular visual novels, Clannad, to Steam.
The game will not only be fully translated for steam, but it will be the Full Voice Edition, which contains voice acting for all characters who also voiced in the anime. Though the main playable character is not voiced. Sekai Project has also acquired the rights for Grisaia no Kajitsu -Le Fruit De La Grisaia and will also be releasing the game on Steam.
Clannad is a Visual Novel developed by Key. It is the third developed game that released in April 2004 for Windows. The game received high sales and critical acclaim in Japan, with the regular edition selling over 100,000 copies in 2004. The game has then received a light novel, and three manga adaptations. The game also received an animated film from Toei Animation, who also produced the animated films for Key’s other VNs (Kanon, Air). A TV anime was produced by Kyoto Animation that aired in 2007, and was followed up by a second season in 2008 titled Clannad ~After Story~. Clannad will also be releasing on the PlayStation Vita.
Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:
Okazaki Tomoya is a delinquent who finds life dull and believes he’ll never amount to anything. Along with his friend Sunohara, he skips school and plans to waste his high school days away.
One day while walking to school, Tomoya passes a young girl muttering quietly to herself. Without warning she exclaims “Anpan!” (a popular Japanese food) which catches Tomoya’s attention. He soon discovers the girl’s name is Furukawa Nagisa and that she exclaims things she likes in order to motivate herself. Nagisa claims they are now friends, but Tomoya walks away passing the encounter off as nothing.
However, Tomoya finds he is noticing Nagisa more and more around school. Eventually he concedes and befriends her. Tomoya learns Nagisa has been held back a year due to a severe illness and that her dream is to revive the school’s drama club. Claiming he has nothing better to do, he decides to help her achieve this goal along with the help of four other girls.
A full translated release of Clannad Full Voice Edition will be coming to Steam from Sekai Project. Further details about the upcoming release will be announced at a later date.
The official website of the Strike Witches OVA website has revealed some new information about the second upcoming Strike Witches OVA. It will be titled Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol. 2 – Aegean Umi no Megami and will be releasing in Japanese theatres on January 10th 2015. Additionally, the website has revealed some cast members that will debut in the second OVA.
Tickets for the second OVA will open on September 20, the release date of the first OVA, Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol. 1: St. Trond no Raimei. The tickets will be bundled with a special mobile phone strap of either Charlotte, Yoshika, or Francesca. The bundle will cost ¥1,900 (~ $19.00 USD).
The website also announced that the OVA will feature two returning characters:
Raisa Pottgen voiced by Aiko Kusumi (Darin Arnschent Kurumiya from Sankarea)
Hanna-Justina Marseille voiced by Shizuka Itou (Luviagelita Edelfelt in Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya)
The second promotional video for the first OVA released last week:
Strike Witches is a media project that started in 2005 based off of Humikane Shimada’s illustrations. The first project was a manga from Yoshiyuki Kazumi, but was cancelled after one volume. A light novel series from Noboru Yamaguchi released the following year in Kadokawa Shoten’s Sneaker Bunko imprint for a total of 3 volumes. This was followed by an OVA and anime adaptation from Gonzo (Welcome to the N.H.K.) in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Since then, many more manga and light novel adaptations were released, as well as the anime’s second season and an animated film , animated by AIC (Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari).
Here is a synopsis of Strike Witches from Haruhichan:
The year is 1944 and the world lives in fear of unidentified flying objects called Neuroi. With the old-boy old guard unable to thwart this deadly menace, humanity turns its desperate eyes to an aerial attack force with much nicer legs. Meet the girls of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, better known as the Strike Witches. These darlings of the great blue yonder may not have standard issue uniforms, but they do have all the right stuff. Where the average flyboy falters, these dolls blast aliens to bits in the bat of an eyelash. With a little magic and a whole lot of leg, the girls of the 501st are winning the war on pants, and aliens!
Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol. 2 – Aegean Umi no Megami will be out in Japanese theatres on January 10th next year. Further information about it will release after the first OVA’s release, on September 20th this year.
With the recent The iDOLM@STER Movie hitting theaters in Japan earlier this year, THE iDOLM@STER fans are on a spree to own every single product related to the series. If you can’t afford to spend $2000 on 13 different idols cardboard cutouts or the $800 outfit that all the idols of 765 Production wear during the The iDOLM@STER Movie, why not settle for this gorgeous Miki Hoshii figure?
This figure is sculpted by Yusuke Masaki while the paintwork is handled by Sakura. It’s a 1/8 scale figure and approximately 130mm tall.
THE iDOLM@STER – Miki Hoshii 1/8 Figure – Preorder item scheduled for release in February 2015, preorder on on JList.
The fourth in THE iDOLM@STER Blu-ray/DVD jacket illustration series! Miki Hoshii! From the anime series ‘THE iDOLM@STER‘ comes a 1/8th scale figure of the natural idol who takes things at her own pace, Miki Hoshii! The pose is based on the illustration by director Atsushi Nishigori seen on the 1st volume of the Blu-ray & DVD jacket for the anime series, and captures her playful expression perfectly! The glasses she holds in her hand can be attached and removed as you see fit – simply pick the pose your prefer!
Would you display her with glasses on or off? let us know in the comments below.
It was announced at the Wonder Festival yesterday that 4-koma manga Miritari! (Military!) will receive an anime adaptation. More information will be announced at a later time.
Manga Palette Lite has also celebrated the announcement in this month’s issue with a full cover spread featuring the series’ main characters Ruto and Haruka.
Miritari! (Military!) is a Japanese four-panel comedy manga series by Mamo Williams, serialized in Ichijinsha’s seinen manga magazine manga 4-koma Palette. It was collected in five tankōbon volumes, released between 2009 and 2013. A sequel series titled Miritari! Otsugata began serialization in the same magazine from 2014.
Military! synopsis from Haruhichan :
The story takes place during a conflict between the Krakozhia Dukedom and the Grania Republic. In the midst of the fighting, a savior appears to the Krakozhia Dukedom, and it is a high school student named Yano Souhei. Two female soldiers, First Lieutenant Ruto and Second Lieutenant Haruka, appear in tanks to intrude on Souhei’s everyday life, followed by the enemy soldier Shachirofu, all of whom use firearms without hesitation at his house.
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