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NeoSam

2006-03-28, 17:01

And another anime got announced:

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つよきす
Tsuyokiss

Broadcast: July 2006 (7/2006)

Based on a bishoujo game (Its an ero-game)

Company (creator of game): INTER HEART

Site of the game: (Warning: do not use this site unless you are 18+)
http://www.candysoft.jp/ane/tuyokisu.html

The anime will not be an ero-anime.

The game got released on: 26/8/2005

Cover of the dvd game:

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9983/tsuyokisu6bj.jpg

Genre: Seinen

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The site of the game contains little nudity but nothing more (at least I couldn't find anything more).

I think I have this game, but were did I put it :heh:

Wow and I had a hunch that it was going to get an anime, and I was right :D

Thelastguardian

2006-03-28, 21:12

つよきす
Tsuyo Kisu
I thought this looks familiar...

And I was right

screenshot
http://baka-tsuki.net/Screenshots/0510.jpg

Anyway I think I have the cg set of this game...don't know where I put it ^_^

kj1980

2006-03-28, 22:06

And another anime got announced: Tsuyokiss

Damn, this summer is going to be one hella tsundere (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=499318&postcount=1) filled season!!

kujoe

2006-03-28, 23:16

Madhouse is in a roll! They've just announced the production of a new series called Kemonozume, which is product of the mind that belongs to Masaaki Yuasa, director of the brilliant Mind Game film. This and the Black and White teaser just made up my day.
Now this sounds interesting.

And Tsuyokiss is going to get animated?! Holy Crap! And to think I was just saying to myself that it's about time someone should've made a tsundere-themed series by now...

Thelastguardian

2006-03-29, 00:19

Damn, this summer is going to be one hella tsundere (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=499318&postcount=1) filled season!!
I guess it (http://www.ne.jp/asahi/yu-show/sukisuki/tundere/)'s healthier than pure loli ^_^;;

NeoSam

2006-03-29, 04:09

Tsuyo Kisu or Tsuyokiss

Does it mean: Strong Kiss ?

Siegel Clyne

2006-03-29, 07:07

Another anime got announced (announced yesterday)

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??????
Binbo Shimai Monogatari

Broadcast: 2006

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Sunday GX (Sunday Gene-X).
For now there are 2 volumes released of this manga, here are the covers:

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/423/vol16of.jpg http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3855/vol24ra.jpg

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3718,fsjqbw,binbo_shimai_mo.html):

Genre: Seinen, Drama

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Yay Yay Yay :) another seinen manga from Sunday GX magazine is getting animated :) I love this magazine, its the magazine that serializes REC and Black Lagoon manga :)

Someone please start a thread about this anime >.<

Anime On DVD Community Forums: Binbou Shimai Monogatari (Story of Poor Sisters) (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1310088&page=0&view&sb=5&o=&fpart=&vc=1)

In addition, the Binbou Shimai Monogatari drama CD (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=FCCC-53) will be released before the debut of the animated series on television.

GX NEWS!! (http://websunday.net/gx/gxnews/goods.html)

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[Cast]
Yamada Kyou : Tanaka Rie (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Tanaka+Rie)
Yamada Asu : Kugimiya Rie (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Kugimiya+Rie)
Echigoya Kinko : Shindou Naomi (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Shindou+Naomi)
Echigoya Ginko : Saitou Chiwa (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Saitou+Chiwa)
Saegusa Ranko : Hiramatsu Akiko (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Hiramatsu+Akiko)
Hayashi Genzou : Mugihito (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Mugihito)

[Date of Sale] : Scheduled Sale on April 21, 2006
[Retail Price] : Retail Price 3150 yen (tax included)
[Sales Agency] : Frontier Works

While wholesale changes in the cast have occurred in other drama CD to anime conversions, such as Rozen Maiden and ARIA, a number of Japanese fans believe that no similar wholesale changes in the cast will occur for Binbou Shimai Monogatari because it is a Toei Animation production.

According to at least one poster on 2ch, (http://www.2ch.net/) Toei appears to favor Tanaka Rie, who has been cast in prominent roles on Toei Animation titles like Kujou Hikari (Shiny Luminous) on Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, Takane Kiku on Ring ni Kakero 1 and Shimuka/Simca on Air Gear.

We'll see.

Anime On DVD Community Forums: "Female Executive of Evil, Please Talk Dirty to Me" (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1270666&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&vc=1)

Tanaka Rie has uttered her share of favorite catch words, catch phrases, and interjections through characters she has played in anime.

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Chii (http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Chii) in Chobits (2002)

- "Chii"
- "Hentai!"
- "Hideki hentai!"
- "Hideki wa hentai!" ("Hideki is a pervert!")
- "Pantsu pantsu pantsu pantsu"

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Sanadasan (http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Sanada+UFO) in UFO Princess Valkyrie (2002)

- "himesama" ("princess")
- "mukodono" ("son-in-law")

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Mizuhara Koyomi (Yomi) (http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Mizuhara+Koyomi+Yomi) in Azumanga Daioh (2002)

- "Double chop!"
- "Bonkuraazu!" ("Knuckleheads!" "Blockheads!" "Idiots!")

Yomi obviously serves as the model for Tachibana Rei (http://kuma.250free.com/Anime/TachibanaReiWearsShirt_PaniPoniDash.jpg) in Pani Poni Dash! (2005), not only in appearance and demeanor, but in speech as well.

Yukino Satsuki unmistakably patterns the way she speaks as Rei in Pani Poni Dash! after the way Tanaka Rie speaks as Yomi in Azumanga Daioh.

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Suigintou (http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Suigintou) in Rozen Maiden (2004)

- "junk"
- "nyuusankin" ("lactic acid bacteria," "lactic acid bacilli," "lactobacilli") (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=lactic+acid+bacteria+bacilli+lactobacilli)

Suigintou asks... (http://kuma.250free.com/Suigintou/SuigintouAsks_NyuusankinTotteruu_RozenMaidenEpisod e8.jpg)

*kusukusu* ...... Nyuusankin totteruu? (*giggle* ...... Have you been taking your lactic acid bacteria?) (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRieCharacter/Suigintou_Nyuusankin_RozenMaidenEpisode8_1.mp3)

What is Yakult? (http://www.yakult.com.au/product01.htm)
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Yakult is a fermented milk drink that contains a very high concentration of a unique, beneficial bacterium called Lactobacillus casei Shirota strain. This bacteria was named after Dr Shirota and is exclusive to Yakult. It is pronounced as follows: Lack-toe-bass-ill-us case-e-i Shirota strain.

Suigintou Holds Yakult (http://kuma.250free.com/Suigintou/SuigintouHoldsYakult.jpg)

Suigintou Drinks Yakult (http://kuma.250free.com/Suigintou/SuigintouDrinksYakult.jpg)

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Lacus Clyne (http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Lacus) in Gundam SEED DESTINY (2004-2005)

- "Kira"
- "Kira"
- "Kira"
- "Kira"
- "Kira"
- "Kira"
- "Kira"
...

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Tomoe Marguerite (http://character.biglobe.ne.jp/special/my-zhime/chara_19.html) in My-Otome (2005-2006)

- "gomikuzu" ("trash," "garbage," "rubbish") (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRieCharacter/TomoeMarguerite_Gomikuzu_MyOtomeEpisode15_1.mp3)

Tomoe Marguerite, Female Executive of Evil (Tomoe Maruguritto, Aku no Onnakanbu) (http://usera.imagecave.com/ArseneLupinIII/TomoeMarguerite/TomoeMarguerite_MyOtome2ndOP_1.jpg)

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Many anime fans in Japan (and elsewhere) closely identify Tanaka Rie with characters she has played and what they have said, such as Suigintou ("junk," "nyuusankin") in Rozen Maiden and Tomoe Marguerite ("gomikuzu") in My-Otome.

The following example comes from a recent My-Otome thread archived at 2ch.

Mai-OtoHiME ~Maistaa Otome he no Shiren sono 137~

664 : [Kaze no Tani no Nanashisan @ Jikkyou wa Jikkyou Ita de] : 2006/01/22(Nichi) 02:12:48 ID:obN/yrEu (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime/1137785517/664)
Tomoe wa gomikuzu janai yo

Janku da yo

OR

My-Otome ~The 137th Trial to be a Meister Otome~

664 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless of the Valley of the Wind @ The Real Condition with the Live Board] : 2006/01/22 (Sunday) 02:12:48 ID:obN/yrEu
Tomoe is not trash

Tomoe is junk

Director Obara Masakazu and Series Writer Yoshino Hiroyuki Single Out the Great Acting Performance of Tanaka Rie as Tomoe Marguerite in My-Otome (Mai-Otome)

My-Otome (Mai-Otome) Anime Perfect Guide

ISBN: 425313016X (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=425313016X)

Page 115

Sutoorii Daijesuto

Dai22wa Horobi no Uta

2006/3/9 OnAir

Comment

Obara
Tanaka Rie-san no kaien ... motto hayaku kore ga wakatte ireba kyaradate suru houhou wa iroiro atta noni......

Yoshino
Ato wa Tomoe-yaku no Tanaka Rie-san no engi. Datsubou desu (wara).
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Story Digest

Episode 22 The Song of Destruction

2006/03/09 Television Broadcast

Comment

[Director Masakazu] Obara
The extraordinary acting performance of Tanaka Rie ... if I had realized this earlier, that there were various ways to do the character [of Tomoe Marguerite]......

[Head Writer Hiroyuki] Yoshino
Then there is the acting of Rie Tanaka in the role of Tomoe. I take my hat off to her (smiles).

Tanaka Rie is famous among anime fans in Japan and elsewhere for playing great evil villains, such as Tomoe Marguerite in My-Otome, Suigintou in Rozen Maiden, and Morganna in .hack//SIGN.

Something Big in Store for Tanaka Rie and Her Fans

In post #648 (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/voice/1152803455/648) of the Desunooto Animeka Seiyuu Yosou Kenketteigo Sure 4 (After the Decision to Make the Death Note Animation Voice Actor Predictions Thread 4), (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/voice/1152803455/) icWQbRlxO brings up that it seems to have been said on radio that something "big" was decided for Tanaka Rie.

Could "big" mean a role in DEATH NOTE?

The roles of Amane Misa (post #651) (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/voice/1152803455/651) and Kiyomi Takada (post #653) (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/voice/1152803455/653) are mentioned.

But I+/hZDVj40 in post #650 (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/voice/1152803455/650) notes that the word "big" ("ookii") generally indicates the "starring role" or "playing the leading part" ("shuen"), does it not?

The lead role in DEATH NOTE is Yagami Raito (Light) ... a man. There is no relationship to DEATH NOTE, I+/hZDVj40 observes, right?

Then the bombshell dropped.

654 : [Koe no Shutsuen : Nanashisan] : 2006/08/14(Getsu) 22:39:14 ID:yD64hxf20
Tanaka Rie wa anime no Nodame Kantaabire no shuen dakara
Nodame sure ike
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654 : [Voice Appearance : Mr./Ms. Nameless] : 2006/08/14 (Monday) 22:39:14 ID:yD64hxf20
Tanaka Rie plays the main role [Noda Megumi aka Nodame] in the Nodame Cantabile anime, so
The Nodame thread pond. (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/voice/1152803455/654)

Post #654 by yD64hxf20 has been copied and pasted to a number of threads on various 2ch message boards. (http://www2.2ch.net/2ch.html)

Rumors on 2ch can be hit or miss ... often miss.

Persistent 2ch rumors had named the new cast for the six main characters in Saint Seiya, including Tanaka Rie as the new voice actor for Kido Saori aka Athena. While 2ch rumors of the voice actors for the other five main Saint Seiyuu characters were right, they were wrong about Tanaka Rie as Saori. It turned out to be Orikasa Fumiko.

On the other hand, constant 2ch rumors that Tanaka Rie had landed a major role in Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart proved to be true. Tanaka Rie was indeed cast in Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart - as the voice actor of Kujou Hikari, also known as Shiny Luminous. (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=517972&postcount=14)

So, for now, take rumors of Tanaka Rie being the voice actor of Noda Megumi (Nodame) in Nodame Cantabile with a grain of salt.

But Tanaka Rie does mention in her Summer Vacation (Natsuyasumi) 2006/08/02 23:39 (http://tanaka-rie.com/diary/?20060802) entry on diary at her official website, rierie world, that a "big work has been decided" ("ookiina oshigoto ga kimarimashita") and that, as soon as they can, they will gladly announce it.

In my three or so years of following her official website, I do not recall Tanaka Rie using "big work" ("ookiina oshigoto") to describe one of her upcoming roles before.

If I+/hZDVj40 is correct, then this "big work" means that Tanaka Rie will star in some major Japanese animation (anime) title. Whether it be as Nodame in Nodame Cantabile, or something else, remains to be seen.

The starring role turned out to be Matsukata Hiroko (Hiro), the main character in Hataraki-Man.

Futari ha Purikyua Netabare Sure part5

[241] Namae : [Futari ha Nanashisan] Toukoubi : 2006/08/12(Do) 00:02:03 [ yZXpQ9W6 ] (http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/anime/1261/1151831806/241)
100oku --> 120oku
Maa seikou de attaro to omoimasu
Ato Ruminasu kouka
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Futari wa Pretty Cure Spoiler Thread part 5

[241] Name : [Futari wa Nanashisan] Contribution Date : 2006/08/12 (Saturday) 00:02:03 [ yZXpQ9W6 ]
10 Billion [Yen] --> 12 Billion [Yen]
Well, I think it [Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart] was a success
After the Luminous effect.

Tanaka Rie is the speaking and singing voice of Kujou Hikari, also known as Shiny Luminous, in Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (2005-2006). (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=MJCD-20035) Hikari / Luminous does not appear in Futari wa Pretty Cure (2004-2005).

After the introduction of Kujou Hikari / Shiny Luminous at the beginning of Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, Bandai Namco character sales jumped from 10.1 billion yen in fiscal year 2004-2005 for Futari wa Pretty Cure (http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/ir/financial/bandai/character.html) to 12.3 billion yen in fiscal year 2005-2006 for Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/ir/presentation/pdf_bandai/05_keisu.pdf) - an increase of 21.7 percent, or 2.2 billion yen.

According to yZXpQ9W6 in the livedoor post linked to and quoted above, the great increase of 2.2 billion yen in character sales for the Futari wa Pretty Cure franchise is due to the "Luminous effect" - that is, Shiny Luminous aka Kujou Hikari aka Tanaka Rie.

Kujou Hikari / Shiny Luminous has been said by many in Japan to have been a sales promotion character for Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart. And, as character sales figures from NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. (http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/) show, she has been a highly successful one at that.

Shinova

2006-03-29, 16:09

I'm sure it's probably been posted here already, but can anyone tell me what this is?

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9977/unknownmoeanime14ui.th.jpg (http://img515.imageshack.us/my.php?image=unknownmoeanime14ui.jpg)

Zappster

2006-03-29, 16:26

Looks like Yoshinaga-san'chi no Gargoyle which is coming in the spring season. I believe there's a thread in this section of the forums.

edit: and here's the thread --> http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=26430

Looks like I might have been a little off with the name(I just pulled it from the spring anime list sticky thread.)

kj1980

2006-03-29, 17:05

Tsuyo Kisu or Tsuyokiss

Does it mean: Strong Kiss ?

Tsuyoki + Kiss = Tsuyokiss

Tsuyoki: strong and bold personality
Kiss: the act of expressing one's affection to each other

Anime-Avatar

2006-03-29, 17:09

yeah new anime finally!

NeoSam

2006-03-30, 01:44

Kiss: the act of expressing one's affection to each other

LOL :heh: you didn't have to explain this :heh:

IcExAlcHeMy

2006-03-30, 02:36

so many new animes airing this year.

was hoping for deathnote when i saw this thread.

Potatochobit

2006-03-30, 02:50

just remember some guys like to pat each other on the rear to express affection for one another :love:

domino

2006-03-30, 03:51

so many new animes airing this year.

was hoping for deathnote when i saw this thread.

Nope, no Death Note anime... I doubt it will ever happen. The idea has come up a lot, but people are reluctant to animate it because they believe it is "too dark" for TV. And even if it was animated, it would be a LOT of talking. Talk talk talk.

So the closest we'll get to Death Note anime is that episode of Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid that randomly had Death Note characters in it. :P

And though Death Note will probably never be animated, this year we have TWO live-action Death Note movies to look forward to instead! :D

NeoSam

2006-03-30, 15:17

The title got corrected to Tsuyokiss (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=513253&postcount=250).

つよきす
Tsuyokiss

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3732,gpurjm,tsuyokisu.html):

This anime is based on a game by Candy Soft. The game is a typical dating simulation that takes place in a high school. However, the selling point of this game is that all(?) the female characters are "tsundere"(*).

The main character, Tsushima Reo, isn't engaged in either sports or study, and he is always hanging around with his childhood friends, Samesuga Shinichi, Date Subaru, and Kanisawa Kinu.

He secretly loves Kiriya Eria. She is a daughter of Kiriya Cooperation, very beautiful, smart, and a student leader. However, her acts are very eccentric. Therefore, at the same time she is loved by many students, she is hated by as many students.

One day, because the main characters are being late for school, they try to sneak into the campus. However, a girl knocks them out to catch. It is Kurogame Otome. She is Reo’s cousin, and Reo thought of her as his elder sister when they were children, but they haven’t met for years. Soon, she begins to live with Reo in the same house in order to change his lazy life.

(*) Tsundere is a slang born in the Internet, and it is a word to describe the nature of female anime or game characters. Tsundere is a word combining two words, "Tsun Tsun" and "Dere Dere". Both terms describe attitudes of a person. "Tsun Tsun" is used for cold/blunt/curt attitude, while "Dere Dere" is used when a person becomes spoony in front of his/her lover. Therefore, "Tsundere" is a female character who is usually cold, but she becomes spoony on her lover. Or, she is cold to the main character at first, but she becomes lovestruck later.

Ex)
Louise (Zero no Tsukaima)
Itsukushima Takako (Otome wa Boku ni Koi Shiteru)

And more anime got announced:

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MUSASHI

Broadcast: 9/4/2006 (April 9th, 2006)

Original Work: Monkey Punch

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スカイガールズ
Sky Girls

http://www.konami.jp/mm/skygirls/

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Correct me if I'm wrong about this: It seems there are two Sky Girls anime; a tv series and the other one an OVA.

DaFool

2006-03-30, 15:40

Afaik Skygirls is a one-shot OVA (something like Mave-chan, yeah pseudo jetfighter-girls are all the rage). The Konami TV series are Akazukin and Tokimeki Memorial, and I think Saint October.

NeoSam

2006-03-30, 16:02

Afaik Skygirls is a one-shot OVA (something like Mave-chan, yeah pseudo jetfighter-girls are all the rage). The Konami TV series are Akazukin and Tokimeki Memorial, and I think Saint October.

Yeah I know, but now there are two Sky Girl listed by MoonPhase one under OVA and the other one is listed under new tv anime series.

NeoSam

2006-03-30, 20:40

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.net/):

My Otome OVA Series Announced
The cover (http://www.corebooks.jp/tuhan/zassi/2006/gakken/4910086430560.jpg) of the May issue of Japan's Megami Magazine reveals plans for a My Otome OVA series. According to Moon Phase, the series will be 4 episodes and premier in limited UHF TV broadcast this July before a fall home video release.

Sonhex

2006-03-31, 17:19

コヨーテラグタイムショー
The Coyote Ragtime Show

Broadcast: Summer 2006

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the shounen manga magazine Comic Rush.
The manga started in January 2006 issue of Comic Rush, so there are no volumes out of this manga.

Author : ufotable (the creators of other shounen/seinen manga: 2x2=Shinobuden and Futakoi Alternative)

Here's the link for the manga site:
http://rush.jive-ltd.co.jp/sakuhin200603/coyote.html

Genre: Shounen

The trailer for Coyote Ragtime Show is here. (http://www.ufotable.net/coyote/pv/COYOTE_PV_vol01.wmv) I know nothing about this one (other than it's by the same folks who did Futakoi Alternative), but based on this trailer it looks very promising indeed.

DaFool

2006-03-31, 17:34

I loved the comment about that on another site which said "Pre-cybernetic Bateau and his army of gunslinging maids."

-Sounds like fun :P

Sonhex

2006-03-31, 17:41

I loved the comment about that on another site which said "Pre-cybernetic Bateau and his army of gunslinging maids."

-Sounds like fun :P

LOL

Oh right, so this must be the one with twelve maids each named after a month of the year? It's in the March edition of Newtype Japan ...

NeoSam

2006-04-02, 00:59

Another anime got announced:

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さよなら、少女たち。
Goodbye, Girls

Animation work: GONZO

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Chiibi

2006-04-02, 22:29

Ack, forgive me for not looking extremely thoroughly but was the release date for the Disgea anime announced yet? I saw the little figures of the characters at a con and since they're so adorable I'm all hyped to see this now.:D

....I bought Lehal:D cute little devil is he.:D
Looks like total jailbait too. XD

Friera

2006-04-03, 10:55

I haven't head a single peep about Bushilord. And in AniDB it stands "2005". Where is it? They did release it, or maybe not? =\

MrProphet

2006-04-03, 10:57

darkchibi07

2006-04-03, 11:30

I haven't head a single peep about Bushilord. And in AniDB it stands "2005". Where is it? They did release it, or maybe not? =\

Yea, I'm wondering that too. Did Gainax abandoned it ot something?

stevency

2006-04-03, 11:41

This is my top 3(still under 1 kickass show for me) must watch show for Spring 06 so far.
0:Keroro Gunsou[No doubt, it's content make it stands for 3 years + movie]
1:Suzumiya Haruhi's Depression[The sudden surpise attack of ep1 is enough to rank high]
1:Yashinaga san'uchi no Gargoyle[Wakamoto Norio=winner]
1:Joushi Kousei[I love the stupidity of those girls]
2:School Rumble[Sorry, it's good, but other does better.]

They all do their own justice, School Rumble 2nd Sem get owned despite it's still good to watch.

Chiibi

2006-04-03, 20:46

Disgaea airs tomorrow (April 4th).

YaY Banzai! Thanks.:D

NeoSam

2006-04-05, 14:29

And more anime got announced:

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地獄少女 2期シリーズ

http://www.jigokushoujo.com/

A second season of Jigoku Shoujo.

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最終試験くじら
Saishuu shiken kujira

Based on a bishoujo game by CIRCUS (the creator of Da Capo bishoujo games)

This is a regular anime and not an ero-anime.

Site of the game:
http://circus.nandemo.gr.jp/sakuhin/kujira/

There seems to be multiple Saishuu shiken kujira games (just like Da Capo has many games)

Getchu site for one of the games:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=34948

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Yay Yay Yay another bishoujo game from CIRCUS is getting animated :D :D :D

shadowplay

2006-04-05, 16:54

最終試験くじら
Saishuu shiken kujira

Based on a bishoujo game by CIRCUS (the creator of Da Capo bishoujo games)

This is a regular anime and not an ero-anime.

Site of the game:
http://circus.nandemo.gr.jp/sakuhin/kujira/

There seems to be multiple Saishuu shiken kujira games (just like Da Capo has many games)

Getchu site for one of the games:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=34948

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Yay Yay Yay another bishoujo game from CIRCUS is getting animated :D :D :DI think there's only one proper Kujira game, there's also a short prequel game that was released at Comiket, and there's also a fandisk.
Btw that game has some really weird endings, I can already picture people bitchin' about it :heh:

NeoSam

2006-04-06, 02:19

I think there's only one proper Kujira game, there's also a short prequel game that was released at Comiket, and there's also a fandisk.

The getchu link I posted above, do you happen to know if its the original game?

Btw that game has some really weird endings, I can already picture people bitchin' about it :heh:

I'm somewhat into weird endings, I loved AIR, so I might like this one too :heh:

shadowplay

2006-04-06, 06:04

The getchu link I posted above, do you happen to know if its the original game?:Yes.

I'm somewhat into weird endings, I loved AIR, so I might like this one too Not sure if they were weird in a good way, though those twin girls have normal conventional endings (and the only ones I liked). Anyway best thing about the game were character designs and music.

DaFool

2006-04-06, 08:22

NeoSam

2006-04-09, 10:52

The site for Muteki Kanban Musume (mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=499280&postcount=165)) has opened:
http://www.onimaruhanten.com/

The site isn't working for me >.<

And more anime got announced:

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NIGHT HEAD GENESIS

Broadcast: Summer 2006

http://www.nighthead-genesis.jp/

Based on a novel.

There's manga based on the novel, and these manga are shoujo manga.

The manga and novel are called ナイトヘッド (NIGHT HEAD).

Covers of the novel and the manga can be seen here (http://www.7andy.jp/books/search_result/-/kword_in/%a5%ca%a5%a4%a5%c8%a5%d8%a5%c3%a5%c9/oop/on/page/1). (not all covers are available, thats why I'm not posting them)

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GOTHICMADE -ゴティックメード花の詩女-

Site of animation studio:
http://automaticflowers.ne.jp/

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NIGHT HEAD GENESIS site is not working too >.<

NeoSam

2006-04-10, 09:09

Site of NIGHT HEAD GENESIS is now working:
http://www.nighthead-genesis.jp/

And a site has opened for GOTHICMADE -ゴティックメード花の詩女-:
http://gothicmade.com/

And also the site for this anime (an OVA):

機動戦士ガンダムSEED C.E.73 -STARGAZER-
http://www.seed-stargazer.net/

NeoSam

2006-04-12, 18:33

Another anime that just got announced: (announced today)

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僕等がいた
Bokura ga ita

Broadcast: July 2006

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Betsucomi.
For now there are 9 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4156/lvol17ts.jpg http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2189/lvol22fj.jpg http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/5510/lvol39um.jpg http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7363/lvol48zk.jpg http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7721/lvol53kt.jpg http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5317/lvol60rw.jpg http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1019/lvol71ng.jpg http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/479/lvol86dx.jpg http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7818/lvol98ax.jpg

Bokura ga ita vol 6 special version:

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7499/lvol6specialversion1la.jpg

Bokura ga ita Formal Fan Book:

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/9445/lformalfanbook4kk.jpg

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3739,gwqrdq,bokura_ga_ita.html):

Takahashi Nanami or Nana is a freshman in high school. She has a classmate, Yano Motoharu. Motoharu is so popular among the girls, and it is said that 2/3 of girls fall in love with him. However, rather speaking, she dislikes him.

The site for the manga:
http://www.betsucomi.shogakukan.co.jp/bokura/

Mangaka: Yuuki Obata (小畑友紀)

Genre: Shoujo, Romance

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NeoSam

2006-04-13, 15:03

The site for the anime (Bokura ga ita) that got announced yesterday (look at the post above this post) got opened, :twitch: wow that was fast :twitch:

Here's its site:
http://www.bokuragaita.com/

NeoSam

2006-04-18, 19:49

Another anime got announced:

爆丸
Bakumaru

Broadcast: April 2007

NeoSam

2006-04-22, 00:32

And another anime just got announced:

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すもももももも～地上最強のヨメ～
Sumomomo Momomo ~Chijou Saikyo no Yume~

Broadcast: 2006

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Young GanGan.
For now there are 3 volume released of this manga, and volume 4 will be released this month (April 2006).
Here are the covers:

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/1926/sumomovol16tv.jpg http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7581/sumomovol23os.jpg http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7335/sumomovol34up.jpg http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/1916/vol42fu.jpg

Site of the manga:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/yg/library/sumomo.html

Genre: Seinen, Action, Comedy, Romance

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Ahh look on the site, the girls look really cute :)

I'll add cover of volume 4 to this post once its available.

I have seen these manga covers on few japanese otaku blogs, so I was thinking that this might get an anime >.< and an anime just got announced >.<

wao

2006-04-22, 01:12

Another anime that just got announced: (announced today)

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僕等がいた
Bokura ga ita

Broadcast: July 2006

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3739,gwqrdq,bokura_ga_ita.html):

The site for the manga:
http://www.betsucomi.shogakukan.co.jp/bokura/

Mangaka: Yuuki Obata (小畑友紀)

Genre: Shoujo, Romance

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Yahoo, it's getting directed by Akitaro Daichi (Fruits Basket director, etc etc etc). And the sound director is the same as Mushishi's - I hope we get equally good,realistic seiyuu work.

domino

2006-04-22, 14:43

Following in the footsteps of Koei's other popular NeoRomance video game titles (Angelique and Harukanaru Toki no Naka de), it was just annouced that Kiniro no Corda will be adapted into a TV anime. Kiniro no Corda is a shoujo video game that was adapted into a manga (currently being released in America by Viz). It's a shoujo series about high school students who play musical instruments.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/do_mi_no/kiniro.jpg

You can see the official website for the PS2 game here (http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/neoromance/corda/). The game falls under the NeoRomance category. NeoRomance games are games made by Koei that feature shoujo-style romances as the main theme. Japan's most popular dating sims for girls. ^_^ I'm so excited!

Edit: The manga of this is listed on Viz's website for January 2006 release, but it never came out. Wtf? :uhoh: Evil Viz... announcing licenses and never releasing the product... just like what they did to Gintama. *shoots Viz*

NeoSam

2006-04-23, 04:51

Thanks domino for the info ^^

Genre info for Sumomomo Momomo ~Chijou Saikyo no Yume~ were updated in my previous post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=538112&postcount=289).

すもももももも～地上最強のヨメ～
Sumomomo Momomo ~Chijou Saikyo no Yume~

Genre: Seinen, Action, Comedy, Romance

And another anime that got announced a few days ago, which I forgot to mention >.<

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Pumpkin Scissors

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the shounen manga magazine Magazine GREAT.
For now there are 4 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2113/vol14jr.jpg http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/3641/vol25uc.jpg http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5889/vol31hk.jpg http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/1637/vol49au.jpg

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3741,xybpwu,pumpkin_scissor.html):

The long war against Frost Republic scarred many places of the Empire; famine, plague, returned soldiers who become bandits… Worrying about these "war damages" resulting from the devastations of the nation and people's minds, the Empire Army orgnaizes the 3rd section of Information Bureau known as "Pumpkin Scisors", and they assigned the section for the duty of recovery from the war damage.

Three years have passed since the truce so called "thin ice agreement". The 3rd section hasn't accomplished their task, yet. Rather, they are absorbed in paper works, and without notice, people ridicule that it is an "Excuse Section" that suppress people's complaint. However, they strive to achieve their tasks. One day, a man offers a help to them. It was a big guy who used to be a soldier. Dangling an iron lantern from his waist, he handles a heavy gun one-handed.

Mangaka: Iwanaga Ryotaro (岩永亮太郎)

Shounen manga/anime
Genre: Action, Drama

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From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.net):

Pumpkin Scissors Anime Announced
Gekkan Shonen Magazine has announced that Iwanaga Ryoutarou's action manga Pumpkin Scissors (http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3348792) will be adapted into an anime. Moon Phase (http://moonphase.web.infoseek.co.jp/Html/anime.html) reports that the TV series will be animated by Gonzo & AIC and directed by Akiyama Katsuhito, director of Bastard!! and Bubblegum Crisis 2040.

NeoSam

2006-04-26, 01:22

Announced a few days ago:

From AnimeNation (http://animenation.net/):

Super Robot Wars TV Series Announced
Famitsu Magazine has published an interview (http://www.famitsu.com/interview/article/2006/04/21/668,1145601413,52091,0,0.html) (the full length interview is password protected and only accessible to readers who purchase a printed copy of Famitsu Magazine that includes the password) with Banpresto producer Takanobu Terada discussing the upcoming Super Robot Taisen OG Original Generations (http://www.suparobo.jp/srw_lineup/srw_ogps/) Playstation 2 game, in which Terada reveals that a Super Robot Taisen Original Generation anime TV series produced by Studio OLM will debut this fall.

Source: Moon Phase (http://moonphase.web.infoseek.co.jp/)

evil-samurai

2006-04-26, 04:10

And another anime just got announced:

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すもももももも～地上最強のヨメ～
Sumomomo Momomo ~Chijou Saikyo no Yume~It should be good, I'll be looking out for this one. Quite a few guys and girls and a Good mix of Genre. I really!!! hope the anime character designs try to stay close to the manga. Looking elsewhere I've read its also has alot of martial arts in the manga, which is a big part of the story, yea!

Love! the art.

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/5654/illustl011jt.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=illustl011jt.jpg)
^ From the manga site.

NeoSam

2006-04-26, 06:35

Yeah I love the art too :)

I have seen this manga mentioned a few times on japanese male otaku blogs, so I think it might be good :)

Love! the art.

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/5654/illustl011jt.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=illustl011jt.jpg)
^ From the manga site.

Ahh also guessing from the picture, the main male is the guy in the Ace card, the male in the joker card is the funny one (or maybe tries to be funny >.< ), I'm just guessing here >.<

Edit:

Isn't the main female very cute :love:

Kensuke

2006-04-27, 14:13

A little speculation.
Last year (2005) there was a article in Newtype USA, that said that Bee-Train is planning to do third "guns and girls" series after Noir and Madlax, a kind of trilogy. Now, Noir aired spring 2001 and Madlax spring 2004, so that puts possible third series spring 2007. :heh:
I'm hoping that they announce it soon. :heh:

Yotsuba

2006-04-27, 21:36

did I hear something somwhere about samurai champloo 2, or am i insane?
i think i'm going nuts.. anyways, i'm happy about sumomomo! here's the summary:

Koushi INUZUKA is a smart high school student who aims to become a public prosecutor. Unfortunately for our good guy, he was born into a martial arts family whose head (ie his father) only knows one language: violence. When Koushi was still a baby, his father made a pact with his biggest rival to marry Koushi to his opponent-turned-friend's daughter. The union of the two blood lines is supposed to bring forth Earth's strongest martial arts clan.

Skip forward: Koushi is in high school, oblivious to the marriage arranged for him at his birth. Enter Momoko KUZURYUU: sugar bomb, airhead, loli martial arts artist and Koushi's self-proclaimed bride (the strongest on Earth, no less). Her wish for sexual intercourse meets with Koushi's square refusal as he has absolutely no desire to get it on with someone who looks like she could be his little sister, not to mention that he doesn't have the foggiest idea who she actually is.

Meanwhile, a war has broken out between the martial arts families. For Koushi, this means that numerous fighters are out to challenge him. As if that weren't bad enough, our protagonist also has a fight phobia due to a traumatic incident that took place in his childhood. Now it's up to Momoko and her superhuman fighting skills to protect her "husband." Will the two sweethearts survive the trials and tribulations ahead of them? More importantly, will Momoko get her way receiving a baby from Koushi?

NeoSam

2006-04-28, 01:27

Thanks Yotsuba for the info :)

Sumomomo Momomo ~Chijou Saikyo no Yume~

A smaller summary from AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3744,hsslup,sumomo_mo_momo_.html):

The main character, Inuzuka Koshi, was born in a martial arts family, but he dislikes violence and he wants to become a prosecutor. One day, the strongest martial artist, Kuzuryu Momoko comes in order to borne him the strongest child.

Genre: Seinen, Comedy, Romance, Action

The loli looks really cute so I'm looking forward for this :D

Sushi-Y

2006-04-28, 20:04

The official anime website for the upcoming anime adaptation of the "tsundere" erogame, Tsuyokiss, has now opened.

Neosam's entry on Tsuyokiss (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=513253&postcount=250)

Anime official site: http://www.tsuyokiss.jp/

Uwa, what's with these chibis? ^^;
On one hand, they feel out of place, on the other, they're so damn cute! ^^;

Also, the main character is going to be Sunao, rather than Leo... A girl main character in a tsundere harem... *cough*

darkchibi07

2006-04-28, 20:20

Hold on! A main girl character in an all girl-harem?!! :twitch:

Shinji103

2006-04-28, 23:44

More yuri? >.>

NeoSam

2006-04-29, 10:12

darkchibi07

2006-04-29, 10:24

I might check it out, but the fact that Trinet is animating it is seriously not reassuring. A lot of their stuff is uninspired and looks horrifically cheap (I seriously couldn't enjoy their adapatations on Izumo and Kagihime :mad: ).

NeoSam

2006-04-29, 10:30

(I seriously couldn't enjoy their adapatations on Izumo and Kagihime :mad: ).

I have seen a few images from Kagihime manga, and the anime adaptation really sucked, they totally ruined the art :mad:

NeoSam

2006-04-29, 18:59

An anime that got announced a few days ago, but still not listed by MoonPhase :confused:

I waited enough :P I'm listing it :P

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まもって！ロリポップ
Mamotte! Lollipop

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Nakayoshi.
For now there are 7 volume released of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6576/vol12ai.jpg http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9862/vol23zx.jpg http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3199/vol36ko.jpg http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/567/vol41cq.jpg http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3171/vol53yi.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4150/vol60qu.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6172/vol74tv.jpg

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3743,hvozhx,mamotte__lollip.html):

Niha happens to swallow “Crystal Pearl” that is supposed to use magic examination. Since then, her exciting days with cool wizard guys, Zero and Ichii, begins.

Genre: Shoujo, Comedy, Romance

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From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):

First Figure Game Announced
Kogado Studios has announced this its PC "short novel & music simulation" game Dear Pianissimo (http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0604/25/news117.html) will be released this July. The game will come pre-loaded on a USB memory stick molded inside a 13cm figure of game character Piano, a small music fairy. The figure connects to a computer via USB cable, allowing the player to load the game onto a PC and play with the figure on display nearby.

Source: ITmedia +D Games (http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0604/25/news117.html) and Akadot (http://www.akadot.com/article.php?a=519)

Dororon Enma-kun Remake in the Works
Bandai Visual is scheduled to release the first Kikoushi-Enma (http://www.k-enma.com/) horror OVA on August 25th. Game News Site EG reports (http://eg.nttpub.co.jp/news/20060425_02.html) on the completion of the dialogue recording for the anime, and explains that the new production is a re-imagining of Go Nagai's 1973 lighthearted horror anime TV series Dororon Enma-kun.

Source: Rakuga Kidou (http://www.rakugakidou.net/)

Chiibi

2006-04-30, 14:43

NeoSam

2006-04-30, 15:15

More anime that got recently announced:

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夜明け前より瑠璃色な
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na

Its based on a bishoujo game by August Soft (its an ero-game).

The anime will not be an ero-anime.

Site of the game: (Warning: do not use this site unless you are 18+)
http://august-soft.com/yoake/

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3745,fpqxke,yoake_mae_yori_.html):

Sphere Kingdom - it was founded by the people immigrated to the moon. However, the relation between the kingdom and the Earth has been cold since the war broke out hundreds years ago. Except for the embassy, museum, etc. in Mitsurugasaki Central Port City, the citizens of both counties are estranged. One day, the princess of the kingdom begins to stay with Asagiri Family in Mitsurugasaki.

Genre: Seinen, Romance

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Death Note

Yes its getting an anime :)

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the shounen manga magazine Shounen Jump.
For now there are 10 volumes released of this manga, and volume 11 will be released sometime on May 2006.
Here are the covers:

http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/5439/deathnotevol14dy.jpg http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/8818/deathnotevol25ns.jpg http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/4066/deathnotevol34su.jpg http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/7391/deathnotevol44uy.jpg http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/355/deathnotevol50mn.jpg http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/559/deathnotevol61mw.jpg http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/9099/deathnotevol77uw.jpg http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6803/deathnotevol81hc.jpg http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6084/deathnotevol98bk.jpg http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/1042/deathnotevol107pe.th.jpg (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=deathnotevol107pe.jpg)

Genre: Shounen, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy

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Thanks to Magus IX for the info about the Death Note anime :)

I have been pretty busy these last 2 weeks, so maybe I have missed something else >.<
Anyway I'll try to keep you up to date to any anime that gets announced >.< and any help is appreciated :)

KBTKaiser

2006-05-01, 10:54

kujoe

2006-05-01, 12:52

LOL :heh: they even say on the website in english: A "tsundere" TV animation

It got me really angry to know that they have changed the main character :frustrated:

But I love yuri >.< so I'm pretty annoyed/angry but also excited :uhoh: LOL :heh:
Are you sure it's yuri? Because Sunao is just the new character from the PS2 version of the game... But man, what a disappointment. Out of all the heroines to be the main, Sunao isn't one of those I expected.

No. Actually, the whole damn thing is starting to look like a huge disappointment. :(

NeoSam

2006-05-01, 15:37

Are you sure it's yuri? Because Sunao is just the new character from the PS2 version of the game... But man, what a disappointment. Out of all the heroines to be the main, Sunao isn't one of those I expected.

No. Actually, the whole damn thing is starting to look like a huge disappointment. :(

I'm still not sure, Is she going to be the main heroine (and the main character is the guy Leo) or she's the main character of this anime (and Leo doesn't even exist :mad: ).

Yeah and I was disappointed myself, they sure like to ruin bishoujo games. :mad:

But I still like yuri :p :D

kujoe

2006-05-01, 16:10

I'm still not sure, Is she going to be the main heroine (and the main character is the guy Leo) or she's the main character of this anime (and Leo doesn't even exist :mad: ).
Well even if the anime would go the former route, I would've expected two others as the main contenders to the main heroine/love interest role, and not Sunao of all people. (The top two in the popularity polls for instance... Sunao isn't even the "main" girl.)

Yeah and I was disappointed myself, they sure like to ruin bishoujo games. :mad:
I also hate the character designs by the way. Man, what a downer this update has been.

Mentar

2006-05-01, 17:50

My first reaction was negative too, especially since they also got entirely new seiyuus, it seems. But then... the game itself was so good - let's see how they will organize the anime.

Here's a new scan, and even though the art doesn't reach the amazing quality from the game, I think that it isn't toooo bad. If I hadn't seen the original designs, I'd probably have been quite content. At least Hime seems to come very close...

http://vista.x0.to/img/vi4618457913.jpg

Also - tsundere is good, and none of the girls ever showed any trouble with her hormones ;) ... so I doubt that we'll go the yuri route. Besides, a GIRL as lead for a bishoujo harem anime would be fun! I suspect that she'll only be the lead female though.

Chiibi

2006-05-02, 09:16

OMG Death Note's getting animated!? My friends are gonna SPAZZ. :heh:

NeoSam

2006-05-02, 10:19

And more anime got announced:

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増田こうすけ劇場ギャグマンガ日和第2弾
Masuda Kousuke Gekijou - Gyagu Manga Biyori

A second season (the first season was broadcasted in 2005)

Broadcast: Summer 2006

http://www.kids-station.com/minisite/gyagumanga/

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the shounen manga magazine Monthly Shounen Jump.
For now there are 7 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/6228/cmokavol16le.jpg http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/4392/cmokavol28hp.jpg http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/6892/cmokavol35la.jpg http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/3128/cmokavol48jm.jpg http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/4051/cmokavol58qq.jpg http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/5628/cmokavol60hs.jpg http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/1838/cmokavol75wu.jpg

There's also a fan book:

http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/4130/cmokafanbook5tp.jpg

Genre: Shounen, Comedy

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シルクロード少年ユート

Broadcast: 16/9/2006

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ayyo

2006-05-02, 13:27

My first reaction was negative too, especially since they also got entirely new seiyuus, it seems.

Yeah, thats the stinger, they had such a great cast of seiyuus and they completely changed it? No way I can be satisfied with a subpar performance of kani or hime's voice. huunda

But I'll give it a chance before I commit seppuku. We can always pretend it never existed, like Negima or Tsukihime, like some people already are.

BOZZY

2006-05-03, 23:15

Yeah, thats the stinger, they had such a great cast of seiyuus and they completely changed it? No way I can be satisfied with a subpar performance of kani or hime's voice. huunda

But I'll give it a chance before I commit seppuku. We can always pretend it never existed, like Negima or Tsukihime, like some people already are.

Are you sure they are new voices, don't some seiyuus use pseudonyms for when they work on bishoujo games, such as Koyasu Takehito (he's listed under a different name for one character he voices in MuvLuv) or Kisho Taniyama (of Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien fame)?

I was looking forward to Tsuyokiss when I saw the news posted on ANN and felt the voices (at least in so much from the OP for the game and the commercial on the game's website) fit and the designs looked nicer, although I find the anime designs to be okay as well.

I was just curious which one is Sunao (I already found out who the blonde character is :P)? Is there really any truth that the male lead, Reo/Leo, isn't the main character?

kujoe

2006-05-04, 05:56

I was looking forward to Tsuyokiss when I saw the news posted on ANN and felt the voices (at least in so much from the OP for the game and the commercial on the game's website) fit and the designs looked nicer, although I find the anime designs to be okay as well.
It's still too early to cast final judgment, but personally it just feels so cheap that they loli-fied the characters. But that's just me.

I was just curious which one is Sunao (I already found out who the blonde character is :P)? Is there really any truth that the male lead, Reo/Leo, isn't the main character?
She's the new character in the PS2 version. Brown hair and pig tails. She totally respects Otome but hates Hime, hence why she's reluctant to join the commitee. As for Leo, I read somewhere that the reason why he's no longer the main was because Sunao's role would be lessened if he was there—which sounds like bull—which also raises the question just how significant she is as a main character. (Well, that was from 2ch, so don't quote me on that...) When you put it this way, the anime is starting to sound like an advertisement for the PS2 game more than anything else.

What's worse, if Leo won't be in the anime, then there's a chance that good 'ol Fukahire and Subaru won't be there either. I'm with ayyo on this one. I'll give the anime a chance and if it sucks, I'll just pretend it doesn't exist.

BOZZY

2006-05-04, 23:19

It's still too early to cast final judgment, but personally it just feels so cheap that they loli-fied the characters. But that's just me.

She's the new character in the PS2 version. Brown hair and pig tails. She totally respects Otome but hates Hime, hence why she's reluctant to join the commitee. As for Leo, I read somewhere that the reason why he's no longer the main was because Sunao's role would be lessened if he was there—which sounds like bull—which also raises the question just how significant she is as a main character. (Well, that was from 2ch, so don't quote me on that...) When you put it this way, the anime is starting to sound like an advertisement for the PS2 game more than anything else.

What's worse, if Leo won't be in the anime, then there's a chance that good 'ol Fukahire and Subaru won't be there either. I'm with ayyo on this one. I'll give the anime a chance and if it sucks, I'll just pretend it doesn't exist.

Weird, I don't get why they'd change the main character, I mean in the OP for the PS2 game, Sunao is in bed with, I am assuming here, Leo and such...

Mentar

2006-05-05, 02:39

nixie

2006-05-05, 05:48

Oh wow I just watched Moribito's trailer. It looks so good. Sorta giving me the Ghibli vibes too. Must be that old obaasan.

Production I.G has announced they are undertaking the anime TV series adaptaion of Uehashi Naoko and Futatsugi Saki's award winning juvenile fantasy novel Seirei No Moribito. 26 episodes are scheduled, network and start times have yet to be made public. Confirmed staff include Director Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and Character Designs by Asou Warera. Uehashi mentioned being a fan of the Ghost In The Shell TV seires. A preview trailer is now available at the official website: www.moribito.com

wao

2006-05-05, 07:45

Thanks for the link, that was indeed a nice trailer - I love the drums at the last bit, very cool! And the animation looks good. if Takeshi Honda gets involved in this I'll DEFINITELY be watching! And the original author seems happy with the production - she was hoping she could get it done properly, and the director also said he wanted to make it in a way that the author would definitely be satisfied with it, so I think we might have a good quality production here. Let's just hope so. I just hope IG doesn't botch up Chevalier D'Eon (or are they during the same time??).

And the premise is a little unusual too - a 30-yo woman protecting a 11 year old special kid...

kujoe

2006-05-05, 12:07

I wouldn't rely on the 2chan rumors _too_ much. All girls are "known" to be straight, so there's gotta be at least one male protagonist. And why would they drop such great support characters like Subaru or Fukahire?
True. But they were quoting from somewhere else too, and I did see the same thing being said in a different site—though that one mentioned Leo at one point. But since there isn't anything like that on the homepage so far, I'm still unsure as well. Still, why not Otome or Nagomi as the main heroines? That's what most of the fans want anyway. (Or Hime for that matter, since apparently she's the favorite of the scenario writer.) I'm just somewhat disappointed I guess.

Oh wow I just watched Moribito's trailer. It looks so good. Sorta giving me the Ghibli vibes too. Must be that old obaasan.
Moribito is definitely one of those I'm looking forward to. It's been high up on my list ever since I've first heard of it.

Actually, there are times when I amusingly say to myself that it's what Condor Hero should've looked like if it was made by a more experienced studio with a larger budget... :heh:

And the premise is a little unusual too - a 30-yo woman protecting a 11 year old special kid...
For some reason that premise is giving me the Motoko vibes. :heh:

Sonhex

2006-05-05, 12:08

Oh my, Moribito looks rather promising.

I agree about the Ghibli feel, especially in the Mononoke like backgrounds and the Yubaba lady...

BOZZY

2006-05-05, 12:42

Moribito, at least from the website, looks pretty cool, what's the story about?

nixie

2006-05-05, 13:30

Moribito, at least from the website, looks pretty cool, what's the story about?

From AniDB (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4403)

Based on a fantasy novel by Uehashi Naoko & Futatsugi Saki.

Chagumu, the second prince of New Yogo Kingdom, is the person who is chosen once in 100 years to be deposited an egg by a water fairy, and he must become the guardian of fairies.

Thinking of him as a nuisance, the king tries to kill him, while the queen asks a female guard, Valsa, to protect him.
However, the beings live in another world, Nayugu, aim at him to eat an egg laid in Chagumu’s body.

@.@

wao

2006-05-05, 13:48

Vibes of Motoko? Well, come to think of it, it vaguely reminds me of that episode she had in... where was it, Chinatown? Where there was that young kid. Heh, I kinda enjoyed that episode, I wonder if this'll be like that. Let's just see what Kenji Kamiyama does then.

I really want to hear more of the music though - and while this may be in vain, I hope they can keep the quality of the trailer. The impact can be much greater if they keep it like that, otherwise you'd get stuff like Blood+...

Sonhex

2006-05-05, 18:57

I really want to hear more of the music though - and while this may be in vain, I hope they can keep the quality of the trailer. The impact can be much greater if they keep it like that, otherwise you'd get stuff like Blood+...

Let's be realistic; few, if any, trailers (and first episodes) maintain their quality for a full season. I know people like to bash Blood + for all its shortcomings, but it has managed to maintain a high level of consistent animation and overall quality for the majority of its episodes. This can only be encourgaging for those expecting Production I.G to deliver Chevalier and Moribito as A-list material for the summer season...

evil-samurai

2006-05-05, 20:48

Oh wow I just watched Moribito's trailer. It looks so good. Sorta giving me the Ghibli vibes too.I thought it was just a movie at first, by its a 26 episode series O.O The production quality looked like a movie, well nothing is going to stop me from watching it when it comes out :)

BOZZY

2006-05-05, 22:27

Just curious, is Tsuyokiss airing this July? Using the GREAT translator, Babelfish, it says something about a nationwide broadcast schedule from July 2006 onwards on the game's official site.

wao

2006-05-05, 23:51

Let's be realistic; few, if any, trailers (and first episodes) maintain their quality for a full season. I know people like to bash Blood + for all its shortcomings, but it has managed to maintain a high level of consistent animation and overall quality for the majority of its episodes. This can only be encourgaging for those expecting Production I.G to deliver Chevalier and Moribito as A-list material for the summer season...

Yeah, hence why I said my wish was in vein. Trailers are obviously purposely made to look nice so that people get attracted but when it comes to the actual show they almost always can't maintain it - it's inevitable. (Unless it's an OVA)

If you ask me though, I honestly think Blood+'s level of animation is not high. For a 52 ep show it's expected, with all the farming-out and what not, but it's just average to me. High would be the level of Eureka 7. Or IGPX, or Planetes or Paranoia Agent (though they're definitely shorter).

My worry is only that they can balance the two properly. I wonder what kind of teams they're going to build up - for Chevalier it's a director they've pretty much never worked with and the character designer isn't in-house, though for Moribito the director's an IG person... I suspect Moribito might just get the better budget + animation because the author has expectations and it seems like Kamiyama is the type of person who'll kill himself to get the job done as well as he can.

Guess we'll just wait and see. If the director for Chevalier can bring the good talent that is sometimes attached to him (cough hack Norio Matsumoto) then it'll be worth watching too. People like Matsumoto can single-handedly make a show have much better animation in one episode than another series has in a whole set of 26... but enough fangirling, I suppose.

Leo_Otaku

2006-05-06, 00:24

Sonhex

2006-05-06, 14:51

NeoSam

2006-05-06, 18:50

From Manganews (http://www.manganews.net):

Akihabara@Deep to be developed into Anime for Nickelodeon: ICv2 reports (http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/8608.html) that Nickelodeon, in collaboration with Japanese 3-D Animation house Polygon Pictures, will be broadcasting an anime version of Ira Ishida's manga 'Akihabara@Deep'.

====================

アキハバラ＠DEEP
Akihabara@DEEP

Originally a novel by Ira Ishida (石田衣良)

Cover of novel:

http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/6413/novel0qa.jpg

Author: Ira Ishida

A manga based on the novel is serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Comic Bunch.
For now there are 2 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/1931/mangavol15tf.jpg http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2900/mangavol28bm.jpg

Author: Ira Ishida
Art: Makoto Akane

Genre: Seinen, Comedy, Drama

====================

The manga started on 12/8/2005 (August 12th, 2005) in Comic Bunch magazine.

Nickelodeon doing a seinen anime LOL :heh:

darkchibi07

2006-05-06, 19:48

I'm curious of how the hell Nickelodeon is going to pull off this. :twitch:

mangafanatic

2006-05-06, 20:14

I'm curious of how the hell Nickelodeon is going to pull off this. :twitch:

You took the words right out of my mouth. Anime. . . on Nickelodeon. It's like a daycare working to make better tasting wine coolers or something. Unless they intend to make an "Adult Swim" style hour, I don't know why they're even bothering with trying to make their own anime. Their target demographic simply isn't interested in the qualities that make anime what we love.

Kamui4356

2006-05-06, 20:21

You took the words right out of my mouth. Anime. . . on Nickelodeon. It's like a daycare working to make better tasting wine coolers or something. Unless they intend to make an "Adult Swim" style hour, I don't know why they're even bothering with trying to make their own anime. Their target demographic simply isn't interested in the qualities that make anime what we love.
That would explain the choice of a seinen series. It's quite possible the execs over at nick were looking at as' success, and decided they wanted in on it. Still, one seinen anime doesn't make a block, so I'd be interested in what else they would put on if that is their intention. hmm...

NeoSam

2006-05-07, 02:43

From the ICv2 site (mentioned above):

Ira Ishida's Akihabara@Deep is an edgy, fast-paced cyber-detective comedy/drama set in Akihabara, the electronics district (and otaku heaven) of Tokyo. The property has already been made into a "dorama" (Japanese TV drama) series starring heatthrob Kazama Shunsuke.

Ishida also wrote a manga based on the popular dorama, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, which Digital Manga has published here in the U.S.

Nickelodeon's Akihabara@Deep anime co-production with Polygon Pictures should skew toward an older demographic than the Domo-Kun shorts.

Genre: Seinen, Comedy, Drama

lavielove

2006-05-07, 04:00

A new promotional video for Coyote Ragtime Show has been added to Ufotable's website (http://www.ufotable.com/coyote/) (in the Backdoor section). Hints at the scope and setting of the show (futuristic space adventure with a 20's theme?)...

Interesting, the first complete and original work from ufotable.Cyote Ragtime Show is serialized in Monthly comic RUSH(JIVE publication).Episode numbers are not yet announced.

http://eg.nttpub.co.jp/news/20060322_16.html

physics223

2006-05-07, 05:30

Oh yeah ... Death Note ... cool.

I think I'm going to watch Bokura ga ita and that momomo thing ... xD

Sonhex

2006-05-07, 05:51

The trailer for Studio 4°C's movie Tekkon Kinkurito is now online (http://www.tekkon.net/). Movie comes out on December 23. Studio 4°C's style is so unique and instantly recognisable; Treasure Town looks wonderfully surreal.

NeoSam

2006-05-07, 10:25

According to Taiyosha: volume 4 of the seinen manga Sumomomo Momomo ~Chijou Saikyo no Yume~ got #4 on the list of top 10 selling seinen manga for the week of 2006/4/24 ～ 2006/4/30 :)

Ok now I'm really really looking forward for this :D

Sumomomo Momomo ~Chijou Saikyo no Yume~ got mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=538112&postcount=289).

NeoSam

2006-05-08, 10:30

And another anime:

イノセント・ヴィーナス
Innocent Venus

Broadcast: July 2006

NeoSam

2006-05-09, 18:43

CaiSter21

2006-05-09, 18:46

And another anime:

イノセント・ヴィーナス
Innocent Venus

Broadcast: July 2006

hmmm... that sounds very.....perverted???:twitch:

Shinji103

2006-05-09, 22:44

Kamui4356

2006-05-09, 23:39

wao

2006-05-10, 05:57

Mahou Sensei Negima! new anime series :)

Do you remember the 2 episodes OVA of Mahou Sensei Negima! that got announced ? yes they are still listed there on MoonPhase and will be released in Summer 2006 (according to MoonPhase).

But now look whats there :eek: according to MoonPhase a new Mahou Sensei Negima! anime series (new tv series) is begining in autumn 2006 :eek:

Yes, seems thats what it is :) a new Mahou Sensei Negima! anime series (broadcasted on tv) will begin sometime in autumn 2006.

Covers of available manga volumes will be posted soon :P

Oh, is this Mahou Sensei Negima! RePure as well?... Well, I imagine they would have wanted to do it after the huge fiasco about the first series and the serious problems they went through... very very bad publicity for the parties involved, and it's hot otaku property so they'd like to re-do it. Especially since they can milk more out of the seiyuus - Negima may have been crap but Happy Material still got #3 or whatever on Oricon...

Thanks for the link to the Tekkon Kinkreet trailer, Sonhex. I'm REALLY looking forward to it - it looks like great, creative and inspired fun, as one could usually expect from 4C. I love their designs and colour sense.

NeoSam

2006-05-10, 11:30

魔法先生ネギま！
Mahou Sensei Negima!

Serialized in: Shounen Magazine

For now there are 14 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4669/vol13ga.jpg http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5857/vol23sb.jpg http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/3589/vol35dz.jpg http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/7384/vol42ts.jpg http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3158/vol56eg.jpg http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/7407/vol64ru.jpg http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/9551/vol74rf.jpg http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5111/vol89lg.jpg http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1628/vol92hk.jpg http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/8714/vol101je.jpg http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/152/vol111bj.jpg http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/5565/vol120cw.jpg http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2807/vol131gj.th.jpg (http://img223.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vol131gj.jpg) http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/7368/vol145jt.jpg

Also an official fanbook:

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/303/officialfanbook0dn.jpg

Also there are other books, like the PS2 and Gameboy manuals.

Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Romance

Vexx

2006-05-10, 12:11

jeepers.. is that an older Nodoka and Negi on cover 14?

(cover 10 with Kaede and Tatsumiya .... probably going to be my shallow-minded favorite)

The OVAs due out this summer are being animated by the Pani Poni Dash animation staff .... so if they're doing the fall season, I have hope for the series.
The company that did the first season (Xebec) shouldn't be allowed near any equipment for a few years (though its always a toss up to me whether to lynch the animation crew, the writing supervision, or just go for the producers and save time).

Deathkillz

2006-05-10, 12:28

omg i cnt believe it...negi sensei is back!!! /cry ive been waiting for ages...i hope its would be as great as the first series ^^

Shinji103

2006-05-10, 13:06

jeepers.. is that an older Nodoka and Negi on cover 14?That's an older Negi, yes, but he's carrying Ako.

Kamui4356

2006-05-10, 14:26

The OVAs due out this summer are being animated by the Pani Poni Dash animation staff .... so if they're doing the fall season, I have hope for the series.
From MoonPhase:
魔法先生ネギま!新シリーズ監督 : 新房昭之/アニメ制作 : ガイナックス×シャフト

Mahou Sensei Negima! new series Director: Shinbou Akiyuki/ Anime production: Gainax x Shaft

So yes, assuming that info is accurate, it's the same director as the ova, and Shaft will be involved with the production along with Gainax.

darkchibi07

2006-05-10, 14:34

Akiyuki Shinbo x Gainax x SHAFT

If that doesn't spell WTF^infinity, I don't know what does! :twitch::eyespin:

Chiibi

2006-05-10, 14:36

Wow...older Negi looks hawt. :love:

I never checked the series out. If the anime's bad, should I read teh manga? My friend has it...

NeoSam

2006-05-15, 16:00

According to MoonPhase:

Death Note anime is starting in Autumn 2006.
Bokura ga Ita is starting on 3/7/2006 (July 3rd, 2006).

Friera

2006-05-15, 16:12

When is Shounen Onmyouji, Angel's Feather, Bushilord and Mitsu x Mitsu Drops being released? I haven't seen them anywhere...

Vexx

2006-05-15, 17:11

Wow...older Negi looks hawt. :love:

I never checked the series out. If the anime's bad, should I read teh manga? My friend has it...

All I can say is that I'm enjoying the manga .... the first couple of volumes are kind of dorkish (absurd fanservice and such) but once it settles in, its a good combination of magic, combat, interesting character design, and a bit of innocent romance (mostly in the Negi-will-be-so-cool-when-he-gets-older <swoon> category for the girls). Fair amount of fanservice is constant .. but it is somewhat in context (clothing gets ripped in battle, skirts fly when tumbling around, etc).

There are a lot of characters but there's a handy attendance sheet and really... if its that tough for someone to follow, how the hell did they watch LOTR and have a clue?

The first season anime was a trainwreck both in animation and much of the story (there were a few bright spots). I'd say with the combo of talent involved, the animators would have to really be on meth to mess this fall up.
But.. we'll get to see when those two OVAs come out.

Sakuya

2006-05-16, 02:40

I'm confused about the "new anime" of Negima. Is it considered a second season or rather an entire remake since the already out TV series was not good? :uhoh:

gknight

2006-05-16, 05:29

When is Shounen Onmyouji, Angel's Feather, Bushilord and Mitsu x Mitsu Drops being released? I haven't seen them anywhere...
those titles caught my attention also.. ^-^ (except bushilord, is it shoujo? shounen ai? anything interesting? ^^" i see it's gonzo, i don't really like that studio / edit: sorry, it's gainax, ok then. :) )
i think AF was released in the end of april, no one subbed it yet but i'm sure it's only a matter of time till aarin releases it. :)

Chiibi

2006-05-16, 10:32

I'm looking forward to Angel's Feather as well! It's so purty. *.*

Ialdaboth

2006-05-16, 11:50

When is Shounen Onmyouji, Angel's Feather, Bushilord and Mitsu x Mitsu Drops being released? I haven't seen them anywhere...

I don't know if you are talking about the DVD or the raw, but at last the Angel Feather DVD has already been released on 2006/04/28. It was ranked #9 on last CDjapan anime top sellers. And yes it looks good.

Looking forword to Shounen Onmyouji, too... I have finished watching my Otogi Zoushi DVDs and I'm in need of another show based on Onmyoudo. ^^

NeoSam

2006-05-16, 15:55

those titles caught my attention also.. ^-^ (except bushilord, is it shoujo? shounen ai? anything interesting? ^^" i see it's gonzo, i don't really like that studio / edit: sorry, it's gainax, ok then. :) )

Bushilord is a shounen manga (serialized in the shounen manga magazine Comic Rush).

Ｔｈｅ　ｒｉｓｉｎｇ　熱風海陸ブシロード
Ｔｈｅ　ｒｉｓｉｎｇ Neppuu Kairiku Bushilord

For now there are 2 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/8193/bushilordvol18zv.jpg http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/3260/bushilordvol22nv.jpg

Shounen manga
Serialized in: Comic Rush

According to MoonPhase the anime is starting on autumn 2006.
Title of anime:
熱風海陸ブシロード Animajestic Movie
Neppuu Kairiku Bushilord Animajestic Movie

Site of anime:
http://www.bushilord.com/

Very cute girls :love: I'm looking forward for this anime :D

Also a light novel called:
熱風海陸ブシロード -OVERLORD CHRONICLE-
Neppuu Kairiku Bushilord -OVERLORD CHRONICLE-

This light novel is serialized in the bishoujo magazine Comptiq.

Seinen light novel
Serialized in: Comptiq

No volumes of the novel are out yet.

gknight

2006-05-16, 17:14

thanks NeoSam, you always have all the details.. ^-^
what's MoonPhase?

NeoSam

2006-05-17, 04:01

thanks NeoSam, you always have all the details.. ^-^
what's MoonPhase?

No problem ;)

MoonPhase: www.moonphase.cc

A site for anime, manga, games, ... news.

And another anime that got announced:

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.net/):

Animal Crossing Movie Announced
The Sports Hoichi newspaper has reported (http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20060512-OHT1T00042.htm) that Jouji Shimura (Master Keaton, Shin Angyo Onshi, Hanada Shonen Shi) will direct an anime feature film adaptation of Nintendo's game franchise Doubutsu no Mori ("Animal Forest"), known in America as "Animal Crossing." The film is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters this December.

Source: IGN (http://ds.ign.com/articles/708/708595p1.html)

CaiSter21

2006-05-17, 12:22

No problem ;)

MoonPhase: www.moonphase.cc

A site for anime, manga, games, ... news.

And another anime that got announced:

From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.net/):

hmm, im not sure if i have high hopes for this or not
i mean its an anime about animal crossing...
how would they come up with a good story out of the blue for a life sim game?

NeoSam

2006-05-17, 14:59

NoSanninWa

2006-05-17, 15:44

hmm, im not sure if i have high hopes for this or not
i mean its an anime about animal crossing...
how would they come up with a good story out of the blue for a life sim game?
That is so open ended that an inventive writer could make anything in that world they wanted to. He could create a great original story. On the other hand a bad writer would have no idea what to do at all.

yeah, I agree. It's gonna suck badly. They always find lame writers for that sort of thing.

CaiSter21

2006-05-17, 16:24

Innocent Venus will begin on 26/7/2006, and a site for it has opened:
http://www.innocent-v.com/

Pumpkin Scissors site has also opened:
http://rikujyo3ka.com/

Though, there's nothing much on the sites yet.

hmm, from the Innocent Venus background, i take it that its going to have something to do with mechas

anyone have any info on this new anime yet?

NeoSam

2006-05-17, 17:04

hmm, from the Innocent Venus background, i take it that its going to have something to do with mechas

anyone have any info on this new anime yet?

イノセント・ヴィーナス
Innocent Venus

http://www.innocent-v.com/

From AnimeNfo (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3757,relczh,innocent_venus.html):

AD 2010, Hyper Hurricanes born concurrently all over the world bring severer damage to the world. 5 billion people lose their lives, and the population decreases from 9 billion to 3 billion, and they lose economy and military balances. North America, Russia, and North Europe are frozen, the plains sink into the sea, the world map changes dramatically, and they enter into chaotic era.

Japanese government creates special economic area, and they have achieved limited recovery from the disaster. Powered Assist Technology, which had been studied for long, has played an important role for the recovery. However, poverty grows in other area, and slums spread. The ruling class call themselves “Logos”. They introduce Powered Assist Technology into military. They call the poverty class “Revenus”, and they sent Revenus outside the wall.

Time has passed since then. The main character Katsuragi Jo and Tsurasawa Hitoshi escape from “Phantom” taking out a mysterious girl Noto Saya. Phantom is a special force organized to watch Regenus and to suppress the renegade elements of the Logos. The story revolves around Saya with complex web of many people's motives.

Genre: Sci-fi, Mecha

Sonhex

2006-05-17, 17:25

Some more info on Innocent Venus from http://www.animenewsservice.com/:

With a scheduled telecast due to begin in July, 2006, WOWOW has announced it's new TV Animation "Innocent Venus". Original story by INNOCENT PROJECT, Director: Jun Kawagoe (eX-Driver OAV), Series Composition by Shinsuke Onishi, Original Character Concept: Takaya Hoshi, Chara Design by Nagamachi Hideki (Kamichu), Animation Production: Brains Base.

Animation studio Brains Base were responsible for Gunparade Orchestra (uh-oh) and Kamichu (yay!).

CaiSter21

2006-05-17, 18:36

thanks for the info!

gknight

2006-05-17, 23:11

Innocent Venus sounds promising.

evil-samurai

2006-05-18, 00:01

It sure does :) I'm liking the character designs, and the skecth of the Mecha in the Background doesn't look to bad. I like Mecha shows.. or shows with Mecha in them.. but lately I havn't been to impressed, hope this show turns out good.

NeoSam

2006-05-19, 09:08

And another anime just got announced:

====================

まなびストレート！
Manabi Straight!

Moe~~~~ >.<

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Dengeki Daioh.

The first volume of the manga will be released on 27/5/2006.

Site of the manga:
http://www.ufotable.com/manabi/

Genre: Seinen, Drama

====================

Manabi Straight! is a moe~ seinen manga/anime.

Manabi Straight! is a cute moe~ manga/anime for male audience.

I'll add the cover of the first volume of the manga to this post when its available.

Chiibi

2006-05-19, 11:29

Their faces are so pudgy...O_o;

...meh....Koge Donbo and Ai Nanase do cute way better than that, imho.

Where's my Kamichama Karin anime goddammit! :frustrated:

NeoSam

2006-05-19, 18:13

The anime based on Manabi Straight! manga will be called:
がくえんゆーとぴあまなびストレート！
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!

From Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):

Manabi Straight To Be Animated
According to the July, 2006 edition of Media Works' Dengeki Daioh (http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/special/daioh/) magazine, UFOTABLE has announced it will adapt the moe, seinen manga Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! (http://www.ufotable.com/manabi/) to animation. The manga, serialized in Dengeki Daioh since October of 2005 is illustrated by Taatan Check with story by UFOTABLE. There's been rumblings of this project getting off the ground for several months. In the past, UFOTABLE was responsible for the seinan / moe themed 2x2 Shinobuden, Dokkoida, and Futakoi Alternative animations. A few staff confimrations were also reported by the magazine such as Story Director Ryunosuke Kingetsu (Tales Of Phantasia), Visual Director and Character Designer Atsushi Ogasawara (Galaxy Angel A, Z), Layout Director Takahashi Takuro (Futakoi Alternative), Tech Director Takayuki Hirao and Key Animators Miura Takahiro and Kadekari Mutsumi. Additionally, the lead role of Manabi will be voiced by Horie Yui (Orphen-Fiena, Love Hina-Naru Narusegawa).

Wow Wow Wow :eek: finally a news site that said this straight: moe, seinen manga Yay! :D

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/5837/manabi0vf.jpg

So cute >.<

2x2=Shinobuden and Futakoi Alternative are both moe~ seinen manga that got serialized in the seinen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh.

NeoSam

2006-05-21, 03:46

And another anime got announced:

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武装錬金
Busou Renkin

Its based on a manga thats serialized in the shounen manga magazine Shounen Jump.
For now there are 10 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/9227/vol15qn.jpg http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/8451/vol29ir.jpg http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/1841/vol32bj.jpg http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/1358/vol47sg.jpg http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/1776/vol59xi.jpg http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/6032/vol62ut.jpg http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/6973/vol78la.jpg http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/255/vol86ir.jpg http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/6770/vol90vt.jpg http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8728/vol102ek.jpg

Mangaka: Watsuki Nobuhiro

Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Adventure

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From Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):

Nobuhiro Watsuki's Buso Renkin To Be Animated
Based on the manga by Rurouni Kenshin creator Nobuhiro Watsuki, Buso Renkin is destiend for it's own anime TV series adaptation with a scheduled fall start in Japan. The comic serialized in Shueisha's Shonen Jump in Japan between 2003 and 2005. VIZ Media holds the North American license, with a planned English version release for vol. 1 starting on August 1, 2006. The title's English translation litteraly means "Weapon Alchemist". The shonen story with adventure and comedy elements deals with school students who fight off monsters with magical alchemical devices. Confirmed staff positions include Director Takao Kato (Sorcerer Hunters, Zoids, Rockman.EXE), Series Compostion by Akatsuki Yamatoya (Naruto, Zatch Bell, Fullmetal Alchemist), Chacter Designer Takami Akio (Shaman King) and Animation Production by XEBEC. Jun Fukuyama (Gankutsuou-Albert de Morcerf) will voice hero Kazuki Muto, Yuzuki Ryoka (Armitage Dual Matrix-Naomi Armitage) will voice Tokiko Tsumura. All things considered, this anime has a very high likelyhood of international distribution.

Sonhex

2006-05-21, 06:25

FullMetal Alchemist + Bleach + AirGear = Busou Renkin?

Leo_Otaku

2006-05-21, 23:09

Yay I liked Busou Renkin OOOH and FINALLY they are releasing Bushilord hoe many years ago was thta 0_o?

YA where is the Kamichama Karin anime buuu :( Myabe it is better until the 2nd seson thing is finished or we will get a pita ten ending.

darkchibi07

2006-05-21, 23:23

So Gainax's Bushilord is finally being released, eh? It's about freaking damn time! You don't delay an anime production that has that many cute girls!!! :frustrated:

(unless there's a legitimate reason)

NeoSam

2006-05-22, 01:54

Busou Renkin is scheduled to start in autumn 2006.

Site of manga:
http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/renkin/

And from Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):

New Appleseed Film And PS2 Details
Just released at the end of the week, the latest issue of Famitsu reports on both the upcoming Appleseed film sequel and newly revealed PlayStation 2 game adaptation of the 2004 Appleseed anime film (which in turn was based on the Masamune Shirow manga). Sega is publishing the Dream Factory developed game. The action genre title is said to follow the movie's storyline closely. You play as Deunan and Briareos and as Deunan, you can board a Landmate mech for added speed and power. Digital Frontier, the film's staff is helping out with the project. In addition to creating an animated opening movie, the staff is creating new enemies and areas exclusively for the game. The announcement of the Appleseed PS2 adaptation has been timed to coincide with the announcement of "Appleseed Saga Ex Machina", a new full 3DCG film set in the Appleseed world and being directed by Shinji Aramaki and produced by John Woo. Production on the project is said to be in the advanced stage. The PS2 title will have some undisclosed connections to the new film. The PS2 adaptation is due in September. The new movie is set for release in 2007. You can see a first look at the Appleseed Ex Machina production art at the below Famitsu link. Sources: IGN (http://ps2.ign.com/articles/709/709196p1.html) | Famitsu (http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2006/05/19/103,1148028390,53522,0,0.html)

Shinji103

2006-05-22, 03:25

Busou Renkin is scheduled to start in autumn 2006.Yes. Yes! YES!!!!!!

Oh my god, I never, ever expected to see this become an anime!! :D :D :D

Now you've got me all excited. :eyespin:

Fighter Volk

2006-05-22, 05:12

Indeed, that is some of the best anime/manga-related news I've heard in a while. Sorry that my post is so bland; all my ridiculous happiness at hearing the news went into my announcement of it on the Busou Renkin LJ community XD

physics223

2006-05-22, 07:16

Death Note is still my most expected anime - but Busou Renkin looks nice. I hope it will be shorter than RK, though - brevity IS the soul of wit.

Riker

2006-05-22, 08:51

Shinji103

2006-05-22, 11:48

One question about Busou Renkin:

If I remember correctly, the mangaka was asked to end the series in JUMP prematurely, but is the story continued in the tankoubon? I think in JUMP, it ended without showing the final battle. :/Hmmm, I don't know about any of that (too long ago, I wasn't as into anime info on the net back then), but it does properly end in the volume releases.

Fighter Volk

2006-05-22, 16:16

ACDragonMaster

2006-05-22, 19:11

One question about Busou Renkin:

If I remember correctly, the mangaka was asked to end the series in JUMP prematurely, but is the story continued in the tankoubon? I think in JUMP, it ended without showing the final battle. :/

Yes. Effectively, some of the chapters leading up *to* the final chapters, to me at least, felt a little rushed. However, the last several chapters are very strong, and "Final" and "Period" tie things up very nicely. Then there's also the extra chapter "After", which is more of a side story reflecting on a plot point that Watsuki never got a chance to address in the main story.

Oh man, this is like the one thing I didn't dare hope for come true~

(and yes, I did just go and register an account just so I could post this here... >_>)

Shinji103

2006-05-22, 19:28

I don't know how much of the Rurouni Kenshin manga was originally animated, but Busou Renkin ended with a total of 10 volumes. I bet the whole story could be fit into 26 episodes.

It did get canceled due to lack of popularity. I haven't read that far, though, so I can't say whether or not the "final battle" happened. It definitely ends on a definitve note, though and the final tankoubon has one or two extra chapters that wrap everything up nicely (or so I hear).The Rurouni Kenshin anime stopped folowing the manga from the first episode back in Tokyo (after the Shishio fight) and on. The whole final arc of the manga, the Revenge arc with enishi Yukishiro, didn't get to see animation for the TV series.

Mmmmmm, maybe 26 episodes, but I think it might take a little longer than that.

From reading the manga, I'd you'd never be able to tell that it was cancelled. :/ There's no evidence or sign of rushing, and the ending is very conclusive, with an extra chapter to wrap it up even better. :D

Man, ACDragonMaster's avatar reminds me just how much I love the main "bad guy" of BuRen. Not because of his fashion sense, mind you :p , but because of the...."impression" his fashion sense leaves on spectators... :heh:

ACDragonMaster

2006-05-22, 21:05

From reading the manga, I'd you'd never be able to tell that it was cancelled. :/ There's no evidence or sign of rushing, and the ending is very conclusive, with an extra chapter to wrap it up even better. :D

Compared to the long, long, complicated sequence that was the final battle(s) in Ruroken, the first part of volume 9 did seem a little rushed to me. The last chapters (note the plural), though, were fine, just the stuff leading up to them.

Man, ACDragonMaster's avatar reminds me just how much I love the main "bad guy" of BuRen. Not because of his fashion sense, mind you :p , but because of the...."impression" his fashion sense leaves on spectators... :heh:

*grins* Oh yes. I'm immensely curious to know who'll be doing his voice. And do hope that they don't do anything silly like alter characters' costumes or anything.

I'd love to see someone cosplay him sometime, though. And should probably be very glad I don't have the build to seriously consider doing so myself... >_>

Though that also reminds me- little details! I liked how when there's a character parading around in a ridiculous outfit, background characters actually react to it. One can only hope that this time, all of Watsuki's cleverness is well translated into animated form...

Sakuya

2006-05-22, 21:11

Can someone give brief summaries for Bushilord and Busou Renkin? They look promising. :)

Leo_Otaku

2006-05-22, 22:12

Shinji103

2006-05-23, 00:11

Can someone give brief summaries for Bushilord and Busou Renkin? They look promising. :)BuRen Summary (Anime News Network): Kazuki Mutou is mortally wounded saving a girl from a strange monster, but is given a new life through the power of the alchemically-made Core Iron. Along with a second chance, this grants him the ability to use his own Busou Renkin, or Alchemy Weapon. Joining forces with Tokiko, the Busou Renkin user he'd saved earlier and who gave him the Core Iron, he uses his newfound powers to fight the malevolent Homunculus monsters and protect his friends and the rest of mankind.

Note that that's only the starting plot of the series, the series is actually a lot deeper than that. You just can't give a good summary about the true depth of a series without giving away spoilers. :heh:

Sakuya

2006-05-23, 00:45

Note that that's only the starting plot of the series, the series is actually a lot deeper than that. You just can't give a good summary about the true depth of a series without giving away spoilers. :heh:

So is the story actually really dark or have lots of angst and drama? Or is it more of an...adventure quest? :uhoh: I hope it doesn't not turn into a 150 episode series.