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Nightengale
2006-09-16, 11:26
New Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Movie
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary since the start of the original manga, a press conference has been held for the "Jojo's Bizarre Adventures: Phantom Blood Project". Bandai Namco revealed on Wednesday for the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood PS2 (due on October 26th) it was announced the work will become a new 90 minute animated film from Studio A.P.P.P. Theatrical release is set for a tim period between February-March of 2007. Past manga sales have exceeded 70 million copies.
OMG.
WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY-!!!!!!!!!!
But 90 minutes for 5 volumes of the Phantom Blood Arc? I cry. 90 minutes isn't even enough to showcase the awesomeness that is Dio Brando, much less cover the story of Jonathan and co.
I hope this movie turns out great so that Phantom Blood gets a 26 episode TV series treatment. Then we can move on to the Pillar Men arc. :)
Prime Minister of Japan to be Animated
From ComiPress (http://www.comipress.com/news/2006/09/18/753):
A new anime (http://www.iza.ne.jp/news/newsarticle/entertainment/television/19398/) from Gonzo (http://www.gonzo.co.jp/) starring Junichiro Koizumi (http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html), the current Prime Minister of Japan (since 2001), will be aired (http://kamikaze.blog.ocn.ne.jp/index/2006/09/post_66b8.html) on October 10th at 10pm. The special episode will be presented in a documentary format, including famous quotes from the Prime Minister himself.
Anime based on Prime Minister of Japan :heh:
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL :heh:
NoSanninWa
2006-09-19, 03:07
k, sure. :twitch:
. :twitch:
... :twitch:
Here I am thinking that I've seen every possible type of anime. Now this. I suppose after the social satire of "Welcome to the NHK" it was inevitiable that there would be polical satire anime.
Funny how political satire anime seems...funny. Considering that political satire was the intent of the very first pieces of mass media called "cartoons", and that satire is one of the few outlets for adult-oriented animation in the West. And yet it still does seem funny.
physics223
2006-09-19, 04:44
Now I have to watch Prime Minister of Japan. Koizumi is ROXXORZ. LAWL.
Seriously, though, I have to see this. There's only very few political anime out there (if any).
Oi oi, that's just....
....
O__o;;; Even Shinzo Abe is going to appear. Okay, WTF? And they approved this? It's not April 1st, right?! This is so weird but now I just want to know...
Why? Why animation, and why the hell in the first place? Are they trying to change the image of anime or...
Well I guess they can do it since Koizumi's exiting soon, but since a lot of people are thinking Abe's next in line...
The bad thing is it also reminds me of this really, really scarring incident where I came across some screenshots of a Japanese TV variety sort of show that showed one yaoi doujin of...well, none other than 小泉純一× (Junichibatsu Koizumi) and E島勲 (Isao E-jima referring to 飯島勲 Isao Iijima, Secretary to the PM)
... with Koizumi being the "uke"...
The sad thing is, I actually saved the image so that on days when I think the world is boring, I just need to look at it and bang my head on the table.
(I don't have anything against yaoi, but FFS, not the likeness of the Prime Minister anime-fied and doing it with a totally bishie-fied Iijima... Noo...)
But of course I'm really quite sure that show will be quite different from this :heh:
TV Tokyo has opened a site for History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi anime:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/kenichi/
evil-samurai
2006-09-20, 04:55
TV Tokyo has opened a site for History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi anime:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/kenichi/Yea!! Thanks for News Neosam :D
Havn't seen any images for the anime up till now, and well.. the character designs look alright though I cant wait till a pre-view shows up =) Hopfully it will give a better view on what the anime will really be like. I'd think If the show follows the manga it should be at least very! entertaining.
Yay Yay :D I was hoping for this to get an anime >.< moe~ moe~ :P
Moe~ Moe~ Moe~ >.<
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らき☆すた
Lucky☆Star
Broadcast: Spring 2007
Based on a 4-panel manga thats serialized in the bishoujo magazine Comptiq.
For now there are 3 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/6703/vol1iq8.jpg http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/3492/vol2iz0.jpg http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/7105/vol3gg9.jpg
Mangaka: YOSHIMIZU Kagami (美水かがみ)
Read about the manga here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_%E2%98%86_Star
The first 2 chapters of the manga have been scanlated by Eval Powar group:
http://www.manganews.net/seriesinfo.php?id=4885
Genre: Seinen, Comedy
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Dernhelm
2006-09-21, 01:54
according to hongfire, the tentative title for the Prime Minister's anime is
Daremo shiranai Koizumi Junichirou no shoutai(?) (誰も知らない 小泉純一郎の正体)
eggplant
2006-09-21, 12:23
I've uploaded a trailer of Bartender here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8wrOHGzkaQ).
Just as I imagined it would be, a mature series. Could be pretty interesting.
eggplant
2006-09-21, 13:11
Pursuant to this spring's announcement of the animation of Getsumen Toheiki Miina 月面兎兵器ミーナ, it was just announced that Fuji TV will be airing it as a TV series on Saturday nights from January.
Getsumen Toheiki Miina is the metafictional anime used in the TV drama version of Densha Otoko. The series will feature Tsukuda Mina, a high school student and an announcer, who transforms into Tsukishiro Miina to save the Earth from an extra-terrestial invasion.
I've uploaded the video which includes the announcement here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbCXzRUsLE).
I assume this would be produced by GONZO, and if thery're going to do this, might as well animate the metafictional Plrin anime they use in NHK ni Youkoso!
don't know if anybody said this already but Sumomomo Momomo airs Oct. 5
eggplant
2006-09-21, 21:08
The webiste for Getsumen Toheiki Mi-na has already opened.
http://www.mi-na.jp/
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7766/toheiki2qo3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Airing from January 2007 on late Saturday nights on Fuji TV.
Production studio: GONZO
Synposis: As mankind seeks to emigrate to the moon where the lunar base is being completed, defense androids are being mass produced, in quantities equalling the number of craters there are on the moon. This is the comedic story of the burlesque humanoid, Tsukishiro Mi-na, who tries to do her best at studies and work.
From my post of above, it would seem she assumes the name of Tsukuda Mina, a high school girl and an announcer.
Mi-na's features coupled with her ammo is like, Anemone meets Dokuro-chan.
Being a metafiction in Densha Otoko, I reckon it'll be a moe type of show.
eggplant
2006-09-22, 01:46
The popular Capcom action game Devil May Cry will get an anime series starting from Spring 2007 on WOWOW.
Official site: http://dmc-tv.com/
Animation studio: MADHOUSE
Director: Itagaki Shin (BLACK CAT)
There is a trailer within the site. Direct link is:
mms://wmt-od.stream.ne.jp/tdf/public/dmc/devil_promo_500k-02.wmv
Devil May Cry has been novelized as well as made into a manga (kindly asking NeoSam to post the covers), although the stories are different from the game.
The trailer mentions Dante, so I suppose it will go along the lines with the game.
No problem, and thanks for the info eggplant :)
Light novel:
DEVIL MAY CRY light novel is published under the male oriented light novel label Sneaker Bunko.
There are 2 volumes released of this light novel.
Here are the covers:
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/7093/devilmaycrynovel1rh3.jpg http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/1224/devilmaycrynovel2km7.jpg
Shounen/Seinen light novel.
Published under the male oriented label Sneaker Bunko.
Manga:
DEVIL MAY CRY 3 manga is published under the seinen(young men's) comic imprint MF Comics.
There are 2 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/8144/devilmaycry3vol1ww8.jpg http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/165/devilmaycry3vol2ci4.jpg
Seinen manga.
Published under the seinen comic imprint MF Comics.
LightningZERO
2006-09-22, 10:13
Seriously? Devil May Cry anime!? This is GREAT!!!!!!!
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4749/1158937784450xl4.th.jpg (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1158937784450xl4.jpg)
let's rock baby :D
From Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/)
A commerical following the just broadcast (in Japan) 25th episode of Inukami! mentions the production decision for a theatrical film adaptation has been announced.
And another anime:
Loli Loli Loli >.< Loli Loli Loli >.< Loli Loli Loli >.<
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ななついろ★ドロップス
Nanatsuiro★Drops
http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/3741/nanatsuirodropstj3.jpg
Broadcast: 2007
Based on a bishoujo game (an ero-game).
But the anime will not be an ero-anime.
The game got released on 21/4/2006.
Game creator: UNiSONSHIFT BLOSSOM
Site of the company: (Warning: do not enter this site unless you are 18+)
http://www.softpal.co.jp/unisonshift/
Site of the game: (Warning: do not enter this site unless you are 18+)
http://www.softpal.co.jp/unisonshift/products/project13/project13.html
Genre: Seinen, Fantasy, Romance
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Noiji Ito (the illustrator of the seinen light novels Suzumiya Haruhi and Shakugan no SHANA) also worked on this game :D
Yay Yay :D
Great, Devil May Cry anime will start next year. I like Madhouse production very much. Their fight scene is well animated and the sound is great.
physics223
2006-09-23, 02:41
Oi oi, that's just....
....
O__o;;; Even Shinzo Abe is going to appear. Okay, WTF? And they approved this? It's not April 1st, right?! This is so weird but now I just want to know...
Why? Why animation, and why the hell in the first place? Are they trying to change the image of anime or...
Well I guess they can do it since Koizumi's exiting soon, but since a lot of people are thinking Abe's next in line...
The bad thing is it also reminds me of this really, really scarring incident where I came across some screenshots of a Japanese TV variety sort of show that showed one yaoi doujin of...well, none other than 小泉純一× (Junichibatsu Koizumi) and E島勲 (Isao E-jima referring to 飯島勲 Isao Iijima, Secretary to the PM)
... with Koizumi being the "uke"...
The sad thing is, I actually saved the image so that on days when I think the world is boring, I just need to look at it and bang my head on the table.
(I don't have anything against yaoi, but FFS, not the likeness of the Prime Minister anime-fied and doing it with a totally bishie-fied Iijima... Noo...)
But of course I'm really quite sure that show will be quite different from this :heh:
WHAR? WHAR IS THAT YAOI DOUJIN? :heh:
Anyway, seriously - this anime is among my to-watch this upcoming season, if I can get that blasted net connection of mine fixed and that DVD writer.
eggplant
2006-09-23, 04:06
Agent Aika (AIKa), the staple for pantsu anime, is going to get a new OVA release in Spring 2007.
Photo (http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/9441/aiikaji9.gif) of the previous OVA series (first series aired on TV) released during 1997-99 (pantsu advisory).
Here is the announcement:
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1112/aikanewsxc7.gif
Listing from ANN: http://animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=102
Official site: http://www.aika-sumeragi.jp/
Lol, didn't think AIKa would be get a new series!
For those who want to see the ultimate fanservice anime, I strongly recommend AIKa, as you're to guaranteed to crack up.
If would be nice if they retain Sakuma Rei (Nina Appleton fron Gundam 0083, My Melody from the self titled series, Peorth from AMG) for the role of Aika, although she may be too old for this kind of thing anymore.
milkmandan
2006-09-23, 09:42
NeoSam:
Do you have an official report for the ななついろ★ドロップス (Nanatsuiro★Drops) anime being produced?
Which website did you see this information?
http://www.stbarcelona.com/ does not list any information about this title. (assuming this is the company that will produce and animated this anime)
This is the best news EVER.
NOw all we gotta do is wait for a Peace@Pieces anime production!!!!
I've uploaded a trailer of Bartender here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8wrOHGzkaQ).
Just as I imagined it would be, a mature series. Could be pretty interesting.
Erm I saw someone comment on teh Youtube page "first Mushishi, then this." Which has got me curious: any link to Mushishi or was that just a random statement? Also I couldn't garner much from the trailer in Japanese, could you provide/link a description?
physics223
2006-09-23, 11:49
I want a GOTH OVA or short series PLZ. That would really make my day, week, and month.
NeoSam:
Do you have an official report for the ななついろ★ドロップス (Nanatsuiro★Drops) anime being produced?
Which website did you see this information?
http://www.stbarcelona.com/ does not list any information about this title. (assuming this is the company that will produce and animated this anime)
My source (MoonPhase's anime list (http://www.moonphase.cc/Html/anime.html)) which listed it yesterday as having an anime in 2007 by Studio Barcelona, but today it got removed from the list of the new tv anime :( and there's no mention of it in the list.
Was this only a rumor ? Its not getting an anime ? :(
Very Dissapointing, this is the first time MoonPhase disappoints me :(
Sorry to disappoint you guys >.<
And another anime got announced (news about it here (http://ga.sbcr.jp/news/0609/100/index.html)):
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ケータイ少女
Ketai Shoujo
Broadcast: Spring 2007
Based on a moe~ bishoujo game.
Official site of the game:
http://www.g-mode.jp/title/kts/
Genre: Seinen
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Yay moe~ moe~ game getting an anime :D
evil-samurai
2006-09-23, 13:50
Hasn't been mentioned though its been up for at least a few days....
There is a Promo for Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6819) up on utube here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brn_tw4dOVo)
It looks Great! and is one of the better promo's I've seen so far, hope it doesn't dissapoint >.<
kari-no-sugata
2006-09-23, 13:51
I want a GOTH OVA or short series PLZ. That would really make my day, week, and month.
Well, there is this:
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=36285
Not exactly a "goth" story... but the main character is seriously freaky and quite gothic (more of a "horror girl" than "goth girl").
See trailer here:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/yamanade/movie/movie.wvx
Well, there is this:
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=36285
Not exactly a "goth" story... but the main character is seriously freaky and quite gothic (more of a "horror girl" than "goth girl").
See trailer here:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/yamanade/movie/movie.wvx
I believe he's referring to the manga titled GOTH - not to any generically goth anime.
wow! the trailer for bakumatsu looks awesome! another series to watch out for, time for more samurai action =D
eggplant
2006-09-23, 19:42
Erm I saw someone comment on teh Youtube page "first Mushishi, then this." Which has got me curious: any link to Mushishi or was that just a random statement? Also I couldn't garner much from the trailer in Japanese, could you provide/link a description?
Bartender is not related to Mushishi save for the airing time slot and that is an episode conclusive anime, therefore the comment probably alludes to the expectations for a quality anime.
Since I don't see any descriptions in English yet, I've translated the synposis from the official site (http://www.bartender-tv.com/top.html).
Synposis
God's Glass...
That is the monicker given to the immacluate drinks served by the brilliant bartender, Sasakura Ryuu.
The customers who visit his bar "Edenholl" become captivated by his cocktails.
At times, it rekindles memories, heals sorrows, or relights people's fire.
A healing-type anime for the mature audience.
Main characters
Sasakura Ryuu (V.A.: Mizushima Takahiro)
A young bartender who is in charge of the bar "Edenholl" in Ginza. The cocktails he makes are called "God's Glass". Past winner of an international competition, his skills are unmatched, although his secrets remain a mystery.
Kurushima Miwa (V.A.: Fujimura Ayumi)
Granddaughter of Kurushima Taizou, chairman of the Hotel Cardinal group. She is in charge of the hotel's bar section. As a frequnter to Edenholl, she is a confidant to Ryuu.
WHAR? WHAR IS THAT YAOI DOUJIN? :heh:
Anyway, seriously - this anime is among my to-watch this upcoming season, if I can get that blasted net connection of mine fixed and that DVD writer.
I only have the one set of screenshots frmo that show talking about it, but well... you were warned (http://s03.imagehost.org/0856/Idontbelievethis.jpg) :)
And as for Devil May Cry, I hope they put in a good job to match I.G.'s work on Chevalier (well they're both WOWOW shows). I'm just really worried because Shotarou Suga is one of the scriptwriters and I can't say I really like his stuff. They've all been very boring to me.
Irohaniheto (what aname... ) looks pretty decent. It's not aimed in the realistic style of FLAG (which shares the same overall director), but it seems like they did put in effort to make sure it has some historical accuracy because they've got someone listed among the main staff to help them research and check the cultural settings.
What I noticed immediately is that the character designs are by Kozaki Yuusuke (Speed Grapher designs). I love that stuff - he's also a GIF animator I think, here's hoping he might do some animation like other GIF animators Ryochimo and Kenichi Kusuna. I'm hopeful cos he's credited as character design, not Original Character Design (there's no "animation character design" credit either...)
I only have the one set of screenshots frmo that show talking about it, but well... you were warned (http://s03.imagehost.org/0856/Idontbelievethis.jpg) :)
Haha, I wonder what the real people's response is to this? :heh:
Bartender is not related to Mushishi save for the airing time slot and that is an episode conclusive anime, therefore the comment probably alludes to the expectations for a quality anime.
Since I don't see any descriptions in English yet, I've translated the synposis from the official site (http://www.bartender-tv.com/top.html).
Synposis
God's Glass...
That is the monicker given to the immacluate drinks served by the brilliant bartender, Sasakura Ryuu.
The customers who visit his bar "Edenholl" become captivated by his cocktails.
At times, it rekindles memories, heals sorrows, or relights people's fire.
A healing-type anime for the mature audience.
WOW, thank you very much, I think I know why its being compared to Mushishi (^).
Another "human-story-anime" (:heh:) to expect? Fitting name for a bar like that too. Will follow it.
wao, that link should be buried under dozens of spoiler tags. :twitch:
Another anime that got announced :P
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うっかりペネロペ
Ukkari Penelope
Broadcast: 20/11/2006
Based on picture books for children.
A site designated for the picture book from the publisher (Iwasaki Shoten):
http://www.iwasakishoten.co.jp/penelope/
Covers of the picture books can be seen here:
http://www.iwasakishoten.co.jp/penelope/shikake.html
http://www.iwasakishoten.co.jp/penelope/ohanashi.html
Genre: Kodomo
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The picture books are originally French I think.
The English title is... well I dunno, it's a series of books. For example here is Penelope at School (http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/penelopeatschool/) and Penelope In The Winter (http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/penelopeinthewinter/). The original publisher is Gallimard Jeunesse (http://www.gallimard-jeunesse.fr/3nav/3generique.php?page=collec&id_collection=254&type=collection&num=1&tri=titre_resume).
physics223
2006-09-24, 09:05
LOL @ those pictures ... these Japanese, they REALLY don't have a limit to their imagination. (I meant that as a joke, please, don't be offended.) But we also have a War of Philippine Heroes, so it all evens out.
(GMA's ultimate is SONA [sleep]. LOL.)
Is that Tamura Yukari? The one on the top holding the magazine or whatnot? WTH am I thinking. LOL.
I don't even know Tamura Yukari ... she's the Go-Go-Igo segment in-charge, right?
Yay Yay Yay Yay Yay Yay Yay Yay >.< :D :D :D :D :D
Not only Kujibiki Unbalance is getting an anime, but also Genshiken is getting an anime too Yay Yay Yay :D
From Manganews (http://www.manganews.net/):
New Kujibiki Unbalance manga serializing + New Genshiken Anime!: According to the latest issue of Afternoon (http://www.afternoon.co.jp/) (on sale 9/25), a new Genshiken anime is in production! Moreover, Kujibiki Unbalance, the original anime made for the first Genshiken TV series will now get its own manga series. On top of that, there will be a full length anime series of it starting October. [ Source:Nisedaiti (http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/nisedaiti/20167768.html) ]
Yay Yay Yay a new Genshiken anime :D :D :D
MrProphet
2006-09-25, 06:48
I've read that "news" a couple of days ago and I am somewhat doubtful. Can anyone confirm it with the actual image from Afternoon?
Unless this "Project G2" is it. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc/yoyaku/comics/genshiken9/
EDIT2: According to this blog (http://heiseidemocracy.com/2006/09/25/news-flash-genshiken-anime-continues/), it's not going to be a full-fledged TV series, though, but rather an OVA.
Today’s scoop, revealed in the pages of Afternoon, is that Genshiken will in fact continue in animated form - but as a special add on to the Kujian DVD box releases, not as a TV series in itself. The Light Otaku Diary describes the release as mirroring that of the Kujian OVA when it originally came bundled with the R2 release of Genshiken two years ago, right down to the (very steep) price tag of 14,490 yen per box (a box containing four episodes of Kujian and one of Genshiken, for a total of three new Genshiken episodes and 12 episodes of Kujian over three boxes).
Damn it, why? why? why do they keep doing stuff like this :mad:
Only 3 episodes WTF :mad:
MrProphet
2006-09-25, 08:11
$125 for a single episode of Genshiken.
lawl
No decency at all. 8)
Bartender is not related to Mushishi save for the airing time slot and that is an episode conclusive anime, therefore the comment probably alludes to the expectations for a quality anime.
Since I don't see any descriptions in English yet, I've translated the synposis from the official site (http://www.bartender-tv.com/top.html).
Synposis
God's Glass...
That is the monicker given to the immacluate drinks served by the brilliant bartender, Sasakura Ryuu.
The customers who visit his bar "Edenholl" become captivated by his cocktails.
At times, it rekindles memories, heals sorrows, or relights people's fire.
A healing-type anime for the mature audience.
Main characters
Sasakura Ryuu (V.A.: Mizushima Takahiro)
A young bartender who is in charge of the bar "Edenholl" in Ginza. The cocktails he makes are called "God's Glass". Past winner of an international competition, his skills are unmatched, although his secrets remain a mystery.
Kurushima Miwa (V.A.: Fujimura Ayumi)
Granddaughter of Kurushima Taizou, chairman of the Hotel Cardinal group. She is in charge of the hotel's bar section. As a frequnter to Edenholl, she is a confidant to Ryuu.
Look interesting, wonder if anyone will fansub it, looks like a different anime I would be interested in.
Zappster
2006-09-25, 09:41
Bartender is not related to Mushishi save for the airing time slot and that is an episode conclusive anime, therefore the comment probably alludes to the expectations for a quality anime.
Since I don't see any descriptions in English yet, I've translated the synposis from the official site (http://www.bartender-tv.com/top.html).
Synposis
God's Glass...
That is the monicker given to the immacluate drinks served by the brilliant bartender, Sasakura Ryuu.
The customers who visit his bar "Edenholl" become captivated by his cocktails.
At times, it rekindles memories, heals sorrows, or relights people's fire.
A healing-type anime for the mature audience.
Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't that put it in the same sort of bracket as Binchotan and Aria? Well I guess the mature audience bit is arguable for those two but I'm more referring to the "healing-type anime" comment. If so I'll definitely be checking out an episode or two of this(not that I wasn't before but this would pretty much cement my standing on it.)
$125 for a single episode of Genshiken.
lawl
No decency at all. 8)
Life is hard people. Life is hard.
By the way, this piece of news sucks. :heh:
And wow, Bartender is looking good already.
potholes
2006-09-25, 10:23
LOL @ those pictures ... these Japanese, they REALLY don't have a limit to their imagination. (I meant that as a joke, please, don't be offended.) But we also have a War of Philippine Heroes, so it all evens out.
:heh: I agree with you. But that's not a bad thing ;p especially in the creative business. They need a limitless imagination to come up with sorts of things that keep the likes of us glued to anime/manga
eggplant
2006-09-25, 11:27
Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't that put it in the same sort of bracket as Binchotan and Aria? Well I guess the mature audience bit is arguable for those two but I'm more referring to the "healing-type anime" comment. If so I'll definitely be checking out an episode or two of this(not that I wasn't before but this would pretty much cement my standing on it.)
Ah, since the official site used the word 癒す, I wrote it as healing, but perhaps it should have been consoling/conforting/soothing or something on that grounds;)
In any case, it is definitely not in the same category as Binchou-tan or ARIA.
MrProphet
2006-09-25, 11:34
I think Binchou-tan was officially described as "Anime for tired men". 8)
The site for Les Misérables Shoujo Cossette anime has opened:
レ・ミゼラブル 少女コゼット
Les Misérables Shoujo Cossette
http://www.nippon-animation.co.jp/lesmise/
52 episodes
Broadcast: 2007
Aren't they billing it as the 24th World Masterpiece Theatre work?... Does that mean they're trying to revive it?
But it's only on BS Fuji...
The thing about Bartender is that I think it might go down the road of Gallery Fake... an interesting mature premise that could be spoiled by low production values - the animation studio is leaving me quite worried...
MrProphet
2006-09-25, 21:08
I looking forward to checking Bartender out, but I am somewhat anxious because the "God's Glass" part sounds a bit too much like a fixture of shounen sports anime (like Yakitate!! Japan or Hikaru no Go).
Let's hope it's nothing like it. 8)
Nightengale
2006-09-25, 21:25
I looking forward to checking Bartender out, but I am somewhat anxious because the "God's Glass" part sounds a bit too much like a fixture of shounen sports anime (like Yakitate!! Japan or Hikaru no Go).
Let's hope it's nothing like it. 8)
At least God's Glass is a customer-given monicker to an apparently very delicious drink made by a world-class bartender, unlike something called Goddess Hands or Solar Gauntlets with their superficial scientific explainations that make no sense.
Though I would had prefered that it is not just his cocktails that rekindled people's hearts though. That is really corny.
I think Binchou-tan was officially described as "Anime for tired men". 8)
I literally LOL'ed at that.
God's Glass part? The line "Past winner of an international competition, his skills are unmatched," does seem to suggest that, but really I think thats just a statement, not what the Anime will be about. I dont think it'll be anything like a shounen sports anime, not with its themes (as I'm deriving from eggplant's translation).
Though I would had prefered that it is not just his cocktails that rekindled people's hearts though. That is really corny.
God's Glass refers more to his skill at making good drinks and not a particular cocktail. And I don't see how its corny. Alcohol does wonders. :heh:
Scribble
2006-09-26, 12:39
It would be good if Bartender is like Mushishi or something, and it's in a episodic format where different customers come in each day with their problems. I don't know how that would work out for 25 minutes, but....lol.
EDIT: Actually, even if Bartender is like a mature version of Yakitate Japan, just with alcohol, it'll still be good as it'll give me an insight into the world of cocktails and drinking, just as YJ did with baking. Heh, looking forward to this now.
I'm actually looking forward to it - seems like it could be Mushishi or Jigoku Shoujo, only with alcohol instead of mushi or revenge.
And another anime:
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Funny Pets 2ndシーズン
Broadcast: October 9, 2006
http://www.pets-cganime.com/
A second season of Funny Pets.
From the site of the anime:
"Funny Pets" is a surreal comedy, woven by those fairy and fancy but somehow very cute characters!
"Funny Pets" is a poetic and lunatic 3D-CG animation. And this TV program has become very popular!
Genre: Comedy
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The site for Les Misérables Shoujo Cossette anime has opened:
レ・ミゼラブル 少女コゼット
Les Misérables Shoujo Cossette
http://www.nippon-animation.co.jp/lesmise/
52 episodes
Broadcast: 2007
Looks like after 10 years they'll return again making World Masterpiece Theater animes which is big surprise.YEAH!!!:D
Nightengale
2006-09-27, 02:59
God's Glass refers more to his skill at making good drinks and not a particular cocktail. And I don't see how its corny. Alcohol does wonders. :heh:
I mean in the sense that his cocktails made with his godly skills actually heals, rather than it being a catalyst for a heart-to-heart healing bond between strangers. I had always prefered shows in which humans heal one another, and whatever brings their pained hearts exposed is just a bridge, not the actual medicine.
I want to see how many tools/bottles/mixers he'll be juggling in the air though, assuming his international skills are as good as it is said. :)
Zappster
2006-09-27, 07:52
I think Binchou-tan was officially described as "Anime for tired men". 8)
I think that's one of the things used to describe it. I'm pretty sure I also read it describe as a healing-type anime too. Sort of why I made the connection. Whatever... seems like it was a misunderstanding.
Looks like after 10 years they'll return again making World Masterpiece Theater animes which is big surprise.YEAH!!!:D
YAY! Cossette does look cute *hehe* (In fact, she reminds me a lot of the other Cossette *g*, from "Le Portrait de Petit Cossette") Since I have always liked Les Misérables, I will surely watch this - unlike it's really, really badly done.
I'm also looking forward to the new "Rose of Versailles"... *g* But not sure if I'd really want to watch it... anime in european setting just sound weird in japanese, imho ^^;
PS. Her name is "Cosette", grmbl >.<
TBS has opened a site for Venus Versus Virus (which I mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=652071&postcount=677))
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/vvv/
Broadcast: January 2007
Genre: Shounen, Fantasy
Sampatches
2006-09-27, 13:21
Does anyone know if they character designer for Les Miz also did Kaleido Star? Cosette looks a lot like Layla to me.
A possible sequel to Coyote Ragtime Show.
From Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):
Coyote Ragtime Show Sequel Coming?
Information published in the November issue of Comic Rush hints at a possible sequel to the Coyote Ragtime anime TV series. The name of the project is "Twelve Sisters Story", centering on Madame Marciano's Twelve Sisters from the original. The format could be an OVA but at this point there seems to be some question on whether to produce the project. Something that may push the development is a coming American fan / consumer base garnered through ADV Films' license announcement at AWA this past weekend.
Scribble
2006-09-28, 04:44
A possible sequel to Coyote Ragtime Show.
From Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):
Lol. Why are there ALWAYS second seasons to shows that I NEVER watch every season? o_O
I'm actually looking forward to it - seems like it could be Mushishi or Jigoku Shoujo, only with alcohol instead of mushi or revenge.
Thats what I thought too; in Mushishi, Mushi are the catalyst for these stories; in Bartender, catalyst would probably be God's Glass Alcohol. :)
I had always prefered shows in which humans heal one another, and whatever brings their pained hearts exposed is just a bridge, not the actual medicine.
OIC, yes I'm hoping for the alcohol to be no more than a catalyst; to strip their exterior veneer and get their feelings/pain out onto the bar-top.
I'll be checking out Venus Virus Versus, got attracted after seeing the manga. Cute designs.
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Kekkaishi Footage Online
The official homepage for the upcoming Kekkaishi (http://www.kekkaishi.jp/) anime television series now opens with an extended Flash trailer (also available through the "arasuji" link on the main page), and hosts three short streaming Windows Media TV commercials.
30 second trailer (http://www.ytv.co.jp/kekkaishi/movies/movie1.asx)
15 second trailer 1 (http://www.ytv.co.jp/kekkaishi/movies/movie2.asx)
15 second trailer 2 (http://www.ytv.co.jp/kekkaishi/movies/movie3.asx)
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
Aoie_Emesai
2006-09-29, 08:24
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
I rather like it. ^_^ 8/10
TV Tokyo has opened a site for Pururun! Shizuku-Chan (which is mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=648804&postcount=670))
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/shizuku/
キディ・グレイド
Kiddy Grade
As dreamless mentioned in this thread (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=36651); a sequel to Kiddy Grade anime has been announced :D
Kiddy Grade has shounen light novels and manga:
Kiddy Grade light novels:
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キディ・グレイド Ｐｒ．
Kiddy Grade Pr.
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2766/lfbeochodpfu1.jpg http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8851/lfbeochod2fe4.jpg
Shounen light novels.
Published under the male oriented light novel label Sneaker Bunko.
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キディ・グレイド
Kiddy Grade
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/5959/lfbeochpvb4.jpg http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2594/lfbeoch2ft3.jpg http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8061/lfbeoch3by9.jpg
Shounen light novels.
Published under the male oriented light novel label Sneaker Bunko.
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Kiddy Grade manga:
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キディ・グレイドＶＳ
Kiddy Grade VS
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1123/lfbeochuritxjpmv7.jpg http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1280/lfbeochuritxj2sh5.jpg
Shounen manga.
Serialized in the shounen manga magazine Dragon Junior. (a defunct magazine)
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キディ・グレイド－リバース－
Kiddy Grade -Reverse-
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4329/lfbeochoxzi3.jpg
Shounen manga.
Serialized in the shounen manga magazine Shounen Ace.
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eggplant
2006-09-30, 07:39
I just came back from the GONZO Festa Fall '06.
At the end of the show, they aired a sneak preview of William Shakespeare's Romeo x Juliet yes, ← is the official title.
Release date: 2007
Release format: n/a
Animation studio: Gonzo
The trailer looked pretty good (coming from Gonzo), but since they announced the title at the very end of the clip, until then I was thinking it was something like Chevalier, therefore the words Romeo and Juliet definitely took me off-guard.
First Les Misérables then now Romeo x Juliet? The studios are seriously starting to cater to the fangirls.
Romeo and Juliet anime? O___O Woah... I'd prefer one on Hamlet or Othello though. :D
Romeo and Juliet? Oh my... why is always Gonzo getting the interesting stories? >.< Hopefully they'll do it a bit better this time.
eggplant
2006-09-30, 09:43
Romeo and Juliet? Oh my... why is always Gonzo getting the interesting stories? >.< Hopefully they'll do it a bit better this time.
Ah, forgot to mention...the sound director is Satou Junichi. That alone speaks of quality.
Shakespeare + Anime + Gonzo?! Interesting... well, if it's even HALF as good as the amazing Gankutsuou, I will definately watch. :D
A site for AyuMayu Theater (あゆまゆ劇場) has opened:
http://www.ayumayu.net/
MrProphet
2006-09-30, 20:07
A site for AyuMayu Theater (あゆまゆ劇場) has opened:
http://www.ayumayu.net/
The first episode was so dopey. LOL
But... now we know the reason why Haruka got hit by that car. Now we know whom to lynch for all of the melodrama of KimiNozo. 8)
I just came back from the GONZO Festa Fall '06.
At the end of the show, they aired a sneak preview of William Shakespeare's Romeo x Juliet yes, ← is the official title.
Release date: 2007
Release format: n/a
Animation studio: Gonzo
The trailer looked pretty good (coming from Gonzo), but since they announced the title at the very end of the clip, until then I was thinking it was something like Chevalier, therefore the words Romeo and Juliet definitely took me off-guard.
First Les Misérables then now Romeo x Juliet? The studios are seriously starting to cater to the fangirls.
ZOOMG! Interesting... But did they mention the director? That'll make a big difference. If it's Mahiro Maeda then I'm so obviously going to watch it - even if it's melodramatic, if it's as enjoyable and fun as Gankutsuou then bring it on :D
I wonder if there has been an increase in female anime fans... Maybe it's all unconnected but first there's that trend in the doroku timeslot to appeal to female fans (after FMA and Seed's success with them) and then Noitanima and things like Lelouch and now this? Hm.
Kikaifan
2006-09-30, 22:10
Romeo and Juliet seems problematic to me. If you stick to the play, it'll be really short... but if you don't, it'll just be another Romeo and Juliet knockoff, which is a pretty low run to be hanging from.
darkchibi07
2006-09-30, 23:36
ZOOMG! Interesting... But did they mention the director? That'll make a big difference. If it's Mahiro Maeda then I'm so obviously going to watch it - even if it's melodramatic, if it's as enjoyable and fun as Gankutsuou then bring it on :D
eggplant said Junichi Satou is directing it. I wonder if Hal Film Maker will be involved in this as well.
Nightengale
2006-09-30, 23:49
Any idea who's the visual advisor/coordinator/director or even the art director of Romeo x Juliet? As much as I'm interested in this particular production as with everyone else, I'm very wary how it turns out, visually.
eggplant
2006-10-01, 00:39
ZOOMG! Interesting... But did they mention the director? That'll make a big difference. If it's Mahiro Maeda then I'm so obviously going to watch it - even if it's melodramatic, if it's as enjoyable and fun as Gankutsuou then bring it on :D
I wonder if there has been an increase in female anime fans... Maybe it's all unconnected but first there's that trend in the doroku timeslot to appeal to female fans (after FMA and Seed's success with them) and then Noitanima and things like Lelouch and now this? Hm.
Director: Oizaki Fumitoshi (Kaleido Star series, originally a key animator)
Series Composition: Yoshida Reiko (Kaleido Star, Maria-sama ga Miteru, Canvas2, ARIA, REC, Shinigami no Ballad, Saiunkoku Monogatari)
Sound Director: Satou Junichi (Ojamajo Doremi, Princess Tutu, Keroro Gunsou, Fushigiboshi no Futagohime, ARIA)
Thanks so much for the information.
Wow! Fumitoshi Oizaki is becoming a director now, huh... He's done the animation character designs for Keroro Gunsou and is responsible for the hilarious ED animation of NHK ni Youkoso. Well, I don't know how he is as a director but it'll be interesting to see.
And is that Satojun's first time doing official sound directing? Reminds me of Tomomi Mochizuki recently doing the same for er... a recent show which I forgot the name of. Good acting would be key to making the show work so it's nice to see they're putting in effort.
Thanks again for the info. Hm, I wonder how they'll pull it off. Anime is prone to melodramatics but whether you easily notice it or not is up to the director's skill.
Nightengale
2006-10-01, 01:13
Interesting.
Oizaki... I'm not very sure how he'll fit in properly in a directing role, but given his accomplishments in the various sectors of visual animation, if he can maintain the same flair in his work on the same level as the visual direction of Kaleido Star, I highly doubt there'll be any problem in the unnarrative visual storytelling sector.
Yoshida Reiko doing series composition is always a plus in my book. Her method of story composing in it's pace-by-pace story-telling had always allowed for quality time and pacing for proper story development, minus the ending of Canvas2, that is.
kauldron26
2006-10-01, 22:10
Romeo and Juliet anime? O___O Woah... I'd prefer one on Hamlet or Othello though. :D
On Othello?? shiiiiiiiiiiiiiit, they'd never do that.... i am yet to see an anime that portrays us brothas in a good light. Although so far we have Yoruichi from Bleach and Dutch from Black Lagoon are the only black anime characters that i can think of that are cool as hell and are main characters.
Anime has never exactly been a kind medium in portrayals of us black folk. But i love the medium anyways.
After seeing how amazing of a masterpiece Gankutsuou was, i am all for les miserable and romeo and juliet.
If Gankutsuou could be great enough to shatter into my top 10, i am all for it...
From Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):
Saiyuki Reload: Burial Site
A website for the new OVA Saiyuki Reload: Burial will open soon at saiyuki-ova.net (http://saiyuki-ova.net/).
An official site for Souten no Ken anime has opened:
http://www.souten.tv/
From Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):
More Western Fantasy Gets Anime Adaptation
Piers Anthony, writer of the Xanth series, mentioned at the end of this newsletter (http://www.hipiers.com/newsletter.html) that his Split Infinity novels will be getting an anime adaptation. More information on the series can be found at wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apprentice_Adept). Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the news.
physics223
2006-10-07, 22:11
I'd die with laughter and with expectation if someone decided to make an anime adaptation out of A Farewell to Arms or The Sound and the Fury (LOL), or better yet any of Kawabata's works. Piers Anthony!?!? Meh. :)
Fighter Volk
2006-10-07, 22:40
I'd die with laughter and with expectation if someone decided to make an anime adaptation out of A Farewell to Arms or The Sound and the Fury (LOL), or better yet any of Kawabata's works. Piers Anthony!?!? Meh. :)
I demand an 美しさと哀しみと anime movie adaptation right now, haha! Actually, I bet that wouldn't go over badly. The Kiminozu crowd would probably like all the drama/misery, right?
physics223
2006-10-08, 12:10
I've recently read Beauty and Sadness, if that's the title you mean, and I do think it belongs to one of the world's masterpieces of literature. It's worse than the perfidy and treachery of KgNE, however - although pretty much open to much interpretation, if Sakami really loved that guy ... wow, it would have been hell for her.
Osamu Dazai had one of his works made into an anime but I never saw any raws, let alone subs. He was a contemporary of Kawabata and his popular works were The Setting Sun and No Longer Human.
I won't mind if someone translated Patriotism by Mishima into an animated medium. Yes, I know I'm just dreaming.
Rosepetal
2006-10-08, 13:07
More Western Fantasy Gets Anime Adaptation
Piers Anthony, writer of the Xanth series, mentioned at the end of this newsletter that his Split Infinity novels will be getting an anime adaptation. More information on the series can be found at wikipedia. Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the news.
I can't wait for this!! I love the Split Infinity series and think that turning it into an anime would be great. Good thing I kept the paperbacks, since now I'll have to reread the series, as it's been several years since I'd read them last.
And another anime got announced :) an originally kinetic novel that got 3 male oriented light novels is getting an anime, but what is getting an anime >.< the original game ? or the light novel? and if its the light novel, what light novel will it be ? the Crimson version (the main version) light novels? or the White version light novel ? or the Black version light novels ?
Even though the main Crimson light novels look pretty moe~ >.< but I want the Black version to get animated >.< the main bishoujo looks so cute >.< and very loli :P :heh:
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神曲奏界ポリフォニカ
Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica
Originally a Kinetic Novel (a type of a visual novel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_novel)).
What is a Kinetic Novel?
Taken from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_novel):
Kinetic Novels, which are notable for being an experiment in online content distribution. Most of these fall into the completely linear category, lacking any choices at all; as a result, some fans have begun using the term to describe other non-interactive titles.
The company that made the game: ocelot
Site of the company:
http://ocelot.product.co.jp/
Site of the game:
http://ocelot.product.co.jp/products/poli1/polyphonica.htm
The game is written by the best seller writer; Sakaki Ichiro (the author of the shounen(boy's) light novel Scrapped Princess)
There are also 3 light novels based on the game.
The Crimson series of light novels, the White series of light novels, and the Black version of the light novels.
The three version of light novels are written and illustrated by different authors/illustrators.
All the light novels (Crimson, White and Black versions) are published under the GA Bunko light novel label; which is a male oriented label aimed at boys from their teens to young men in their twenties.
The Crimson version of the light novels.
For now there are 4 volumes released of this light novel.
Here are the covers:
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7935/vol1tj0.jpg http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/7125/vol2mc7.jpg http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/7191/vol3xo9.jpg http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6484/vol4zj8.jpg
The White version of the light novels.
For now there is 1 volume released of this light novel.
Here are the covers:
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5443/vol1whitely5.jpg
The Black version of the light novels.
For now there are 2 volumes released of this light novel.
Here are the covers:
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/491/vol1blackch1.jpg http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4343/vol2blackwg3.jpg
The Crimson version is the main novel series.
Genre: Shounen/Seinen
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And another anime I forgot to mention :P
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Summon Night Anime Announced
The official Japanese Summon Night homepage (http://www.summonnight.net/) has announced that an anime series titled "Summon Night TV" will premier for viewing on the Japanese GyaO multimedia website on October 16th. Access to most video hosted on GyaO is limited to Japanese IP addresses only. The new anime may tie in to the Summon Night 4 Playstation 2 RPG that's scheduled for release on November 30th.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
Fighter Volk
2006-10-09, 15:21
Physics: Yeah, Beauty and Sadness is the one I had in mind. It's a haunting story, and it was quite a ride reading it (despite the short length). I do agree that it's a truly fantastic novel. Kawabata didn't get that Nobel Prize for nothing!
And I think remembering hearing about that Dazai anime somewhere... the adaptation is really old though, right?
And more about the Split Infinity anime:
From Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/):
Split Infinity Anime Will Be American Co-Production
Daniel Zelter writes in mentioning he contacted English fantasy author Piers Anthony by e-mail on the possible format of the forthcoming anime adaptation his Split Infinity novel and recieved the following reply:
"It seems to be an American company supervising the Anime and I don't know how they are doing it. In fact I don't know the company; the contract is obscure, at least to my eyes. So I am simply waiting to see what results."
Split Infinity is published by Del Ray.
The official website for Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica anime has opened:
http://www.polyphonica.tv/
Broadcast: 2007
Genre: Shounen/Seinen, Fantasy, Romance
I sure don't want to mention this in three threads, so I'll mention this here :P
From ComiPress (http://www.comipress.com/news/2006/10/10/854):
Official Site of Shakugan no Shana, Inukami!, and Kino no Tabi Movies Opens
Movies of three of Media Work's shounen light novels will be released in April 2007.
Kino no Tabi (http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/d_original/kino/) (second movie)
Shakugan no SHANA (http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/contents/shana/)
Inukami! (http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/contents/inukami/)
The official website for the three movies has been opened: www.dengekibunko-movie.com
physics223
2006-10-11, 11:19
@FighterVolk
I searched this thread for my post on an anime based on a work by Osamu Dazai, and here it is: http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=583291&postcount=448. It is a relatively new anime series, though - it just wasn't popular with the cappers or with the hardcore anime fandom in general to care about it, I guess.
From Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com):
New Bikkuriman Anime Site Opens
Toei Animation launched their official website for the upcoming Happy Lucky Bikkuriman at www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/h-l-bikkuri/
The site for Tokyo Majin Gakuen anime (which got mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=645196&postcount=659)) has opened:
http://www.majin.tv/
Is this old news, or not confirmed enough?
From http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/octx.htm
New info is out on the progression of the Lucky Star Anime project in Japan. Yoshimizu Kagami's 4-panel Seinen / Comedy / Moe genre manga (which serializes within the pages of Comptiq and other magazines) will be adapted to an anime TV series to begin Japanese broadcast in the spring of 2007. 3 collected manga volumes are currently on the market. Confirmed staff include Director Yutaka Yamamoto (Haruhi Suzumiya), Series Composition by Machida Douko, Chara Design by Horiguchi Yukiko (Haruhi Suzumiya), Animation by Kyoto Animation, Production by Lucky Star Paradise. Following their work on Kanon and Haruhi Suzumiya, fan favorite studio Kyoto Animation's attachment to this project confirms a long standing rumor that a tight partnership exists between them and Kadokawa
EDITED to add: duh, thread is here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=36343)
A To Heart 2 OVA :)
To Heart 2 ～Another Days～
From Anime News Service (http://animenewsservice.com/):
New To Heart 2 OVA Series Announced
Following the Fall, 2005 broadcast of a TV animation, AquaPlus has announced a new To Heart 2 OVA series. Three volumes will comprise the release set for distribution this winter. Confirmed staff include charachter designer Yanagisawa Masahide (Rurouni Kenshin OVA, Bottle Fairy), Katsura Kenichirou (Imortal Grand Prix) and Kato Yasuhisa (Azumanga Daioh). Content is uncertain at this time but if the the videogame series by Leaf (which recently got an "X-Rated Version") is anything to go by, the medium of Original Video Animation could allow for decidedly greater artistic freedoms. On the game side Leaf is currently preparing the tentatively titled "ToHeart2 Anaza-Deizu". To Heart originally debuted as a hentai visual novel love adventure for PC in 1997.
And two new movies >.<
New Mushiking - Love & Berry Films Announced
Sega Japan has announced new anime movies based on it's domestically successful children's trading card / videogame series Mushiking and Love & Berry. Nationwide release in Japanese theaters is set for spring vacation, 2007. The last Mushiking film was released in December, 2006. For the new work Sega says they are completely "changing the story and outlook on the world versus past works". First hitting the market in 2003, Mushiking card sales have exceeded 398 million pieces in total as of the end of September, 2006. For the girl's dress up focused "Fashionable Witch Love & Berry" however, this will be the first outing in as an animation. This series has sold 207 million card pieces in total as the end of September. Shochiku Ltd. will distribute both movies.
I remember hearing about more ToHeart2 goodness planning to happen. OVA's work out a lot better compared to another 12/13 episode series, i wonder which way they plan to go..
Yeah, I also mentioned about the planning for another To Heart 2 anime somewhere in this thread.
I don't think I mentioned this:
CATBLUE：DYNAMITE
Broadcast: 22/12/2006
http://anime.goo.ne.jp/special/cat/
3D CG anime.
darkchibi07
2006-10-19, 09:19
Yeah, I also mentioned about the planning for another To Heart 2 anime somewhere in this thread.
I don't think I mentioned this:
CATBLUE：DYNAMITE
Broadcast: 22/12/2006
http://anime.goo.ne.jp/special/cat/
3D CG anime.
:twitch:
Awesome, it's already dubbed in English! I wonder who the voice actors are.
MeganeShounen
2006-10-19, 10:50
The official website for Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica anime has opened:
http://www.polyphonica.tv/
Broadcast: 2007
Genre: Shounen/Seinen, Fantasy, Romance
Is this the same series that insani made a TLed demo of?
Link to the Insani demo (http://www.insani.org/polyphonica.html)
My interest was piqued because of the demo, but since it was just a sample, it was too short. This turning into a full fledged series is good news for me, since I'd get to know some more of the plot~
Is this the same series that insani made a TLed demo of?
Link to the Insani demo (http://www.insani.org/polyphonica.html)
My interest was piqued because of the demo, but since it was just a sample, it was too short. This turning into a full fledged series is good news for me, since I'd get to know some more of the plot~
Yes, thats it :D great to see the game demo translated :D
Thanks for the info :)
The official site for Rocket Girl anime has opened:
http://www.rocket-girl.jp/
Genre: Shounen, Sci-Fi
So Yay Yay Yay :D look whats getting animated :D
From ComiPress (http://www.comipress.com/news/2006/10/22/902):
Nagasarete Airantou to be Animated
According to Square Enix (http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/powered/new/popup/airantou.html), Nagasarete Airantou (http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/search?search-type=ss&tag=&keywords=%E8%97%8D%E8%98%AD%E5%B3%B6&index=books-jp&_encoding=UTF8&__mk_ja_JP=%E3%82%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8A) by Takeshi Fujishiro will be adapted into an Anime in 2007. Nagasarete Airantou is currently serialized in Monthly Shounen GanGan (http://comipedia.com/magazine/shounen_gangan).
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ながされて藍蘭島
Nagasarete Airantou
Its based on a manga thats serialized in the shounen manga magazine Shounen GanGan (http://comipedia.com/magazine/shounen_gangan).
For now there are 9 volumes released of this manga.
here are the covers:
Volume 1 has a regular edition and a limited edition:
Volume 1:
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/6407/nagasareteairantouvol10zl.jpg
Volume 1 limited edition:
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2227/nagasareteairantouvol1limitede.jpg
Volume 2,3,4:
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/669/nagasareteairantouvol25gb.jpg http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3908/nagasareteairantouvol33at.jpg http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/134/nagasareteairantouvol46uu.jpg
Volume 5 has a regular edition and a limited edition:
Volume 5:
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/2816/nagasareteairantouvol55gm.jpg
Volume 5 limited edition:
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1152/nagasareteairantouvol5limitede.jpg
Volume 6,7,8,9:
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/3434/nagasareteairantouvol62vq.jpg http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/7240/nagasareteairantouvol79pk.jpg http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/7290/vol8qs4.jpg http://img272.imageshack.us/img272/5889/vol9lg8.jpg
Other stuff:
Nagasarete Airantou novel:
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1452/nagasareteairantounovel6mk.jpg
Nagasarete Airantou perfect guidebook:
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/6362/nagasareteairantouperfectguide.jpg
Nagasarete Airantou postcard book:
http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/2376/nagasareteairantoupostcardbook.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Info from Manganews (http://manganews.net/seriesinfo.php?id=615):
Touhouin Ikuto runs away from home at the age of 14 and jumps onboard a ship. He falls off into the ocean and drifts for 5 days until he is swept up in an storm. He wakes up on Airantou, an isolated island inhabited, coincidentally, by girls roughly his age who have never seen a boy before. After being thwarted in his atempt to escape by the fierce whirlpools that surround the island, he decides to accept his fate and remain. One boy to an island of girls? Let the fighting -- err, I mean fun, begin!
Genre: Shounen, Comedy
The manga is not licensed and its available from AT-Translations group.
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Edit:
oops there are 9 volumes available now, volume 9 was added :)
Info from Manganews (http://manganews.net/seriesinfo.php?id=615):
Touhouin Ikuto runs away from home at the age of 14 and jumps onboard a ship. He falls off into the ocean and drifts for 5 days until he is swept up in an storm. He wakes up on Airantou, an isolated island inhabited, coincidentally, by girls roughly his age who have never seen a boy before. After being thwarted in his atempt to escape by the fierce whirlpools that surround the island, he decides to accept his fate and remain. One boy to an island of girls? Let the fighting -- err, I mean fun, begin!
Ahahahaha~! Instant win, I'm interested. :D
What :twitch: I don't believe this O.O a manga from the seinen manga magazine IKKI (http://comipedia.com/magazine/ikki) >.< finally >.< is getting animated Yay Yay :D
It got announced and the site (http://www.tetsuko.jp/) for the anime has already opened :)
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鉄子の旅
Tetsuko no Tabi
Broadcast: 2007
http://www.tetsuko.jp/
Based on a manga thats serialized in the seinen manga magazine IKKI (http://comipedia.com/magazine/ikki).
For now there are 5 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/255/vol1ec6.jpg http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/8386/vol2yc6.jpg http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/1230/vol3oe9.jpg http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4946/vol4jx2.jpg http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4420/vol5uq7.jpg
Read about the manga here:
http://snogglethorpe.googlepages.com/manga
Genre: Seinen
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After reading this (http://snogglethorpe.googlepages.com/manga) I'm really looking forward for this :)
Real people appear in the manga because they read the previous chapters of the manga LOL :D I love this :D
So Yay Yay Yay :D look whats getting animated :D
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ながされて藍蘭島
Nagasarete Airantou
Yay! I love Nagasarete Airantou!
Yay! I love Nagasarete Airantou!
According to MoonPhase its getting an anime in Spring of 2007 :)
Edit:
oopse >.< Nagasarete Airantou manga is serialized in Monthly Shounen GanGan (and not weekly, there's no weekly Shounen GanGan >.<), anyway mistake was fixed.
Thanks to papa for the correction ^_^
A site for both movies; Kouchuu Ouja Mushi King and Oshare Majo Love and Berry (which both got mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=711686&postcount=851)) has opened:
http://www.mushi-osharemovie.com/
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Second Keroro Gunso Movie Announced
Japan's Newtype Magazine has reported (http://pc.webnt.jp/hotnews/news97.html) that "Chou Gekijouban Keroro Gunso 2: Shinkai no Princess de Arimasu!" (Super Movie Sergeant Keroro 2: It's the Deep Sea Princess!), the second Keroro Gunso motion picture, will open in Japanese theaters next spring.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
barbapapa
2006-10-23, 15:46
According to MoonPhase its getting an anime in Spring of 2007 :)
Edit:
oopse >.< Nagasarete Airantou manga is serialized in Monthly Shounen GanGan (and not weekly, there's no weekly Shounen GanGan >.<), anyway mistake was fixed.
Thanks to papa for the correction ^_^
NP ;D
And I'm really looking forward to Tetsuko no Tabi
I adore Ikki
Even though I'm not a reader of IKKI magazine, but I heard lots of good stuff about the manga from this magazine. hopefully this anime will bring more readers to IKKI magazine (I'm afraid that at its current situation, which is 29,000 readers of IKKI magazine, someday it might get defunct :( )
I wonder if this is the first manga from IKKI to get animated... hmmm...
anyway, I'm also looking forward to seeing Tetsuko no Tabi :)
Wow, I read the synopsis of the manga and that's fantastic. It's so awesome, a manga about trains, that is about how the manga came to be written at all! The coolest thing is featuring people in the manga who exist in real life and even appear in the first place because they read the manga :eyespin: And I love the whole idea of going all around Japan on trains, even to the most lonely and abandoned tracks. I'm definitely keeping an eye open for this one - I sincerely hope this gets a good production team, especially in the background art department.
Certainly looking forward to it. I heard that Emma's anime brought more readers to the magazine it's serialized in (ComicBrain? Or ComicBeam?), I wonder if this will do the same? Does IKKI have a lot of nice unusual stories like this? In which case it's a real pity it'd have so few readers...
barbapapa
2006-10-23, 22:05
Even though I'm not a reader of IKKI magazine, but I heard lots of good stuff about the manga from this magazine. hopefully this anime will bring more readers to IKKI magazine (I'm afraid that at its current situation, which is 29,000 readers of IKKI magazine, someday it might get defunct :( )
I wonder if this is the first manga from IKKI to get animated... hmmm...
anyway, I'm also looking forward to seeing Tetsuko no Tabi :)
Well Ikki isnt exactly aiming at getting a lot of readers; so I doubt it'll go defunct soon.
There's some very good manga in there like Noramimi, Ryuguden (finished), Freesia, Sexy Voice and Robo (finished and published by Viz)... It's all very oddball and off the wall stuff, a very acquired taste.
I cant remember if an Ikki manga was ever animated before though.
Mohiro Kitoh's current series Bokurano is running in Ikki, and his previous series Narutaru was animated (that ran in Afternoon, but oh well)
darkscythe
2006-10-23, 23:32
The anime is getting worse, every year there are minus series that worth watching xD, or maybe i'm getting old, hahahha. I'm watching death note and Super Robot Taisen OG DW this season.
Certainly looking forward to it. I heard that Emma's anime brought more readers to the magazine it's serialized in (ComicBrain? Or ComicBeam?), I wonder if this will do the same? Does IKKI have a lot of nice unusual stories like this? In which case it's a real pity it'd have so few readers...
Comic Beam, another great magazine ^^
I read on some blog that the magazine gained maid loving otakus (I think he was just jokingly saying this, I mean how exactly do you know that a magazine gained maid loving otakus :heh: )
Well Ikki isnt exactly aiming at getting a lot of readers; so I doubt it'll go defunct soon.
There's some very good manga in there like Noramimi, Ryuguden (finished), Freesia, Sexy Voice and Robo (finished and published by Viz)... It's all very oddball and off the wall stuff, a very acquired taste.
I totally forgot that Freesia is an IKKI manga, I love this manga ^^ , I wish this will get an anime too.
I'll be checking out Noramimi soon (there are over 30 (maybe 40) manga I'm following right now :eyespin: ).
barbapapa
2006-10-24, 08:37
I totally forgot that Freesia is an IKKI manga, I love this manga ^^ , I wish this will get an anime too.
I'll be checking out Noramimi soon (there are over 30 (maybe 40) manga I'm following right now :eyespin: ).
Yeah Freesia COULD be amazing animated. Kind of like Kemonozume...
Siegel Clyne
2006-10-25, 12:55
Fans in Japan report that the latest issue of Monthly Gangan WING (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthly_Gangan_WING) announces the animation of the shounen manga Seto no Hanayome (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Seto+no+Hanayome%22+manga) by Kimura Tahiko. (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Kimura+Tahiko)
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Seiyuu Variety TV Show Stars Tanaka Rie, Matsuki Miyu, and Koshimizu Ami
The Sunday, February 18, 2007 edition of the Chunichi Sports (http://chuspo.chunichi.co.jp/) newspaper features an article on the Animeru!? (http://www.nagoyatv.com/animeru/) seiyuu variety television show starring three popular anime voice actresses: Tanaka Rie, Matsuki Miyu, and Koshimizu Ami.
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/4602/animerutanakariematsukikg2.th.jpg (http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=animerutanakariematsukikg2.jpg)
Pictured from left to right: Tanaka Rie, Matsuki Miyu, Koshimizu Ami
Television Program: Animeru!?
Broadcasting Station: Nagoya TV "Metele" (Aichi, Gifu, Mie prefectures)
Broadcasting Date and Time: Friday, March 2, 2007, 25:20 - 25:50 (Saturday, March 3, 2007, 1:20 AM - 1:50 AM)
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Seiyuu Sanada Asami and Tanaka Rie Visit Taiwan the Weekend of February 24-25, 2007
Japanese voice actresses Sanada Asami (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3680) (Sakurada Jun in Rozen Maiden) and Tanaka Rie (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=697) (Suigintou in Rozen Maiden) will appear together at the Fancy Frontier 9 (http://www.f-2.com.tw/?p=189) manga/doujin convention in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday, February 25, 2007.
Tanaka Rie appeared at Fancy Frontier 6 (http://loki.ind.ntou.edu.tw/~mac/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5188) during 2005. (She appeared at a similar or related event in Taipei, Taiwan during 2004.)
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Tanaka Rie Appearance at Fancy Frontier 6
Scene Approximately 10 Minutes Before the Start of the Tanaka Rie Mini Live Concert at Fancy Frontier 6, National Taiwan (http://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/about%20ntu/location/ntumap01.htm) University (http://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/about%20ntu/location/01.htm) Sports Center (New Gymnasium) (http://www.f-2.com.tw/index.php?page_id=6), Taipei City, Taiwan, July 31, 2005
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8766/rieminiliveff6ntunewgymun4.th.jpg (http://img179.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rieminiliveff6ntunewgymun4.jpg)
Sporting the Green Dress Lacus Clyne Wears in White Symphony on Episode 36 of Gundam SEED, Lacus Clyne and Meer Campbell Voice Actress Tanaka Rie Performs Mini Live Concert at Fancy Frontier 6, National Taiwan University Sports Center, Taipei City, Taiwan, July 31, 2005
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/8379/lacusyq4.th.jpg (http://img182.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lacusyq4.jpg)
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9291/rieminiliveff6ntunewgymfv9.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rieminiliveff6ntunewgymfv9.jpg)
Tanaka Rie Surrounded by a Number of Lacus Clyne and Meer Campbell Cosplayers (Plus One Suigintou Cosplayer) at Fancy Frontier 6, National Taiwan University Sports Center, Taipei City, Taiwan, July 31, 2005
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2433/tanakariecosplayersff6nju1.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tanakariecosplayersff6nju1.jpg)
A Tanaka Rie Autograph from Fancy Frontier 6 in Taipei, Taiwan, Signed "Rie Tanaka" and Dated July 31, 2005
http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/8598/rieautographff6sk8.th.jpg (http://img462.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rieautographff6sk8.jpg)
According to the August 6, 2005 entry in her blog (http://rie.bird.to/cgi-bin/diary/topics.cgi) on her old official website (no longer up), Tanaka Rie sang before 10,000 or so people at Fancy Frontier 6, National Taiwan University Sports Center, Taipei City, Taiwan on July 31, 2005.
Taiwanese fans report that Tanaka Rie sang six songs at Fancy Frontier 6: 1) "Quiet Night C.E. 73"; 2) "Mizu no Akashi"; 3)Shizukana Yoru ni"; 4)"Fields of hope"; 5)"EMOTION"; and, an encore, 6)"Let Me Be With You."
(Numbers one and five are Meer Campbell insert songs in Gundam SEED DESTINY. Numbers two through four are Lacus Clyne insert songs in Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED DESTINY. Number six is an insert song in episode 20 of Chobits, the Chii version of the Chobits opening theme song.)
After she sang the second song, "Mizu no Akashi," Tanaka Rie reportedly performed a number of her characters, including Lacus Clyne, Meer Campbell, Suigintou, Chii, Mariel from Hanaukyo Maid Team ~ La Verite, and Mizuhara Koyomi (Yomi) from Azumanga Daioh.
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Tanaka Rie and Sanada Asami Pics from Fancy Frontier 9, Sunday, February 25, 2007
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4536/fancyfrontier9taiwannturh2.th.jpg (http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fancyfrontier9taiwannturh2.jpg)
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/5682/tanakariesanadaasamiff9pu4.th.jpg (http://img61.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tanakariesanadaasamiff9pu4.jpg)
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/6212/tanakariesanadaasamiff9md5.th.jpg (http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tanakariesanadaasamiff9md5.jpg)
Pictured: Tanaka Rie (left), Sanada Asami (right)
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Director Obara Masakazu and Series Writer Yoshino Hiroyuki Single Out the Great Acting Performance of Seiyuu 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
Obara [Masakazu, director]
The extraordinary performance of Tanaka Rie ... if I had realized this earlier, that there were various ways to do the character [of Tomoe Marguerite]......
Yoshino [Hiroyuki, series writer]
And then there is the acting of Tanaka Rie in the role of Tomoe. I take my hat off to her (smiles).
I kind of dropped Noramimi, but I love Bokurano, Freesia, Sexy Voice and Ryuguden. I guess I will watch Tetsuko no Tabi for the sole reason that it comes out of the IKKI *hrrr*
Actually it's amazing to see an IKKI manga animated. What will be next?
barbapapa
2006-10-25, 13:29
I kind of dropped Noramimi, but I love Bokurano, Freesia, Sexy Voice and Ryuguden. I guess I will watch Tetsuko no Tabi for the sole reason that it comes out of the IKKI *hrrr*
Actually it's amazing to see an IKKI manga animated. What will be next?
Ryuguden movie animated by Studio 4°C?
That would rock my socks off.
Shinji103
2006-10-25, 14:04
Fans in Japan report that the latest issue of Monthly Gangan WING (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthly_Gangan_WING) announces the animation of the shounen manga Seto no Hanayome (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Seto+no+Hanayome%22+manga) by Kimura Tahiko. (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Kimura+Tahiko)Seto no Hanayome anime??!! Massive WIN!!!!!! I've only seen a few scanlated chapters, and I already love it! :D :love:
Yay :) thanks Siegel Clyne for the info.
So first a shounen manga (Nagasarete Airantou) from the shounen magazine Shounen GanGan (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/shounen_gangan) is getting animated, and now a shounen manga from the shounen magazine GanGan WING (http://comipedia.com/magazine/gangan_wing_gwing) is getting animated, I predict that a few days from now a manga from the shounen magazine GanGan Powered (http://comipedia.com/magazine/gangan_powered) will be announced to get an anime adaptation too :heh: LOL
Even though, I will be totally excited to see more seinen manga from Square Enix animated, for example: Black God :)
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瀬戸の花嫁
Seto no Hanayome
Based on a manga thats serialized in the shounen manga magazine GanGan WING (http://comipedia.com/magazine/gangan_wing_gwing).
For now there are 10 volumes released of this manga.
Here are the covers:
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4190/setonohanayomevol1hc1.jpg http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/2177/setonohanayomevol2xs2.jpg http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/561/setonohanayomevol3ai0.jpg http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/8789/setonohanayomevol4ow8.jpg http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/1868/setonohanayomevol5js1.jpg http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9295/setonohanayomevol6ea1.jpg http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8662/setonohanayomevol7yk2.jpg http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/7803/setonohanayomevol8wz4.jpg http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/1347/setonohanayomevol9sz0.jpg http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4574/setonohanayomevol10fh7.jpg
The manga is not licensed and its being scanlated by AnimeWaves group.
Info from AnimeWaves (http://www.animewaves.net):
Nagasumi visits his grandmother near the sea during the summer. While visiting, he goes for a swim, and drowns right after entering the water. Fortunately for him he is saved by a young mermaid. Later as he tells the story to his family, a young girl named San appears at his home and begs Nagasumi to marry her.
She’s followed by two large thugs and they take both him and his parents to San's home under the sea. If that wasn’t strange enough, it turns out San's parents are mob bosses. Nagasumi is left with the choice of either death or marrying San. He chooses to marry a mermaid.
This would likely be that, except San's father and some members of the mob are not exactly thrilled to have Nagasumi courting San and are determined to bring an end to their relationship--or him. And there is also the matter of keeping it a secret that San is a mermaid.
Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Romance
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REIDEEN
Broadcast: Spring 2007
http://www.reideen.jp/
Animation: Production I.G
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REIDEEN
Broadcast: Spring 2007
http://www.reideen.jp/
Animation: Production I.G
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Looks like a remake of Yuusha Reideen (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1990). Same staff as Blood+ so perhaps this might be a mature mecha series, rather than the kid-friendly IGPX.
Nightengale
2006-10-25, 17:34
Looks like a remake of Yuusha Reideen (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1990). Same staff as Blood+ so perhaps this might be a mature mecha series, rather than the kid-friendly IGPX.
Awesome news once again following Dancougar and VOTOMs....But isn't the director the same person who handled IGPX?
Re Nagasarete Airantou:
*melts into a puddle of pure joy*
Yes. Nothing like truly great news to brighten one's day. :)
Awesome news once again following Dancougar and VOTOMs....But isn't the director the same person who handled IGPX?
Yep, looks like the same helmsmen as IGPX; Mitsuru Hongo is supervising and Koichi Mashimo is doing the series composition. Character design by Takuya Saito who also worked on IGPX.
It seems to be the same staff as IGPX for the large part. Not just the director and character designer (and production studio), but one of the mechanical designers, and if I'm not wrong even the audio director is the same. I perked up at reading that Yorihiro Ike is doing the music! Win!
Where on earth did you get the info about Koichi Mashimo, though? Is Masahiro Yokotani supposd to be a penname of his? God no, I hope it isn't because I think I'd probably run away...
But what is with this slew of mecha remakes :eyespin: Was it some collective decision or something, I wonder...
Nightengale
2006-10-26, 06:07
But what is with this slew of mecha remakes :eyespin: Was it some collective decision or something, I wonder...
Our voices are finally heard. :D
JAM Project, ver. animation studios? Or just different sides perking up at each other's sudden announcement of classical mecha remakes and starts doing their own? Whatever, it is the fans that gets the benefit, though mecha haters may not be too pleased....
I can hear it now...people calling this a Rahxephon rip-off. :(
...
Where on earth did you get the info about Koichi Mashimo, though?...
Out of my arse obviously:uhoh: I did mean Masahiro Yokotani. I confused them while reading the credits for IGPX.
I can hear it now...people calling this a Rahxephon rip-off.
Which is why it's worth clarifying for people that Rahxephon is based on Reideen in the first place. Yeah I suspect people will bring that up alot.
The site for ToHeart2 OVA has opened:
http://www.aquaplus.co.jp/th2v/
According to this (http://www.aquaplus.co.jp/th2v/product.html), its a going to have 3 OVA volumes (3 episodes >.< ).
I didn't mention this :P
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ジオグラマトン
DYOGRAMMATON
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1876/dyogrammatonxj6.jpg
Based on a bishoujo game (an ero-game).
The company that creared the game: CLOCKUP
Site of the company: (Warning: do not access this site unless you are 18+)
http://www.clockup.net/
Site of the game: (Warning: do not access this site unless you are 18+)
http://www.clockup.net/dyo/dyo.htm
OVA series.
First OVA episode will be released on 15/12/2006.
Genre: Seinen, Double Impact Adventure
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I have no idea what Double Impact Adventure means >.<
According to MoonPhase's anime list (http://www.moonphase.cc/Html/anime.html), Wangan MIDNIGHT is getting an anime.
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湾岸MIDNIGHT (湾岸ミッドナイト)
Wangan MIDNIGHT
Broadcast: Spring 2007
Based on a manga thats serialized in the seinen manga magazine Young Magazine (http://comipedia.com/magazine/young_magazine).
For now there are 35 volumes released of this manga.
Covers can be seen here (http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/503-9077829-0017547?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books-jp&field-author=%E6%A5%A0%20%E3%81%BF%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AF%E3% 82%8B).
Mangaka: Kusunoki Michiharu (楠みちはる)
Read about the manga here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangan_Midnight
Genre: Seinen, Action, Drama, Racing
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Don't ask me to post the covers :P
Wangan MIDNIGHT has 35 volumes released and its still ongoing in Young Magazine (http://comipedia.com/magazine/young_magazine).
Shinndou
2006-10-30, 11:57
Wangan MIDNIGHT, huh? Is it just me or does this manga (and anime, in future) seem to be a sort of clone of Initial D? The covers and the informations provided by the wikipedia suggest that, somehow.
For the cover to DYOGRAMMATON, is that a mobile suit mecha standing on the background behind the female lead?
Seems like some type of mecha, you can see it here (http://www.clockup.net/dyo/wakaru.htm), just keep clicking until you get its picture.
WTF >.< why am I mentioning a live action Street Fighter movie in this thread for >.<
Content of this post got deleted :P
>.> sorry this post should be deleted >.>
Edit:
I should get some sleep LOL
Good Night ^^
the.Merines
2006-10-30, 18:31
Wangan MIDNIGHT, huh? Is it just me or does this manga (and anime, in future) seem to be a sort of clone of Initial D? The covers and the informations provided by the wikipedia suggest that, somehow.
Wangan Midnight was first released in 93, Initial D in 95. Wangan racing takes place on highways in the early morning hours- basically competative topspeed runs. The speeds are much higher than the mountain roads in Initial D, plus traffic and cops...
I'm somewhat interested by this development.
Shinndou
2006-10-31, 02:24
Wangan Midnight was first released in 93, Initial D in 95. Wangan racing takes place on highways in the early morning hours- basically competative topspeed runs. The speeds are much higher than the mountain roads in Initial D, plus traffic and cops...
I'm somewhat interested by this development.
I see. Highways, huh? I'm even more interested now. :)
Wangan Midnight is better for one thing: there is REAL DANGER of racing in highways at 300+km/h.
Even the main character's car crashed badly once.
darkchibi07
2006-10-31, 09:53
It makes me wonder who's going to animate this. The car scenes better be slick, and the OST better be good!
And another anime:
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クレイモア
Claymore
Broadcast: 2007
Based on a manga thats serialized in the shounen manga magazine Monthly Shounen Jump (http://comipedia.com/magazine/shounen_jump_monthly).
For now there are 10 volumes released of this manga, and volume 11 will be released next month (November 2006).
Here are the covers:
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3159/bkxlnqdvol1xp9.jpg http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4752/bkxlnqdvol2gy9.jpg http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8269/bkxlnqdvol3tv6.jpg http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/1351/bkxlnqdvol4yl3.jpg http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5951/bkxlnqdvol5gs6.jpg http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5369/bkxlnqdvol6zz0.jpg http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8246/bkxlnqdvol7eb5.jpg http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8265/bkxlnqdvol8xf0.jpg http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9824/bkxlnqdvol9rf8.jpg http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6433/bkxlnqdvol10wv5.jpg
Mangaka: Yagi Norihiro (八木教広)
The site for the manga:
http://mj.shueisha.co.jp/claymore/
Read about the manga here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claymore_%28Manga%29
Genre: Shounen, Fantasy, Horror, Action, Adventure, Drama
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Wow, first Nodame Cantabille, then Nagarasete Airantou and now Claymore? I expect Hayate the Combat Butler any minute now ....
Wow, first Nodame Cantabille, then Nagarasete Airantou and now Claymore? I expect Hayate the Combat Butler any minute now ....
And with that, the universe is finally complete. ;)
Nightengale
2006-10-31, 18:35
Claymore? Awesomeness. I can never get enough of under~tier shounens. *checks off another name from my ~it'll definitely get an anime list~*
However, Claymore is pretty much hit-or-miss depending on the atmosphere it's executing. If done conventionally, I can foresee it ending up real bad.
Thank goodness Wangan Midnight was turned into an anime which is a good move.This one is more on drag racing(reminds you of Tokyo Extreme Racer games)...GO DATSUN 240Z!!!:D
And another anime got announced >.<
鉄腕バーディー
Tetsuwan Birdy
Birdy the Mighty
There was a 4 episode OVA anime adaptation of the old manga by Masami Yuki that got serialized in Shounen Sunday (http://comipedia.com/magazine/shounen_sunday) magazine. this manga ended with only 1 volume (corrected from 12 volumes to 1).
Info (about the old anime):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdy_the_Mighty
There's a new manga thats currently running in the seinen manga magazine Young Sunday (http://comipedia.com/magazine/young_sunday) which is also by Masami Yuki and it has currently 13 volumes out (volume 14 will be released tomorrow November 2, 2006) and its still ongoing in Young Sunday (http://comipedia.com/magazine/young_sunday) magazine.
The site for the manga thats running in Young Sunday (http://comipedia.com/magazine/young_sunday): (also the covers of the manga can be seen here)
http://www.youngsunday.com/rensai/comics/birdy.html
The new anime is most likely based on the new manga.
Genre: Shounen/Seinen, Science Fiction, Comedy
NoSanninWa
2006-11-01, 04:28
OMG! Birdy the Mighty!! Wow that brings me back! I remember those OVAs! I can't wait to see it as a new TV show! Wow that's a lot of exclamation points!
Can anyone tell me something about the relation between the old manga and the new manga?
kari-no-sugata
2006-11-01, 06:47
OMG! Birdy the Mighty!! Wow that brings me back! I remember those OVAs!
Yeah, no kidding. Hello "nostalgia". I can barely remember the OVAs though.
I can't wait to see it as a new TV show! Wow that's a lot of exclamation points!
Hmm, the earlier post says the original manga series (in Shonen Sunday) was 12 volumes, but as far as I can find it was just 2. That's what the author's page seems to say anyway:
http://www.yukimasami.com/
Can anyone tell me something about the relation between the old manga and the new manga?
Clueless here. Haven't found much by searching yet.
Also, there doesn't seem to be any name change for the new series running in Young Sunday - both are "Tetsuwan Birdy". The art style seems rather different from what I remember of his other Shounen Sunday works (Patlabor and so on). Seems more serious. Looking at some of the sample images from the manga, it looks like the new series re-starts from the beginning.
Some images I found:
http://www.youngsunday.com/rensai/desktop/birdy/s.jpg
http://www.youngsunday.com/rensai/desktop/birdy/2l.jpg
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/4091510981.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
http://blog32.fc2.com/t/teikan/file/birdy1.jpg
PS Though I don't think it is relevant to the new Birdy anime, I think the Patlabor TV series and OVAs is one of the best manga to anime conversions - they managed to get around most of the flaws in the original, without taking much away, I thought. Ahh, "7 Days of Inferno"...
(Not so hot on the movies...)
Hmm, the earlier post says the original manga series (in Shonen Sunday) was 12 volumes, but as far as I can find it was just 2. That's what the author's page seems to say anyway:
http://www.yukimasami.com/
The english wiki said 12 volumes >.< so I just believed that >.<
But according to the japanese wiki (http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/鉄腕バーディー) its only 1 volume manga >.<
Can someone find out whats the truth LOL
kari-no-sugata
2006-11-01, 08:24
The english wiki said 12 volumes >.< so I just believed that >.<
But according to the japanese wiki (http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/鉄腕バーディー) its only 1 volume manga >.<
Can someone find out whats the truth LOL
I think Wikipedia entry is including the new series - ie, it was 12 volumes when last updated. It makes no mention of the "Young Sunday" version, and the last updator probably confused the two versions (since they have exactly the same name).
The author's home page mentions a 2 volume old series related to Shonen Sunday. That might be the anime book version of the OVAs though.
According to this:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4980&page=28
1996-07 (Japanese Volume 1)
1996-12 (Japanese Anime Comic Edition Volume 1)
1997-03 (Japanese Anime Comic Edition Volume 2)
2003-06-05 (Japanese volume 1)
2003-09-05 (Japanese volume 2)
2003-12-05 (Japanese volume 3)
2004-03-05 (Japanese volume 4)
2004-06-04 (Japanese volume 5)
2004-09-03 (Japanese volume 6)
2004-12-03 (Japanese volume 7)
2005-03-04 (Japanese volume 8)
2005-06-03 (Japanese volume 9)
2005-09-05 (Japanese volume 10)
2005-12-05 (Japanese volume 11)
2006-04-05 (Japanese volume 12)
That sounds about right, though v13 is already out and v14 is due out tomorrow (2nd November). As far as I remember, the author stopped writing his last series in Shonen Sunday (Jaja Uma Grooming Up!) about 4 years ago - so it looks like shortly after he started the new version of "Birdy the Mighty" in Young Sunday.
I found an old review of the manga that complains that despite the volume being labeled "volume 1" a "volume 2" doesn't seem to exist.
Thanks for the info ^^
That sounds about right, though v13 is already out and v14 is due out tomorrow (2nd November). As far as I remember, the author stopped writing his last series in Shonen Sunday (Jaja Uma Grooming Up!) about 4 years ago - so it looks like shortly after he started the new version of "Birdy the Mighty" in Young Sunday.
I found an old review of the manga that complains that despite the volume being labeled "volume 1" a "volume 2" doesn't seem to exist.
Yeah I can't find this volume 2 too (LOL) so the reviewer might be right, and thats why the japanese wiki only mentions 1 volume.
With volume 14 of the new manga coming out tomorrow hopefully the new anime won't be an OVA series, but a full TV series (at least 26 episodes).
It makes me wonder who's going to animate this. The car scenes better be slick, and the OST better be good!
Some major love for the Devil Z is coming to places like here soon.
The official site for RGB Adventure (RGBアドベンチャー) anime has opened:
http://www.rgbadv.com/
Broadcast: November 5, 2006
Kaioshin Sama
2006-11-01, 15:34
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reideen#Remake Oh what's that. It couldn't be anymore clear now that next year is my year. MECHA REVIVAL TIME! I don't know how many classic mecha series are getting a new entry next year, but damn. This is it, you Moe/Dating Sim show fans had your turn for almost 3 years and I had to sit by grinding my teeth in agony as anime dissolved into "How can we make this character as cute as possibly and this male lead as wussy as possible?". Now its my turn, sit back and enjoy the ride as Manliness takes centre stage again and the cutesy girls get the boot from anime studios. I think I can thank the success of the Zeta Gundam series for this turn of events. Now instead of only the Moe fans winning, everybody gets to win as the Anime Industry finally wakes up and decides to stop spreading itself so thin. I'm sure 2007 will have plenty of stuff for everybody instead of just fans of cute girls.
And to think three months ago I was ready to throw in the towel and surrender to the onslaught of Moe. Now even though I'm primarily a Mecha fan, I would still be disappointed if that's all there was next year, because I have nothing against shows with cute girls. It's just when thats all there is I sit and vegetate somewhat. There just haven't been enough options lately. Now a Mecha show with a manly hero and a cute girl and an awesome robot, there is nothing else like it, its pretty much the peak for me. I swear any moe show this year could have been made instantly better by throwing a giant robot into the mix. Take for example the upcoming Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica, main character, total hottie, give her a robot or something and make it interesting. And my thoughts are bleeding out into this post again so I'll stop here and save space.
And the official site for Saiyuki RELOAD -burial- has opened:
http://saiyuki-ova.net/
The Birdy the Mighty anime just got announced and now a manga scanlation group started scanlating the new Birdy the Mighty manga :)
First chapter has been scanlated.
Link: Manganews (http://www.manganews.net/seriesinfo.php?id=5407).
The Birdy the Mighty anime just got announced and now a manga scanlation group started scanlating the new Birdy the Mighty manga :)
First chapter has been scanlated.
Link: Manganews (http://www.manganews.net/seriesinfo.php?id=5407).
:twitch:
.....shinjirarenai......I remember renting the VHS tapes from Hollywood video...this anime's OLD SCHOOL!!
......er...sorta ^^;
eggplant
2006-11-08, 03:10
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