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An OVA of School Days release decided:
Title of OVA:
School Days ～マジカルハート☆こころちゃん～
School Days ~Magical Heart☆Kokoro-chan~
Release date: 26/3/2008.
Director: Motonaga Keitarou
Series Composition & Script: Uezu Makoto
Character Design & Chief Key Animation Supervisor: Gotou Junji
Animation Production: TNK
Source of news: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071027)
The official site for the true tears anime got opened, and the staff info:
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true tears
Broadcast: January 2008
Official site:
http://www.truetears.jp/
Director: Nishimura Junji
Original Character Concept: Ueda Yumehito
Series Composition: Okada Mari
Character Design & Chief Key Animation Supervisor: Sekiguchi Kanami
Art Director: Takeda Yusuke, Shinohara Riko
Sound Director: Wakabayashi Kazuhiro
Music: Kikuchi Hajime
Sound Production: Lantis
Animation Production: P.A.WORKS
Production: Bandai Visual
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A full CG titled "BIOHAZARD : Degeneration" has been announced. Its a coproduction between Capcom and Sony Pictures. BIOHAZARD's first full CG work.
BIOHAZARD is a survival horror game series from Capcom.
Source:
http://ir.capcom.co.jp/news/html/071029.html
NoSanninWa
2007-10-29, 03:35
Holy Moley, Resident Evil anime?! Wow!
I should explain for the sake of anyone who isn't aware. Biohazard is the original Japanese title for Resident Evil.
More info about the anime that was mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1173807&postcount=1966):
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Title:
Mnemosyune -ムネモシュネの娘たち-
Mnemosyune -Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi-
Broadcast: January 2008
6 episodes (30 minutes each episode).
Staff:
Original Work: XEBEC & GENCO
Director: Ueda Shigeru
Script: Oonogi Hiroshi
Original Character Concept: Chuuou Higashiguchi
Character Design: Ishihara Mitsuru
Animation Production: XEBEC
Characters and their seiyuu:
Asougi Rin: Noto Mamiko
Lola (rora ????): Oohara Sayaka
Yamanobe Sayara: Tanaka Rie
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071030)
Hmm... should it be Mnemosyne or Mnemosyune ???
Hmm... should it be Mnemosyne or Mnemosyune ???If you go by katakana, it should be Munemosyune/Munemoshune (same thing, different romanization), but the greek god in question is rightly spelled Mνημοσύνη or romanized Mnemosine/Mnemosyne. Take your pick or just go with the official romanization (the wisest choice, IMO).
Siegel Clyne
2007-10-30, 20:48
Mnemosyune -Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi-
Spoiler Tagged for NSFW Images
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The Mnemosyne -Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi- anime seiyuu (animation voice actors) for Lola (Lora, Loura, Laura, whatever), Oohara Sayaka, and Yamanobe Sayara (she has six kanji in her name), Tanaka Rie, made their appearance in episode 17 of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai this week. Oohara Sayaka voices Rika's mother (Rika mama), while Tanaka Rie voices the mysterious, long- and silver-haired woman (Nomura/Takagi) who, in design and in voice, unmistakably reminds all too many of another famous Tanaka Rie character in Rozen Maiden.
Tanaka Rie's character in Higurashi Kai has caused quite a stir and a lot of chatter on Higurashi and various other threads at Japan's huge 2ch forums (http://www2.2ch.net/2ch.html), from anime boards to game boards to voice boards. The Higurashi staff, one Japanese viewer says, is paying homage to Tanaka Rie and her now legendary acting performance as Suigintou, affectionately known as "Ginsama."
Many others would agree.
2007-11-27 TUESDAY UPDATE
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/7495/200711268103rc2.th.jpg (http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=200711268103rc2.jpg) Asougi Rin (CV: Noto Mamiko)
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NSFW Spoiler Images From goo (http://anime.goo.ne.jp/contents/news/NAN20071126_81/index.html):
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What do badass schoolgirl Kuki Ageha & evil scientist Yamanobe Sayara have in common? (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1265779&postcount=30)
In the sexy, hardboiled science fiction action anime, Mnemosyne -Mynemosyne no Musume-tachi-, Tanaka Rie voices Yamanobe Sayara, head of Aoyama Pharmaceutical Company's Sayama Laboratory. The haughty, quite sadistic Sayara conducts illegal experiments at the laboratory.
Tanaka Rie is very happy to play Sayara, who she describes as a considerably sadistic character and a "kowai [scary] oneesan." (http://www.fan.to/news.php?news_seq=7921)
Yamanobe Sayara appears to be another one in Tanaka Rie's evergrowing line of antagonistic, evil, and villainous roles: Morganna Mode Gone in .hack//SIGN, Suigintou in Rozen Maiden, Tomoe Marguerite in My-Otome, Nomura/Takagi in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, etc.
Anime images from goo support Yamanobe Sayara's description as a sadist.
Seiyuu seem to fit their characters well. Rin appears to be in her mid twenties, but her actual age is unknown. Mimi appears to be in her late teens, but her actual age is also unknown. Laura looks her age. Apos is a boy. Sayara is evil.
The official site for the Junjou Romantica anime has opened:
http://www.suzukisan.info/
And as mentioned on the site its going to be a TV animation. (ＴＶアニメ化 --> TV anime coversion, TV anime adaptation)
I expect many BL fangirls are going to to be happy about this :)
Openings of some official anime sites:
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An official site for the Mnemosyne -Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi- anime has opened:
http://www.rin-asougi.com/
Broadcast: January 2008
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An official site for the elec.king The Animation has opened:
http://www.elecking-anime.jp/
Broadcast: November 10, 2007
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An anime titled Zenryoku Usagi (全力ウサギ) will start broadcast in January 2008.
Broadcast: January 2008
Based on a character book.
The official site for Zenryoku Usagi:
http://www.zenryoku-usagi.com/
There have been two character books released and can be seen here:
http://www.zenryoku-usagi.com/book/index.html
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An anime by GONZO & NitroPlus:
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BLASSREITER -genetic-
Original Work: GONZO & NitroPlus
Director: Itano Ichirou
Original Character Concept & Original Mechanical Concept: Niθ
Character Design: Onda Naoyuki
Series Composition: Urobuchi Gen
Script: Kobayashi Yasuko
Animation Production: GONZO
A manga version will start serialization in the January 2008 issue of the shounen manga magazine Champion RED (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/champion-red).
Manga version script: Kimura Noboru
Manga version drawing: Hirose Shuu
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071105)
Hirose Shuu is also the mangaka that draw the manga version of El Cazador de la Bruja (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cazador_de_la_Bruja), which was also serialized in Champion RED magazine.
Buichi Terasawa's manga Cobra will be getting a new anime adaptation (http://www.buichi.com/images/img_anican_071020.jpg).
For older anime adaptation and other info look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_(manga)
Source: Ultimatum (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/oroshi/20071104)
A new anime by Production I.G & Shirou Masamune:
RD 潜脳調査室
RD Sennou Chousa Shitsu
Official site:
http://www.ntv.co.jp/RD/
Broadcast: April 2008
Original Work: Production I.G & Shirou Masamune
Original Cooperation Work: Crossroad
Director: Furuhashi Kazuhiro
Series Composition: Fujisaku Junichi
Character Design: Ueyama Tetsurou
Animation Production: Production I.G
English news about the anime here:
http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/62_/s01_/index.html
Aa! Megami-sama Tatakau Tsubasa special will air from TBS on December 12th @ 3:40 AM, and also from BS-i sometime in December.
Sauce (http://www.tbs.co.jp/megamisama/01news/news.html)
RESIDENT EVIL animated!!!??!?!
COOL!!!
More bloods......
According to MoonPhase's anime list, Minekura Kazuya's manga Bus Gamer will be getting animated.
Broadcast: 2008
Original Work, Original Story Concept, Supervision: Minekura Kazuya
Director: Kuzuya Naoyuki
Script: 代々木 一 (Yoyogi Ichi ???)
The manga was serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Stencil (which got defunct), and only 1 volume of it got released. The manga series is un-finished, and there's still no info if it will be continued or not.
Wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_Gamer
Siegel Clyne
2007-11-07, 00:32
Yes! Pretty Cure GOGOGO! / Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GOGOGO! (Tentative) (http://chatchak.ocnk.net/product/572?)
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/7710/1194223205395ok7.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1194223205395ok7.jpg)
Links in this post are not safe for work.
The following links contain adult content.
The eroge Soukou Kijo Iris (装甲騎女イリス) by Black Lilith (http://www.lilith-soft.com/black/) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.
The first OVA episode will be released on November 30, 2007.
Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=477745
Black Lilith's page for the game:
http://www.lilith-soft.com/black/product27.html
Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=232885
A Persona 3 (http://www.atlus.com/persona3/home.html) TV anime was just announced on MOON PHASE (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/). The anime will be titled PERSONA -trinity soul-. It's scheduled to air sometime in January from Tokyo MX TV, MBS, CBC, TeleTama, TV Kadokawa, Chiba TV, Animax, BS11.
Original Work: Persona 3
Director: Matsumoto Jun
Original Main Character: Soejima Shigenori
Series Composition & Scenario: Mutou Yasuyuki
Character Design: Ishii Yuriko
Persona Design: Genma Nobuhiko
Music: Iwasaki Taku
Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
Production: PERSONA -trinity soul- Production Commitee
Official Website: http://www.persona-ts.net/ (down atm?)
This will be an original story unfolding 10 years after the story of the original PS2 game. It will talk about around corpses called Reverses whose skin turned inside out (not sure if we're talking about dead bodies or zombies). Anyway, creepy stuff.
Siegel Clyne
2007-11-07, 06:12
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According to Famitsu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famitsu), Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, the Atlus video game for Sony PlayStation 2, will be animated. Apparently set 10 years after events in the game, the Persona 3 television animation series is slated to air in Japan starting from January 2008.
Director: Matsumoto Jun (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=49515 10527 39428)
[Series] Composition: Mutou Yasuyuki (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=10527)
Character Design: Ishii Yuriko (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=10527 39428)
Sekirei Favorite Character Poll on AtWiki Japan (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1181197&postcount=21)
In the Sunday, September 30, 2007 (http://www.tanaka-rie.com/diary_7/?20070930) entry on her blog, Tanaka Rie indicates that she has landed a lot of regular roles in anime and will announce them later.
Because Yamanobe Sayara in Mnemosyne -Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi- (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8931) has been about the only major regular role in anime confirmed since that announcement on her blog, Tanaka Rie (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=697) (Kirijou Mitsuru) likely will be one of the Japanese voice actors in the Persona 3 game reprising their roles in the Persona 3 anime. Some of the other seiyuu from the original Japanese cast in the game may also be reprising their roles in the anime.
EDIT: duckroll has more specific information on the anime in his Persona - Trinity Soul (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=1242825) thread.
The novel Toshokan Sensou by Arikawa Hiro will be getting animated (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071107).
図書館戦争
Toshokan Sensou
Broadcast: 2008
Animation Production: Production I.G
3 volumes released of this novel series:
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Author: Arikawa Hiro
Illustrator: Adabana Sukumo
There are 2 manga adaptations of this novel; one is a female oriented manga and the other is a male oriented manga.
Two manga adaptations:
A shoujo manga adaptation started serialization in the shoujo manga magazine LaLa (http://comipedia.com/magazine/lala) on 22/9/2007.
A seinen manga adaptation will start serialization in the seinen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh (http://comipedia.com/magazine/dengeki-daioh) on 21/11/2007.
The news about the anime is mentioned on the obi strip on the fourth book (http://item.rakuten.co.jp/book/5079122/) which will be released this month (November 2007).
Another World Masterpiece Theater (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Masterpiece_Theater) anime will start broadcast on January 6, 2008.
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Title:
ポルフィの長い旅
Porufi no Nagai Tabi
Broadcast: January 6, 2008
Staff:
Original Work: Paul-Jacques Bonzon
Director: Mochiduki Tomomi
Script: Kunii Kei
Character Design: Akahori Shigeo
Animation Production: Nippon Animation
Characters and their seiyuu:
Porufi (???): Kaida Yuki
Mina: Fujimura Ayumi
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071107)
Paul-Jacques Bonzon is a french writer:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Jacques_Bonzon
The anime is based on a novel by Paul-Jacques Bonzon, but I don't understand french, so I have no idea whats the original title of the book.
Fellini 8.5
2007-11-07, 14:56
As you're so much better at this than I, can you tell me if this says what I think it says? All I can manage is Google Translate...
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sak-anime/20071030
Source: Lightning G's
"Mirai Nikki" Anime
April 2008
Director: Koichi Mashimo / screenwriter: Yousuke Kuroda / Music: Yuki Kajiura / Production: Bee Train
...and I think there's some interesting names in the cast as well, but I'm no good at that.
I take it this is an unconfirmed rumor? Not having luck with finding anything else.
Thanks!
Well, "Mirai Nikki" literally means Future Diary (or Diaries), and it's a manga by Esuno Sakae that ran in Monthly Shounen Ace in 2006.
I don't see anything about it on the website for Dengeki G's, or on Shounen Ace's, so definitely still unconfirmed at this point
But it's entirely plausible. It looks like the manga is reasonably popular and recent, plus now seems to be the time all the companies are kicking their announcements for winter in gear.
Ialdaboth
2007-11-07, 16:42
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071107)
Paul-Jacques Bonzon is a french writer:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Jacques_Bonzon
The anime is based on a novel by Paul-Jacques Bonzon, but I don't understand french, so I have no idea whats the original title of the book.
It's Les Orphelins de Simitra (http://www.anime-days.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=412&Itemid=80) (Simitra's orphans). the book was published back in 1955. Looks like it received a New-York Herald Tribune special price. The story is about two young Greek children, the boy Porphyras and his little sister Mina, who live near Simitra. One day a catastrophe leave those two children without their father, and they are forced to depart. Together, they will travel all Europe in search of a place to fulfill their dreams.
Typical Nippon Animation's Sekai Meisaku Gekijou stuff, if you ask me :p
Siegel Clyne
2007-11-07, 18:09
...Hakaba Kitarou. (http://p2.chbox.jp/read.php?url=http://anime2.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime3/1193731357/625)
STAFF
Series Director: Chioka Kimitoshi
Series Composition: Narita Yoshimi
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Yamamuro Tadayoshi
Production: Toei Animation
CAST
Kitarou: Nozawa Masako
Medama Oyaji: Tanonaka Isamu
Nezumi Otoko: Ootsuka Chikao
Three very veteran seiyuu reprise their classic roles in the newest television animation series from the venerable Hakaba Kitarou / Gegege no Kitarou manga-based anime franchise.
The seinen manga Detroit Metal City by Wakasugi Kiminori will be getting animated.
Also according to MooPhase's anime list; the shounen manga Hazama no Uta by Kaishaku will be getting animated.
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デトロイト・メタル・シティ
Detroit Metal City
The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Young Animal (http://comipedia.com/magazine/young-animal).
Currently there are 3 volumes released of this manga, and the fourth volume will be released on 29/11/2007.
Covers can be seen here:
http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_series?tid=459214351
From the group Scum-Scans (http://scum-scans.com/):
Detroit Metal City is about a hardcore rock band that has gained immense popularity in the indies scene. The main character is a push-over, Negichi Souchi, who is trying to make a living in the music world, but he didn't imagine in his wildest dreams that it would be in such a band. Read and see what hilarious situations he gets himself into.
Genre: Seinen, Comedy
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ハザマノウタ
Hazama no Uta
Broadcast: 2008
Animation Production: TNK
The manga is serialized in the shounen manga magazine GanGan Powered (http://comipedia.com/magazine/gangan-powered).
The first volume of the manga will be released on 22/12/2007.
Genre: Shounen
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Sources: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071108), MoonPhase's anime list (http://www.moonphase.cc/Html/anime.html)
Detroit Metal City will also be getting a live action movie adaptation.
Links in this post contain adult content.
The eroge Hime Kishi Angelica ~Anatatte, Hontou ni Saitei no Kuzu da wa!~ (姫騎士アンジェリカ～あなたって、本当に最低の屑だわ！～) by SILKY'S (http://www.silkys.jp/) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.
The first OVA episode will be released on 25/1/2008.
Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=482005
Getchu's Page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=347585
An official site for the Bus Gamer anime has opened:
http://www.fwinc.co.jp/busgamer/
Wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_Gamer
Toki Mishiba, Nobuto Nakajyo, and Kazuo Saitoh are hired to play the Biz Game, a game much like capture the flag, only with company secrets and insane amounts of money involved. At first they think it's a crazy but fun way to get some money, but as the game goes on, they hear stories about mysterious deaths on the news, and recognize the victims as members of the teams they've beaten in the game. When one of the losers of a game dies right in front of them, they realize what is really at stake - their very lives!
According to MoonPhase's anime list the second season of Wellber no Monogatari anime will start broadcast in January 2008.
relentlessflame
2007-11-11, 02:37
I don't believe I've seen this mentioned in this thread or anywhere in the series forum... School Days is getting a second OVA episode (or rather, the Kokoro-episode is the second OVA episode). School Days <Valentine Days> (http://www.interchannel.jp/game/SDLH/gaiyou_tokuten1.html) will be available exclusively as part of the Limited Edition School Days LxH PS2 game, currently scheduled for release on January 17th, 2008.
Source: The official LxH website (http://www.interchannel.jp/game/SDLH/) (and also in Dengeki G's magazine 2007-12 issue)
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
Macross F Trailer Released
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The official Japanese Macross homepage (http://macross.co.jp/) now hosts a two minute long trailer (http://macross.co.jp/?id=special,2007111001) for the upcoming, tentatively titled "Macross F" television series. The trailer has also been uploaded to YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjHQPDOD7E8) (alternate link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTSdBSdwSdo)).
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-09/macross-f-sequel's-promotional-video-posted)
True Tears Trailer Released
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The official homepage for the upcoming True Tears (http://www.truetears.jp/) anime television series now hosts a streaming trailer (http://www.truetears.jp/special/). The series is scheduled to debut in January.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
A trailer for the BLASSREITER -genetic- anime can be watched here:
http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/pc/lineup/an_01/index.php
And more trailers, from AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Ryofuko-chan Anime Sample Online
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Japanese multimedia anime news site CHO! Animelo now hosts a 17 minute long streaming sample (http://www.nicovideo.jp/player/ca1470504) of the upcoming first Yawaraka Sangokushi Tsukisase!! Ryofuko-chan (http://www.cho-animelo.com/ryofuko-story) OVA. The anime is a spin-off from Jiro Suzuki's "Souta-kun no Akihabara Funtouki" manga.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
Some more news about the Detroit Metal City anime:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
New Detail on Detroit Metal City Anime
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Hakusensha's Young Animal Magazine has revealed (http://www.younganimal.com/dmc_movie/dmc_moviedetail.html) that the planned Detroit Metal City anime, based on Kiminori Wakasugi's popular manga, will apparently be an OVA, animated by acclaimed studio 4°C (Mind Game, Genius Party).
Siegel Clyne
2007-11-17, 17:21
Rozen Maiden: Träumend Original Drama CD ~Christmas-Hen~ (Tentative)
Release Date: November 21, 2007 December 21, 2007
Price: 2,999 yen (tax included) (http://www.animate-shop.jp/ws/commodity_param/ctc/cd/shc/0/cmc/4073644)
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Rozen Maiden Web Radio Bara no Kaori no Garden Party Bangai-Hen Suigintou no Koyoi mo Ennu~i Vol.3 CD
Release Date: December 5, 2007
Price: 2,800 yen (tax included) (http://www.animate-shop.jp/ws/commodity_param/ctc/cd/shc/0/cmc/4073643)
The scheduled release date for the Rozen Maiden: Träumend Original Drama CD ~Christmas-Hen~ in Japan has been moved back from Wednesday, November 21, 2007 to Friday, December 21, 2007.
Released Saturday, November 10, 2007 in Japan, the December 2007 issue of Animage magazine, published by Tokuma Shoten, reportedly indicates that the January 2008 issue of Animage, slated to go on sale Monday, December 10, 2007 in Japan, will include as an extra gift an Animage original edition of "Gin-sama Chronicle 'Suigintou no Koyoi mo Ennu~i'" Internet radio CD. (http://p2.chbox.jp/read.php?url=http://news22.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/moeplus/1195137954/)
The "Suigintou mo Koyoi mo Ennu~i" ("Suigintou's 'It's Ennui Again, Tonight'") Internet radio show, hosted by none other than the silver haired, black winged doll of darkness herself, Suigintou aka Gin-sama aka Tanaka Rie, has proven itself to be a popular program - popular enough, at least, to have a third CD scheduled to go on sale in Japan.
With PEACH-PIT (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1247026&postcount=6) finally receiving Rozen Maiden fan mail from Comic BIRZ and publisher Gentousha after all these years, the new Rozen Maiden ~träumend~ drama and Suigintou radio CDs going on sale in December 2007, and anime oriented Animage pushing its own CD version of the Suigintou Web radio show, a number of Japanese fans think that the Rozen Maiden manga may start up again (somewhere), and that the much more popular Rozen Maiden anime will get a third season.
Only time will tell.
Yes, as was mentioned before, a different boy's light novel from the MF Bunko J (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/mf-bunko-j) label will be getting animated.
And here is the light novel that will get animated:
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かのこん
Kanokon
A light novel series that's published under the shounen(boy's) light novel label MF Bunko J (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/mf-bunko-j).
For now there are 7 volumes released of this light novel seires, and volume 8 will be released on 22/11/2007.
Covers:
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1977/31593714yt6.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1692/31636766mx2.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6629/31684470ob6.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9324/31725639wf8.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4729/31792004uh3.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9844/31819842gb6.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6636/31890532qa0.jpg
Author: Katsumi Nishino
Illustrator: Koin
A manga adaptation of this boy's light novel is serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Comic Alive (http://comipedia.com/magazine/comic-alive).
For now there are 2 manga volumes.
Covers:
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1882/07178002ax7.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8688/07189020lt0.jpg
Genre: Shounen, Romance, Comedy
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071118)
The anime adaptation is mentioned on obi strip on the latest Kanokon light novel volume (volume 8):
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/book/5138355/
Wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanokon
Other boy's light novels from the boy's (shounen) light novel label MF Bunko J that got animated:
Kage Kara Mamoru
Kamisama Kazoku
Zero no Tsukaima
The second season of Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 will start broadcast in October 2008.
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071118)
According to MoonPhase's anime list, a second season of Hidamari Sketch anime will start broadcast in 2008.
The anime will be titled:
ひだまりスケッチ×365
Hidamari Sketch x 365
The official site for the Kanokon anime:
http://www.kanokon.com/
Other than the address of the site, nothing is on the site right now. The site hasn't been officially opened yet.
Kyou Kara Maoh! has been decided for a third anime adaptation.
The anime will start broadcast in April 2008, and scheduled for 39 episodes.
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071120)
Previous anime adaptations:
First anime adaptation (http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=1677)
OVA series (http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5457)
More info about Toshokan Sensou anime:
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Broadcast: April 2008
Original Work: Arikawa Hiro
Director: Hamana Takayuki
Series Composition: Konuta Takeshi
Original Character Concept: Adabana Sukumo
Character Design: Nakamura Satoru
Color Design: Katayama Yumiko
Art Director: Ikeda Shigemi
Animation Production: Production I.G
Official site: http://www.toshokan-sensou.com/
The official site opens on 25/11/2007.
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071121)
The official site for the Kanokon anime has opened, and the staff info has been announced:
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Broadcast: 2008
Official Site: http://www.kanokon.com/
Original Work: Nishino Katsumi
Illustration & Original Character Concept: Koin
Director: Ootsuki Atsushi
Series Composition: Suzuki Masashi
Character Design: Takami Akio
Animation Production: XEBEX
Production: Kanokon Production Committee
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071122)
And another boy's (shounen) light novel series is getting animated, the boy's light novel series Kyouran Kazoku Nikki by Akira (author) and x6suke (illustrator) will be getting animated:
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狂乱家族日記
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki
Broadcast: 2008
A light novel series that's published under the shounen light novel label Famitsu Bunko (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/famitsu-bunko).
For now there are 9 volumes released of this light novel series, and the 10th light novel will be released on 30/11/2007.
Covers:
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/6595/0004781198595002dj8.jpg http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/2117/0004781198607002ck1.jpg http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/3748/0004781198620002vf4.jpg http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/4979/4781198657002me5.jpg http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8513/4781198693002lq2.jpg http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/4683/4781198702002yn2.jpg http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/3302/4781198741002tz2.jpg http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1570/4781198789002df1.jpg http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/3345/4781198830002hb2.jpg
Author: Akira
Illustrator: x6suke
Genre: Shounen, Fantasy, Comedy
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071122)
Other boy's light novels from the shounen(boy's) light novel label Famitsu Bunko (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/famitsu-bunko) that got animated:
PetoPeto-san (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petopeto-san)
Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinaga-san_Chi_no_Gargoyle)
The anime adaptation of Allison light novel series and its follow up Lilia and Trais light novel series will be titled Allison to Lilia (Allison & Lilia). Mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1262752&postcount=6) by Toua.
The official site for the Allison & Lilia anime has opened:
http://allison-web.net/
Broadcast: April 2008
FireChick
2007-11-23, 18:48
ATTENTION! ATTENTION ALL VAMPIRE KNIGHT FANS!!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-23/vampire-knight-shojo-manga-to-be-animated-for-tv
Apparently Vampire Knight is being animated! Seriously! Viz just got their hands on the manga and are currently releasing it. I hope anyone doesn't mind me posting this here. If not, I'm sorry.
FireChick: It's fine...but it's old news that has been mentioned here before :)
testorschoice
2007-11-24, 02:47
FireChick: It's fine...but it's old news that has been mentioned here before :)
I think you're mistaking this manga for something completely different. The only mentions of Vampire Knight in this thread is someone's wishlist (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=1130312#post1130312) and an earlier unbacked rumour (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=1036117#post1036117).
It's awesome new news!
EDIT: I just noticed that both of those earlier mentions were by the same poster. ;) Even jcdranzer, who was the one who first heard a rumour, wasn't sure about it a coupla months later. I'm glad we've got proof now!
relentlessflame
2007-11-24, 03:31
A Drama CD announcement: Hook's 18+ eroge HoneyComing is getting a Drama CD called "HoneyComing ~one more chime!~" (Amazon listing (http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000XZT6XY/)). Normally this wouldn't be particularly noteworthy or unusual, but what seems interesting to me is that it's being published by Geneon Entertainment JP. Could an anime adaptation be forthcoming in 2008? (Hook's HoneyComing Website (http://www.hook-net.jp/honeycoming/) (NSFW))
FireChick
2007-11-24, 06:26
Oh. Sorry. Me is stupid. >_<
testorschoice
2007-11-24, 06:59
Oh. Sorry. Me is stupid. >_<
Oh, no, don't worry, you're fine--this is new news. :)
The shounen manga Kemeko Deluxe! by Iwasaki Masakazu will be getting animated.
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ケメコデラックス！
Kemeko Deluxe!
Official site:
http://kemeko.jp/
Based on a manga thats serialized in the shounen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! (http://comipedia.com/magazine/dengeki-comic-gao)
For now there are 3 volumes released of this manga.
Covers:
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/8139/07167208dq3.jpg http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/8576/07177966yn0.jpg http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/4224/07190474mc2.jpg
Mangaka: Iwasaki Masakazu
Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Romance
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And as mentioned above the shoujo manga Vampire Knight will be getting animated.
More details about the manga is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Knight
The boy's light novel series Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu by Igarashi Yuusaku (author) and Shaa (illustrator) will be getting animated next year.
Director: Nawa Munenori
Series Composition: Tamai Tsuyoshi
Character Design: Ishino Satoshi
Animation Production: Studio Barcelona
Music Production: GENEON ENTERTAINMENT
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乃木坂春香の秘密
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
Broadcast: 2008
少年向けライトノベル
Shounen light novel.
Published under the shounen light novel label Dengeki Bunko (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/dengeki-bunko).
For now there are 6 volumes released of this light novel.
Covers:
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/5077/vol1ax1.jpg http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5130/vol2hx2.jpg http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/986/vol3bx2.jpg http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7640/vol4tw0.jpg http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/9762/vol5nr7.jpg http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3218/31889849qy8.jpg
Author: Igarashi Yuusaku
Illustrator: Shaa
A manga adaptation is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Dengeki Moeoh (http://comipedia.com/magazine/dengeki-moeoh).
For now there's 1 volume released of this manga.
Covers:
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/5429/07191917if9.jpg
Manga drawn by: Miyama Yasuhiro
Genre: Shounen
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071125)
The seinen manga SHINA DARK by Nakayama Bunjuurou (story) and Higa Yukari (art) will be getting animated.
Supervisor & General Director: Shinbou Akiyuki
Animation Production: SHAFT
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シャイナダルク
SHINA DARK
The manga was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Dengeki Teioh (http://comipedia.com/magazine/dengeki-teioh), and continued serialization from the April 2007 issue of the seinen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh (http://comipedia.com/magazine/dengeki-daioh).
Covers of available volumes:
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1032/07182438jm6.jpg http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/5348/07188319kl5.jpg
Story: Nakayama Bunjuurou
Art: Higa Yukari
Genre: Seinen
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071125)
Edit:
Updated info according to MoonPhase.
The staff info for the newly announced Kemeko Deluxe! (ケメコデラックス！) anime has been announced:
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Director: Mizushima Tsutomu
Series Composition: Narita Yoshimi
Character Design: Sugimoto Isao
Animation Production: HAL FILM MAKER
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A promotional video can be watched here:
http://www.dengekionline.com/data/news/2007/11/25/e7ebe07c421ba04bb669d4c944131c59.html
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071125)
For some info about the boy's light novel series Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu:
http://blog.yam.com/konoka/article/11912552
The official site for the Kemeko Deluxe! anime has opened:
http://kemeko.jp/
For now there's only a trailer on the site.
Links in this post are not safe for work.
The eroge Harukoi Otome ~Otome no En de Gokigenyou~ (春恋＊乙女～乙女の園でごきげんよう。～) by BaseSon (http://www.tactics.ne.jp/~baseson/) will be getting an OVA adaptation.
BaseSon's page for the game:
http://www.tactics.ne.jp/~baseson/harukoi/
Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=160721
Harukoi Otome game commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=626Q1aSWUks
Yeah, my bad, I could have sworn I'd heard this ages ago. I suppose I might have confused it with Rosario to Vampire, except that I'm a fan of Vampire Knight so I doubt I'd have done that...so I'm really not sure why I got mixed up. Maybe I'm just clairvoyant. ;)
Leo_Otaku
2007-11-28, 00:13
Yes! Pretty Cure GOGOGO! / Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GOGOGO! (Tentative) (http://chatchak.ocnk.net/product/572?)
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/7710/1194223205395ok7.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1194223205395ok7.jpg)
oh god >.< seriously I just want ojamajo doremi back enough with pretty cure >.> Or maybe a new project...just toomuch pretty cure >.<
The 5th Pretty Cure series will be titled:
Yes！プリキュア5 GOGO！
Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GOGO!
Broadcast: Spring 2008
Source:
http://asahi.co.jp/precure/gogo/
Siegel Clyne
2007-11-28, 23:35
Yumemiru, Anime "on-chan" (http://www.htb.co.jp/onanime/index.html) Animated Television Series
Broadcast Starting Date: Friday, January 18, 2008
Airs Every Friday, 7:54am-8:00am
Broadcaster: HTB (Hokkaido TV)
Cast & Staff
Cast
on-chan: Tanaka Rie
ok-chan: Konno Hiromi
no-chan: Hirai Keiji
tenko-chan/guchi: Kaneda Tomoko
Staff
Director: Katou Taka
Script/Teleplay/Scenario: Kitaki Rima, Higuchi Tatsuto
Theme Song: "Yumemiru, Chikara" by OILMAN
Music: Sorai Atsufumi (JOEDOWN)
Music Cooperation: yumechika records
Animation Production: Egg
Production: HTB (Hokkaido TV)
Hokkaido TV (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Hokkaido+TV) is a network affiliate of tv asahi (http://company.tv-asahi.co.jp/e/contents/network/index.html).
On-chan (http://www.tokyoanime.jp/tafweb/taf2004/eng/event/theater/onchang.asp) is the popular mascot character of HTB (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=HTB+Hokkaido) (Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.), adored not only in Hokkaido, but throughout Japan.
HTB produced Yumemiru, Anime "on-chan"'s predecessor, On-chan, (http://www.tokyoanime.jp/tafweb/taf2004/eng/whnew/taf_award/on.asp) Yume Power Daibouken! (On-chan, Dream Power Adventure!) (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,1248,nckiwd,on_chan__yume_p.html). In this earlier, original animation version, Japanese mainstream celebrity Shinohara Tomoe (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Shinohara+Tomoe) voiced the lead role, on-chan, while Araki Kae, perhaps best known as Yuuki Miaka in Fushigi Yuugi.
Tanaka Rie voices cute, cuddly (and yellow) creatures like our little hero on-chan in Yumemiru, Anime "on-chan" and Hibari's little featherball Hibird in Katekyo Hitman REBORN!
And Tanaka Rie voices tough, badass heroines like Kuki Ageha (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1265779&postcount=30) in Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de (aka Kimiaru) and evil, sadistic villains like Yamanobe Sayara (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1229609&postcount=2005) in Mnemosyne - Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi -.
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Sguy & The Family Stone Movie Announced
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Japanese satellite TV network Animax has announced (http://www.animax.co.jp/news/index07-11.php#20071126_2) that the Sugai-kun to Kazoku Ishi (http://www.kaeruotoko.com/sguy_top.html) ("Sguy and the Family Stone") anime movie will open in Toho owned theaters throughout Japan on February 16, 2008. The Flash animation parody movie is a spin-off from the Frogman Show anime sketch comedy television series.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
Shigofumi Trailer Online
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The official homepage for the upcoming Shigofumi (http://www.shigofumi.com/) anime television series now hosts a 2:30 long streaming trailer (http://www.shigofumi.com/asx/640480_95c.asx). The series is scheduled to premier in January.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
As mentioned in this thread (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=58828) by Toua, the RPG Tears to Tiara will be getting animated.
Tears to Tiara wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_to_Tiara
Also Utawarerumono (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utawarerumono) will be getting a 3 episodes OVA adaptation. The animation production will be handled by the staff that was in charge of the opening animation of Utawarerumono PS2 version.
And another anime has been announced:
Title:
もえがく★5
Moegaku★5
Official anime site:
http://tv.moegaku.jp/
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
Moegaku 5 Anime Announced
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An official website has opened to announce that a magical girl/bishonen parody anime television series titled "Moegaku 5 (http://tv.moegaku.jp/)" will debut on the BS Fuji network on January 14th.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
The anime adaptation of the shoujo manga Special A will start broadcast sometime in Spring 2008.
The official site for the anime has opened:
http://special-a.jp/
Links in this post contain adult material.
The adult men's manga Arai Men to YuYu (あらいめんとゆーゆー) by Matsumoto Drill Kenkyuujo will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.
The manga was serialized in the adult men's manga magazine Comic MegaStore (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-megastore).
Cover of manga: (NSFW)
http://www.corebooks.jp/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=20132
The first OVA episode will be released on 29/2/2008.
Getchu's page for the first episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=491505
The shounen manga Soul Eater by Ookubo Atsushi will be getting a TV anime adaptation.
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ソウルイーター
SOUL EATER
The manga is seriaized in the shounen manga magazine Shounen GanGan (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/shounen-gangan).
For now there are 10 volumes released of the manga.
Covers of available volumes can be seen here (http://www.bk1.jp/webap/user/SchBibList.do;jsessionid=B1UK2MC7PVQG42038G4B59AHR PV5G4OCAJLP0TA914SNJCGEJJ2LKLASL4B02000C0000000.we bap008_001?keyword=%E3%82%BD%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3% 82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC&genreCd=&initFlag=1&x=46&y=5).
Mangaka: Ookubo Atsushi
Genre: Shounen, Fantasy
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071205)
Wiki entry for Soul Eater:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Eater_(manga)
Trailers
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
KimiNozo Next Season Trailer Online
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The official website for the Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~ (http://www.kiminozo.jp/) OVA series is now online. The site features a streaming trailer (http://www.kiminozo.jp/pv/pv.html) for the OVA, which is scheduled to go on sale in Japan on the 21st. Kimi ga Nozomu Eien has been released in America under the title "Rumbling Hearts."
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
Second True TearsTrailer Released
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The official homepage for the upcoming True Tears (http://www.truetears.jp/) anime television series now hosts a 107 second long "volume 2" trailer (http://www.truetears.jp/special/). The anime series is scheduled to premier next month.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
The official site for the Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu anime:
http://nogizaka-haruka.com/
The site hasn't officially opened yet.
A streaming promotional video for the Allison to Lilia (Allison & Lilia) anime can be watched here (http://www.animate.tv/pv/detail.php?id=p071206a&page=0&m=p&c=&sea=&tid=&rid=).
Direct link to the promotional video (http://www.animate.tv/asx/p07120009_5c8s3g_nb.asx) for narrowband connections.
Direct link to the promotional video (http://www.animate.tv/asx/p07120009_5c8s3g_bb.asx) for broadband connections.
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
Ponyo on a Cliff Website Opened
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Although it presently has little to offer, the official Japanese homepage for director Hayao Miyazaki's next anime film, Gake no Ue no Ponyo (http://www.ghibli.jp/ponyo/) (Ponyo on a Cliff), is now online. The film is scheduled for Japanese release next summer.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-05/website-launched-for-studio-ghibli's-next-film-ponyo)
Sixth Angelique Anime Series Announced?
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According to unconfirmed rumor, Pash! magazine January issue will contain an announcement of "Neo Angelique Abyss," the third Angelique anime television series, and sixth overall Angelique anime series.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-05/neo-angelique-abyss-tv-anime-announced-for-next-april)
The official anime adaptation of the seinen manga Noramimi will start broadcast in January 2008.
And the official site for the anime has opened:
http://noramimi-anime.jp/
The anime adaptation of the shounen manga Kamen no Maid Guy will start broadcast in April 2008.
Staff info:
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Director: Masayuki Sakoi
Series Composition: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Koume Aoi
Design Works & Chief Animation Director: Midori Ootsuka (???)
Art Director: Yuka Okamoto
Photography Director: Shinya Matsui
Color Design: Shuuji Uemura
Editor: Kashiko Kimura
Sound Director: Hajime Takakuwa
Music: Kaoru Ookubo
Sound Production: Jinnan Studio
Animation Production: MADHOUSE
Animation Production Assistance: IMAGIN
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071207)
More trailers:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
New Kite Liberator Trailers Released
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The official Kite Liberator homepage has updated (http://www.kite-liberator.com/streaming/streaming.html) with a new 3:11 "highlights" trailer available in streaming 500kb (http://www.kite-liberator.com/asx/kite_tr_500k.asx) and 1mb (http://www.kite-liberator.com/asx/kite_tr_1m.asx) bandwidths.
American licensor Media Blasters has released a different, English subtitled 1:43 trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwJREoggDO0) onto Youtube.
Please note that both trailers contain graphic violence.
Persona Anime Trailer Released
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The official homepage for the upcoming Persona -Trinity Soul- (http://www.persona-ts.net/) anime television series now hosts a streaming trailer (http://www.persona-ts.net/special/index.html). The series is scheduled to premier on January 5th.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
New Tokyo Marble Chocolate Trailers Released
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The Tokyo Marble Chocolate (http://www.tokyomarble.com/) homepage now hosts new "version 2" trailers for the upcoming anime OVA. The OVA is scheduled for Japanese DVD release on the 19th.
"Mata Aimasho" (performed by Seamo) version 2 trailer (http://www.tokyomarble.com/movie/index.html)
"Zenryoku Shonen" (performed by Sukima Switch) version 2 trailer (http://www.tokyomarble.com/movie/index2.html)
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
An official site for the Porfy no Nagai Tabi anime has opened: (the anime was mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1243054&postcount=2019))
http://www.nippon-animation.co.jp/porfy/
Haohmaru
2007-12-07, 22:38
Batman anime (6 short OVA's). No exact date yet. Expected sometime before the 2nd movie (July 18)
Animation production by: Production IG, Studio 4 & Madhouse.
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6673/animebatow3.jpg
Shinji103
2007-12-08, 00:22
Batman anime (6 short OVA's). No exact date yet. Expected sometime before the 2nd movie (July 18)
Animation production by: Production IG, Studio 4 & Madhouse.
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6673/animebatow3.jpgUm.....Hai?
Why'd they decide to do a Batman Japanese anime after all these years?
Meanwhile here I am, still waiting for them to realize it would be a good idea to make a Batman and Superman movie....
Why'd they decide to do a Batman Japanese anime after all these years?
Well, there's the recent growth of anime/manga culture in the US. I guess an important factor is that Japanese studios are directly pushing for American co-productions since that stuff actually makes money (i.e. Gonzo recently announced plans to concentrate primarily on two types of shows: highly otaku-centric stuff and hip American-style titles). While anime DVD sales are generally struggling in both Japan and the US, shows like Afro Samurai and Witchblade have done relatively well.
Haohmaru
2007-12-09, 00:53
Um.....Hai?
Why'd they decide to do a Batman Japanese anime after all these years?
Meanwhile here I am, still waiting for them to realize it would be a good idea to make a Batman and Superman movie....
Did you read the article? It's a promotional DVD for the 2nd movie. Besides why wouldn't they make this. They have worked with American producers before on Batman series. Japanese studio's also did animatrix.
Animenewsnetwork article http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-08/japanese-anime-studios-confirmed-for-batman-video
Shinji103
2007-12-09, 02:50
Did you read the article? It's a promotional DVD for the 2nd movie. Besides why wouldn't they make this. They have worked with American producers before on Batman series. Japanese studio's also did animatrix.
Animenewsnetwork article http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-08/japanese-anime-studios-confirmed-for-batman-videoWell no actually, I didn't read the article, lol.
As for why I wondered why they were doing this after al this time, I asked that because Batman is decades old. If they were going to make a full-blown Batman Japanese anime (not just an animated series with Japanese participation), why didn't they make one before? (remember that I asked this question before I found out that it's supposed to promote an upcoming movie :p )
The official site for the Soul Eater anime:
http://www.souleater.tv/
Broadcast: April 2008
And the staff for the Soul Eater anime:
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Original Work: Ookubo Atsushi
Director: Igarashi Takuya
Series Composition: Yamatoya Akatsuki
Character Design: Itou Yoshiyuki
Concept Design: Aramaki Shinji
Main Prop Design: Hoshino Takeshi
Art Director: Nakamura Norifumi
Animation Production: BONES
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Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
Haohmaru
2007-12-09, 11:44
OMG BONES!!!!!!!! Finally a new project by them. Awesome news.
Was interested in Soul Eater because Andrew C made a thread about it on AOD (I like his taste), Bones doing the animation makes me happy and than I checked out the first 2 manga volumes and it's nice stuff. Looking forward to it.
The following sites have officially opened:
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu official site:
http://www.nogizaka-haruka.com/
Toshokan Sensou official site:
http://www.toshokan-sensou.com/
HurricaneHige
2007-12-10, 12:45
WOW Bones got Soul Eater! thats almost as good as KyoAni picking it up, my prayers are finally answered (Rosario + Vampire + Soul Eater) Its gonna be an awesome 2008 @_@
Links in this post contain adult content.
The eroge Ikusa-Otome Suvia (戦乙女スヴィア) by Black Lilith (http://www.lilith-soft.com/) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.
The first OVA episode will be released on 28/12/2007.
Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=490525
Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=346525
Black Lilith's page for the game:
http://www.lilith-soft.com/black/product32.html
More official sites openings:
Neo Angelique Abyss official site:
http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/neoromance/tv/neo/
Macross F official site:
http://www.mbs.jp/macross-f/
The official site for the Soul Eater anime now has some content:
http://www.souleater.tv/
And here's the official site for the Macross F (Macross Frontier) anime:
http://www.macrossf.com/
And a Mnemosyne -Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi- trailer:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
Mnemosyne Trailer Released
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The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming "hard boiled SF action" anime series Mnemosyne (http://www.rin-asougi.com/) now hosts a streaming trailer (http://www.vap.co.jp/rin/movie/rin_prv01.asx). The 3:20 trailer contains imagery which may be suitable for mature viewers only. The first episode of the series is scheduled to air on the AT-X satellite TV network in February.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
The shounen manga Kurogane no Linebarrel by Shimizu Eiichi and Shimoguchi Tomohiro will be getting animated.
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鉄のラインバレル
Kurogane no Linebarrel
The manga is serialized in the shounen manga magazine Champion RED (http://comipedia.com/magazine/champion-red).
For now there are 7 volumes (and a volume 0) released, and volume 8 will be released on December 20, 2007.
Covers of currently available volumes can be seen here (http://www.akitashoten.co.jp/CGI/search/books_list.cgi?key=sakuhin&isbn=231616&sakuno=1&bunrui=011).
Genre: Shounen, Sci-fi, Mecha
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071212)
Edit:
Some info in english:
http://takk-otakujournal.blogspot.com/2007/01/kurogane-no-linebarrel.html
A promotional video for the Hidamari Sketch x 365 anime is available here:
http://anime.webnt.jp/nt-news/20071210_hidamari/
And another anime:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Winter Sonata Anime Planned
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Korean media company Key East has reached an agreement with Japanese entertainment company Total Promotion to develop an anime adaptation of the internationally successful 2002 Korean romance TV drama Winter Sonata.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-12/animation-planned-for-hit-korean-drama-winter-sonata)
The popular novel Chocolate Underground by Alex Shearer will be getting animated.
The novel will also get a shoujo manga adaptation in the shoujo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret (http://comipedia.com/magazine/bessatsu-margaret-betsuma), the manga will be drawn by Aiji Yamakawa.
Source of news:
http://betsuma.shueisha.co.jp/content/betsuma_next.html#furoku
Edit:
Cover of the japanese version of the novel is here:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4763004204/
Hmm... can't find the english novel in Amazon >.> where is it?
Isn't it called "Bootleg" in America?
http://www.amazon.com/Bootleg-Alex-Shearer/dp/033041562X
The BBC made a live action miniseries of Bootleg a couple of years ago.
Isn't it called "Bootleg" in America?
http://www.amazon.com/Bootleg-Alex-Shearer/dp/033041562X
Yeah, you are right :) the novel title is "Bootleg".
The novel is titled "Chocolate Underground" in Japan.
The official site for the Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel anime has opened:
http://www.twin-angel.com/
A Major anime movie will be released to theatres in 2009.
Original Work: Mitsuda Takuya
Script: Tsuchiya Michihiro
News source:
http://www.toho.co.jp/lineup/major/
Major wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_(manga)
I'm pretty sure this has not been mentioned yet. But Yoshiki Tanaka's mystery novel series, Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo (The Strange Case Files of Ryōko Yakushiji), have been announced to have an anime adaptation next year. Narumi Kakinouchi (creator/artist of Vampire Princess Miyu) has so far drawn the manga version of it.
News Source: ANN (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-13/galactic-heroes-author-does-yakushiji-mystery-tv-anime)
Yeah, thanks Sakuya, it hasn't been mentioned here yet.
I'll add the covers of the novel (light novel) series and the seinen manga adaptation of it.
The novel (light novel) series Yakushiji Ryoko no Kaiki Jikenbo by Tanaka Yoshiki (author) and Kakinouchi Narumi (illustrator) will be getting animated.
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薬師寺涼子の怪奇事件簿
Yakushiji Ryoko no Kaiki Jikenbo
Broadcast: 2008
Starchild's official site for the anime:
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/yakushijiryouko/
There are currently 8 volumes released of this novel (light novel) series:
Covers of the available novels:
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/7093/30460004rv3.jpg http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/3237/30495366cm5.jpg http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/572/30638855kg6.jpg http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4118/30921590rv0.jpg http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1299/31203451ac9.jpg http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/3662/31488991uf4.jpg http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/3804/31761832mz1.jpg http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1456/31994902ch6.jpg
Author: Tanaka Yoshiki
Illustrator: Kakinouchi Narumi
Five of the above volumes were released in bunko format.
A seinen manga adaptation drawn by Kakinouchi Narumi (the illustrator of the novel series) is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Magazine Z (http://comipedia.com/magazine/magazine-z).
For now there are 8 volumes released of the manga, and volume 9 will be released on 23/1/2008.
Covers:
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/9751/07134732dw4.jpg http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5193/07142647pm5.jpg http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/2278/07148694ak2.jpg http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/4787/07156970cs2.jpg http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/4158/07164941ie2.jpg http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/318/07171661ko7.jpg http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/4066/07179231fv6.jpg http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5410/07188308gp7.jpg
Seinen manga.
Drawn by: Kakinouchi Narumi
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Source of news about the anime adaptation:
http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_detail?isbn=9784396208400&jcode=
The staff for the Kurogane no Linebarrel anime are posted in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1299337&postcount=2) by Toua.
The shounen manga To Love-Ru by Saki Hasemi (story) and Yabuki Kentaro (art) will be getting animated.
Official anime site: (not working yet)
Http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/to-love-ru/
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Ｔｏ ＬＯＶＥる─とらぶる─
To Love-Ru
The manga is serialized in the shounen manga magazine Weekly Shounen Jump (http://comipedia.com/magazine/shounen-jump).
For now there are 6 volumes released of the manga, and volume 7 will be released on January 4, 2008.
Covers:
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1829/07174942ka0.jpg http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1355/07178597as9.jpg http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4940/07181422xx2.jpg http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2493/07185297dv3.jpg http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8012/07188276vf0.jpg http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2327/07191398gk2.jpg
Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Romance
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071215)
Wiki entry for the manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Love-Ru
The shounen manga Nabari no Ou by Kamatani Yuki will be getting animated.
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隠の王
Nabari no Ou
The manga is serialized in the shounen manga magazine GFantasy (http://comipedia.com/magazine/gangan-fantasy-gfantasy).
For now there are 7 volumes released of the manga.
Covers:
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1849/07139873ql5.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9123/07147158iy9.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5340/07155802fk5.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/3739/07163953mq7.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2189/07172914wp8.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1674/07182148ff5.jpg http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/6782/07191808fl3.jpg
Info about the manga from Da Gurlz Translationz:
Rokujou Miharu was a seemly reluctant junior high student living in his own world. However, within him, lurked the ultimate power of Nabari*, “Omnipotent”. To possess such supreme weapon, the Wolf Pack of Iga* swore to bring Miharu back to Iga village. On the other hand, Miharu’s English teacher, Kumohira sensei*, and classmate, Kouichi, were the Banten* ninjas whose mission was to protect Miharu. A war waged over the ownership of “Omnipotent” thus started. To survive, Miharu must enter the hidden world Nabari, to become the king.
Genre: Shounen, Fantasy
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Source of news:
http://www.animate-shop.jp/ws/commodity_param/ctc/book/shc/0/cmc/4077670
The anime adaptation is mentioned on the cover of the latest issue of the shounen manga magazine GFantasy (http://comipedia.com/magazine/gangan-fantasy-gfantasy).
Sega's trading card game Kodai Ouja Kyouryuu King will be getting a second anime season.
Title of anime:
古代王者 恐竜キング Dキッズ・アドベンチャー 翼竜伝説
Kodai Ouja Kyouryuu King D Kids Adventure Yokuryuu Densetsu
Broadcast: February 3, 2008
Source of news:
http://www.nagoyatv.com/kyoryu/second.html
Wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_King
The official site for the Kurogane no Linebarrel anime:
http://www.linebarrels.jp/
The site is not opened yet.
A third anime season of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni has been decided.
News source:
http://blog.animate.tv/higurashi/index.php?itemid=4175
The shounen manga Nabari no Ou by Kamatani Yuki will be getting animated.
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隠の王
Nabari no Ou
The official site: http://www.nabari.tv/
It mentions that a PV will be displayed at FuyuComi 73 (RONDOROBE industry booth).
EDIT: Also, Zero no Tsukaima season 3 has been confirmed, according to MF Bunko J via MOON PHASE (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071218).
EDIT: Also, Zero no Tsukaima season 3 has been confirmed, according to MF Bunko J via MOON PHASE.
That's great :) I'm looking eagerly for any source to confirm this :)
The previously mentioned site for the Kurogane no Linebarrel anime has now opened:
http://www.linebarrels.jp/
The anime adaptation of the Kurogane no Linebarrel manga is mentioned on the latest issue (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071218) of the shounen manga magazine Champion RED.
The official site for the ToHeart2ad OVA has opened:
http://www.aquaplus.co.jp/th2v/
Here's the source of the news about Zero no Tsukaima third anime season:
http://newsplus.jp/~gedo/bbs/moepic/img/1141273570/101.jpg
According to MoonPhase's anime list a TV anime titled 忘念のザムド (Bounen no Zamudo ???) will be animated by the animation studio BONES.
No further details, until a confirmation gets released consider this a rumor :P
duckroll
2007-12-19, 03:07
Zamudo is totally real, and it'll be totally awesome. :)
Zamudo is totally real, and it'll be totally awesome. :)So can I assume that you're some sort of industry insider? :D Because info on this title is practically nonexistent.
Links in this post contain adult content.
The eroge Ai no Katachi ~Ecchi na Onna no ko wa Kirai... Desuka?~ (愛のカタチ ～エッチな女のコは嫌い…ですか?～) by SILKY'S (http://www.silkys.jp/) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.
The first OVA episode will be released on February 25, 2008.
Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=496765
Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=256625
SILKY'S page for the game:
http://www.silkys.jp/html/game/aino2/aino2_top.html
To Love-Ru's anime staff according to MoonPhase's anime list:
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Manga:
Original Work: Hasemi Saki
Drawing: Yabuki Kentarou
Anime staff:
Director: Kato Takao ???
Series Composition: Yamatoya Akatsuki
Character Design: Oka Yuuichi
Animation Production: XEBEC
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Broadcast: Spring 2008
A trailer:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
H2O Trailer Released
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Japanese anime magazine Newtype now hosts a streaming trailer (http://anime.webnt.jp/nt-news/20071219_h2o/) for the upcoming anime television series H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~ (http://anime.webnt.jp/h2o/). The series is scheduled to premier on January 3, 2008.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
The Shounen(boy's) light novel series Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu by Kagami Takaya (author) and Toyota Saori (illustrator) is planned for an anime adaptation.
The announcement will appear in the March 2008 issue of the young men's light novel magazine Dragon Magazine (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/dragon-magazine).
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伝説の勇者の伝説
Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu
少年向けライトノベル
Shounen light novel (light novel series for boys).
Official site of the light novel series:
http://www.den-yu-den.jp/
The boy's light novel series Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu is published under the shounen(boy's) light novel label Fujimi Fantasia Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/fujimi-fantasia-bunko), and was also serialized in the young men's light novel magazine Dragon Magazine (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/dragon-magazine).
There are currently 24 volumes released of this light novel series.
Links to the available covers:
Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu light novels:
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200112000175
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200204000258
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200302000596
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200307000265
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200401000241
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200404000208
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200405000099
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200503000275
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200507000082
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200601000104
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200607000058
Dai Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu light novels:
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200701000061
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200707000115
Toriaezu Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu short story light novels:
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200210000129
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200303000175
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200310000031
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200404000025
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200408000013
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200505000025
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200512000163
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200605000144
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200610000093
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200612000081
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_detail.php?pcd=200703000555
Author: Kagami Takaya
Illustrator: Toyota Saori
Genre: Shounen, Fantasy
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071220)
Junjou Romantica staff & cast:
http://www4.slikomat.com/07/1220/w18-junjos.jpg
Source (http://suzukisan.info/)
Another boy's light novel series will be getting animated :) and this time light novels that come from the same label that gave us the boy's light novels Petopeto-san and Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle, which got animated.
The boy's light novel series Magician's Academy by Sakaki Ichirou (author) and BLADE (illustrator) will be getting animated.
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まじしゃんず・あかでみい
Magician's Academy
少年向けライトノベル.
Shounen light novel (light novel series for boys).
Official anime site:
http://www.macademi.tv/
The shounen(boy's) light novel series Magician's Academy is published under the shounen light novel label Famitsu Bunko (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/famitsu-bunko).
The light novel series is finished with 9 light novel volumes and 5 short story light novels.
Covers:
Magician's Academy light novels:
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1224/4781198380002pe2.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3024/4781198387002pa2.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9550/0004781198436002ps7.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/889/0004781198458002bn8.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/4542/0004781198540002rt1.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1363/0004781198604002gj2.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1683/4781198678002ii9.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1323/4781198794002qe1.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/4563/4781198845002sv6.jpg
There's also a short story light novel series that's titled: Macademi Radical (まかでみ・らでぃかる).
Covers:
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9427/0004781198511002np5.jpg http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6895/0004781198573002ut6.jpg http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/4847/4781198633002mn2.jpg http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5813/4781198698002ls7.jpg http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8859/4781198750002jg7.jpg
A manga adaptation titled Magician's Academy was serialized in the shounen/seinen magazine Magi-Cu (http://comipedia.com/magazine/magical-cute-magi-cu) (which is now defunct).
Cover of manga:
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8178/4781192636002ez8.jpg
Shounen manga.
The light novel series also got adapted to a PS2 game (http://www.lightnovel.org/2007/06/07/the-magicians-academy-ps2-game-got-released).
Genre: Shounen, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071221)
Other boy's light novels from the shounen(boy's) light novel label Famitsu Bunko (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/famitsu-bunko) that got animated:
Petopeto-san
Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki (will be getting animated next year)
I have mentioned the boy's light novel labels before, but here they are on one page, light novel labels for males, and also light novel labels for females:
http://www.lightnovel.org/labels
The staff for the Vampire Knight anime:
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Director: Sayama Kiyoko
Series Composition: Okada Mari
Character Design: Nishida Asako
Animation Production: STUDIO DEEN
Production: NAS
Characters and their seiyuu:
Cross Yuki: Horie Yui
Kiryu Zero: Miyano Mamoru
Kuran Kaname: Kishio Daisuke
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071221)
The staff for the SHINA DARK anime:
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Supervision: Shinbou Akiyuki
Director: Konno Naoyuki, Tomooka Shinpei
Storyboards & Episode Director & Key Animation: Konno Naoyuki, Tomooka Shinpei
Music Producer: Lantis
Audio Director: Tsuruoka Youta
Producer: GENCO
Animation Production: SHAFT
Characters and their seiyuu:
Garet Fay Sowachu: Tomatsu Haruka
Christina Ray Holden: Naduka Kaori
Exoda C. Kurau: Ono Daisuke
Vincent Run Butler: Yasumoto Hiroki
Noël D Bûche: Kawasumi Ayako
Marple Matthew Malthus: Hanazawa Kana
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071221)
I'm not totally sure about the actual english names of the characters :P
Siegel Clyne
2007-12-22, 05:24
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4065/bigcomiccover2008110mq1.th.jpg (http://img340.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bigcomiccover2008110mq1.jpg)
According to the Monday, January 10, 2008 issue (http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4065/bigcomiccover2008110mq1.jpg) - which goes on sale in Japan on Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - of Big Comic (http://bigcomic.jp/top.html), a biweekly seinen manga magazine published by Shougakukan, the long-running adult men's manga series Golgo 13 by Saitou Takao will be made into a television animation series.
The Golgo 13 manga (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1519) has been serialized in Big Comic since 1969. It has been adapted into a live action movie and two animated movies before...
Thanks for the info :)
Wow there are currently 147 volumes released of the Golgo 13 manga :twitch:, some of their covers (135 volumes) can be seen on Saitou Takao's site here:
http://www.saito-pro.co.jp/golgo/
Here's the english wiki entry for the manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golgo_13
I don't think it's been mentioned here yet - if it has I'll delete this post, but FINALLY! I have something to look forward to next year!
http://www.kids-station.com/minisite/gag3/
Gag Manga Biyori 3!!!!!1111111 Airing next Spring, to boot!
You have no idea how happy I am over this. :D More lovely crackalicious nonsense.
Thanks for the info :)
Wow there are currently 147 volumes released of the Golgo 13 manga :twitch:, some of their covers (135 volumes) can be seen on Saitou Takao's site here:
http://www.saito-pro.co.jp/golgo/
Here's the english wiki entry for the manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golgo_13Its been on going for 40 years in 2008, that's really impressive.
Strike Witches will be getting a TV anime adaptation.
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071224)
Strike Witches is originally a one OVA episode directed by Kunihisa Sugishima and produced by Gonzo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_Witches
As mentioned in this thread (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=59882) by relentlessflame, a second season of Da Capo II has been announced.
StarChild's site for D.C.II S.S. (Da Capo II Second Season)
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/dc2ss/
TBS's site for To Love-Ru anime has opened:
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/to-love-ru/
And the official site for the To Love-Ru anime has opened:
http://www.j-toloveru.com/
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071225)
New anime announcement:
Telepathy Shoujo Ran
The original--Telepathy Shoujo Ran Jiken Notes by Asano Atsuko--is a series of children's books published under the AoiTori Bunko label. Not that surprising since the 26-episode anime is going to air on NHK Kyouiku TV. Anyway, the books have eventually spawned a shounen manga series in Shounen Sirius, and also a drama CD that was released (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=873582&highlight=telepathy#post873582) back in March. The anime is set to air in Spring 2008.
Telepathy Shoujo Ran is a story of personal growth and friendship. Isozaki Ran is an energetic junior highschool student possessing ESP, but she doesn't notice it until she meets Naha Midori. Strange events start happening after she learns of her new powers, so she decides to investigate them together with Midori and her childhood friend Ayase Roi.
Source (http://www.famitsu.com/anime/news/1212781_1558.html)
This thread is now over 2 years old. I would like to thank everyone that contributed to this thread over these two years :)
NHK's official site for the Telepathy Shoujo Ran anime has opened:
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/ran/
Siegel Clyne
2007-12-28, 04:38
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/5496/jigokushoujo3rdseriesdejs3.th.jpg (http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jigokushoujo3rdseriesdejs3.jpg)
The seinen manga Mugen no Juunin (in english its known as: Blade of the Immortal) by Hiroaki Samura is planned for an anime adaptation.
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無限の住人
Mugen no Juunin
Blade of the Immortal
The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Afternoon (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/afternoon).
There are currently 22 volumes released of the manga.
Covers can be seen here (http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_list.jsp?n=20&type=t&a=&t=&word=%96%B3%8C%C0%82%CC%8FZ%90l&search=%8C%9F%8D%F5).
Genre: Seinen, Action, Drama
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071228)
English wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_of_the_Immortal
The shoujo manga Himitsu -Top Secret- by Shimizu Reiko will be getting animated.
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秘密 ―トップ・シークレット―
Himitsu -Top Secret-
The manga is serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Melody (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/melody).
There are currently 3 volumes released of this manga, and volume 4 will be released on 29/1/2008.
Covers can be seen here (http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_search?sha=8&jan=c&pat=b2&text=%94%E9%96%A7).
From MangaUpdates:
Another work by Reiko Shimizu, or rather her newest. This series is a disturbing manga about solving murder cases by applying the newly developed method of viewing the memory of dead people's brains. And as in every manga done by this mangaka, weird supernatural forces are of course included.
The first chapter is actually a prologue and is concentrated on the first case where this method was used. Chapter 2 is when the two main characters are introduced, so hang on!
Genre: Shoujo, Horror, Mystery, Psychological
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Source:
http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/cgi-bin/mag/magazine.cgi?mode=magazine&magmode=mag09&day=next
An official site for the Monochrome Factor anime has opened:
http://www.monochro.tv/
Broadcast: April 2008
An official site for the Naisho no Tsubomi OVA series has opened:
http://www.naitsubo.com/
3 OVA episodes.
First OVA episode release date: 25/4/2008
Second OVA episode release date: 30/5/2008
Third OVA episode release date: 27/6/2008
A trailer:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Kurenai Trailer Released
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The official homepage for the upcoming anime television series "Kurenai (http://www.samidareso.com/)" now hosts a streaming Flash trailer. Click the button that's illustrated with a screenshot to access the trailer.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
Promotional videos that were shown on Comic Market 73 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comiket):
Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=SNmqZB9Lplk
To Love-Ru
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=jE98BGosLHw
GUNSLINGERGIRL IL TEATRINO
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=puT55b0Gkpg
Kamen no Maid Guy
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=kX7wTU-bXS8
SHINA DARK
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=iio8wC2dTSY
Nabari no Ou
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=kC6Wb4ijMgw
Ookami to Koushinryou
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=CySeQgpfxEw
Hidamari Sketch x 365
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=v7ylJRLnJTs
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=kgyzyRJY-lA
PERSONA -trinity soul-
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-vUZ6ldDL0
Hoshi no Umi no Amuri (Amuri in Star Ocean)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=3yniDqBzTVw
Kanokon
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=hvxJEL-e1DI
ARIA The ORIGINATION
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=cDY378b1gMM
Toshokan Sensou (Library War)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLEC-C3-dw
Mai Otome S.ifr
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=CVXrHeEkw4A
ToHeart 2 ad
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=4j5mjUd_91U
Hatenkou Yuugi
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=EYIahDYrFmc
Special A
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=-rtIFNOkBpU
Yotsunoha
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=TBSSYOAZtc8
The seinen manga Nijuu Mensou no Musume Utsushiyo no Yoru (二十面相の娘 うつしよの夜) by Ohara Shinji will be getting a TV anime adaptation.
Broadcast is scheduled to start in April 2008.
The manga started serialization (http://comipress.com/news/2007/10/08/2770) in the seinen manga magazine Comic Flapper (http://comipedia.com/magazine/comic-flapper) on October 5, 2007.
The manga recently started serialization so there are no volumes released yet.
A previous manga titled Nijuu Mensou no Musume (二十面相の娘) by the same author (Ohara Shinji) was serialized in the same magazine Comic Flapper (http://comipedia.com/magazine/comic-flapper) between 2002 and 2007. The manga is finished with 8 volumes released.
Covers of the Nijuu Mensou no Musume manga (the previous manga mentioned above):
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二十面相の娘
Nijuu Mensou no Musume
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/7127/07119754oo6.jpg http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2413/07125682sx3.jpg http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5162/07134571jf8.jpg http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8245/07143021nm7.jpg http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8589/07153179iy6.jpg http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9151/07161643pe3.jpg http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/3605/07170481ap3.jpg http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9867/07179519tg9.jpg
Genre: Seinen, Mystery
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The anime adaptation is mentioned on the cover of the next issue of the seinen manga magazine Comic Flapper (which will be officially released on January 4, 2008)
Cover of the magazine with the anime adaptation mentioned on it:
http://www.hontsuna.com/contents/shoshi/img_l/0/08362/MM13/755/LMM13755200802.jpg
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What I don't know is the relation between these two manga, the old manga: Nijuu Mensou no Musume and the new manga that started recently serialization in Comic Flapper: Nijuu Mensou no Musume Utsushiyo no Yoru.
duckroll
2008-01-02, 03:00
From what I've heard Nijuu Mensou no Musume is a BONES production, but seems like it's being outsourced to Telecom Animation...
usagijen
2008-01-02, 10:37
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned yet... updates on the Vampire Knight anime.
It's been announced in the latest Lala issue that Vampire Knight will be airing in Spring 08 as well.
ReizoSan
2008-01-03, 13:37
Promotional videos that were shown on Comic Market 73 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comiket):
Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=SNmqZB9Lplk
To Love-Ru
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=jE98BGosLHw
GUNSLINGERGIRL IL TEATRINO
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=puT55b0Gkpg
Kamen no Maid Guy
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=kX7wTU-bXS8
SHINA DARK
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=iio8wC2dTSY
Nabari no Ou
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=kC6Wb4ijMgw
Ookami to Koushinryou
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=CySeQgpfxEw
Hidamari Sketch x 365
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=v7ylJRLnJTs
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=kgyzyRJY-lA
PERSONA -trinity soul-
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-vUZ6ldDL0
Hoshi no Umi no Amuri (Amuri in Star Ocean)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=3yniDqBzTVw
Kanokon
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=hvxJEL-e1DI
ARIA The ORIGINATION
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=cDY378b1gMM
Toshokan Sensou (Library War)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLEC-C3-dw
Mai Otome S.ifr
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=CVXrHeEkw4A
ToHeart 2 ad
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=4j5mjUd_91U
Hatenkou Yuugi
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=EYIahDYrFmc
Special A
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=-rtIFNOkBpU
Yotsunoha
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=TBSSYOAZtc8
Updated "To Love Ru" video has been taken down so here is a new link.
To Love Ru - http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=y2wO0Eoyd-Q
True Tears -
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=PYemosSWBTc
Magician's Academy -
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=HE5hB1qM31Y
Kure-Nai -
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=EpBk0uMedl0
Rosario + Vampire -
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=S1xOHvSP3kE
Shigofumi -
http://http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=XBh-GYf4IwY
Hellsings OVA -
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=cE2LgmLq0Ng
Thanks ReizoSan :)
The anime adaptation of the seinen manga Nijuu Mensou no Musume will start broadcast in April 2008. The anime's staff can be seen in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1326821&postcount=2) by duckroll.
Here's the official site for the anime (not working yet):
http://www.chico-tv.com/
According to the latest issue of the shounen manga magazine Weekly Shounen Sunday; the manga Zettai Karen Children will be getting an anime adaptation.
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絶対可憐チルドレン
Zettai Karen Children
The manga is serialized in the shounen manga magazine Shounen Sunday (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/shounen-sunday).
Currently there are 11 volumes released of this manga.
Covers can be seen on the manga's official page:
http://www.websunday.net/rensai/set_children.html
Mangaka: Shiina Takashi
Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Action
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Shounen Sunday's page for the Zettai Karen Children manga:
http://www.websunday.net/rensai/set_children.html
English wiki entry for the manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettai_Karen_Children
The source is this scan of the latest issue of Shounen Sunday magazine:
http://thumb.vipper.org/vfile/vip707476.jpg
The shounen manga Kannagi (かんなぎ) by Takenashi Eri is planned for an anime adaptation.
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かんなぎ
Kannagi
The manga is serialized in the shounen manga magazine Comic REX (http://comipedia.com/magazine/comic-rex).
Currently there are 3 volumes released of this manga.
Available manga volumes:
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4244/07170004aj1.jpg http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5376/07178946yk6.jpg http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4172/07188330hu8.jpg
From MangaUpdates:
Our unlucky protagonist, Jin, uses the trunk of a sacred tree to carve a statue for a school project. When he takes it outside, to his surprise it begins absorbing the surrounding earth and transforms into, hold your breath on this one, a girl! So like all similar setups this guardian deity is pretty pissed that her tree was cut down and lives with Jin while she takes out her anger on squashing bugs....er, cleaning the "Impurities".
Mangaka: Takenashi Eri
Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Mentioned here on MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080104).
Until this is confirmed, consider this a rumor.
This is a moe type of manga :) serialized in a manga magazine aimed at teenage boys to men in their twenties.
gah >.< seems like the source scan of the Zettai Karen Children anime has been removed.
The source is this scan of the latest issue of Shounen Sunday magazine:
http://thumb.vipper.org/vfile/vip707476.jpg
Anyway here's another image of Shounen Sunday magazine that announces the anime adaptation of Zettai Karen Children:
http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/64b8a1a359.jpg
ReizoSan
2008-01-05, 09:00
The shounen manga Kannagi (かんなぎ) by Takenashi Eri is planned for an anime adaptation.
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かんなぎ
Kannagi
The manga is serialized in the shounen manga magazine Comic REX (http://comipedia.com/magazine/comic-rex).
Currently there are 3 volumes released of this manga.
Available manga volumes:
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4244/07170004aj1.jpg http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5376/07178946yk6.jpg http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4172/07188330hu8.jpg
From MangaUpdates:
Mangaka: Takenashi Eri
Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Mentioned here on MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080104).
Until this is confirmed, consider this a rumor.
This is a moe type of manga :) serialized in a manga magazine aimed at teenage boys to men in their twenties.
This sounds interesting i have to say the storyline is like no others, but is it just called Kannagi or is it called Kannagi no Tori ???
This sounds interesting i have to say the storyline is like no others, but is it just called Kannagi or is it called Kannagi no Tori ???
Only "Kannagi".
Kannagi no Tori is a BL game, which has nothing to do with this >.<
ReizoSan
2008-01-07, 10:32
Only "Kannagi".
Kannagi no Tori is a BL game, which has nothing to do with this >.<
Oh rite because i couldn't find nothing about Kannagi but i found infomation on Kannagi no Tori, thanks for clearing that up for me.
New anime movie to be released in theaters in 2008:
ザ☆宇宙ショー （仮）
The☆Uchuu Show (temporary title)
Original Work: Besame Mucho
Director: Masunari Kouji
Script: Kurata Hideyuki
Character Design: Ishihama Masashi
Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080107)
The anime adaptation of the Zettai Karen Children manga is now mentioned on Shounen Sunday's news page:
http://websunday.net/news/
A new anime titled Kaiba (カイバ) has been announced. details are in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1334374&postcount=1) by wao.
English wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiba
Edit:
WOWOW's page for the anime:
http://www.wowow.co.jp/anime/kaiba/
New anime adaptation of Iron Linebarrels a 'real robot' manga by Tomohiro Shimoguchi. The manga itself is upto its 8th volume, supposedly its personally recommended by Mamoru Nagano.
Official Site: http://www.linebarrels.jp/
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5448/1199879315413im8.th.jpg (http://img165.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1199879315413im8.jpg)
The anime will be directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and character designs will be by Hirashi Hirai.
The story centers on a middle school boy named Kōichi Hayase who was seriously injured by an apparent accident: the fall of an artificial satellite in 2013. Hayase wakes up half a year later with strange powers. Then, in 2016, a mysterious 21-meter-tall robot named Linebarrel appears before him. Hayase joins Linebarrel's other pilot, Emi Kizaki, in fighting for Juda, the world's largest medical equipment maker which happens to secretly own seven Machina robots like Linebarrel.
An anime titled クリスタル・ブレイズ (Crystal Blaze or Crystal Blades ???), produced by Happinet, will start broadcast in April 2008.
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080110)
Trailers:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Noramimi Trailer Online
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The official homepage for the Noramimi (http://noramimi-anime.jp/) anime television series now hosts a streaming trailer (http://hicbc.com/tv/noramimi/next_time/no_01/index.html) for the series' first episode.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
ToHeart 2 ad Trailer Online
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Animate now hosts a streaming trailer (http://www.animate.tv/pv/detail.php?id=pvd080117a&page=0&m=d&c=&sea=&tid=&rid=) for the upcoming first ToHeart 2 ad OVA, which is scheduled for release on March 26th. The trailer is available for narrowband (http://www.animate.tv/asx/p08010012_inyhhs_nb.asx) and broadband (http://www.animate.tv/asx/p08010012_inyhhs_bb.asx) connections.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-10/toheart2ad-promo-video-posted-online)
The shoujo manga Itazura na Kiss by Kaoru Tada will be getting animated. The anime will start broadcast in April 2008.
Official anime site:
http://itakiss-anime.jp/
The manga also got 3 TV drama seires adaptations (with the latest one still being broadcasted).
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イタズラなKiss
Itazura na Kiss
The manga was serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret (http://comipedia.com/magazine/bessatsu-margaret-betsuma) between 1990 and 1999. The manga is finished with 23 volumes.
Mangaka: Kaoru Tada
Genre: Shoujo, Romance, Comedy, Drama
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English wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itazura_na_Kiss
I can't find the old covers of the manga :P
Here are new manga bunko format of the original manga: (currently 14 volumes are released in bunko format)
http://comic-bunko.shueisha.co.jp/plan/kiss/kiss_a.html
More anime:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Fifth Naruto Movie Announced
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The official Japanese homepage (http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/) for the Naruto Shippuden television series has formally announced that the fifth Naruto theatrical film (the second Naruto Shippuden movie) will premier in Toho owned movie theaters across Japan this summer.
A trailer:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel Trailer Online
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The official Japanese homepage for the Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel (http://www.twin-angel.com/) (Thief Angel Twin Angel) multimedia franchise now hosts a streaming Flash anime trailer (http://www.twin-angel.com/moviespecial.html). The Twin Angel anime television series is scheduled to premier in Japan later this year.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
According to MoonPhase's anime list a TV anime adaptation of the seinen manga MARIA†HOLIC by Endou Minari will be getting animated.
Broadcast: January 2009
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まりあ†ほりっく
MARIA†HOLIC
The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Comic Alive (http://comipedia.com/magazine/comic-alive).
Currently there are 2 volumes released of this manga.
Covers:
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/8426/07179523zs7.jpg http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6365/07192894km0.jpg
Mangaka: Endou Minari
Genre: Seinen, Comedy, Romance
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For now consider this a rumor.
A love comedy manga between two females, Yay, though one of them is a boy thats disguising himself as a female (LOL). Not only that, he's also sadistic >.<
Hopefully this turns out to be really getting an anime :)
darkchibi07
2008-01-19, 19:10
So it's "pseudo-yuri" with a trap character?! LAME!!!
littlekitty
2008-01-20, 20:55
Personally, I can't wait for Special A to air!!
A trailer:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
ToLove-Ru Trailer Online
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The official ToLove-Ru (pronounced as "Toraburu") homepage (http://www.j-toloveru.com/) now hosts a small resolution trailer for the upcoming ToLove-Ru anime television series. The trailer is also available in higher resolution (http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/to-love-ru/c73pv.asx) from the TBS ToLove-Ru homepage (http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/to-love-ru/). The series is scheduled to premier in April.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
The official site for the Vampire Knight anime has opened:
http://www.vampire-knight.jp/
Broadcast starts in April 2008.
Iron Fist
2008-01-23, 21:39
The seinen manga Mugen no Juunin (in english its known as: Blade of the Immortal) by Hiroaki Samura is planned for an anime adaptation.
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無限の住人
Mugen no Juunin
Blade of the Immortal
The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Afternoon (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/afternoon).
There are currently 22 volumes released of the manga.
Covers can be seen here (http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_list.jsp?n=20&type=t&a=&t=&word=%96%B3%8C%C0%82%CC%8FZ%90l&search=%8C%9F%8D%F5).
Genre: Seinen, Action, Drama
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071228)
English wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_of_the_Immortal
I can't wait to see it animated.
The seinen manga Chi's Sweet Home by Konami Kanata will be getting animated.
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チーズスイートホーム
Chi's Sweet Home
The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Morning (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/morning).
For now there are 4 volumes released of this manga.
Covers:
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6813/07139507ek4.jpg http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9916/07152626cz2.jpg http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7822/07164933pb6.jpg http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4687/07181661np4.jpg
Info about the manga is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi's Sweet Home
Morning's page for the manga:
http://e-morning.jp/manga/cheese.html
Genre: Seinen, Comedy
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080124)
Hakusensha opened a fan page for Vampire Knight:
http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/vampire/
There's a possibility that Ramen Angel Pretty Menma (ラーメン天使プリティメンマ) will be getting animated.
Ramen Angel Pretty Menma is a bishoujo game from the Genshiken manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genshiken#Ramen_Angel_Pretty_Menma
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080124)
This post contains adult links and images.
The adult men's manga Shishunki Shoujo (思春期少女) by Shirataki Shun will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.
The manga was serialized in the adult men's manga magazine Comic Shingeki (http://comipedia.com/magazine/comic-shingeki).
Cover of the manga: (NSFW)
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7758/51cwvqfgixlss500ah6.jpg
The first OVA episode will be released on 28/3/2008.
Getchu's page for the first episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=494985
The book series Uchi no 3shimai (うちの3姉妹) by Matsumoto Pretz will be getting animated.
There are currently 5 books released of this series, and the 6th will be released in February 2008.
Covers:
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/9134/31700480ih6.jpg http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/5797/31769764mk1.jpg http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/2580/31833480vm2.jpg http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/5479/31882594fi8.jpg http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/6285/31952724zf7.jpg http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/5666/r0314065yp7.jpg
Broadcast: April 2008
The Uchi no 3shimai book series is based on this blog:
Uchi no 3shimai～manga de miru kyou no dekigoto～ (http://ameblo.jp/3shimai)
According to this site (http://www.tokyotronic.com/2008/01/japans-top-50-blogs.html), the blog is one of Japan's top 50 blogs.
Source:
http://ameblo.jp/3shimai/entry-10068827266.html
The video game developer Irem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irem_(company)) is working on a new PSP game called Ikuze! Gensan (いくぜっ！源さん).
Info about the game is here (http://www.pspfanboy.com/2008/01/28/grab-a-hammer-carpenter-story-is-coming-to-japan/).
An official site for Ikuze! Gensan has opened:
http://www.ikuze-gensan.com/
There's also an Ikuze! Gensan anime series that will start broadcast on March 24, 2008:
http://www.ikuze-gensan.com/anime/index.html
Anime Staff:
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Director: Okumura Yoshiaki
Series Composition: Hasegawa Katsumi
Character Design: Aramaki Sonomi
Mecha & Accessories Design: Hosokawa Hideki
Animation Production: Nippon Animation
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The anime series will be 24 episodes.
This post contains adult links and images.
The adult men's manga Kojin Jugyou (個人授業) by Kino Hitoshi will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.
The cover of the manga: (NSFW)
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/967/kojinjugyouhe7.jpg
An akiba blog post about the manga: (NSFW)
http://www.akibablog.net/archives/2006/12/post_951.html
The first OVA episode will be released on 25/4/2008.
Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=508325
A trailer:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Code Geass R2 Trailer Released
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The official Japanese Code Geass homepage (http://www.geass.jp/) now links to a 68 second streaming trailer (http://www.geass.jp/promo.html) for Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, the upcoming second Code Geass anime television series. The trailer is available in 500kbs (mms://bv.sri.jp/movie/geass_r2/geass_r2_pv1_500k.wmv) and 1mb (mms://bv.sri.jp/movie/geass_r2/geass_r2_pv1_1m.wmv) streams. Code Geass R2 is scheduled to premier in April.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
Staff info for Birdy the Mighty (Tetsuwan Birdy) anime:
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Director: Akane Kazuki
Series Composition: Oonogi Hiroshi
Character Design: Ryo-Chimo (real name: Sawa Ryousuke)
Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
Creative Producer: Idubuchi Yutaka (Izubuchi Yutaka)
Original Work: Yuki Masami
Official Site: http://www.birdy-tv.com/
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(the official site is not working yet).
Broadcast: Summer 2008.
The anime series will be 13 episodes.
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080131)
An official site for the Kyouran Kazoku Nikki anime has opened:
http://www.kyouran.jp/
A TV anime adaptation of the shounen manga Kannagi has been confirmed :) the anime adapatation was mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1327054&postcount=2135).
Ichijinsha E-mail Magazine vol. 38 (http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/mailmagazine/) confirmed the anime adaptation.
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080205)
A commercial for the Zettai Karen Children anime can be watched here:
http://websunday.net/theater/
Or just by playing this file (http://websunday.net/theater/movie/cildren.asx).
Some staff details for the Kannagi anime is in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1383518&postcount=4) by duckroll.
Nagi-sama fan club official site: http://www.nagisama-fc.com/
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080206)
The official site for the Crystal Blaze anime:
http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/crystal-blaze/
There's a possibility of an anime adaptation of the seinen manga Sekirei by Sakurako Gokurakuin.
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セキレイ
Sekirei
The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Young GanGan (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/young-gangan).
For now there are 5 volumes released of this manga.
Covers of manga volumes:
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/1125/07149859ma5.jpg http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5346/07155819ix8.jpg http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9476/07165828ns2.jpg http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9946/07177757rc7.jpg http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3286/07186933pw7.jpg
Mangaka: Sakurako Gokurakuin
Genre: Seinen, Comedy, Action
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An anime adaptation of Sekirei was mentioned in here (http://www.animate-shop.jp/ws/commodity_param/ctc/book/shc/0/cmc/4081928/backURL/http%28++www.animate-shop.jp+ws+main), but the announcement was removed >.< so... until its confirmed consider this a rumor.
Young GanGan's page for the Sekirei manga:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/yg/introduction/sekirei/
Wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekirei
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080207)
A trailer:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Naisho no Tsubomi Trailer Online
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The official homepage for the upcoming Naisho no Tsubomi OVA series (http://www.naitsubo.com/) now hosts a streaming trailer (http://www.naitsubo.com/fun/fun_movie.html). The first episode of the 3 episode series will go on sale in Japan on April 25th.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
A possible future official site for the possible Sekirei anime?
http://www.sekirei-tv.com/
TV Tokyo's site for the Chi's Sweet Home anime:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/chissweet/
A second season of Sugar Bunnies will start broadcast in April 2008.
http://www.sanrio.co.jp/anime/sugarbunnies/
Source: MoonPhase's anime list (http://www.moonphase.cc/Html/anime.html)
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Candy Boy Anime to Continue
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The official Japanese homepage for the Candy Boy (http://www.animation2.net/) anime has announced that the premier episode, which debuted online last November, will be continued with 7 additional episodes. No release date for the new episodes in the "yuri" anime series have been revealed.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-12/candy-boy-net-anime-to-continue-online-with-7-episodes)
According to MoonPhase's anime list, an anime titled Net Ghost PIPOPA (temporary title) will start broadcast on April 6, 2008.
The official site for the Chocolate Underground anime:
http://www.choco-bar.jp/
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Chocolate Underground to be Web Anime
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The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Chocolate Underground (http://www.choco-bar.jp/) anime series has formally announced that the show will be produced for online and cel phones distribution. The anime will be co-produced by Production I.G. and Trance Arts (Prince of Tennis, Wellber no Monogatari), based on British author Alex Shearer's novel Bootleg.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-14/uk-bootleg-novel-animated-for-mobile-phones-in-japan)
Second Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume Movie Announced
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An official Japanese website announcement has revealed that Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume the Movie II: Shimane wa Tottori no Hidarigawa Desu (http://www.takamovie.jp/) will premier this summer. The Taka no Tsume Flash animation (http://www.kaeruotoko.com/english/), created almost entirely single-handedly by independent Japanese artist "Frogman," was released as a popular late night TV series and theatrical movie in 2006.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
Alternate Versions of Soul Eater to Air
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The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Soul Eater (http://www.souleater.tv/) anime television series, based on Atsushi Ohkubo's popular "cool & pop action fantasy" manga, has announced that the program will be broadcast in two different versions. New episodes will air at 6 PM on Monday nights, and each episode will repeat during a late night broadcast featuring additional footage. The Soul Eater TV series will premier on April 7th.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-12/soul-eater-to-air-in-japan-in-two-weekly-versions)
More anime got announced: one is based on a manga, and the other is based on an arcade game.
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ペンギン娘
Penguin Musume
The manga was serialized in the shounen manga magazine Weekly Shounen Champion (http://comipedia.com/magazine/shounen-champion), but the manga stopped serialization in the magazine, and continued serialization from the February 2008 issue of the shounen manga magazine Champion RED (http://comipedia.com/magazine/champion-red) with a new title: Penguin Musume MAX (ペンギン娘MAX).
For now there are 3 volumes released of this manga.
Covers of available manga:
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/6876/07191638kj7.jpg http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/9662/07191639lp3.jpg http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/9098/07197311ty6.jpg
Mangaka: Takahashi Tetsuya
Genre: Shounen, Comedy
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クイズマジックアカデミー
Quiz Magic Academy
A quiz arcade game by Konami that was released on July 2003.
OVA adaptation.
Director: Motonaga Keitarou
Script: Uezu Makoto
Animation Production: AIC
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The announcement of the anime adaptation of Penguin Musume manga will appear in the April 2008 issue of the shounen manga magazine Champion RED.
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080216)
The shounen/kodomo manga Penguin no Mondai by Nagai Yuuji will be getting animated.
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ペンギンの問題
Penguin no Mondai
The manga is serialized in the shounen/kodomo manga magazine CoroCoro Comic (http://comipedia.com/magazine/coro-coro-comic).
For now there are 2 volumes released of this manga, and volume 3 will be released in March 28, 2008.
Covers of available manga:
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3859/07180092nr0.jpg http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5514/07191136ry6.jpg
Mangaka: Nagai Yuuji
Genre: Shounen/Kodomo, Comedy
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Source: SaiAni (http://www.saiani.net/article/84154149.html)
The manga is serialized in CoroCoro Comic (http://comipedia.com/magazine/coro-coro-comic), a magazine for elementary school boys, with about 1 million readers.
A trailer:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
New Blassreiter Trailer Online
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A new trailer (http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/pc/lineup/an_01/movie/) for Nitro+ and Gonzo's upcoming anime television series Blassreiter is now available online. The series is scheduled to premier in April.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
I just watched the trailer of Blassreiter and I think it definitely looks like the anime to watch this year, it's got very cool character designs, crazy fight scenes and awesome gfx. It looks like it's going to be cyberpunk-ish. I hope it's got a plot to match it's presentation.
According to MoonPhase's anime list, the new Yu-Gi-Oh anime titled Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's (遊戯王5D's) will start broadcast on April 2, 2008.
This is an image (taken from 2ch) that has the announcement of the Penguin Musume anime:
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/562/penguinmusumezq5.jpg
The announcement is from the April 2008 issue of Champion RED magazine.
Konami has opened a special site for the new Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime series:
http://www.konami.jp/th/yugioh_5ds/
As mentioned before, the broadcast will start on April 2, 2008.
Siegel Clyne
2008-02-22, 00:34
The future of a third Rozen Maiden anime series remains up in the air. But the upcoming release of Vol. 4 in the Suigintou no Koyoi mo Ennu~i (Suigintou's It's Ennui Again, Tonight) radio CD series affirms the continuing popularity of one of its characters, Suigintou (aka Gin-sama aka Tanaka Rie).
CD Rozen Maiden Web Radio Bara no Kaori no Garden Party Bangai Hen Suigintou no Koyoi mo Ennu~i Vol.4 (http://www.animate-shop.jp/ws/commodity_param/ctc/cd/shc/0/cmc/4082571)
Release Date: April 23, 2008
Animate Price: 2,940 yen (tax included)
P.S. Release of the Suigintou no Koyoi mo Ennu~i Web Radio CD Vol. 4 has been canceled. Copyright issues may be the root cause.
The person on the Internet who falsely claims "Rie Tanaka voicing characters with no personality before Tomoe [Marguerite in My-Otome]" obviously does not know what he is talking about. Suigintou (Rozen Maiden), Sanada-san (UFO Princess Valkyrie), Towa-chan (DNAngel), Kiku Takane in Ring ni Kakero 1, et al., preceded Tomoe and have loads of personality.
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Kung Panda Director Mark Osborne Says Film Strongly Influenced By Anime
While in Japan to promote the opening of the Kung Fu Panda CG animated theatrical feature from DreamWorks in theaters across Japan on Saturday, July 26, 2008, Kung Fu Panda director Mark Osborne (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Kung+Fu+Panda+director+Mark+Osborne) stated that Japanese animation (Japanese anime) heavily influenced and inspired the making of the Kung Fu Panda movie (2008).
Osborne said they watched a lot of anime while making this film. According to Osborne, they borrowed, among other things, a lot of anime's action techniques and timing. They want to pay tribute to Japanese animation, which gave them a lot of inspiration.
Osborne was asked what Japanese anime influenced Kung Fu Panda?
Osborne answered Ninja Scroll (Juubei Ninpuuchou) (1993; directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri), Cowboy Bebop (1998; directed by Shinichiro Watanabe), FLCL (2000; directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki), Samurai Champloo (2004; directed by Shinichiro Watanabe), etc. And, lastly, the works of Hayao Miyazaki, whom he and all the Kung Fu Panda staff respect.
Source: Mantan Web (Mainichi Shimbun) (http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20080725mog00m200054000c.html)
While many animators in the West, such as those at Disney (http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/miyazaki/impact.html) and Pixar, (http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/museum/pixar/index.html) openly and proudly acknowledge being greatly influenced and inspired by the works of Hayao Miyazaki, it is nice to see Western animators like Kung Fu Panda director Mark Osborne also cite other Japanese animated works as influences on, and inspiration for, their own works.
The shoujo manga Natsume Yuujin-Chou by Midorikawa Yuki will be getting animated.
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夏目友人帳
Natsume Yuujin-Chou
The manga is serialized in the shoujo manga magazine LaLa DX (http://comipedia.com/magazine/lala-dx).
For now there are 4 volumes released of this manga, and volume 5 will be released on March 5, 2008.
Covers of available volumes:
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9923/07155626mj0.jpg http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/6233/07169812kq8.jpg http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5549/07178772hu6.jpg http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/861/07188023ie8.jpg
From Storm in Heaven (http://www.storminheaven.net/) group:
Natsume's just an ordinary kid, except he can see spirits, just like his grandma Reiko could. Reiko, though, used to bully the spirits, and bound them to her will in the "Book of Friends". Now that Natsume has inherited this book, a never-ending stream of spirits is coming after him. With the help of a spirit "cat" (who really just wants Natsume to die so he can have the book), Natsume spends his days dissolving the contracts that bind the spirits and trying not to get killed.
Mangaka: Midorikawa Yuki
Genre: Shoujo, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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The anime was announced in the April 2008 issue of the shoujo manga magazine LaLa (http://comipedia.com/magazine/lala).
According to MoonPhase's anime list, the animation production will be by Brains Base.
Toei Animation has opened a page for the Uchi no 3shimai anime series:
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/3shimai/
The anime will start broadcast on April 8th, 2008 on TV Tokyo.
The shoujo(girl's) light novel series Hakushaku to Yousei by Tani Mizue (author) and Takaboshi Asako (illustrator) will be getting animated.
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伯爵と妖精
Hakushaku to Yousei
少女向け小説 (ライトノベル).
Light novel for girls.
The light novel seires is published under the shoujo (girl's) light novel label Cobalt Bunko (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/cobalt-bunko).
For now there are 13 volumes released of this light novel series, and volume 14 will be released on March 1st, 2008.
Covers of available volumes can be seen here. (http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/zen_list.cgi?siries_isbn=X-08-600393-7&siries_kanren_isbn=&mode=2)
Author: Tani Mizue
Illustrator: Takaboshi Asako
Genre: Shoujo, Fantasy
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080222)
Shueisha's site for Hakushaku to Yousei drama CD: (released on June 2007)
http://comics-news.shueisha.co.jp/common/hakushaku/index.html
Wow, it has been quite a while since a new shoujo light novel series gets animated.
Other shoujo (girl's) light novel series that got animated:
Shounen Onmyouji (Beans Bunko light novel series)
Saiunkoku Monogatari (Beans Bunko light novel series)
Maria-sama ga Miteru (Cobalt Bunko light novel series)
Cobalt Bunko's page for the Hakushaku to Yousei light novel series:
http://cobalt.shueisha.co.jp/meisaku/hakuyou/index.html
You can see the characters, read a little from the first light novel volume, and get 2 wallpapers.
Ikkitousen will be getting a third anime season, broadcast starts in Summer 2008. The third anime season will be titled Ikkitousen Great Guardians, and it will be a completely original story (not based on the manga).
一騎当千 Great Guardians
Ikkitousen Great Guardians
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The staff for the anime:
Original Work: Shiozaki Yuji
Director: Oohata Kouichi
Series Composition & Script: Akahoshi Masanao
Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Rin Shin
Key Animator: Abe Nozomu
Art Director: Ikeda Shigemi
Audio Director: Shimizu Katsunori
Music: Takanashi Yasuharu
Music Production: Media Factory
Producer: GENCO
Animation Production: Arms
Characters and their seiyuu:
Sonsaku Hakufu: Asano Masumi
Ryomou Shimei: Kaida Yuko
Shuuyu Koukin: Hino Satoshi
Ryuubi Gentoku: Shindou Kei
Kanu Unchou: Nabatame Hitomi
Chouhi Ekitoku: Chihara Minori
Shokatsuryou Koumei: Kadowaki Mai
Chouun Shiryuu: Asakawa Yuu
Saji Genpou: Yusa Kouji
Goei: Inoue Kikuko
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The official site is scheduled to be renewed on 25/2/2008.
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080223)
Wiki entry for Ikkitousen:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikki_Tousen
The Ikkitousen third anime season titled Ikkitousen Great Guardians is announced on the cover of the April 2008 issue of the seinen manga magazine Comic Gum (http://comipedia.com/magazine/comic-gum):
http://www.corebooks.jp/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=25872
The original seinen manga Ikkitousen is running in Comic Gum magazine.
Staff for the Natsume Yuujin-Chou anime:
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Original Work: Midorikawa Yuki
Director: Oomori Takahiro
Series Composition: Kanemaki Kenichi
Character Design: Takada Akira
Youkai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yōkai) Design: Yamada Tatsuo
Animation Production: Brains Base
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According to MoonPhase's anime list.
Trailers:
A trailer of the Yotsunoha (http://www.yotsunoha.com/) OVA series can be watched here (http://www.orcavision.co.jp/asx/geneon_rondorobe/080212_fJDk.asx).
A trailer of the ToHeart 2ad OVA series can be watched in narrowband (http://www.animate.tv/asx/p08020023_4ceo34_nb.asx) and broadband (http://www.animate.tv/asx/p08020023_4ceo34_bb.asx).
A promotional video of the Wagaya no Oinari-sama anime series can be watched here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1421812&postcount=14).
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
New Sky Crawlers Trailer Released
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The official homepage for director Mamoru Oshii's upcoming anime film The Sky Crawlers (http://sky.crawlers.jp/) now hosts a new, second teaser trailer. The motion picture is scheduled to open in Japan on August 2nd.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
Detective Conan Movie 12 Trailers Online
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The official Japanese website (http://conan-movie.jp/) for the 2008 Detective Conan motion picture, "Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear" (Meitantei Conan: Senritsu no Full Score) now hosts two 30 second teaser trailers and a full theatrical trailer. The movie is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters on April 19th.
The Japanese Sports Hochi newspaper reports (http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20080222-OHT1T00017.htm) that the new film will feature the previously unreleased single "Tsubasa wo Hirogete," performed by the late vocalist ZARD (Izumi Sakai), as its theme song.
Kodansha has opened an official site for the upcoming School Rumble OVA titled School Rumble San Gakki (School Rumble Third Term):
http://sr.kc.kodansha.co.jp/
スクールランブル三学期
School Rumble San Gakki
2 OVA episodes.
Volume 21 limited edition of School Rumble manga will come with the first OVA episode, and Volume 22 limited edition of School Rumble manga will come with the second OVA episode.
Release date of Volume 21 limited edition: 17/7/2008.
Release date of Volume 22 limited edition: 17/9/2008.
The eroge (erotic game) Koi Hime†Musou ~Doki☆Otome Darake no Sangokushi Engi~ (恋姫†無双 〜ドキッ☆乙女だらけの三国志演義〜) by BaseSon (http://www.tactics.ne.jp/~baseson/) will be getting a TV anime adaptation.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2407/20080227axx3.jpg
(image taken from MoonPhase)
Animation Production: Dogakobo
The game will also be getting a manga adaptation, and it will start serialization from the second issue of the seinen manga magazine Dengeki G's Festival! Comic (http://comipedia.com/magazine/dengeki-gs-festival-comic).
Genre: Seinen, Romance, Adventure
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080227)
Getchu's page for the game: (NSFW)
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=275925
An AnimeSuki thread for the game is here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=41757).
According to this Japanese blog (http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kouryakukan/e/67bffc391b98a288f02b64b16079969e), Slayers will be getting a new TV anime adaptation.
The anime was announced in the April 2008 issue of the young men's light novel magazine Dragon Magazine (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/dragon-magazine) (which will be officially released on 29/2/2008).
Slayers (スレイヤーズ) is a boy's light novel series that's published under the shounen light novel label Fujimi Fantasia Bunko (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/fujimi-fantasia-bunko), and serialized in the young men's light novel magazine Dragon Magazine (http://comipedia.com/magazine/dragon-magazine).
Slayers wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayers
Consider this a rumor for now, until the April 2008 issue of Dragon Magazine gets released (official release date: 29/2/2008).
Leo_Otaku
2008-02-27, 13:47
that would be awesome to have a new slayers ^-^ Is there anymore rumors on Clannad 2nd season? Or will we still have to wait >.<
Kanzaka Hajime's official fan club, (Kanzaka Hajime is the author of the Slayers light novel series), confirms that Slayers is getting a new TV anime adaptation:
http://homepage1.nifty.com/O-TRAP/megashinkan.htm
The anime will be an original story, directed by Watanabe Takashi and the animation studio is J.C.STAFF.
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
Trigun Movie Planned for 2009
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According to the Japanese Moon Phase message board (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080227#p2), the advertising "obi" on the freshly released Japanese Trigun Maximum volume 14 manga includes a confirmation that "Trigun the Movie," an original story motion picture promising "Vash vs Wolfwood!?" will hit Japanese theaters next year. The movie will be animated by Madhouse, directed by Trigun television series director Satoshi Nishimura, and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, the screenwriter of the Gilgamesh and Guyver TV series.
The shoujo manga Seiyou Kottou Yougashiten by Yoshinaga Fumi will be getting animated.
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西洋骨董洋菓子店
Seiyou Kottou Yougashiten
The manga was serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Wings (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/wings).
Its 4 volumes and finished.
Covers:
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7527/30689930cj9.jpg http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9368/30823679hr3.jpg http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6365/30903479ar3.jpg http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2083/31033519rp5.jpg
Mangaka: Yoshinaga Fumi
Genre: Shoujo, Comedy, BL
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080228)
The manga is licensed, and its titled in english: Antique Bakery. All 4 volumes have been translated and released.
English wiki entry for the manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antique_Bakery
The anime will start broadcast on Noitamina starting in July 2008, and will be 12 episodes long.
Kaioshin Sama
2008-02-28, 03:49
The eroge (erotic game) Koi Hime†Musou ~Doki☆Otome Darake no Sangokushi Engi~ (恋姫†無双 〜ドキッ☆乙女だらけの三国志演義〜) by BaseSon (http://www.tactics.ne.jp/~baseson/) will be getting a TV anime adaptation.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2407/20080227axx3.jpg
(image taken from MoonPhase)
Animation Production: Dogakobo
The game will also be getting a manga adaptation, and it will start serialization from the second issue of the seinen manga magazine Dengeki G's Festival! Comic (http://comipedia.com/magazine/dengeki-gs-festival-comic).
Genre: Seinen, Romance, Adventure
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080227)
Getchu's page for the game: (NSFW)
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=275925
An AnimeSuki thread for the game is here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=41757).
Oh God! Really?! The lolification of the Sangoku period is getting an anime. I've actually played a bit of this game and let me tell people, this is no Sengoku Rance, nor is it Dynasty Warriors, nor is it even Ikkitousen. This is just.....well you'll see. And if whoever's doing it can do just one thing. Never mind trying to tell some sort of epic story, but at least try not to make the art suck at the very least.
And Slayers might actually give Megumi Hayashibara something to do again.
And Slayers might actually give Megumi Hayashibara something to do again.
Aside from a little something called Rebuild of Evangelion *whistles*
Not that this discussion really should be here, but if I were Hayashibara, I'd much rather do a new season of Slayers than a rehash of Eva.
...Then again, Eva probably pays better these days.
Yeti, which will be porting the eroge Koi Hime†Musou to the PS2 (which won't include any adult content), has announced the anime and manga adaptations of the game on its site for the Koi Hime†Musou PS2 game (written as: 恋姫†夢想):
http://www.yetigame.jp/koihime/
The official site for the Zettai Karen Children anime:
http://www.z-child.com/
Broadcast starts: April 6, 2008.
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NTV's site for the Himitsu ~Top Secret~ anime:
http://www.ntv.co.jp/secret/
Broadcast starts: April 9, 2008.
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TV Tokyo's site for the Golgo 13 anime:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/golgo/
Broadcast starts: April 12, 2008.
Hakushaku to Yousei light novel series has been officially confirmed to be getting a TV anime adaptation on Cobalt Bunko's news page:
http://cobalt.shueisha.co.jp/news/
The anime adaptation was mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1415948&postcount=2184).
Ok, so another girl's light novel series will be getting animated, and it comes from the same girl's light novel label that published the Maria-sama ga Miteru light novel series.
Oh God! Really?! The lolification of the Sangoku period is getting an anime. I've actually played a bit of this game and let me tell people, this is no Sengoku Rance, nor is it Dynasty Warriors, nor is it even Ikkitousen. This is just.....well you'll see. And if whoever's doing it can do just one thing. Never mind trying to tell some sort of epic story, but at least try not to make the art suck at the very least.
And Slayers might actually give Megumi Hayashibara something to do again.Come on, it was obvious it would happen. After all it was pretty popular. That remind me about the endings:
There are 3 real ending (not counting that harem one), 2 being lolis, so maybe just maybe I may hope for the protagonist to end up with Chouhi (http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1079/cchouhizn4.jpg) (the super strong tomboy loli that happens to be the only one calling the protagonist onii-chan) or Shokaturyou (http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/3934/cshokaturyouef7.jpg) (the loli mage) ?:p
This post contains adult links. NSFW.
The adult OVA series Stringendo and the adult OVA series Accelerando will be getting a sequel adult OVA series that's titled:
ストリンジェンド＆アッチェレランド ULTIMATUM～SERA～
Stringendo & Accelerando ULTIMATUM ~SERA~
The new adult OVA series will be 3 episodes long.
The first OVA episode will be released on 23/5/2008.
Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=522905
Info about the previous Stringendo OVA series and the Accelerando OVA series:
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ストリンジェンド
Stringendo
Based on an adult men's manga by Seto Yuki that was serialized in the adult men's manga magazine Comic Mujin (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-mujin).
Cover of manga: (few pages from the manga are included)
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=138462
It got adapted to a 2 adult OVA episodes:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=196081
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=233565
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アッチェレランド
Accelerando
Based on an adult men's manga by Seto Yuki that was serialized in the adult men's manga magazine Comic Mujin (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-mujin).
Cover of manga: (few pages from the manga are included)
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=138461
It got adapted to a 2 adult OVA episodes:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=389265
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=426965
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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann movie feature is slated to be announced in Newtype on March 10. Details unknown so far.
Source (http://www.tokyoanime.jp/event/view_exhibitor.php?id=292)
The space opera novel series Titania (タイタニア) by Tanaka Yoshiki will be getting animated.
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タイタニア
Titania
The novel series was started in 1988, and was discontinued after the release of the third volume. It was published by Tokuma Shoten under their novel label Tokuma Novels.
Covers:
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7134/05724318ry1.jpg http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/714/06472256sl1.jpg http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/9684/09869466zo8.jpg
Author: Tanaka Yoshiki
The novel series was republished later by Square Enix.
A shounen manga adaptation is planned (http://www.iwanihana.info/cat23194244/index.html) to start serialization in the shounen manga magazine Shounen Sirius (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/shounen-sirius).
Genre: Fantasy
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Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080305)
The official site for the Natsume Yuujin-Chou anime has opened:
http://www.natsume-anime.jp/
Broadcast starts in July, 2008.
oooh an TV anime series of Appleseed has been announced :)
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Appleseed TV Series Announced
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The homepage for this month's Tokyo International Anime Fair has revealed (http://www.tokyoanime.jp/event/view_stage.php?id=23&time_id=5) that a press event scheduled for March 30 at the convention will host the formal public announcement of development of Appleseed Genesis, a 3D CG anime television series to be directed by respected CG animator Romanov Higa (Catblue Dynamite, Urda). The Appleseed TV series will be Romanov Higa's second CG anime adaptation of manga by Masamune Shirow following the 2006 OVA Tank Police Dominion Tank S.W.A.T. 01.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
This post contains adult links. NSFW.
The eroge (ero-game) Inyouchuu Shoku ~Ryoujokujima Taimaroku~ (淫妖蟲 蝕 ～凌触島退魔録～) by TinkerBell (http://www.cyberworks.jp/tink/tink.htm) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.
The first OVA episode will be released on 25/4/2008.
Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=523805
TinkerBell's page for the game:
http://www.cyberworks.jp/tink/shoku/
Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=276365
An official site for the Penguin Musume anime has opened:
http://pen-musu.jp/
Broadcast starts: April 19, 2008.
The seinen manga Sekirei has been confirmed to get a TV anime adaptation.
A possible anime adaptation was mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1385728&postcount=2167).
The announcement of the anime adpatation is mentioned on Young GanGan (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/young-gangan)'s page:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/yg/new/
Broadcast starts in Summer 2008.
The official site for the Sekirei anime has opened:
http://www.sekirei-tv.com/
jcdranzer
2008-03-07, 18:57
I heard a rumour that there might be an anime for Ga-Rei, can you please confirm this....is it true or not ? But I hope its true.:eyespin:
And another anime got announced:
ミチコとハッチン
Michiko to Hatchin
Official anime site:
http://www.michikotohatchin.com/ (not working yet)
Staff:
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Director: Yamamoto Sayo
Series Composition & Script: Ujita Takashi
Character Design: Shimizu Hiroshi
Planning & Animation Production: Manglobe
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Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/Html/anime.html), Manganimation.net (http://www.manganimation.net/news/?p=304)
Penguin no Mondai and Sekirei anime staff:
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ペンギンの問題
Penguin no Mondai
Broadcast starts: April 2008
Staff:
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Original Work: Nagai Yuji
Director: Kamiya Jun
Series Composition: Fudeyasu Kazuyuki
Character Design: Kuwahata Mitsuru (???)
Episode Direction: Minesawa Takuya
3D CG Production: Shougakuka Music & Digital Entertainment
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セキレイ
Sekirei
Broadcast starts: Summer 2008
Staff:
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Original Work: Gokurakuin Sakurako
Director: Kusakawa Keizou
Script: Yoshioka Takawo
Character Design: Tomooka Shinpei
Animation Production: Seven Arcs
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Official sites, trailers and more new anime:
An official site for the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann movie has opened:
http://www.gurren-lagann-movie.net/
An official site for the Fireball anime has opened:
http://www.fireball.tv/
An official site for the BLASSREITER -genetic anime has opened:
http://www.blassreiter.com/
A new 7 episodes Candy boy anime will start broadcast on May 2nd, 2008, and an official site for it has opened:
http://candyboy.jp/
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Second Blue Dragon Anime Series Announced
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The Japanese Moon Phase message board reports (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080308#anime53) that the current 51 episode Blue Dragon (http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/bluedragon/) anime television series will be continued into a second television series titled "Blue Dragon: Tenkou no Shichi Ryu" (Blue Dragon: Seven Sky Dragons) that will premier on April 5th.
Kaiba Trailer Online
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Twitch now links to a streaming TV trailer (http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/first-trailer-for-yuasas-kaiba#extended) for the upcoming anime television series Kaiba (http://www.wowow.co.jp/anime/kaiba/), animated by Madhouse and directed by acclaimed animator Masaaki Yuasa. The 12 episode series is scheduled to premier on April 10th.
Nabari no Ou Teaser Trailer Online
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The "MOVIE/SOUND" section of the official Nabari no Ou homepage (http://www.nabari.tv/) now hosts a two minute long streaming teaser trailer for the upcoming ninja action/drama anime television series. The show is scheduled to premier on April 6th.
Trailers:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com):
Crystal Blaze Trailer Online
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The official Japanese homepage (http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/crystal-blaze/movie.html) for the upcoming Crystal Blaze action anime television series now links to a streaming trailer (mms://anime.wmt.biglobe.ne.jp/anime_wf/cryble/cryble_pv_500k.wmv). The series is scheduled to premier next month.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
New Tower of Druaga Trailer Online
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The official Japanese homepage for Gonzo's upcoming Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk (http://druaga-anime.com/) anime television series now hosts a new, second promotional video (http://druaga-anime.com/pv.html). Click the "PV2" button to watch the new trailer. The fantasy anime series will premier on Japanese TV and Gyao website (for Japanese viewers only) on April 4th.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-10/new-druaga-fantasy-tv-anime-promo-video-streamed)
New Amuri Trailer Released
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The official website for the long in development CG anime OVA series Hoshi no Umi no Amuri ~ Amuri in Star Ocean (http://www.amuri.jp/) now hosts a streaming trailer in high (http://www.amuri.jp/asx/amuri_pv_640x480.asx) and low (http://www.amuri.jp/asx/amuri_pv_400x300.asx) resolution. Promotional footage from the bishoujo sci-fi adventure created by Yoshitomo Yonetani, the director of Gaogaiger & Betterman, first appeared online in September 2007. The first Amuri in Star Ocean OVA is scheduled for Japanese release on May 23.
Amuri in Star Ocean is not related to Square Enix's series of Star Ocean RPGs in any way. The similarity of the titles is entirely coincidental.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-10/amuri-in-star-ocean-promo-video-posted-online)
Another Hokuto no Ken anime got announced, and is titled:
北斗の拳 ラオウ外伝 天の覇王
Hokuto no Ken Raoh Gaiden Ten no Haoh
Official site:
http://www.haoh.tv/
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080314)
Based on Youkow Osada's spin-off manga: (wiki source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fist_of_the_North_Star))
The Conquering King of the Heavens: Fist of the North Star Raoh's Story (天の覇王 北斗の拳 ラオウ外伝, Ten no Haō - Hokuto no Ken Raō Gaiden) by Youkow Osada. - A series that was serialized in Weekly Comics Bunch featuring Reina and Souga from the Raoh Den movie. All 42 chapters (as well as a two-part epilogue published sometime after the series' conclusion) were collected in five tankobon volumes.
and a trailer:
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
Real Drive Trailer Online
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The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming RD Senno Chosashitsu (http://www.ntv.co.jp/RD/) anime television series, commonly known as "Real Drive," now hosts a streaming trailer (http://www.ntv.co.jp/RD/movie/rd_320.asx). The futuristic mystery series is a co-creation from Production IG and manga artist Masamune Shirow. The series premieres in Japan on April 8.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-12/masamune-shirow-i.g-real-drive-trailer-posted-online)
The boy's (shounen) light novel series CHROME SHELLED REGIOS by Amagi Shuusuke (author) and Miyuu (illustrator) is planned to get an anime adaptation.
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鋼殻のレギオス
Koukaku no Regios
CHROME SHELLED REGIOS
少年向け小説(ライトノベル)
Light novel series for boys.
The light novel series is published under the shounen light novel label Fujimi Fantasia Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/fujimi-fantasia-bunko), and the CHROME SHELLED REGIOS short story is serialized in the young men's light novel magazine Dragon Magazine (http://comipedia.com/magazine/dragon-magazine).
For now there are 7 volumes released of this light novel series, and volume 8 will be released on 19/3/2008.
Covers:
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8462/200512000167ku4.jpg http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6889/200603000058yo5.jpg http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4469/200604000055hd8.jpg http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2226/200607000049hf6.jpg http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6889/200610000092ew3.jpg http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4378/200702000397hl9.jpg http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7563/200708000144qu0.jpg http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4932/200710000286uf3.jpg
Author: Amagi Shuusuke
Illustrator: Miyuu
Two shounen manga adaptations of the light novel series (one titled CHROME SHELLED REGIOS and the other is titled CHROME SHELLED REGIOS MISSING MAIL) are running in 2 manga magazines, one is running in the shounen manga magazine Dragon Age (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/dragon-age), and the other manga is running in the shounen manga magazine Dragon Age Pure (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/dragon-age-pure).
CHROME SHELLED REGIOS manga is running in the shounen manga magazine Dragon Age Pure (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/dragon-age-pure) since April 2007, with currently 1 volume released:
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5298/200708000488ie0.jpg
Original Work: Amagi Shuusuke
Drawing: Miyuu
CHROME SHELLED REGIOS MISSING MAIL manga is running in the shounen manga magazine Dragon Age (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/dragon-age) since June 2007, with the first volume scheduled to be released on April 9, 2008.
Original Work: Amagi Shuusuke
Drawing: Kiyose Nodoka
Genre: Shounen, Fantasy
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The anime plan was announced on the obi strip on the latest light novel volume (volume 8), and a major scoop article will appear in the next issue of the young men's light novel magazine Dragon Magazine (release date: 19/3/2008).
Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
And more trailers:
Monochrome Factor Teaser Trailer Online
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The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Monochrome Factor (http://www.monochro.tv/) anime television series, based on Kaili Sorano's supernatural action manga series, now hosts a short streaming teaser trailer (http://www.monochro.tv/promo.html). The anime series is scheduled to premier on April 7th.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-14/monochrome-factor-anime-promo-movie-posted-online)
Bus Gamer Teaser Trailer Online
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Animate.tv now hosts a short streaming trailer (http://www.animate.tv/pv/detail.php?id=p080313a) for the new Bus Gamer (http://www.fwinc.co.jp/busgamer/) anime television series based on Kazuya Minekura's manga. The trailer, available for narrowband (http://www.animate.tv/asx/p08030025_dlnxcd_nb.asx) and broadband (http://www.animate.tv/asx/p08030025_dlnxcd_bb.asx) connections, does not contain any footage from the anime TV series, which is scheduled to premier on the 14th.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-13/bus-gamer-tv-anime-promo-video-streamed)
Volume 8 of the boy's light novel series CHROME SHELLED REGIOS mentions on its cover the anime plan:
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2918/82913269wj1.jpg
Volume 8 official release date: 19/3/2008
Edit: correction in the previous post about the anime announcement...
The South Korean TV drama series Winter Sonata (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Sonata) will be getting animated.
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080317)
BluWacky
2008-03-17, 16:21
According to this press release (http://www.tokyoanime.jp/blog_en/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/taf2008pressrelease080219.pdf) Animax will announce a new show at the Tokyo Anime Fair called Ultraviolet: Code 044. Moonphase states that Osamu Dezaki will direct, with Akio Sugino doing character designs and Masao Maruyama as the producer.
No further details, but Dezaki and Sugino are giants of the industry - Dezaki directed Rose of Versailles (although newer fans may know him better from the Air movie) and Sugino has done character designs and directed animation for countless shows. Plus Maruyama runs Madhouse, which gives an indication of who might animate this show whatever it is...
Where can I see a line-up for the upcoming season?
MrProphet
2008-03-17, 21:36
AndrewLB's Fansubwiki always helps: http://www.fansubwiki.com/Who_Subs_What:_SPRING_2008
Where can I see a line-up for the upcoming season?
I have a preview going up on my blog (http://giapet.net) this weekend with the workcs. :)
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
Soul Eater Trailer Online
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The homepage for the upcoming Soul Eater (http://www.souleater.tv/) anime television series, based on the popular supernatural action manga by Atsushi Ohkubo, now hosts a 3:30 streaming trailer (http://www.souleater.tv/movie/index.html). The series is scheduled to premier on April 7th.
10th Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro Anime Movie Announced
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Toei Animation has revealed plans to release its tenth Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro anime film in Japanese theaters this December. Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro: Nihon Bakuretsu!! (Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro: Japan Explodes!!) will be the first anime feature based on the current fifth Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro anime television series (http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/kitaro/).
The movie's screening during the 2009 new year holiday will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro manga.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-17/gegege-no-kitaro-anime-movie-to-open-in-japan-in-december)
The new Slayers anime series will be titled:
スレイヤーズREVOLUTION
Slayers Revolution
I'll also add the staff (since it wasn't mentioned here yet)
Original Work: Kanzaka Hajime
Original Character Concept: Araizumi Rui
Director: Watanabe Takashi
Animation Production: J.C.STAFF
Its an original anime story with 2 seasons scheduled.
Terrestrial Dream
2008-03-18, 20:33
The South Korean TV drama series Winter Sonata (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Sonata) will be getting animated.
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080317) wow I still can believe that this is becoming an anime.
Ice Climbers
2008-03-18, 21:07
wow I still can believe that this is becoming an anime.
me neither, to think the drama my mom loves is becoming an anime lol
The South Korean TV drama series Winter Sonata (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Sonata) will be getting animated.
Source: MoonPhase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080317)
Man, I just read that plot summary... ridiculous lol.
The third Jigoku Shoujo TV anime series will be titled Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae (地獄少女 三鼎).
The documentary manga titled Megumi (めぐみ) that's about the abduction of Megumi Yokota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megumi_Yokota) (13 year old when abducted) will be getting animated.
The manga was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Manga Action (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/manga-action), and was drawn by Moto Souichi (Original Work: Yokota Shigeru, Yokota Sakie).
The 1 episode anime will be available online to download free of charge.
ANN link (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-19/megumi-manga-about-girl-abducted-by-n-korea-gets-anime).
Source:
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/world/korea/080320/kor0803200028000-n1.htm
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
Chi's Sweet Home Clip Online
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Kodansha's official Japanese homepage for Kanata Konami's manga series Chi's Sweet Home (http://e-morning.jp/chi/) now hosts a short clip (http://e-morning.jp/chi/anime_top.html) from the anime TV series adaptation of the manga. The TV series is scheduled to premier on March 31st.
Allison & Lillia Trailer Online
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The official Allison to Lillia (http://allison-web.net/) anime series homepage now hosts a streaming trailer (http://www.animate.tv/asx/p08040001_1fy2bi_bb.asx) for the upcoming adaptation of author Keiichi Sigsawa's Allison and Lillia & Treize light novel series. The anime will premier on April 3rd.
Source: Moon Phase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
Tsukishirou
2008-03-22, 01:51
What is going to replace Yugiou GX? Also what replaced Digimon Savers a while ago?
Also what replaced Digimon Savers a while ago?
Gegege no Kitaro's newest season.
An official site for the Wagaya no Oinari-sama. anime has opened:
http://anime.webnt.jp/oinarisama/
TV Tokyo opened a page for Net Ghost PIPOPA anime:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pipopa/
Tsukishirou
2008-03-22, 15:45
Oh, a third Yugiou series? I was hoping something more surprising for that slot time.
ChibiGoku
2008-03-22, 16:45
Oh, a third Yugiou series? I was hoping something more surprising for that slot time.
Actually, this would be the fourth Yugioh series. People keep forgetting about Toei's Yugioh.
The second season of the CODE-E anime is titled: Mission-E.
The anime will start broadcast in July 2008.
Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
The latest issue of the seinen manga magazine Afternoon (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/afternoon) announces the anime adaptation of Blade of the Immortal manga. (an anime adaptation was mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1317179&postcount=2124))
Staff:
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Director: Mashimo Kouichi
Series Composition: Kawasaki Hiroyuki
Character Design: Yamashita Yoshimitsu
Weapon Design: Koezuka Seiji
Color Design: Kojima Makiko
Art Director: Umino Yoshimi
Photography Director: Igarashi Shinichi
Music: Ootani Kou
Music Production: Pony Canyon
Music Director: Nakano Toru
Production: BeeTrain
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Cast:
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Manji: Seki Tomokazu
Asanorin: Satou Rina
Anotsu Kagehisa: Nojima Hirofumi
Magatsu Taito: Nakai Kazuya
Kuroi Sabato: Ebara Masashi
Shizuma Eikuu: Konishi Katsuyuki
Kawakami Araya: Namikawa Daisuke
Otonotachibana Makie: Noto Mamiko
Hyakurin: Toyoguchi Megumi
Giichi: Morikawa Toshiyuki
Shira: Miki Shinichirou
Machi: Sakamoto Maya
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Source:
http://www.earlbox3.sakura.ne.jp/ph/080322b.jpg
http://www.earlbox3.sakura.ne.jp/ph/080322c.jpg
Wiki entry for the manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_of_the_Immortal
From AnimeNation (http://www.animenation.com/):
New Anime Series Trailers Online
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The official Wagaya no Oinarisama (http://anime.webnt.jp/oinarisama/) anime television series homepage now hosts a small resolution streaming trailer on the top right corner of its front page. The series is scheduled to premier on April 6th.
The official homepage of the Vampire Knight (http://www.vampire-knight.jp/) anime television series now hosts a teaser trailer (http://www.vampire-knight.jp/special.html) for the upcoming series, which is scheduled to debut on April 7th.
The official homepage of the Junjo Romantica (http://www.suzukisan.info/) anime television series now hosts a streaming trailer (http://www.suzukisan.info/pv.html). The "boys love" comedy is scheduled to premier on April 10th.
Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/)
The third anime season of Zero no Tsukaima will be titled:
ゼロの使い魔 ～三美姫の輪舞～（プリンセッセのロンド）
Zero no Tsukaima ~Princess no Rondo~
Broadcast starts in Summer 2008.
And a new Someday Dreamers anime:
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魔法遣いに大切なこと ～夏のソラ～
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto ~Natsu no Sora~
Original Work & Script: Yamada Norie
Director: Kobayashi Osamu
Original Character Concept: Yoshizuki Kumichi
Animation Production: HAL FILM MAKER
Broadcast starts in Summer 2008.
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Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/Html/anime.html)
Is this based on the Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto ~Natsu no Sora~ manga that started serialization on 26/2/2008 in Shounen Ace (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/shounen-ace) magazine?
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According to this 2ch thread (http://anime3.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/asaloon/1206371114/):
The news about the Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto ~Natsu no Sora~ anime comes from the latest issue of Shounen Ace magazine (which will be officially released on 26/3/2008).
An official site for Blade of the Immortal (Mugen no Juunin) anime has opened:
http://mugen.kc.kodansha.co.jp/
3 new anime adaptations :) 2 shounen manga and 1 seinen manga will be getting animated:
Seto no Hanayome manga is getting an OVA adaptation.
Yozakura Quartet manga is getting a TV anime adaptation.
Noramimi is getting a second tv anime series.
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The shounen manga Seto no Hanayome will be getting an OVA adaptation. The news comes from the latest issue of the shounen manga magazine GanGan WING (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/gangan-wing-gwing), which can be seen here (http://www.7andy.jp/yhs.svl?CID=ESI504&view&image_file=http://img.7andy.jp/bks/images/b8/T0215838.JPG&url_copy_right=&shop_name=e-Shopping!Books).
A previous TV anime series ran for 26 episodes in 2007.
Wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seto_no_Hanayome
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The shounen manga Yozakura Quartet by Yasuda Suzuhito will be getting a TV anime adaptation.
Broadcast: Autumn 2008
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夜桜四重奏 〜ヨザクラカルテット〜
Yozakura Quartet
The manga is serialized in the shounen manga magazine Shounen Sirius (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/shounen-sirius).
For now there are 3 volumes released of the manga, and volume 4 will be released on April 23, 2008.
Covers:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5397/07171643lt5.jpg http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8229/07180362hq9.jpg http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6539/07189711by8.jpg
From Del Rey:
Hime is a superheroine. Ao can read minds. Kotoha can conjure up anything with the right word. And Akina…well, he's just a regular guy, surrounded by three supergirls! Together, they protect the town of Sakurashin. But that's not easy, as the town faces demon dogs and other supernatural threats!
Shounen Sirius page for the manga:
http://www.sirius.kodansha.co.jp/contents28.html
Genre: Shounen, Action, Comedy, Supernatural
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The seinen manga Noramimi will be getting a second TV anime series.
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Sources: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/), 7andy (http://www.7andy.jp/yhs.svl?CID=ESI504&view&image_file=http://img.7andy.jp/bks/images/b8/T0215838.JPG&url_copy_right=&shop_name=e-Shopping!Books), GS4blog (http://suzupin.blog90.fc2.com/blog-entry-136.html)
Yozakura Quartet is the second manga from Shounen Sirius magazine to get animated. Princess Resurrection (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Resurrection) was the first manga from Shounen Sirius to get an anime.
Master Anime
2008-03-26, 07:32
What is going to replace Yugiou GX? Also what replaced Digimon Savers a while ago?
Yu-Gi-Oh 5D
The anime adaptation of the Magician's Academy light novel series will be titled:
まかでみWAっしょい！
Macademi Wasshoi!
Broadcast: Autumn 2008
Staff:
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Original Work: Sakaki Ichirou
Original Character Concept: BLADE
Director: Kanzaki Takaomi
Series Composition: Hasegawa Katsumi
Character Design: Oosumi Takaharu
Animation Production: ZEXCS
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The official site for the anime has been renewed:
http://www.macademi.tv/
Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)
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