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Ergo Proxy SS Complete Series Box Set Released Tommorow!

psfrontline — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:29:48 +0000

Complete Series Box Set Released on October 7, 2008!

The domed city of Romdo is an impenetrable would-be utopia where humans and robots coexist, and everything is under complete government control, or so it appears.

While working on a mysterious murder case, Re-l Mayer, a female detective from the Civilian Intelligence Office, receives a foreboding message that something is going to "awaken." That night, she's attacked by a deformed super-being...what was this unidentified monster that attacked her, and who was the figure that came in between them? As Re-l attempts to unlock this spiraling mystery, a metaphysical battle cry leads her to the unknown outside world...

Features
• Contains Episodes 1-23
• 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
• 5.1 Audio (English and Japanese)
Runtime: 600 Minutes
• Rating 16UP

Anime Recommendation: Hell Girl

vcuanime — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:44:39 +0000

Anime: Hell Girl (地獄少女, Jigoku Shōjo)
Genre/Themes: Horror, Mystery, Fantasy

Do you believe that people who do wrong deserve to go to hell? If your answer is yes, than this is the series for you! Hell girl is a dark anime series which centers on the very concept of vengeance and how willing one would go to obtain it. Hell Girl, whose name is Ai Enma, is responsible for granting victims the chance to seek revenge by creating an ominous covenant with them. This covenant involves Ai sending the person who has wronged them straight into the depths of hell. However, they must obtain their end of the bargain as well.

"I think anime fans will find this anime to be quite interesting."

~ Allen Jon

simulcasts for singapore and japan

revolemina — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:34:55 +0000

FYI, i've just received the biggest shock of my life as i've accidentally deleted the entire content of my first 2 posts. All because i was fiddling around with the Wordpress functions and trying to do the equivalent of the LJ cut, which operates entirely differently from the 'insert more tag' here. Oh well. Can't live life without learning, can we. At any rate, i've duly learnt my lesson. I'll try to salvage the other posts on Monday or so, but i don't think it's of much importance.

So i was watching the last episode of D-Grayman last night and i discovered that Arts Central's Animania will be screening simulcasts of Casshern SINS, Toradora! and Skip Beat! from next Wednesday onwards, due to the wrap-up of Neo Angelique Abyss and above series. I can't remember what they were showing previously on Thursdays, it was either Burst Angel or Monster i think. Although the new shows don't pose any particular interest to me, they're a most welcome change from NAA, which i think was a rather terrible companion to La Corda D'Oro because the basis for the plot was almost identical (i.e. the Fushigi Yuugi male harem without the torrid romances littering the way). I'll probably watch a bit of Skip Beat! if i have time, but i'm too preoccupied with Xam'd Lost Memories and Eve no Jikan at the moment.

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF NARUTO, BLEACH and DEATH NOTE EPISODES ON HULU.COM

psfrontline — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:16:21 +0000

Innovative New Online Video Streaming Service To Carry Original Uncut Japanese Episodes

From Three Smash Hit Animated Action Series

San Francisco, CA, September 25, 2008 — VIZ Media, LLC., one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies has announced the availability of the original Uncut Japanese versions of NARUTO, BLEACH and DEATH NOTE animated episodes (subtitled in English) on Hulu.com. Hulu is an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies and clips at Hulu.com and other online destination sites — all for free, anytime in the U.S. Hulu has more than 100 content partners and offers nearly 900 show and movie titles, including 200 full-length feature films and 400 television series with hundreds of videos added to the service each week. NARUTO and DEATH NOTE launched in the United States on Hulu this week. BLEACH and new episodes of each title will be added regularly on Hulu.

The launch with Hulu is the latest expansion of VIZ Media’s ongoing strategy to make available a variety of hit animated series through some of the most innovative web-based, video streaming outlets. Hulu, launched in March of this year , provides convenient 24/7 accessibility and offers users the freedom to legally share full-length episodes or clips via e-mail or embed them on other web sites, blogs and social networking pages.

NARUTO, DEATH NOTE, and BLEACH have emerged as three of the world's most popular Japanese animated series, each attracting millions of devoted viewers with a blend of stylish animation, multi-faceted characters and riveting story lines. Each series is based on a popular manga (graphic novel) series and enjoys tremendous international popularity.

“We are very excited to launch NARUTO, DEATH NOTE, and BLEACH on Hulu,” says Ken Sasaki, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, VIZ Media. “Hulu gives users the ability to customize their viewing experience online. We invite longtime, as well as new, NARUTO, BLEACH and DEATH NOTE fans to check out Hulu.com for the exciting episodes that are available for unlimited streaming.”

NARUTO (Uncut): Rated TV-14 (English subtitled) http://www.hulu.com/naruto

NARUTO has become the hottest animated series across North America and is one of VIZ Media’s most successful manga and animated properties in terms of sales. Created by Masashi Kishimoto, the series depicts the adventures of a young boy named Uzumaki Naruto who trains to become a ninja. The boy is cursed with the spirit of a nine-tailed fox demon and is forced to live a bullied life discriminated against by his fellow villagers. Naruto is resilient and undaunted in his quest to become a master ninja and his determination often inspires those around him. Through amazing adventures, the young ninja learns the importance of friendship, teamwork, loyalty, hard work, creativity, ingenuity, and right vs. wrong. Dedicated website at www.naruto.com.

DEATH NOTE (Uncut): Rated TV-14 (English subtitled) http://www.hulu.com/death-note

DEATH NOTE is based on the manga series of the same name and is currently one of the hottest animated titles in Japan. The series depicts the adventures of Light Yagami, an ace student with great prospects but who is bored out of his mind. All of that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals mysteriously begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to investigate, and he is soon hot on the trail of Light, who must now reevaluate his one noble goal. Dedicated website at www.deathnote.viz.com.

BLEACH (Uncut): Rated TV-14 (English subtitled)

BLEACH, an animated, hyperkinetic, ghost-busting action series is the story of a 15 year-old named Ichigo Kurosaki who was born with the ability to see ghosts. When his family is attacked by a Hollow – a malevolent lost soul – Ichigo encounters a Soul Reaper and absorbs her powers. Now he has dedicates his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured souls find peace. Dedicated website at www.bleach.viz.com.

About VIZ Media, LLC

Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga (graphic novel) publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan’s largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa and is a global ex-Asia licensor of Japanese manga and animation. The company offers an integrated product line including magazines such as SHONEN JUMP and SHOJO BEAT, graphic novels, and DVDs, and develops, markets, licenses, and distributes animated entertainment for audiences and consumers of all ages. Contact VIZ Media at 295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133; Phone (415) 546-7073; Fax (415) 546-7086; and web site at www.VIZ.com.

VIZ MEDIA TEAMS WITH JOOST™ TO DELIVER HIT SERIES NARUTO, BLEACH AND DEATH NOTE TO AN EVEN WIDER AUDIENCE

psfrontline — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:35:16 +0000

Web Video Portal To Offer Streamed Episodes Of Three Hit Series Complemented With Social Interaction

San Francisco, CA, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 — VIZ Media, LLC. (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies has announced that Joost™, the world's first broadcast-quality internet television service, will carry the original Uncut (Japanese version/English subtitled) episodes of the hit animated series NARUTO, DEATH NOTE and BLEACH (coming soon) in the United States. Episodes will be made available for free at www.joost.com with new installments being added regularly.

With Joost, NARUTO, BLEACH and DEATH NOTE fans will be able to watch these shows in their web browser while interacting with others in the Joost community. Whether they join or form fan groups around their favorite characters, or add their own comments to their favorite shows, Joost’s unique social features help a larger audience find and discover these hit shows.

“Joost recognizes a truly diverse community for content and has developed an interactive vehicle that will help build an even larger audience for NARUTO, BLEACH and DEATH NOTE,” Ken Sasaki, Sr. Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, VIZ Media. “VIZ Media shares a vision to use the latest web technologies to make compelling animated content easily accessible in a legal, secure and high-quality format. We look forward to fans sharing their favorite episodes of NARUTO, BLEACH and DEATH NOTE on Joost and taking advantage of its social features to discuss and trade commentary individual episodes and expand the global momentum behind these properties.”

Danny Passman, global head of programming for Joost, said, “Our goal is to be the leading online destination for premium, legal anime – and VIZ Media is a key partner in this objective. NARUTO, BLEACH and DEATH NOTE have great fan bases because of their amazing artistry and compelling storylines, and with Joost’s social features, these shows will be introduced to an even larger audience.”

NARUTO (Uncut): Rated TV-14(English subtitled) http://www.joost.com/search?q=viz

BLEACH (Uncut): Rated TV-14 (English subtitled)

DEATH NOTE (Uncut): Rated TV-14 (English subtitled) http://www.joost.com/search?q=viz

About Joost™

Founded by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström, Joost brings video and social interaction together online. All of the video on Joost is professionally produced and streams on-demand to people around the world for free in a high-quality format. Today, Joost has more than 30,000 program elements, including more than 400 television series and 1,200 movie and short film titles. For more information, visit http://www.joost.com.

About VIZ Media, LLC

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF BLUE DRAGON ANIMATED SERIES ON DVD

psfrontline — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:37:00 +0000

Fantasy Action Series Based On Popular Xbox 360 Video Game and Features Captivating Character Designs By Famed Manga Creator Akira Toriyama

San Francisco, CA, September 19, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the North American DVD debut of BLUE DRAGON, a new animated series based on the popular Microsoft Xbox 360 Role Playing Game. BLUE DRAGON Volume 1 is rated A for All Ages, and just hit store shelves this week. It features five episodes and carries an MSRP of $14.98 (U.S.)/$19.99 (CAN). The BLUE DRAGON animated series is a classic adventure story of magical Shadow powers, flying air fortresses, and unbounded heroism! Brought together by fate, Seven Soldiers of Light must awaken the Shadow within themselves in time to overcome a despotic power and bring peace to their land. Their ensuing journey through a rich fantasy world is also an internal journey to awaken the great power within each of them. Journey with them into the world of BLUE DRAGON.

The Xbox 360 game “BLUE DRAGON” was developed by Hironobu Sakaguchi (the creator of Final Fantasy). The game and animated series feature memorable characters designed by Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling DRAGON BALL series of manga (also published in North America by VIZ Media and featured in SHONEN JUMP Magazine). The BLUE DRAGON animated series is produced by Studio Pierrot, which is well-known for its work on NARUTO and BLEACH, also licensed by VIZ Media. The “BLUE DRAGON” video game has already established itself in Japan as one of Microsoft’s hottest releases in the RPG category and also enjoys a sizable and growing fan-base in North America.

“We’re very excited to announce the eagerly anticipated DVD debut of the new BLUE DRAGON series,” says Brian Ige, Director of Sales, Home Entertainment, VIZ Media. “The first volume introduces a captivating adventure story inspired by the popular Xbox 360 game and possesses a balanced mix of action and comedy that will both entertain and inspire. Fans of DRAGON BALL will recognize instantly Akira Toriyama’s masterful character designs. As the convergence of animation and video gaming continues, we look forward to BLUE DRAGON establishing a strong following across North America among diverse audiences including tweens and teens as well as young adults.”

About VIZ Media, LLC

Danny Choo on CNN

newgeekphilosopher — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:37:03 +0000

I honestly had no idea Danny's father made shoes! Nor that he danced as a Stormtrooper either! Well, you learn something new every day. This is an informative look at Danny Choo's working life, and he's happy as a clam about where he works (Good Smile Company, an Anime figure distributor/manufacturer). Basically his father didn't give him a dime to follow his dream, Danny did it all by himself. Which makes him awesome.

Anime Odds’n’Ends From the Summer Season

thenullset — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:00:15 +0000

I realized that due to different reasons I’ve missed mentioning a few anime related things over this summer season and had the idea of making a single post out of them.

The first thing was to mention the Gurren Lagann Parallel Clip Project. This was a project by Gainax in which Gainax employees would create short videos using the music of Gurren Lagann but create new animation not from the series and these videos would be different or “parallel” to the world shown in the series. From this setup we get one video that puts the Gurren Lagann characters in a medieval Europe setting, another in which Kamina is evil and Viral is the hero, yet another that involve a huge pachinko mech that Viral gets Simon and friends to play, and so on.

The last one, entitled “All You Bast*rds, Get Fired Up!” deserves special mention though. This one gives us the story behind the Spiral King and how he ended putting the humans underground. It’s amazing on one hand because they fit what probably could have been an action-packed 6 episode OVA into a piece that less than 4 minutes long and we, the viewers, can follow the story and it makes sense. And on the other hand it’s amazing because of the story. The spiral king’s ascension to power follows quite closely the same trajectory as Simon from the series. Their paths diverge when the Anti-spirals make the spiral king and later Simon aware of the danger of the spiral races. The spiral king despairs, kills his comrades, destroys human life on the surface of the earth with the help of the beast-men and puts the very small remnant of humanity underground. This creates the world that a thousand years later Simon is born into.

I don’t want to spoil the series so I’ll save the analysis for a later time. After watching all eight videos, I’m more convinced then ever that there’s plenty of stories left to be told in the Gurren Lagann universe. And I, for one, can’t wait to see more.

Next, there’s been a few interesting developments on the upcoming show front. Two shows from the summer season are getting second seasons, Birdy the Might Decode and Natsume Yuujin-chou. I’m really glad since I’ve been enjoying both and in hindsight it’s obvious how the pacing of both fits a 2-season anime better.

Also getting new seasons is Full Metal Alchemist and Minami-Ke. This year has really been a banner year for Bones so far and that makes me more interested in seeing FMA then I would have been. I thought the first series derailed into weirdness by the middle of the second half and I lost most of my interest but I’m going to be cautiously optimistic that the new season will be good. And I’ve been hoping for a third season of Minami-Ke since finishing the second season. Coming from a larger family, I enjoyed the family-centered comedy of Minami-Ke a lot.

Third, the Clannad OVA came out over the summer. It’s a retelling of Clannad using Tomoyo’s route from the game. I’ve mentioned before that I really like Nagisa and hoped that Tomoya would end up with her and I was happy that he did but this OVA was spectacular.

I’ve learned to accept the slight weirdness and implausibility that comes from adapting visual novels into anime. This time though all we had was Tomoya, his best friend Sunohara, and Tomoyo. This stripped away a lot of the distractions of the series and we got to zero in on one relationship and as a result it felt very authentic and moving. It got to cheat a bit because we already knew the characters from the series so, for instance, we know why Tomoya wanted to save the cherry trees; however, I can’t help but say that this OVA is quite possibly the single best episode KyoAni has done so far. Not only was the story awesome, they reminded us how great their animation is. Who else can take things like sunlight peaking through leaves or snow and make our jaws drop from how they animate it. I hope the continuation of the Clannad series will be as good as this OVA.

And finally, Cartoon Network (CN) has pulled the plug on it’s Toonami block after it’s 11+ year run and that greatly saddens me. I’ve been watching CN pretty much from it’s inception, does anyone else remember in June they’d do “June Bugs” and run a bunch of Looney Tunes with Bugs Bunny in it? I remember when the Space Ghost show started at night (which has to be thought of as the kernel that would become Adult Swim). Toonami has always been one of the primary ways of Americans have gotten into anime. I, for example, watched shows like Voltron and Transformers in the 80’s but I didn’t realize that they were from Japan. It was CN’s Toonami block, and my younger sister’s watching of Yu Hakusho and Kenshin, that sent me down the road of becoming an anime fan.

Toonami’s been sliding for a long while now but that’s been the fault of CN and not the block itself. It could have survived as just being a Saturday night thing as long as it continued to show new shows and new episodes of it’s existing shows. However, I think CN started being cheap about the block, and that became apparent once they got Naruto. I’ve been a Bleach fan but was interested in catching the other huge shounen series. It was decent enough but then CN started showing a total of 2-4 episodes of Naruto during the block per week. It would cause other shows to jump around week-in and week-out and made following these other shows very difficult. So not only was there far fewer shows to look forward to, the chance to actually catch the non-Naruto ones became so difficult that I just gave up.

I guess this result shouldn’t surprise me, it seems that Cartoon Network as a whole isn’t managed as well as it used to. I could point to many things, including the end of Toonami, but I only need one; the fact that live action shows are being broadcast on Cartoon Network. What’s up with that?

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Zelda's manga

animesseeker — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:56:03 +0000

ناشر Viz media في أميركا الشمالية سيصدر 2 فولم من مانجا Akira Himekawa المعتمدة على لعبة النينتندو The Legend of Zelda. الفولم الأول باسم The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask سيعرض في 3 فبراير 2009، بينما الفولم الثاني The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons سيعرض في 7 أبريل طبعاً جميعها نسخة يابانية لم يتم تحديد موعود الانجليزية بعد .

المصدر: anime news network

كاندية تفوز بمسابقة animax للغناء

animesseeker — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:26:37 +0000

Catherine St. Onge كاندية تبلغ من العمر 27 عاما تقيم في طوكيو فازت في مسابقة All-Japan Anison Grand Prixللغناء حيث يمكنها أن تصبح مغنية إنيمي حقيقية :). و من المقرر أنها سوف تغني في Tokyo Marble Chocolate OAV

المصدر: anime news network

Girl Who Leapt Through Time سيعرض في عدد من المناطق!

animesseeker — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:09:12 +0000

أعلنت Bandai Entertainment و Kadokawa Pictures عن أن فلم Girl Who Leapt Through Time سيعرض في Milford, Pennsylvania أثناء مهرجان the Black Bear Film في 18 أوكتوبر وسيكون بديلجه انجليزية.

كما أعلنت الشركتان أن النسخة اليابانية ستعرض في Durham, North Carolina بتاريخ 6 أكتوبر وفي Phoenixville, Pennsylvania في نوفمبر 24 و 26 و 28 و 29.

المصدر: anime news network

Natsume Yūjin-Chō الموسم الثاني

animesseeker — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:08:45 +0000

في عدد نوفمبر من مجلة LaLa لشركة Hakusenshz على مايقال أنه ستعلن عن الموسم الثاني للإنيمي Natsume Yu-jin-Cho التي تعتمد على مانجا قصة أشباح ستعرض الحلقة الأولى على قناة TV Tokyo في يناير {January} مع العلم أن الحلقة الأخبرة لهذا المسلسل يوم الاثنين القادم.

في الموسم الثاني لهذا المسلسل سوف يتم عرض شخصيات جديدة من المانجا مثل Kuro-Nyanko-sensei و Gen و Tama-chan.

المصدر: anime news network

Macross Frontier Serie/Musik

saruwatary — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:03:03 +0000

Zur zeit schaue ich Macross Frontier. Und ich muss sagen eine sehr Geile Anime Serie die mir gefällt. Ich kann euch diese Anime Serie nur empfehlen.

Zur zeit bin ich erst bei folge 3 angekommen und muss zu geben mir gefällt die Anime Serie sehr gut. Außerdem nicht nur die ausschrahlung zählt sondern auch die Musik Passt ganz gut zur Serie.

Ich hab mir ja schon sehr viele Anime mir angeschaut so wie Gundam Seed oder Code Geass R2 usw. Aber Macross Frontier ist schon was feines.

Ganz klar hierbei dreht sich alles wieder um Mecha.

Dazu hab ich euch ein Paar Video reingestellt mit einwenig Musik ^^-^^

Macross Frontier - Triangular (Stereo) Op 1

Macross Frontier Op 2

Macross Frontier " What bout my Star?"

Macross Frontier Op Senkan Hikou

Northern Cross full song by May

Macross Frontier Trailer

Und nun kaufe ich mir dämnächst die DVDs zur Anime Serie die muss unbedingt haben.

Antre 7 jam demi 20th Century Boys

rukysam — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:08:54 +0000

Antre Tujuh Jam demi 20th Century Boys

Paris menjadi kota pertama di dunia yang memutar bagian pertama film live-action 20th Century Boys. Film yang diangkat dari manga karya Urasawa Naoki tersebut diputar Selasa, 19 Agustus. Itu adalah momen istimewa. Sebab, penonton Jepang baru bisa menyaksikan 20th pada 30 Agustus mendatang. Selain Prancis, 20th akan diputar di 20 negara di Asia dan Eropa.

Film 20th menyedot 400 penonton di Teater Publicis Champs-Elysees. Sementara itu, 200 orang terlihat mengantre di depan loket tiket standby (tiket yang telah dipesan tapi dibatalkan sepihak karena sang pemesan tidak mengambilnya, Red). Salah satunya pelajar cowok yang sudah mengantre selama tujuh jam.

Untuk mempromosikan film yang dibuat dengan dana 6 miliar yen (sekitar Rp 510 miliar) tersebut, dua aktor utamanya, Karasawa Toshiaki dan Tokiwa Takako, diboyong ke Paris. Acara konferensi pers dihelat di Museum Louvre, tepat di depan lukisan legendaris karya Leonardo Da Vinci, Mona Lisa. Lebih dari 80 pekerja media ikut menghadiri acara tersebut. Demi promosi 20th, Museum Louvre ditutup untuk umum

"Am I only a roof away from batshit crazy?"

thegirlnerd — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:56:45 +0000

I've got to admit I pilfered that line from my friend's blahg. She is hilarious. Also crazy. Whatever...next week will be a Fate/Stay Night review. I have to go buy it today. Also also, my internet at home has been utter crap since last Wednesday. Gay Nerd may be flying solo next week.

ANYWAY...interesting links I found that are somewhat anime-related:

12-Hour Anime After Dark Film Fest at Boston in October
I think it's great that they're going to show Cat Soup in the lineup. I always see it around, but never watch it. I guess I might have to now. I've seen all the ones mentioned (and liked them) except that one. OHBOY!
Voice Acting Workshop to be Held in New York
DAMN YOU, LACK OF VACATION DAYS!!! I so want to go. SOOOO want to go.
Best of Dragonball Z? Is this a serious headline?
I don't care a bit about the article, but click the link for the biggest oxymoron of the century.
Akihabara Nerds Rally Behind Likely Japanese PM
And you thought the U.S. elections were a fiasco... I'll take some Aso cookies, please.
Pentagon 'Researcher' Unveils Warcraft Terror Plot
Get out your tinfoil hats and hide under your covers.