Showing newest 45 of 48 posts from September 2009. Show older posts
Showing newest 45 of 48 posts from September 2009. Show older posts
Set in the year 2199, an alien race known as the "Gamilas" are raining radioactive bombs on Earth, rendering the planet's surface dead and uninhabitable. Humanity lives in refuges built deep underground, but the radioactivity is slowly infiltrating the underground cities too. Earth's space fleet is hopelessly outclassed by the Gamilas and all seems lost until a mysterious space probe is retrieved on Mars. Blueprints for a faster-than-light engine are discovered, and a message from Queen Starsha of the planet Iscandar in the Large Magellanic Cloud says that she has a device, the Cosmo-Cleaner D, which can cleanse Earth of its radiation damage.
The inhabitants of Earth secretly convert the ruins of the Japanese battleship Yamato into a massive spaceship, the Space Battleship Yamato for which the story is titled. Using Starsha's blueprints, they equip their new ship with a space warp drive, called the "wave motion engine", and a new, incredibly powerful weapon called the "wave motion gun" which fires from the bow.
The first season contained twenty-six episodes, following the Yamato's year-long voyage out of the Milky Way Galaxy and back again. A continuing story, it features the declining health of the determined captain Okita , and the transformation of the brash young orphan Susumu Kodai into a mature and capable-acting captain, as well as his budding romance with female crew member Yuki Mori.
According to Tokograph's news months ago, there's a rumor about the live action adaptation of the classic anime series, which originally aired from 1974-1975. The live action film will be starred by SMAP's Takuya Kimura (Long Vacation, Good Luck, Engine) who will be playing Susumu Kodai, the protagonist of the show.
It is first reported that the gravure idol and actress Erika Sawajiri (1 Liter of Tears), will be playing as the lead female character Yuki Mori, who will then make a comeback as an actress. But just days ago, according to this article, Kuroki Meisa (1 Pound of Gospel) will replace Sawajiri as on the lead female role.
The movie will start filming in mid-October and scheduled for a theatrical release in 2010.
Hiroshi Hayakawa, president of the TV Asahi network, said at a Tuesday press conference that his company is aiming to continue airing the Crayon Shin-chan anime after the death of the series creator, Yoshito Usui. Authorities determined last week that Usui died from injuries sustained from a fall at Arafune mountain on September 11. According to Hayakawa, TV Asahi has been discussing the possibility of future work with the Shinei Animation production company and Usui's family, and has asked for the family's input. Hayakawa cited Doraemon and Sazae-san as examples of anime that have continued after their creators passed away.
Even before Usui's death, the anime series had already been scheduled to go on hiatus until October 16. The Japanese publisher Futabasha plans to publish the last two installments of the original Crayon Shin-chan manga in Manga Town magazine in October and November. CMX Manga has been releasing the original manga in English in North America. Funimation has been adapting the television anime into dubbed English, and America's Adult Swim network used to run episodes every Sunday morning.
Source: Anime News Network
Starting today, I will be posting anime, tokusatsu and Jdrama theme music videos on a weekly basis. As much as possible, I will not be posting subbed videos since most fansubbers doesn't want to see their works on a streaming site.
First video is the 1st opening theme of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, World End by FLOW:
First video is the 1st opening theme of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, World End by FLOW:
World End by Flow
Sekai no owari de umareta hikari ima kaze no naka
The light born at the end of the world is now in the wind
Kireigoto dake ja ikirenai
Yasashisa dake ja iyasenai
I can't live by pretending everything's okay
I can't heal others just with kindness
Ubawareta no ha nanda?
Kawaranai sekai de
Kikoete kita no ha nanda?
Shikisai no uta
What was it that was stolen from me?
In an unchanging world
What is it that I've been listening to?
A song of colors
Everything is bright
Everything is bright
Kudakechitta yume wo asu no hate ni hibikaseru you ni
Sekai no owari de umareta hikari bokura hitotsu ni ima kaze no naka
So that I can let my shattered dream echo at the ends of tomorrow
The light born at the end of the world is one with us now in the wind
Taningoto mitai ni waraenai
Sabishisa dake ja nuguenai
I can't laugh like it's someone else's problem
I can't wipe it away with just loneliness
Kachitotta mono ha nanda?
Arasoi no hate ni
Kikoete kita no ha nanda?
Kanashiki sakebi
What was it that I gained in victory?
At the ends of the conflict
What is it that I've been listening to?
A sorrowful scream
Everything is crying
Everything is crying
Kudakechitta yume wo asu no hate ni hibikaseru you ni
Sekai no owari de umareta hikari bokura hitotsu ni ima kaze no naka
So that I can let my shattered dream echo at the ends of tomorrow
The light born at the end of the world is one with us now in the wind
Daremo nakasenaide kaere mitasu kokoro ni mou nanimo ka mo koete
Don't make anyone cry--go home--go beyond everything and everything in your fulfilled soul
Everything is bright
Everything is bright
Ano hi mita sora wo negai no saki he todokaseru you ni
Sekai no hajimari souzou no asa ni bokura masshiroi ima kaze no naka
So that I can send the sky I saw that day ahead to my wish
On the dawn of creation at the beginning of the world, we will be pure white, now in the wind
Sekai no owari de umareta hikari ima kaze no naka
The light born at the end of the world is now in the wind
Kireigoto dake ja ikirenai
Yasashisa dake ja iyasenai
I can't live by pretending everything's okay
I can't heal others just with kindness
Ubawareta no ha nanda?
Kawaranai sekai de
Kikoete kita no ha nanda?
Shikisai no uta
What was it that was stolen from me?
In an unchanging world
What is it that I've been listening to?
A song of colors
Everything is bright
Everything is bright
Kudakechitta yume wo asu no hate ni hibikaseru you ni
Sekai no owari de umareta hikari bokura hitotsu ni ima kaze no naka
So that I can let my shattered dream echo at the ends of tomorrow
The light born at the end of the world is one with us now in the wind
Taningoto mitai ni waraenai
Sabishisa dake ja nuguenai
I can't laugh like it's someone else's problem
I can't wipe it away with just loneliness
Kachitotta mono ha nanda?
Arasoi no hate ni
Kikoete kita no ha nanda?
Kanashiki sakebi
What was it that I gained in victory?
At the ends of the conflict
What is it that I've been listening to?
A sorrowful scream
Everything is crying
Everything is crying
Kudakechitta yume wo asu no hate ni hibikaseru you ni
Sekai no owari de umareta hikari bokura hitotsu ni ima kaze no naka
So that I can let my shattered dream echo at the ends of tomorrow
The light born at the end of the world is one with us now in the wind
Daremo nakasenaide kaere mitasu kokoro ni mou nanimo ka mo koete
Don't make anyone cry--go home--go beyond everything and everything in your fulfilled soul
Everything is bright
Everything is bright
Ano hi mita sora wo negai no saki he todokaseru you ni
Sekai no hajimari souzou no asa ni bokura masshiroi ima kaze no naka
So that I can send the sky I saw that day ahead to my wish
On the dawn of creation at the beginning of the world, we will be pure white, now in the wind
Milky Gold premium pudding, a popular gourmet dessert by a Hokaido-based confectionery Seikado collaborated with a bishoujo illustrator and visual novel designer Aoi Nishimata (西又葵) to illustrate moe characters for the product. The first 3,000 purchasers received a free mousepad as a special giveaway.
Source:
オリジナル美少女イラスト入りで数量限定マウスパッドのついた萌えプリン「ミルキーゴールド」レビュー
A Japanese coverage of Tokyo Game Show on Tokyo Big Site. The video previews XBOX360's Project Natal, PS3's Motion Controller, PSP GO, games for mobile phones, iPhones and iTouch.
Sony will be releasing a limited edition PS3 console featuring Final Fantasy XIII's Lighning on December 17 for ±458USD. The console will come in a ceramic white color with a Wireless Dual Shock 3 controller and a 250GB of internal HDD.
Links:
PlayStation.com(Japan) | お知らせ | 『「プレイステーション ３」 FINAL FANTASY XIII LIGHTNING EDITION』
Get your own copy of Final Fantasy XIII only at Play-Asia.com
The Japanese anime distributor Bandai Visual will sell a 280-minute Gundam Big Expo Special Stage Best Selection DVD set on December 22. Gundam Big Expo marked the 30th anniversary of the Gundam robot anime franchise at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center from August 21 to 23. The two-disc set will include footage from seven stage events.
Tohru Furuya, the voice of the main character Amuro Ray from the first Gundam series, appeared in the three "Pilot G30th" stage events. Director Seiji Mizushima and the main cast of the latest Gundam series, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, hosted the "Gundam 00 Next Mission" event. In "White Base Dōsōkai" (White Base Veterans' Reunion), the voice cast of the first Gundam series reunite. On the other side of the figurative battlefield, the cast of the ruling Zabi family reenacted the famous "Sieg Zeon" speech from the same anime in ”Zabi-ke no Shōzō -Sieg Zeon-" (Zabi Family Portrait -Sieg Zeon-). Coverage of the "SD Gundam Academy" event concludes the discs' contents.
Source: Anime News Network
Synopsis:
Densha Otoko is based on a story born on the internet, and later adapted into manga by four competing magazines, it tells the story of 22 year old Otaku. Traveling home after a hard days work, he rescues “Miss Hermes” from an annoying drunk on a train. Smitten by her good looks, he decides this is the girl for him. But how do you get the girl? He’s not smart, he’s not good looking and he has no experience of dating!
This otaku's legend started when he rode the train to commute back at home. On the other side of the train, he spotted a beautiful woman who's being harassed by a drunk man. Being an otaku and introvert as him, he pulled a little strength and told the drunk to stop but his courageous feat was futile until the security came to resolve the case.
Back at home, the otaku decided to share his experience on a public message board and dubbed himself as Densha Otoko (Train Man). The next day, he received a package and found out it was from the woman he saved from the train, the package contains a teacup set with the brand name "Hermes". Densha Otoko asked "Miss Hermes" to have a date with him as suggested (and forced) by the people behind the message board. Now all he have to do is to move closer to her... with a backup help from the message board.
The main story is all about an otaku who (tried to) change his lifestyle so he can get the girl he met. There are a lot of funny scenes in the beginning specially on how he tried to adapt to the non-otaku world and his date with Hermes but it gets more on the drama side on the later part.
You might wonder what are their names but from the beginning to end, the main characters' names were not mentioned. They only used the codenames dubbed for them.
There are times that you feel you've been watching the scenes too long because of Densha Otoko's consistent sloppiness and being silent throughout the film, it's just to emphasize that he's a plain introvert and shy but it takes a little space for the film.
In closing, this fairy-tale-like romance is a good watch. Something to see being unworkable turn possible.
Trivia:
There's a cameo appearance of Ito Atsushi (伊藤淳史) and Ito Misaki (伊東美咲) who played the role of Densha Otoko/Yamada Tsuyoshi and Hermes/Aoyama Saori (they've got the name this time) for the Densha Otoko drama version after the end credits of the movie. Shiraishi Miho (白石美帆) was also there who was Tsuyoshi's co-worker, she worked as the hotel's personnel in the movie. Yamada Takayuki also made a cameo on the drama version as the guy who stopped the old drunk on the first episode.
Cast:
Yamada Takayuki (山田孝之)
Nakatani Miki (中谷美紀)
Director: Murakami Masanori
Rating: PG
JP Release Date: June 4, 2005
US Release Date: September 22, 2006
Links:
電車男
Train Man: Densha Otoko
Densha Otoko (2005)
Ultraman or Kamen Rider? Which one do you like?
According to the amoeba news website, this was the question for the 09.12.2009 Lifemile Daily Chance online survey.A grand total of 21,728 users have answered, giving us these results.
Ultraman…13,365
Kamen Rider…8,363
Obviously is not something definitive, but surely is an hint at how, still in these days, the good old Ultraman is in the hearts of the Japanese people. Speaking of the Ultras, you probably know Tsuburaya has released the new trailer for the upcoming movie.
Source: NihonTerebi
SH FiguArts ZectTrooper (Shadow Member Ver.) is already out this September, along with SH FiguArts Kamen Rider TheBee, and is worth Y2300 or about $25. It stands 14cm tall, and comes with the Machine Gun Blade weapon and optional hands. Here's a review if it's worth the buy or not.
The mangaka of the popular children's media Crayon Shin-Chan who was gone missing after he went for a day-hike on 11th of September has been found dead under a rock wall at Mt. Arafune (Gunma Prefecture) on September 20.
A hiker found his body on September 19. Rescue workers were not able to retrieve Usui's body until the 20th which they believed he's already dead. The body was reclaimed by means of helicopter, the body was not confirmed it was Usui's until his dental records and belongings matched the descriptions that night. It is said that he fell on the cliff which crushed his lungs.
This coming Saturday and Sunday (26 & 27), Kamen Rider Decade Final stage will be up on screen with a double conference with the cast of Kamen Rider Decade and cast of Kamen Rider Double talk show.
Events:
September 26:
• [Kamen Rider Decade Final Stage] Live show of Kamen Rider Decade and Showa era Kamen Riders.
• Kamen Rider Decade X W (Double) talk show program. Inoue Masahiro (井上正大,) and Totani Kimito (戸谷公人) from decade, Kiriyama Ren (桐山漣,), Suda Masaki (菅田将暉) and Yamamoto Hikaru (山本ひかる,) of double will be on the show.
Septermber 27:
• [Kamen Rider Decade Final Stage] Live show of Kamen Rider Decade and Showa era Kamen Riders.
• Kamen Rider Decade cast special talkshow.
The event will be held at Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall
Source:
仮面ライダーディケイド ファイナルステージ ＆ 番組キャストトークショー
A certain picture that was posted by HenshiNDUT_M11 on Henshin Justice forums gave us a hint that there will be a future release of SH FiguArts Kamen Rider IXA. To what I see on the picture, it comes with interchangeable face plates, for Safe and Burst Mode, IXA Calibur and the IXA Knuckle.
Well, I guess it's about time that we get this figure. For those who didn't know, the SH FiguArts predecessors, the Souchaku Henshin series stopped its release after SH Kamen Rider Kiva Dogga Form.
No release date and price known up to this point. I will definitely give an update once there's a news on this product.
EDIT: It is now confirmed. It will be released on January 2010 for Y3,360.
Synopsis:
Based on the best-selling autobiography by Tamura Hiroshi of popular manzai duo Kirin, the feature film The Homeless Student details the comedian's poignant experiences as a homeless teen during his junior high school days. Released in 2007, Tamura's book sold over a million copies in just two months, and was quickly picked up in 2008 for a Fuji TV drama special and a silver-screen adaptation directed by Furumaya Tomoyuki. Winner of the Best Newcomer award at the 32nd Japan Academy Awards, baby-faced pop idol Koike Teppei of WaT stars as the high school student who finds himself suddenly without a home after his parents go bankrupt and separate. With nowhere to turn, he begins to live in the park. The Homeless Student co-stars Ikewaki Chizuru and comedian Nishino Akihiro of manzai duo King Kong as Tamura Hiroshi's siblings.
The movie Homeless Student (Hômuresu Chûgakusei) revolves around the story of an energetic and carefree student Tamura Hiroshi (Koike). On an ordinary day after school, he found out that their apartment is locked and their furnitures were lined up outside. Confused, he waited for his sister Yukiko (Ikewaki) and his brother Kenichi (Nishino) thinking he could get an answer but they too doesn't know why. Their father (Issei) arrived and told them they've gone bankrupt, he told them to live their life on their own, wished them good luck and left with nothing for them.
The siblings planned to stay together and find a place to live, Yukiko said she'll stay at her friend's house, Hiroshi too told his brother not to worry because he'll stay at his friend's, with spare coins and some belongings, he took off. He found a park and decided to live there instead of staying at his friend's house. In his days living in the park, he met different people, learned how to be persevere and frugal.
The movie is a good watch, a mix of drama and a little comedy. You'll feel the hardships Hiroshi have went through. You'll be surprised at some scenes how unbelievable things he did for survival. I'm sure you might learn something with this movie. For those who are not into a heavy drama, don't worry, there's nothing too tragic other than focusing on the protagonist's limited lifestyle.
Anyone who haven't seen this movie, watch it...... with your family.
Cast:
Koike Teppei (小池徹平)
Nishino AKihiro (西野亮廣)
Ikewaki Chizuru (池脇千鶴)
Kotegawa Yuko (古手川祐子)
Issei Ogata (イッセー尾形)
Uzaki Ryudo (宇崎竜童)
Kurotani Tomoka (黒谷友香)
Ishida Ayumi (いしだあゆみ)
Tanaka Yuko (田中裕子)
Emoto Tokio (柄本時生)
Naitou Takashi (内藤剛志)
Director: Tomoyuki Furuyama
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: October 25, 2008
Links: ホームレス中学生
Shinken Pink; Takanashi Rin's first digital photobook entitled 『Rin ～tobira～』 that will be released this coming October 21.
Takanashi Rin with the general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority, Joseph "Ace" Durano. Last year, Takanashi Rin was appointed as an ambassador/image character to endorse Philippine tourism in Japan. Most of her photoshoots on her first album were taken in the Philippines, some are from Cebu and Intramuros.
DVD Specs:
• Video: Color
• Runtime: ≈47 Mins. (Original Ver.)
• Audio: Stereo
• Screen Ratio: 16:9
DVD Contents:
• Photoshoot/Gravure video
• The making
• Photo gallery
An ofshoot image from her first photobook.
A part of an interview from a fan:
Q: 今、一番行きたい国は？
Ima, ichiban ikitai kuni wa?
Q: What are the best places to visit?
高梨臨: みなさん、フィリピンに行きましょう。セブ島最高ですよ！
Mina-san, firipin ni ikimashou. Sebu-jima saikou desu yo!
マニラにはショッピングモールもできたので買い物も楽しめます！
Manira ni wa shyoppingu mo-ru dekita no de kai mono mo tanoshimemasu!
行った事のない国では、モルディブ、イタリアのヴェネチア、イギリスのロンドン、オーストリアのウィーンです．
Itta koto no nai kuni de wa, morudibu, itaria no venechia, igirisu no rondon, osutoria no uin desu.
Takanashi Rin: Everyone, let's go to Philippines. Cebu is really great! We could also enjoy mall shopping in Manila. I haven't been in Maldives, Italy, London and Austria.
Links:
プレミアム・リゾート・アイランド フィリピン - フィリピン政府観光省
Source:
東映ビデオ｜高梨臨ファーストDVD『Rin ～tobira～』
高梨臨 ファースト写真集 Rin: コミック&アニメ: 角川書店 | 角川書店・角川グループ
Takanashi Rin, Philippine Tourism Japan Image Model 2008
Mashima Hiro's long time running fantasy-adventure manga: Fairy Tail serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine will have an anime adaptation and will be aired this 12th of October at TV Tokyo, directed by Ishihara Shinji.
Synopsis:
Lucy is a 17-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isnt just any ordinary kid, he's a member of one of the world's most (in)famous mage guilds: Fairy Tail. (Source: KEFI)
Cast & Seiyuu:
Natsu Dragneel: Kakihara Tetsuya (柿原徹也)
Heartilia Lucy: Hirano Aya (平野綾)
Happy: Kugimiya Rie (釘宮理恵)
Gray Fullbuster: Nakamura Yuuichi (中村悠一)
Erza Scarlet: Ohara Sayaka (大原さやか)
Siegrain: Namikawa Daisuke (浪川大輔)
Links:
Fairy Tail @ Wikipedia
Fairy Tail @ Baka-Updates
Official Shonen Magazone Fairy Tail Website
Source:
Anime News Network
Fairy Tail - MyAnimeList.net
Suzuka Morita of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger will have her 2nd photobook issued this coming 10th of October. Her photobook is dubbed: Hannari Suzuka (はんなり涼花). The title "Hannari" could likely mean "weaved flowers" which possibly originated from her character name "Hanaori" (花織) combining the two kanji together.
Her photobook were compiled after the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger movie, the shoot were taken from scenic areas in her hometown, Kyoto; Published by Wani Books.
Source:
【先行予約】森田涼花写真集『はんなり涼花』 09/10/10発売 | ワニブックス オフィシャルサイト
“Talent” Akina Minami, 20, took part in a track and field event of a different kind this week when she lined up with Q-taro Suzuki, 35, and Hiroaki Matsuda, 32, of comedy duo Hiking Walking, to promote the service “au Smart Sports Run & Walk” by cell phone provider KDDI.
The “sports support service,” which began in January 2008 and registered its one millionth member in April this year, utilizes motion sensors in handsets and GPS technology to calculate calories burned, speed, distance traveled and show the route on the screen.
Minami, Suzuki and Matsuda turned up to the event in suits to emphasize that 5 minutes exercise can be easily slotted into that hard daily schedule. Minami, however, stripped down to a cute, athletic pink number and black tights before the 5-minute show down with Suzuki, held on a circular track 45 meters long assembled inside Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi.
Suzuki made a fantastic start and looked like he would lap Minami - who was traveling at a slower and less erratic pace - but Suzuki soon tired out and fell down in exhaustion, where he stayed for some time. Manami continued along with her sensible, consistent approach and in the end was announced the winner, burning more calories and walking nearly 50% more than Suzuki.
Minami, who takes her two dogs for a walk every day, said the handsets and service were cool, and that the adidas strap holder was very stylish. She added: “It doesn’t get in the way, and walking is good for beauty. This service is great as you can become beautiful efficiently.”
Source:Japan Today
SH FiguArts Kamen Rider TheBee will be out this September, along with SH FiguArts ZectTrooper (Shadow Member Ver.), will be worth Y2500 or about $28. It stands 14cm tall, and comes with the TheBee Zecter and optional hands. He can be posed recreating his signature finisher, the Rider Sting. Here's a review if it's worth the buy or not.
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Bandai's full scale RX-78-2 Gundam has bid its farewell to its fans after the public exhibit that started from July up to the end of August in Odaiba, Tokyo.
The life size Gundam was created to celebrate the series'30th anniversary. The gundam statue is engineered to move some of its parts, packed with 50 lights and a smoke engine installed on its back.
Before the exhibit was opened, it was anticipated that the exhibit would hold an approximate of 1.5 million visitors but at the actual fair, the visitor count scoped over 4.15 million.
Amuro Rei's seiyuu: Furuya Toru (古谷徹) is outlined to take part for the closing activity but was called off due to typhoon.
This project is Japan's bid to hold the olympics for 2016.
Source: asahi.com（朝日新聞社）：実物大ガンダム、お台場で完成 - 動画
Have you ever been pissed that the ending of the manga that you are reading will just be a BIG CLIFFHANGER? And you are hoping that someday, you will see the author will continue it for the fans?
A survey, conducted by Oricon, asking 1,000 Japanese men and women, from teens to forties, about the manga they liked to see continued after a disappointing and more likely, a cliffhanger ending. And according to that survey, Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue, charted number 1.
Well, I can say that the result of the survey is very true. The ending of Slam Dunk is a very disappointing defeat. And we haven't seen that match with Aiwa High. It was just told by Inoue on Volume 31. I'm also asking myself what had/will happen to the Shohoku team after that defeat in the Inter-High games.
Here are the full list of manga titles that people want to see continued:
A survey, conducted by Oricon, asking 1,000 Japanese men and women, from teens to forties, about the manga they liked to see continued after a disappointing and more likely, a cliffhanger ending. And according to that survey, Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue, charted number 1.
Well, I can say that the result of the survey is very true. The ending of Slam Dunk is a very disappointing defeat. And we haven't seen that match with Aiwa High. It was just told by Inoue on Volume 31. I'm also asking myself what had/will happen to the Shohoku team after that defeat in the Inter-High games.
Here are the full list of manga titles that people want to see continued:
- Slam Dunk
- Hana Yori Dango
- Dragonball
- Death Note
- Hikaru no Go
- Touch
- Itazura na Kiss
- Love Com
- Candy Candy
- Rurouni Kenshin
Yoshito Usui (51), the mangaka behind the popular "Crayon Shin-chan" comic, has been missing for several days. He was reported missing by his family on September 12 after he failed to return from a hiking trip the day before.
No one, including his family and his publisher, has seen or been in contact with Usui since he left on Friday. Police in his hometown of Kasukabe, Saitama, have launched a search effort, and it has already expanded to other prefectures.
"Crayon Shin-chan" has become an iconic character around the world. The manga began serialization in 1990 in Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action, but it later moved to the magazine Manga Town. "Crayon Shin-chan" has also been on television as an anime series since 1992, with a feature-length film released every year since 1993.
Source: Tokyograph
I have been a fan of Shin-chan since it was aired in our country, the Philippines, several years ago. The last episode I have seen Shin-Chan is the crossover between him and Kamen Rider Den-O, entitled "Crayon Shin-chan Midsummer Night: Here I Come! The Storm is Called Den-O vs. Shin-O 60 Minute Special!!", when Shin-chan henshins into Shin-O.
Let's hope they will find him sooner.
Get ready to be VENTED!
Some screenshots for the highly anticipated Kamen Rider Dragon Knight Game for the Nintendo DS and Wii are now available. You can clearly see the graphics used and the overall idea of its gameplay. As of now, no gameplay videos have been out yet.
The game's plot:
Based on the new TheCW4Kids live action TV series, the Kamen Rider Dragon Knight videogame is an intense action packed hero game where players will have the opportunity to experience the exciting Kamen Rider adventure firsthand. Gamers will be able to play as all 13 Kamen Riders, each with their own unique Advent Cards and special abilities. Take part in the action with multiple game modes allowing players to battle head-to-head or fight legions of enemies as they explore Ventara and stop the menacing plot of General Xaviax.
The game will be released on November 10 of this year.
For more pictures, visit: Destructiod
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[IV] Aki Hoshino (ほしのあき) - I Wish You Love
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Release Date: 2005/09/23
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A few days ago, it is perceptively clear from Tokyo Gameshow exhibit that new merchandises are in production. The fair opened to the public with Final Fantasy 14 displayed by Square-Enix. Microsoft's Halo series will have its animation and Sengoku Basara 3 for Capcom's teaser.
Some of the titles from the exhibit:
- Lost Planet 2 (PS3 - Action, Shooting) Release: TBA
- Lost Planet 2 (XBOX360 - Action, Shooting) Winter 2009
- Biohazard / Darkside Chronicles (Wii - Horror, Shooting) Winter 2009
- Daijinden ~Chiisaki Taiyou~ (NDS - Action, Adventure) 2010
- Rockman EXE: Operate Shooting Star (NDS - Data Action RPG) ¥4190, November 12, 2009
- Sengoku Basara 3 (PS3 - Action) 2010
- Sengoku Basara 3 (Wii - Action) 2010
- Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker (PSP - Tactical Espionage, Action) 2010
- Silent Hill ~Shattered Memories~ (Wii - Horror, Adventure) Release: TBA
- Silent Hill ~Shattered Memories~ (PSP - Horror, Adventure) Release: TBA
- Ninety-Nine Nights II (XBOX360 - Action) Release: TBA
- Final Fantasy 13 (PS3 - RPG) ¥9240, December 17 2009
- Final Fantasy 14 (PS3, Windows - MMORPG) 2010
- Front Mission Evolve (PS3 - 3rd Person Shooter) Release: TBA
- Front Mission Evolve (XBOX360 - 3rd Person Shooter) Release: TBA
- Front Mission Evolve (Windows - 3rd Person Shooter) Release: TBA
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP - RPG) Winter 2009
- Ryuu ga Gotoku 4: Densetsu wo Tsugu Mono (PS3) Release: TBA
- Umihara Kawase・Jun 2nd Edition Kanzenban (NDS - Action) ¥5040, November 29 2009
- Satoru Dai After - It's a Wonderful Life CS Edition (XBOX360 - Adventure) ¥5460, December 2009
- Little Busters! Converted Edition (PS2 - Adventure) ¥5460, October 15 2009
- Halo 3: ODST (XBOX360 - Shooting) ¥7140, September 24 2009
- Halo: Reach (XBOX360 - Shooting) Release: TBA
- Halo Legends Anime - Release: TBA
- Riot Act 2 (XBOX360 - Action) Release: TBA
- Fable III (XBOX360 - RPG) Release: TBA
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東京ゲームショウ2009出展タイトル情報第2弾公開、「ファイナルファンタジーXIV」や「龍が如く4」が登場
Cake: "Succhan" すっちゃん．
A belated happy birthday to Morita Suzuka. She just turned 17 this September 7.
The cast and crew of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger gave Morita Suzuka a birthday cake.
Japanese broadcasting network TBS (株式会社東京放送 Tokyo Broadcasting System) have planned the popular anime: K-ON! (けいおん！) to have a live event/concert this coming December.
There's also a possibility that a live action drama adaptation of K-ON! will be due anytime.Source:
TBSアニメーション・けいおん！公式ホームページ
TBSが「けいおん！」実写化検討
Oneechanbara: The Movie is followed by another movie from the same videogame title series: Oneechanbara The Movie: Vortex (subtitle: Chanbara Girl Goes Again). The movie was released in 2009 of July by Geneon Movie Entertainment Universal.Trailer:
The genre and story remains the same, hack and slash zombies but this time, this sequel movie did not use the characters from the first movie. The main character Aya is played by Tejima Yuu along with Kawamura Rika, Arakawa Chika, Ozawa Akari, and Imura Kumi. Though this movie is the sequel, the scoop has no juncture from the first one apart from being propped from the aforementioned series. One could say this movie has an unrelated title.
Fans of the series (or those who are looking for fanservice) might find this movie good too, since the main character Aya now has a "cup upgrade".Links:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1438499/
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手島優&川村りか「水着ばかり見ないで中身も見てネ!」--『お姉チャンバラ』
Kung fu fanatics would love to see another action packed movie like the Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle. Now here’s another version of these films produced by Stephen Chow, “Shaolin Girl.” It is a Japanese film released on April, 2008 and was directed by Katsuyuki Motohori. It recounts a story of a girl named Rin Sakurazawa who was played by Ko Shibasaki who is also from Battle Royale and Dororo fame.
Rin is a student of the Shaolin temple. She has to return to her little Japanese town to take over her late grandfather’s Dojo (a school for training Japanese arts of self-defense). However, the school has been abandoned by its students including her former mentor who was played by Yosuke Eguchi.
Rin, who have endured many years of training at the Shaolin Martial arts, would like to share what she learned to everyone. Unfortunately no one wants to join in her quest to spread the philosophy of Kung fu except for Minmin Ryu (played by Kitty Zhang Yuqi) who is a lacrosse player. Here, there was an agreement between the two lovely girls. Rin would teach Minmin, but in the condition that Rin would become a player of their team. Now we encounter the difficult side of Rin, who wants only to showcase her Kung fu talent in playing Lacrosse. She doesn’t know and understand the meaning of teamwork. In their first game together, they lost because of Rin’s shortcoming. But in time, Rin learned to control her emotions and eventually became the team’s string of victories. In return her team helped her restore the dojo. Just as when everything seems to be on her side, the real action began when Rin met her adversary from a dark incident in the past that she knew nothing about.
Though Shaolin Girl was produced by Stephen Chow of Shaolin Soccer it didn’t turned out to be as expected. The fighting scene was slow and the sequences are incomparable to the animation of the latter movie and Kung fu Hustle. Also if you’ll notice there was even a part were some fighters fell in the pool but remained dry when they got up and continued fighting. Is this a magic pool or what?
With their attempt to make something different, Shaolin Girl movie became direction less. First is the use of sports that has no connection to the ending of the story. Second is the part where she found the other dojo students (some casts of Shaolin Soccer), but this scene doesn’t even matter because they too were gone not even giving use to their character. Unlike the casts of Shaolin Soccer team who were there from start until the end and you’ll know why they should be part of the movie. Last but not the least is Rin’s adversaries who lack the credibility to be real villains.
Source: Asian Movie Pulse
Gundam Ring is a short film produced by series created Yoshiyuki Tomino to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam. Alright, so it’s really called Ring of Gundam.
So apparently, the Forerunners of Halo turn out to be Earth Federation who have constructed the Halo not to stop the flood, but to bring back Amuro Rey’s memories. It’s his horrible evil memories that break free and mutate into the Flood and start infecting everyone. More and more people turn emo and whine about Lala due to the Flood’s spread. To stop it, the Feddies reconfigure the Halo to eradicate all life in the known universe.
Source: AngryZenMaster
Have you ever knew that the most well-loved turtles, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have an anime version? It was called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Superman Legend (Mutant Turtles: Choujin Densetsu-hen).It was shown last May 5, 1996 in Japan as a sequel to the original Ninja Turtles series, which consists of two 25-minute episodes.
The plot:
When the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles acquire Mutastones from Crys-Mu, the spirit of light, they acquire the ability to enhance themselves into Super Turtles for a duration of three minutes. Meanwhile, the evil Shredder and his minions Bebop and Rocksteady stumble upon the Dark Mutastone, which transforms them into Devil Shredder, Supermutant Bebop and Supermutant Rocksteady, respectively. But the Turtles have one more trick up their shells: all four of them can combine into their ultimate form - Turtle Saint.
Here's the opening song "Power-Up Turtles" by Hironobu Kageyama:
Mobile Suit Gundam UniCorn is a 10 volume light novel series that takes place on Gundam's Universal Century (UC) timeline, which takes place 3 years after Char's Counterattack.
An anime adaptation is planned to be aired on Spring 2010, after the canceled airing on the late months of 2009. There will going to be six 50-minute episodes and was planned for a international release.
The trailer:
I stumbled into this site wherein there are lots of "chick flicks", mostly are Japanese movies. Then I saw this movie of a girl in military costume and holds a rifle. I clicked it and saw that the girl was Aki Hoshino, the top seed in the recent Oricron Top 10 Gravure Idols. I try to look for available English subbed copies floating around in the internet and download it right away (it wasn't licensed by the time that I download it).
The movie's title is Death Row Girls: Female Prisoner 1316 (Kuga no Shiro: Joshu 1316). The story is about Misaki Sayama, 23, who was bought to an unknown island, or simply called as The Island, and later called as Prisoner 1316. She came from an unknown prison because of robbery, assault and murder, and sentenced by court to life imprisonment.
The Island is a military training facility for female prisoners coming from different places. It is surrounded by shark infested waters (although not seen) and managed by a group of jail guards. The prisoners are being trained to become a government spy, but only the best of them will reach this stage.
1316 primary goal is to escape the island prison to get freedom. She is joined by 1627 in hunt for a way to get passed the island's gate and reach the mainland. Later, they found out about an undeground passage, which is known as a labyrinth, leading to the shore.
Basically, the whole plot is about looking for the best way to escape the said island. I will not reveal anymore beyond this so you guys won't get spoiled. But here are my comments.
The movie is full of ladies in military fatigue and tanktop, unlike any other prisons, who are doing rigorous training everyday of their life. You can also see some of them go topless in some scenes, thus it's not intended for minors. Besides Aki Hoshino, there are also other known JAV idols appear in this movie like Emi Kitagawa, Ami Sakurai and Momo Izawa.
I expected alot from this movie like more action scenes including girls holding and firing some powerful firearm as seen in the DVD cover above. As for the ending, I just kinda felt a little disappointed because of a BIG cliffhanger.
Overall, I can give movie 3 of 5 stars.
Not bad huh!?
Kamen Ride... DIEND!
Igadevil hook us up with Kamen Rider DiEnd's theme, Treasure Sniper, sung by Daiki Kaitou's actor, Tatani Kimito. This is the second ending theme (or a battle theme) for the toku, Kamen Rider Decade.
Plus, another BONUS! He also included Final Attack Ride Hibiki. It was used in the final battle on Hibiki's world (Episode 19) wherein all of them teamed up to beat the giant Makamou.
Treasure Sniper
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Final Attack Ride Hibiki
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Final Attack Ride Hibiki
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Kiryoku Tenshin Ōra Chenjā!
Our friend Henshin OrganizatioN Fansubs have just released the first episode of Gosei Sentai DaiRanger.
The plot:
Over 8,000 years ago, the Daos civilization flourished in Southern China. The Daos Empire consisted of three tribes: the Dai, the Shura (ancestors of today's humanity), and the Gorma (the military tribe), who lived harmoniously. However, one day the Gorma Tribe decided to take over the empire and the world. Thus began the war between the Gorma and Dai tribes. The battle continued for 5,000 years, led by the Gorma Triumvirate. The Mythical Qi Beasts appeared to oppose the Gorma, whose magical powers had increased to the point where they could turn themselves into monsters. Five Dai warriors' Qi powers had increased to the point where they could control the Mythical Qi Beasts. The war ended with the disappearance of both the Dai and Gorma tribes. In 1993, the Gorma Tribe, one of the Daos' two missing branches, revived to take over the world. To counter them, Master Kaku assembled a team of five youths with high levels of Qi. They became the Dairangers of the present time.
Here's a download link for episode one to get you all started.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O381NQZ6
Enjoy!
Robot, Launch!
Many people like robots. Some of them made it themselves but some others fond to collect them in the form of Gundam models and other toys. Well, I have found this entertaining tool in which you can create a robot based on the name you input, the Robot Generator.
Robot Generator is a flash based site in which one can create a robot based on the names you write. You can write as many as you want, but no spaces between words (you can use the Enter key to write a new word), and no signs or punctuation marks. After that, press the Enter button next to the box where you input the names, and see how your robot looked like.
Look at what happened when I input the word, GekiDan, my username:
As you can see, there is also some kind of meaning of your robot's name, stats listed on how powerful is your robot, and what is its current level.
Here's my another try using various names of anime and tokusatsu characters:
As you see, it's more larger now and each name represents different parts of the robot.
Try this out and you'll be amazed on how good (or bad) your robot will be. If you like, you can also post a link on your comment leading to the image of your formed robot.
Have fun!
Today is the 40th anniversary of the Internet. I give this blog entry space to it to say my utmost THANKS to all that it has given me and everyone who gets dependent to it when it comes to news, online jobs, music, entertainment and even looking for online friends.
Internet started back in September 2, 1969. It started out as a network connection of two computers passing out data to each other using a cable. Then it become a network of computers passing important data between universities and research institutes. It is then called ARPANET (Advance Research Projects Agency Network). In the 70's they already started sending e-mails and connect networks to networks of computers through TCP/IP. And it the 80's, they gave birth to the domain names and suffixes like ".com".
The word internet just became everyone's word in the 90's when Tim Berner's-Lee, invented the Web. America Online was the first internet service provider to bring internet to people.
Internet's development was funded first by the US Government as a military project to let its engineers to make their ideal open network.
Then the present internet came. Although there are some risks like viruses, malwares and worms, this only made us more invulnerable since programmers and software engineers finds a way to upgrade the internet's security measures, desktops computers, laptops and even mobile phones can now access the internet as a source of world and local news, entertainment and other important information. We should all be thankful that all of lived in the time when the internet is much more affordable and faster than the first time it's been publicized.
To learn more about the history of Internet and certain advancements in it in the past 40 years, here are some useful links:
Yahoo.PH: As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth
Internet @ Wikipedia.ORG
Zen Pictures Burst Rangers DVD series is a typical low budget sexy take on the [Super Sentai] series featuring Japanese gravure idols Kanami Okamoto, Shiori Kawana, Rui Chion, Riko Moriyama, Yuuki Matsuyama, Ami Aihara, and Catherine Takano.
Zen Pictures specializes in “Heroine Action” flicks and in this particular series the Burst Rangers use their special skills and powers, not to mention their “oppai” to beat all the bad guys. The Burst Rangers DVDs were directed by Motoharu Takauji.
Here are sample videos:
Source: JapanSugoi
Well, this is one of those Sentai Parodies that focuses more on adult audiences. Fanservice all the way! LOL.
I wonder if this one will get subbed by a fansubbing group. Even though this is a low-budget series, there are still people, internationally, who would like to see this one subbed. I know there is a right time for everything. I guess, it's not it time now.
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Detroit Metal City - Amai Koibito [Single]
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1. Satsugai ~for the movie~
2. Amai Koibito ~for the movie~
3. Satsugai ~for the movie~ (Karaoke)
4. Amai Koibito ~for the movie~ (Karaoke)
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Track List:
1. Satsugai ~for the movie~
2. Amai Koibito ~for the movie~
3. Satsugai ~for the movie~ (Karaoke)
4. Amai Koibito ~for the movie~ (Karaoke)
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This is Kamen Rider Double's opening theme, "W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~" sung by Aya Kamiki with TAKUYA, which was shown earlier this day (Wow, Youtube is indeed very fast!). The full single will be released on November 2009.
Enjoy!
Here is the first review of the DX Double Driver, Kamen Rider Double's henshin belt. Although this review is non-English, we can still see how does the DX Double Driver works and what should future buyers expect to see.
The only downside with the belt is you should buy all Kamen Rider Double related items to get all he USB drives for more extended performance. This kind of tactics was also used on Engine sentai Go-onger's merchandise in which one should buy all stuff, weapons and DX mecha, just to collect all Engine Souls.
The DX Double Driver costs Y6,500, or about US$67, and will be released this September.
Prepare to be VENTED!
Kamen Rider Dragon will hit Japan anytime soon! Kamen Rider Dragon Knight is the American adaptation of one of Japan's Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Ryuki. It is the second American adaptation of the Kamen Rider series following Saban's Masked Rider.
So prepare yourself to hear some of your favorite, and familiar anime and tokusatsu voice actors dubbed this American tokusatsu. Here are some of the voice actors that will dub the show for Japanese viewers:
- Kit Taylor (Rider Dragon Knight): Tatsuhisa Suzuki
- Shakugan no Shana
- DNAngel
- Len (Rider Wing Knight): Satoshi Matsuda
- Kamen Rider Ryuki
- Keitai Sousakan 7
- Maya Young: Yuria Haga
- Kamen Rider 555
- Kamen Rider Kiva
- Drew Lansing (Rider Torque): Kouji Yusa
- Bleach
- Kamen Rider Den-O
- James Trademore (Rider Strike): Tomokazu Sugita
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Chris Ramirez (Rider Sting): Hiroshi Kamiya
- Gundam 00
- Grant Staley (Rider Camo): Kenji Matsuda
- Kamen rider Hibiki
- Kamen Rider Kiva
- Ritchie Preston (Rider Incisor): Hiroki Takahashi
- Hunter x Hunter
- Prince of Tennis
- Brad Barrett (Rider Thrust): Shouma Yamamoto
- Kamen Rider Kiva
- Cutie Honey
- Eubulon: Koyama Takeshi
- Turn A Gundam
- Zipang
- Frank Taylor (Kit's father): Rikiya Koyama
- Witchblade
- Kamen Rider Black RX
- Xaviax: Hōchū Ōtsukaa
- Kamen Rider Den-O
- Slam Dunk
