This week's Music Video of the Week is no other than W-B-X ~W Boiled Extreme~ performed by Aya Kamiki with TAKUYA, the opening theme of Kamen Rider Double. As of this date, I haven't found lyrics for this song since it haven't been released so far. Release date for this single is scheduled on November 11, 2009. I'll be glad to update this post once lyrics are available.
Kamen Rider Stronger's sidekick, Electro Wave Human Tackle (Denpa Ningen Takkuru), which died on the original series, will make her return in the upcoming Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider W and Decade: Movie Taisen 2010 on December 2009. This era's Tackle will be played by Alice Hirosue which is then 14 years old. But most fans said that she doesn't look like one. XD
Take a look at this video regarding the original Tackle:
I have been looking for the clip when she died but I don't have any luck on seeing that on YouTube.
And here's some new rumors regarding the upcoming movie:
- Tackle's secret is that she has already been killed by Hacchi Onna. Tackle is actually some sort of universal overseer, who begins to observe Tsukasa after he defeats the riders and becomes the "Devil's Soldier."
- Yuuske will succeed in killing Tsukasa, probably in his demon state. However, the memories of Yuuske, Natsuki, and Daiki will resurrect him
- After their fight with Super Shocker, Neo Lifeform Doras will escape into another world. They follow suit. That world is the World of Double.
- Doras and the Dummy Dopant will fuse into a final villain to fight. At the end of the film, the disappeared rider worlds are brought back into existence
- The movie, as far as now, will flow as follows:
- 30 minutes of Decade, leads into Double Begins Night
- 30 minutes of Double, at the end of which Decade appears, big team up fight
- Rumor has it that Doras, from the Decade movie, and a "Dummy Dopant" from Double will fuse into one monster for the end of the film.
Brace yourself and control your excitement!
Here comes the much awaited Kamen Rider Double Gaia Memory USB Flash Drives. Take note, this is a real flash drive that can store digital files and you can bring anywhere you go.
The package comes in a wonderful box and one 2 GB Flash Drive. You heard it right. It only includes one flash drive. I'm sure you are asking about the other five Gaia Memories, right? You can use them to change cases. For example, this day, you like to use the Cyclone one and tomorrow, the Joker one. You could easily change the case for that one.
This is the reason why fans really do think that this one is not worth it for Y6980 (roughly $77) a piece. But for die-hard fans that collect every item, this one is a good addition to your collection.
You can find more info about this product here.
SH FiguArts Decade Complete Form will be already out this October, and is worth Y2800 or about $31. It stands 14cm tall, and comes with the KeiTouch, Ride Booker: Gun and Sword Mode, and optional hands. Here's a review if it's worth the buy or not.
Judging from the following scans, we can definitely say that Natsumi will henshin into Kamen Rider Kivaara on the upcoming Kamen Rider Decade movie in December.
But most fans suspects that she will die eventually at the end. You know why? All female Kamen Riders died before the end of each series and movies. It's already a curse. Even Akira of Kamen Rider Hibiki didn't survive the curse. She died on an episode in Kamen Rider Decade.
But most fans suspects that she will die eventually at the end. You know why? All female Kamen Riders died before the end of each series and movies. It's already a curse. Even Akira of Kamen Rider Hibiki didn't survive the curse. She died on an episode in Kamen Rider Decade.
Here are some new scans of future SH FiguArts releases:
On top, you will see how awesome SH FiguArts Super Saiyan Son Goku is. It can do the following poses: the Super Saiyan Charging pose, Kamehameha, and the Instant Transmission technique. I really do bet that this one will be the first SH FiguArts for anime fans, which will generally bring them to Tokusatsu, Kamen Rider to be exact.
Below the pic is SH FiguArts Piccolo which we have already discussed on our previous post. SH Figuarts Piccolo will be released this November 2009 for Y3,300 (roughly $37) while SH FIguArts Super Saiyan Son Goku will be released on January 2010 for Y3,200 (roughly $35).
Here is some newer pics for SH FiguArts Kamen Rider W. Each form will be sold separately and will be scheduled for March release. No prices revealed yet. I wonder if Cyclone's scarf is a cloth that can move freely...
Below the pic is the Tamashii Web Exclusive Machine Tornader, Kamen Rider Agito's bike that will be released on January 2010. You can find more info here.
On top, you will see how awesome SH FiguArts Super Saiyan Son Goku is. It can do the following poses: the Super Saiyan Charging pose, Kamehameha, and the Instant Transmission technique. I really do bet that this one will be the first SH FiguArts for anime fans, which will generally bring them to Tokusatsu, Kamen Rider to be exact.
Below the pic is SH FiguArts Piccolo which we have already discussed on our previous post. SH Figuarts Piccolo will be released this November 2009 for Y3,300 (roughly $37) while SH FIguArts Super Saiyan Son Goku will be released on January 2010 for Y3,200 (roughly $35).
Here is some newer pics for SH FiguArts Kamen Rider W. Each form will be sold separately and will be scheduled for March release. No prices revealed yet. I wonder if Cyclone's scarf is a cloth that can move freely...
Below the pic is the Tamashii Web Exclusive Machine Tornader, Kamen Rider Agito's bike that will be released on January 2010. You can find more info here.
Street Fighter IV's update: Super Street Fighter IV will be packed with a brand new character along with some of the classic characters from Super Street Fighter II.
It was officially announced on September 28, 2009 that the game will be released for Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3. The game will be stand-alone for the updated version would be too big for a downloadable content. Super Street Fighter IV will be having a revision of moves and tweaks from the original SFIV.
The hinted brand new character is Juri, a young Korean national who works for S.I.N. Her fighting style is Taekwondo. Her left eye has an implanted Feng Shui Engine which works as an energy-boosting device.
Some of the confirmed returning characters are T.Hawk and Dee Jay which were supposed to be part of the original SFIV but got cancelled. Super Street Fighter IV will be adding 8 additional characters in total and will have bonus features for those who have played the original game. The game will be released in Spring 2010.
Link: CAPCOM：SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV 公式サイト
Link: CAPCOM：SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV 公式サイト
Here is the Music Video of the Week, Moonlight Densetsu (Moonlight Legend) sung by one of our resident Henshin Hotties, Rina Akiyama, from the opening theme of the anime, Sailormoon. The video is complete with Rina Akiyama wearing a Sailormoon cosplay outfit.
Moonlight Densetsu by Rina Akiyama
GOMEN NE sunao ja nakute
yume no naka nara ieru
shikou kairo wa SHO-TO sunzen
ima sugu aitai yo
I'm sorry I'm not candid.
I can say it if in my dreams.
My thoughts are about to short circuit.
I want to see you right now!
nakitaku naru you na moonlight
denwa mo dekinai midnight
datte junjou doushiyou
HA-TO wa mangekyou
I'm just about to cry -- moonlight
I can't call you, either -- midnight
But I have a simple heart, so what can I do?
My heart is a kaleidoscope.
tsuki no hikari ni michibikare
nandomo meguriau
With the light of the moon to guide us,
we'll be brought together by fate many times over.
seiza no matataki kazoe
uranau koi no yukue
onaji kuni ni umareta no
MIRAKURU ROMANSU
Counting the twinklings of the constellations
is how I foretell love's whereabouts.
Born on the same earth
Miracle romance
[Instrumental]
mo ichido futari de weekend
kami-sama kanaete happy end
genzai kako mirai mo
anata ni kubittake
To be together once more this weekend...
God, please grant me a happy end.
In the present, past, and future,
I'll be completely devoted to you.
deatta toki no natsukashii
manazashi wasurenai
I can't forget that dear look in your eyes
when we first met.
ikusenman no hoshi kara
anata wo mitsukerareru
guuzen mo CHANSU ni kaeru
ikikata ga suki yo
Out of tens of thousands of stars,
I can find you.
Turning even chance into an opportunity...
I love that way of life!
[Instrumental]
fushigi na kiseki KUROSU shite
nandomo meguriau
A wondrous miracle growing closer.
We'll be brought together by fate many times over.
seiza no matataki kazoe
uranau koi no yukue
onaji kuni ni umareta no
MIRAKURU ROMANSU
shinjite-iru no
MIRAKURU ROMANSU
Counting the twinklings of the constellations
is how I foretell love's whereabouts.
Born on the same earth
Miracle romance
I believe in this
Miracle romance
GOMEN NE sunao ja nakute
yume no naka nara ieru
shikou kairo wa SHO-TO sunzen
ima sugu aitai yo
I'm sorry I'm not candid.
I can say it if in my dreams.
My thoughts are about to short circuit.
I want to see you right now!
nakitaku naru you na moonlight
denwa mo dekinai midnight
datte junjou doushiyou
HA-TO wa mangekyou
I'm just about to cry -- moonlight
I can't call you, either -- midnight
But I have a simple heart, so what can I do?
My heart is a kaleidoscope.
tsuki no hikari ni michibikare
nandomo meguriau
With the light of the moon to guide us,
we'll be brought together by fate many times over.
seiza no matataki kazoe
uranau koi no yukue
onaji kuni ni umareta no
MIRAKURU ROMANSU
Counting the twinklings of the constellations
is how I foretell love's whereabouts.
Born on the same earth
Miracle romance
[Instrumental]
mo ichido futari de weekend
kami-sama kanaete happy end
genzai kako mirai mo
anata ni kubittake
To be together once more this weekend...
God, please grant me a happy end.
In the present, past, and future,
I'll be completely devoted to you.
deatta toki no natsukashii
manazashi wasurenai
I can't forget that dear look in your eyes
when we first met.
ikusenman no hoshi kara
anata wo mitsukerareru
guuzen mo CHANSU ni kaeru
ikikata ga suki yo
Out of tens of thousands of stars,
I can find you.
Turning even chance into an opportunity...
I love that way of life!
[Instrumental]
fushigi na kiseki KUROSU shite
nandomo meguriau
A wondrous miracle growing closer.
We'll be brought together by fate many times over.
seiza no matataki kazoe
uranau koi no yukue
onaji kuni ni umareta no
MIRAKURU ROMANSU
shinjite-iru no
MIRAKURU ROMANSU
Counting the twinklings of the constellations
is how I foretell love's whereabouts.
Born on the same earth
Miracle romance
I believe in this
Miracle romance
Korean MMO Developer/Publisher T3 Entertainment has announced their SFX Hero show Shigong Jhun-gi Rayforce (Dimension Chronicle Rayforce) recently. The show introduces two protagonists: a Tech-based team of heroes in the format like Sentai and a Mystic power-based lone hero teamed with a young sorceress. Not much has been shown other than a pilot promo video, and the whole show is made entirely by the company's production team.
Are you a fan of Rayforce, then get custom lapel pins and be a unique supporter.
Sony will be releasing their 2nd handheld platform PSP2 somewhere in 2010. It is said that its graphics, capacity and performance is as close to a personal computer.
Sony PSP2 will be using PowerVR SGX543 for the graphics processor which beats the first series of PSP and PSP Go which graphics subsystem depends on a proprietary chip with 2MB eDRAM [166MHz].
A quad-core version of SGX543MP4 [200MHz] can convey 133 million polygons and 8 billion pixels for fill-rate per second which is in the range of GeForce 8600 graphics processor cards. An eight core SGX543MP8 [200MHz] can drop 266 million polygons and 8 billion pixels per second. A higher clocked version at 400 MHz would dish out 532 million polygons and 16 billion pixels per second which equals GeForce GTX 260- 216 graphics processors.
There's no specific date for the release yet but it will be somewhere in 2010.
Source:
ソニーの「PSP2」は2010年に登場か、パソコン向けグラフィックボードに近い処理能力を実現
Here is the trailer for the Kamen Rider Dragon Knight game on the Nintendo Wii.
For more info about the game, please visit our previous blog posts about it:
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight Game Screenshots
[NDS and Wii] Kamen Rider Dragon Knight Game
Green Tokyo Gundam Project's 18-meter-tall (59-feet-tall), "life-size" Gundam statue won one of this year's Best 15 Good Design Awards in Tokyo on October 1. The robot statue stood at Tokyo Bay's artificial Odaiba island this past summer. The judges from the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization praised the project for bringing an element from the virtual world of anime into reality and noted that it "moved the hearts of 4.15 million people." Most of the winners are on display at the Good Design Exhibition 2009 in Tokyo — although a 1/30 scale mockup substituted for the already disassembled Gundam statue.
This year's other Good Design Award winners include the Panasonic EP-MS40 massage chair, the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius hybrid cars, Toto's Restroom Item 01 public toilet, and two flat-screen televisions from Samsung and Sony.
It also won awards on this year's Digital Content Awards.
Source: Anime News Network
The official Japanese website of the Pokémon anime movies has begun streaming a 15-second teaser for next summer's Pocket Monster: Diamond & Pearl Platinum film on Tuesday. The movie's official title has yet to be announced. There have already been a Diamond & Pearl film trilogy: 2007's Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai, 2008's Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior, and last July's Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life. Along with Tuesday's update, the website has posted a location-scouting report for the next movie. Kunihiko Yuyama, the director of most of the Pokémon projects and the Slayers films, travelled to Belgium and Holland for research. Yuyama also posted a special message of appreciation for fans.
Source: Anime News Network
From what we see, it shows the return of the 2nd Generation Legendary Pokemons Ho-oh and Lugia. Both are present in the latest Pokemon games remake, Heart Gold and Soul Silver. No mo official title and plot yet for this movie.
For those who are waiting for this week's music video, I'm very sorry to let you wait. My internet connection gone bad and faulty in the past few days because of the bad weather. But the wait is now over!
Here is the Music Video of the Week, Bouken Desho Desho? (It's an Adventure, Right, Right?) by Aya Hirano. It is the opening theme of the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Here is the Music Video of the Week, Bouken Desho Desho? (It's an Adventure, Right, Right?) by Aya Hirano. It is the opening theme of the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Bouken Desho Desho? by Aya Hirano
Kotae wa itsumo watashi no mune ni...
nandedaro anata wo eranda watashi desu
mou tomaranai unmeisamakara kimeraretakedo
I believe mane dakeja tsumaranaino
You'll be right!
kanjiru mama kanjiru koto dakewo suruyo
The answer is always in my heart...
Why is it that I chose you?
You've been picked by the unstoppable Lady Fate, but
I believe that just imitating is boring
You'll be all right!
I'll only feel the things that I'm feeling
bouken desho desho!?
honto ga uso ni kawaru sekai de
yume ga aru kara tsuyoku naru no yo dare no tame janai
It's an adventure, right, right!?
In a world where truth changes into lies
I'm going to get stronger because I have a dream, not for anyone else
isshoni kite kudasai
dokomademo jiyuu na watashi wo mite yo ne
ashita kakoni natta kyou no ima ga kiseki
I believe you...
Please come with me!
Look at me--I'm free everywhere I go!
The present today that became the past tomorrow is a miracle
I believe you...
modorenai tokomade ikanakya tsumannai
saa oshiete himeteru negai wo kagami ni nageta
My delight karada goto uke tometara
Your mind fly!
odoro kasete odoroite egao ni narou
It's no fun if I don't go until I reach the point of no return
Now, tell me! I cast off my hidden wishes into a mirror
If I react to my delight with my whole body,
Your mind will fly!
Let's surprise and be surprised, and smile
hajimari desho desho!?
kirei ga yami wo terasumitai ni
watashi no chikara anata no namida docchi mo tadashii no
It's the beginning, right, right!?
Like how beauty illuminates the dark
My power, your tears, both of them are right
genjitsu ni yureru sensai na kokoro ga
kizutsuku no wa iya
omoimashita itsumo itsumo mune no oku ni
kotae ga...
A delicate heart that trembles in reality
I don't want it to be hurt
I thought that the answer is always, always
In my heart...
futsuu janai no ga touzen nara
kotaeru watashi wa nani ga dekiru?
futsuu demo futsuu janakute
kanjiru mama kanjiru koto dake wo suru yo
If it's natural to not be normal,
What can I do to answer?
It's normal and yet it's not
I'll only feel the things that I'm feeling
bouken desho desho!?
honto ga uso ni kawaru sekai de
yume ga aru kara tsuyoku naru no yo dare no tame janai
It's an adventure, right, right!?
In a world where truth changes into lies
I'm going to get stronger because I have a dream, not for anyone else
hajimari desho hajimari nan desho!?
kirei ga yami wo terasumitai ni
watashi to anata bouken no tochuu
It's the beginning, right? It's the beginning, right!?
Like how beauty illuminates the dark,
You and I are on the middle of an adventure
isshoni susundeku doko ma demo jiyuu ni
genjitsu wo koete
ashita kakoni natta kyou no ima ga kiseki
Let's advance together freely, through thick and thin
And go beyond reality
The present today that became the past tomorrow is a miracle
tashika na mirai wo
tsuka mou mirai wo
I believe you...
A definite future
Let's take hold of the future
I believe you...
Kotae wa itsumo watashi no mune ni...
nandedaro anata wo eranda watashi desu
mou tomaranai unmeisamakara kimeraretakedo
I believe mane dakeja tsumaranaino
You'll be right!
kanjiru mama kanjiru koto dakewo suruyo
The answer is always in my heart...
Why is it that I chose you?
You've been picked by the unstoppable Lady Fate, but
I believe that just imitating is boring
You'll be all right!
I'll only feel the things that I'm feeling
bouken desho desho!?
honto ga uso ni kawaru sekai de
yume ga aru kara tsuyoku naru no yo dare no tame janai
It's an adventure, right, right!?
In a world where truth changes into lies
I'm going to get stronger because I have a dream, not for anyone else
isshoni kite kudasai
dokomademo jiyuu na watashi wo mite yo ne
ashita kakoni natta kyou no ima ga kiseki
I believe you...
Please come with me!
Look at me--I'm free everywhere I go!
The present today that became the past tomorrow is a miracle
I believe you...
modorenai tokomade ikanakya tsumannai
saa oshiete himeteru negai wo kagami ni nageta
My delight karada goto uke tometara
Your mind fly!
odoro kasete odoroite egao ni narou
It's no fun if I don't go until I reach the point of no return
Now, tell me! I cast off my hidden wishes into a mirror
If I react to my delight with my whole body,
Your mind will fly!
Let's surprise and be surprised, and smile
hajimari desho desho!?
kirei ga yami wo terasumitai ni
watashi no chikara anata no namida docchi mo tadashii no
It's the beginning, right, right!?
Like how beauty illuminates the dark
My power, your tears, both of them are right
genjitsu ni yureru sensai na kokoro ga
kizutsuku no wa iya
omoimashita itsumo itsumo mune no oku ni
kotae ga...
A delicate heart that trembles in reality
I don't want it to be hurt
I thought that the answer is always, always
In my heart...
futsuu janai no ga touzen nara
kotaeru watashi wa nani ga dekiru?
futsuu demo futsuu janakute
kanjiru mama kanjiru koto dake wo suru yo
If it's natural to not be normal,
What can I do to answer?
It's normal and yet it's not
I'll only feel the things that I'm feeling
bouken desho desho!?
honto ga uso ni kawaru sekai de
yume ga aru kara tsuyoku naru no yo dare no tame janai
It's an adventure, right, right!?
In a world where truth changes into lies
I'm going to get stronger because I have a dream, not for anyone else
hajimari desho hajimari nan desho!?
kirei ga yami wo terasumitai ni
watashi to anata bouken no tochuu
It's the beginning, right? It's the beginning, right!?
Like how beauty illuminates the dark,
You and I are on the middle of an adventure
isshoni susundeku doko ma demo jiyuu ni
genjitsu wo koete
ashita kakoni natta kyou no ima ga kiseki
Let's advance together freely, through thick and thin
And go beyond reality
The present today that became the past tomorrow is a miracle
tashika na mirai wo
tsuka mou mirai wo
I believe you...
A definite future
Let's take hold of the future
I believe you...
Have you ever wondered who is The Strongest Anime Character?
A poll made on 10,000 fans about the strongest anime character based on their liking and opinion, resulted a long list of anime characters, most of them coming from shounen manga (manga intended for young males). And on the top spot is Goku from the Dragonball series.
Here is the full list:
1. Goku (Dragonball)
2. Doraemon (Doraemon)
3. Arale Norimaki (Dr. Slump)
4. Kenshiro (Hokuto no Ken)
5. Kankichi Ryoutsu (Kochikame)
6. Atom (Tetsuwan Atom)
7. Gohan (Dragonball)
8. Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
9. Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
10. Suguru Kinniku (Kinniku Man)
And according to our source, Haruhi Suzumiya managed to get on top 15. o_O
Here's the promotion video that I recently found on YouTube about Rin Takanashi's first photobook, Rin ~Tobira~, that will be released this coming October 21.
Here's the newest promo/trailer of the new anime series, Fairy Tail which includes scenes from the anime.
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)
The first episode of Fairy Tail was aired yesterday, October 12. And I'm hoping to see a fansubbed version later this week.
Look at this awesome video of a guy who made the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Shinken-Oh mech out of LEGO. Enjoy!
Here are the latest rumors on Kamen Rider Double from the trusted dukemon22 and it says about Double's new forms, weapons and upgrades:
- W's Next Form, Super Cyclone Joker, will have at its disposable a sword which is capable of splitting into two seperate swords, which re-combine for the finishing move.
- Super Cyclone Joker is formed from the rumored "Super Memory" which will be included with the 4th Memory Gadget, as of now unnamed. The 4th Gadget can transform from Kabuto Mode (Kabutomushi) to Scoop Mode (Shovel.) Its personal memory is the "Giji Memory."
- W utilizes the Super Memory by inserting it in the Maximum Slot on the Double Driver.
- W's Sword, used as Super Cyclone Joker, has two Gaia Memory slots. However, the double edged sword can combine with the 4 Memory Gadjets for a total of 6 slots, where the 6 Gaia Memories (excluding Super) can be inserted. This weapon is known as the "Shin Gadget."
- It is also suggested that W will have an even higher level form (or forms, as it may be the case that the Super Memory can be used with all 9 of W's forms, in the vein of Rising Kuuga), and it has something to do with the combination of the memories.
The Bandai booth at the 49th All Japan Plamodel Hobby Show has announced on Thursday that an anime adaptation of the BB Senshi Sangokuden model line has been green-lit. BB Senshi Sangokuden is an SD Gundam model series that re-imagines Gundam mobile suit robots as characters in the classic Chinese novel Sangokushi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms). More details will be provided at a later date.
SD Gundam's retelling of the Sangokushi tale has already been adapted before in the 1993 Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival film and various manga. A manga called BB Senshi Sangokuden ~Senshin Kettou Hen~ has been running in Kadokawa Shoten's Kerokero Ace magazine, and the next three monthly issues will bundle special BB Senshi Sangokuden cards.
This year's hobby show will run from Thursday to Sunday at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, Japan.
Source: Anime News Network
Since I saw an anime promotional video (PV) on Youtube months ago, I'm hoping to see this one turn into an anime series. The first SD Gundam series, Superior Defender Gundam Force, is good but some Gundam fans are kinda disappointed about the plot of the series.
Here are the PVs I saw on Youtube, and this is what we will expect to see once this become an anime series:
The final episode of the "renewed" airing of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya anime series ended on Friday with a teaser of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Shōshitsu) film. The film will open in Japanese theaters in the spring of 2010. More details will be provided on the anime franchise's official homepage at a later date.
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya is the title of the fourth volume in Nagaru Tanigawa and Noizi Ito's original Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series about an eccentric, assertive girl who creates her own school club for her strange antics. The main story in this volume has yet to be animated. The first indications of animation plans for this light novel volume came in December 18, 2007, when the anime's official website "disappeared" with a cryptic announcement of a new Haruhi Suzumiya project; December 18 is a reference to the pivotal date in the fourth volume. That 2007 announcement was also the first public indication that Yutaka Yamamoto (director of first and 12th Haruhi Suzumiya episodes, Lucky Star, Kannagi) was not going to direct the production of new Haruhi Suzumiya animation.
Bandai Entertainment released the initial run of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya anime series in North America. Little, Brown Young Readers is publishing the second light novel volume this week, and Yen Press will ship the fourth volume in Gaku Tsugano's manga adaptation later this month.
Source: Anime News Network
This week's music video is from the 2nd ending theme of the anime, Inuyasha, entitled Fukai Mori (Deep Forest) by Do As Infinity.
Fukai Mori by Do As Infinity
fukai fukai mori no oku ni ima mo kitto
okizari ni shita kokoro kakushite'ru yo
I'm sure that the heart I left behind
still lies hidden in the heart of the deep, deep forest.
sagasu hodo no chikara mo naku tsukarehateta
hitobito wa eien no yami ni kieru
Exhausted, without the strength to search
people vanish into the infinite darkness.
chisai mama nara kitto ima demo mieta ka na
If it's so small, I wonder if I can see it even now?
* boku-tachi wa ikiru hodo ni
nakushite'ku sukoshi zutsu
itsuwari ya uso wo matoi
tachisukumu koe mo naku
* As we live on,
we lose a little bit more.
Shrouded in falsehoods and lies,
we stand frozen to the spot, unable to cry out
aoi aoi sora no iro mo kidzukanai mama
sugite yuku mainichi ga kawatte yuku
The days pass by and change,
without us even realizing how blue the sky really is.
tsukurareta wakugumi wo koe ima wo ikite
sabitsuita kokoro mata ugokidasu yo
Overcoming that made-up scheme, we live the present,
and our rusted hearts begin to beat again!
toki no RIZUMU wo shireba mo ichido toberu darou
If we can find the rhythm of time, we can fly once again
boku-tachi wa samayoi nagara
ikite yuku doko made mo
shinjite'ru hikari motome
arukidasu kimi to ima
We live our lives
wandering to the ends of the earth.
Believing (in you?), now I begin my journey with you,
in search of the light.
* Repeat
boku-tachi wa samayoi nagara
ikite yuku doko made mo
furikaeru michi wo tozashi
aruite'ku eien ni
We live our lives
wandering to the ends of the earth.
Closing off the way back,
we walk on for eternity.
tachisukumu koe mo naku
ikite yuku eien ni
We live our lives standing frozen to the spot,
unable to cry out, for eternity...
fukai fukai mori no oku ni ima mo kitto
okizari ni shita kokoro kakushite'ru yo
I'm sure that the heart I left behind
still lies hidden in the heart of the deep, deep forest.
sagasu hodo no chikara mo naku tsukarehateta
hitobito wa eien no yami ni kieru
Exhausted, without the strength to search
people vanish into the infinite darkness.
chisai mama nara kitto ima demo mieta ka na
If it's so small, I wonder if I can see it even now?
* boku-tachi wa ikiru hodo ni
nakushite'ku sukoshi zutsu
itsuwari ya uso wo matoi
tachisukumu koe mo naku
* As we live on,
we lose a little bit more.
Shrouded in falsehoods and lies,
we stand frozen to the spot, unable to cry out
aoi aoi sora no iro mo kidzukanai mama
sugite yuku mainichi ga kawatte yuku
The days pass by and change,
without us even realizing how blue the sky really is.
tsukurareta wakugumi wo koe ima wo ikite
sabitsuita kokoro mata ugokidasu yo
Overcoming that made-up scheme, we live the present,
and our rusted hearts begin to beat again!
toki no RIZUMU wo shireba mo ichido toberu darou
If we can find the rhythm of time, we can fly once again
boku-tachi wa samayoi nagara
ikite yuku doko made mo
shinjite'ru hikari motome
arukidasu kimi to ima
We live our lives
wandering to the ends of the earth.
Believing (in you?), now I begin my journey with you,
in search of the light.
* Repeat
boku-tachi wa samayoi nagara
ikite yuku doko made mo
furikaeru michi wo tozashi
aruite'ku eien ni
We live our lives
wandering to the ends of the earth.
Closing off the way back,
we walk on for eternity.
tachisukumu koe mo naku
ikite yuku eien ni
We live our lives standing frozen to the spot,
unable to cry out, for eternity...
Singer and actor Koji Kikkawa (44) will be playing the role of a Kamen Rider in the franchise's next movie, "Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Double & Decade Movie Taisen 2010." Kikkawa will appear in the film as Kamen Rider Skull, the first skull-themed Rider in the series' history.
Kikkawa's character is the famous detective Sokichi Narumi, a role model for the protagonist Shotaro (Ren Kiriyama), who is one half of the Kamen Rider Double team. Sokichi, who transforms into Kamen Rider Skull, holds the key to a mystery involving a resurrection, as well as the origin of Kamen Rider Double.
"Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Double & Decade Movie Taisen 2010" opens in theaters on December 12.
Source: Tokyograph
As you can see, Kamen Rider Skull is wearing a Half-Double Driver, a right-sided one. According to some info I read, he will be using the Skull Gaia Memory so he can transform to Kamen Rider Skull.
And for your information, he is not the very FIRST skull-themed rider. Kazuya Taki aka Skull Rider is the very first one. He make an appearance a one of the protagonist in the Kamen Rider Spirits Manga and is a friend for both Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider Ichigo and Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider Nigo. But he didn't make any appearances on the live action series, though.
Synopsis:
With tight knit script and creative imagery, entertaining family pic The Handsome Suit is packing in audiences around the region and may well prove to be one of the most amusing comedies of the year.
Awkward and not so handsome bachelor Takuro (Tsukaji Muga) returns from abroad to take over his late mother’s restaurant. The master chef’s culinary talent make his bistro a popular choice, however the same can’t be said for his competence in attracting the fairer sex!
In need of staff for his restaurant, he hires pretty part-time waitress Hiroko (Kitagawa Keiko) and for Takuro, it is love at first sight. His hopes for romance however are soon thwarted when she walks out of the job, leaving him once again broken hearted.
But romance is in the air for some and Takuro is in need of a tux for a friend’s wedding. Being kitted out by his tailor, the jacket seems a little tight – and as he reaches through the sleeves, he’s catapulted into a handsome, sophisticated version of his former self (Tanihara Shosuke). With his striking new looks, his luck with women takes a turn for the better and soon finds himself the object of desire by supermodel Raika (Sada Mayumi). Can life get any better than this?
The movie's limelight is on the remarks of how opportunity presents itself with those who be blessed with good looks and opens an advancement in life (which isn't always true in reality), how one show their true self and to appreciate even the little things around.
Takuro Ohki (Tsukaji), a funny and kind chef who inherited his late mother's diner, who have bad luck when it comes to girls, thanks to his unpresentable appearance, a ground-shocking sneeze and an unhygenic habit of poking his nose while thinking.
Out of random he was chosen to be the "tester" of the prototype Handsome Suit, enabling him to be someone else, someone that no girl could resist. As with his new looks, he goes with a new name: Hikariyama Annin (Tanihara). Being bedazzled with his new appearance, he now enjoys the moment girls falling for him and will try to make up with his ex-waitress Hoshino Hiroko (Kitagawa) who he confessed his feelings to but got quickly turned down.
Living as another person and enjoying a new status isn't always as good as you think. If there's a light, there'll be a shadow that stamps. Same goes with the suit, trouble ensues when it gets drenched with hot water.
Just from the heading, you'll definitely know this movie is something funny to watch. Though there are little teasers in most parts of the movie, sharp audiences could guess some of the outcome but just sit back and relax, let the movie answer for you. Definitely recommended for those who wants a good laugh.
Cast:
Tsukaji Muga (塚地武雅)
Tanihara Shosuke (谷原章介)
Kitagawa Keiko (北川景子)
Oshima Miyuki (大島美幸)
Director: Hanabusa Tsutomu
Rating: PG-13
Links: 映画『ハンサムスーツ』オフィシャルサイト
Here's the trailer for the back-to-back movie (double feature) of this year's two Kamen Riders, Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Double and Decade movie that will be shown in theaters on December of this year. Decade's movie will be a continuation to the last episode of Kamen Rider Decade, which was left as a cliffhanger. While on Double's movie, there's no new info for this besides the title, Building's Night.
Watch out for new info coming as December goes near.
The promo for the new anime, Fairy Tail to be aired on October 12 on TV Tokyo.
For more info about the summary, visit our related blog post:
Fairy Tail Anime this October
The latest two films in the Ju-on series have been released on DVD: The Girl in Black (Kuroi Shoujo) and The Old Lady in White (Shiroi Roujo). Both films were supervised by the original director, Takashi Shimizu, but directed by two different directors (Mari Asato and Ryuta Miyake respectively. These films both debuted in the cinema in June, marking the 10-year anniversary of the Ju-on series, and a Ju-on Wii game was also released. The DVDs were released in August and September on DVD. No US release date has been announced at this point.
NETICTION’s synopsis of the Grudge: The Old Lady in White is below:
At a certain house, a son brutally and methodically murders all five of his family members after failing the bar exam. He then hangs himself, leaving behind a cassette recorder at the scene on which he can be heard saying, “Go… Go now.” in unison with a strange female voice. That voice belongs to a victim of the family massacre, the elementary school best friend of teenager Akane (Minami). When the two were young they wore yellow hats and red satchels to school. Akane, who has a strong sense of the supernatural, soon begins seeing visions of a female ghost wearing a yellow hat and red satchel.
And SensAsian’s synopsis of The Girl in Black is below:
A Nurse named Yuko (Kago) has a strange experience while taking care of a girl named Fukie. Test results show a cyst inside Fukie’s body, but that cyst is actually the leftover grudge from a baby who was unable to be born. The cyst’s grudge spreads to Fukie and everyone around her. Soon Fukie’s father goes mad and commits murder. Fukie’s sister Mariko has special spiritual power, and together with their mother they have some success driving out the evil spirit. But the worst of the grudge is yet to come.
The very creepy official website (in Japanese) for the two films and the game is here.
Source: Asian Movie Pulse
The week passes by with so much surprises from the Tokusatsu toy manufacturer Ban Dai. And these recent pictures shows newer releases under the SH Figuarts toyline plus newer exclusives that can really put a hole in our pocket.
Newer release includes (pictures below):
1. SH FiguArts Kamen Rider IXA (Jan 2010, Y3360 or about $38)
2. SH FiguArts Super Saiyan Son Goku (Jan 2010, Y3200 or about $36)
3. SH FiguArts Kamen Rider W Cyclone Joker, Heat Metal and Luna Trigger
And Ban Dai Exclusives (pictures below):
1. SH FiguArts Kamen Rider Agito Trinity Form (Jan 2010, Y4350 or about $49)
2. SH FiguArts Machine Tornader (Jan 2010, Y4800 or about $54)
Labels:
Agito,
Decade,
Dragon Ball,
Kamen Rider,
Kiva,
Merchandise,
SH Figuarts,
Tokusatsu,
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The North American anime distributor Viz Media has posted an 85-second English-subtitled trailer for the Inuyasha: The Final Act anime series on its shonensunday.com website on Wednesday. Viz will begin simulcasting this series on Saturday — the same day it airs in Japan. The television series will adapt the final 21 compiled book volumes in Rumiko Takahashi 's original manga.
The shonensunday.com website is already streaming episodes of Sunrise's first Inuyasha television anime series.
Source: Anime News Network
