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Thursday, November 12, 2009

The Wallflower manga to be made into TV drama

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From Anime News Network:

This year's 18th issue of Kodansha' Bessatsu Friend magazine has announced on Friday that a television drama series based on Tomoko Hayakawa's The Wallflower (Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge) manga has been green-lit for a January premiere. The story follows four teenaged "pretty boys" who are invited to stay at a posh mansion, free of charge—provided they can transform the owner's standoffish, weird niece into a proper young lady. More details about the drama version will be published in future issues of Bessatsu Friend.

The manga has been running in Bessatsu Friend since 2000, and 24 compiled book volumes have been published so far. Del Rey will publish the 22nd volume in North America next January. The story has already been adapted into a 2006-2007 25-episode television anime series, which ADV Films released on DVD.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Susan Boyle to sing Eagle Talon anime fim theme song

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From Anime News Network:

Susan Boyle, the 48-year-old Scottish woman who became globally famous after performing on the television competition Britain's Got Talent, is singing the theme song for next January's Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume The Movie 3 ~http://takanotsume.jp wa Eien ni~ anime film. The film is the third one based on the Flash-animated Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume gag comedy television shorts from the animator FROGMAN. The story follows the Eagle Talon secret society and its bumbling attempts to take over the world.

Boyle gained international attention after her televised cover of Les Misérables stage musical's "I Dreamed a Dream" song spread like wildfire across the Internet in April. The YouTube website alone has served up the video over 300 million times. The same song will be the theme song of the third Eagle Talon film, and it will serve as the title track for Boyle's first album in Japan on November 25.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Crunchyroll Adds Yumeiro Pâtissière Pastry-Baking Anime

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From Anime News Network:

The Crunchyroll media-distribution website has announced on Friday that it will begin simulcasting the Yumeiro Pâtissière (Dream-Colored Pastry Chef) pastry-baking anime series on November 8. The anime adapts Natsumi Matsumoto's shōjo manga about a 14-year-old girl named Ichigo Amano (Aoi Yūki) who wants to be a pâtissière (female pastry chef), but is stymied by her own clumsiness. One day, she enrolls in St. Mary Academy, a culinary school for sweets, and meets a "spirit of sweets."

Director Ko Suzuki and Studio Pierrot premiered this anime in Japanese television on October 4. Crunchyroll's video streams will be available in the United States, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and the United Arab Emirates. Crunchyroll's subscribed Anime Members can see each new episode, in 720-line progressive resolution, within one hour of its Japanese premiere. Other users can see the same episode in standard definition for free one week later.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Yumeiro Pâtissière, episode 1

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夢色パティシエール (2009)

Ichigo Amano is pretty average. Her looks don't really stand out, she can't play any sports and doesn't do very well in school. Even though she and her younger sister, Natsume, have been taking piano lessons, only Natsume excels at it enough to win an award. While attending one of her sister's concerts, she comes across a sweets festival and eats a slice of cake that tastes eerily familiar. When Ichigo confronts the one who made it, she comes to find a Frenchman named Henri Lucas. It turns out her recently deceased grandmother attended the St. Marie school in Paris, where she learned to be a Patissiere. Not only that, "Madame Michiko" was quite famous, and Henri is further impressed that Ichigo was able to identify such a thing with just one bite. He encourages her to enroll in the Japanese division of the school. Remembering the declaration she made as a little girl that she would be a Patissiere too, she becomes determined to do so.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Trigun movie coming in Spring 2010

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From Anime News Network:

The official website for the Trigun the Movie project has opened on Friday with an announcement of the movie's opening in spring of 2010.

The story is set in Makka, a town surrounded by quicksand. With rumors spreading that the legendary robber Gasback has his sights set on the town, the mayor Kepler has brought together bounty-hunters to protect the town. These bounty hunters have been following Gasback from town to town in hopes of bagging the prize. Meryl and Milly, two characters previously seen in Yasuhiro Nightow's manga and the later television anime series, have come to town to assess the situation as insurance agents, but are shocked by this turn of events. Moreover, Vash the Stampede is also in town, along with the female bounty hunter Ameria and the fan-favorite character Wolfwood.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Hello Project's Tsunku makes voice acting debut

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From Anime News Network:


Not-So-Daily Link of the Day: Tsunku♂, the Hello Project producer best known for assembling the Morning Musume female idol group, is making his voice-acting debut in the anime adaptation of Tomoko Nishimura's Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō high school romance manga. He is playing Nijūkyu-sensei, the advisor of Musashino Moriyama Academy's light music club. (The Television magazine posted side-by-side pictures of Tsunku♂ and his character.) In the story, Mimi Kitagami is a kind, level-headed girl who aims to be the best, coolest student council president of her high school class. However, three trouble-making boys are always causing her grief — and she has a one-sided crush on one of the boys, Ushio Tōjō.

In addition to being a character in the anime, "Nijūkyu-sensei" is credited with composing the "Mecha Mote I Love You," "Kirei ni Naritai," "Daisuki ni Nare—!" and "Kokoro Kimi ni Todoke" theme songs. Tsunku♂ is the actual composer of these songs. The songs' performance are credited to "MM Gakuen Gasshō-bu" (Musashino Moriyama Academy Choral Group), Mimi Kitagami (voice actress Mana Ogawa), and MM3 (the characters Ushio, Ao Nishizaki, and Namito Nagumo as played by voice actors Ryo Oshima, Ryutaro Abe, and Tomohiro Watanabe, respectively).

After his dialogue post-recording session, Tsunku said that the voice-acting stint was basically his first job outside his usual work in the music business and was most fascinating. Tsunuku played the character with an accent from the Kansai region south of Tokyo.

Tsunku assembled Morning Musume from the finalists of the televised auditions for his own rock band, Sharan Q. In addition to producing Morning Musume and other musical acts under the Hello Project umbrella name, Tsunku♂ once sang several hit songs for Sharan Q, such as DNA²'s "Single Bed" and Orphen's "Ai Just on my Love" and "Kimi Wa Majutsushi." He also composed and wrote music for Hyakko, Kirarin Revolution, Patalliro Saiyuki, School Rumble: 2nd Semester, and Yo-Yo Girl Cop. (Some of these anime- and manga-related projects feature current members and alumni of Hello Project.) He appeared at Anime Expo this past July.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Japan's video, anime sales drop furthur

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From Anime News Network:

On Tuesday, the Japan Video Software Association announced its survey results on Japanese video software sales for the first half of 2009. The overall market, which includes DVDs, Blu-ray Discs (BDs), UMDs, and video cassettes, amounted to 127.731 billion yen (about US$1.381 billion). That is 90.3% of the sales in the same period last year — a drop of almost a full tenth in sales. Despite its declining sales, the DVD format is still the overwhelming bellwether with 93.1% of the video software market.

The sales of Japanese animation DVDs for general audiences was 22.447 billion yen (US$242.6 million), or 91.2% of the sales in the same period last year. This is the latest annual drop in the segment; sales in the first half of 2008 had been 88.1% of the sales in the first half of 2007. Still, anime continues to be the largest segment of overall DVD sales, with 30.4% of the yen spent and 24.1% of the raw number of releases sold. However, less anime DVDs were rented — 88.1% of last year's total.

Now that last year's Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD format war is a fading memory, BD sales jumped 386.8% to 8.443 billion yen (US$91.2 million). 1,744,105 copies were sold — an increase of 312%. BDs now represent 6.6% of the overall video software market by yen spent, and 4.5% by copies sold. Anime dominated BD sales with a 56.6% share; last year, it was only 20.9% of the market. However, only 32.7% of the BDs rented were anime.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Inuyasha final manga chapters gets anime

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From Anime News Network:

This year's 34th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine will announce next Wednesday that an Inuyasha Kanketsu-hen (Inuyasha Final Chapter) television adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's manga has been green-lit. The anime will broadcast on Japan's YTV this fall and cover the story in volumes 36 to 56 of the manga — the final 21 compiled book volumes. The original staff and cast will reunite for the new anime adaptation.

Shonen Sunday had promised earlier this month that it will be including a special news announcement about Inuyasha in issue #34. Takahashi had ended the Inuyasha manga in the same magazine last June. She has been serializing a new manga called RIN-NE (Kyōkai no Rinne) in the magazine as well as on TheRumicWorld.com website for North America readers since April 22. Viz Media has been releasing the Inuyasha manga in North America, and it has also released the original 2000-2004 television anime adaptation.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Anime to ease your stress...

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If you find yourself wound up and tense from a stressful day, or are simply worried about something, these shows can sooth your nerves and make life a little better.

*Little Snow Fairy Sugar
*Omishi Magical Theater Risky & Safety
*My Neighbor Totoro
*Kiki's Delivery Service
*Oh! My Goddess!
*Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou, episode 1

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(極上!!めちゃモテ委員長) 2009


Mimi Kitagami is a kind, level-headed and pretty student council president (iinchou) at her school, who aims to be the best she can be at her post. But the MM3 (a group of three troublemakers) may prove to be a rather large roadblock to this goal, even though Mimi's decided she'll shape those boys into model students no matter what. First up is Ushio, who gave up running after breaking his leg in middle school and refuses to be on the athletic team no matter what anybody says. When Mimi declares that if she can beat him in a race he'll have to do so, a small but meaningful connection is made between them, especially in Mimi's heart. But will she be able to do it? Meanwhile, the prestigious Princess Rose Club, reserved only for beautiful and special people, wants her to join their ranks.


Now... let me first say that the only reason I've stuck with Kirarin Revolution despite the complete 180 in animation quality, is because I'd already watched over 100 episodes before it changed, might as well finish. But here, the terrible CG starts from the very beginning. Not only that, it can't seem to decide whether it wants to be in 2D or 3D, and keeps switching on you from scene to scene, frame to frame. It's not the worst shoujo ever, but the animation is so distracting I'm having a hard time concentrating on the story. Is this cheap CG thing a new trend? I sure hope not! There's also an overabundance of sparkles, crippling brightness and rose petals - I'm not sure if they're making fun of these staple shoujo cliches or actually being serious.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Anime industry head says bubble has burst

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From Anime News Network:

Yasuo Yamaguchi, managing director of The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA), described the anime industry as a "bubble several years ago that burst. The marketplace is on a falling curve due to declining birth rates and the recession." He added that he thinks that the industry is heading from times of surplus toward restructuring. AJA reported that the number of anime television programs rose from 124 in 2000 to a historic high of 306 in 2006. However, that number has since fallen to 288 in 2008. In 2006, a record 60 anime programs premiered in April, but only 30 anime programs were expected to premiere this past April.

The Japan Video Software Association (JVA) reported that domestic sales of Japanese anime releases (on DVD and laserdisc) brought in 97.1 billion yen (about US$982 million) in 2005 and dipped to 95 billion yen (US$960 million) in 2006. In 2007, domestic anime DVD sales fell further to 89.4 billion yen (US$904 million). Even when DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and HD DVD sales are added together, sales of domestic anime releases dropped to 77.9 billion yen (US$787 million) in 2008.

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) estimated that the Japanese anime marketplace in the United States (including character goods) peaked in 2003 at US$4.84 billion. It then fell to US$2.829 billion in 2007. The sales of just anime DVD and videotape releases peaked in the United States in 2002 at US$415 million.


More at link!

Friday, March 6, 2009

Mahoujin Guru Guru OST 1 & 2

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Recently arrived in the mail, there are re released CDs of soundtracks from the anime Mahoujin Guru Guru. They contain pretty much all background music, the first and second ED themes, and the first ED theme. For some strange reason the first OP is not included. For those that find the show cute but don't want to invest $60+ to legally get the music, they're only 1200 yen each.

As for the music itself, it's very cute!

Purchase both at CDJapan

Friday, February 6, 2009

Mahoujin Guru Guru review

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I posted this originally at MyAnimeList, but thought I'd stick it here as well:

Mahoujin Guru Guru is probably the craziest, wackiest anime I've ever seen. Slapstick is constant - nothing is ever serious for more than a minute, if that long.

In Plain Old Village (that's actually the name), Nike has been undergoing "training" since he was very small, as his parents are adamant that he become a dashing hero someday. Conveniently, just as the boy has grown old enough to take care of himself (age 13), that's when all the trouble starts. When his dad finds out that the king is looking to recruit a hero to deal with the return of Giri (an evil demon sealed away 300 years ago), one thing leads to another and Nike meets magic user Kukuri. Though cute, soft-spoken, and pretty much idolizing her new friend, she has a bit of an attitude and struggles to learn the Guru Guru circles. This leads to a lot of bizarre "oopsies." You'll just have to watch to understand.

Along the way of their journey, they'll meet many interesting characters. And by interesting, I mean insane. There's an old man dressed in a hula skirt who pops up at the most inconvenient times to do a disturbing dance. A sprite who wears a loin cloth. An incompetent hero wanna-be who couldn't fight a butterfly with a flame thrower. And that's just to start! Nike and Kukuri themselves frequently act the complete opposite of what their position implies.

The artwork is adorable and fun, drawn completely "chibi" style except for a few instances. This can, however, make it hard to guess how old a character is at times. While most anime shrink the characters down for exaggerated emotions, this show actually grows them up to "normal" size.

Overall, this is a very, very silly show in a universe that you could wake up in and think you'd eaten some bad cheese. If you're a fan of a good fantasy story and/or have ever played an RPG, you will definitely appreciate the jokes. If you like romance, there's a bit of that. If you like random and nonsensical, there's enough to choke a horse. Basically there's something for everyone. Highly recommended!

Monday, December 29, 2008

Funimation licenses Slayers Revolution & Evolution-R

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From Anime News Network:

The North American distributor FUNimation Entertainment has announced on Monday that it has licensed the Slayers Revolution fantasy comedy anime series from Enoki Films. This 2008 anime is the fourth television series based on Hajime Kanzaka and Rui Araizumi's novel series, after the first Slayers series, Slayers Next, and Slayers Try. The first three Slayers television series were previously licensed by Central Park Media, and then FUNimation picked up their licenses in 2005.


Like the previous Slayers projects, Slayers Revolution follows the comic misadventures of the sorceress Lina Inverse (Megumi Hayashibara) and the swordsman Gourry Gabriev (Yasunori Matsumoto) in a fantasy land. Several other familiar characters in the franchise make appearances during the series, and Takashi Watanabe (Boogiepop Phantom, Ikki Tousen, Lost Universe) directed all four series. The 13 Slayers Revolution episodes aired in Japan from July to September, and a fifth series, Slayers Evolution-R, will continue the story in January.

Update: According to FUNimation's press release, the company will release the complete series on DVD in 2010. However, the website lists a 2009 date.

Update 2: FUNimation has confirmed with ANN that 2009 is the scheduled date for the digital release.This literally came out just 30 minutes ago!

Update 3: FUNimation lists its Slayers Revolution license as a 26-episode series. Hajime Kanzaka, the author of the original Slayers light novels, had indicated that Slayers Revolution and Slayers Evolution-R were originally planned as one 26-episode series with a production break in between the two halves.


Update 4: FUNimation has confirmed that it has licensed both Slayers Revolution and its follow-up, Slayers Evolution-R.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Kirarin Revolution review

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I posted this originally at MyAnimeList, but thought I'd stick it here as well:

Allow me to admit outright that the only reason I started watching this show was because the main character, Kirari, is voiced by a member of one of my favorite music groups, Morning Musume. Because I'm a huge fan of shoujo, this was just chocolate frosting on the cake.

Unfortunately, Kirarin Revolution is full of cliches and predictablity. The only things "unique" about it that I can tell is that you basically watch an idol's day-to-day workload, with a tiny smidge of reality cushioned by the usual anime antics. Kirari does not become an idol because of a magical interference (think shows like Fancy La La or the manga Cyber Idol Mink), and she is not simply tossed into the world of celebrity with little or no problems. She actually has to work at it and overcome obstacles on pretty much a daily basis.

There is very little development in this story, and for every "useful" episode you will find several fillers. Every now and then you'll also get a "conflict" that takes 2 or 3 episodes to resolve. I know you should expect it to be that way for a series that's over 100 episodes and climbing (with no signs of stopping at that!), but this makes it very slow going. For instance, I have never seen a romance stretched out for this long before. It's enough to make even the most patient hopeless romantic scream "Just get together already!" (for the sake of spoilers, I won't tell you anything else).

The music in the show is catchy, but Kirari is indeed a very bad singer, and has a habit of putting emphasis on every syllable in every word. Prepare yourself.

As far as the animation, the quality might have you shaking your head at times because of how OFF the characters can look. I've also heard that later episodes adopt a computerized 3D look - however, I haven't gotten that far and thus can't comment on it yet.

It's definitely a cute and fun show, and I do get enjoyment out of it (I am a firm believer in Hiroto's powers of awesome), but it's mostly a light, fluffy romp with not much else to it. I'm sure the young girls it's aimed at adore it (how else would it still be in production?), but if you're looking for something with more substance (and half the length), look elsewhere. If you love to give all shoujo a chance, need something to kill time, and/or you just want to find a harmless guilty pleasure, however, jump right in.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

New Dominion Tank Police

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Released in 1993 as a follow up to Dominion Tank Police, Leona and Al continue to parole the streets and fight crime with the help of good old Bonapart. New Port City is still as rank with pollution as ever, the police still use tactics worse than any gangster's to catch their prey, and terrorist attacks are on the rise. It's so bad that the police are overwhelmed and overworked, making every day possibly the last for every living thing in the area - but that won't stop Leona and Al from pushing their way, head first, into danger to get to the bottom of things.

If you enjoy drama series (especially cop and mystery dramas), I don't doubt you'll find something you like in this. While it's not shy about throwing in comedy and sillyness (Leona's policy on violence, the interaction between the Chief and the tank police force, etc.), it will throw you some more serious curveballs (leading to lots of destruction, but very little gore and death). Al still holds a warm fondness for Leona (though he seems to have stopped trying to ask her out), Leona still has an unnatural obsession for her beloved tank that nobody but her could ever understand. So, don't worry, although there is a tiny bit (just a little) of romance present, it doesn't affect anything until perhaps towards the end. You'll have to watch to find out. Most of the characters are quite lovable, and if you're looking for a strong and fiesty female lead who dares to bend the rules, you'll find that in Leona.


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I would rate this for 13 and up (maybe a little higher), because of the excessive use of swearing (that I'm sure wasn't present in the Japanese version - this is purely dub), among a few other things. It's quite fun and I wasn't bored even for a minute, to be honest - although the "businessmen are evil" cliche and recycled voices did feel a little tiring at times. This gets a thumbs-up from a normally shoujo only girl.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Studio Ghibli - Shooto Shooto Shorts DVD

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ジブリがいっぱいSPECIALショートショート (or, to shorten to title, Shooto Shooto, or Short Short) is a series of animated commercials and shorts that Studio Ghibli has worked on over the past 16 years.

If you're a fan of Studio Ghibli or can simply appreciate well-made animated work, I'd definitely check this out. It's fun, it's cute, and it'll pass the time or cheer you up when needed. Just a warning, though - don't try to make sense of the last three shorts - let it slide and look at all the pretty colors instead. Because of this DVD, I was finally able to see On Your Mark, one of Studio Ghibli's lesser known works (outside Japan), and is only 6 minutes long. But, it has a lot to say, even without words, and I highly recommend you watch this, if nothing else.

Released in 2005 and retails at 3800 yen.

Here is a list of everything that appears:

1. そらいろのたね(第1話~第3話)
2. なんだろう(Aタイプ~Eタイプ/CGオープニングバージョン)
3. On Your Mark(CHAGE&ASKA プロモーションフィルム)
4. 「スタジオジブリ原画展」TVスポット
5. 「火垂るの墓」金曜ロードショー放送告知スポット
6. 「金曜ロードショー」オープニング映像
7. オンラインショッピングモール「SHOP-ONE」告知スポット
8. アサヒ飲料「旨茶」CM(渋谷編/会議編)
9. 「三鷹の森ジブリ美術館」チケット販売告知スポット(Aタイプ~Cタイプ)
10. LAWSON「千と千尋の神隠し」チケット販売告知スポット(Aタイプ/Bタイプ)
11. LAWSON「千と千尋の神隠し」DVD販売告知スポット
12. ハウス食品「猫の恩返し」キャンペーンCM(Aタイプ~Cタイプ)
13. りそな銀行 企業CM(Aタイプ~Cタイプ)
14. ハウス食品「おうちで食べよう。」シリーズCM夏バージョン(ままごと編/おつかい編/路地裏編/宣伝カー編/ままごと編30秒)
15. ハウス食品「おうちで食べよう。」シリーズCM冬バージョン(ソリ遊び編/道草編/ソリ遊び編30秒)
16. KNBユメデジPRスポット(はじまるよ えらいこっちゃ編/テレビ新世界編/新世界遊泳編)
17. 読売新聞社 企業CM瓦版編(15秒/30秒)
18. 読売新聞社 企業CMどれどれ引越し編(Aタイプ15秒/Aタイプ30秒/Bタイプ)
19. どれどれの唄
20. ポータブル空港
21. space station No.9
22. 空飛ぶ都市計画

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Ranma 1/2: Big Trouble In Nekonron, China

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Because of another one of Happosai's crazy schemes, an ancient scroll falls into the hands of Akane, leading to an adventure nobody wanted. It seems that this particular parchment is meant to identify the destined bride of a Chinese martial artist named Kirin. In true anime cliche fashion, Akane is kidnapped by him and taken to Nekonron, China, where they will marry according to Nekonron law. It's up to Ranma, Ryoga, Shampoo, Genma, Saotome, Mousse, Happosai and Kuno (along with Lychee, the original holder of the scroll, and her pet elephant, Jasmine) to get there in time to stop the nuptials, defeating The Seven Lucky Gods on the way.

If you are new to Ranma 1/2, this probably isn't the best way to start, as there is a sort of "cast roll call" at the beginning and you likely won't understand who everyone is (especially the minor characters). But if you've watched at least a few episodes and know things here or there, you should be OK.

This movie is great, and though the "helpless female gets kidnapped" thing may have a few feminists clutching the arms of their chairs, it's nowhere near as bad compared to the second film. This one is much more tame and innocent (there are no "jello boobs" and barely there bathing suits), and definitely preferred in my opinion. And even though Akane and Ranma fight and supposedly hate the other, guess what happens when Akane is taken? Ranma is the first person she calls out to! So Ranma/Akane fans will get a good kick out of their relationship explored here. There are some really funny moments, too, but that's to be expected. Definitely check this out if you get the chance!

Friday, July 4, 2008

Ouran High School cast and release date announced

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From ANN:

The North American anime distributor Funimation has announced its full English dub cast for Ouran High School Host Club at the anime's panel in Anime Expo at Los Angeles, California on Friday. The company also said that it will be releasing the series in 13-episode half-series boxes starting in October. The English dub cast is as follows:

Caitlin Glass as Haruhi Fujioka
Vic Mignogna as Tamaki Suou
Greg Ayres as Kaoru Hitachiin
J. Michael Tatum as Kyoya Ohtori
Luci Christian as Mitsukuni Haninozuka
Mike McFarland as Ryuuji "Ranka" Fujioka
Patrick Seitz as Umehito Nekozawa
Todd Haberkorn as Hikaru Hitachiin
Travis Willingham as Takashi Morinozuka
Aaron Dismuke as Yasuchika Haninozuka
Brittney Karbowski as Hinako Tsuwabuki
Carrie Savage as Momoka Kurakano
Cherami Leigh as Kirimi Nekozawa
Christopher R. Sabat as Ritsu Kasanoda
Eric Vale as Toru Suzushima
Jamie Marchi as Chizuru Maihara
R Bruce Elliott as Kasanoda's Father

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Slayers Megumix CD

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Just arrived in the mail and released to celebrate the new Slayers series coming out next month. There are three CDs - Gold, Silver, Bronze - the first, Gold, has songs from the first season, NEXT, and TRY, along with the movies, and at the end features the opening and ending to the new Slayers Revolution. Silver has ending songs from the series and movies, some extra songs like Slayers 4 The Future, and even a new version of この世界のどこかで sung by Megumi herself. Bronze is just basically instrumental versions of some of the songs.

If you already have most of the songs and are perfectly content, you probably wouldn't find this purchase a top priority. But if you're looking to "upgrade" or only downloaded the songs (or bought bootleg CDs with them on them), this would be a great deal with lots of goodies for the Slayers fan (including a small book with information on Slayers music history). And you're supporting Megumi and the show! My favorite of the three CDs would have to be Silver.

Gold CD

1. Get Along~SelfTag Version~
2. Give a reason
3. Breeze
4. don't be discouraged
5. MIDNIGHT BLUE
6. Just be conscious
7. Reflection
8. raging waves
9. feel well
10. Meet again
11. Give a reason ~Ballade Version~
12. Going History
13. 限りない欲望の中に
14. Plenty of grit(TVサイズ)
15. Revolution(TVサイズ)

Silver CD

16. Get along
17. KUJIKENAIKARA!
18. 眠れない夜は・・・
19. SLAYERS 4 the future
20. 乙女の祈り
21. Shining Girl
22. RUN ALL THE WAY!
23. GLORIA~君に届けたい
24. ルンバ ルンバ
25. I & Myself
26. 灼熱の恋
27. Touch Yourself
28. EXIT→RUNNING
29. この世界のどこかで-MEGUMIX VERSION-


Bronze CD

30. Get Along~SelfTag Version~
31. Give a reason
32. Breeze(OFF VOCAL VERSION)
33. don't be discouraged(OFF VOCAL VERSION)
34. MIDNIGHT BLUE(OFF VOCAL VERSION)

35. Just be conscious(OFF VOCAL VERSION)
36. Reflection(OFF VOCAL VERSION) REFLECTION(OFF VOCAL VERSION)
37. raging waves(オリジナルカラオケ) RAGING WAVES
38. feel well FEEL WELL
39. Meet again(Off Vocal Version) MEET AGAIN(OFF VOCAL VERSION)
40. Give a reason ~Ballade Version~(カラオケ) GIVE A REASON -BALLADE VERSION-
41. Going History(OFF VOCAL VERSION) GOING HISTORY(OFF VOCAL VERSION)
42. 限りない欲望の中に(OFF VOCAL VERSION)