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Asobi Ni Iku Yo! Anime Site Opens, Promises Catgirl Fan Service

Posted by: sidereeldom on: February 26, 2010

Today’s entry in the “yet another light novel series to be adapted into a TV anime” listings is Asobi ni Iku Yo! (“Let’s go play!”), an Urusei Yatsura variation. For those younglings who don’t know what Urusei Yatsura is, that means that Asobi ni Iku Yo! is a romantic comedy about an ordinary high school [...]

Evangelion 1.11 Trailers Try To Sell You Eva All Over Again

Posted by: sidereeldom on: February 26, 2010

FUNimation is doing everything it can to get you excited about a release that’s not only a remake of a 15-year-old anime, but a cleaned-up release of a DVD they released just last year. If you’re still interested in Evangelion 1.11 in spite of the fact that there are only 3 minutes of truly new [...]

Unconventional Conventioneering – Thursday Talking Point

Posted by: sidereeldom on: February 25, 2010

I just sent off an e-mail to ACen’s Guest Relations department, responding to their request to have me as a guest at Anime Central 2010. I was invited last year as well, but due to family circumstances, I was unable to attend. This year, I intend to go and enjoy a convention for the first [...]

The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya Novel Excerpt Coming 3 Years Late

Posted by: sidereeldom on: February 24, 2010

The part of the Internet still devoted to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya exploded today at news from The Sneaker magazine (home of Trinity Blood and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), which declares that an excerpt of the next Haruhi novel will appear in the April issue of the magazine after a long, long hiatus. [...]

For lovers of anime music, the Animelo concert series led by JAM Project is like watching the Dream Team year after year, as all of the best . But having been there once for the 2008 concert, let me tell you that I have no urge to stand out in the August heat in Tokyo [...]

SD Gundam Sangokuden Anime = Three Kingdoms + Gundam + Stupidity

Posted by: sidereeldom on: February 23, 2010

Sunrise knows where their bread is buttered – follow the trends and appeal to the right audience, and you’ve guaranteed yourself another 5 years of profits from good ol’ Gundam. For the past couple years or so, Sunrise has been taking advantage of the wave of oh-so-loose adaptations of the Chinese classic Romance of the [...]

(Note: I actually wrote this on Thursday and didn’t hit Publish. Pretty smart, huh?) According to some solicitations dug up by Mania, Media Blasters is ready to bring the satirical Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei to DVD in May. While we’d heard whispers of this at Anime Expo last year, it’s good to see such a fun series [...]

The noitaminA time slot has been a consistent source of entertaining anime for the past few years (including Nodame Cantabile, Moyashimon, and Honey and Clover). Today, two trailers were released to show off its upcoming slate: one for April’s House of Five Leaves (Saraiya Goyou), and one for Shiki. Unlike the first Shiki trailer, this [...]

Ashita no Joe Live Action Casts Pop Prettyboy as Manliest Boxer Ever

Posted by: sidereeldom on: February 17, 2010

ANN has posted some very happy news that comes with some big reservations – classic Japanese hero Yabuki Joe (think Rocky, but Ashita no Joe came 8 years before) is coming to the big screen, with mega-hot singer/actor Yamashita Tomohisa (AKA Yamapi) playing the title role. While I am all for having the Japanese Rocky [...]

Welcome to the Space Show Site Opens With Movie Trailer

Posted by: sidereeldom on: February 17, 2010

Aniplex’s site for Masunari Kouji’s science fiction adventure, Welcome to the Space Show, has opened with a trailer meant for the Berlin International Film Festival – to view it, click on the green “Trailer” button at the top of the page. Thanks to the international film festival, the trailer is subtitled and narrated in surprisingly [...]