Posted by: sidereeldom on: July 29, 2010
The latest light novel to anime conversion is Infinite Stratos, a relatively new and unknown series by rising author Yumizuru Izuru. The science fiction series has sold 400,000 total copies over five books so far, which is a modest success but nothing to write home about – for comparison, the To Aru Majutsu no Index novels [...]
Posted by: sidereeldom on: July 27, 2010
Remember when G4 used to show anime? Yeah, neither do I. But, in a move designed to grab the same crossover audience that both Marvel and Madhouse are going for with their Marvel Anime collaboration, G4 is reviving its “anime” block in 2011 with all four Madhouse anime based on Marvel properties: Iron Man, The X-Men, [...]
Posted by: sidereeldom on: July 22, 2010
Update: The Super Robot Wars official anime page is up, and gives the new anime a fall season start date! What’s this I see on the Internet? A new Super Robot Wars OG series that takes place after the overly-political Divine Wars series? And it’s subtitled The Inspector, just like the first villains of OG2? And [...]
Posted by: sidereeldom on: July 22, 2010
Minor manga rag Manga Time Kirara Forward has announced on the cover that fantasy action title Yumekui Merry (Dream-eating Merry) is getting the anime treatment. If you haven’t heard of Manga Time Kirara in general, I don’t blame you – it’s mostly known for K-On! and Doujin Work, neither of which really made it big in [...]
Posted by: sidereeldom on: July 16, 2010
Dragon Crisis, come on down, you’re the next contestant on “Let’s Make a Light Novel Into an Anime!” Kizaki Kaya’s fantasy novels are on the fast track to the anime world, and a lot of anime veterans are conducting the train. The above image from Shueisha’s homepage highlights the three major announcements: Tachibana Hideki (Bleach: [...]
Posted by: sidereeldom on: July 16, 2010
Hey look, some answers about the mostly mysterious Fafner project! The new details are that the new Soukyuu no Fafner: Heaven and Earth will open at Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro on Christmas of this year. Beyond that? No real details. Could we see some actual trailers please, guys? Or better yet, some music?
Posted by: sidereeldom on: July 13, 2010
Stan Lee’s Heroman continues to march on in anime form. While many of you probably dropped it after its plodding-but-necessary origin episodes, the official site now contains a trailer for the second half of the show that promises nonstop greatness in the near future. The fusion of American comic and Japanese animation looks ready to [...]
Posted by: sidereeldom on: July 8, 2010
So, we now have a few more names to attach to the increasingly attractive-looking Kami Nomizo Shiru Sekai (“The World God Only Knows”) project. Rising star Itou Kanae (Amu from Shugo Chara!) will voice the clumsy devil Elsea, while Shimono Hiro (Akihisa from BakaTest) will be voicing the Capturing God, Katsuragi Keima. The tiny snippet [...]
Posted by: sidereeldom on: July 8, 2010
Over in the Twitter universe, a single post has sparked a lot of discussion – the official Bandai Namco Games twitter account announced that a Pac-Man anime is in the works for broadcast in 2012. It’s going to be in 3D, and in the opinion of this American blogger, it’s already a bad idea. How [...]
Posted by: sidereeldom on: June 28, 2010
In news that surprises no one in particular, Shaft’s screwball comedy Arakawa Under the Bridge is heading for another 13-episode run in the near future. There are two reasons that this isn’t much of a surprise: one, Arakawa was one of the few truly watchable shows of this forgettable anime season. Two, the current 13 episodes [...]
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