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Rokujouma no Shinryakusha Animated Project Announced

Posted by: sidereeldom on: March 17, 2010

I have to admit: I never heard of the light novel series Rokujouma no Shinryakusha until today, when Hobby Japan released an amazing English language trailer for a mysterious project. The page comments narrow down the possibilities to either an anime or a game, which isn’t very specific, but it does a good job of [...]

Mizuki Nana Hits #1 On Oricon Charts By Default – Tuesday Tunes

Posted by: sidereeldom on: January 19, 2010

The latest Mizuki Nana single from the Nanoha movie, “Phantom Minds,” has hit #1 in the charts – but that really doesn’t mean much. As houkoholic at seiyuu3 points out, her 21st single isn’t even the #1 best-seller among Mizuki Nana singles. It’s just not a market where CDs sell, and the sales rose to [...]

Sega’s Lilpri Arcade Trading Card Game Becomes Children’s Anime

Posted by: sidereeldom on: January 15, 2010

Sega, which previously found success with its Love and Berry and Mushiking game franchises, is trying to recapture the young girl crowd with Lilpri – Yubipuru Himechen (very roughly, “Little Princess – Change into a Princess With a Shake of Your Finger”), a fiendishly addictive combination of magical girl fantasy and collectible card game. The [...]

Did everyone have a good weekend? I spent most of it playing Tokimeki Memorial 4, but there was plenty of motion in the anime world. Among other things, we have a manga sequel to magical girl series Shugo Chara, an anime sequel to parody/history/moe anime Shin Koihime Musou, and a note of recognition for one [...]

I’ve always had a strange relationship with the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series. On the one hand, it’s a great fusion of the magical girl tradition with the kind of high-flying, high-tech action more suited to a mecha series. On the other hand, it stars a pair of third-graders wearing thigh-high leggings and really short [...]

Weekend News Catch-up: Thanksgiving Weekend Bonanza

Posted by: sidereeldom on: November 30, 2009

While I sat around and waited for my copy of Baldr Sky Dive2 to come in the mail over the long weekend, the anime world was far from idle, with plenty of announcements and other news. – The upcoming Key (Clannad, Kanon) anime Angel Beats! announced the performers for its opening and ending themes. – [...]

Kaitou Reinya – Winter Anime Preview

Posted by: sidereeldom on: November 11, 2009

KBC TV announced today that Kaitou Reinya (“Phantom Thief Reinya”) will join its anime lineup in January. The show adapts a series of 4-panel comedy comics about a girl named Reinya, who works at a convenience store next to the police station by day and moonlights as an infamously elusive cat burglar by night. The [...]