It’s well known that the anime industry is declining in Japan these days, but this news makes the situation seem a bit more bleak. The Tokyo Stock Exchange notified investors on Monday that GDH, the parent holding company of the highly regarded Gonzo anime studio, has been put on a one-year grace period to improve [...]
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So we’re wandering around waiting for the dealer room to open– probably the only downtime I’ll have all weekend –and we took some cosplay shots. Enjoy the rest under the jump! (I’m still working on the best way to resize these, so sorry some are a bit small.) Also, my first panel is the ADV Sneak [...]
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WTF ADV!! I read over at RAC’s blog that a few of ADV series have been “suspended indefinitely.” The bad part is that one of the series that I have almost completed is on that list, the last Kanon DVD. I have bought all the other Kanon DVDs and I was waiting for my pre-order [...]
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All right, one more moe-series before I’m going to dive into some of the more obscure stuff again. When Air starts, it’s typical Kyoani: there’s the sarcastic male lead without any responsibilities, there’s the shy girl without any friends, the sick girl, the smart girl, the spunky parent, lots of physical comedy is used during [...]
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The premise here is the same as the first season. Girls takes an exam, girl passes exam, girl is selected to go to Tokyo and study to be a magician and learn what is the most important thing for a magician. But I’m not making this post about the story, I’m making it because of [...]
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I hope this thing doesn’t go on 4 or 5 month cycles or whatever. From Robert’s Anime Corner blog: I just got the word this morning from ADV that the following new releases have been ’suspended indefinitely’: Shattered Angels , Vol #2 DVD Shattered Angels , Vol #2 DVD w Art Box Kanon, Vol #6 DVD Tokyo Majin, Vol [...]
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If you listened to the entire single release of Toshokan Sensou’s OP, Atashi no Machi, Ashita no Machi, you would have noticed that there was a B-side named mother’s car. I never paid much attention to it as it was the least catchy tune out of all the 3 songs. However, after I read the latest [...]
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Also included is the Genchoken CD on the lower left. The OVA box also came with this delightful image. I am pleased. Though based on that post from a few days back I’m sure you knew that already.
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Looking through my FUNimation flash drive (which contains their press releases for the con), I spot a title: “Geneon and FUNimation Sign Exclusive Distribution Agreement.” Under the terms of the agreement, FUNimation Entertainment obtains the exclusive rights to the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of established Geneon titles, including international successes “Ergo Proxy”, “Hellsing Ultimate” and [...]
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In what can be filed under the “it’s about nut-#$%#@ing time” category, Funimation has announced that they are producing and distributing some of Geneon’s more popular series, including: Black Lagoon (both seasons) Elemental Gelade Ergo Proxy Fate/Stay Night Hellsing Ultimate Kamichu Karin Kyo kara Maoh! (2nd season only) The Law of Ueki Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (being released as Lyrical Nanoha) Paradise Kiss Rozen Maiden (both seasons) Shakugan [...]
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Taken from today’s announcement over at ANN, Funimation picked up title and distribution rights for several shows from Geneon’s now defunct US branch. Noteable series include Ergo Proxy, Black Lagoon, Higurashi, Rozen Maiden, Shana, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, The Story of Saiunkoku, and The Familiar of Zero. Sidenote: Yay Nanoha DVDs. The White Devil is finally [...]
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Arisa~ <3 <3 <3 North America is FINALLY getting Nanoha DVDs, via Funimation. It’s been almost a year to the day since Nanoha and Nanoha A’s were licensed, but after Geneon USA’s fumble, Funimation has now announced that they will be distributing them, along with a bunch of other titles here in North America. Work was still [...]
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Apparently, its looking like ADV are having license problems again, but that’s not really important* What is important is that Funimation have signed a deal to distribute selected Geneon titles. Why is this important, you ask? Nanoha, and being Funi there’s a good chance that it’ll be in reasonably priced season boxes. That, and it’ll also [...]
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Funimation Entertainment has announced that it plans to “manufacture, sell and distribute” 20 live-action and anime series previously owned by Geneon, according to Anime News Network. Titles include Higurashi (When They Cry,) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (apparently retitled ‘Lyrical Nanoha’) Black Lagoon seasons 1 and 2, Shakugan no Shana (apparently renamed ‘Shana’,) Zero no Tuskaima [...]
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Without too much hassle, Eruka is able to break out the mysterious prisoner number 13, and you would have figured she would try to do something to break the wooden blocks holding his hands and legs together or even just take off the silly blindfold. But she doesn’t, and this leaves her and number [...]
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A humble collection of my Star Wars collection.Click here to read the rest of this entryI was born in the year Return of the Jedi was released. My earliest memories of Stars Wars was watching 1977’s A New Hope on the television when I was a little boy. I can still remember the scene, Luke driving his landspeeder. ^^;Above is my DVD collection considering of the original Star Wars trilogy boxset and Prequel Episode 2 and 3. I don’t have Episode 1: The Phantom Menace as I don’t kinda like the movie. Maybe it’s because of Jar Jar Binks. I’ll get it one day to complete the collection.Btw, do you kow that Luke Skywalker's name was originally Luke Starkiller?My miniature replica of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber bought few years ago. Was originally planning to buy the 1:1 scale Force FX Lightsaber but it felt too much like a toy and the colour of the beam isn’t bright at all.I’m a huge Lego fan as well and this Lego Ultimate Collector's AT-ST was bought at a bargain of only half the price. Was planning to get the AT-AT as well but dropped it as I do not have the space to display it. Furthermore price of Lego here is a killer.Danny? What are you doing here?Han Solo shoots first. Poor Greedo.Poor JabbaLuke: “I’ll not leave you here I’ve got to save you.”Vader: “You already have, Luke.”And lastly, the future.Click here to hide<script language="Javascript">function doHide(myid) {if (document.getElementById("para" + myid)) {document.getElementById("para" + myid).style.display = "none";}} function doShow(myid) {if (document.getElementById("para" + myid)) {document.getElementById("para" + myid).style.display = "";}} function doScroll(myid) {if (document.getElementById("para" + myid)) {document.getElementById("para" + myid).scrollIntoView(true);}}</script>
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Review copy kindly provided by Yen Press About the Mangaka Still haven’t found any info on KARA, and nothing available on YunHee Lee. If you have any info please use the Contact Me page. About the Manga This is another I’m picking up part way through the series. And it’s a series I’ve just finished ordering the previous [...]
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What is by far the most-watched TV show in America? American Idol. How much money do people spend on American Idol? Um, yeah… CD sales for the winners have been dropping from the season 2 high, even though season 2 was the 2nd least watched season of the show. Meanwhile, I couldn’t [...]
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Yeah, if you haven’t read my spiffy “Riex Returns!” post over at THAT, go read it. I feel no need to explain myself twice. Anyway, I was thinking about dropping t0, but I can’t. It’s too much fun and really just needs (yet again) a revamp in its purpose/use. I’ve decided to keep my more formal [...]
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