カリス

An avid doodler, writer, and a big Japanese Culture fan, I write about nifty new releases of animated movies, manga-turned-live-action, surprising anime news, amazing art exhibits, and everything else. I translate interesting updates, and abuse the word すごい！

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Details Revealed on Suisei no Gargantia Anime

There’s a new anime project that will surely suit your viewer taste buds, as it highlights a circumstance which had just occurred in many parts of the world. This new animation includes the help of Full Metal Alchemist 2011 Film’s director Murata, and Urobuchi, Madoka Magica writer. It’s a science fiction series that will invite you into a new world of adventure, struggles and survival, as it focuses on a flooded world and how to live with it. Keep Reading

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Buffalo Gonin Musume Plot Featured in Koda Kumi’s PV

A popular, yet unfinished manga, is relived into another perspective, this time, in 3D form. Moyoco Anno, known for her works Sakuran, Sugar Sugar Rune and Hataraki Man, has her yet-to-be-finished manga Buffalo Gonin Musume (Five Daughters of Buffalo), into a live action adaptation. And Japanese pop music lovers, rejoice! For this series will be adapted into a music video of one of the queens of JPOP, Kumi Koda! Keep Reading

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K-On Team Produces New Mocchi Inspired Anime

Loved K-ON? You’d surely get its glimpse and feel in this new food-inspired animation that is being prepped up to hit the television screens in 2013. Japanese anime channel Animax had just posted a preview for the newest project Kyoto Animation studio is working on: Tamako Market. This light novel series is being led by no other than Naoko Yamada, director of the K-ON anime series, as well as Reiko Yoshida, who is in charge of the scripts. Keep Reading

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New Series Arriving in Shueisha’s Margaret Magazine

Popular print magazine Shueisha had just revealed that its Margaret shojo magazine’s first 2013 issue will also be the launch of a few titles from well-known manga artists. On Devember 5, Arina Tanemura will premiere her Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi (The Cat’s and My Friday) in the magazine’s fifth issue on February 5, 2013.

Previously, Tanemura had just ended her exclusivity contract with another of SHueisha’s Publication, the Ribon magazine in the spring of 2011. Keep Reading

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Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha Anime In the Works

There’s a new romantic comedy anime in town, and it’s going to be included in the great lineup of projects coming to you this 2013. Now, what’s a light love story without a bit of sparkle from your daily magic, prayers and wishes? That what makes it all work here in this next feature story we’re bringing to you.

Readers have been pleasantly surprised to see the wraparound jacket band on the 5th volume of the romantic comedy manga Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha that an anime adaptation is in the works. Keep Reading

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Anime Film Santa Company Preps Up for Next Winter Release

Heads up! A Christmas themed animation film is on the works, and it’s bound to put you in good holiday spirits, that is, next winter! The unit director of the late Satoshi Kon’s stagnant Yume-Miru Kikai film Kenji Itoso, is revealed to be currently planning and directing a new anime film called Santa Company. However, it is not until 2013 that it will be shown in the screens.

The staff for this project includes Naohiro Fukushima, who will be writing the script. Keep Reading

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Boku no Imōto wa “Ōsaka Okan” Premieres as Animation Short

Animation, no matter how long or short, has always made it to the hearts of fans. We’ve been enamored by the many lengthy, popular series, but we’re also surprised to see that even anime shorts can get the spotlight for a few minutes and totally win us over.

This project is no exception. Sota Sugahara and Kotaro Ishidate, the two collaborators who are in the success of gdgd Fairies CG animation season, are joining hands once again for a television anime shorts that will start this December 21. Keep Reading

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