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Devilman Wakes You Up With FULL THROTTLE Coffee
“The Human Race, Wake Up!”
Need something extra strong to perk you up in the morning? Then let Devilman (デビルマン) do the job for you! Go Nagai’s (永井 豪) masterpiece is featured in the UCC Ueshima Coffee called Full Throttle. The carbonated coffee drink in 190 ml, which has double the amount of caffeine (known to be 120 mg), is a sure fire way to keep you perky and energetic the whole morning through! Keep Reading
July seems to be a very promising month of great anime lineups including the anime adaptation of Hajime Segawa’s (瀬川はじめ) action sci-fi manga, Tokyo ESP (東京ESP). To make this series even more lasting are the opening and ending themes and Japanese artists Faylan (飛蘭) and Yousei Teikoku (妖精帝國) have got you covered as the two will respectively perform the songs of the anime’s credits.
With the latest installment of the Atelier (アトリエ) series, Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (シャリーのアトリエ～黄昏の海の錬金術士～), due for release on July 17 in Japan for the Sony Playstation 3, a slew of special edition sets are introduced to suit the player’s fancy. First off is the Atelier Series BGM Pack which comes with the first-print versions of the Japanese games. This comes in a download code and it allows players to choose from over 700 songs to play in the background of some scenes they enjoy. 
If you’ve seen the 1992 Disney animated film, Aladdin, one of the characters in that movie that you would probably never forget for the rest of your life is Jafar’s (جعفر) pet parrot and sidekick, Iago (ياغو). Iago, who was voiced by none other than American actor Gilbert Gottfried, has given video games a whole new twist by voicing classic video games! This was received greatly by fans and gamers as the Youtube video has raked in more than 78,000 views in the five days after it was uploaded in the Game Informer. 
If hardcore action is your thing, then you’ll like Akame ga Kill! (アカメが斬る!). This shounen manga, known for its brutal action scenes, is getting an anime adaptation and the voice acting cast has already been announced! TOHO Animation has uploaded the 30 second clip of the preview in their official Youtube channel and has currently garnered more than 20,000 views.
Go, go Power Rangers!
Look at what we have here! Bakuman (バクマン。) is getting a live action take scheduled for 2015 and it features not one but two of the Rurouni Kenshin (るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚-) live-action stars! Takeru Satoh (佐藤 健) who played Kenshin Himura (緋村 剣心) and Ryunosuke Kamiki (神木 隆之介) who filled in the shoes for Sojiro Seta (瀬田 宗次郎), trade their swords for pens as Bakuman’s Moritaka Mashiro (真城 最高) and Akito Takagi (高木 秋人) respectively.