Kotonoha No Niwa Animated Film Slated in First Half of 2013

kotonoha_bgMakoto Shinkai, the renowned director behind Children Who Chase Lost Voices, 5 Centimeters per Second and Voices of a Distant Star, had just announced on Christmas Eve a new anime film project he is creating. This will be another epic animation, the creator says, and Shinkai plans to open the film in the first half of 2013. The planning started this past spring, and the website provides a hint that this will be , “A tale of ‘lonely sadness,’ older than even ‘love’,” as the tagline describes. Keep Reading

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Capcom In The News: Rooster Teeth On Mega Man, Darkstalkers Contest And The Alpha Revival

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This week in In The News, Asgard takes on Capcom and their range of fighters from the Street Fighters to Darkstalkers to Mega Man and round 1 begins with everyone’s favorite blue bomber.

It’s just an ordinary day for X… NOT! Everyone’s in on the Mega Man anniversary and Rooster Teeth’s very own animator, Shane Newville, already raised his glass with a cool Mega Man X short. The video is 7 minutes long and it tells a day in the life of X. Keep Reading

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Plot and Characters for Kakumeiki Valvrave Revealed

valvraveJust recently, the website for Sunrise’s up and coming television anime series Kakumeiki Valvrave (Valvrave the Liberator) has began streaming its promotional video for Jump Fiesta. Fans, rejoice! This text includes English subtitles, which gives benefit to those who are not good with the local Japanese tongue. The text includes subtitles which introduces the basic plot and the characters. Ready to know more about this new mecha-themed anime? Read on below. Keep Reading

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Heat Up Your February With Code Geass Hug Pillows

code geass pillowsAnime goods shop, Movic, has something for the guys that’s going to be worth the long wait. Movic has special Code Geass Hug Pillows up for pre-orders that’s going to leave scorch marks wherever you leave it.

The pillows, scheduled for release on February 21, 2013, are designed with the Code Geass sisters, Euphamia (ユーフェミア リ ブリタニア) and Cornelia li Britannia (コーネリア リ ブリタニア) and doing naughty poses in bed while wearing revealing or . Keep Reading

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Bleach’s Tite Kubo Ties The Knot

Tite_KuboWedding bells rang for famed Bleach (ブリーチ) author, Tite Kubo (久保 帯人), who was recently married. This news was announced on the Jump Festa 2013 event guide.

Born as Noriaki Kubo (久保 宣章), Tite Kubo swept the world off its feet with his highly acclaimed Manga/Anime franchise, Bleach. Bleach tells the story of Ichigo Kurosaki (黒崎 一護), a normal teenage boy who obtains the powers of a Shinigami (死神) or Soul Reaper after getting caught in between a fight between a hallow and another Soul Reaper. Keep Reading

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Nekomonogatari (Black) Gives Fans Special Treat On New Year’s Eve

You’ve heard that right! Nekomonogatari (Black) 猫物語(黒) has earned an Anime adaptation and will be aired on December 31, 2012!

Nekomonogatari (Black) is part of the Bakemonogatari (化物語) series created by Japanese novelist Nisio Isin (西尾 維新) with Taiwanese illustrator, Vofan, providing the art. Not long after the light novels were released, Bakemonogatari had an Anime adaptation. Nekomonogatari (Black) is the sixth book of Isin’s Monogatari series. It features the Tsubasa family as its prime story arc. Keep Reading

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WOWOW Unveils First xxxHOLiC Live Action Press Image

The Japanese cable channel WOWOW had recently updated its official website, featuring images for the upcoming live action adaptation of CLAMP’s xxxHOLiC (×××ホリック Horikku). The press image features the two main leads in their full costume for the show. Actress and model Anne will play the lead role of Yuuko from this manga-based adaptation, while Shota Sometani will play the role of Watanuki. Alongside them are Masahiro Higashide, Karen Miyazaki, Naoto Takenaka and Yumi Adachi, also part of the show. Keep Reading

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