Month: November 2006

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Happy Gobble Day. Here is the Laura Bailey interview from AX 2006.

Mahalo for listening!

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Here I am, writing the post in LAX. Who loves you baby? This week we review Vampire Hunter D, Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge and Red Garden. Tune in for the fun!

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers.
Red Garden – Wait until it hits the US and NetFlix it.
Vampire Hunter D – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers.
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers./Download Now!

Show Notes

Music

Intro – So Long Kids by Ultraklystron from the album Opensource Lyricist
Outro – Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri From Paris from Tsukiyomi Moon Phase

News

Dragon Ball Returns to US TV
Joins Funimation’s syndicated block on CoLours TV starting Monday more…

Media Blasters Confirms New Licenses
Media Blasters has confirmed to ANN that they will be releasing Ramen Fighter Miki, Girls High (or High School Girls, title likely to be amended) and Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl. No release dates have been set yet.

DBZ Goes HD
DVD Season Sets in February 2007 more…

4Kids Loses $256k in Q3
Revenue down $2 million from Q3 2005 more…

Miyazaki Featured in Time Asia
Time Asia has honored Hayao Miyazaki as one of the continent’s Artists & Thinkers over the last 60 years.

Sergeant Frog in February
ADV will release volume 1 of Sergeant Frog in February.

New One Piece Movie Trailer
The official site for One Piece: Episode of Alabaster – Sabaku no Ojou to Kaizoku Tachi now hosts a short teaser trailer. The film will premiere March 3 in Japan.

Nana 2 Movie Trailer Online
A full-length theatrical trailer for the second and final Nana movie is now online and available for viewing through the movie’s official site. Japan’s Apple site also hosts normal and HD versions of the trailer. The movie is set to hit theatres in Japan on December 9.

Dir en Grey to Tour America in February
Dates announced for 16 cities more…

Organic Hobby Introduces Witchblade Figure
Organic Hobby has announced an 8″ figure of the lead character from Gonzo’s new Witchblade anime. “Masane Amaha” will be available in April for $50.

AnimeTV Coming to Internet in January
According to a press release from Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a new show called “AnimeTV” will be premiering on the Internet in January 2007. The show will be hosted by Johnny Young Bosch and feature commentary on anime, video games and other things coming into the industry. It will be available for free download via Apple iTunes and YouTube. Click the link for more info.

Reviews

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge – 32:25
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato_Nadeshiko_Shichi_Henge
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/yamanade/
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6818

Red Garden – 45:50
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Garden
http://anime.excite.co.jp/redgarden/index.html
http://www.gonzo.co.jp/works/0609.html
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6804

Vampire Hunter D – 57:50
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Hunter_D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Hunter_D:_Bloodlust
http://www.vampirehunterdbloodlust.com/
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=238
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=654

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This week we have a good episode, with some news and stuff. We review Black Blood Brothers, Code Geass, and Harukanaru Toki no Naka de.

Black Blood Brothers – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers.
Code Geass – Hangyaku no Lelouch – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers.
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Hachiyou Shou~ – Wait until it hits the US and NetFlix it.

Show Notes

Music

Intro – Metamorphose by Yoko Takahashi from Kono Minikukumo Utsukushii Sekai
Outro – Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri From Paris from Tsukiyomi Moon Phase

News

Voltron Returns to Cartoon Network
Adult Swim will air the original Voltron series Monday-Thursday at 5:30 a.m. starting next week. The show will also be available on Adult Swim Fix online.

Paprika May Contend for Oscar
Paprika is one of sixteen films listed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as “expected to compete” at the 79th Academy Awards. It will be eligible for nomination only if it will be screened in LA by the end of the year. Nominees will be announced January 23.

Solid State Society Interviews
Production I.G has updated its Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society interview series, this time with scriptwriter Shotaro Suga. Their interview with producer Tomohisa Nishimura is still available here.

Grave of the Fireflies on TCM Sunday
Turner Classic Movies will air the English dub of Grave of the Fireflies Sunday at 10 p.m. Eastern. EST.

Death Note Wins Japanese Box Office Weekend
Death Note: The Last Name topped the Japanese box office last weekend, pushing Kisarazu Cat’s Eye World Series and Flags of Our Fathers to second and third place. Meanwhile, Toho’s Nada SoSo fell to seventh place after five weeks in the top three.

FLCL Ultimate Edition Delayed
Anime on DVD has reported that the scheduled November 21st release of the FLCL Ultimate Edition DVD set has been delayed until December 26th.

Ranma 1/2 Wraps up Next Week
Volume 36 of the Ranma 1/2 manga will be released next Tuesday. The series “has been a staple of the Viz Media catalog for over 14 years,” according to the company, “and remains one of the company’s longest running manga titles and one of the longest running manga series in North America.”

theOtaku @ Vegas Con
theOtaku is supporting AnimeFF & Anime Vegas, a Las Vegas anime convention that is donating all proceeds to the Susan B Komen Breast… full story »

Reviews

Black Blood Brothers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Blood_Brothers
http://character.biglobe.ne.jp/BBB/
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6449

Code Geass – Hangyaku no Lelouch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Geass
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6704
http://www.geass.jp/
http://www.mbs.jp/geass/index2.html
http://www.animax.co.jp/feature/index.php?program=NN10000378
http://character.biglobe.ne.jp/geass/

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Hachiyou Shou~
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harukanaru_Toki_no_Naka_de_Hachi
http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/neoromance/
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/haruka/
http://haruka8tv.gamecity.ne.jp/
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4484

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This week we do some reviews (gasp) and talk about stuff. We review Busou Renkin, .Hack//Roots, Hanoka and Chigo does a preview review of Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Hachiyou Shou~.

Busou Renkin – Wouldn't kick it out of bed for crackers.
.Hack//Roots – Wait until it hits the US and NetFlix it.
Hanoka – Even if you receive it as a present, burn the Disc and piss on the ashes.

Show Notes

Music

Intro – Ashita no Kioku by Naozumi Takahashi from Black Blood Brothers
Outro – Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri From Paris from Tsukiyomi Moon Phase

News

Tokyopop Keeps the Gravitation Coming
Tokyopop will release volume 1 of the Gravitation Ex! manga on February 13, 2007.

Article on Yaoi Explosion
ICv2 has posted an article on the “recent Yaoi Explosion,” looking over all the licenses announced at last weekend’s Yaoi-con and also the challenges faced by hardcore Yaoi publishers.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 1 Returns to 4Kids TV
Yu-Gi-Oh! season 1 will air at 11 a.m. on 4Kids TV (via local Fox affiliates) starting this Saturday. The season debuted in 2001 on the WB network. Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters will continue to air at 10 a.m.

Afro Samurai Hits Spike TV on January 4
The five-episode Afro Samurai anime starring Samuel L. Jackson will premiere January 4 on Spike TV. It will air in Japan later next year.

Live Action Blood: The Last Vampire
Production I.G agrees to Ronny Yu’s Blood live-action remake. more…

Speed Racer a Go!
Wachowski Brothers Version of Speed Racer to Premiere Summer 2008. more…

New Street Fighter Movie in the Works
Live-Action Movie Focusing on Chun Li Due out in 2008 more…

Claymore Anime
According to Monthly Shonen Jump Magazine (not to be confused with Weekly Shonen Jump), Norihiro Yagi‘s Claymore is to be adapted into an anime TV series. No details about when the Claymore TV series will debut. Claymore is currently being released in North America by Viz Media.

Maison Ikkoku’s Godai Cast
Newcomer Taiki Nakabayashi (21) has been cast as Godai in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi‘s Maison Ikkoku. Nakabaya was chosen from over 3200 applicants, several of whom can be seen auditioning for the part in this video on the official website.

AX Launches Travel Store
Anime Expo has launched a Travel Store through IAN.com. The site offers discounted airfares, hotels, and car rentals.

Geneon Discontinues Sherlock Hound
Geneon has confirmed that they will cease distributing Sherlock Hound DVDs as of April 30, 2007.

ADV Announces January Releases
First volumes of Best Student Council, Coyote Ragtime Show, Utawarerumono, and Moeyo Ken in January 2007 more…

Bandai Channel Blocked from Foreign Access
Bandai Channel, which streams the first episodes of several anime series in Japanese, has been blocked from access outside of Japan.

Blood+ on Cartoon Network
Blood+, which is licensed in North American by Sony Pictures, is set to receive a TV broadcast on Cartoon Network. The broadcast date and schedule has not yet been announced or confirmed.

Hellsing Ultimate Website
Geneon has put up a splash page on their Hellsing Ultimate website, which includes a short trailer.

Viz Announces Bleach Merchandise Licenses
Two companies will release licensed Bleach merchandise in the US and Canada. Great Eastern Entertainment has been licensed to produce: patches, wristbands, jewelry, pins, plushes, key chains, wall scrolls, and arm, hand, and headwear. C&D Visionary has been granted a license for buttons, stickers, Lucite key chains, magnets, shoelaces, and postcards.

ROD TV on G4TechTV Canada
G4TechTV will air ROD the TV starting Monday.

Illumitoon & Westlake Acquire Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo
Illumitoon and Westlake have announced the acquisition of Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo. In May, Toei announced that it had appointed Joy Tashjian Marketing Group to handle licensing of the show. Illumitoon will release Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo in 2007.

Reviews

Busou Renkin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busou_Renkin
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6601
http://www.xebec-inc.co.jp/anime/busourenkin/
http://www.busourenkin.com/
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/busourenkin/

.Hack//Roots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack_Roots
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/hack_roots/
http://dothack.wikia.com/wiki/Roots
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6248

Hanoka
http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3805,wgoovd,hanoka.html
http://www.rams.jp/hanoka/
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6786