Monday 30 April 2012

NERV Evagelion Smartphone Teaser


The official website for the upcoming Evangelion Smartphone, docomo NEXT series SH-06D NERV, has been updated with a teaser video of the phone. There is also a timer counting down to 2 May 2012 where more details of the smartphone will be reveal by NTT docomo.

The smartphone was first exhibited at the recent Anime Content Expo 2012, and the design of this smartphone would be similar to the cellphones that are issued by NERV in the upcoming Rebuild of Evangelion film. The NERV smarphone is expected to go on sale in Jun 2012 and I’m pretty sure it will be snapped up by fans within 5 hours just like the previous release.


Source: alafista

Wednesday 25 April 2012

Madoka G-SHOCK Features Kyuubey Face

 CASIO G-SHOCK is collaborating with MEDICOM TOY to release a very special limited edition Madoka G-SHOCK that features the face of Kyuubey from the anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magic

Schick x Evagelion CMs


Schick Japan X Evangelion special collaboration website has finally been unveiled, and it features three interesting commercials. In the first, Gendou announces his shocking decision to shave off his trademark beard.

Ultra-Act Ultraman Gaia (Supreme Version) Revealed!



S.H.Figuarts Libra Zodiart Revealed!


 



Tuesday 24 April 2012

Tiger & Bunny Producer Sheds Light on Stage Play Casting Process

 

Masa Ozaki, producer on Tiger & Bunny, jumped on Twitter to shed a little light on how the cast of the Tiger & Bunny The Live stage production is being decided. "The main cast is pretty much set," Ozaki said. It sounds like they're going for the closest matches possible, not only in appearance and acting, but in tone and atmosphere, as well. 

Fate/Zero Dining

 
 
ufotable Dining is offering a special Fate/Zero Dining experience for fans of the anime series, where a full course meal will be served during the period of 28 April till 20 May.

Moe Rice 2nd Design Announced

 

The manufacturers promised to change the illustrations every three months, and now they have announced the next series of illustrations that is drawn by Ginta from Chuablesoft. The one on the left is the first design, and the one on the right is the upcoming second design.

BLOOD-C The Last Dark Movie Web Trailer

 

The movie was earlier announced during the final episode of the anime series BLOOD-C, and the story will take place in Tokyo one year after the television series. Folks who are not residing in Japan will still get a chance to watch the movie, because it will be streamed with English subtitles via NicoNico Douga after it is released in theatres.

Schick x Evangelion: Gendou Gets A Clean Shave

 

Evangelion has collaborated with Schick Japan for an upcoming campaign to promote their razors and a clean shave. It feels rather weird to see him without his beard.

2012-2013 Kamen Rider Is a Painter?!

 

Previously, a rumor regarding 2012-2013's Kamen Rider uses a tablet & smartphone as a henshin device, leading fans to think it as a re-make of Faiz. Recently, new rumors surfaced where the Kamen Rider involves "magic" and "art".

Despite being unconfirmed, there might be something that includes the final product of the said Kamen Rider.

Saturday 21 April 2012

One Piece Film: Z (Teaser)

 
A teaser has been released for the upcoming latest One Piece Movie that is titled “One Piece Film Z” and scheduled to premier in Japanese theatres on 15 Dec 2012.

One Piece Manga Most Popular Across All Generations Of Readers

 

Its no question that One Piece is currently the most popular manga series in Japan with its impressive record sales figures. MangaZenkan recently conducted a one year poll from 1 Apr 2011 till 31 Mar 2012, and it found out that One Piece is the most popular series across all the different generations of manga readers. Regardless of whether it was a small kid, a teenager or even a working adult, One Piece was their favorite manga series.
Here’s is the list of breakdown of the popular manga series across different age groups:

Friday 20 April 2012

Heavy Metal Vocaloid


When last we checked artist K-Suwabe's heavy metal-inspired Vocaloid remixes, there was Hagane Miku (a pun on Hatsune Miku's name and the Japanese word for steel), Metalne Luca Turilli, and Kagamine Rin.

Rolling Thunder & Wonder Momo Adapted Into Webcomics

 

 Namco Bandai announced that the latest classic Namco arcade games to be reborn as ShiftyLook webcomics are Rolling Thunder (under the title Rapid Thunder) and Wonder Momo (under the title Wonder Momo: Battle Idol). The two will run bi-weekly starting in May.

Cheeky 3D To Love-Ru Darkness Mousepad OVA Announcement

 
 The latest issue of manga magazine Jump SQ (aka Jump Square, Monthly Shonen Jump's replacement) has announced that the upcoming TV anime adaptation of

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on iOS

 
 If you've ever longed to take Capcom's Marvel vs. Capcom 2 around on your iPhone or iPod Touch, you're in luck. Capcom has announced the cross-world brawler for iOS, and it's set to hit the App Store in North America and Europe on April 25. 

Bakuman Manga Series to End

 

 With reference to the magazine scan above, it has been confirmed that

Tiger & Bunny Barnaby Brooks Jr. Cake

 

 "Barnaby Brooks Jr. Cake" is a cake and a dome-shaped the image of the color ring of Hero "Burnaby Brooks Jr." That appeared in the anime "TIGER & BUNNY", set the figure of "Barnaby Brooks Jr."

Wednesday 18 April 2012

Newest Vocaloid PVs for THE VOC@LOiD M@STER 20

 
 THE VOC@LOiD M@STER is one of the biggest amateur Vocaloid only events in Japan. The monumental 20th event will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, as part of the mega festival "Nico Nico Cho Kaigi", on April 28 and 29.

Senran Kagura Gets 3DS Sequel, TV Anime Project

 

Early sales copies of this week's Famitsu have revealed that the issue announces the 3DS game Senran Kagura ~Shoujo-tachi no Shinei~, which has sold 90,000 units so far, is both getting a sequel and eventually an anime.

Nintendo Will Show Wii U "Pikmin" and "Mario" at E3 2012

 

I don't know about a lot of you, but I'm looking forward to the Wii U. I'm mainly looking forward to the ability to keep playing my game while other people use the TV, but the real draw of the system is going to come from whatever excellent first-party titles Nintendo releases for it.

K-On! Movie & Promotion

 

The K-On! movie had been a hit when it premiered in Japan

Monday 16 April 2012

Sadako X Keroro Gunsou Collaboration

 
 Following the recent crossover collaboration with Hello Kitty, Keroro Gunsou (ケロロ軍曹) is the next 2D character has fallen under Sadako’s curse. For those that are unfamiliar,Sadako Keroro merchandises will be sold at theatres that is screening Sadako 3D movie.

Sunday 15 April 2012

Final Fantasy Type-0 Gets Spinoff Manga Series

 

 his year's May issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine began serialization on a Final Fantasy Type-0 spinoff manga titled Final Fantasy Type-0 Gaiden: Hyōken no Shinigami. Takatoshi Shiozawa (Full Moon) is drawing the manga with editorial supervision by Tetsuya Nomura. The manga will center on the character Kurasame. Shonen Gangan's official website is currently hosting a preview of the manga. The website is also currently hosting four wallpapers from both the Final Fantasy Type-0 manga and the Final Fantasy Type-0 Gaiden: Hyōken no Shinigami spinoff manga.

Fate/zero's Saber Wants You To Give Blood!

 
 
Animation studio ufotable has collaborated with a Tokushima blood drive, giving away posters featuring Fate/zero's Sabers to participating blood donators.

Tiny Dinosaur Gon Series Trailer

 
  Following the debut on Japanese TV (in Gintama's time slot), Daewon Media's animated adaptation of Masashi Tanaka's wordless nature study/comedy manga Gon is featured in a new trailer. Motoko Kumai (Card Captor Sakura's Syaoran Li) voices the titular dinosaur with an attitude.

Skullgirls Review

 

I notice there's kind of a stigma against smaller games these days, whether downloadable or handheld. There's a large and vocal segment of gamers that just assume with less budget comes less quality, that a small (but dedicated) team can't put out product as solid as a thousand-person team from a major developer.

Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2 First Trailer

 
Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2 First Trailer
The first trailer for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS game “Pokemon Black & White 2″ has been featured at the official website.

Wednesday 11 April 2012

One Piece: Pirate Warriors International Release Officially Announced

 

Bandai Namco had some good news for Straw Hat fans at their latest keynote press conference. Not only have the expected One Piece: Pirate Warriors North American and European releases been confirmed, there's now a time frame scheduled.

Resident Evil 6 2nd Trailer

 

Capcom has released a new trailer for the upcoming Resident Evil 6, otherwise known in Japan as Biohazard 6 (バイオハザード6).
The game was previously announced for release on 22 Nov 2012, but the trailer has announced a new release date on 2 Oct 2012, bringing the game to fans more than one month earlier.

Monday 9 April 2012

"PreCure" is Most Tweeted Anime Word for 2 Consecutive Months

 

The Japanese communications service provider NEC BIGLOBE reported their monthly research for the major topics in the Japanese Twitter on April 6. Following the last month, "PreCure" was the #10 most Tweeted and #1 hashtagged word in Japan from March 1 to April 1.

Sega Announce New Hatsune Miku Project on 12 April

 

 
Sega has confirmed t hat they will be annoucing a new Hatsune Miku project this coming Thursday on 12 April 2012.

Sunday 8 April 2012

Go-BusterBeet, Frog Megazord, and BusterHercules

 
 With the inevitable debut of the fourth and fifth members of the Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters in the next few months, the latest toy catalogs have revealed their mechas, or in this show's term, Megazords.

Friday 6 April 2012

Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning Anime Movie Trailer

 


Check out the trailer!

AKB0048 2nd anime Trailer

 

A second trailer has been released for the upcoming anime series AKB0048, giving us a good look at the AKB48 members who have been selected as seiyuu in the anime series.

Superalloy Franky Tank Optional Set

 
 From TV animation ONE PIECE work appeared
The main contents of the tank body products are,

Super Hero Taisen Movie Plot Summary


 The movie starts with the 7 Riders Vs Marvelous. Marvelous transforms into Red One and hits Rider 1 and 2 with a purple ray - which instantly makes them vanish. Marvelous turns into Ninja Red, multiplicates, and defeats V3 and the others with the same attack.

Decade appears, but says they won't fight there.

Live-Action Lolipop Chainsaw Promo

 

 The latest promo for Suda51 and James Gunn's Lollipop Chainsaw brings protagonist Juliet Starling into the real world to show everyone the best ways to remove nasty undead stains.

Coca-Cola Hatsune Miku Illustration Contest Winners Announced

 
 
Crypton Future Media's website Piapro announced the winners of the costume design contest for their Vocaloid character Hatsune Miku in the image of Coca-Cola yesterday. The first winner's image will be used for posters and other materials of the Coca-Cola campaign that will start in the middle of June at the Sega's amusement arcades.

Fairy Tail: Zeref Awakens PSP Game Trailer

 
 With the recent release of Fairy Tail: Zeref Awakens, Konami has posted a pair of videos of its third Fairy Tail PSP action/adventure game. Zeref Awakens adapts the Nirvana, Edolas, and Tenrou Island arcs, and features 45 playable characters, including original ones created by manga author Hiro Mashima.

Thursday 5 April 2012

Pokemon Conquest Trailer

 

 Following Nintendo's announcement that the Tecmo Koei collaboration, Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition, will be heading to North American Nintendo DS on June 18th as Pokémon Conquest, a new trailer introduces the Warring States era Japan strategy take on the monster battling game.