Animate.tv now hosts a short, streaming trailer for the upcoming Saiyuki RELOAD -burial- OVA, which is scheduled for Japanese release on April 27, 2007. The trailer is available for narrowband and broadband connections.
Source: Moon Phase
An official Japanese homepage has opened to announce that animation studio ufotable will produce a motion picture adaptation of Tsukihime and Fate/stay night author Kinoko Nasu’s 1998 web novel Kara no Kyokai.
Source: Animate.tv
Game News Site EG has reported that production studio Satelight will produce an anime TV series adaptation of Koge Donbo’s Kamichama Karin manga series next year.
Source: Moon Phase
Gonzo has revealed its plans to produce an anime adaptation of Yamato Yoshihiro’s “Kaze no Stigma” series of supernatural fantasy novels.
Source: Moon Phase
The official Japanese homepage for the live action Mushishi motion picture now hosts a second streaming trailer. The film is scheduled for Japanese theatrical release next March.
Source: Twitch
Question:
What are your picks for the best and worst anime of 2006? Do you think the year as a whole was better or worse than 2005?
Fan site Mutant Frog Travelogue has published an English language translation of a critique on the outsourcing of Japanese anime production jobs written by Japanese animation critic Ryota Fujitsu.
Source: Anime News Network
The official American Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya homepage hosts a “hidden” page allowing visitors to vote on their choice for an English language dub voice for character Mikuru Asahina.
Source: Anime News Network
The official Japanese homepage for the Dancouga Nova television series is now open. The show is scheduled to premier on February 15, 2007.
The official Japanese homepage for the Saint Beast ~Koin Jojishi Tenshi Tan~ television series is now open. This second Saint Beast television series is scheduled to air next spring. The first Saint Beast television series aired in 2003.
Source: Moon Phase
Question:
I’ll attempt to answer two separate but similar questions:
Is drama important in anime? I had watched many anime shows, and I seen a lot of characters going through dramatic situations. It’s like they sometimes get very emotional when their love ones are hurt, when a villain torture them, and even female characters are hurt the most. Even in comedy, there are some parts that get emotional. I guess this is how the anime creators show how human their characters are.
why does Japanese animators put a lot of drama within their animations, when the drama is not necessary. For example, when a hero has a girlfriend, she always gets in the way, trying to prevent him from fighting. And she usually takes a few minutes crying and asking when the badguy is standing right there. And why doesn’t the badguy attack at times like these?
A streaming trailer for the Dengeki Bunko Movie Festival, consisiting of the Shakugan no Shana, Kino no Tabi: Byouki no Kuni -For You-, and Inukami motion pictures, is now available for narrowband and broadband connections. The triple-feature is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters next April.
Madhouse has announced its development of a new anime motion picture titled “Piano no Mori ~The Perfect World of Kai~” The “Piano Forest” movie is scheduled for release next July.
Source: Moon Phase
An official website has opened announcing that Higuchi Asa’s award winning manga series Ookiku Furikabutte will be adapted into an anime television series.
Source: Moon Phase
Japanese publisher Shueisha has formally announced that Nakahara Aya’s best selling manga series Love Con will be adapted into an anime television series next year. No further details are available.
Source: Moon Phase
Toei has officially unveiled its plans for its fourth Pretty Cure anime series, “Yes! Precure 5.” The new series will premier on February 4, 2007.
Source: Moon Phase
