To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I submit to you the Mousou Dairinin (Paranoia Agent) opening from 2004. Susumu Hirasawa performs the opening theme song, “Yume no Shima Shinen Kouen.”
Question:
Are there any anime characters with ridiculously overlarge guns? There have been characters like Cloud, Gatts, and Sagara Sanosuke who wield swords that are bigger than they are, but I can’t think of a character who carries a gun that fires 90mm bullets. The closest I can think of is Merowlink from the Armor Hunter Merrowlink OVA series – he carries an anti-tank rifle, which is long but not ridiculously large. Do you know of any?
The official homepage for the current Kuruneko television series has announced that “Kuruneko Season 2″ will premiere on July 3. The series of five-minute shorts adapt Kuruneko-Yamato’s wildly popular “manga blog” about her life with her five cats. Actress Satomi Kobayashi provided all of the character voices for the series’ first season. Actress Miki Nakatani (Ringu, Densha Otoko) will take over the series’ voice acting duty in second season.
Source: Anime News Network
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I submit to you the opening of the 1984 Tongari Boushi no Memoru TV series that some of you may know as “Wee Wendy.” Satoko Yamano performs the opening theme song “Tongari Boushi no Memoru.”
Japan’s Oricon entertainment news service reports that and anime adaptation of Ko Amami and Aki Kuruwa’s fantasy romance boys-love manga series Gakuen Hakkenden is in development. The production will be at least the third anime adaptation of Kyokutei Bakin’s 1814-1842 106 volume Nanso Satomi Hakkenden novel series following the 1990 Hakkenden OVA series and 1999′s Shin Hakkenden sci-fi TV series. The Gakuen Hakkenden manga premiered last April.
The franchise will also get two stage play adaptations, the first next month, and the second to be performed in December.
Source: Anime News Network
Broadcaster Nagoya TV has formally announced the development of a third Battle Spirits television series. The card-battle anime premiered in 2008 with the 50 episode Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin television series. The Battle Spirits: Shounen Gekiha Dan television series is currently airing.
Source: Anime News Network
Actor Shunsuke Ikeda died of stomach cancer at a Chiba hospital during the early hours of June 11. He was 69.
Born as Norio Ikeda in Kawasaki in 1941, the actor made his professional debut in the early 1960s. His most famous role came in 1973, when he starred in the tokusatsu television show “Kikaider 01.” He also appeared in shows such as “Kaette Kita Ultraman” and “Himitsu Sentai Goranger.”
Here’s to you, Ikeda-san!
Source: Tokyograph
Jerry O’Flaherty, art and cinematics director for the Gears of War video game franchise, has revealed his plans to develop a feature film titled “Samurai.” Reminiscent of hit film 300, Samurai will feature live actors and computer generated backgrounds. Specifically, the backgrounds will be rendered with the Unreal PC game engine.
Twitch hosts a short “proof of concept” trailer for Samurai, a trailer reportedly shot for under $1,000 and starring five volunteer actors.
Good? Bad? At the minimum, it’s interesting.
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I submit to you the opening of 2007′s Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! television series. Megumi Hayashibara performs the opening theme song “Lucky & Happy.”
Our podcast mistress & resident fujoshi, Daphne, bought a new car recently. She’s started to customize it to suit her tastes. Take note of the license plates.
Question:
Two queries inspired by MAYOI NEKO OVERRUN’s resident “cat-girl,” Kiriya Nozomi – does John know how the cat’s “me-ow” became pronounced as “nyaa,” and how have “cat-girls” evolved generally over the history of their portrayal in anime?
Anime News Network has announced its exclusive acquisition of streaming distribution rights to the 1977 Nobody’s Boy Remi anime television series. The 51 episode series will premiere online on June 13. Five new episodes will be released every Sunday for 10 weeks. Due to contractual obligations, streaming access will be limited to viewers located in the United States. The series was previously released on American DVD by ImaginAsian Entertainment.
Throughout the summer Anime News Network will continue to expand its officially streaming anime catalog by adding more than 1,000 episodes of shows previously and simultaneously available through other streaming services.
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, the perfect beginning of a summer weekend is the second opening from 1996′s Kodomo no Omocha television series. “Ultra Relax” is sung by Tomoe Shinohara (who is the first stone statue to fall at the end of the video).
Question:
Seeing that the term “tsundere” can apply equally to either a male or female character (at least, according to Wikipedia), can John ever recall encountering an example of a male anime character with a tsundere personality – which, on first glance, is likely to be a very rare occurence?
The Madhouse anime production studio, in collaboration with film producer/distributor Warner Bros., will produce a 22 episode OVA series adaptation of Warner’s successful live action television series Supernatural. The anime series will be an expanded re-telling of the live action series’ 2005 first season, featuring additional original episodes and antagonists created specifically for the anime version. Aoi Bungaku Series directors Shigeyuki Miya & Atsuko Ishizuka will co-direct the Supernatural anime series. Naoya Takayama (Night Head, Liar Game) will supervise script composition and Trigun character designer Takahiro Yoshimatsu will provide the anime character designs. The series’ first 2-episode volume will hit Japanese retail home video on January 12, 2011. “Box 1″ containing episodes 3-12 will go on sale February 2. “Box 2″ containing episodes 13-22 will be available April 6.
Source: Anime News Network
