Media Blasters has informed us that its delayed release of “Oh My Sex Goddess” (Megachu! ~ Megamisama Chu’uihou), originally slated for DVD release on December 21, 2010, “should begin shipping on 1/24/11, sooner if possible.”
The homepage for the upcoming Hidan no Aria television series has added a short streaming TV spot (which doesn’t include any actual animation footage). The bishoujo action anime will debut in April.
Source: Moon Phase
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the cute opening of 2007′s Nanatsuiro Drops TV series. The opening theme is “Shining stars bless☆” sung by Kaori Utatsuki.
Question:
Former Gainax Prez Toshio Okada bestowed the title of Otaking to the late Steve Pearl, but with his passing who is Otaking now?
The Fractale Production Committee behind this month’s new television series Fractale has ordered Funimation to halt online distribution of the ongoing series until Funimation eliminates all unauthorized internet distribution of the show. Funimation began its officially sanctioned online distribution of the series last Thursday. The series’ first episode remains available for online viewing, but the release of future episodes will be on indefinite hiatus.
I’m absolutely not trying to condone video piracy, but a Japanese copyright owner insisting that an American company police the entire internet and stop illegal web distribution that starts in Japan with Japanese uploaders seems absurdly irrational and unreasonable.
Source: Anime News Network
Sentai Filmworks has announced its acquisition of distribution rights to this month’s new sci-fi action television series Infinite Stratos. The affiliated Anime Network will begin simulcasting the series’ first three episodes on January 23, with new weekly episdoes premiering every Sunday.
Well, new licenses are better than no new licenses.
Pony Canyon will be financing the production of an anime TV series adaptation of MinatoSoft’s adult visual novel harem game Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!! Anime studio LARC will animate with Keitaro Motonaga (Katanagatari, School Days) directing. Katsuhiko Takayama (Ga-Rei Zero, Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru) will write, and Mayumi Watanabe (Freezing, Yoshinaga-san’chi no Gargoyle) will handle character design.
MinatoSoft’s adult PC games Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de and Tsuyokiss have previously been adapted into anime television series also.
Source: Anime News Network
Toei has announced an October release for the first Suite Precure motion picture, the 11th film in the Pretty Cure franchise and the first based on next month’s 8th Pretty Cure television series. Suite Precure, which premieres on February 6, will introduce Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino, who transform into Cure Melody & Cure Rhythm with the help of the fairy Hamii from the musical country of Majorland. Cure Melody & Cure Rhythm will also appear in the upcoming Precure All-Stars DX3 Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai o Tsunagu Niji-Iro no Hana movie that opens on March 19.
The homepage for the third DX movie now includes a full trailer that includes shots of the Suite Precure girls in the film.
I’m very surprised to see that Heartcatch Precure isn’t getting a second series considering how successful it’s been.
Source: Anime News Network
The Nikkei newspaper reports that a “Pretty Rhythm” anime TV series based on Takara Tomy’s Pretty Rhythm Mini-Skirt arcade game will premiere in April. The Pretty Rhythm television series will be the first of up to five TV shows co-produced over the next five years by Japan-based Takara Tomy and Korea’s largest toy maker, Sonokong. The Pretty Rhythm Mini-Skirt arcade game revolves around a new sport that combines skating and dancing.
Source: Anime News Network
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the opening of 1972′s Umi no Triton TV series. The opening theme is “Go! Go! Triton” performed by Hide-Yuuki & the Suginami Children’s Choir.
Question:
I was wondering why some companies tend to license long anime series, and after releasing a few volumes on DVD or a few episodes on TV, then later they lose interest in releasing any more of the series. For example is Funimation’s case with Sgt. Frog and Shin-Chan. Both series still on going and have a huge amount of episodes, yet both seem to have stopped after having 51 or 52 episodes released from their respective series. Although the most notorious of licensing long anime series and then not releasing them in their entirety is Viz, among there catalog includes Gash Bell, Prince of Tennis, MAR, Blue Dragon, and the Rockman.EXE series to name a few. I know in part that whether a series will get more episodes or DVDs released is due to sales, but why bother going through the trouble of doing all that work if there is no interest to follow through with the rest of the series.
Sentai Filmworks will release Tact (Catblue: Dynamite) Aoki’s 2009 full CG anime short film The Asylum Session on domestic subtitled DVD on April 26.
The film’s narrative isn’t too too bad, although it’s a bit under developed. But viewers have to be able to overlook very primitive CG and some stilted animation. This is another somewhat obscure anime that I have watched.
Bandai Visual has announced plans to stream the first four Break Blade motion pictures this Friday, just hours before the fifth of six planned movies opens in Japanese theaters on Saturday. The first four movies will stream consecutively for free on Ustream beginning at 7pm (5pm EST).
Source: Anime News Network
To coincide with the upcoming Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi anime television series, an upcoming volume of author Takaya Kagami’s original novel series will include a bonus OAD. Kagami will write the original episode with suggestions submitted by readers and fans via Twitter.
Source: Anime News Network
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the opening of the 2001 TV series Kasumin. The opening theme is “Nijiiro no Sunadokei” performed by Saori Yuki & Sachiko Yasuda.
