To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I submit the ultra-minimal opening of the 1997 Eat-Man TV series. The opening theme is “Chiisana Koi no Melody,” performed by King-Show.
If you thought the Gosenzosama Banbanzai opening was minimalistic, get a load of this! If nothing else, it’s certainly unique.
Question:
I have waited five years for a Japanese release of “Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters” anime. Then I’ve read something on Wikipedia that says “Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters” was known in Japan as “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ALEX.” “Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters was made specificaly for the U.S., so why did Japan name the title of the show from “Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters” to “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ALEX”? Is “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ALEX” a production name?
The homepage for next month’s Hyouge Mono historical drama anime television series has added a streaming trailer. The show will premiere on April 7.
Source: Moon Phase
The April issue of Monthly G Fantasy Magazine that goes on sale in Japan this Friday will formally announce the development of an anime TV series based on Kiichi Hotta’s adolescent slice-of-life comedy manga Kimi to Boku (You & I). The manga story about the daily lives of five Japanese high-school students has been ongoing since 2004.
Source: Anime News Network
Kodansha has announced that the 32nd collected volume of Oh! Great’s ongoing action/adventure manga series Air Gear will be released on June 17th in a limited edition that includes the third Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori -Break on the Sky- OAD. The first OAD was released last November. The second OAD is scheduled for release with manga volume 31 this week.
Source: Anime News Network
The homepage for the new Saiyuki Gaiden OVA series has released a new, second trailer. The first episode of the three-episode series is scheduled for release on the 25th.
Source: Moon Phase
The official website of the 2011 Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) has announced that this year’s event has been canceled following the March earthquake & tsunami. The event was canceled in response to concerns about uncertain power supplies and traffic accessibility, and the safety of attendees. The event was scheduled to be held at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center in Odaiba, Tokyo on March 24-27. Tokyo Big Sight has reportedly suffered some earthquake damage.
This year’s TAF had been the subject of tremendous controversy. Following the passing of ammendments to the Tokyo Youth Healthy Development Ordinance earlier this year, at least 11 major Japanese publishers announced planst to boycott the TAF and hold their own Anime Contents Expo (ACE) in Chiba on March 26-27. Reportedly the ACE has also been canceled, but the planned convention has not made any official public announcements since prior to the Sendai earthquake.
Source: Anime News Network
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I submit the nice opening of the 2009 TV series Kanamemo. The opening theme is “Kimi he to Tsunagu Kokoro,” sung by Aki Toyosaki, Kaoru Mizuhara and Rie Kugimiya.
Why isn’t this surprisingly good little show available on official American DVD?
Question:
Has the recent Earthquake/Tsunami incendent that hit Japan inspired people in the United Sates and the World to support the Anime,Manga and Video Game industry?
The homepage for the upcoming Softenni anime television series has added a streaming teaser. The show is scheduled to premiere on April 7.
This teaser about a girls tennis team seems to confirm suspicisions that the show’s emphasis will be far more focused on girls than tennis.
Source: Anime News Network
The homepage for Sunrise’s new sci-fi thriller OVA Norageki! has added a streaming trailer. The story about four prisoners searching for an exit from a mysteriously suddenly abandoned prison is scheduled for Japanese DVD & BD release on March 25.
Hopefully this will be better than it looks.
Source: Anime News Network
The Fuji TV network is producing a live-action feature film adaptation of Mari Yamazaki’s award-winning comedy manga series Thermae Romae. The manga stars ancient Roman bath house architect Lucius, who time-travels to present-day Japan to visit Japanese public baths. The manga series premiered in 2008. Its third collected volume will hit Japanese stores on April 25.
Source: Anime News Network
Japanese publisher Shogakukan has announced that Otoshimono (“Ghost Train”) director Furusawa Takeshi will helm a live action feature adaptation of Time Ryosuke’s boxing manga series Avec Punch. The manga premiered in 2007 and has two collected volumes. The feature film adaptation is scheduled for release in June.
Source: Anime News Network
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I submit the very unusual opening of director Mamoru Oshii’s 1989 OVA series Gosenzosama Banbanzai. The opening theme is “Gosenzosama Banbanzai!,” sung by Yumi Kojima.
Our sincere sympathies and best wishes go out to everyone impacted by the tremendous earthquake and subsequent flooding that ravaged Japan several hours ago.
