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Natsume’s Book of Friends: volume 6  

Author: Yuki Midorikawa

Publisher: VIZ Media

American release date: April 5th 2011

Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Fantasy/200 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series/titles to check out: Kieli; Nabari no Ou; Genjuu no Seiza

Reviews of previous volumes: Volume four; volume five

In the latest volume of Natsume’s Book of Friends, Natsume’s blind trust in others is put to the test when he rescues a little boy who had been locked up in a box found in an abandoned house. The boy claims to see things from another world that are pursuing him without mercy. Has Natsume found another boy who can see into the world of yokai?

“The Radius”

Sakura Hime The Legend of Princess Sakura Volume 1

Author: Arina Tanemura

U.S. Distributor: Viz Media

U. S. Release Date: April 5th, 2011

Format: Manga / 184 pages

Genre: Shojo, Fantasy, Romance and Historical

Age Rating: T for Teen

Overall Personal Rating: B-

Similar Series: Kimi ni Todoke, Story of Saiunkoku and Mistress Fortune

A mysterious girl who was orphaned by her mother, protected and sheltered by her betrothed, has reached the time of her marriage. The mysteries that surround her and her mother are about to come to light and everything will change.

A TEEN BOY VANQUISHES DEMONS IN THE NEW PARANORMAL MANGA SERIES BLUE EXORCIST FROM VIZ MEDIA

A Teenager Fights Against His Infernal Destiny In A New Shonen Jump Advanced Title

“The Radius”

Hero Tales Part 1 and 2

Director: Osamu Sekita

Studio: Studio Flag

U. S. Distributor: FUNimation

U. S. Release Date: April 5th, 2011

Format: DVD / part , 325 minutes / part 2, 325 minutes

Genre: Historical Action / Adventure, Fantasy, Shonen

Age Rating: Not Rated, but TV14 suggested for Language

Overall Personal Rating: B

Similar titles: Naruto. Bleach and countless other Shonen titles.

GUIN SAGA COLLECTION 1

ON SALE TODAY

HOUSTON, March 29th, 2011 – Section23 Films is pleased to announce today’s release of the sweeping anime epic series for the ages, GUIN SAGA. Collection 1 is on 2 DVD’s, plus there’s a bonus special features DVD!

Based on the multi-million dollar, best selling Japanese novel series by Kaoru Kurimoto

Title:                 GUIN SAGA COLLECTION 1

Running Time:   325 min.

Age Rating:       TV 14 (V)

Language:         English & Japanese with English Subtitles

CAT:                 SF-GS100

UPC:                814131010711

Japanese Pop Culture Venue Teams With Bay Area Animation Studio To Present A Unique Event To Auction Artwork Created By Leading Animation And Film Industry Artists

San Francisco, CA, March 28, 2011 – NEW PEOPLE, the nation’s only entertainment complex dedicated to Japanese popular culture, joins forces with San Francisco-based animation company Maverix Studios to present ONE, a silent auction art benefit to be held on Saturday April 2^nd to raise funds and awareness for Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief. NEW PEOPLE’s SUPERFROG Gallery hosts the special event and will open its doors at 12:00 noon for a public viewing of the auction items. A reception party and bidding begins at 7:00pm.

Japanese Pop Culture Venue To Screen SAKURA SAKURA And 99 Years Of Love; Also Opens New Hafu: Half Japanese Photo Exhibit And Welcomes Bazaar Bizarre Artists Village

San Francisco, CA, March 29, 2011 – NEW PEOPLE, the nation’s only entertainment complex dedicated to Japanese popular culture, has announced several film and art events that it will present to celebrate the 2011 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival that will be held in San Francisco on Saturday and Sunday April 9^th – 10^th and April 16^th – 17^th.

“The Radius”

Title: Rosario + Vampire
Manga Author: Akihisa Ikeda (Shueisha)
American Publisher: VIZ Media
American Release Date:
Age Rating: T+
Format and length: Manga, 4 chapters
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Shonen, Supernatural
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Titles in the Radius: The Familiar of Zero, Ikkitousen, Magical Teacher Negima!, Mao Chan

Experiencing life is but a method of training. Merely experiencing the normal activities of life can be used by those who want as a way to train. The Karate Kid is one of the classic examples of how simple chores can help train hand movements. Inner Moka has the same idea for Tsukume.

New York, NY – March 29, 2011 –Starz Digital Media, the digital and on-demand distribution arm of Starz Media, LLC, has renewed the popular, movie parody web series “How It Should Have Ended” (HISHE) for a second season and will expand the HISHE franchise into the video game genre with a new web series, “How It Should Have Ended: Video Games.” The new series will be produced and distributed under a limited exclusive distribution agreement with Machinima, Inc. for release on Machinima.com’s online video entertainment network for videogamers (www.youtube.com/machinima).

Special Guest:

VIC MIGNOGNA

Full Metal Alchemist, Bleach, Soul Eater

Vic has been acting for stage and screen since he was 8 years old. But he started his career in anime a little over ten years ago as Vega in Streetfighter II.

Since then Vic has been in more than a hundred and fifty shows and video games, known for such roles as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki Suou in Ouran High School Host Club, Fai in Tsubasa Chronicle, Dark in DN Angel, Kurz in Full Metal Panic, Broly in Dragonball Z, Kougaijji in Saiyuki, Ikkaku in Bleach, Yukito in Air, Takanaga in Wallflower, Tatsu in Peacemaker, Luciano in Code Geass, Virgil Walsh in Trinity Blood,  Hikaru in Macross and many more. Currently Vic is playing Zero in Vampire Knight, and Yoshimori in Adult Swim’s Kekkaishi.

Dengeki Daisy, Volume 4  

Author: Kyousuke Motomi

Publisher: Viz Media

American release date: April 5, 2011

Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Shojo/200 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Older Teen/T+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick; Butterflies, Flowers

Teru knows the truth about Daisy, but she can’t let him know she knows! Are things going to change between her and Kurosaki? Will she be able to keep him from learning that she knows the truth, that he is Daisy?

Synopsis:

“The Radius”

Toriko: volume four

Author: Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro

Publisher: Viz Media

American release date: March 1st 2011

Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Shonen/200 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen

Overall Personal Rating: B

Similar series/titles to check out: One Piece, Dragon Ball, Shaman King

Reviews of previous volumes: Volume one; volume two; volume three

It’s Toriko versus the GT Robot! As the beast tears through the coliseum, Toriko has to not only battle the Robot but also protect the injured Battle Wolf in the process. It’s Gourmet Hunters versus the Gourmet Corp. in a brand new rumble!

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo introduces portable entertainment in 3D – without the need for special glasses. The Nintendo 3DS^™ system goes on sale in the United States on March 27 at a suggested retail price of $249.99. It comes with a collection of pre-installed games and fun features, with more on the way.

SAN MATEO, Calif., March 28, 2011 – The legendary game franchise, Street Fighter® is now available in full 3D, supporting global WiFi multiplayer matches in   Super Street Fighter® IV 3D Edition, exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS™ system in North America. Punches and kicks fly off the screen in the Nintendo 3DS, offering consumers for the first time high quality, portable 3D entertainment without glasses.

“The Radius”

Title: Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan vol. 2

“The Radius”:

Author/Artist: Hiroshi Shiibashi

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: April 5, 2011

Format: Manga

Genre: Supernatural, Action, Comedy, Horror (sort of)

Publisher Age Rating: T+ for older teen

Overall Personal Rating: B+

News provied by our friends ar GeekChikDaily

The Nintendo 3DS packs 3D you only need eyeballs to see

Glasses are a key part of some people’s identity. Think of Clark Kent. Or Star Trek’s Geordi La Forge. Lewis Skolnick.

But most of us don’t want to wear glasses, which is why the new Nintendo 3DS is so revolutionary. The 3DS gives you a 3D gaming experience…no glasses required. Available for sale this Sunday, Nintendo’s latest hand-held gaming system creates the spectacle-free spectacle by beaming different images to each of your eyeballs. The downside: to make the 3D work, you have to keep your head positioned in a certain sweet spot so the images hit your eyes correctly. Although when you think about it, that’s not really a big deal—video games are all about laying around and not moving anyway.

Durarara!!: Part 2

A pitch-black headless motorcyclist who roams the city!? High-tension suspense and action are taking over Tokyo’s Ikebukuro District! Warped romances and friendships – and plenty of hidden secrets lie behind these big city walls! A hilariously unusual juvenile urban fantasy from the mighty creative staff behind Baccano! Durarara!! the animated TV series is based on the eponymous hit novel by RYOHGO NARITA, who also penned the award-winning novel series-turned anime series Baccano!  With an “off-the-wall” style of storytelling and pacing, Mr. Narita represents a new breed of unconventional authors on the rise and drawing accolades from teen readers and critics  alike within Japan’s highly competitve light-novel industry. The Durarara!! series has shocked readers with its unique, quirky and wildly unpredictable characters and intriguingly interwoven plots that form an out-of-this-world story.
PRE-ORDER PRICE STILL AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH 29, 2011!

Title: El Cazador de la Bruja
Director: Koichi Mashimo (Bee Train)
American Publisher: FUNimation
American Release Date: March 8, 2011
Age Rating: TV MA
Format and length: DVD, 26 Episodes
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sci-fi, Supernatural, Western
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Titles in the Radius: Cowboy Bebop, Gunsmith Cats, Madlax and Noir

METROPOLIS RECONSTRUCTED & RESTORED

A film by Fritz Lang

It is the future, and humans are divided into two groups: the thinkers, who make plans (but don’t know how anything works), and the workers, who achieve goals (but don’t have the vision). Completely separate, neither group is complete, but together they make a whole. One man from the “thinkers” dares visit the underground where the workers toil, and is astonished by what he sees…

THE CHASING WORLD

There is no escape

HOUSTON, March 24, 2011—Sentai Filmworks today announced its acquisition of Japan’s white-hot anime series, ANGEL BEATS.  A multi-media mega-franchise with two manga, a series of illustrated short stories and two internet radio shows, each new volume of ANGEL BEATS has consistently ranked in the top three nationwide bestselling Blu-Ray releases in Japan.  Now the series is coming to the U.S. on both DVD and Blu-Ray.  Both releases will include an all new English dub, with the first episodes of the dub set to premiere at Anime Boston.