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Sunrise producer Masayuki Ozaki revealed at the Tiger & Bunny panel at Otakon on Sunday that Namco Bandai Games is developing a game version of his studio’s Tiger & Bunny anime series. Ozaki did not specify which platform or platforms will support the game.

The anime centers around heroes for hire — super powered beings known as NEXT who wear sponsor logos while fighting crime on live television. Keiichi Satou (Karas director, The Big O character/mechanical designer) is helming the project with original character designs by manga creator Masakazu Katsura (DNA², I”s, Video Girl Ai, Zetman).

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Namco Bandai kicked off a new iPhone series today: Character Navi. The first entry in this character themed car navigation software series is, of course, Gundam.

Gundam Navi features an original interface designed around either the Federation or Zeon forces. You get to select your preference when booting up the app.

Your car appears on the map as a Mobile Suit. But it’s not alone! The app includes “battle events.” Enemy Mobile Suits will appear on the map at random, and you’ll have to defeat them. This requires no actual interaction on your part — just continue driving, an get past the enemy’s position. Namco Bandai says that this system is patent pending.

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Ikigami The Ultimate Limit volume 7

Writer/Artist: Motoro Mase

U. S. Publisher: Viz Media, Viz Signature

U. S. Release Date: Aug. 9th, 2011

Format:  Manga/ 232 pages

Genre: Psychological Drama

Age Rating: M for Mature

Overall Personal Rating: B

Similar Titles: Monster

Is it possible to motivate a society by randomly selecting young members and killing them? Well this is just the premise that the government has taken and you never know if you have been chosen until the final 24 hours.

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The “original UltraSeven mask” which was used for filming of the third Ultraman TV Series, UltraSeven was stolen this week from the restaurant named Joli Chapeau which was owned by Kouji Moritsugu.

Kouji Moritsugu previously played the titular role, Ultra Seven and his alter ego, Dan Moroboshi. He said, “The mask is the real thing, and it is my alter-ego. I want the mask returned immediately for the fans who visit my shop.”

Aniplex of USA announced at its Otakon panel on Friday that it will release the Oreimo (Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai) anime in a DVD box set in October. The box will include all 12 television episodes plus the four video episodes with English subtitles only. The box will include a 16-postcard set and a 24-page booklet.

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The Clone Returns Home

Director & Writer: Kanji Nakajima

Actors: Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Eri Ishhida and Hiromi Nagasaku

U.S. Distributor: AnimEigo

U.S Release Date: July 26th, 2011

Format: DVD/ 110 minutes

Genre: Sci-Fi, Psychological Drama

Age Rating: 13+

Personal Rating: A

Similar Titles: 2001 a Space Odyssey

Can you imagine a future where we as a civilization are ready to accept cloning of humans?

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The North American anime distributor Aniplex USA confirmed at its Otakon panel on Friday that it will dub the Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime series into English. Aniplex of America added that it is in “negotiations” for the new Rurouni Kenshin anime project, a Blu-ray Disc release of the anime film Welcome to THE SPACE SHOW.

Aniplex USA additionally confirmed that they are in negotiations to distribute the Garden of Sinners movie series on DVD, following its recent availability on the Playstation Network as individual rentals for $2.99 each earlier this summer. The film series was announced for release as a limited edition Blu-Ray boxset late last December which was limited to 50 copies total, with screenings held for the seventh film in order to promote its release in January.

Flower Mound, TX (July 29, 2011) – FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it has acquired the home entertainment, broadcast, digital  and merchandise rights to the follow-up movie to the romantic comedy series “Heaven’s Lost Property” and “Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte” from Kadokawa.

The animated film HEAVEN’S LOST PROPERTY THE MOVIE: THE ANGELOID OF CLOCKWORK (known is Japan as Gekijoban Sora no Otoshimino: Tokei-jikake no Enjeroido) premiered earlier this summer in Japanese theaters and is directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa.

The film focuses on the Hiyori arc of the manga and tells new stories about our hero Tomoki Sakurai and a new girl named Hiyori Kazane. However, there is also a new danger from Ikaros’ hometown that is threatening Tomoki’s world.

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Kurozakuro Volume 6

Author/Artist: Yoshinori Natsume

Distributor: Viz Media

Release Date: Sept. 13th, 2011

Format: Manga / 200 pages

Genre: Shonen, supernatural

Age Rating: T+ for Older Teen

Overall Personal Rating: B +

Similar Titles:   Blue Exorcistand D. Gray-man.

The time is right for Mikito to prove his humanity. Can he withstand the powers that drive him forward without the use of Zakuro’s power?

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The executive committee of Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) announced on Friday that the event will return next year from March 22 to March 25. TAF will once again take place at East Halls 1, 2, 3, and other venues at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center on Odaiba island at Tokyo Bay. As in previous years, the first two days are business days that are only open to industry and press representatives, while the last two days are public days that are open to everyone.

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Title: Arakawa Under the Bridge-Volume One Premium Edition

Artist/Author: (original manga artist) Hikaru Nakamura

Director: Akiyuki Shinbo

Distributor: NIS America

American release date: July 5, 2010

Format and length: DVD, Comedy Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen

Overall Personal Rating: A

It takes spending time together, getting to know someone to really understand why they act the way they do. Finding that understanding for the nonsensical people who live under the bridge is something Rec and you will never forget.

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Shin Chan: Season 3 Part 1

Director: Mitsuri Hongo (1992-1996), Keichi Hara (1995-2004), Yuji Muto (2004-present)

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation

U.S. Distributor: FUNimation

U.S. Release Date: July 26th, 2011

Format: DVD/ 325 minutes / Episodes 53-65

Genre: Comedy

Age Rating: TVMA

Overall Personal Rating: C

Similar Titles: My Neighbors the Yamadas

Ever wish you had a small child, oh let’s say 5 years old, to break the ice by trying to hit on every sexy woman you come across. Well, if you’re Shin Chan’s parents, you would be very happy. Shin Chan Season 3, Part 1 is full of moments where this 5 year old breaches the bounds of correctness and proves that the younger you are, the more you can get away with.

In two separate emails from each respective company, both Disney (through their Buena Vista Home Video Entertainment division) and Echo Bridge distribution, the former distributor for the defunct Miramax label have confirmed that the US license for Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke is no longer held by either company and has not been renewed,  greatly reducing the chances of a domestic home video re-release.

“Thank you for your interest in the Miramax product distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment.

At this time we do not have the rights to the title you reference in your email.

Thank You,
Sincerely,
EBHE Customer Service

Hiroshima and Nagasaki atom bomb survivor Tsutomu Yamaguchi

Emotional Documentary Recalls One Man’s Incredible Experience Having Survived Bombings Of Both Japanese Cities

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Title: Bleach: Soul Resurrection

Platform: Playstation 3

Developer: Nippon Ichi Software

Publisher: NIS America

Release date: August 2, 2011

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Format: Beat-’em-up RPG

Age Rating: Teen

Replay Rating: C+

Overall Personal Rating: B+

Similar games: Bleach: Dark Souls, Bleach: The 3rd Phantom, Bleach: The Blade of Fate, Dynasty Warriors series and Sengoku Basara series

The Entire 26-episode series in one value-priced set.

GRIMES, IA, July 26, 2011 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce a new, lower-priced GAKUEN ALICE DVD Set (Litebox) will be released on November 1, 2011.

The 26-episode television series will be released in a single, litebox-style keepcase and feature Japanese audio, English-language subtitles and English on-screen translations. On-disc extras will include liner notes, character bios, the textless opening, the textless closing and Nozomi Entertainment trailers.

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Nickelodeon has acquired worldwide broadcasting rights to the Monsuno anime series under a new distribution agreement with the property’s rights holders Jakks Pacific and Dentsu Entertainment (see “Jakks, Dentsu Co-Production”).  The 52-episode cartoon series, which was developed with the help of the creator of Bakugan Battle Brawlers  Mitsuhara Inoue, is targeted at boys from 6-11 and Nickelodeon plans to launch the series in North America in the spring of 2012.

It was announced today that anime director and character designer Toyoo Ashida passed away on Saturday, July 23. He was 67.

Ashida served as the series director for the two Fist of the North Star television anime series, Kuso Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy, and S?ten K?ro. He also directed the Fist of the North Star Movie, the Vampire Hunter D video anime, and The World of Narue. His many character design credits include UFO Senshi Daiapolon, the 1979 Cyborg 009 television anime, several Fairy Princess Minky Momo projects, the Ginga Hy?ry? Vifam titles, the Ch? Mashin Eiy?den Wataru anime franchise, and Gulliver Boy.

The North American manga publisher Viz Media announced at its Comic-Con International panel on Friday that it will release A Devil and Her Love Song (Akuma to Love Song) manga and The Earl and the Fairy (Hakushaku to Y?sei) manga under its Shojo Beat imprint next year. Viz will also publish a new Bleach character book next March, as well as manga box sets for Pokémon – Diamond and Pearl Adventures (October), The Legend of Zelda, and Fullmetal Alchemist.

A Devil and Her Love Song (Akuma to Love Song)

By Miyoshi Tomori

13 volumes (complete)

Otakon has announced that it will host the North American premiere of Makoto Shinkai’s latest film in Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below. The film will be shown raw with no subtitles, as Media Factory has not officially slated it for international distribution. A Q&A session with Makoto Shinkai will be held immediately after the film.