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Sat, 02 May 2015 13:47:53

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled Anime Expanded to 5 Episodes

5th episode to premiere this fall ― Sunrise producer Yoshitaka Kawaguchi announced at the premiere of the Code Geass: Akito the Exiled anime project's third episode, "Kagayaku Mono Ten Yori Otsu," at the Shinjuku Baltic 9 on Saturday that the project will have a fifth episode.
Gurren Lagann/Kill la Kill's Nakashima Pens Live-Action Terraformars Script
Hideaki Itō to play lead Shōkichi Komachi in Takashi Miike's 2016 film ― An official website for the live-action film of Kenichi Tachibana and Yū Sasuga's science-fiction manga Terra Formars opened on Friday, and announced that Kazuki Nakashima (Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill)
Ghibli's Spirited Away Film Shrunk into 5-Minute, 8-Bit Video
CineFix's 8-Bit Cinema feature has turned plenty of popular films into video game-style videos like Titanic, The Fast and the Furious, and The Walking Dead. On Tuesday, the group uploaded a version of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's award-winning film Spirited Away, with a MIDI

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Fri, 08 May 2015 12:32:29

Anime watching update:

One Piece - the Foxy Pirate Davy Back fight is over and finished with a bang. But as a sporting event and story arc, it was very lacking compared to the epic of SKypia or the Marine Fortress. Then it follows up with a quick memory wipe story arc which is pretty bleh. Also the new awesome animation has reverted back to old designs and colours, wtf? This seems like an alternative studio did work on the series before reverting back to the old studio. Then as soon as the memory arc is over, we are back to Foxy? Ehhhh.

Psycho-Pass - nearing the end of season one, fun series basically a futuristic cop show with some moralistic dilemmas. After a couple of early wonky episodes it's all come together very well. Look forward to season 2. Happy

Fairy Tail - magic games story arc is great fun, after the mildly disappointing but-still-good Infinity Clock arc. Lots of surprises, manic fights and intrigue too. Love this series.

Legend of Korra Book 4 - Seems better than book 3 so far, funnier too. However Korra herself is still a depressing, moaning joy sucking person.

Oh and Spice and Wolf the complete series just showed up along with FOTNStar Ovas collection.

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Fri, 08 May 2015 12:54:02

Saw the first half of the Live Action Gantz movie, it was so boring and staid I had to give up on it.

So FMA Brotherhood creator Arakawa adapted a light novel into a manga and it has been made into an anime, 5 episodes so far.




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Sun, 10 May 2015 03:29:08

I received the fifth and final Kill la Kill Bluray set today, and I watched disk-only Epilogue Episode #25. This is the true ending to Kill la Kill, and it was fucking awesome! Grinning

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Sun, 10 May 2015 11:14:44
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I received the fifth and final Kill la Kill Bluray set today, and I watched disk-only Epilogue Episode #25. This is the true ending to Kill la Kill, and it was fucking awesome! Grinning

Huh, what happened?

And 5 sets for a series that short?

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Tue, 12 May 2015 15:29:34

So I  saw the first 7 eps of Durarara!!

Durarara!! tells the story of a dullahan working as an underworld courier in Ikebukuro, an internet-based anonymous gang called The Dollars, and the chaos that unfolds around the most dangerous people in Ikebukuro.

It's very unpredictable and quite disparate in its concepts. Very strange but very intriguing. There's a headless rider who goes about town fighting crime, a demon... ghost thing that slays things. And several powerful people, with almost supernatural strength but they are normal people. It's all very odd and yet seems to come together quite well.

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Tue, 12 May 2015 15:33:49

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Season 1 DVD Listed With English Dub

The anime retailer Right Stuf reported on Monday that Warner Home Video's DVD release of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure season 1 will include both an English dub and English subtitles. According to the listing, the 26-episode set of the 2012 anime with Phantom Blood and Battle

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Thu, 14 May 2015 11:50:09

Funimation Streams Ninja Slayer, Yuki-chan, Ultimate Otaku Teacher, Arslan, Show by Rock, Mikagura With English Dubs

High School DxD BorN, Assassination Classroom, Seraph of the End, Blood Blockade Battlefront also ― On Wednesday, North American anime distributor Funimation announced the 10 Spring television series that it plans to...

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Fri, 15 May 2015 10:33:46

I saw HAL

A one hour long animated movie by the guys who did Attack on Titan. It's about a guy who's killed in a plane crash. His girlfriend is distraught and gives up on life so her grandfather has a robot pose as HAL to bring out her happiness again. I wont spoil the rest. This is a sweet, slightly melancholy movie, very nice to watch and doesn't outstay its welcome. It's pretty decent.

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Fri, 15 May 2015 11:29:05

Finished New Fist of the North Star, a 3 part OVA

It was boring as heck, uttery fails to capture the 80s magic of the series. The story is limp, the action is no good, the music is flat. English dub is awful too.

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Sat, 16 May 2015 02:22:13
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I saw HAL

A one hour long animated movie by the guys who did Attack on Titan. It's about a guy who's killed in a plane crash. His girlfriend is distraught and gives up on life so her grandfather has a robot pose as HAL to bring out her happiness again. I wont spoil the rest. This is a sweet, slightly melancholy movie, very nice to watch and doesn't outstay its welcome. It's pretty decent.

Everything these people do that isn't season 2 is automatically worthless.

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Sat, 16 May 2015 12:22:11

Fairy Tail Manga Gets New Original Anime DVD

DVD adapts "Yōsei-tachi no Batsu Game" manga spinoff as main manga prints volume 50 ― Fairy Tail manga creator Hiro Mashima and the anime's voice cast announced at the Fairy Tail Ryūōsai event on Saturday that a new original anime DVD has been green-lit.
Funimation Licenses Hosoda's The Boy and the Beast Film
Film to open in select US theaters this year; wide release slated for early 2016 ― Entertainment news source Variety reported on Friday that Funimation Entertainment has acquired the U.S. rights to Mamoru Hosoda's upcoming film The Boy and the Beast.
Fairy Tail Manga Gets 2nd Anime Film
Creator Hiro Mashima draws imageboard for next film after Phoenix Priestess ― This year's 25th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine is announcing on Wednesday that a second anime film of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail manga has been green-lit.

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Sun, 17 May 2015 14:38:13

New Yowapeda/Yowamushi Pedal Film's Date, New Compilation Film Announced

New trailer for August film with original story by creator teases tournament in Kumamoto ― The staff and cast of the Yowamushi Pedal anime franchise unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming all-new Gekijōban Yowamushi Pedal (Yowamushi Pedal: The Movie) film at Sunday's...
Re-Authored Durarara!! Blu-ray and DVD Released Monday
Anime Limited releases Ikebukro fantasy ― On Monday May 18, Anime Limited will release its re-authored 'standard' edition of Durarara!!, on both Blu-ray (left) and DVD (right). It includes the 24 episodes of the original series, as well as the two OVA episodes.

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Mon, 18 May 2015 18:43:19

On episode 20 of Sword Art Online, I like it, it's a decent series but I just don't have the patience for it. It's too slow paced for me, I feel like I'm waiting around for the good stuff to happen and it hardly ever does.

I also think it could and should do a lot more in the real world. And more humour to spice things up. The concept for the series has potential but it doesn't really deliver enough thrills.

Durarara!! I'm on episode 13, strange series, with strange music, a truly an ensemble cast with no main character. It re-tells the same events through different perspectives. Sometimes it feels like a waste of time then it pulls it out of the bag at the last minute with something endearing, hilarious or exceedingly clever. The only real problem is the DVD authoring on the Ltd edition by All The Anime, there are no subtitles for signs or computer/text messages when you are watching in English. You have to have the english subs on permanently or rewind, put them on for sections, turn them off. It's ridiculous.

Also started Fist of the North Star Legend of the True Saviour which remakes the anime in a series of films for modern audiences and the anniversary. Animation is great, and I can recognise scenes from the anime but to newcomers I'm not quite sure they will understand this condensed version. Rao character model is way off the anime version though which I don't like at all.

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Tue, 19 May 2015 12:56:30

Psycho-Pass Producer Expresses Interest in Making More

When asked about the possibility of a third season of the Psycho-Pass anime in an interview on website Dengeki Online, series producer Akitoshi Mori replied, saying, "I am thinking that I'd like to do a future installment." The Psycho-Pass anime aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming.
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So I watched a good chunk of the first FOTNS Legends of the True Saviour movie last night, I can say there is no real point in watching these movies unless you've seen the series as the movies recreate certain chunks of the series - without the back knowledge you might struggle to understand the relevance of certain characters or scenes.. And also if you haven't seen the prequel Legends of the Dark Kings which documents Rao's rise to power you wont know who Soga or Reina are either.

Also finished Fairy Tail Part 15 - what an amazing fight scene, so good. Good to see this series back on top form, the Grand Magic Games is awesome fun. Grinning

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Wed, 20 May 2015 16:49:00

Saw the final episodes of X indecision It was crap as expected. Problem was that if the good guys won, nothing would change so it was like a war of attrition. Also the way the guy won was corny and shitty as hell.

Viewster Adds Escaflowne, Outlaw Star, Durarara!! and fate/kaelid liner prisma illya

New additions to free website ― The Viewster streaming website has added the following series: Vision of Escaflowne, pictured (here), Outlaw Star (here), Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya  (here) and the original Durarara!! series (here). Via UK Anime News.

Godzilla's TOHO Sues Over Monster Film Starring Anne Hathaway

Voltage's Colossal film about woman in Tokyo "under attack by Godzilla and a giant robot" ― Japanese film production and distribution company Toho has filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in California federal court against American film production company Voltage Pictures
Attack on Titan Characters Come to Life at 7-Eleven
Full-size Eren, Levi statues offered as lottery prizes ― Characters from one of the most popular anime in recent years are getting a special treatment as part of a 7-Eleven campaign happening across Japan.
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Anyone heard of this site?
It's a legit, free viewing site. Seems allright.
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Thu, 21 May 2015 10:20:21

Durarara!! finally crossed the line into genuinely good territory. So strange and yet keep watching and it's a lot deeper than you think and very well connected. It's not a comedy but there are some outright hilarious moments too. So glad this got a full 24 episodes commissioned.

Fist of the north star legends of the true savior - just got FRIGGIN AWESOME. It remakes famous scenes from the series but it's like RE REmake compared to the Playstation original. Great directing, elevates the moment perfectly. It also looks great, and chunky very much like Jojos Bizaare Adventure without the weirdness and humour. The music is fantastic and they throw in lots of stuff for the fans like the original song YOU ARE SHOCK! LOL totally awesome. And Shu's march up the pyramid was like the Passion of Christ.

They even manage to weave Soga and Reina into the plot without it feeling hamfisted or revisionist like the prequel - Legend of the Dark Kings 13 episode origin story.

Even so I don't think people who haven't seen the series will get it - it remakes famous scenes, loosely links it together in a movie structure but the series is so epic there is no way a movie can do everything the series could - without it feeling truncated.

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Thu, 21 May 2015 20:24:06

New Angel Beats! Episode Previewed in Video

Jun Maeda's "Hell's Kitchen" anime to ship in BD set in June ― Aniplex began streaming a third short promotional video on Thursday for the Angel Beats! anime's all-new special episode, "Hell's Kitchen." The episode will feature in the television anime's Blu-ray Box release that is slated to ship in Japan on June 24. The original anime's co-creator

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Fri, 22 May 2015 17:05:33

Anime Limited Acquires Fuse: Memoirs of a Hunter on Blu-ray and DVD

Feature film release provisionally scheduled for August ― Anime Limited has announced on its website that it has acquired the feature film Fuse Memoirs of a Huntress. It will be released in Collector's Edition Blu-ray/DVD combi and Standard Edition DVD formats, provisionally in August
Tokyo Ghoul Stage Play's Cast Shown in Costume
Play of horror manga to play in Tokyo, Kyoto in July ― The official website for the stage play of Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul manga unveiled the cast in costume on Thursday: Yūki Ogoe as Ken Kaneki Aya Tabata as Tōka Kirishima Shōgo Suzuki as Nishiki Nishio Shūto Miyazaki
Ghibli's When Marnie Was There Previewed in Video Before U.S. Opening on Friday
N. American theater list updated with new showings ― The Slash Film entertainment blog began streaming an exclusive clip from the upcoming English-language theatrical release of Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There film. The clip previews a scene from the film's

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Fri, 22 May 2015 18:13:38

FUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKK YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! Grinning


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Scene from The Legend of the True Saviour movies which remakes the FOTNS story.


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