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Archive for March 2011

Bakemonogatari prequel movie in 2012

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: March 29, 2011

Bakemonogatari (English title: Ghostory), the popular light novel series by Nishioi Shin that spawned a TV anime series in 2009, is getting an anime sequel. Aniplex confirmed on the Bakemonogatari official website that the movie will be called Kizumonogatari, which is the name of the third book in the series. Kizumonogatari is technically a prequel, [...]

New “Sister” Episode Streaming Date Confirmed: 3/29

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: March 25, 2011

If you’ve been unable to sleep because you’ve been waiting for news on the next streaming episode of Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (My Little Sister Can’t Possibly Be This Cute), well, you can sleep easy tonight. On the official web page, they announced the date of the streaming and the [...]

New Higurashi OVA coming for 10th anniversary

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: March 24, 2011

Has it been that long? Not quite, the 10th anniversary of Higurashi no Naku Koru ni (English title: When They Cry) isn’t until 2012. But Japanese anime distributor Frontier Works announced on their twitter account that they are working on a new OVA series,  Higurashi no Naku Koru ni Kira.

Weird Wednesday – Galgun update is shockingly less lewd

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: March 23, 2011

As you may recall, I mentioned Galgun a couple of months ago. It is a video game where you shoot countless zombies girls with bullets pheromone shots and kill them “send them to heaven” in your quest to save bond with the girl of your dreams before the end of the day. Well, last week Galgun [...]

Madoka Magica delayed again

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: March 23, 2011

Puella Magi Madoka Magica, probably the most-talked-about new show of the season, has been delayed again. No reason was given on the official web page, but it seems clear that the effects of the huge earthquake and tsunami and nuclear emergency are still being felt. Episode 11 was delayed last week due to the effects [...]

Earthquake aftermath

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: March 14, 2011

Japan gets a lot of earthquakes — when I was living there, there were at least 3 or 4 medium-sized quakes a year — but this one was definitely different. The Japan Meteorological Agency now measures it at 9.0 on the Richter scale, the largest earthquake in recorded Japanese history. You’ve heard about the damage [...]

Legend of Heroes gets animated

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: March 9, 2011

For its 30th anniversary, Falcom is bringing its long-running PC and console RPG series Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki (English title, “The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky”) to screens later this year. Kinema Citrus (Tokyo Magnitude 8.0) will handle the animation production, and Tachibana Masaki (.hack://Quantum) will be the director. More details (such [...]

Manga Mondays: Akazukin Chacha one-shot revival

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: March 7, 2011

Akazukin Chacha, which ran in the shoujo manga magazine Ribbon for almost 8 years (October 1992 to August 2000) and as an anime for a year and a half (January 1994 to June 1995), is coming back as a one-shot revival. The one-shot, by original manga artist Ayahana Min, will run in the April issue [...]

Weird Wednesdays: Madoka Magica takes over Akihabara

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: March 2, 2011

If you’ve been watching new anime this season, you may be watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica. And if you have been watching that show, you know about the various characters, including Madoka, Mami, and Kyubey (nicknamed QB by many Japanese fans). Perhaps you didn’t know that it’s gotten really popular in Akihabara and other otaku-oriented [...]


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