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Archive for April 2011

Preview: Mayochiki! Promo Streamed

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: April 28, 2011

Starchild released the first promo video for Mayochiki!, a new anime planned for the summer season. The title is a multi-meaning pun on the abbreviation for mayonnaise chicken, and also for the term “lost sheep” (mayoeru hitsuji), so Mayochiki! is short for Mayoeru Shitsuji to Chikin Yarou (Lost Butler and the Chicken Dude).

“Sister” Ep 14 Streams 4/26

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: April 22, 2011

Today on the website and official twitter account, the date for the next episode of Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (“My Little Sister Can’t Possibly Be This Cute”) was announced. It’s coming April 26, at noon JST. That’s less than 4 days away. There’s also a preview up on the official site. I [...]

Weird Wednesdays: Haruhi as English Learning Aid

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: April 20, 2011

Hey, you over there. Yeah, you, the Japanese high school senior who’s worried about exams. Chukei Publishing wants to help you do better at the English section of your upcoming college admission exam. And for that express purpose, they released “Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu de Eitango ga Omoshiroihodo Minitsuku Hon,” or “The book that, in a fun [...]

Spring Anime First Looks, Part 3

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: April 20, 2011

Third week of April. The final batch of new spring anime shows have aired, and so here is the final batch of first looks. SKET Dance (streaming at Crunchyroll) is a pretty entertaining show about a group of high school students who are… well, basically they’re handymen. They take on jobs that no one else wants [...]

Tokyopop US Operations Shutting Down

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: April 15, 2011

Tokyopop, a pioneer in the manga translation/adaptation market, announced today that they are shutting down their US publishing operations. Founded in 1997, they started off as Mixx and published MixxZine, which included the popular Sailor Moon and Magic Knight RayEarth comics.

Light Novel “High School DxD” Getting Anime

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: April 15, 2011

Fujimi Shobo announced today that their light novel series “High School DxD” (DxD pronounced “dee dee”) will be getting animated.

Weird Wednesdays: Live-action Arakawa TV Drama, Movie

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: April 13, 2011

No need to check the calendar, April Fool’s Day is really over. However, they really are making a live-action Arakawa Under the Bridge TV drama this summer, and a live-action movie for 2012. In this week’s Young Gangan magazine, Square Enix and AUTB Partners announced the production schedule, as well as the actors playing Nino [...]

Spring Anime First Looks, Part 2

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: April 12, 2011

It’s the second week of April, and the new season is rolling along. I introduced a few of the new shows last week. Before I get too far behind, I figured I’d throw out a few whole slew more. Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox (streaming on Crunchyroll as “Battle Girls – Time Paradox“) knows its audience: People [...]

New Anime: Persona 4, C3, Hayate 3rd

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: April 11, 2011

Three new anime shows were announced recently, in vastly different ways. The most recent announcement, via a teaser website, was Persona 4 The Animation, based on the game of the same name. The cast stays the same as the game as well. Animation production will be done by AIC Asta (Sora no Otoshimono series), and [...]

Madoka Magica Conclusion Airing 4/21

Posted by: sidereelseiya on: April 10, 2011

The Magica Quartet team announced on their official website and twitter account that Puella Magi Madoka Magica episodes 11 and 12 will air back-to-back on sponsor TV station MBS (in the Osaka area) on April 21 at 26:40 JST (aka 2 hours, 40 minutes after midnight, technically 4/22). TBS (in the Tokyo area) will air [...]


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