5,695 and the price of the regular edition will be 2,980.8/29
"Ring Stuff"
For those that follow The Ring, here's a flash that's scary in a cute way and some fan art. Special thanks goes to Porcellino.
"Sakurano Minene Art Book Added Details"
Still interested in the book? It'll have the title "Days of Moonlight". There's a limited edition and the regular version. The limited version will be available at the 3rd of October and the regular version will be available at the end of October. The price of the limited edition will be 5,695 and the price of the regular edition will be 2,980.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Mangaoh Club
"Wonderful Days DVD"
According to this one post on the Anime on DVD forums, Wonderful Days will be released on the 4th of September (which is this upcoming Thursday) and there will be English subtitles. This is a region 3 DVD by the way.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo
8/28
"Canada Airing of Inu Yasha and Saint Seiya"
For people in Canada, YTV will air Inu Yasha and Saint Seiya on the 5th of next month.
Source(s): Anime Nation and Zannen Canada
"J
bei Ninpucho News"
The first volume of the Jbei Ninpucho (Ninja Scroll) television series will be out on the 2nd of next month and there will be a special edition DVD of the movie to celebrate its 10th birthday. That will be out at the end of next month.
Source(s): Anime News Service
"Wonderful Days"
Here's an article from Hollywood Reporter that talks about Wonderful Days and its short highly praised life span as well as the animation scenario in Korea.
Source(s): Anime News Service
"Del Rey Adds Two Manga Series to Its Manga Launch"
Already in the process of translating Gundam Seed and Negima, Del Rey has also added Tsubasa and XXX Holic to their list. Del Rey's manga launch will be in May.
Source(s): Anime News Network
Wow. Del Rey really is serious now.
"Mega T
ky Volume 2"
The rumors are true and the deal has been made. There will be a Mega Tky volume 2 and it will be brought out in January by Dark Horse.
Source(s): Anime News Network
"More Hand Maid Mai After All?"
According to this one announcement from Wonderfarm, volume 2 and 3 of Hand Maid Mai are done, but because of the Five Ways scenario, they can't be distributed until the matter has been taken care of.
Source(s): Anime News Network
"Kingdom Hearts Anime"
There have been talks of a Kingdom Hearts anime, but not much is said up to this point. More information will be said in the Tokyo Game Show, which will come up next month.
Source(s): Anime News Network and Anime News Service
"Ragnarok Online Tactics Manual"
Elemental Soft has brought the manual for Ragnarok Online Tactics.
Source(s): Canned Dogs
"Read or Dream Manga"
The Read or Dream manga is out. Special thanks goes to AEtherWind20 for the news.
"Alice Senki"
Another djin fighting game is up. This time, it's Alice Senki, a game based on Alicesoft games and it's brought to you by Yume no Tsuzuki. For those that don't know, Alicesoft is another game company that makes "naughty" games, but this one should be clean.
Source(s): Canned Dogs
"Eternal Fighter Zero 3.02"
Twilight Frontier has brought up an update patch, 3.02, of Eternal Fighter Zero.
Source(s): Canned Dogs
"A Hoi-hoi-san Update"
If you don't know by now, the Hoi-hoi-san site has been updated.
Source(s): Canned Dogs
"Sinker"
Medama Soft has brought out a djin racing game called Sinker, based on some anime series.
Source(s): Canned Dogs
"More Yoke Yoke Details"
There are more details on Fame Soft's Yoke Yoke, the GP32 puzzle game.
Source(s): Insert Credit
"2004 Azumanga Calender"
The Himekuri Azumanga 2004, the 2004 Azumanga block calender will be released at the 20th of January of next year.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo, Media Works and Ultimatum Half Edition
8/27
"Kondansha's October Manga List"
If you want a quick peek at the list of manga from Kodansha that will be available in October, here it is.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo
"GP 32 Europe Site is Up"
The European GP32 site is up. Not much is up as of this point though.
Source(s): Insert Credit
8/26
"Big Apple Anime Fest"
Just a reminder, to those out in New York City and everyone else who plans to go, the Big Apple Anime Fest will start on Friday.
"NOW"
This is old news for some of you, but Fremont company Comics One will release a man hwa called "NOW" by Park Sung Woo next month. It's a history series set between 57 B.C. and 668 A.D. and at this time, this was the period known as the Three Kingdoms. You have action and romance to make this series go. More info can be found here.
Source(s): Anime News Service
I used to live near the company. As for the series itself, I do have interest in this.
"Millennium Actress in the City of the Duke of York and the City of Angels"
"Millennium Actress", being brought to you by Dream Works, will be out in New York and Los Angeles on the 12th of next month. The DVD will then be out on October 28th. The movie's site can be found here.
Source(s): Anime News Service and Animated-Movies
Great movie by the way.
"ADV News"
ADV Films will bring out the first volume of "Final Fantasy Unlimited" on the 28th of October. That's the same day that the final volume of Noir and the first volume of Nuku Nuku Dash is released.
Source(s): Anime News Service
"When I grow up, I want to be a tentacle monster!" - Juan. Yes, he actually said this during FFU's run in Japan. I was supposed to watch this a long time ago, but I forgot what I was watching back then.
"Japanese Government Support of Anime"
This is old news, but if you didn't see it, you can check out this Animaxis article.
"Captain Herlock Comeback"
Old school anime fans, Captain Herlock will be making a comeback in Japan after a 24-year span. It will be out on the 8th of October at 1:00 in the morning by Nippon TV.
Source(s): Animaxis
"Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi in Mexico"
"Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi" ("Spirited Away"), renamed "El Viaje de Chihiro", has made its debut in Mexico City's Cinepolis Perisur today. No date has been made for a national release.
Source(s): Anime News Network and Nausicaa.net
"New Anime in the Philippines"
Need to know what anime is on in the Philippines as of late? Go here.
"Ys VI Pre-story"
The Ys 6 pre-story is up.
Source(s): Canned Dogs and Moon Phase
"Five Ways Bankrupt"
What's the reason why there has been no Hand Maid Mai as of late? Five Ways is bankrupt.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Rakuga Kidou
"DC Visual Novel Delays" - This is for those 18 and up only.
To those that are anticipating these games, Kaze no Uta/Song of the Wind will now be released on the 30th of October and Lien - Owaranai Kimi no Uta/Lien - Your Never Ending Song will now be released on Thanksgiving Day, the 27th of November. More info on the days can be found here.
Source(s): Insert Credit
"Live Initial D"
According to Kung Fu Cinema a live Initial D will start shooting in China and Japan some time in October.
Source(s): Anime News Network
I'm hoping that this will be better than I thought.
8/25
"Pikachu VCR"
Game Online has reported on a Pocket Monsters Pikachu VCR. The article's here. It's from Funai and it will be available in November at 9,980.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Ma-ten
Uh, no comment.
"Kimi ga Nozomu Eien"
Kimi ga Nozomu, being brought to you by TV Saitama, will appear at the early hours of the 5th of October.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and TA Group BBS
"More Maburaho News"
Just in case you forgot, Maburaho will air on the 14th of October. It starts at 6:00 in the evening and it will appear in WOWOW.
Source(s): Anime Daisuki
"More Tsukihime Anime News"
Tsukihime, having its anime being brought to you by BS-i, will appear on the 10th of October at 12:30 in the morning. Made by Type-Moon, it will be 12 episodes long.
Source(s): Anime Daisuki
"Papuwa"
Papuwa will start at the end of next month.
Source(s): Anime Daisuki
"Sugar Special Part II"
Part 2 of the Sugar Special is on the 29th at 1:00 in the morning on TBS.
Source(s): Anime Daisuki
8/23
"SNK Playmore News"
Aside from the new photos for Chaos in terms of the secret characters, there's an energy drink that sports the game. More can be found in Gen's post. Dash no Chris's "Not a drink. Beverage!" quote easily wins the catch phrase contest. The deal behind the drink is that it's a popular brand of a vitamin-energy-BS-drink called Esukappu. This is pronounced, of course, like "S Cap" which is the abbreviation for "SNK vs. Capcom".
There's a bunch of delays as well. The SvC Chaos home cart has been pushed back from October to exactly December 11th. Metal Slug Advance will now be released in the winter time. Finally, the PS2 port of KoF 2001 PS2 is October 23rd instead of next month.
Source(s): Insert Credit
"More News on the New Full Metal Panic Series"
The new Full Metal Panic series, being brought to you by Fuji Television, will start on the 26th at 2:30 in the morning.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Moon Phase
"More News on Read or Die TV"
Read or Die's TV series will start on the 2nd of October at 3:00 in the morning and it will be brought to you by Fuji TV.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo, Broccoli (yeah, that Broccoli since they're the ones who really did report this) and Moon Phase
"F-Zero Madness"
Nintendo has announced that there will be anime and manga of F-Zero, the popular racing series. The anime will be titled F-Zero Falcon Densetsu/F-Zero Falcon Legend and it will appear on the 7th of October, being brought to you by TV Tokyo. The anime will be produced by Dentsu and Ashi Production. Designs and such can be found here.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Tentative Name
Now where are my Zelda and Mario anime Nintendo?
"More KID Goodness"
KID continues its amazement. You can take a look at Memories Off Mix, which was brought up recently. In it are stories of the girls and a bunch of omake. It's 6,800 and it will be available for the PS2 next year from the looks of it.
Natsu Yume's site has been updated. The game will be available in two weeks. Play-Asia is accepting orders right now.
Source(s): Insert Credit
"Square Enix Commercials"
Naitama has some Seiken Densetsu GBA commercials as well as some Tales of Symphonia ones.
Source(s): Game Arts
"Atom Game"
I'm sure you know about the Atom game already. Just go to Game Arts for more info.
"Kanosshu II, Bike Banditz and More Djin"
Kanosshu II is a game by GC-Maple. For a quick description, think Twinkle Star Sprites, but with Key characters. That's it.
Hot Pulse brings you Bike Banditz. It's a horizontal shooter that is in a way like R-Type. The presentation is like your standard hero series you see on Sundays.
Not much can be said about Soushun - Tsutaetai Koto. There are piano pieces. There are scenes with stellar sketches. Sadly, there are no voices.
Finally, there's Tsukihime no Shir. It's supposed to be a Tsukihime shooter. At least, that's what it appears to be.
Source(s): Canned Dogs
"Eva II"
Shin Seiki Evangelion II, the new Eva DVD game for the PS2 has new info released. It is being produced by Alfa System/Alpha System. As of now, half of the game is complete. Anno Hideaki-san is looking after the game and thought that the 2 suited the game well. Marketing will be done by Bandai. The game will be released in November.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Insert Credit
8/22
"Sakurano Minene Art Book"
There will be a Sakurano Minene art book called Sakurano Minene Gash (Art Collection) that is being published by Mag Garden and it will be released at the end of October.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Mangaoh Club
"Abopa Discount Parade" - This is for those 18 and older.
Abogado Powers has reduced the prices of their games by at least 1,000. The price drops will last until the 10th of October.
Source(s): Insert Credit
8/19
"Ashi is Hiring"
First Ghibli. Now this. Ashi Production is looking for a full time employee for their business planning. Aside from the obvious requirements, they're looking for people from ages 23-38 with two or more years of business experience and proper use of the English language for international purposes. Annual salary: at least 2.04 million.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Aniota
"A Great Teacher Onizuka Act Gone Wrong"
Remember the act Onizuka-sensei did to sneak Yoshikawa back into his room (in the second volume of the manga and the second episode of the anime)? A bunch of young teens tried to do the same act to steal some materials, but it eventually did not work on them. (There was still a sound by the way.) A good amount of them were arrested afterwards. Look at this Zak Zak report and this Yomimuri Online report for more information.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo, Ma-ten and Aniota
Good old GTO. Ha ha ha!
"Yoke Yoke Delayed"
Yoke Yoke, the Game Park 32 game has been delayed. Expected the game to be out in November or so.
Source(s): Insert Credit
"Komugi-chan PS 2 Game"
KID will release a Komugi-chan adventure game for the PS2. The promotion picture can be seen here. No release date has been set up to this point.
Source(s): Momotato Daioh and Moon Phase
KID wins my "Non-Djin Company of the Year" award!
"Quartett" - This is only for those 18 and up.
Little Witch has some info up for their latest PC game, Quartett.
Source(s): Insert Credit
"Bistro Cupid II"
There has been so much hype on the upcoming Bistro Cupid II and you can get more info from the site. The game will be out on the 28th for the Playstation 2 and the X-Box.
Source(s): Insert Credit
"Comiket Report"
Comic Market is over. Highlights include Eternal Fighter Zero: Bad Moon Edition and Perfect Cherry Blossom. Various reports are out there and one interesting report is the one from Zepy. So, check his out.
"Angel Rabbie"
The first OVA of Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie/Divine Punishment Angel will be released on the 4th of December. There's no word on the dates of the other episodes, though the length and the path of this series depends on the sales of this OVA.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo, Momotato Daioh and Moon Phase
"Game Cube Price Drop in the United States"
Nintendo's American branch has stated that the price of the Game Cube will drop from $149.99 to $99.99.
Source(s): Game Partisan and Anime Nation
Usually, it would take a system about six years to drop to a price that low. Yup. Nintendo is that desperate now and I guess it's safe to say that the Game Cube now holds the record for the quickest price drop rate.
8/15
"Tsukihime Seiy"
Here’s the voice actor list of Tsukihime.
Arcueid - Nabatame Hitomi
Shiki - Suzumura Kenichi
Ciel - Orikasa Fumiko
Akiha - It Shizuka
Kohaku - Ueda Kana
Hisui - Kakazu Yumi
Satsuki - Tanaka Kahori
Aozora Aoko - Kimura Akiko
Inui Aruhiko - Sakurai Takahiro
Special thanks goes to Mellow RG.
Source(s): Moon Phase
Fumiko's in the Tsukihime anime and so is Yumi. There’s another series that I will look forward to.
"Ragnarok Online Tactics"
Elemental Soft is working on a Ragnarok Online Tactics. Not much can be said up to this point.
Source(s): Canned Dogs
"Maburaho"
Maburaho will appear on the 14th of October.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Moon Phase
Again, I found another series that I will look forward to.
8/10
"Guilty Gear Dai XX"
There is a Flash movie that has Azumanga's Chiyo Chichi fighting like Guilty Gear's Johnny. Ore no Ie is the creator's web site. Oh and for those that don't know, Wakamoto Norio-san plays as Chiyo Chichi and Johnny.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Rakuga Kidou
Now if someone made an Azumanga fighting game like this, it would be spiffy.
"Sugar Replacements"
Pioneer Entertainment is recalling volume two of Sugar for free to customers. Assuming that you have Adobe Acrobat, use this form. Requests must be postmarked by September 31st. Pioneer states processing will take approximately 3-4 weeks.
Source(s): Anime News Network
"Catsumanga Dai"
Taro has released the new version of Catsumanga Dai with internet ranking.
Source(s): Insert Credit
That score seems to be hard to beat.
"Tsukihime"
Don't know if you're all aware of this, but the September issue of Newtype has some pics and not much else for the Tsukihime anime.
Source(s): Canned Dogs
"Tenshi no Inai Jynigatsu Delay"
Tenshi no Inai Jynigatsu has been delayed to the 26th of next month.
Source(s): Canned Dogs
"Rockman Contest"
Whoops! I forgot to bring this up earlier. Capcom has been holding a Rockman contest for quite a while now to celebrate the series's 15th birthday. (It doesn't turn 16 until towards the end of the year.) You must explain in 150 words or less on why you like a particular Rockman character so much. The contest ends at the 15th. Thank Omega Dog for the reminder.
8/9
"Rainbow Region"
Djin group D-Craft has created a Kanon and Air-themed vertical shooter called Rainbow Region. You have three characters to work with: Ayu, Nayuki and Makoto. You are able to switch between the three girls at any time and they each have a unique ability. They're in a fake computer game world and they're trying to escape from it. (The link is down for the moment.)
Source(s): Canned Dogs
I'm guessing that the game is called Rainbow Region because of the name of the world of the game they're in, but it still seems like a fun game.
"Azu Kart...er, Cats"
Here's an oldie, but goodie. Djin group Little Space Software created Azu Battle Chase Hecho, a racing game where you control cats. If you love the Mario Kart games, you'll love this. Special thanks goes to Hellsing.
Yes, I will make a review of this game later and yes, it's that good.
"More Samurai Spirits Zero Videos"
Once again, Ocio Joven (that Spanish speaking board I mentioned last last time) and their correspondent in Japan, Ocean, have brought out more Samurai Spirits Zero videos. You can visit Insert Credit for the seven videos.
I hear Shizen no Utage! Wai! It's still no Eternal Fighter Zero: Bad Moon Edition, but it is pretty good. Oh yeah. Why is Tachibana glowing?
"Guilty Gear XX Reload - Korean Style"
Recently, the Korean version of Guilty Gear XX Reload was released. Unlike the Japanese version, the Korean version has a new background, remixes and of course, Korean voices. Special thanks goes to Shyeim for the announcement.
I want to play the Korean version now.
"Tokyo Game Show"
It's that time again. No, it's not time for Tokyo Tower to be destroyed as always. The Tokyo Game Show is around the corner. There are various companies here including Capcom, SNK Playmore, Konami, Sega, Bandai and more.
Source(s): The Magic Box
The biggest game is Sakura Taisen V because it is the first Sakura Taisen game to not start out on a Sega system. Whee! The batch of games seems good this time around and this is the first time I feel a bit excited for the event in a while. I still don't see any visual novels though like in the past.
"Tenj Tenge Anime News"
It says here on this Anime on DVD report that the anime of Tenj Tenge will be animated by Madhouse. Special thanks goes to Mikagami Tokiya.
8/8
"Gunslinger Girl Actresses"
Whoops. I forgot to put down the actress list of Gunslinger Girl earlier. Here it is.
Henrietta - Nanri Yka
Rico - Mitsuhashi Kanako
Triela - Sendai Eri
Claes - Koshimizu Ami
Angelica - Terakado Hitomi
Source(s): Momotato Daioh
I still am going to pass on this one.
"Avenger"
Bee Train's upcoming anime Avenger will appear on the first of October. TV Tokyo will bring it out.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Reinbo Actress
I doubt that I will see this because of the many series this fall, though it is Bee Train after all.
"St. Seiya in the United States"
According to this one Animation Insider thread, St. Seiya will debut on the Cartoon Network in the United States on the 30th at 7 P.M.
Source(s): Anime Nation
Funny that a title like St. Tail can keep the "saint" part, but not St. Seiya.
"Game Cube Production at a Halt"
An MSNBC report says that Nintendo will stop making Game Cube consoles while it clears inventory of unsold machines according to Nintendo president Iwata Satoru. This process will be done until the start of the fall season. The system has been struggling to stay alive all over the world, including its own home country. Iwata also said that there will be a new product released next year, but not many details have been given other than the fact that more information will be revealed next year. Special thanks goes to Dark Zero.
I knew that this would happen eventually and I don't think that this product Iwata mentioned will make a big impact as he claims or even save Nintendo for that matter.
"Steam Boy"
The Steam Boy page is up. The movie will come out next year. There's not much up on the site though.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Aniota BBS
"Some SNK Playmore News"
SNK-Capom Dot Com says that KoF 2003 will come out in December. Also, according to the site, Metal Slug 5 will be out in October. Special thanks goes to Fuchikoma.
Um, yay? Yeah, this is good news. So what if KoF 2003 reuses elements? It wouldn't be KoF now, would it? I will look forward to both games, especially Metal Slug 5.
8/7
"ADV Films in Need of Translators"
ADV Films is now looking for translators. Applicants must mention if they going to translate material in Japanese or Korean and not only must they be able to speak and the language, but they must also have proper English skills. This only applies to U.S. residents.
Source(s): Anime on DVD
"Gungrave Anime"
Still wishing for a Gungrave anime? There's no need to continue hoping for one because it will come true. The Gungrave anime will appear on October, courtesy of TV Tokyo. Madhouse will be the studio.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Moon Phase
"More News on Read or Die TV"
Read or Die's TV series will be on Fuji TV in October. Episodes 1-4 will receive an advance broadcast on a Sky Perfect pay per view channel over the month of September.
Since I was a real idiot for not mentioning the seiy earlier, here is the list to make it up to you all.
Anita - Sait Chiwa
Maggie - Hirota Hiromi
Michelle - Kikuchi Shko
Sumirekawa Nene - Yukino Satsuki
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo, Momotato Daioh and Moon Phase
After quite a few delays, I don't know if I should think about watching this now. At least Satsuki-san's in it. I guess that's a bright spot.
"More Komugi-chan"
More Komugi-chan is on its way. Karte 4 has been tentatively set down for release on the 25th of November. The final volume, Karte 5, will be released some time in March of next year. Meanwhile, Karte 3, to be released on DVD on the 10th of next month, will first be broadcast on TVK on the 30th of this month and on Kids Station on the 2nd and 4th of next month.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Moon Phase
"More Jbei-chan"
There will be a second Jbei-chan series. The title will be Jbei-chan 2 - Siberia Yagy no Gyakush. The site can be found here. Daichi Akitar will head it again. Horie Yui will be the seiy of Jiyu this time around.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo, Momotato Daioh and Moon Phase
Yeah, I know some people don't like that last statement I reported, but look on the bright side. It's Yui-sama. I should watch the first one later when I have the chance.
"Chrno Crusade Seiy"
The list of seiy for Chrno Crusade is below.
Rosette Christopher - Kawakami Tomoko
Chrno - Ishida Akira
Remington - Hayami Sh
Sister Kate - Sakakibara Yoshiko
Aion - Inoue Kazuhiko
Source(s): Momotato Daioh and Moon Phase
I have never read the manga, but since Zepy has been raving about it, I might as well check this series out.
"Wonder Fest 2003 Pics"
To see pics of Wonder Fest 2003 that was held on Sunday in Tokyo, check this ZD Net report.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Ma-Ten
"Bus Renkin Wallpaper"
You can now get a wallpaper of Bus Renkin/Weapons Alchemy, Watsuki Nobuhiro-sensei's latest manga series, seen in Jump. It will be up until the 18th.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Ultimatium Half Edition
You'd think that there could have been a wallpaper that looks better than the one you're getting.
8/6
"Bushilord"
The page of the Broccoli/Gainax/Nitroplus/Takara anime Bushilord has new character and mecha designs.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Moon Phase
"Update on the SSZ Footage"
The links I gave are now down. To view the movies, go to Insert Credit.
8/5
"No More Capcom Fighting All-Stars"
Capcom has told us that there will be no Capcom Fighting All-Stars after all. To see the announcement, go here. Special thanks goes to Iggy.
Oh darn. Ingrid seemed to be a spiffy character too. The game seemed to be poor anyways.
"Even More Metal Slug Advance Pics"
Even though most of the pics are the same, Magic Box has some pics for Metal Slug Advance up. Again, major thanks goes to Famitsu.
Source(s): Momotato Daioh
Forgot to mention this earlier. Taira is now “Tyra”. Okay. Another element is known.
"SNK vs. Capcom: Chaos for the Dream Cast Petition"
Want the game to come on to the Dream Cast? Send all e-mails right here.
Source(s): Insert Credit
*shrugs* I might as well be for it, even though I never liked the game to begin with.
"Tales of Symphonia Commercial"
There's a commercial up for Tales of Symphonia at Nintama. Special thanks goes to Hellsing.
Source(s): Game Arts
"No More Hand Maid Mai?"
According to Rakuga Kidou, it seems that the series has stopped altogether.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Moon Phase
"Hoi-hoi-san Update"
The Hoi-hoi-san page has been updated. Check out the character section.
Source(s): Game Arts
"SSZ Vids"
There are some SSZ vids up on this Spanish-speaking board. Special thanks goes to Rugal Bernstein.
"Hoi-hoi-san Seiy"
To those who want the list of the seiy, the list is below.
Combat-san - Tanaka Rie
Hoi-hoi-san will have five seiy.
Normal Mode - Kugimiya Rie
Cool Mode - Tamura Yukari
Heroine Mode - Hiramatsu Akiko
Onee-san Mode - Noda Junko
Kansai Mode - Sakura Rumi
Source(s): Momotato Daioh
You have Tanaka Rie-san, Yukari-san, Akiko-sama and Junko-san. Whee! I really want to play this! Even if the game doesn't turn out to be as good as I hoped for, just as long as these four actresses are in it, it doesn't matter and I give my gratitude to Konami.
8/4
"Otakon 2003"
Just a reminder for those who live in the eastern part of North America for the most part and everyone else that plans to go, Otakon 2003 will start this Friday.
"More Metal Slug Advance Pics"
Jeux-France has brought out more pics for Metal Slug Advance. Major thanks goes to Famitsu.
Source(s): Insert Credit
"Cake Shop"
Team H.E., who is also making a new version of Avoid, will bring out a new game called Cake Shop. Not much else can be said for now.
Source(s): GP 32 News and Insert Credit
8/3
"K-Fes 2003"
On the 9th (Saturday) and 10th (Sunday), Kodansha will host an event called "Kodansha Super Character Festival 2003"/K-Fes 2003 at Makuhari Messe (Nippon Convention Center) in Chiba. There will be autograph sessions, sales of goods and much more. Various series involved here include Get Backers, Hajime no Ippo and such. The event will be on from 9 A.M. until 4:30 P.M. for both days.
Source(s): Animaxis.com
"Peacemaker Kurogane Page"
Peacemaker Kurogane's page is finally up. There's only an image up though.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Moon Phase
"Live Cutey Honey Page"
The page of the live Cutey Honey is finally up. There's only the logo up though. By the way, it's now spelled "Cutie Honey."
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Ma-Ten
8/2
"Tales of Phantasia Commercial"
The Tales of Phantasia page has a commercial and an omake up.
Source(s): Game Arts
I think Arche's seiy, Kanai Mika-san is talking during the commercial.
"Type-Moon's Back"
The former djin group, Type-Moon has their first game up as a professional company: Fate: Stay Night, a visual novel for the PC. The game will be released later this year.
Source(s): Canned Dogs and Insert Credit
"Sakura Taisen Cafe Menu and Goods"
The menu and other goods of the Sakura Taisen Cafe are up.
Source(s): Game Arts
"Verdict of Yamato"
The dispute over who owns the copyright for Uch Senkan Yamato/Space Battleship Yamato has come to an end. In the case of the ownership of Yamato between Matsumoto Leiji and Nishizaki Yoshinori, Nishizaki won his appeal that he was the author who had been involved in the entire production of the anime, while Matsumoto was only involved in its partial productions such as the character designs. However, after this decision, both sides have filed an appeals on each other, and the trial went on again. Both sides dropped their appeals, and the issue was closed with the settlement of legal proceedings.
Source(s): Animaxis.com via Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo
"Interesting Onegai Teacher Gallery"
Want to see the similarities between Onegai Teacher and its real life locations? Go here. Special thanks goes to Hellsing.
"Picture of Samurai Spirits Zero Move List"
Here's an image of the move list of Samurai Spirits Zero. Special thanks goes to Pointystick.
Source(s): The Madman's Cafe
"More Full Metal Panic - Delay"
The new Full Metal Panic series was originally scheduled to be on at Tuesday, but the air date was recently put back to the 25th. The rumor is that the show was originally 12 episodes long, but the second episode involved the kidnapping of a child, and it has been cut from the lineup because of the fact that there was a kidnapping in Japan just recently; thus also resulting in the delay in broadcast.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Moon Phase
"Peacemaker Kurogane"
Gonzo's Hobby Expo 2003 report states that its samurai television anime series Peacemaker Kurogane (based on the manga by Kurono Nanae and serialized in monthly Comic Blade) will commence broadcast this autumn.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Moon Phase
"Samurai Spirits Zero Images"
Yeah, yeah. I know I was supposed to put this up earlier. If you haven't seen the images of Samurai Spirits Zero from The Magic Box yet, well, here you go.
8/1
"Hot Gimmick to the PC" - This is for those 18 years old and up.
Publisher My Harvest has acquired the license to release the popular Psikyo 18+ arcade hit series Hot Gimmick to the PC! It's classic mahjong with stripping scenes and such based on your winnings. The graphics and system are being redone as a whole. There will be new CG and animation galleries where you can view your "winnings". The games are planned for an October 3rd release.
Source(s): The Madman's Cafe
"More News on the Live Sailormoon"
The official Sailormoon web site has updated with more news about the live action series. It'll commence broadcast on the 4th of October on CBC and TBS. The official English title seems to be Pretty Guardian Sailormoon. See pics of the cast on the previous page that was mentioned. From top, moving clockwise: Sawai Miy (16 years old this year) as Usagi/Sailor Moon, Kitagawa Keiko (17) as Rei/Sailor Mars, Azama Miy (17) as Makoto/Sailor Jupiter, Komatsu Ayaka (17) as Minako/Sailor Venus and Hama Chisaki (15) as Ami/Sailor Mercury.
Source(s): Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo and Tentative Name
I heard that this will be better than what most people say. Let's just hope this is true. It's surprising that they're using actresses who are in high school and not ones that are in middle school.
