The Revolutionary Girl Utena anime ran April-December in 1997, and it's time to bring the 20th anniversary celebrations to the figure shelf. Good Smile Company and Max Factory have prepared a poseable figma of Utena Tenjou, which is on sale starting today. Along with Chu-Chu, the articulated, 13.5cm figure will ship in May.  

figma Tenjo Utena

"Grant me the power to bring the world revolution!"

From the anime series that recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, "Revolutionary Girl Utena" comes a figma of the main character, Utena Tenjo!

• The smooth yet posable figma joints allow you to act out a variety of different scenes.
• A flexible plastic is used in specific areas, allowing proportions to be kept without compromising posability.
• She comes with three face plates including a confident expression, a shouting expression and a gentle smiling face.
• The elegant Sword of Dios that she uses in battle is also included with the figma.
• Her close friend Chu-Chu is also included.
• An articulated figma stand is included, which allows various poses to be taken.

 

Also newly available for pre-order

figma Yamoto Koki

"From now on, I am Me."

From "Ninja Slayer From Animation" comes a figma of the high school ninja girl, Yamoto Koki!

• The smooth yet posable figma joints allow you to act out a variety of different scenes.
• A flexible plastic is used in specific areas, allowing proportions to be kept without compromising posability.
• A selection of hand parts are included to recreate various poses from the series such as the 'aisatsu' pose.
• The scarf and sword parts have a pink gleam made in the image of her Sakura Enhancement Jitsu.
• Her sword "Ubasute" can be displayed both sheathed and drawn from the sheath.
• Origami shuriken are also included as optional parts, together with their own stand.
• An articulated figma stand is included, which allows various poses to be taken.]

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Crunchyroll had a couple of announcements brewing in the streaming department today, including another addition to the anime catalog. The latest title is The Galaxy Railways, which is now available to Crunchyroll members in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Synopsis: 

In the future, the Galaxy Railways transports citizens between planets. The trains are protected by the SDF, an elite fighting force tasked with keeping terrorists and aliens at bay. Though his father and brother were lost in service of the SDF, Manabu follows his dreams and joins the unit. His train to the stars is about to depart Destiny Station, but Manabu’s fate is already in motion.

In other streaming news, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V resumed today, with more episodes to be added each week.

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In what can only be described as a predictably corrupt turn of events, new information has come to light about the supremely unqualified Brett Talley, Alabama federal court nominee who has only been a lawyer for three years and has never tried a case.

Today the New York Times tells us that Talley "forgot" to tell the Senate Judiciary Committee or the Senate at large about a potential conflicting relationship!

It turns out that his wife is White House Counsel Don McGahn's chief of staff. You know, the very same Don McGahn who approves nominees for the federal bench for Trump's review!

As the Times reports, Talley was asked on his Senate questionaire to identify family members and others who are “likely to present potential conflicts of interest.” He failed to mention his wife, Ann Donaldson, who serves as Don McGahn's chief of staff.

That's a pretty big omission.

Talley's only qualification to be a federal judge appointee under Trump is his willingness to call Hillary Clinton names. Despite Sarah Huckabee Sanders' insistence that a three-year career at low level government jobs qualifies him to be a federal judge, he is not qualified, should not have escaped the Senate Judiciary Committee, and should not be confirmed by the full Senate.

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Tens of thousands of white nationalists and Neo-Nazis marched in Warsaw over the weekend with a slogan that they say was inspired by a speech President Donald Trump made in their country earlier this year.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the group is calling for fewer Jews and Muslims.

In what was billed as Poland's largest independence day event, police said that 60,000 marchers took to the streets with chants of the "fatherland" and signs reading: “Europe Will Be White” and "Clean Blood.”

According to the Journal, the group adopted its slogan -- "We want God" -- from a speech Trump gave in Poland in July.

"In those words, the Polish people recalled the promise of a better future," Trump said at the time. "They found new courage to face down their oppressors, and they found the words to declare that Poland would be Poland once again.

"As I stand here today before this incredible crowd, this faithful nation, we can still hear those voices that echo through history. Their message is as true today as ever," the president continued. "The people of Poland, the people of America, and the people of Europe still cry out 'We want God.'"

Though TV series get finalized for home video releases, anime tends not to have "deleted scenes" or "director's cuts" (beyond versions with content editing removed). Despite this, In This Corner Of The World has been a critical and commercial success, and, in a first anniversary screening of the Sunao Katabuchi feature anime adaptation of Fumiyo Kōno's manga about a woman living through the war years and the atomic bombing, Taro Maki says that the rumored extended version will be presented. 

Specific plans for a release of the extended version that Sunao Katabuchi is working are are to be announced. 

Staff and cast at anniversary screening:

The movie screened across America this summer, presented by Shout! Factory Films & Funimation Films. 

Experience the critically-acclaimed World War II drama about life in Hiroshima that has touched audiences worldwide. The award-winning story of In This Corner of the World follows a young lady named Suzu Urano (voice of Laura Post), who in 1944 moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband’s family. Suzu’s life is thrown into chaos when her town is bombed during World War II. Her perseverance and courage underpin this heart-warming and inspirational tale of the everyday challenges faced by the Japanese in the midst of a violent, war-torn country. This beautiful yet poignant animated tale shows that even in the face of adversity and loss, people can come together and rebuild their lives. Directed and co-written by Sunao Katabuchi (Mai Mai Miracle, “Black Lagoon”), based on the manga by Fumiyo Kouno. In English.

More Info: http://www.InThisCornerOfTheWorld.com

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Trump, and other vermin, would rather prop up a dying industry (coal) and coddle tthe big-monied interests for fossil fuels than try to save the planet. Unrelenting scorn and ridicule in the history books for this shameful period.

Source: The Independent

Syria has become a signatory of the Paris climate agreement, leaving the US as the only country in the world not to support the framework deal to combat greenhouse gas emissions.

When President Donald Trump announced he intended to pull the US out of the agreement, it initially meant America would join Nicaragua and Syria on a small list of countries who were not part of the deal.
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The Paris accord was signed by nearly 200 countries in December 2015 in an effort to curb global greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to within 2 degrees Celsius.

Until recently Nicaragua was also a holdout nation, but only because the Central American country felt the agreement did not go far enough in putting limits on emissions and helping poorer countries adapt to an already-changed planet with solid financial commitments by wealthier nations.

Britney Spears, the pop star of 90s schoolgirl music video immortality, now has children old enough to be into anime schoolgirls... or at least into blue-oni maids. This weekend, the proud diva showed off the results on Instagram. This of course begs the question... if Rem is Brittany Spears' son's waifu, does that make her Rem and Ram's mother-in-law? 

 

My son puts so much time and detail into his work... he’s becoming a true little artist and I’m so proud! His stepsister is pretty exceptional as well, like wow!!

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The widow of Sgt. La David Johnson appeared on Good Morning America with George Stephanopoulos, and her calm dignity was in marked contrast to you-know-who.

"I heard him stumbling on trying to remember my husband's name, and that’s what hurt me the most because if my husband is out here fighting for our country and he risked his life for our country why can’t you remember his name," said Johnson, who had known her husband since they were 6 years old.

"That’s what made me upset and cry even more because my husband was an awesome soldier."

Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., last week adamantly defended her version of Trump's phone call to Johnson in an interview with ABC News.

Wilson, who was accompanying Johnson to Dover Air Force Base when the president called, heard Trump on speakerphone attempting to console her.

"I heard him say, 'Well I guess you know he knew what he was signing up for, but it still hurts,'" Wilson told ABC News.

And then we have this response. Who do you believe?

 Happy 72nd birthday to ever-distinctive voice actor Norio Wakamoto. Recently he's been heard as Vega/Bison in Street Fighter V, Guren in Ushio and Tora, and ongoing roles like his parts in Sazae-san. While 2017 was a relatively light year, he is still active. For example, he raise eyebrows recently, voicing an Uta No Prince Sama role with 14 year-old mystery boy Mitsuo Saotome. 

フグ田クゥ～ン、10月18日が何の日か知ってるかい？
声優の若本規夫さんの誕生日なのよ。
これからみんなでお祝いパーティーに行くけど、キミも付いてくるかい？#若本規夫生誕祭2017 pic.twitter.com/nXLp56nTJR

— 時星リウス@トキボシ☆リウス (@TokiBosi20) October 17, 2017

10月18日今日は何の日？

声優若本規夫さんのお誕生日☆

氏の演技は脇の渋みと魅力に溢れてます(///∇///)

大好きです(≧∇≦)

それにしても…チョイスにグラサンキャラ多いなぁ～(笑) pic.twitter.com/9lZKaWM87g

— 東コータロー (@yo707gp) October 17, 2017

若本規夫が14歳の声すると聞いてサンプル再生したら一切14歳に寄せることなく最後まで若本規夫だった#若本規夫 #うたプリ#14歳 pic.twitter.com/ms5msdhvno

— ひ げ ま (@hige_ma_) October 14, 2017

RT>14歳の若本規夫、サンプルボイスだけでも聞いてください。最高です。https://t.co/vaDBHNJxEr pic.twitter.com/6GBIM56uqT

— ﾋﾛｱｶのｻｰをよろしくお願いします。 (@Jack_0_Lantern_) October 14, 2017

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On October 12, 2012, Production I.G sci-fi Psycho-Pass debuted - co-directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani and Katsuyuki Motohiro and written by Gen Urobuchi (Fate/Zero, Madoka Magica), with character designs by Akira Amano (Reborn!).  So, today's the fifth anniversary and you better check your Hue. The shop associated with its broadcast block, alt-anime platform NoitaminA, announced that they will be marking the occasion by bringing back merchandise.

【祝5周年】「PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス」TV放送からはや5年！常守監視官が公安局刑事課一係に配属されたのは、もう5年前なんですね。ノイタミナショップでは5周年に合わせて、復刻キャンペーンを展開中です。当時を懐かしみつつ是非遊びに来てください！ #pp_5th pic.twitter.com/rwyIAcIi5w

— ノイタミナショップ (@noitamina_shop) October 12, 2017

That the shop's cafe is also doing a Psycho-Pass Halloween promotion.

Running October 14-34, it's featuring Halloween parfait, Spooky Boogie drink, bonus chibi character postcards and related goods

And, from director Naoyoshi Shiotani

（´-`）.｡oO(好きでいてくださるファンの皆様のおかげです。祝⑤ pic.twitter.com/UzVYoo4C3f

— 塩谷直義 (@n_shiotani) October 12, 2017

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Get ready for a big shift at Tōtsuki Academy with the arrive of Azami Nakiri in Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Third Plate. An early look at next week's issue of Shonen Jump has offered a preview of the designs for this cooking-competition series' new chief antagonist, along with the news that he'll be voiced by veteran of that sort of role, Shō Hayami (Bleach's Aizen). 

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"That is nuts." says Ali Velshi, about Donald Trump's crazy statement to Sean Hannity last night.

This is a corollary to the "tax cuts pay for themselves" baloney, along with the "tax cuts will bring 4% growth" baloney. Now Trump is saying an increase in the stock market will bring a reduction in the national debt (it absolutely won't).

One of many great things about Stephanie Ruhle: you don't get to tell her the pee-pee tape is a rainshower meditation video. Especially as it pertains to economics and, you know, math. She doesn't suffer foolishness or lies, not one bit.

So when Ali Velshi goes to "the big board" to explain all of Trump's claims versus actual numbers, Stephanie just flat out interrupts Velshi from off-camera:

STEPHANIE RUHLE: Can you say that again for me? So the president lied to the American people, the forgotten American who is saying "I want to have more money. I want to reduce the deficit." The only way you're going to reduce the national debt -- and yes, it ballooned under the Obama administration -- is if you raise taxes and cut spending. neither of which is happening. Tying that to the stock market is pure garbage.

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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon reportedly profited from a business relationship with alleged sexual predator Harvey Weinstein before he slammed Democrats for taking donations from the movie mogul.

The Associated Press reported on Thursday that Bannon participated in an "ill-fated joint venture" with Weinstein in 2005.

Weinstein's company owned 70 percent of Genius Products, a DVD distribution company, while Bannon served as chairman.

The Associated Press pointed out that the Breitbart chief had recently criticized Democrats for connections to Weinstein.

The ties to Weinstein open Bannon up to charges of hypocrisy given Breitbart's intense focus on the scandal and its political fallout. In recent days the site has featured a blog with live updates on the story; headlines calling out Obama, Clinton and top Democrats for their ties to the producer; and stories attacking other news outlets for failing to cover the scandal with the same ferocity as Breitbart.

"We are extremely honored to be in business with the new Weinstein Company," Bannon told investors, according to a transcript obtained by the Associated Press.

He added: "The Weinsteins have the most impressive track record in the film industry... Bob and Harvey are two of the most prolific studio heads in the history of Hollywood."

In a new album cover for Wind of Femme Fatale ZANAM (known in Japan as Raijin Hakkei -ZANAM- Femme Fatale Unmei no Hito), manga artist / illustrator Kia Asamiya revisits the science fiction world of a classic 1990's mecha anime TV series that doesn't actually exist.

The new album is entitled Wind of Femme Fatale ZANAM - Concept CD Z. It is the 2nd concept album released for the ZANAM project, which includes music and audio drama recordings (featuring voice actors Maya Okamoto and Nozumu Sasaki) for a fictional TV anime that would have been released in the Nineties.

Set against the backdrop of an interplanetary war between the Earth and the Lunar Colonies, the story of Wind of Femme Fatale ZANAM involves a diplomatic mission for the Battleship Io, an Earth-based spaceship which discovers an advanced civilization when it arrives on Mars. There the crew of the Io encounter ZANAM, a mysterious being known as an "Original" which bears a message of peace from the "Wind God". But when "Thunder" and "Wind" meet, the wheels of fate begin to move...

Wind of Femme Fatale ZANAM - Concept CD Z will be released on October 29, 2017, at the M3 music & sound doujinshi event, which will be held at the Tokyo Ryutsu Center in Tokyo. The album features one song and six short audio dramas, and it retails for 2000 yen ($17.84 US).

Sources:

Ota-suke

Official Wind of Femme Fatale ZANAM project home page

Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.

Food Wars! is an anime that took the world by storm. Or at least, it took me by storm. For the uninitiated, it follows the quest of Soma to become the top chef in his new cooking school. After growing up battling with his father to create the best-tasting food in their diner, he goes to school to level up and gain cooking skills to help him in his quest to beat his father. One day. Along the way, he sets the school aflame by declaring that he'll beat any person who stands in his way in a food battle and proves it by challenging people to battles almost too much.

The premise isn't exactly unique, but what the show does with all of the elements is truly something special. It takes several facets of anime that I deeply love, and at least one big element of anime that I'm DEEPLY conflicted by, combining them together in a way that's not only palatable, but also funny, relatable, and drool-worthy. Add on a fast-paced plot, well-researched recipes, and a great character, and you're in business. Are you INTRIGUED yet? Let me explain further why I am so excited for this new season...

#1- RAMPANT FANSERVICE

Ok, so here's the thing. I'm not a huge fan of fan service. I know, I KNOW. This is a very debatable topic. I get it. I understand. Let me explain before you decide to lambast me in the comments below. First, let me say that almost everyone, to some extent, likes fan service. You probably like some kind of fan service. Heck, that might be why you watch anime at all. I'm not saying that I don't like any fanservice at all, I just don't like all kinds of fan service.

So, you might be asking, what's so great about the rampant fanservice in Food Wars!, especially if you don't like fanservice in the first place? Well, as I said, I do like some fan service- I like fan service that serves a purpose in furthering the plot or giving insight to characterization. At first, it doesn't seem like the fanservice in Food Wars! would do this. The artist portrays the characters in some incredibly suggestive ways. Seriously, clothes explode off. At some point or another, you'll see almost every character naked. And WHY???!?! Why does this show sexualize just about every walking, talking human being at some point or another? Purely to accentuate how MIND-BLOWINGLY, CLOTHES-EXPLODINGLY delicious (or horrible....peanut butter squid, I'm looking at you...) is. 

This show is brilliant because it carefully uses fan service, something that is hugely popular with many people, and something that motivates a lot of people to watch anime, to further the overall aim of the show: displaying just how amazing the food is. By doing this, it makes the food the star of each fan service instance. Why are people getting hot and bothered? The food. What does that tell the viewer? That this food is EFFING GOOD. It contributes to characterization by showing the viewer how each student, judge, or random passerby reacts to each person's cooking. It furthers the plot by making the food the main star and letting the character's reactions to the food guide the choices they make in how they want to grow and diversify their cooking skills. Honestly, it's such a clever use of fan service, that I can't get mad at it. With this new season, I look forward to seeing more naked people lavishing their love and attention towards some gorgeously hand-crafted meals. Speaking of the hand-crafted meals...

#2- OTHERWORLDLY FOOD PORN

The food in this show looks so good. Do you know something amazing? The phrase "fan service" isn't technically limited to showing off some skin. Fanservice can apply to anything placed in an anime of manga meant to appeal to the fans- sports anime, for example, is a form of sports fan service. Your Lie In April is a great example of an anime geared towards classical music fan service. So, does that mean that appearances of food in anime can also be considered fanservice??? YES, 100%, and Food Wars! more than delivers. 

First, the art is absolutely gorgeous, depicting food in a way that is honestly impossible in real life. Seriously, I've tried to get food to look exactly the way it does in anime. Heck, I've made a profession of it, and I can tell you first hand that it is not an easy feat at all. Artists have the luxury of choosing the exact colors they want to use, of selecting the perfect lighting in which they want to showcase their food. They can draw on perfect grill marks, and render the most delectable crunchy panko coating.

Second, the treatment of the food by the characters absolutely glorifies it. I've already discussed how the characters literally lose clothing over their appreciation of the food, but they way they verbalize those thoughts heightens the viewer's own understanding of what makes the food so delicious. Not only does it look good, but the running commentary from the character adds dimension- it tells the viewer what is good about it, what flavor elements are working together, what sensations and flavors they are getting hit with. This makes the appreciation of the food porn immersive. Not only do the viewers have something to look at, they have some context with which to appreciate it. As a result, the startling depictions of the food, coupled with the commentary makes the experience of watching and appreciating the anime more than two dimensional.

Amazingly, the food porn doesn't distract from the plot, in fact, it sort of is the plot...

#3- CAPTIVATING PLOT

Ok, I know I love food maybe more than the average person, so if food isn't your thing, I promise there's more to enjoy about this show. The plot is fast-paced and always moving, which I think is a must-have for most anime episodes. To me, the sign of a good first episode is one that quickly establishes the plot, moves forward into introducing a conflict or challenge, and leaves the viewer wanting more. 

Even just by looking at the first episode of the new season, The Third Plate, all the marks were hit. They quickly moved through exposition, skipping over introductions of new characters to focus on the important introductions- that of the main opponents of the season. It quickly set up the main conflict of this season, within the first five minutes, in fact. The episode built on that conflict and left us with a hype-train cliffhanger. Soma comes up with a daring and bold solution to the challenge his new rival has set before him.... and the episode ends there, leaving us longing for more- more information, more insight, and importantly, more food. 

The best part is that the hype train keeps rolling throughout each of the episodes. At least, in the previous two seasons, this is definitely the case. Soma moves from one challenge to the next at a breakneck pace, with support from his friends along the way adding comedic relief and help to facilitate his character growth. There's never a wasted moment, no filler episodes- each episode has a purpose, but is at the same time enjoyable and fulfilling. We, as the viewers, never groan over a recap episode or sigh over a wasted moment. We know that Soma is on a mission- to beat everyone else and be the best chef in the school- and it feels as though every moment is somehow dedicated to supporting that dream- whether it's as a comedic interlude or through a friendship affirming helping hand, or as a straight-up food war. And, you know, those food wars...

#4- SMART FOOD RESEARCH

From a food blogger perspective, and someone who has recreated multiple recipes from this show... I can say with absolute certainty that the people who work on this series did some serious research into food. Funnily enough, I didn't think about this too much until I was talking to someone who came to my last panel at Crunchyroll Expo. I had been talking about how clearly the food from this show had been well researched, and tested, and put to trial before even putting it into the manga, and the fan stayed behind to express his thanks to me for complimenting the cooking in the show. Apparently, all the food that shows up in Food Wars! is actually tested by an actual Japanese chef (Yuki Morisaki), and the recipes that appear in certain recipes are tested in real life before they get put into the manga. You know, that makes complete sense to me. 

It's hard to draw and animate gorgeous looking food without having a reference photo to rely on. Surely they had to get that from somewhere. More than that, though, the way the ingredients and cooking are described in the anime are so specific and pertinent to each recipe, it's clear that a lot of effort was put into knowing what should actually go in the recipe. It's really nice, and refreshing, to see care and dedication go into the star of the show -the food- and to see that the creators actually care about being as realistic as possible, considering it's an anime... 

From personal experience, I wish the recipes were provided with each dish, but what's really fun about recreating the food is being able to experiment, do your own research as to what should be in the food and what possible techniques were used in the cooking. I've tried multiple times to debunk the recipes and prove that they couldn't possibly have been made in the time frame of the show, but actually I'm surprised to say that most foods that appear in the food wars, despite how complex they look, can actually be recreated in the appropriate amount of time as long as you have your prep work completed. Except for Takumi's semi-freddo from season two. Seriously, that dish...

In any case, from a food lover's point of view, this anime is a dream come true. The food looks good. The characters are dedicated to making the best of the best when it comes to eating. The hype is there. Best of all, it's obtainable in real life, if you want to put the effort into making your own versions of the food. 

And so, all these things combined- great fan service, good food porn, fast-paced plot, and realistic food- make for a food lover's dream of an anime. And, to be honest, who doesn't love food? So check out Food Wars! The Third Plate, simulcasting every Tuesday at 9:30 am, PDT. I promise you won't be disappointed. 

It seems like nothing can stop people ignoring construction or "Keep Out" signs nowadays. But maybe Duke Togo can change that.

Golgo 13, the oldest currently-running manga, has joined forces with industrial company Reelex to create a line of themed barriers and tape for construction sites. The items contain the legendary character's likeness -- or sometimes just his recognizable eyes -- warning people to keep out of dangerous areas.

The line includes three types of barrier reels, as well as three different barrier boards that can be placed over traffic cones. The line is being sold on the Japanese Reelex website.

The barrier reels ar 8,424 yen apiece, and the big barrier boards are 4,040 yen each. All items go on sale this Friday, October 13.

>> Japanese Reelex website

>> Official Golgo 13 website

Source: Comic Natalie

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If you're a fan of both Overwatch and Himouto! Umaru-chan, you're the ultimate target audience for Glayer_'s animated tribute. The Korean blogger spent the past year working on a video that mixes the Umaru-chan opening with Overwatch's D.Va, with the first sample clip debuting late last year.

Now it's finally complete, and you can see the glorious results below. 

Via Kotaku

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In a much-praised article at The Weekly Standard, Lee Smith says he knows why the Harvey Weinstein story didn't break until now:

The real issue, as [New York magazine's Rebecca] Traister notes, was that “there were so many journalists on his payroll, working as consultants on movie projects, or as screenwriters, or for his magazine.” Traister is referring to Talk, the magazine Weinstein started at Miramax with Tina Brown. The catchword was “synergy”—magazine articles, turned into books, turned into movies, a supply chain of entertainment and information that was going to put these media titans in the middle of everything and make them all richer.

Traister and I worked at Talk together in the late ’90s. There were lots of talented journalists but it was still a mess. Outside of “synergy,” there was no idea driving the magazine, and Tina’s search for a vision was expensive. She spent lavishly on writers, art directors, photographers, and parties. Harvey got angry. Every time Tina went downtown to meet with him he screamed at her the whole time. He humiliated her. At least this was the story that went around the office every time she went down there, a story circulating through, and circulated by, several dozen journalists.

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Some folks dream of being a Hokage. Others would just be happy to achieve genin rank and steal a few DVDs. Christopher Zahyeer Atkins, 25, of Altamonte Springs, Florida, was arrested about 1 a.m. Monday as he was burglarizing a Target store in the 100 block of Perimeter Center Place. The police depart of Dunwoody, Georgia explained the suspect offered the excuse that he was just trying out what he'd read in Naruto!

Specifically, Mr Zahyeer admitted to police that he broken into the store “because he was reading the book Naruto, Volume 5,” which was teaching him “how to be a ninja and how to enter secured areas.” 

Atkins was found with a book bag filled with his belongings that included: 10 books, 10 DVDs, an ONN DVD player, a Samsung tablet, Bluetooth headphones, money and a clock. 

via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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The next three volumes of Attack on Titan manga are set to be offered in limited editions with OAD episodes of an adaptation of the Lost Girls stories about Mikasa Ackerman and Annie Leonhart, supervised by series creator Hajime Isayama. The latest issue of Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine,with the new chapter of the manga, has also offered a schedule of the planned episodes.

With Japanese release dates: 

Vol. 24: Annie’s story Part 1 (8 Dec 2017)

Vol. 25: Annie’s story Part 2 (9 Apr 2018)

Vol. 26: Mikasa’s story (9 Aug 2018)

Attack on Titan: Lost Girls was originally a pair of visual novels from Nitroplus and anime screenwriter Hiroshi Seko, released with volumes 3 and 6 of the original TV anime's Blu-ray release in 2013 (Mikasa's "Lost in the Cruel World"  and Annie's "Goodbye Wall Sina"). In 2014,  Seko expanded these into a prose novel (released in North America by Vertical). In 2015, it became a manga from Ryōsuke Fuji (released in North America by Kodansha Comics). Now, it's set to become an OAD, released with volume 24 (December 8th), 25 (April 9th) and 26 (August 9th) of the manga. 

via AoTWiki and Snk and Annie

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