けっこう色々なポーズとれて可愛い。
赤王ちゃまのねんどろいどと一緒に並べたいのでBUYしちゃおう。
後はエリちゃんとかザビーズもねんどろいど化してくれたらとても嬉しい。
Between February 2006 and July 2010, Del Rey released 16 volumes of Jin Kobayashi's 2002-2009 23-volume comedy manga School Rumble, with the last three of the set coming in an omnibus. This summer, Kodansha Comics brought the series back in ebook format. And, today, they've past of the point where that earlier English release stopped. Translated School Rumble volume 17 is now out in English!
SUBTLETY IS FOR WIMPS! She . . . is a secondyear high school student with a single allconsuming question: Will the boy she likes ever really notice her? He . . . is the school’s most notorious juvenile delinquent and he’s suddenly come to a shocking realization: He’s got a huge crush, and now he must tell her how he feels. Lifechanging obsessions, colossal foulups, grand schemes, deepseated anxieties, and raging hormones–School Rumble portrays high school as it really is: overthetop comedy!
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.
XSEED Games and Marvelous locked down concrete western release dates for Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star, which was originally slated for a general January 2017 window. Now the PS4/Vita action game has been confirmed for a January 17 launch in North America, followed by Europe on January 20.
Here's the launch date announcement trailer:
And character trailers for Archimedes and Artoria Pendragon:
When Fate/Extella launches it will be available in both a standard edition and a limited Noble Phantasm Edition bundle. You can see more on that in previous reports and the official website.
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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his webcomic, BIG DUMB FIGHTING IDIOTS, every week at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.
When Nintendo formally revealed the previously-codenamed NX as the Nintendo Switch, more information was slated for January. Now we have a concrete date and time to look forward to, with the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 set to stream live from Tokyo on Thursday, January 12 at 8:00pm PT / 11:00pm ET.
You'll be able to catch the stream on the official Switch website. If you're not busy, you can always go ahead and park your butt there until it goes live.
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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his webcomic, BIG DUMB FIGHTING IDIOTS, every week at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.
My Horse Prince is available in English, which means Android and Apple device owners can watch a horse with a man's head woo an ordinary woman.
Read My Horse Prince Lets You Romance A Horse That’s Also A Man on Siliconera!
I’ve written an article over at Apartment 507 talking about the latest Precure. There aren’t any major details yet, but if you want a quick rundown of Precure as a whole, and want to know how I’d like the series to go, head on over.
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Yasuda Tsuyoshi's 2013 soccer manga Days is currently wrapping up the second cour of planned 24-episode + 2 OVA anime adaptation. Scheduled for the December 14 Shonen Magazine 2017 2/3 double issue, the manga periodical will be announcing major news for Seitokai Yakuindomo and Days, and an early look has revealed the news that the Days anime will be returning.
Specifics are TBA.
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.
Last night's episode of The Tonight Show was Nintendo-loaded thanks to an appearance by Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Naturally they took the opportunity to demo Mario's mobile debut, Super Mario Run, but after that it was time for a little surprise. Reggie gave Jimmy Fallon the opportunity to check out the Nintendo Switch in its first live demonstration, which included a sampling of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Even better, though, is Miyamoto jamming the "Super Mario Bros." theme with The Roots.
We'll learn more about the Nintendo Switch when Nintendo divulges more info on January 12.
If you want more Super Mario Run, there's a new introduction trailer:
And a promo:
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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his webcomic, BIG DUMB FIGHTING IDIOTS, every week at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.
Just in time for holiday family gatherings, Amazon’s put a whole cabinet full of strategy board games on sale in today’s Gold Box.
Persona 5’s release is a few months away for the West, but if you weren’t excited enough already, the game will have 50% more dialogue compared to what we saw in Persona 4 Golden.
Read Persona 5’s Localized Script Has 50% More Dialogue Than Persona 4 Golden on Siliconera!
A violent new teaser trailer is now available online for Lupin III: The Blood Spray of Ishikawa Goemon, the upcoming theatrical anime film that focuses on the samurai-thief Ishikawa Goemon XIII.
In The Blood Spray of Ishikawa Goemon, Goemon is branded as a traitor when he fails to prevent the assassination of the leader of a criminal syndicate for whom he was serving as a bodyguard. The true assassin is actually "The Spectre of Bermuda", a murderous soldier who goes by the code name "Hawk" and who has slain more than 2000 foes on the battlefield. Now Hawk is out to take the lives of Lupin III, Daisuke Jigen, and Fujiko Mine as well...
Lupin III: The Blood Spray of Ishikawa Goemon is directed by Takeshi Koike and features animation by TMS Entertainment. The film slashes into theaters in Japan on February 04, 2017.
Sources:
Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.
Marvelous shared a new video showing off Fate/Extella’s “Extella Women’s Costumes,” along with a look at screenshots for the “Extella Men’s Costumes” with Gawain, Karna, Gilgamesh, Archimedes, and more.
Read Fate/Extella Shows Off “Extella Men’s Costumes,” Trailer For “Extella Women’s Costumes” on Siliconera!
【DLC衣装第2弾配信開始】本日より、追加DLC衣装「エクステラ・女性衣装」の配信を開始!また、12月8日配信予定の第4弾「エクステラ・男性衣装」の情報を公開しました。詳しくはこちら⇒https://t.co/KQ7s6529wC #FateEX
— 【公式】Fate/EXTELLA (@FateEXTELLA) 2016年12月1日
Ever since the end of Sound! Euphonium Season 1, I’ve found the conversations between protagonist euphonium player Kumiko and trumpeter Reina remarkable in their intimacy. While the acting is overall solid as each member of the Kitauji High School music club brings personality and history, there’s something noticeably different when it comes to those two.
Often when voice actors in anime are playing their roles, there is a sense of performance. This is not a bad thing, at least not inherently. They are, for all intents and purposes, actors on a stage bringing their characters to life. When Taki-sensei speaks with this slightly hoarse yet alluring voice, for example, one gets the sense of a teacher who’s dedicated, clever, and expects the best of his students, but seems to carry an internal emotional pain at all times. When Kumiko and Reina are talking to other characters, one senses the way in which Kumiko is constantly trying to find herself while Reina’s dedication and drive are ever-present. Together, howver, it’s as if their outer-facing selves begin to crumble, and we’re witness to the hush tones of a more naturalistic conversation between close friends (or something more).
I do not know how Sound! Euphonium accomplishes this. Perhaps they do something different in terms of the recording environment or the voice direction. What I can say is that this style of dialogue reminds me of a certain type of Japanese animation: the off-the-cuff humor shows that began with gdgd Fairies and include series such as Straight Title Robot Anime and Tesagure! Bukatsumono.
Made “on the cheap” using the 3D modeling and animation program “Miku Miku Dance,” these shows tend to feature offbeat comedy culminating in a special “improv” section. For example, in Tesagure! Bukatsumono (currently the best show of its kind in my opinion), the show is about a club where characters try to imagine what other school clubs would be like. In the middle of every episode, there is always a scene where the girls are supposed to come up with never-before-seen version of familiar clubs (like a baseball club where everyone has to dress fashionably), an in these moments the audio noticeably changes. To start, here’s a lot more mumbling. And where anime normally has characters speak and even interrupt each other so perfectly that you can’t call it anything but “staged” (because of course it is), these improv scenes have characters talking over each other like it’s a radio show. The fact that the actors often end up breaking character because of the success (or failure) of their own jokes makes it feel that much more like a private conversation that we the viewer are happening to eavesdrop on.
That’s more or less the feeling I get when I listen to Kumiko and Reina talk to each other. Whenever they’re together, it’s as if the rest of their world vanishes, and we’re privy to a space where only they reside. In it, even their outer selves fall away, and what we’re left is with is openness and comfort.
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Xseed Games has gone up with the latest character trailers with English subtitles for Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star. Today we have a look at videos for Gilgamesh, Iskandar, and Jeanne d’Arc.
Read Fate/Extella Gets English Character Trailers For Gilgamesh, Iskandar, And Jeanne d’Arc on Siliconera!
In a followup to the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2016 announcement of plans for a sequel to 2013's Uchouten Kazoku or The Eccentric Family TV anime adaptation of Tomihiko Morimi's novel, a January 12th Uchouten Kazoku 2 Event: Tanuki Gathering At The Forest Of Tadasu, Shimogamo Shrine has been scheduled. This will be the first time for an anime event to be held at this registered world heritage site, and it will feature the introduction of the voice of newly cast Junior.
The announcement explains
At this event, multiple programs, with the casts and staffs, are planned such as; success-wish-ceremony at the main shrine (national treasure of Japan), kagami-opening ceremony at the dance shrine, announcement of Season 2 newly appearing character casts, announcement of Opening and Ending music artist, main visual, collaboration, and other new developments.
Takahiro Sakurai (Voice of Yasaburo Shimogamo), Mamiko Noto (Voice of Benten), Tomihiko Morimi (Author), Masayuki Yoshihara (Director), Kenji Horikawa (Producer), and actor behind Junior (announced on the day).
To Participate In This Unprecedented Event (Ticket-Based)
The fans can participate this remarkable event by purchasing tickets to the event. Part of the proceeds from the ticket will be donated to the shrine as offering. Participants will be able to view the event from the special area located in front of the dance shrine. Participants will be gifted with special merchandise package, that includes merchandise from sponsored companies such as the "fluffy tanuki poncho.
-Participation Fee: 2000 Yen (Includes offering to the shrine)
-Advanced Ticket Raffle Entry Period: 2016/11/28(mon)12:00 JST ~ 12/12(mon)18:00 JST
-Ticket Claiming Period: 2016/12/12(mon)18:00 JST
*11/28(mon) entry will be for advanced raffle entry. Public ticket sales period will begin from December 25th 8:00 p.m. JST (sold at first-come-first-serve-basis)
For ticket sales, check the following link: https://event.dmm.com/detail?event_id=74084
*The ticket sales page is in Japanese. Various restrictions from the ticket-sales-site will apply to the ticket purchasing. There will be no non-Japanese language support at the event.
Event Detail:
Uchouten Kazoku 2 Event: Tanuki Gathering At The Forest Of Tadasu, Shimogamo Shrine
-Event Date: 2017 January 12th Thursday *Event will be held even if it rains.
-Participants: Takahiro Sakurai (Voice of Yasaburo), Mamiko Noto (Voice of Benten), Juniro (TBA), Tomihiko Morimi (Author), Masayuki Yoshihara (Director), Kenji Horikawa (Producer)
-Location: Shimogamo Shrine (Kamo-omioya Shrine) Inner Shrine (15 min walk from Keihan-line 'Izumicho -Yanagi' Station)
-Opening Time: 10:00 a.m. JST
-Beginning Time: 11:00 a.m.
-Ending Time: 12:30 p.m. (TBC)
Main Sponsor: "Uchouten Kazoku 2" Production Committee
Support by: Shimogamo Shrine (Kamo-omioya Shrine), City of Kyoto
Planning Support: KBS Kyoto, PARUS
Co-Sponsored by: GS Craft Inc., Shiraito Shuzo Inc., Ichimuan Inc., etc.
Cast:
Yasaburo : Takahiro Sakurai
Yaichiro : Junichi Suwabe
Yajiro : Hiroyuki Yoshino
Yashiro : Mai Nakahara
Benten : Mamiko Noto
and others
Staff:
Original Story “Uchoten Kazoku – Nidaime No Kichou”(Gentosha) : Tomihiko Morimi
Original Character Design : Koji Kumeta
Director : Masayuki Yosihara
Written by : Ryo Higaki
Character Design / Animation Director : Kosuke Kawatsura
Art Director : Yusuke Takeda & Harumi Okamoto
Music Produced by : Lantis
Animation Produced by : P.A. WORKS
Produced by: “Uchoten Kazoku 2” Committee
(C)Tomihiko Morimi , GENTOSHA / Uchoten-Kazoku 2 Committee
Project Information:
Official Website: http://www.uchoten2-anime.com
Official Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/uchoten2en
Official Twitter Account: @Uchoten2_EN https://twitter.com/Uchoten2_EN
Official Hashtag #Uchoten
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Art for Blu-ray set of first anime, due in Japan March 24th
Fluffy tanuki poncho design
shrine in anime
shrine IRL
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.
Toei Animation officially announced today on November 28 that the title of the next 14th PreCure TV anime series will be Kirakira☆PreCure A La Mode and opened its teaser website with a tagline "Cook! Eat! Fight!!" As reported, the company filed a trademark for the new PreCure TV series with The Japan Patent Office on October 12.
While no other details are currently available, if the routine is followed, Kirakira☆PreCure A La Mode will premiere in early February 2017 after the ongoing 13th series Mahou Tsukai PreCure!/Mahou Girls PreCure! concludes. And its protagonists characters are expected to appear in the next feature film PreCure Dream Stars! to be released in Japan on March 18, 2017.
【新シリーズ情報解禁】
— 東映アニメーション公式 (@toeianime_info) November 27, 2016
2017年春「プリキュア」シリーズ第14弾『キラキラ☆プリキュアアラモード』スタート決定!「つくって!たべて!たたかって!」#precure https://t.co/XcIcVSa15i pic.twitter.com/EqjeBayMus
"PreCure Dream Stars!" teaser
Source: Toei Animation
Maybe the box office success of Your Name. has people thinking about the economics of anime movies. Or, maybe it's the latest burst of live-action adaptations fueling it. Over the past couple of weeks, Japanese social media users have been passing around a Tweet concerning compensation for manga authors when their works hit the big screen.
What's been Retweeted over 60,000 times is a comment from Hideaki Sorachi, the 37-year old author of Gintama, known for illustrating himself as an ape.
In 2013, following the debut of anime feature Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya, which featured a story by Sorachi, he commented on how much he was making in a bonus Q&A for the manga's volume 51.
The movie debuted in the Japanese box office fourth earning ¥281,776,256 (US$2,821,707) on 127 screens, and ultimately grossed US$16.6 million in Japan and was the 8th highest-grossing anime film in Japan in 2013.
実写でもおなじなんかな
— 透司 (@beasty__baby) November 16, 2016
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Q:
I have a question. A while ago, my mother heard that the Gintama animation film was a big hit, and commented that “(Hideaki Sorachi) must be living at [luxury highrise] Roppongi Hills since it’s so popular”. Is that true?
A:
To tell the naked truth, regardless of how many people watch the film or how much the gross earnings are, not a single yen goes to the author. We are only paid an upfront license fee. The amount we’re paid is peanuts in comparison to the overall box office gross. The majority of the profits go to filthy unscrupulous companies such as Shueisha and Sunrise. Releasing individual manga volumes is way more profitable.
But the reason why I slog to fulfill these film adaptations, to the extent that I’m peeing blood, is because there is a place in this world that is more wonderful than a mansion at Roppongi Hills. And that place, ma’am, is in your heart.
If Gintama can reach the hearts of the masses, I wouldn’t mind living in a hill made of cardboard. The authors are the only ones who harbour such honest intentions with their creations.
So ma’am, if you’re feeling sorry for us, don’t just watch the movies, but also buy our books so that we can live at Roppongi Hills with the publishing royalties.
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.
As they continue to fill out their spring schedule, Good Smile Company has expanded their Nendoroid figure line with second offerings from Thunderbolt Fantasy and High School Fleet, plus the first from Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars.
From the fantasy glove puppetry series with a sequel in the works ‘Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers’ comes a Nendoroid of Betsu Ten Gai - the unrivalled swordsman and head of the Genkishu with the ability to control the spirits of the dead! He comes with three face plates including his standard expression with a cunning smile, a chibi expression based the character drawn by Yuupon as well as an expression based on the actual glove puppet used in the series!
He comes with a small version of the mask he wore when he first appeared in the series as well as a Nendoroid-sized sword! One of the mysterious Miyoku creatures he used for transportation and more is also included! Be sure to display him with the previously announced Nendoroid Lin Setsu A and recreate the Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers atmosphere in your collection!
From the popular anime series 'HIGH SCHOOL FLEET' comes a Nendoroid of Wilhelmshaven High School's Wilhelmina Braunschweig Ingenohl Friedeburg - also simply known as Wilhelmina! She comes with three face plates including a standard expression, a shouting expression as well as the frowning expression she made when given natto in the series.
Optional parts include a binocular telescope with its stand which can be displayed together with the parts included with Nendoroid Akeno Misaki to bring out the atmosphere of a ship's bridge even more! She also includes both the eintopf and natto dishes allowing you to recreate all sorts of different scenes from the series!
From the popular anime series 'Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars' comes a Nendoroid of Rena! She comes with three face plates including a standard expression, a smiling expression and a combat expression.
Optional parts include her smartphone with its cute case, Alecto transformation effect parts that include the Regalia key, a special base made to look like the inside of the Alecto as well as a magic circle effect plate. The various parts allow you to display Rena in various situations from everyday scenes to combat scenes, so be sure to add her to your collection!
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.
Siliconera spoke with Zero Escape series creator Kotaro Uchikoshi for a Zero Time Dilemma debriefing.
Read A Spoiler Filled Interview With Zero Time Dilemma’s Director on Siliconera!
【DLC衣装第2弾配信開始】本日より、追加DLC衣装「エクステラ・スペシャル衣装」の配信を開始!また、12月1日配信予定の第3弾「エクステラ・女性衣装」の情報を公開しました。詳しくはこちら⇒https://t.co/y1B7vvZbdO #FateEX
— 【公式】Fate/EXTELLA (@FateEXTELLA) 2016年11月24日