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A sequel of the anime OVA Cencoroll is green lighted for production, after the creator, Atsuya Uki, announced on his website. The storyboard and design for the anime is now in production.

Cencoroll, the anime that was made by a one man studio, Director, animator and producer Atsuya Uki. The anime itself is a 1 episode OVAA produced and released in the year 2007.

The original story involves a girl, who discovered and then took over the monster controlled by a young man, named Tetsu. Cencoroll have also been shown at many other arts festival in Japan and since have been critically acclaimed worldwide.

Source: 2ch Via ANN | Niralog
Website: Cencoroll website

Another do it all person would be Makoto Shinkai(Voice of a Distance Star), before he joined up with his current studio. I really admire people like them, they are so good at what they are doing and have the patients to endure thur the whole production process…

That reminds me… Where did my DVD went to?

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Hi hi~! Here is another version of Hatsune Miku for all to consider buying!

The Absolute HMO edition is based on a the cover of the Hatsune Miku Orchestra album CD, released last year. The music on the HMO CD is released by the famous YMO or Yellow Magic Orchestra.

Hatsune Miku Orchestra is now selling at 2381 yen at CDjapan or 2500 yen SRP.

The CD cover illustration by manga artist Kuu, got so popular that, Good Smile Company is going to be releasing a nenodroid based on it. And it’s looking to quite the lovely!

Product Detail from Good Smile Company:

Product Name Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Absolute HMO Edition (ねんどろいど はつねみく あぶそりゅーとHMO・えでぃしょん)

Series Character Vocal Series 01: Miku Hatsune

Manufacturer Good Smile Company

Category Nendoroid

Price 4000円 (including tax)

Release Date 2010/12

Specifications ABS & PVC painted posable figure, not to scale, stand included, approximately 100mm in height

Sculptor Oda Tsuyoshi, Meishi Takano

The release date for the Nenodroid is for this December, expected to be somewhere around Christmas. Pre-order for this lovely little creature have started thou…

You can grab the pre-order at the either CDJapan, Hobbysearch or locally(Singapore) KKnM.

Btw, if you are wondering who is YMO, they are the first musical group that make famous the electro-pop genre. They can even be consider the pioneers of Electro-pop, which in many places might mean Techno-pop

Well they are also original singer of Kimi Ni Munakyun,

and they have also released the HMO edition. Inside the HMO Album

Website: Good Smile Company | YMO(wiki) | YMO.org

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The anime will start airing on the 1st of October, on the follow channel and times.

> KBS Kyoto: 10/01 (Fri) 25:00 ~
> Chibaterebi: 10/01 (Fri) 25:30 ~
> Aichi: 10/01 (Fri) 25:58 ~
> Teletama: 10/01 (Fri) 26:00 ~
> San of: 10/01 (Fri) 26:20 ~
> TOKYO MX: 10/03 (Sun) 22:00 ~
> Kanagawa: 10/03 (Sun) 25:00 ~

So have fun watching it!

Source: Temple Knights

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On August 24th 2010, Director Satoshi Kon, aged 46, died suddenly due to pancreatic cancer, and the world loss a brilliant director that to me changed the anime scene.

I will not profess on how much I love him, since I hardly know him personally… But he is an important man for the way he used the anime media, giving it a boost when he directed Perfect Blue. An anime that is as good as a art film, showing that anime as a media is just as powerful as any others.

Of the movies that he have directed, I have watched all of them other then Paranoia Agent, without a doubt they are very big influence for me. From the first one shown by my polytechnic friend “Tokyo Godfather” during a camp and to the latest “Paprika”.

These films open my eyes to a world where anime is not just a medium to reach the children, they are more than it. It can be serious, and matured. Anime is not like the American’s animation, where everything is really mean to be at most a PG. It’s a serious media, where a message can be passed along for serious thoughts.

Not all Anime is childish and I only truly understand it for the first time in my life when I first watched “Tokyo Godfathers”. This line of thinking is further reinforced by Satoshi’s other titles, “The Millennium Actress”, “Perfect Blue”, and finally “Paprika”. Of course, there are other directors that produces the same genre of anime, but Satoshi Kon’s influence is the one that got me started at looking from a different view.

Much like how Yoshihiro Tatsumi changed the manga scene, Satoshi Kon to me changed and matured the anime scene.

If you haven’t seen any of Satoshi Kon’s work, do seek it out and take a look. I sure hope the person taking over his role as Director in “The Dream Machine” will be able to continue in spirit, his creative, goodwill and legacy.

One of his final works as a director, from the Ani*Kuri project, “Ani*Kuri 15: Good Morning”.

To the family of Satoshi Kon, you have my condolences. For we too have loss a great director, a talented artist and an influential leader.

You will forever have my thanks and will be missed, so Rest In Peace, Director Satoshi Kon.

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And I sure hope she’s Japanese… Ah the dreams…

Nope, not talking about myself, but the Japanese Movie, “My Darling is a Foreigner!”. I have received news that the movie will be in Singapore’s cinemas starting Sept 16.

The movie is about a Mangaka finding her love of the life-time in a foreigner from the United States and how they work towards their relationship, even when the girl’s parents are against the relationship.

Of course, that will not be the only obstacle facing them. In a movie derived from the  popular manga of the same title by Saori Oguri(the same mangaka mention above), based on her real story with her husband Tony.

Acting as the mangaka(Saori) will be Mao Inoue(Hana Yori Dango as Makino). For Saori’s husband(Tony), it will be by Jonathan Ser, a comedian based in Japan.

The movie will open in Cinemas on September 16 at GV cinemas and selected Cathy Cinplexs.

Website: Encore Films | Saori Oguri Wikipedia entry |

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The official twitter account for Bandai have let out word that the Second Macross Frontier Movie -- “Sayonara no Tsubasa” or roughly translated as “Wings of Goodbye” will be starting it’s run in the Japanese movie theater on February 26th 2011. The announcement was first made at the Girasama Carnival, a Macross Frontier Themed event hosted at Pacifico Yokohama last Sunday.

The 2nd movie have long been anticipated since it’s teaser at the end of the first Macross Frontier Movie based on the TV series.

The same event have also revealed plans to release a compilation of the Music Videos used in the Macross Frontier series, featuring new animations, to be shipped this December 15th.

Yoko Kano, the composer for Macross Frontier’s music will also be presenting a 2 night event in December, first at the Budokan on the 22nd followed by the Kobe’s Port Island Hall on Christmas Eve.

More details regarding the event will only be released on the September 9th at 9pm

Lastly, Bandai also announce at the Girasama Carnival, that it will be release a Chougokin of the VB-6 König Monster bomber and the transformable SD Infinity of the VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie fighter in September

P.S: Did you know that on the opening day of the second Macross Frontier Movie -- “Sayonara no Tsubasa”, It will also be Ani-Culture.net’s 1st Anniversary!

I am so Happy!

P.p.s: Funny that Kenneth didn’t post this up…

Source: http://yunakiti.blog79.fc2.com/via ANN |guNjap | A Gabriela Robin Site

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YES!!! Bandai Namco have finally answered my call! They are now developing a new ACE COMBAT game for the PS3 platform, like finally! Assault Horizon is the new push for the ACE COMBAT series, developed by Project Ace under Bandai Namco, and the game is set to be released in the year 2011.

What I am a bit disappointed about is the departure from the alternate earth, we called Strangereal. Instead the setting this time will be on our earth, with real locations like Tokyo, New York and etc.

I sure hope the game play will not be a QTE… In order to get behind an enemy, It’s really kills the fun… Either way, I’ll be awaiting the release of the game and this might be the biggest game release for me next year! Not talking about the graphics since this is only an announcement trailer, I’m sure the game will be better looking then this trailer.

Finally, something to look forward too!

Source: Kotaku

P.S: As much as I hate it, the game is going to the Xbox 360 also…

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The Tokyo city have released an anime to encourage visitors to go visit the city. It comes with a map and the anime that features the many place in Tokyo.

The 11 minutes long anime is about a girl from the future, coming to the present to look for/take Happiness from the city of Tokyo. She even got(kidnapped) a guide to bring her around the places that made Tokyo such a wonderful city. In the end, she found out how true happiness is obtain and released all that she has taken.

Her life is greatly improved by the trip to Tokyo and you can follow her route based on the Google map embedded on the site.

It’s really a very interesting and eye opening anime short to look at. It even comes with 7 languages to choose from. It’s also great to note that, the studio behind the animation is STUDIO4℃.

What I don’t get is why did the anime used 40 million yen to make… Either way, it’s a really good production and it really make me wish I can goto Tokyo again… soon…

Website: Welcome to Tokyo: Honey Tokyo

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I would like to wish Singapore a Happy 45th Birthday. So here goes,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE!!!

Next I would like to Dedicate this song from Corrinne May, Sing a song for Singapore

This song is just so beautiful and meaningful, especially if you are an Anime Fan… In the past that I remembered, I am only able to watch an anime on the national TV and the Cable Vision don’t really come along until I’m like 7 years old and I don’t watch cable TV until I’m 21…

Animax only arrive on our shore in the year 2004, and it’s so wonderful how far we have moved on from there. Being the few countries to first get same week telecast, the first in the world to watch the new EVA movies outside of Japan and many more.

No, The Sun is not setting on Singapore, It's just rising for the anime scene.

My generation have also witness the growth and decline of the local Anime VCD/DVD scene,  and the disappearance of once great Cosplay Clubs and their events.

Nonetheless I am at the beginning of Anime Festival Asia and ACME, along with the recent rise of the many activities to do with anime, even Anisong singer are coming to Singapore. And very soon, the first true LIVE SOLO Anisong concert is going to happen at the St James Power Station.

Not to say, I have also seen with my own eyes the growth of KKnM, and the starting of Genesis Frontier. I’m just so glad they are based in Singapore.

Also I love our Airport, with the direct flights to Tokyo, now if only there is a budget one way flight… Thou without it, a ticket to Japan is still attainable.

So, I am grateful for all the privileges I got as a Anime Fan in Singapore and I truly wish Singapore a Happy Birthday and may there be many more to come!

It’s JUST so good to be a SINGAPOREAN!

Screen Grab from Setokai no Ichizion thanks to Speed Knight. The rest are photos from the NDP 2010 Rehearsals and Previews.

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Here is one more reason why the Android platform is so better then the Iphone. Even thou Iphone 4 looks so good… I sure hope someone roots it and find a way to install Android on that hardware…

The app is on the android market place but being a paid app, it is only available at certain locations… Japan being the obvious one of them. There is also an English version with all the buttons translated to be one real soon. The name of the App is Isshoni Training with Hinako or more commonly the Isshoni series, which includes a sleeping video… on DVD and Blu-ray now… Which might also be ported to the Android platform…

I’m not going to be getting the app but hey just to let you in the loop, yah?

The creator will be at the Comiket 78 selling some things… too.

Hinako, she will be wearing less as you get to know her better…

Source: ANN

Website: Isshoni Training Website(Japanese/NSFW)

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Mel Kushida

Wacom have recently updated it’s Youtube channel with a new series of videos entitled Drawing with Wacom, with famous artists drawing with a Cintiq, the version where a 21″ LCD screen is the drawing board…

It’s currently into it’s 8th episode with featured artist like Mel Kushida(Character designer, So.Ra.No.Wo.To), KEI(Character designer, Hatsune Miku), Ryousuke Sawa aka Ryochimo(Key animator, Evangelion 1.0; Character designer, Birdy the Mighty Decode) and etc.

I know a cintiq is wasted on me, but they sure know how to use it good…

KEI

Ryousuke Sawa

To view the rest of the series you can goto Wacom’s Youtube Channel.

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A time-lapse of the RG 1:1 scale Gundam currently in Shizoka City, I have introduced it to you in a post made last month about 1:1 scale models. Now see the beauty of it in the extremely well done Time Lapse video by darwinfish105.

There is a quite a few more version of the time-lapse in the location and they good as well, you can see a few below.

Source: Kotaku | Darwinfish105 on Youtube

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From the people that made Cannan, True Tears and Angel Beats!, comes Hana Saku Iroha. The title is an original work with the character design by Kishida Mel whom also did So-Ra-No-Wo-To. The story follows the girl Matsumae Ohana, 16 years old, as she starts work at the Hot Spring Inn.

I have taken an interest in the anime since it looks really unique in terms of art-style and it kinda reminds me of Honey and Clover. The water-colouring/copic colouring and etc.

It’s also  nice to see an original story animated, along with Matsumae’s declaration of not wanting to think about her future… I wonder how it will pan out.

Further more, this seems to be P.A Work’s Tenth anniversary project. And I have sort of have good experiences with Tenth anniversary project, which make them more desirable.

The clip’s image song is “Patricia,” sung by nano.RIPE.

Source: Moetron | ANN

Website: P.A. Works

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