Aniplex Announces Part of Durarara's English Dub Cast

The anime distributor Aniplex of America has announced part of its cast for the English dub of the Durarara!! television anime series at its Otakon panel on Friday.


Celty: Kari Wahlgren
Mikado: Darrel Guilbeau
Shizuo: Crispin Freeman

Aniplex will announce more of the cast on its YouTube channel and on the official Durararausa.com website. Aniplex added that it will not be using the English Baccano! voice actors for the same characters in Durarara!!. The first of three parts in the DVD release — which will include video-only anime episodes — will ship in January 2011. Aniplex also confirmed that its Read or Die Blu-ray box set release will also ship this winter.

Funimation Reveals Dub Casts, New Site, Prepaid Cards

North American anime distributor Funimation has announced on Friday the English dub casts for the Black Butler, Oh! Edo Rocket, and Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ anime. The company also revealed plans for an online social networking website and anime-branded pre-paid debit cards.
Funimation listed the main cast of Black Butler (pictured at right) in a press release. J. Michael Tatum will perform as the demonic butler, Sebastian, and Brina Palencia will voice Ciel. The dub of Oh! Edo Rocket (pictured below left) was also revealed. Greg Ayres will play Seikichi, a young fireworks maker, with Palencia voicing Sora, the mysterious girl who approaches Seikichi. The cast for Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ includes Newton Pittman as Reiji and Lindsay Seidel as Ein.

[Visual Novel] Jisei ~Review by Prongsy~

Title: Jisei
Creator: Sakevisual
Release Date: 06.04.10
Genre: Supernatural Mystery
Other information: Full voiced! [Except the main character] Can be purchased for $15



  Summary: Here, you play a male character named ?????, an unnamed person. At the start of the game, he wakes up in a coffee shop. As he went to the bathroom, he sees the ladies bathroom door open and spots a dead woman. Then you find out that he can actually experience how someone dies, just by touching them. As he turns around, he spots a woman, who accuses him as the murderer. That's when he's forced to solve the mystery.

“Hetalia Axis Powers” – 4th Season Announced

According to the official website, 「Hetalia Axis Powers」 will have a fourth season immediately following the current 「Hetalia World Series」 ONA. The new season will launch on September 10th and is scheduled for 24 episodes.

*New cast:

• Norway: Iwasaki Masami
• Denmark: Shimozaki Hiroshi

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Light Novel “Dragon Crisis!” – TV Anime Adaptation

 According to Super Dash Bunko imprint, a TV anime adaptation of Kizaki Kaya’s (author) and Itsuki Akata’s (illustrator) light novel series 「Dragon Crisis!」 has been green-lit for production.

The novel first debuted in 2007 and has since enjoyed 11 volumes to-date. A drama CD was released under Frontier Works in March 25th, 2009.

“Yumekui Merry” – TV Anime Adaptation

According to Moonphase Diary, a TV anime of Ushiki Yoshitaka’s action-fantasy manga series, 「Yumekui Merry / 夢喰いメリー」, has been green-lit for production. The news was originally announced on the cover of the latest issue of Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine. It is scheduled to begin broadcast on TBS / BS-TBS — exact date yet to be determined.

The 「Yumekui Merry」 manga series began serialization in Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine on May 2008. It was released 4 volumes to-date.
*Synopsis (courtesy of Manga-Updates):

Hujuwara-kun is your ordinary adolescent boy , but 10 years ago he noticed he had a power to see multicolored auras surrounding the persons body which he looks upon through his fingers. Every so often huju-wara has dreams about a war with cats , but one day a girl fell on top of him …. what will happen now with his incoming feline enemies?

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Light Novel “Kizumonogatari” – Anime Announced

According to Moonphase Diary, Isin Nisio’s (author) and Vofan’s (Illustrator) light novel 「Kizumonogatari」 — prequel to 「Bakemonogatari」 — will receive an anime adaptation.

Main Characters will be Araragi Koyomi and Oshino Shinobu. Unfortunately, we don't know if the "I am a tsundere" Hitagi, Loli Mayoi, Busty Megane Tsubasa, Loved Nadeko, or any others will appear in the prequel besides Araragi and Shinobu.

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Touhou 12.8 – “The Great Fairy Wars” Announced

According to the latest blog post from game developer ZUN, a new title in the Touhou Project doujin series was formally announced — entitled 「Touhou 12.8 ~ The Great Fairy Wars」.

The story is in relation to ZUN’s (author) and Hirasaka Makoto’s (illustrator) manga, 「Touhou Sangetsusei ~ Strange and Bright Nature Deity」. Apparently the ice fairy Cirno has declared a war against the Three Mischievous Fairies: Sunny Milk, Luna Child, and Star Sapphire.
In the game you play as Cirno and enjoy freezing bullets that you’re suppose to dodge. Also interesting to note is that TH12.8 will feature artwork from Hirasaka Makoto. A full version of the game will be released at Comiket 78 — August 13th-15th.
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Steins;Gate Game: Gets TV Anime

5pb. head Chiyomaru Shikura reveals anime adaptation of his company’s game.

Chiyomaru Shikura, the head of the 5pb. game production company, has announced via his Twitter account on Sunday that 5pb. and Nitroplus‘ Steins;Gate game is being animated for television. More details (which Shikura cannot reveal yet) will be provided in the September issues of Kadokawa Shoten’s Newtype and COMPTIQ magazines, which will both ship on August 10. Singer/voice actress Halko Momoi also posted about the television anime adaptation in her Twitter account.

Yen Press Adds Highschool of the Dead & UraBoku

The North American manga publisher Yen Press has announced at its Comic-Con International panel on Friday that it licensed Daisuke Sato and Shoji Sato’s Highschool of The Dead, Hotaru Odagiri’s Betrayal Knows My Name (Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru/Uraboku), Kaoru Mori’s Otoyome-Gatari (The Bride’s Stories), and En Kitou’s Higurashi: When They Cry Demon Exposing Arc (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onisarashi-Hen). The publisher will also release Aron’s Absurd Armada by Misun Kim online.
  

A Certain Biribiri Figure By Good Smile Company

Our lovely Level 5 Railgun, or should I say Misaka Mikoto (Biribiri) haves her own figure by Good Smile Company. Now THAT is a amazing Biribiri figure thar. It comes with her coin + a sword.

ISML 2010: Ruby Necklace Winner

Posting for Gangster, since he's sick >.> *Copy and pastes*

Gangster: Yay! Mikoto from Railgun/Index, the so-called level 5 railgun who controls electricity, wins the Ruby necklace! And it's her first one :3

Let's give a big clap to Mikoto for winning her first necklace!

Milktea: Biribiri, mai waifu <33333
Lol good thing Shana didn't won again, just saying. Since I'd be shocked o_O

Katawa Shoujo: Act 1

See anything suspicious? Because I do. Hanako (one of tmfc) is there, covering something.

Dolly (Doll Judgement) introduced me to KS: Act 1. I started playing it like yesterday and finished it before I went to bed. First VN that I ever played o_____o Wasn't so bad, seriously.

The game is pretty much about you as Hisao Nakai. The main heroine/male character of the visual novel. In the beginning of Katawa Shoujo, you're outside in the snow and you're waiting for some girl. The girl finally comes and they start talking and blah blah blah. Then your heart starts feeling strange, and you later just end up in the dang hospital. The doctor is talking with your parents about medicine, how much you have to take it, and... transfer to a weird school? Yes I said it. Transfer to a school.

You have some sort of heart disease and you were forced to transfer to another school for people with strange and well-known diseases/problems. Or should I say, disabled children? o_O  Hisao is like other heriones, like Kyon from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, or even Tomoya Okazaki from CLANNAD.

You're like... well how should I describe or say this? A sarcastic guy. You're normal, sometimes calm, and sometimes sweet. Yeah, you're that kind of guy. While you play as Hisao in Act 1, you get to talk to the main characters of the game, and maybe even the supporting characters. Sometimes they would let you pick decisions in the game, but not much, really.

It's basically a VN where you just talk your mouth off where there's too much information and lots and lots of dialogue! But like I said, Katawa Shoujo isn't so bad for a visual novel. If I played the 18+ one (Hentai included version/Full game) when it's out, then I would be so happy and review some more. But unfortunately, I don't have much to say about it now.

A B O U T KATAWA-SHOUJO

Katawa Shoujo is a bishoujo-style visual novel set in the fictional Yamaku High School for disabled children, located somewhere in modern Japan. Hisao Nakai, who has had a congenital heart disorder diagnosed just a few months ago, finds his life turned upside down when he moves to a new town and school after a long hospitalization. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends and eventually have romantic relationships with one of five main female characters.

- KS Site

T10: Women's Picks of Summer & Spring 2010 Animu

A survey of Japanese women provides an interesting snapshot of what their favourite anime of 2010 spring were, and what they are looking forward to in the summer 2010 season. Some rather surprising choices make their way into the rankings…
The best of the spring 2010 season, based on a survey of 2,285 Japanese female anime fans:

Bakemonogatari: Tsubasa Cat Alter. Ero-OP

Shaft has revealed the alternative opening for Bakemonogatari’s Tsubasa Cat arc, Sugar Sweet Nightmare, is really of a rather erotic nature…

Videos:

INRL Version:


Anime Version (Finally out!):
 

BGataHKei: Otaku Death Threat to Anime

Nopan onanism anime B-Gata H-Kei has apparently been the subject of a campaign of otaku death threats, but the producers are for once resolute in telling the maker of the threats to go to hell.
The B-Gata H-Kei production committee’s announcement:

Currently there has been an ongoing series of threats to the writer of the B-Gata H-Kei anime.
These threatening missives are demanding certain changes in content and expression, and suggesting the writer may come to harm if these demands are not met.
Regarding the content of B-Gata H-Kei, we would like to make clear that the production committee bears all responsibility for the anime and that the committee will not accede to any demands regarding changes to the content.
We have already reported this matter to the police and an investigation is under way.

T10: Best Spring 2010 Animu & Awaited Summer

Dengeki readers continue their dubious efforts at punditry by listing the most likely anime of the coming summer season, and what they fancy as the best of the passing spring.

To-Love-Ru: Anime Announced

Another anime adaptation of oppai, ecchi manga "To-Love-Ru" has been announced.

However, the announcement declines to elaborate on just what form the new title will take – an OVA or possibly even TV adaptation seem the only viable options at this stage.