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Back after a long sleep

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 07:48:00 +0000

I'm back after a long sleep with the blog! Unfourtanetly, college made next to impossible to keep up with the blog,but since i'm almost graduating (hopefully), now i have spare time to keep with up with the posts.

Saint Seiya's Kurumada to Launch Manga With All His Heroes

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 03:32:00 +0000

The January issue of Akita Shoten's Champion RED magazine is announcing on Tuesday that Masami Kurumada is launching a new series that will feature "all of Kurumada's heroes." A preview for the tentatively titled Kurumada Suikoden manga will appear in the next Champion RED issue on December 19.

The manga is part of the magazine's 40th anniversary celebration of Kurumada's manga career. The same upcoming issue will also have a special interview with Kurumada, special chapters of Kurumada and Shiori Teshirogi's Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiō Shinwa manga and Kurumada and Megumu Okada's Saint Seiya Episode.G manga, the latest chapter of Kurumada and Chimaki Kuori's Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō manga, and double-sided poster of "Kurumada All-Stars" (drawn by Teshirogi, Kuori, Okada, and Yun Kouga).

Source: animenewsnetwork, manga-news

Infinite Stratos: first episode and lots of girls

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 03:12:00 +0000

After seeing some releases, I decided to pick Infinite Stratos to watch.Unfortunately, this anime is already in season 02 and is currently airing,so i'm way behind until season 2.Therefore,I decided to post from the beginning of episode 1 in season 1.This a very good animation, a mix a of Harem,romance, and Mecha Action,but if you are looking something with a deep story,you probably and to look elsewhere.

First Episode covers most about Ichika Orimura's first day in day in IS school,which was until his arrival,classes filled only with women and the only girl he knows there is his childhood friend Houki Shinono.The episode ends with being challenged by a blonde irritating girl named Cecilia Alcott.Also,a little a information about how the armor works,which was cool,but don't expect something deep as i wrote earlier.

And of course,we have the classic cliche of most harems animes where the main guy is totally unaware of the girls wanting him,although it's a little funnier in this one because of the irritation of the girls around him because of this situation.I anticipated this,or otherwise i wouldn't be watching this one,as fan i am of this genre and i feel that it has it's funny moments without appealing too much with fan service.

Internet Piracy Boosts Anime Sales, Study Concludes

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 18:38:00 +0000

A prestigious economics think-tank of the Japanese Government has published a study which concludes that online piracy of anime shows actually increases sales of DVDs. The conclusion stands in sharp contrast with the entertainment industry’s claims that ‘illicit’ downloading is leading to billions of dollars in losses worldwide. It also puts the increased anti-piracy efforts of the anime industry in doubt.

The Japanese Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) has published an elaborate study that examined the effect of piracy on sales and rentals of Japanese anime DVDs. The results are quite remarkable.

While the music and movie industry often make outrageous claims about the disastrous effect of piracy on their respective industries, researchers are still divided. Some researchers claim a considerable loss due to unauthorized sharing, while others have found that the overall effect of piracy is a positive one.

RIETI’s study on the effects of piracy on the sales of anime DVDs in Japan falls in the latter category.

In their paper the researchers examine the effects of YouTube and the popular P2P-network Winny on DVD sales and rentals of Japanese anime episodes.

“Estimated equations of 105 anime episodes show that (1) YouTube viewing does not negatively affect DVD rentals, and it appears to help raise DVD sales; and (2) although Winny file sharing negatively affects DVD rentals, it does not affect DVD sales,” the researchers conclude.

“YouTube’s effect of boosting DVD sales can be seen after the TV’s broadcasting of the series has concluded, which suggests that not just a few people learned about the program via a YouTube viewing. In other words YouTube can be interpreted as a promotion tool for DVD sales,” it adds.

The results of the Japanese research confirm that piracy does not always have to be associated with a decrease in sales. Similar effects have been observed for music piracy andbook piracy as well.

One point of critique based on the main conclusions of the study, is that the observed relation only appears to be correlational. This may mean that the results could in part be influenced by significant third variables such as promotion and overall popularity. Since the report is only available in Japanese we were unable to confirm whether this was taken into account.

The results of the study come at an interesting time. For years anime distributors where considered quite lenient towards piracy, but last week the American anime distributor Funimation announced lawsuits against 1337 alleged BitTorrent downloaders.

Although it’s not expected that one study will change the tune of the copyright holders who are currently pursing alleged pirated in court, the study does confirm that the availability of unauthorized streams and downloads do not necessarily harm sales. Quite the opposite. The challenge for the content producers is to find the sweet spot that will benefit them, and consumers.

Source: TorrentFreak

GTO: The Early Years Manga Gets Sequel With New Artist

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 22:04:00 +0000

The December issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Champion magazine is announcing on Wednesday that artist Shinsuke Takahashi (Duel Masters Rev.) will serialize a sequel manga to Tohru Fujisawa's GTO: The Early Years (Shonan Junai-gumi). The "true sequel," titled Shonan Seven, will be written by Fujisawa and premiere in the February issue on January 6.

GTO: The Early Years is the prequel to Fujisawa's GTO manga and follows Eikichi Onizuka and Ryuji Danma, known as the deadly duo Oni-Baku (Demon Explosion). The pair recant their previous gang lifestyle in the hopes of losing their virginity while battling their former adversaries. GTO: The Early Years was released in North America by publisher Vertical, Inc. and received a video anime adaptation. The series received its own prequel, Bad Company, which was adapted into a live-action video in 1998.

Fujisawa will launch the tentatively titled Red Data Planet manga in the January issue of Kodansha's Magazine Special publication on December 20. He is currently penningKamen Teacher Black (the sequel to his four-volume Kamen Teacher manga series) and Ino Head Gargoyle (a spinoff of GTO) manga. He is also involved in the TokkoZero manga with Yukai Asada and the Soul Reviver manga with Manabu Akishige.

Source: Anime News Network

Sentai Filmworks Adds Gainax's Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water TV

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 06:07:00 +0000

North American anime licensing company Sentai Filmworks announced on Saturday that it acquired Gainax's science-fiction adventure anime Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water. The 39-episode 1990-1991 series will be "available soon through select digital outlets with a home video release on bilingual DVD & BD to follow."

Sentai describes the story:

The World's Fair, Paris, 1889: a young inventor crosses paths with an enigmatic girl and her pet lion. Suddenly they find themselves pursued by a villainous trio intent upon stealing the magical Blue Water. Thus begins an epic adventure inspired by Jules Verne's masterpiece 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Join Nadia and Jean as they travel the high seas in search of Nadia's homeland and her past, their only clue the mysterious jewel Nadia wears. Can they unravel the Secret of the Blue Water before it is too late? Discover Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water, the animated series beloved by millions, and find out for yourself!

The staff featured director Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion, His and Her Circumstances), character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honnêamise, Evangelion, Summer Wars), sound director Katsunori Shimizu(Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Fushigi Yugi), and musical composer Shiro Sagisu (Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Evangelion).

The anime was previously released on video tape by Streamline Pictures, and onvideo tape and DVD by ADV Films.

Source: Anime News Network

Figure: New Saber maid costume coming up

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 01:45:00 +0000

A new figure of Saber from Fate / Stay Night will be released,where she is dressed as maid costume,thanks to the new PS Vita game " Fate/ Stay Night Realta Nua" which have the illustration where this figure is based on.The manufacturer, PMOA will sell for 10.290 yen (about $103,ouch) and is going to be released for retail this month.I would buy one if it weren't too expensive.

Click in "read more" to see other screenshots.

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Update: Highschool DxD

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 01:33:00 +0000

I picked Highschool DxD to watch this weekend and i enjoyed more than my expectations, at first i thought it would be very similar to Rosario Vampire animation, which was an animation only for fan service and therefore ruining the story-line , but the world created and the story behind it actually follows correctly and interested me, excluding obviously the many nude-ecchi scenes.

Anyway,i will start writing from the first episode, but Highschool DxD is already in the 10th episode (which released today) in the second season.

Recommendation: Seitokai Yakuindomo

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 19:43:00 +0000

I know it's been a quite long time after my last post,and it was consequence of my short free time in the last few months.In July,i was on vacation and which extented the lack posts.After sorting and cleaning my house, a few days ago i watched a few episodes of Seitokai Yakuindomo,and i must say it's a great comedy to watch.
It's the story about a guy who enters in a new highschool, and is "invited" to be part of students commite of this highschool,which started to accept male students.However,What makes this anime fun is overwhelming sexual jokes or sexual inuendos, without exagerating so much.The animation is from 2010,and if you loved like i did, maybe you should check it's manga from where the animation's plot is from.

To Love Ru Darkness: New chapter brings forgotten characters back

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 12 May 2013 03:56:00 +0000

It seens that a new candidate to Momo's harem plan,who i thought was forgotten,has appeared in this new chapter that was released this month.I love To Love Ru Darkness not only because of its fan service,but the author tries to come up with a different ecchi situation in every chapter,and i really cheer to Kujou Rin is included in the harem plan.

Click here to download the full english translated chapter.

More Sceenshots below:

Anime 2013's spring season picks

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:21:00 +0000

Henneko

Some animes that i find interesting for this this next spring season.Sorry about the lack of updates,my life has become very busy this semester,but i WILL watch Oreimo 2 at least.

Henneko (The "Hentai" Prince ande the Stony cat) (Comedy)
Flowers of Evil (?)
Garantia on the Verdurous planet (mecha/action)
Oreimo 2 (comedy)

Saint Seiya Omega: Pisces amour and the four celestial kings (spoilers)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 03:41:00 +0000

Episode 44 and 43 covers Kouga and friends fighting Pisces Amour,who is perhaps the most powerful gold saint after Sagitarius Seiya,probably because of his dark cosmos.Both episodes were great.

Download SSO episode 43 english subbed
Download SSO episode 44 RAW

I'm interested to see what will happen to Amour from where the last released episode today
ended,the guy endured all Yuna's attacks,even with her most powerfull new technique.Also,he confirms that he did killed Leo Micaenas,clearing us of any doubts.I'm looking forward to the next episode,because of the clash between Mars vs Kouga an Eden, and finally all the history behind Mars (or Ludwig).The Celestial kings were kind of lame, dying so quickly.

Saint Seiya Omega episode 43 released

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:45:00 +0000

Episode 43 of Saint Seiya Omega has been released this weekend,and shows bronze saints reaching Pisces zodiac house,encountering Pisces Amour.No subs yet, click here to download RAW.I will post a quick impressions once subs are released.

Hetalia: The beautiful world: German,Italy and japan are back

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:16:00 +0000

The first episode of the fifth season of Hetalia is finally subbed and online,and on this episode featuring more Germany,Italy and Japan.Click here to watch (english subs)

Saint Seiya Omega episode 42: Ionia vs Kouga (Spoilers)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:16:00 +0000

With another great episode,Kouga and Yuna enters capricorn house and confronts Ionia about his betrayal.Continue to read if you don't mind spoiler.

Download Raw

Youtube Videos - spanish sub:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Ionia seens to be one of the strongest gold saints,with his book technique and his rejuvenation of his body,the guy becomes a monster and it'sn't a surprise to see Kouga taking all the beating.it's a shame that the battles sometimes are too quick,and i include this one.Good to see Kouga defeating and killing Ionia with his Pegasus comet.
On the other hand, i liked his background story before the events of omega takes in place.Also,it seens that every problem related to the bronze saints or the world,Medea has a finger on it,so despite of all problems that Omega has, they got the main villain right.
Next episode,all bronze saints (Except Eden)will reach pisces zodiac house and looks like things will get really bad to them,mainly Kouga.

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Tamako Market: first episode and review

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:49:00 +0000

I've watched the first episode of Tamako Market,and at first i didn't expect much and i thought i was going to get bored quickly,however this animation manages to be funny as the bird himself is very funny.There isn't really too much to say about,it's a inteligent and not a forced comedy,and should be watched by everyone who loves a good anime comedy.Click on read more to see more screenshots

Saint Seiya Omega 41: Amour Pisces and Tokisada Aquarius (spoilers)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:19:00 +0000

In this new episode,Ryuho and haruto fights Aquarius Tokisada once and for all in a place called the end of time,and Micenas decides to go to Medea's chambers to confront her,but the last gold saint we didn't know,Amour Pisces,is there to protect her.Click in read more to see screenshots.(has spoilers)

Download Link (subbed) will be posted soon

The Darkness cosmos overpowers a gold saint?It was really bizarre how Micenas died so easily in the hands of Amour,and next episode looks like will be Kouga x Ionia,round 2.

Releases of the weekend: SSO and Tamako Market

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:19:00 +0000

New weekend,new releases.Keep in mind that that there is only the RAW version,but eventually those new episodes are going to be subbed along the week:

Saint Seiya Omega episode 41: Download Link

Tamako Market 2: Download Link

I will update this post if anything else catch my eye.

To Love Ru Trouble Darkness OVA 4: Mea's master acts

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:22:00 +0000

On this fouth episode,we finally see some real plot advance,as it shows Yami and Mikan together and a fearsome and crazy Momo (picture above) towards the assassin,who wanted revenge on Yami because of a defeat in the past,which destroyed her reputation.I liked action,not so much fan service,but i guess it's ok,they need to advance the story sometimes.I expect more ecchi in the next episodes.

To Love Ru Trouble Darkness OVA 3: kotegawa and Rito

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 04:12:00 +0000

In this third amazing episode, Mea go meets Rito in his ecchi dreams,showing us that she is kind of a pervert and Kotegawa almost kissing Rito, thanks to Momo's interference on events.There is also a lot of fan service,more than the last two episodes.Click read more to see more screenshots.

To Love Ru Trouble Darkness OVA 2: Momo and Yami service

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:30:00 +0000

I know To Love Ru Trouble Darkness is on the 11th episode,but i can't rush straight to number eleven.On this episode,some Momo and Rito scenes (such as above,and more screens below) and Yami thinking her about her past.Lots of fan service delivered.I don't know if you already do it,but if you can, read the manga where this animation comes from,"To Love Ru Darkness",do it,because it's great as those animations,and more uncensored.

Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Next: review and first episode

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:22:00 +0000

Last weekend was the release of the first episode of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai next,the continuation of the first season ofthe light novel Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai.I've watched the first episode,and the animation continues what characterized it on the first season: it's not bad,has it's funny moments,a little of fan service,but there's nothing that it makes very good,or exceptional.Average to good,if you like animes based light novels,you should watch this one,and i will be following this one as well.Click here to download

Saint Seiya Omega: Poor Sonia

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:11:00 +0000

After watching this new episode,the battle between scorpio Sonia and Souma wasn't too intense as it was in the fire ruins.On the otherhand,this was probably the saddest episode of all,and because of the way that was shown to us,one of the best in SSO.Continue to read if you've watched the episode or you don't mind spoilers.I wll put the download link to the subbed episode as soon it releases.

EDIT: Download

The only bad thing about this episode was that Sonia didn't use any new tricks or moves while in the scorpio gold cloth,with excepetion of cour couse where she used "Antares".Moreover,i find it confusing,but not bad,about what exactly killed her.Why she was covered by those flames when she raised her unstable cosmos to te extreme?It was anger,pain?I hope there are a brief explanations coming on further episodes.However, after that point, the episode was very sad,but beautiful,and i'm starting to think that Medea is really the one whos is bossing around rather than Mars,who we have seen a little more how he looks like trough Sonia's childhood memories. Really great episode.

Maoyuu Mao Yuush: humans,demons and boobs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:26:00 +0000

Maoyuu Mao Yuusha is a new animation where the background story is a war of the humans countries with demons,and how this must not end for both sides because would be terrible for both sides.The anime shows us our main characters,the "hero" and a woman entitled the "Demon King",who has a crush for the "Hero",and both of them will try to end this war without bringing the problems that i've mentioned before.

I've watched the first episode which was subbed by deadfish,what i can is that this animation remembered a lot Spice and Wolf,the way that the almost couple comunicates,it's a very similiar.Therefore,if you liked Spice and wolf,you will probably like this one too,and the funny moments between them are still present,i found myself laughing in some moments.Keep in mind that maoyuu mao Yuusha tries to balance between serious moments because of the background story,and funny ones due to the couple "Hero" and "Demon",but i have the feeling that it tips more to the couple moments than the action or fighting, because it seens more an excuse for me, to work with both main characters.In conclusion,if you are looking for a more serious anime with fighting and action or a serious ambient,this one is not for you,a good first episode though.

There is also some of fan service,and a bit exagerated.Some screens and gifs:

Saint Seiya omega episode 40 released

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:20:00 +0000

The new episode was released today,however since it is still fresh, there is only the RAW version.I will watch the subbed episode when it releases,a lot of things happen and it's not so clear without understanding what they were saying. Click here to download.A few more images: