Archive for 09/15/14
"Monster Musume" Polls Fans About Anime Adaptation
The site for Okayado's Monster Musume manga, published in North America by Seven Seas, has launched a series of polls/social media campaign about what fans of the monster girl harem comedy would like to see in an anime adaptation, if one were to be produced. After starting with the question of which scene fans would absolutely not want to see removed, it's now asking for fans to pick their favorite character.
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Anime,
New "K-On!" Arcade Game Rocks Location Test in Japan
K-On!'s popularity remains steady, at least steady enough for Sega to bust out another arcade game with the upcoming release of K-On! After School Rhythm Selection. Location tests kicked off on September 13 and are running through today in Japan.
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Games,
New Nintendo 3DS Gets Pokémon Variants in Japan
Pokémon Centers throughout Japan will offer original variants of the upcoming New Nintendo 3DS system with the Pokémon Groudon or Kyogre on stamped suede-style plates. Pre-orders for the New Nintendo 3DS Groudon Edition and New Nintendo 3DS Kyogre Edition will begin this Saturday, and they will officially debut on November 21 for 19,000 yen (about US$190) each.
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Games,
"Death Note" Musical Shows Off Its L
Following the recent launch of its official Facebook pace, the social media feeds for the upcoming Death Note stage musical have introduced 28-year-old actor/singer Teppei Koike as the production's genius detective L. Koike made his musical debut last year in a production of Merrily We Roll.
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Live Action,
Aniplex of America Announces New "Gurren Lagann" Blu-ray Release
At their industry panel at Nan Desu Kan in Denver, Colorado, Aniplex of America Inc. has announced that the Gurren Lagann Television series will be released on Blu-ray. Previously only available as part of the Gurren Lagann BD Set (Import), the TV series will now be available in a domestic Blu-ray release. The Gurren Lagann TV Series will be released on Blu-ray in a total of 5 volumes.
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Anime,
My Wife is Wagatsuma-san Manga to End on September 24
Manga author Yuu Kuraishi announced on Twitter last month that the manga series My Wife is Wagatsuma-san(Wagatsuma-san wa Ore no Yome) will end in this year's 43rd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on September 24. This year's 42nd issue is confirming the series will end when the issue is released on Wednesday. Kuraishi stated that it is impossible to keep up with the busy schedule of a manga creator and work in a restaurant chain at the same time.
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Manga,