Archive for 09/17/14
One Piece Dance Battle Smart Phone Game Gets 2nd Promo Video
Bandai Namco Games began streaming a second promotional video on Wednesday for its smart phone game One Piece Dance Battle. The first promotional video streamed one year ago.
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Games,
"Monogatari" Ends With Teaser for New Story
The churn of excitement around NisiOisiN is getting even bigger than it was yesterday. As the manga and novel author prepares for the September 19th release of Zoku Owarimonogatari, the conclusion of his modern fantasy Monogatari series' final season, and the October debut of his new detective series Okitegami Kyoko no Bobiroku, he's launched a Twitter account.
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Manga,
"Attack on Titan" 1st Compilation Film to be Screened at Tokyo International Film Festival
It is officially announced today on September 17 that the first compilation film Attack on Titan: Guren no Yumiya, which compiles the first 13 episodes of the TV anime, will be screened at the upcoming 27th Tokyo International Film Festival as a special invitation film. The festival is scheduled to be held in Tokyo from October 23 to 31. The official screening day of the film in the event has not yet been announced, but it will be the film's world premiere one month ahead of its general theatrical release day in Japan, November 22.
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Anime,
46-year-old Unemployed Man Arrested for Posting "Maken-Ki! Two" on Video Sharing Site FC2
ACCS (The Association of Copyright for Computer Software) reported today on September 17 that Hokkaido Prefectural Police's Anti-Cyber Crime Division, Living and Safety Special Unit, and its Ebetsu Station arrested a 46-year-old unemployed man from Nishi Tokyo-city, Tokyo, on suspicion of copyright infringement on September 11, then referred the case to the Sapporo District Public Prosecutors Office on the following day.
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Anime,
VIDEOS: Mecha Naruto and More Featured in Latest "Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution" Character Videos
While the game might be out, it's not too late to hype Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution with some character profiles. Bandai Namco has posted some fun ones today with looks at the moves of Mecha Naruto, First Hokage, Minato, Shisui Uchiha and Obito.
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Games,
Sega's Hero Bank 2 3DS RPG's Opening Movie Streamed
Sega began streaming the opening animation for its Hero Bank 2 Nintendo 3DS game on Tuesday. The idol group Kamen Joshi (Mask Girls) join professional karate fighter Nobuaki Kakuda to perform the opening theme, "Kasege! Jarinko Hero" (Make Money, Dunce Hero!).
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Games,
2nd Rurouni Kenshin Sequel Film Earns 919 Million Yen in 1st Weekend
Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen (Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends), the second of two live-action Rurouni Kenshin sequel films, opened on Saturday in Japan on 434 screens and sold 717,958 tickets for 919,479,200 yen (about US$8.57 million). The film beat the record of the first sequel film to garner the biggest opening of any Japanese live-action film this year.
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Live Action,