We are just having fun reviewing and discussing comic books, graphic novels, manga, anime/animation, music and movies that we have recently read, listened to or watched.
ComicPop has reviewed the manga for Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign and enjoyed it. The anime looks to be just as good. FUNimation has Part 1 and 2 available right now or you can wait until September and they will be releasing the complete collection of Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign. Thanks to FUNimation’s YouTube channel for the trailer of Part 1:
Here’s an interesting one from FUNimation, Gonna be the Twin-Tail. The complete collection is available now. Thanks to FUNimation’s YouTube channel for the trailer:
Cartoon Network Toonami started airing a new Mobile Suit Gundam series entitled Iron-Blooded Orphans. Check you local time and listings for this new series especially all the Gundam fans out there. Thanks to Gundaminfo’s YouTube channel for the following trailer:
Start saving your money if you are a TCG collector and specifically a Pokemon TCG collector. Pokemon USA has announced 4 additional releases for August and September. We will hit the first three first and then the pictured set above last. Three of the sets will be: 1) Pokemon: Shiny Mega Gardevoir and Mythical Pokemon Volcanion 3-pack Pin Blister, which will contain 3 booster packs and 1 or 2 collector pins – the release date is August 24 with a MSRP of $14.99; 2) Mythical Pokemon Collection – Victini, which will contain 2 Pokemon Generations booster packs, a collector pin, and a promo foil card of Victini – the release date is September 1 with a MSRP of $12.99; and 3) Pokemon Red & Blue Collection – Pikachu-EX, which will contain 4 Pokemon Generations booster packs, a sculpted Pikachu figure and a promo foil card of Pikachu-EX – the release date is September 14 with a MSRP of $24.99.
The big daddy is pictured above and will be released on September 14 and it is the Pokemon 20th Anniversary Elite Trainer Box. It will contain 10 Pokemon Generations booster packs, 65 black and gold card sleeves with 20th Anniversary logo, 45 Energy cards with a new look, a players guide, 6 damage counter dice, 1 coin-flip die, 2 acrylic condition markders, a collectors box, and a foil promo card of Shaymin-EX. This set will have a MSRP of 49.99.
Eric Stimson has posted a cool article with photos on AnimeNews Network about a new Sailor Moon exhibit opening in Japan. The exhibit opened on April 16 and is scheduled to run through June 19 at Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills Observation Deck. The exhibit contains giant scrolls drawn by Sailor Moon’s creator Naoko Takeuchi, several other pieces of artwork anime artifacts, manga artifacts, costumes, and memorabilia and collectibles divided among six different rooms. So if you happen to be traveling in the area and are a Sailor Moon fan you might want to make plans to swing by the exhibit. Follow the link to additional pictures, of the Sailor Moon exhibit, at AnimeNews Network’s page: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-04-17/sailor-moon-exhibit-opens-in-usagi-hometown/.101123
Rage of Bahamut – Genesis comes out later this month from FUNimation. This one looks to be a fun adventure fantasy. I’ll be checking it out for a possible for the anime collection, you might to. Here’s the trailer from FUNimation’s YouTube channel:
Bushiroad is releasing a new Disgaea expansion set for the Weiss Schwarz TCG on June 10. The English version will include Trial Decks, Booster Packs and a Meister Set. The Trial Deck will have 50 cards, of which 18 will be exclusive cards to the Trial Decks. Also if you are lucky enough you might get a Trial Deck that has a signed gold foil card by voice actor Tatsuhisa Suzuki. The Booster Packs will have 165 different cards. In random packs you have a chance of getting a signed gold foil/hot stamped signed card by one of these voice actors: Kaori Mizuhashi; Tomoe Hanba; Yuuko Sasamoto; Kaori Ishihara; Wataru Hatano; Suzuko Mimori; or Manabi Mizuno. In the Meister Set there will be an exclusive rubber playmat, a 700 card storage box and a PR card. So if you are like Logan you might want to mark you calendar and start saving money.
Kanomi has set some release dates for new product in thier Yu-Gi-Oh! card game, so start saving up know. First up is the Rise of the True Dragons structure deck – it will have new high-level dragons, dragon devotee monsters, and spell cards that will be able to summon dragons from the graveyard with no restrictions – this set has a July 15 release date. Next is the Dark Illusion core booster set – it will have 100 cards to the set to include ten new themes and ten never before seen cards – these boosters have an August 5 release date. Last is Dragons of Legend Unleashed booster set – this set will have several foil cards from the manga and anime that have never been used before – which has an August 19 release date. So have fun chasing all of these down this summer.
Here is something you probably didn’t think you would ever see. AnimeNews Network reports that CAPCOM recently announced Musical Biohazard: Voice of Gaia. The company has tapped Reon Yuzuki (pictured above) to be the lead in the musical, that will feature elements of ballet and action. The first run of the musical will be at Tokyo’s Akasaka ACT Theater from September 30 to October 12.
AnimeNews Network has a report that is great news for Death Note fans. Come this October there will be a new Death Note film to add to the story. Shinsuke Sato is directing this near future chapter in which two geniuses inherit DNA from L and Light and are in a war over six Death Notes that are on Earth. The cool news is that, as shown above, Erika Toda will be reprising her role as Misa Amane to help tie in the previous films.