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Nintendo is being super cool on their YouTube channel. The Star Fox Zero Wii U game is being released and they have, of course put up the trailer for the game, but they have also are streaming a Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins a 14 and a half minute short. The short film was worked on by Shigeru Miyamoto, Production I.G., and Wit Studio. Check out the trailer below and then watch the short under that.
MicroSoft began streaming a three minute short featuring Production I.G.’s Ghost in the Shell property. The short is in conjunction with the release of Ghost in the Shell Arise. The short, entitled Ghost in the Shell Arise: Another Mission, is a dialogue and features almost every character from the series and of course MicroSoft’s Surface tablet. The Ghost is the Shell Arise series will debut in Japan on June 22 and will have four parts. Then on July 26 the movies will be available on Blu-ray and DVD. With Ghost is the Shell being popular I would expect the Blu-ray and DVD set will arrive in the North American market toward the end of the year. Very cool cross promotional.
Mercedes-Benz is having Production I.G. make a 6 minute anime short, “Next A-Class”, to promote Benz’ new A-Class cars, in the Japanese market. Mizuho Nishikubo, directed the short, with additional talent provided by Kazuchika Kise, the animator, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, who was the character designer and Kenji Kawai, who scored the 6 minute short. Below is a 30 second commercial for the short that will be released via Benz’ website at a date yet to be determined. Thanks to YouTuber “responsejp” for providing the video clip:
009 Re:Cyborg is a title you might want to mention to your library’s purchasing agent to put on their list to purchase for you anime collections. This is an adaptation of Shotaro Ishinomori’s Science Fiction manga 009 Cyborg which was also made into a anime series. This title is an animated movie by Production I.G. and SANZIGEN Animation Studios and will be distributed by T-Joy in Japan in October. So the title probably won’t show up in the North American market until December of 2012 or into the early part of 2013. Thanks to AnimeNews Network and YouTube for the following trailer:
Here is an Anime movie that will be coming out in Japan on June 2 and will probably be picked up by a North American distributor before it’s all said and done. The movie is Blood-C: The Lask Dark by Production I.G. and CLAMP. Thanks to AnimeNews Network and YouTube for the following trailer:
This is for all your Mass Effect fans and video gamers in general. T.O. Entertainment began streaming the video below in preparation for the release of T.O. Entertainment, Production I.G. and distributor FUNimation Entertainment of Mass Effect: Paragon Lost anime. There is no set release date yet, but this is libraries will want to consider adding to their animation collection. Based on BioWare’s popular Mass Effect role playing game, Paragon Lost will be a prequel for the video game Mass Effect 3. Thanks to T.O. Entertainment and AnimeNews Network for the video below.