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.
Marvel and Mad House are teaming up again for another animated feature. The new feature is Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher. Release date is slated for March 25. So mark you calenders this will be one to add to you Animation Collection. Thanks to “Ralph Rodriguez” on YouTube for the following trailer:
The Rurouni Kenshin live action movie was successful enough to garner a sequel. No information on a working title or release date. However, the movies YouTube site has put up a teaser for everyone to watch:
For those of you old enough to remember the Patlabor anime you won’t need to worry about this live action Patlabor to try to replace them. The live action is a seven part series that will have 13 episodes and finish with a movie. The title of this series is Patlabor: The Next Generation. Thanks to “THE NEXT GENERATION” on YouTube for the following teaser footage:
Meet Nana Macne a vocaloid that was created by Haruna Ikezawa in 2008, for “Macs”. This is how creations can take time to make it into official recognition because it is now in 2013, that Vocaloid has named Nana an official part of the Vocaloid family. Below are a couple of links to samples that you can listen to:
Yu-Gi-Oh! always been a hot TCG, manga and anime. Now WizKids will be bringing collectors Yu-Gi-Oh HeroClix. This will attract your HeroClix collectors as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh collectors. The images above are just representations of what the HeroClix might look like, no final pieces have been shown yet to the public. The Yu-Gi-Oh starter set, with six figures, is scheduled for release on December 18. Then in February 2014 the gravity feed’s will hit the market. The gravity feed’s will have a total of 55 figures in the set with: 16 common figures; 15 uncommon figures; 12 rare figures; 9 super rare figures; and 3 chase figures. This set might be one you want to add to your gaming collection.
Sailor Moon keeps having a bang up year as Bandai keeps bringing out new items for their Sailor Moon fans. The latest round can be pre-ordered on the Bandai Fashion Net and the items are pictured above. You have four items you can choose from: Luna Hoodie 8,978 yen ($90); Luna Slippers 2.940 yen ($30); Sailor Moon Beanie 3,675 ($37); and Sailor Moon Jacket 13,388 ($140).
The One Piece Symphony is heading back to Paris. It would be way cool to get some concert dates in North America. The symphony will play music from the anime in front of footage, also from the anime. If you are going to be in Paris on April 5, 2014, you might want to see if you can get some tickets to the performance. It will be at the Grand Rex for two performances, one at 2:00 p.m. and the other at 8:00 p.m. Check out the trailer below from “Le Fee Sauvage” on YouTube:
1979 found me in front of a television after school watching a new cartoon. That cartoon was, unbeknownst to me, the anime Starblazers (Uchu-Senkan Yamato). I just thought this was a cool space cartoon, being fresh off watching Star Wars, in 1977 which feed into my love for Science Fiction. Starblazers 2199 is a re-adaptation of Yoshinobu Nishizaki’s original work, from Production I.G. and Voyager Entertainment, and will be available with English and Spanish subtitles. This is a classic anime that you will want to consider for your anime collection, it would fit nicely right beside the original series. Check out the short feature below explaining Starblazers 2199 and how it will differ from the original series. Thanks to “yamatocrew01” on YouTube for the video:
If you happen to live in France or traveling in France during December and you are looking for places to visit you might want to consider the Igarashi Yumiko: Empress of Shojo Manga exhibit that will be on display. There are no details as to where it will be housed yet, but if you do a search on the web when the date is closer you will locate the exhibit. The exhibit will contain 20 pieces from Igarashi Yumiko. As you are visiting you can also purchase the exhibit pieces if you like one for 450 euros or roughly $605. The exhibit will make a very brief stop in Lyon, on November 30 – December 1, and then the remainder of the time it will be in Paris, December 4 – January 4. You can go to AnimeNews Networks site linked below to see more artwork of Igarashi Yumiko:
Black Butler is a manga series by Yana Toboso and is being release by Yen Press. Great news for the fans of the series in a since. The live action Black Butler is set to be released in Japan, January 18, 2014. The film stars Hiro Mizushima as Sebastian and Ayame Goriki as Shiori, Sebastian’s newest master. The movie is set 130 into the future of the manga series so it is not a straight up adaptation, but could be looked at as a future story for the series. It depends on how one looks at the film. Since Warner Bros. is involved with production I would think that this movie will eventually make it to the North American market either as a dubbed or at least a subtitled movie. Thanks to “NatashaJapan” on YouTube for the following trailer: