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.
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost will be one that librarians will want to consider strongly to place within their anime collections. It will appeal to the anime/animation fans and also to your video gamers. It will be available come November to purchase, so check your vendors and preorder your copy. Thanks to FUNimation and YouTube for the following trailer:
The live action movie of Rurouni Kenshin as of September 1 (last Saturday) has already been seend over 1 million times in Japan. It has already been licensed in over 60 countries. If it will get a theatrical run is iffy. More than likely it will get a limited release, but it will definitely get a Blu-ray release. A trailer has already been made in English and you can watch it below.
This weeks AMV Spotlight is on YouTuber MeiChan923. This is an older AMV from 2009, but it has a beautiful song and message to go with it. The song is ‘You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)” performed by Josh Groban. MeiChan923 inspiration for the AMV was from Ryan Patrick Halligan’s story at http://www.ryanpatrickhalligan.org/ , for those needing someone to talk with link here for help http://suicidehotlines.com/. The anime used for the AMV were Air, Clannad, Konon, and One. It has won several competitions and it is well deserved. It is a beautiful AMV with a powerful message.
Winner of : Anime Mid Atlantic 2009 AMV Contest – Best Drama;
Anime Evolution 2009 AMV Contest – Best Sentimental;
AnimeNEXT 2009 AMV Contest – Best Sentimental;
Fanime Music 2009 AMV Contest – 2nd Place Judge’s Choice Drama;
Fanime Music 2009 AMV Contest – 3rd Place Audience Choice Drama;
Anime Mid Atlantic 2010 Battle Of The Greats AMV Contest – Best Drama;
Please watch the video and then connect to the link about Ryan Halligan. This can be found on YouTube under YOU ARE LOVED [AnimeNext 2009 Winner – Best Sentimental] or below:
Rightstuf.com has remastered the anime series Martian Successor Nadesico. It is up for pre-order on their site at http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/XeWfmtEtaoiZfmkFsQ/browse/item/95123/4/0/0, so if your library didn’t get it the first time around, you might consider it now. Thanks to nozomient and YouTube for the following trailer:
The Japanese arm of Unilever is having a promo were exclusive super deformed Gundam figures will be packaged with AXE Fragrance Body Spray and Body Soap. The promotional will start September 13 and will continue while supplies last. Japan just has some cool promotional tie-ins, that’s all their is to it.
Yes that’s right Nami’s prized Mikan oranges will be sold in stores (straight out of One Piece), just not in the U.S. Starting in October Japanese supermarkets and department stores will begin selling Nami’s Mikan ~Premium~ oranges. They are prized for their “sweetness” You can see an add for them above and there will be different size boxes that customers can choose from with different artwork on each size. Just plain fun!
Here is another one from FUNimation that looks like a good one to put in your anime collections, Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror. Oblivion Island was a Nominee for the 2010 Japan Academy Prize for “Best Animation Feature Film”, Winner of the 2010 Japan Academy Prize for “Award of Excellence” and Winner of the 2010 10th Nippon Connection Japanese Film Festival for “Nippon Cinema Award”. Thanks to FUNimation and YouTube for the following trailer:
A new series for you to consider for you anime collections with in your libraries, Aria: The Scarlet Ammo. Thanks to FUNimation and YouTube for the following trailer:
This week’s spotlight is on YouTuber malpercio6. The AMV that was created takes the song “Dynamte” performed by Taio Cruz and edits it around clips from several anime. The editing was done very cleanly. The cuts from scene to scene were done with the bass (drum) beat of the song. Black and white imagery and images of malpercio6’s own design (mainly stars with the words written within the stars) worked to great appeal. The song itself is just a great upbeat song and no matter what you do, I beat you head will be moving to the beat. Great job malpercio6. You can check out the AMV below or find it on YouTube under “[MEP] Like It’s Dynamite”:
The next Naruto movie that librarians will want to keep track of is Naruto: Road to Ninja. It has already been released in Japan and will definitly be released in the North American market. Thanks to AnimeNews Network, Naruto Official website and YouTube for the following trailer: