Tag: Anime

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AMV of the Week

This weeks AMV comes from YouTuber xxxHentaiGirlXXX.  This individual took “Party in the U.S.A.” by Miley Cyrus and intercuts scenes from a varity of anime.  Some anime I recognized were Perfect Blue, One Piece, Lucky Star…and many others.  This is just a fun song that spotlighted several women in the animes.  Don’t let the YouTuber handle scare you away from this particular AMV, it’s more of a celebration of these characters, it’s not derogatory in any way I can see.  You can check this AMV out on YouTube under the tag “Party in the USA – Anime Style” or check it out below.

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VIZ to Publish Redakai

Here is a title most libraries will probably want to add to their manga collections.  VIZ Media ia planning to publish Redakai.  This title will appeal to you animation and TCG players, since Radakai has an anime by Marathon, on Cartoon Network, and a TCG put out by Spin Master.  There is no set date on release for this title yet, but you will want to start watching your purchasing sources and alert your purchasing agent and they might be able to pre-order the first book.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/22468.html

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AMV of the Week Do Over

Didn’t realize I had already done the tribute video for Serenity, so here is another AMV for you.  This one comes from YouTuber SimplyMadStudiOs.  This AMV takes the song “Like it Loud” performed by Myah Marie and edits it to several anime: Bleach; Ookami-san; Toradora; Angel Beats; Higurashi; Macross Frontier; Shuffle!; Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya; and Umineko, as stated by the maker of the AMV.  It spotlights the female characters of these anime as the tough ladies that they are.  The transitions are timed with the beats of the song which make it a fast paced video.  The added background isn’t distracting, but add to the video.  Just a great video with a great song nice going SimplyMadStudiOs.  You can find the AMV on YouTube under “[SmS] We like it Loud! [Collab]” or check it out below:

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D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival

This year during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery will be hosting a Ghibli film marathon.  The event will be held April 15 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and is a free event.  If you happen to be in the area or your library is in the area let your patrons know about the marathon.  Movies that will be shown are: Ponyo; Porco Rosso; Princess Mononoke; and Spirited Away.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-07/d.c.s-cherry-blossom-festival-to-hold-ghibli-film-marathon

 

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ZIP! Gets Rurouni Trailer

ZIP! a Japanese morning television showed a trailer for the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin live action movie.  This is one movie librarians will want to keep an ear to the ground on because it should eventually make it’s way to North American markets.  Kenshin might be an older manga series, but it is still one of the most loved series and when new readers come into the format this is one of the series that is suggested to them to read and the manga and anime should be on must library shelves.  Thanks to AnimeNews Network and YouTuber MrZoom91 for the trailer below. You will have to set through a little of ZIP! before the trailer starts, which is approximately 45 seconds in:

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Here’s a Unique View for Teachers

Here’s something librarians can pass on to their teachers within the community or use it within the library itself.  Akitoshi Maekawa, a 46 year old teacher in Japan, is using Chopper, from Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, to demonstrate civil rights.  Chopper is a character that was isolated from any interaction from the world when Luffy and his crew first encountered him.  People made fun of him, they were scarred of him, and bullied him because of this, but Luffy and the crew befriend him and he becomes part of the pirate crew.

Maekawa’s class related the Chopper character to several issues including: racial discrimination; people forced into a homeless lifestlye; handicapped people; and bullying.  Follow the link below for the complete article.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-03-05/one-piece-anime-helps-teach-human-rights-in-high-school

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NISA Licenses Anime for a N. A. Release

NIS America (NISA) has announced that it has licensed Otome Yokai Zakuro, a Japanese alternate history horror anime.  It’s scheduled release is for June 12 and it will be a subtitled edition only.  So you might want to mention this to your library’s purchasing agent if you are interest in picking it up to add to your anime collection.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-05/nis-america-licenses-otome-yokai-zakuro-tv-anime

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AMV of the Week

This weeks AMV comes from YouTuber LadySilverWings.  LadySilverWings took the song “At the Beginning” performed by Richard Marx and Donna Lewis and edited it around scenes from Chrono Crusade.  This is an older AMV, but still worthy of mention.  The editing is done cleanly and if you know the story of Chrono Crusade (Manga or Anime) you know this song fits perfectly and it will bring back your feelings you were having at the end all over again.  For those of you that don’t know the story I highly recommend you read the manga or watch the anime, then come back a watch the AMV, because it will make the impact of the AMV much better.  Great job on your selection and editing LadySilverWings and thank you YouTube of the video, you can find it under “Chrono Crusade – Within My Heart” or watch it below.

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Comic-Con Documentary

For those of us that will never get to Comic-Con, Comic-Con Episode IV A Fan’s Hope might be as close as we get.  The documentary will have a very limited release and will get most of it’s money from Blu-Ray/DVD sales.  This would be one for a library to get, so patrons that have expressed an interest in the convention can see what it would be like.  Thanks to ICv2 and YouTuber “movieclipsTRAILERS” for the trailer below.