Tag: Manga

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AMV of the Week

This weeks AMV comes from Youtuber imthemaster312.  This individual takes the song “Would you be my Girlfriend” performed by Nsync featuring Nelly and edits it to scenes from Ah My Goddess! You can tell imthemaster312 to some time putting this video together.  The words, of the song, are lined up really well with the lip movements of the characters in the scenes.  You can tell scenes were used that emulated what the song’s lyrics where.  This was a really well done AMV and you can watch it on YouTube under the tag “Ah My Goddess-AMV-Would You Be My Girlfriend” or you can catch it below.

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A Soldier for Benefit

After the the Great East Japan Earthquake, the youth group of the local chamber of commerce and industry created a superhero, Onagawa Rias Soldier Eager.  The superhero was created to help boost morale in the local population and for rebuilding.  Since it’s creation Onagawa Rias Soldier Eager has now become the character of a 164 page manga by 60 manga professionals to help raise money for the devastated region in the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan.  The manga is entitled Shinsai ni Makeruna Higashi-Nihon Project.  For more information follow the link below.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ2011101113251

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More Fun Food from Japan

Tokyo’s Namco Namja Town is having fun again.  This time it’s with the release of the K-ON! film.  To celebrate K-ON!’s release they will have desserts and entrees from November 18-January 27 with a K-ON! theme.  Pictured above is the variety of food that will be available.  If you want a closer look follow the link below back to AnimeNews Network for a listing of each individual dish.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-11-05/k-on-film-celebrated-with-dishes-desserts-passports

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Doujinshi Threatened

The United States is wanting to standardize copyright laws between Japan and seven other Pacific countries.  Japan has had a unique marketing tool with Doujinshi.  Doujinshi is fan made manga that fans can sell at doujinshi conventions, only for that one convention.  The fans use copyrighted characters and produce fan manga.  Comiket is one of the largest conventions for this type of product.  The Japanese publishers have always let these conventions happen because it also helps promote their characters and keeps interest and possible create new interest in their published titles.  Thank of it as you get a small taste of the characters and then you want to purchase the whole meal.  It would be nice if the U.S. publishers would recognize that this could help them in their business here in the U.S.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/21387.html

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AMV of the Week

This weeks AMV comes from YouTuber mayurei.   This individual has taken the song “Haunt You Every Day” performed by Weezer and edited it to images from the series Ghost Hunt.  It is a longer and slower, but it captures the feel of Ghost Hunt.  Mayurei spent some time with this by going through the episodes and finding clips where the words of the song are lip synced perfectly with the anime to make it look like the character shown is actually singing the words of the song.  Great job all the way around.  You can check out the video on YouTube under the tag “I’ll Haunt You – Ghost Hunt AMV” or watch it below.

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Viz to Launch Yaoi Line

Viz Media has announced that it is joining forces with Animate, Ltd. and Libre Publishing Co., Ltd. to begin publishing a Yaoi (Boys Love) line called SuBLime.  The line will have titles in print and in digital format.  The print line will launch in the Spring of 2012 with Three Wolves Mountain by Naono Bohra and Hachimitsu Darlin by Norikazu Akira with additional titles launching in the Summer.  The digital line will actually start this December with Love Pistols by Tarako Kotobuki and Dannasama To Mitsugetsuchu by Haruka Minami with more titles coming in 2012.  Viz is taking the leap to digital because of the observance of their consumer readership downloading more digital content.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/21341.html

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Digital to Take over Print Subscripiton

Viz Media has announced that it will have a new digital subscription for it’s Shonen Jump magazine in the U.S. called Shonen Jump Alpha.  With this new digital subscription the print version of Shonen Jump will discontinue with it’s April 2012 issue.  Libraries and individuals will need to get ready for this shift and make adjustments.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-18/shonen-jump-alpha-to-be-available-only-in-u.s-canada

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AMV of the Week

This weeks AMV comes from YouTuber dcmkod.  This individual has taken the song “Take it Off” by Kesha and edited it to scenes from High School of the Dead.  The editing is good and I enjoyed the AMV.    It might be strange to have a upbeat song like this set to the images that are shown, however I have listened to the songs lyrics and it fits great.  Here is what I’m talking about “lose your mind….we’re delirious, tear it down” and “There’s a place down town where the freaks all come around.  It’s a hole in the wall, it’s a dirty free for all.”  It just works for me.  It you want to view the video search on YouTube for “Highschool of the Dead AMV Take it off!”  or check it out below.

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Fullmetal to Have Limited U.S. Release

Eleven Arts has stated that Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos will be showing in around 100 theaters this winter.  Your patrons will want to contact their local movie houses to see if they are going to be one of the lucky few theaters that will be showing this movie.  These releases usually happen in larger cities like New York, Denver, or San Francisco.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-11/2011-fma-film-to-get-n-american-theatrical-release-on-100+screens