Anime News
17.01.07
Japanese Vintage Serving Robot
How about a handmade sake serving robot from Japan? Made out of cherrywood
and porcelain, these things are handmade and crafted over 40 tireless days
and 40 sleepless nights. Only if you have 1 million yen to spare.
12.12.06
Bandai USA Launches Community "Honneamise" On Myspace
The site contains information and images from Bandai Visual’s upcoming
release of the classic anime series “Gunbuster”
as well as past Honneamise titles “Patlabor The Movie” and “Patlabor 2 The Movie.”
Visitors to the site will also be able to view a special video clip from the newly
re-mastered version of “Gunbuster” as well as download wallpapers,
buddy icons and MySpace skins from Honneamise titles.
The site will be updated periodically. “Gunbuster” will be available on
DVD for the first time in the U.S. on February 20, 2007. A favorite among
anime fans, “Gunbuster” has been re-mastered in HD 24P format with newly
translated English subtitles under the supervision of the original producers.
9.12.06
OzAnimart Launches New Online Shopping Website
OzAnimart Melbourne has released its new improved online shopping website.
Now you can browse and shop for your anime stuff anytime.
We are still working to improve our website, please feel free to send us
your feedback. :)
28.09.06
Anime Review: Basilisk
“Basilisk” stories of two people in love from feuding families.
The lovers introduced in the first episode meet a tragic fate at each
other’s hands after their families’ feud makes them spend their lives
separated and at war, but their two grandchildren want to end the animosity
and get married.
However, unknown to them, the top 10 ninjas from the two clans are put
on a hit list, and whichever clan survives longest decides the next shogun.
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25.09.06
Why Japanese makes the world's best game.
"Japanese people have an insatiable appetite for anything new, liking
very new technology and new approaches to games," says Masaya Matsuura,
creator of Parappa the Rapper.
If there weren't Japanese developers around to push the industry forward,
we all might drown in a sea of FIFA updates, GTA clones and first-person
shooters.
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23.09.06
The Hong Kong government recently auctioned off 105 vanity license plates
for charity. Requests for the license plates were submitted by car owners,
and the most popular requests were then offered at the auction.
One of the plates auctioned off was "GUNDAM", which went
for 110,000 HKD (US$14,100 approx.)
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this in forums
21.09.06
Naruto volume 11 was the only manga that made the USA
Today Booklist Top 150 for the week ending September 17, falling from
#27 to #43 in the rankings.
-Animenation
21.09.06
Sega Announces New Shining Force For PS2
Among the many announcements today, Sega has been quite talkative, and
their latest news should intrigue old-school fans: Shining Force is getting
another installment.
Entitled Shining Force EXE, the game will feature action/RPG elements
and an entirely new storyline, complete with the more traditional anime
cut-scenes. It all began back in '92 on the Sega Genesis. The game will
revolve around a fresh Fortress System where the player will manage and
customize the growth, layout, and defense of the Geo Fortress. And while
you will still control a party, individual character customization is
essential to success, and this process is expected to be quite intricate.
All in all, Sega wants you to feel more "personally involved"
with each character's advancement.
-psxestreme
21.09.06
Spectrobes Gets Nintendo DS Release
Buena Vista Games announced a release date for its Nintendo DS-exclusive
game Spectrobes. The anime-inspired action RPG will ship worldwide on
March 15, 2007. Spectrobes is a new franchise being developed by Jupiter
Corporation, the same company behind Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
21.09.06
Nissan & Ghost in the Shell
Nissan has arranged for animated versions of two of its cars to appear
in 2007's Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society
film. Section 9 operatives will drive animated versions of the Nissan
Sport Concept and the Infiniti Kuraza, which premiered at the 2005 New
York International Auto Show and North American International Auto Show
in Detroit. Edmunds.com has video and promotional stills of the animated
cars.
-AnimeNewsnetwork
20.08.06.
New Evangelion Game in November
The official site for the new Detective Evangelion PS2 game is now online. The game comes out November 22 in Japan.
18.09.06
Guyver Episode 1 Online
The first episode of Bio-Boosted Armor Guyver is now online from IGN.
It will be available until September 27.
-Anime Nation
Toonami Jetstream
Just over four weeks ago, Toonami Jetstream was launched by VIZ and Cartoon
Network as a source to watch anime online. Now it has grown to providing
725,000 unique visitors per week showing that the demand for watching
online anime is at a high.
Currently, Toonami Jetstream contains anime such as Naruto, Hikaru No
Go, MÄR and The Prince of Tennis.
“Achieving 9.5 million video streams since our July 14 launch proves that
fans are looking to Toonami Jetstream as the online destination of choice
for action and animé programming. We will continue to offer a variety
of the newest and most exciting animated series for our fans to access
at anytime for their viewing pleasure.”
The biggest and most severe problem with Toonami Jetstream is that it
currently doesn't support Firefox or Safari, thus leaving the Linux and
Mac users in the dust.
-krazygamers
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you have any
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