Tuesday, 31 January, 2012

Anime has become so huge that some well known titles such as Dragon Ball, Blood: The Last Vampire and Speed Racer have owned live action movie counterparts. For simple movie goers who are not familiar with the anime or manga, some of these movies are passable, some would even say they’re great. But the same thing cannot be easily said for the hardcore anime fans; some would leave their mouths hanging open in shock while watching the movie or some would shake their heads in disgust. Ratings are considerably very low for these live action films with less than or equal to five stars out of ten in iM. But what happens if you take a very controversial anime and take a live action movie of it?… Keep Reading
Wednesday, 25 January, 2012

With her torquoise-colored floor length pig tails and cute appearance, Crypton Future Media’s world famous Vocaloid Hatsune Miku has become the latest model for yet another huge franchise: Hatsune Miku’s latest single “Tell Your World” has been featured in Japan’s Google Chrome ad.
The ad is simply about inspiration that leads to creativity.
Although Hatsune Miku looks like an anime character and appears as a guest on many anime and manga titles, she is not an anime character. Hatsune Miku is a singing synthesizer software in which users are able to make her sing any song imaginable just by entering the lyrics and setting the melody. She is illustrated by KEI who was tasked to draw an android diva based on Yamaha’s blue-green colors and is a popular cosplay choice.… Keep Reading
Saturday, 21 January, 2012
This most recent season of anime has shown a huge number of legalized ways to obtain the anime you want to see: both streaming through online simulcasts and licensing for DVD and Blu-Ray release. Here’s an overview of what to find where:
(Note: All air-dates are given in Japan time.)
Natsume Yuujinchou Shi (Natsume’s Book of Friends, Season 4)
Date Aired: January 2nd, 2012
Streaming On: Crunchyroll, Mondays, 10:00a.m. PST. Crunchyroll also has the first 3 seasons available for streaming.
Licensed By: NIS America has just recently licensed all 4 seasons of Natsume Yuujinchou for release on home video. There’s no news yet on the format or release dates.
Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama (The New Prince of Tennis)
(Sequel to the first Prince of Tennis anime.)
Date Aired: January 4th, 2012
Streaming On: Crunchyroll, Wednesdays, 10:30a.m.… Keep Reading