Kotobukiya Supergirl Kotobukiya has created supergirl poison ivy batgirl batman hulk starwars & many more, all looking like the illustrations of the characters.
Trailer for Live Action Smuggler Adaptation [video=youtube;EXD7dQDgUUU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXD7dQDgUUU&feature=player_embedded[/video] Anyone Else Thinking Durarara? Katsuhito Ishii's Smugglerlooks a little wackier than Shohei Manabe's original manga.*From Tokyopop's description of their release of the manga*The smugglers in our tale--guys who have to clean up the bodies after mob assassinations in which heads get ripped off--are a cold-hearted silent veteran, an old man, and a young guy forced to do dirty work to pay back money he owes the mob. When the young smuggler makes a mistake by allowing a captured rival to escape, the price he must pay for his error gets horrifically high.. :vampire: Click The Link 4 More :vampire: Trailer for Live Action Smuggler Adaptation
"Persona 4 The Animation" Trailer Streamed, Theme Songs Announced, and More [video=youtube;3Ts_RJSDmNo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ts_RJSDmNo[/video] More familiar names return to perform the theme songs The official Persona 4 The Animationwebsite has updated revealing new keyart (to the right), information on the theme songs, a new trailer and some additional info via twitter.*At midnight on July 27th, the new, not work safe, trailer began streaming from, the Midnight Channel, Mayonaka TV. The trailer will be available from there for a limited time and features a few not previously- shown-in-anime-form characters and the opening theme to the anime. :vampire: Click The Link 4 More :vampire: "Persona 4 The Animation" Trailer Streamed, Theme Songs Announced, and More
Cosplay: Tiger & Bunny gallery Costumed heroes battle crime at Japan's Wonder Festival The Wonder Festvial model and hobby show in Chiba, Japan may have wrapped last weekend (you read our reports, didn't you?), but cool information and pictures are still popping up with delightful regularity. Take this gallery of pics of Tiger & Bunny cosplayers, taken by Kotaku Japan at Wonder Fest.**Speaking of Tiger & Bunny and conventions...the Crunchyroll All-Stars will be at Otakon 2011 in Baltimore shortly. T&B's producer Masayuki Ozaki will be there too! Please keep your dial tuned here to CRN by for breaking news, cosplay pics, and gosh knows what else over the weekend! :vampire: Click The Link 4 More :vampire: http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2011/07/27/cosplay-tiger-bunny-gallery
VIDEO: "Beyond the Game" Documents Gaming Culture [video=youtube;BKqgHaT9Xd8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKqgHaT9Xd8[/video] Upcoming documentary explores tournaments, cons and more AnimatronicAckbar is a group currently working hard on documenting gaming culture with a film titled Beyond the Game. Their documentary aims to explore the gaming world through arcades, tournaments, conventions, music, fans and their relationships with one another. Gaze below to check out the trailer, which will be shown at the EVO 2011 tournament that kicks off tomorrow and runs through July 31. :vampire: Click The Link 4 More :vampire: VIDEO: "Beyond the Game" Documents Gaming Culture
Hiro Mashima to Appear at New York Anime Festival Fairy Tail and Rave Master Creator at NYAF The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) and Kodansha USA Publishing* today announced Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima will be coming to this October?s New York Anime Festival. The New York Anime Festival will take place October 13-16, 2011 at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan as part of the sixth annual New York Comic Con.Voice actors Todd Haberkorn, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Cherami Leigh, and Newton Pittman ? all in the anime adaptation of Fairy Tail ? have been previously announced as guests and will appear at NYAF. :vampire: Click The Link 4 More :vampire: Hiro Mashima to Appear at New York Anime Festival
On Set Photos of "The Dark Knight Rises" Antagonist Bane Bane Breaks the Philadelphia Heat Wave Don't look if you're avoiding any spoiler for Christopher Nolan's third Batman movie,*The Dark Knight Rises.* However, if you need to see what it looked like when the Caped Crusader matched up with Tom Hardy's Bane on the streets of ofPhiladelphia, check it out below. :vampire: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :vampire: On Set Photos of "The Dark Knight Rises" Antagonist Bane
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Prince of Tennis Themed Food Items Celebrate 10th Anniversary Movie Too cute to eat? From August 5th to September 30th restaurants inside Ikebukuro's* Namco Namja Town amusement park will be serving 25 different types of Prince of Tennisdesserts and other food to promote the September 3rd release of the anime 10th anniversary project, The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyu-jo Kessen! :vampire: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :vampire: Prince of Tennis Themed Food Items Celebrate 10th Anniversary Movie
Hunter X Hunter New Anime Finally Confirmed! Weekly Shonen Jump has the scoop This week's Weekly Shonen Jump confirms that a second Hunter X Hunteranime is set to broadcast in Japan this fall.*Based on Yoshihiro Togashi's manga, the original show ran from 1999 to 2001 and spawned OVAs. After about a year and a half hiatus, the 28th manga volume was released July 4th and has sold over 500,000 copies. The 29th volume is due out August 4th, and serialization in Jump is supposed to start up again August 8th. :vampire: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :vampire: Hunter X Hunter New Anime Finally Confirmed!
OTAKON 2011: Tiger & Bunny Producer Reveals Videogame and More Masayuki Ozaki also talks behind the scenes sponsor negotiations Otakon hosted the world's first Tiger & Bunnypanel this morning, featuring the producer of the show, Masayuki Ozaki (Sergent Keroro, Gintama - The Movie).**The first question from the panel was how they decided to have sponsored superheroes. "The idea came up three years ago. [It was] determined that we would do an original show with the director Keiichi Satou, and Keiichi Satou said he wanted to do a superhero show, but as a producer, I know just doing a plain superhero show wouldn't fly too well. So, I knew we needed a new gimmick, and as a producer, I wanted to include a lot of human drama [in] the story.* :vampire: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :vampire: OTAKON 2011: Tiger & Bunny Producer Reveals Videogame and More
Japanese Gunbuster Blu-ray Gets Boatload of Extras Anyone searching for the ultimate version of Gainax's 1988 OVA, Aim for the Top! Gunbuster, need look no further than Bandai Visual's upcoming Blu-ray. Along with the expected remastering, the set also includes a new short movie and more.*This box marks the first home video release of Gunbuster's 5.1-channel soundtrack, with the option of the original 2-channel track included. Footage of the OVA was remastered through a Gainax-supervised telecine transfer from the original film stock. :vampire: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :vampire: Japanese Gunbuster Blu-ray Gets Boatload of Extras
FUNimation Offers Eleven Free Episodes for Download for a Limited Time DBZ, FLCL and FMA Included FUNimation has almost a dozen freebie download episodes across Zune, PlayStation Network and iTunes.* The deals expire at various points in the month, so check them out sooner rather than later.**via FUNimation's blogXbox / ZuneSpice and Wolf - Season One - Episode 1 free until 8/9 Spice and Wolf - Season Two - Episode 1 until 8/16 Baka and Test - Episode 1 free until 8/16 Dragon Ball Z - Season Two - Episode 1 free until 8/30 *Sony / PlayStation NetworkDragon Ball Z - Season Two - Episode 1 free until 8/30 Spice and Wolf - Season One - Episode 1 free until 8/9 :vampire: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :vampire: FUNimation Offers Eleven Free Episodes for Download for a Limited Time
EVO 2011 Breaks Online Viewership Records Viewers consumed over 1.9 million hours of fightin' contentThis year's edition of the Evo Championship Series may be over, but the tournament's major victories are just now being celebrated. Chief among them are the numbers, with over 2 million unique viewers tuning in to see the world's largest fighting game tourney.*The event, which was held in Las Vegas, NV from July 29-31, put the hurtin' on all previous reported records for unique online viewers of a competitive gaming event. According to the press release, viewers soaked in over 1.9 million hours of video content, and tuned in for an average of 55 minutes each. :vampire: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :vampire: EVO 2011 Breaks Online Viewership Records
Miike's "13Assassins" & Two Samurai Classics From the '60's Added to Netflix Stream [video=youtube;zLtlahx8zek]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zLtlahx8zek[/video] Critics are calling Takashi Miike's*13 Assassinsone of the best action movies in years. 1966's The Secret of the Urnis a classic cinema adventure of Tange Sazen, a maimed ronin first introduced in the 1920's who serves as a model for characters likes of Blade of the Immortal's Manji.* 1964's Revenge (Adauchi)serves as a rebuttal of over-idealized samurai movies from social realist filmmaker Tadashi Imai.* The three movies can now be viewed from Netflix's streaming service. :vampire: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :vampire: Miike's "13 Assassins" and Two Samurai Classics From the '60's Added to Netflix Streaming
ONE PIECE Manga Sold 54,856,000 Copies in January 2010-June 2011 NARUTO, Kimi ni Todoke, and FAIRY TAIL follow The September issue of Monthly Nikkei Entertainment's main feature is "The Newest Ranking 150: Writers & Manga Artists". According to the article, the top-selling manga artist in Japan in the period December 28, 2009-June 12, 2011 is Eiichiro Oda (ONE PIECE) by an overwhelming margin. He had sold 54,856,000 copies of his ONE PIECE manga in the period. The number is close to five times of the second-selling manga NARUTO's 11,035,000 copies. :vampire: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :vampire: & for the Manga Artist Sales Ranking TOP 50*(Based on Oricon's Manga Ranking in December 28, 2009-June 12, 2011) ONE PIECE Manga Sold 54,856,000 Copies in January 2010-June 2011
