The YouTube website is streaming the five-minute "Yona Yona Penguin Kōkai Kinen Amigo Special" program on Rintaro's Yona Yona Penguin 3D computer-animated film. In this adventure story, a little girl named Koko gets sucked into a fantasy world populated by goblins who believe that their saviour will be a penguin. This joint project between Thailand's Imagimax, Japan's Dynamo Pictures, and France's Def2Shoot is opening in Japan on Wednesday. The film already screened at Spain's Sitges festival.
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Tomohiro Matsu and Peco's Mayoi Neko Overrun! (Stray Cats Overrun!) romantic comedy light novels has posted a 100-second promotional video. The story revolves around Takumi Tsuzuki, a boy who lives with his older "sister" Otome, although the two have no blood ties between them. Otome manages a run-down confectionary store called Stray Cats. One day, Otome picks up a mysterious beautiful girl off the streets. The series will premiere in Japan in April.
The anime adaptation of Ohba-Kai's Tono to Issho 4-panel gag manga will ship as an original video anime on DVD on March 25, and the official website is streaming a new promotional video via YouTube. The manga follows the humorous exploits of generals during Japan's tumultuous sengoku (Era of the Warring States) period. The DVD will include a bonus anime called "Gackt mo Issho," since the singer and actor Gackt is playing a character in the anime.
The List - 7 Goofy Anime Super Heroes Not every super hero gets an awesome robot, elemental powers to summon lightning, or can fly through the air due to sheer psychic will. No, some personalities probably aren't suited for the super hero role, but it's thrust upon them anyway, strange powers and all.
2013-05-25
Anime Boston 2013 We're bringing you all the news from Anime Boston with coverage all weekend!
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Tomohiko Ito and Shinichiro Kashiwara Panel
Day 1 Cosplay
Aniplex of America Panel
Opening Ceremonies 2013-05-24
Hey, Answerman! - Region Lockdown This week on Hey, Answerman! Brian disputes any and all claims about the "proper" length for a TV series! Then, there's Shop Talk, about opening your own anime and manga store, and some jabberin' about the scourge of Reverse Importation!
2013-05-24
Anime Central 2013 Theron Martin interviews Kalafina and Yuu Asakawa at the midwest's largest anime convention.
2013-05-23
The X Button - Gear Protection This week, Todd checks out The Starship Damrey, Black Rock Shooter, and the latest Guilty Gear! Plus the new Xbox, some DS leftovers, and yet more Guilty Gear.
2013-05-22
Stephanie Sheh Personalized Autograph Experience Get a personalized autograph from Stephanie Sheh, even if you can't make it to one of her convention appearances (Or don't want to wait in line for a chance for her autograph even when you can make it to a convention).
2013-05-21
Dusk maiden of Amnesia Blu-Ray A high school boy befriends a sexy female ghost in this eclectic mix of comedy, romance, drama, and horror. Its success at all four, combined with inventive artistry and a strong musical score, makes this one of 2012's best anime series.
Hakuōki: A Memory of Snow Flowers DVD 1-2 This six-episode OVA story fills in a time gap in the first series by looking at certain incidents from multiple different angles. Though hardly crucial viewing, fans of the franchise should find this satisfying.
Attack on Titan episodes 1-6 A young man tries to battle back against giant humanoids who feast on humans in this graphic, visceral, and fantastically intense action/horror story. Its great strengths overcome writing and production value inconsistencies.
Blood-C BD+DVD ... either one of the most brilliantly shocking horror series ever created, or one of the biggest practical jokes ever played on an anime-viewing audience.
Mikunopolis in Los Angeles Blu-Ray The lively music, flashy visuals, and digitally-generated performers result in a form of entertainment unlike any other.
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II: The Battle for Doldrey On the whole, The Battle for Doldrey is a mixed bag of strengths and weaknesses. While that may be true of most things, there are few places where those lines are so clearly drawn as in this film.
InuYasha Movie Blu-ray Complete Collection Four movies, all so rigidly formulaic that they could be sequential remakes. This is an entertaining set all told, but you can get the same experience (or better) by watching the first film four times.
K-ON! The Movie Blu-Ray The movie finishes what the TV series began, with a story that goes beyond a typical episode, but stops short of being an epic, life-changing experience.
Kamisama Kiss GN 6 Kamisama Kiss' latest English volume takes the promise of volume five and expands upon it. Despite a slight artistic decrease, the story remains engaging and by turns funny, touching, and romantic.