Anime News

■“Evangelion New Movie” and a select shop, “FREAK’S STORE” collaborated for a T-shirt “EVANGELION PROCESSED” coming out in June 25^th 2010.  Design expressed like American Comics motif of Evangelion characters.  12 kinds and 3990 yen include tax.  Sizes are S, M, and L of 3 sizes.

Anime Related Event

■One of the biggest cosplay events in the world, “Cosplay Festa!” was held in June 26^th and 27^th at Tokyo Dome City Attractions & Prism Hall.  On 26^th, Cosplay exclusive TV program “Coscos playplay” held public recording with very well known voice actor Tomokazu Sugita for a guest.  Special event of “Arakawa Under the Bridge” was held also.  On 27^th, Consplay contest of “Dragon Quest” (Dragon Warrior) was held.  A game designer, Yuji Horii, a composer, Koichi Sugiyama, and a producer of “Doragon Quest 9”, Ryutaro Ichimura became special judging committee for the contest.

https://www.cosplayfesta.com/home.html

■From July 17^th ~19^th at Outlet mall in Hiroshima, “Marina Hop”, Anime painting car & Cosplay & Maid Café Event, “Mita Fes in Marina Hop” will be held.  It’s the festival of painted car, cosplay, maid café, and anime song live all in one. https://www.mita-fes.com/

Anime Introduction

New Animes upcoming this summer (2010)

Amagami SS: Love simulation game sold from Enterbrain in 2009 becomes anime.  In the game, 11^th grade boy (Junichi Tachibana) is going to find his girl friend by the Christmas.

Kuroshitsuji II: A sequel of “Kuroshitsuji” on aired in 2008.  Original series is still appears serially on “Monthly G Fantasy” magazine.

Digimon Cross Wars: The 6^th series of Digimon anime.  It has been 4 years since previous Digimon, “Digimon Savers”.

Asobini Ikuyo!: Anime from light novel wrote by Okina Kamino.  Love comedy based on first contact with a celestial alien.

Sekirei ~Pure Engagement~: A sequel of “Sekirei” on aired in 2008.  Original series is still appears serially on “Young Gangan”, wrote by Sakurako Gokurakuin.  Communal life of “Minato Sahashi” a high school graduate who failed to enter a college and pretty girl called “Sekirei” who contract with him.

Nurarihyon no Mago: Anime from “Shonen Jump” manga wrote by Hiroshi Shiibashi.  Setting is present time in Japan.  Protagonist is a boy who inherits the blood of Nurarihyon, a chief of “the Monsters”.  A bizarre fantasy that portraits everyday life of human and monster.

Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin: Third coming out of TV Tokyo and Aniplex Original Anime Project continued from “So Ra No O To” and “Senkou no Night Raid”.  The occult magazine “MU” is an official supervisor.  Story is a campus occult comedy at a campus where the occult frequently occurs.

Sengoku BASARA Ni: A sequel series from “Sengoku Basara” on aired in 2009.  Original is a action game from CAPCOM.  Story is organized based on Japanese history of Sengoku era.

Gakuen Mokushiroku HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD: Original story is comic series from “Monthly Dragon Age” magazine by Daisuke Sato and Shoji Sato.  Panic action anime runs away from zombies called “THEM”.

Monhun Nikki Girigiri Airu Mura, Airu Kiki Ippatsu: Anime from CAPCOM’s famous action game “Monster Hunter”.  Set most popular character Airu as a hero, portraits his confrontation to numerous quests expresses comically with short story flash anime style.

Kuru Neko Shin Season: Second season of anime originally from blog by Kuru Neko Yamato.