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Monday, 06 June 2011 23:50

The-O Cast: Wondercon 2011

Hello Ocasters! We are back after a short hiatus to bring you the latest and greatest diatribes about none other than Wondercon 2011. We bring you our impressions about the convention in general, cosplay, guests, and panels like the Green Lantern. We also dig deep about the Priest panel and our video interview with Min Woo Hyung, the creator of the original manwha. All that and more await you! Stay tuned for our Fanime 2011 discussion, and a special discussion between David and I about Sucker Punch and live action adaptations of anime. Coming soon!

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Monday, 06 June 2011 18:41

iPhone Japanese Games Part 2

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The multipart segment of the iPhone Japanese games series is back!  Ever since my first iPhone Games list, more companies have started to release new games based on old classic game titles, but with new looks and extra features. Read the games after the jump!

 

 

Thursday, 02 June 2011 15:07

American Fan Song in Hatsune Miku Arcade

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Video game maker Sega had ran a contest for fans to submit their own songs for the popular rhythm arcade game, Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade. One of the songs selected, Hanamai Tsukuyomi Tan (花舞月詠譚), was written by our own resident columnist and anime singer Yukie Dong with production done by the talented Hoskey. Congratulations to them both!

The song is freely available to download from Sega's own page.

Tuesday, 31 May 2011 15:51

Miyuki Sawashiro @ Anime Expo 2011

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Anime Expo announced today that Japanese voice actress and singer Miyuki Sawashiro will be joining as Guest of Honor this year.  Sawashiro has worked on the anime adaptation of Black★Rock Shooter as Yomi Takanashi, Saeko Busujima from Highschool of the Dead, and more recently as Ayane Yano from Kimi ni Todoke.  With only a few more weeks left until Anime Expo 2011, I'm sure a few more surprises are on its way.  Stay tuned!

Press release inside

Thursday, 12 May 2011 22:58

Hatsune Miku 3D Concert @ Anime Expo 2011

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Envious Hatsune Miku fans everywhere probably heard about the live 3D projection concert that took place in Japan last year. Just hours ago, the news went out that the next 3D performance will be happening this July in the United States at Anime Expo 2011. We will add additional information later, but for now, you can visit the official page for the event here.

For those who can't make it, we will do our best to secure filming and photography rights.

Press release inside.

Thursday, 12 May 2011 13:41

(Updated) Summer Anime List 2011

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Summer is around the corner and that typically means reruns on TV, but not for anime! Fans of the all female mangaka group CLAMP will be please to learn that they have provided a new original story and character design for the Blood series (Blood: The Last Vampire, Blood+). It will be interesting to see CLAMP's take on the gory natural of the original movie. Appleseed makes a return in the form of a new animated series, while Nuraihyon no Mago and Baka to Test gets a second season. Other series to keep an eye out for is the child raising series Usagi Drop, R-15, and Kami-sama no Memo-chou.

The full chart can be viewed inside. (Update: Fixed image from expanding)

Saturday, 07 May 2011 04:19

Full Metal Panic! Story Continues

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While the final full volumed novel of Full Metal Panic! written by Shoji Gatoh ended on August 2010, the 15th volume of the manga adaptation, Full Metal Panic! Sigma, released earlier this week announced a new novelization for the series.

The new story will take place roughly 10 years after the events of the original series and will be written by Naoto Oguro while Shoji Gatoh, will supervise. Kanetake Ebikawa, the mechanical designer for novels posted an image for the project on his twitter.

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Anime Expo, North America’s largest anime and manga celebration, had just announced a live concert with the chart-topping, female Japanese pop trio, Kalafina, when it returns to the L.A. Convention Center from July 1 - 4, 2011.   Along with the hit-making sound producer Yuki Kajiura, Kalafina has provided memorable songs for popular anime series including "Kara no Kyoukai – the Garden of sinners,"  "Kuroshitsuji -- Black Butler," and “PUELLA MAGI MADOKA☆MAGICA.”

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