| 2:55pm | New “Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica” TV Anime Announced | | | | Original artist: karinoshinA new TV anime adaptation of the fantasy visual novel series, 「Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica」, is reportedly being scheduled for Spring 2009. The announcement comes from a poster (seen below) at a bookstore with the words, “BRAND NEW STAFF, BRAND NEW VISUAL, BRAND... | | |
| 9:24pm | Tomatsu Haruka -- Birth of a Star | | | | I haven't been a fan of Tomatsu Haruka's 戸松遥 ,voice until now. But in the first episode of the new show Kannagi, she was absolutely outstanding. Her voice dipped and soared, turned and shifted, going sure-footedly from offended goddess to stranded innocent to loopy comedienne to regal mother-figure... | | |
| 7:00am | Cool Items: Monday, July 14, 2008 | | | | Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see... | | |
| 10:56am | NICE BOOK - Lucky Star cameos | | | | Welcome to the second installment of NICE BOOK. As promised last week, this time we shall be exploring the various light novels Kagami reads in the series Lucky Star. For those who are unfamiliar with the character and/or the series, Lucky Star is an anime produced by Kyoto Animation (the people behind... | | |
| 10:37am | New Line’s Corticarte Apa Lagranges (swimsuit ver.) preorder open | | | | Amiami's evening update today included a new listing for a Corticarte Apa Lagranges (swimsuit ver.) PVC from Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica. She'll be coming from New Line in late July, at 1/7 scale (22 cm tall) and complete with base and inflatable ring; retail price is 8,190 yen, and her sculpt is from... | | |
| 8:58pm | 49 New Anime: preview, staff, cast, story, pic | | | | As usual, what looked like a poor season is actually shaping up to have a number of interesting shows. Nothing so far looks like an instant classic, but there are always surprises. And with 49 shows (including OVAs), there could be plenty of surprises.Hirano Aya returns to anime in a big way, starring... | | |
| 4:51pm | Today's New Products: Cute Poop for Godo Luck, All Nude Waterskiing, and more! | | | | Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see... | | |
| 10:52am | Figure News: 07/11/09 evening preorders | | | | Amiami has another decent batch of preorders up tonight, including Toys Planning's Miyamura Miyako PVC from ef who clocks in at 20 cm tall and is due out in January at 6,500 yen; Movic's Corticarte Apa Lagranges (adult ver.) PVC from Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica, due out in January at 5,880 yen and 1/8... | | |
| 2:27am | 2007: A Year of Mishaps in Anime Industry | | | | In a short time of 2 days we have witness the unfortunate cancellation of the episodes of 2 anime series. It is truly unfortunate for otaku like us. This must be a bad unlucky year or something.Interestingly Moonphase has drawn up a list of the unfortunate mishaps that took place in the anime industry... | | |
| 6:31am | Super Life-is-Hard Rollup - Mad Cow Edition | | | | Wow, are you guys feeling a little neglected? Haha, yeah I'm feeling pretty neglected, too. Work is going well. Might be able to do some posting during the days. I am still working out how my hours will work. Also, my car died like a mother fucker. So I am working that out, getting a new one. So... | | |
| 4:40am | Current Anime Series Popularity -- Japan vs. Abroad | | | | I'm taking the simplest possible method of judging how otaku in Japan and outside it grade the current shows: current number of threads on 2channel vs. number of posts on AnimeSuki. This is more an index of interest than approval, but it at least gives us some comparisons. Actual Japanese TV ratings... | | |
| 6:07pm | Saimoe Main Tournament Group Stage Matchups. |  | | | Matchups have been drawn and determined, so this are the groups from A1 to H12 for the main tournament. For the group stage of the tournament, the voting starts from Group A until Group H. Everyday, three subgroups from each group will compete together and everyone votes for one character from each... | | |
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