Anime Articles
AnimeMB at D.M.C Part II
Here’s the last entry on the Con journal, hopefully reading this will get you enticed to join our Facebook group or to check out the forums. The last bit of this massive con was pretty much all about cosplay and fun little events. Read on for our take on it.
News: AnimeMB Went to a Con!
Those of you that keep up with the site (we know someone does) ever since I took over should know I’m not from the US of A. I’m actually a Venezuelan, which means that as far as conventions go, I’ll be screwed. Unless my country happened to be a hot bed for Otakus and we had a sweet ass con, which totally happened.
News: China to Produce Original Shonen
A new shonen anime by the name of Kuiba is soon to hit the international market. China may not be well known for its original anime, but this could prove to be an exception. The title in question is set to be produced exclusively for the international market (being the first Chinese anime to be distributed in Japan). The anime is to be distributed in late 2011, as of now let’s take a look at what we have.
News: Summer Wars Goes for Gold with Oscar Nomination
It has been confirmed that FUNIMATION is currently busy filling out forms in order to submit Mamoru Hosoda’s Summer Wars as a nominee for “Best Animated Feature”. The Academy Awards would count Summer Wars as the 14th film running to enter as a nominee, maybe that make the Oscars something worth watching this year. Read on after the jump.
News: Strike Witches Bound for a Movie Adaptation
This one of those articles so short and scarce in detail that we can pretty much encapsulate it in the excerpt since it’s too short. So we are forced to
shamelessly stuff it like an insecure girl’s bra before prom. The title says it all, Strike Witches is going to get a movie!
News: “A channel” to Receive Anime Adaptation
Bb Kuroda’s manga “A channel” is now headed towards the small screen in yet another round of the anime industry’s life cycle. The short four panel manga will be brought to life through an anime adaption. Confirmation and additional details are set to appear on the December issue of Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine.
News: Additional Information for Appleseed XIII
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFFCOM from now on) served as the stage for Micott & Basara to reveal new information on Appleseed’s upcoming anime incarnation. The anime will be presented in 13 direct to video episodes, each being 22 minutes long, that will later be compiled in two feature films.
News: Appleseed to Receive New Adaptation
Manga Masamune Shirow’s classic manga “Appleseed” is bound to receive a new anime adaptation. Followers of the manga or fans of CGI anime may already know that there’s a pair of movie adaptations, which will have in the continuity of the new project. Appleseed’s newest incarnation is to take the form of a 13 episode-strong anime.
News: Maria Holic Anime to Receive a Second Season
Good news, everyone! Well, everyone who likes Maria Holic, that is. The second season of the anime has been confirmed by way of an announcement at the end of the manga’s seventh volume. The project will be helmed by director Akiyuki Shinbo and animated by studio SHAFT, so fans can rest at ease knowing the first season’s staff will not only be on call, it will be the actual staff for this one.
News: Sket Dance to Receive Anime Adaptation
In a somewhat refreshing change of pace this week, we bring you news of yet another manga soon to make the rounds as an anime adaptation. Many may have raised an eyebrow (our apologies to those with a unibrow) at the title since it’s not something you would be likely to stumble upon if you are a “mainstream” reader, but let’s take a look shall we?
Anime: Living the Stereotype Part II
Here you go for page two of what could very well amount to a wild and biased opinion! Read on for the conclusion or if you just feel like taking in some of the ideas exposed on it. You’ll have to admit there’s truth to it, whether you feel like raging on the forums about or not
Anime: Living the Stereotype Part I
A few years ago you could argue that Anime was different, that it was a more mature form of entertainment and not “a Chinese cartoon”. The old days had the classic lines of “It’s nothing but perverted misogynistic crap” or “It’s a bunch of spiky haired teenagers with super powers.” Truth be told a bit of a light could be held up towards those stereotypes, now said light has become a damn search light.
News: Fate/Stay Night Rocks The Sales Chart
Fate/Stay Night’s Unlimited Bladeworks has reached the top of the Oricon ranks. Selling over 44,000 copies and taking the number one spot, the film has been a roaring success as its sales figure indicates. Western fans with “morals” (or those that can’t find a decent torrent) can only hope that this leads to a sooner than later localization deal.
News: To Love-Ru’s Spinoff
To Love-Ru’s new spinoff title launched last week in Japan. Fans of the “old” version may want to pick this one up quickly since it’s basically the same with a huge overhaul in the fan service department. Wait what? That’s right, a manga as full of erotic fan service as To Love-Ru still has a ways to go. The newest rendition shows just how.
News: Berserk To Come Back To Anime
Good news everyone! A new anime adaptation of Kentaro Miura’s master piece “Berserk” has been announced on the newest release of the manga. Details are scarce and barely even there, but its news nonetheless, and we are here to report them to our faithful readers. So jump on it.
News: Strike Witches’ Bought Off…By A Pachinko Company
Well, looks like we jinxed something somehow with our last Strike Witches related piece of news. The studio responsible for bring the anime into the world “Anime International Company” (AIC) has been bought by Oizumi Corporation, a pachinko company. If you think this is a mere tie in for advertisement then read on, because it might be more than just that.
News: Strike Witches Wraps It Up
Strike Witches’ second season has come to a close. Loyal fans of cutesy girl on girl interaction and excessive fan-service would do well to take one good look at the show one last time. At least until it shows up on DVD or Blu-ray and you can get your hands on it legally (we are not saying there are other means, though.)
News: Iron Man Anime Coming Soon!
It was almost a year ago when we first caught wind of Japan’s take on Marvel’s Iron Man, a superhero known by many especially now that the movies were such a big hit. Sadly, this won’t be a super-sentai kinda deal, just an anime, but can you really complain about that? I very much doubt it.
News: K-ON! Is Now Officially Over
The end has finally come for Kyoto Animation’s smash hit “K-ON!” The final episode comes with tears from sweet little Azunyan as well as those from many a fan. Those who keep up with the show (and the site) will know that the show’s ending has been coming for a while, it just knocked on our doors.
News: Capcom Announces “Resident Evil: Damnation”
Fans of the Resident Evil game series are sure to have enjoyed the last CGI installment. The reason for that being that it didn’t butcher the games as badly as the live-action films. Those left craving for more “decent” or even “good” Resident Evil movies are in luck. A sequel to the amazing (by comparison to the other films) “Resident Evil: Degeneration” has been green-lit.
News: Capcom Begins Streaming “Samurai Dead Rising”
Chances are that readers of our site have a great deal of love for samurais and zombies. If this applies to you then you are in for a treat! Capcom has done some extensive promotion work for its new Dead Rising game and has brought forward a new kind of advertisement in the form of animated shorts now streaming on their Youtube channel.
News: Spice and Wolf’s Light Novel Begins Its Final Story Arc
Fans of Spice and Wolf will be delighted (or saddened) to know that the 15th volume of the light novel series, to be released this week in Japan, will open the final story arc. The volume in question will not be the final part of the story, though. It will merely the beginning of the end. Read on for more info on this series.
News: Highschool Of The Dead Manga Bundle
The wildly popular and successful manga by Daisuke Satō and Shoji Sato will be coming back in its seventh volume next year. Those lucky enough to have a shot at importing or buying it directly inside of Japan will do well in knowing that there’s a special edition that will be available through pre-orders only. Follow after the jump for details.
Anime News: Sneak Preview Of K-ON!’s Ending
Followers of our site may recall that we mentioned the ending of “K-ON!” was planned to happen in September. Well, now we have confirmation by way of the inner workings of 2chan’s rumor mill. Fans of the show or the Manga would do well in knowing that spoilers are ahead and should simply skip this article (or avoid looking at the thumbnail) if they wish to be surprised by the time of its official release.
On Consistency
Although there are a couple of news worthy of being reported, we have diced to give our readers some food for thought. We are not only an anime news site but also a source of knowledge on the matter. Today we tackle a problem that faces a lot of anime, that of consistency and how it can make or break a good solid show.
News: Gundam 00 Coming To New York This October
Gundam and Mecha fans in generals can now look forward to the New York Anime Festival even more, for it’ll bring the premiere of the film “Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer” on October 10th. The film will be in Japanese with English subtitles and will serve as a sequel to the Television Anime of the same name (save everything after “The Movie” in the title, but that’s obvious.)
AnimeMB: Shameless Plug Edition
We would like to take a break from the regular article schedule and bring a very simple matter to your attention: we have a forum people! Although it’s likely that you come to the site only to skim over articles or are already a forumite, we would like to remind our readers that AnimeMB is a community.
News: Kihachiro Kawamoto Confirmed Dead At 85
The anime world has been hit hard by the reaper who saw fit to remove three legendary gentlemen from this world in a matter of a few days. Some say the great ones go in pairs but that may not be true this time around.
AnimeMB: Shameless Plug Edition
We would like to take a break from the regular article schedule and bring a very simple matter to your attention: we have a forum people! Although it’s likely that you come to the site only to skim over articles or are already a forumite, we would like to remind our readers that AnimeMB is a community.
News: Shojuro Yamauchi Passes Away
So far, this week seems like a bad one for the anime world with the passing of Satoshi Kon and now the confirmation of Shojuro Yamauchi’s passing. The information comes to us by way of Akitaro Daichi’s twitter account, where he mentioned that a legendary animator had passed on alongside Satoshi Kon.
News: Satoshi Kon Dead At 47
Award winning director Satoshi Kon has been reported dead by way of a statement released via Otakorp’s Board of Directors and confirmed by Masao Maruyama, co-founder of Madhouse, who had written on his twitter about the death of one the studio’s Directors without clarifying as to which. He later confirmed that the sudden departure was that of none other than Satoshi Kon.
News: Love Hina Returns
There seems to be a recent surge in manga coming back from the grave. Ken Akamatsu’s Love Hina will not be one to miss out on the newest trend and so it will be back, although briefly, it will be a one-shot special in full color to celebrate the 300th of Akamatsu’s other work (Negima!) The special volume will be released within the pages of the 40th Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine.
Anime News: James Cameron’s Interest In Battle Angel Alita
Blockbuster Director James Cameron spoke to the movie website “Coming Soon” in an interview, where he revealed his interest in pursuing a live action adaptation of the popular classic “Battle Angel Alita”, whether or not this is good news is subjective to most, but stay after the jump for more.
Anime News: Hatsune Miku’s New Manga
The virtual Idol and Vocaloid superstar Hatsune Miku will now be gracing the pages of Weekly Young Jump. Her most recent incursion into manga-land will take up four panels a week to bring her fans a bit of joy with each edition of the magazine. Starting on September 2, Kentarō Hayashi will begin his work on this particular release.
Anime News: Deadman Wonderland Coming 2011
It’s been a year since word first got out on the street of this anime adaptation, but it has been nothing but awkward silence ever since, at least until now. An announcement has been made as of yesterday, reporting next year as the title’s tentative release date, so read on for the details.
Anime News: Second Macross Movie Dated
The past two days have brought forth interesting (if not somewhat disappointing) revelations. Fans of the Macross saga can now look forward to a somewhat definitive release date for the new film, as well as some goodies to tag along with it.
Ghibli’s Tales From Earthsea: Anime Movie Review
Those of you with nothing better to do this summer should go now in search for a newspaper because Ghibli’s Earthsea hit theatres this Friday, and so far it’s going strong. Read on for a list of theatres in case you feel like catching it yourself, and a short review for those who feel like getting the DVD and checking it out.
Anime Review: Rurouni Kenshin
Here we present a review that no true anime site can be without: Rurouni Kenshin, also known as Samurai X, was one of the greatest shows of its time and went to become a timeless classic. Yet there’s a dark side to all of this, a dark side many didn’t get to know…
K-ON: The End Is Near
This one comes out straight from the rumor mill; both the manga and anime are to reach a conclusion soon. The announcement came out of the blue and little more than the words printed on it are known to us. What it’s clear is that this can’t remain in mystery for long.
New Full Metal Alchemist Side-Story
Those of you following the manga to its conclusion have a new reason to be cautiously excited; a new side story coming to us from Shonen Gangan is set to bring some new life into the title. The side story will be helmed by Hiromu Arakawa, the man behind the original. Read on for the known details.
FUNimation’s Master Of Martial Hearts
FUNImation entertainment is set to release this new anime on Tuesday, August 30th. The anime is described by its tag-line as “Where T&A meets KO” so fans of martial arts, ecchi and well endowed ladies, have plenty to look forward to from this new anime and by default plenty to look at.
To Love-Ru To Be Rebooted
It wasn’t too long ago that a new anime take on the title was announced and now it seems that the manga is to be brought back in the form of a new edition. The title is to be considered a spin-off, whether or not this will bring mayor changes to the plot is unknown. Read on for the known facts.
Bakemonogatari Prequel In The Works
As much as this anime has yet to grace the western shores of the world in an official manner, it would be a pretty big oversight on our part not to report of this new project by SHAFT. It’s safe to assume that our readers also follow Bakemonogatari…this being the era of the internet and all. So stay tuned for news on a different side of the story.
Anime And Manga: A Broken Link Part Two
Did you like part one? Then come on over for the rest! You could also read this in case you are more into small comparisons than analysis and opinion. But in any case, you ought to find something interesting here.
Anime And Manga: A Broken Link Part One
They are both different mediums, yet it’s common to see them extrapolate with each other due to how stories tend to be adapted to fit them individually. Most of the time, we can see a manga come to life in an anime. Or, in some rare cases, see an anime’s story fleshed out by a lengthy manga. Here, we’ll try to expose reasons as to why this usually doesn’t work.
One Manga To Close
For those that are without the means or possibility to get their hands on paperback manga, one popular free scanlated manga provider “One Manga” is sadly coming to an end. So, we bring to you the details of the bad news in case you hadn’t planned on paying your respects yet.
Evangelion Unit 01 Bust Opening Soon
On account of this week being somewhat slow anime news wise, we present to you yet another mecha related extravaganza! Evangelion is not to be outdone when it comes to mecha. So prepare to behold a purple behemoth and stare deep into the eyes of the beast.
Neon Genesis Evangelion Retrospective Review
Neon Genesis Evangelion is as influential as it is popular and some would even go and call it over rated; others would call it a masterwork….there’s no middle ground here, folks. Hate it or love it.
More To Love-Ru News
Those of you that keep up with the site will remember the announcement made to report on To Love-Ru’s new anime incarnation. You will also remember that the announcement was sketchy enough as to not clarify what form the animation would take. Read on for that.
New Super Robot Wars Anime “Announced”
Here’s some good news coming from the anime world’s rumor mill: prepare yourselves for some flashy big robot action in the nearby future! Super Robot Wars is getting another anime adaptation, read on to get in on the scoop.
It’s Back! (and this time it means business)
Remember how we nodded towards our mechanical friend in the paper craft article? Well, he can now nod at you! He’s back in top shape (movable head and all) and casting a shadow in the city of Shizuoka.
It’s A Gundam!
Hell Girl
Are you bored with what conventional anime has to offer? Perhaps it is time to die…or at least to check out the offerings of the gloomy Ai Enma in “Hell Girl” otherwise known as “Jigoku Shōjo: Girl from Hell”. Prepare to see what death is like.
Papercraft Gundam: Four Feet of Fury!
If you were awestruck by the sight of the life-like Gundam towering over Tokyo last summer and regret missing out on it, do not fret! Artist Taras Lesko has proven that you too can get a piece of Gundam action on your living room….unless of course you have pets, children or clumsy roommates.
News: To Love-Ru
Do schoolgirls and heaping amounts of fan service cater to your tastes? Then you might very well one of those who enjoyed watching Rito’s misadventures as he was introduced to the busty princess from outer space, Lala. Were you also amongst those left unsatisfied by the manga’s conclusion and still want more animated goodness to make up for it? Then read on.
School Days
It’s a trap! It really is! School Days is an anime that at first seems to be family friendly and light hearted only to grow darker and come to a conclusion that will bring many fans that were misguided into thinking it was “cute” to tears.
Elfen Lied
Elfen Lied is built on a great set of characters and has enough action to keep things interesting, especially for those fans who love the bloody bits and pieces of anime. The anime and manga differ greatly, but both are strong enough to be taken as examples of how adult themes can be used to convey a wonderful story without being senselessly violent or overly sexual.
New Anime Wallpapers
Just a quick update to let everyone know that we’ve finally started to offer more than just anime news and reviews, we now offer some of the very best anime wallpapers on the net. Ok, so we’ve only uploaded around 300 or so at the moment but we’re looking to get more up very soon.
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Anime Tones
How many types of anime can you think of? Need some time? The truth is that anime is as varied and diverse as the many fish in the sea. We can divide the entire anime market into two different styles; “Mature” and “Light”. Others would call them “Dark” and “Lighthearted” but no matter the case, every anime can be traced to fall within one of these categories.
Dragon Age Origins
EA and Bioware have decided to join forces with FUNimation to create an anime based off their Dragon Age universe. So hold on to your pants because this could be simply amazing or amazingly bad.
