Death Note

Here it is another amazing and insightful review from your friends at Hey Hey Anime. Now if your new to HHA then I will explain our rating system. We have a 5 star system:



1 star: SHIT



2 star: POLISHED SHIT



3 star: WOULDN'T BUY IT, BUT IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS IT CHECK IT OUT.



4 star: THIS SOME GOOD SHIT



5 star: FUCKIN AWESOME







Death Note is a very dark and intelligent anime. Most people I've talked to find it to creepy to watch, but I really like it. Death Note is about a boy named Light Yagami, he's very intelligent but is very bored. So after the Shinigami (Death God) Ryuk, who is also very bored, drops his Death Note in the human world Light just happens upon it. Now before I get to far ahead of myself a Death Note is what a Death God uses to take people lives. So you mix that type of power with a boy who is a genius with a god complex you get a psychopath. So after Ryuk explains to him the many rules of the Death Note, he goes on a killing spree killing every criminal he knew of, in hopes of creating a perfect world. But all these sudden killings caught the eye of law enforcement and this famous super detective who goes by the name of L. Now L is a very strange person who only communicates to the outside world through his assistant Watari. And from there it's just a game of chess between Light and L. I highly recommend this anime to anyone who is into things that will really work your mind. I give it a FUCKIN AWESOME rating.





Notes:

http://deathnote.viz.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6592





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Cera Cast As 'Scott Pilgrim'

Michael Cera has been cast as Scott Pilgrim in the film version of the graphic novel, Scott Pilgrim's Little Life, to be directed by Edgar Wright (Shawn of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), about a 23 year-old who falls in love with a girl, and then has to defeat her seven ex-boyfriends before he can have her.

Ubisoft Buys Tom Clancy's Name

Ubisoft has purchased all of the rights to author Tom Clancy's name for videogames and related books, movies and merchandise. The undisclosed sum allows Ubi to make games, movies or whatever called Tom Clancy's Whatever as long as they like, without providing royalties. It's likely a tremendous amount of money.
Ubisoft CEO Ives Guillemot said in a statement, "The future of our industry lies in our capacity to create and develop brands that captivate consumers and that present a myriad of opportunities for the full spectrum of entertainment, be it video games, books, movies or other media."

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20 New Grand Theft Auto 4 Images Released

Rockstar has released 20 new Grand Theft Auto IV images Friday morning, as well as info on two new radio stations and the word on the final GTA 4 trailer!
The trailer will come out on Thursday and is entitled: "Good Lord, What Are You Doing" aka "Everyone's a Rat."
The radio stations:
WKTT, a hysterical-seeming parody of Right Wing radio.
K109: A disco station.
The gallery.

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The First 15 Minutes of 'Dark Sector'

G4's the Feed has the first 15 minutes of the upcoming game the Dark Sector. I think from what I've seen its awsome.

Anime News

Tuesday March 18th, 2008


Soul Eater Trailer Online
The homepage for the upcoming Soul Eater anime television series, based on the popular supernatural action manga by Atsushi Ohkubo, now hosts a 3:30 streaming trailer. The series is scheduled to premier on April 7th.

Code Geass to Premier on Adult Swim on April 26th
Bandai Entertainment has formally announced that the 2006 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (pronounced "gee-S") anime television series will premier on Adult Swim on April 26th at 1:30AM pacific. Weekly episodes, including the premier episode, will debut on the adultswim.com website the night before their TV broadcast.Apparently the series will be released on domestic DVD later this year, after the television broadcast.


Wednesday March 19th, 2008


Haruka Episode 1 Available Free Online
Bandai Visual USA now hosts a free streaming version of Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time – A Tale of the Eight Guardians episode 1. The episode is accessible for viewers in the US and Canada only. The first DVD volume of Haruka will hit store shelves on April 22.

4Kids Acquires Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
4Kids Entertainment has revealed its acquisition of domestic distribution and merchandizing rights to the upcoming Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime television series. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's will premier in Japan next month, and will debut on American TV this fall.The plot of the new series revolves around the quest to collect five all-powerful dragon cards. The Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's name stands for Yu-Gi-Oh! Five Duel Scoop.

Title for New Slayers Anime Revealed
The May issue of publisher Fujimi Shobo's Japanese Dragon Magazine has revealed that the title of the upcoming new Slayers television series will be "Slayers Revolution."

TOKYOPOP Secures Director for Lament of the Lamb Movie
According to the Hollywood Reporter, TOKYOPOP CEO Stuart Levy has secured Takahiko Akiyama, director of the Japanese children's film Hinokio, to direct a feature length live action adaptation of Kei Toume's horror manga Hitsuji no Uta ("Lament of the Lamb"). Plans call for the film to have a budget of less than $6 million and be filmed for 3D digital projection.

Thursday March 20th, 2008


Bandai Visual USA Delays Titles
Bandai Visual USA has indefinitely delayed the planned North American release of the Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed, true tears, and sola anime television series. All other Bandai Visual USA scheduled releases will be released as previously announced.Bandai Visual USA President Tatsunori Konno has explained that, "Bandai Visual (Japan) and Bandai Visual USA are now rushing to reschedule all future releases, focusing on Blu-Ray. Due to the recent quiet market, we will postpone standard single DVDs for TV series. We are assuming that the market does not prefer that format."

Digital Manga Acquires Five Yaoi Novels
Digital Manga has announced its acquisition of translation rights to five Japanese yaoi novels.Passion - Forbidden Lovers, by Shinobu Gotoh and Shoko Takaku; The Guilty, by Katsura Izumi and Hinako Takanaga; and All You Need is Love, by Jinko Fuyuno and Noboru Takatsuki, will be released on October 21.Hikaru Yura and Hirotaka Kisaragi's novel Dark Walker will be released on November 18.Secret Moon, by Siira Gou and Sato Tomoe, will go on sale on December 2.

Anime About Kidnapped Japanese Girl to Produced
The Sankei Newspaper has reported that the Japanese government's Headquarters for the Abduction Issue is developing a half-hour anime film about Megumi Yokota, a 13 year old Japanese girl who was kidnapped by agents of the North Korean government in 1977. Yokota was one of at least 13 Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea during the 1970s and 80s to be used as subjects to train North Korean operatives in acting Japanese. North Korean officials have claimed that Megumi Yokota is now deceased, but this claim has never been verified.The planned anime will be based on the manga series "Megumi," created in 2004 by artist Souichi Moto in collaboration with Megumi Yokota's parents. The anime will be released on DVD, and will be released free online in languages including Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean.

Chi's Sweet Home Clip Online
Kodansha's official Japanese homepage for Kanata Konami's manga series Chi's Sweet Home now hosts a short clip from the anime TV series adaptation of the manga. The TV series is scheduled to premier on March 31st.

Allison & Lillia Trailer Online
The official Allison to Lillia anime series homepage now hosts a streaming trailer for the upcoming adaptation of author Keiichi Sigsawa's Allison and Lillia & Treize light novel series. The anime will premier on April 3rd.

Jigoku Shoujo Third Series Title Announced
The official Japanese Jigoku Shoujo anime series homepage has announced that the franchise's third anime series will be titled "Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae."

Complete Mamoru-kun TV Series Available Free Online
The complete 24 episode Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! romantic action comedy television series from 2006 is now available on YouTube, for a limited time, as part of a promotional initiative from Japanese publisher Kadokawa Shoten. As the promotional effort is targeted primarily at Japanese audiences, the episodes are available in untranslated Japanese language.

Shakariki! Live Action Adaptation Announced
The 1992 high-school bicycle-racing manga Shakariki!, the first manga series by artist Masahito Soda (Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Capeta), will reportedly be adapted into a live action feature film for Japanese release in September.


Friday March 21st, 2008


Gonzo to Release New Anime Simultaneously Worldwide
Gonzo Digimation Holdings has formally announced that two new Gonzo anime television series productions will be made available online for viewers overseas simultaneously with their Japanese television broadcast. YouTube, Crunchyroll, and BOST TV will offer English subtitled episodes of The Tower of DRUAGA -the Aegis of URUK- and BLASSREITER the same day the episodes are broadcast on Japanese television, in methods ranging from free streaming to fee-based download of high-resolution movie files. GDH’s decision to provide its content globally in parallel with Japanese broadcast is an effort to offer equal accessibility and new viewing opportunities to fans around the world, while at the same time showcasing a legal online alternative to illegal file-sharing and downloading.The Tower of DRUAGA is scheduled to premier on April 4th. BLASSREITER is scheduled to premier on April 5th.

FUNimation Reveals New License
FUNimation has confirmed its acquisition of domestic distribution rights to the 2006 Negima!? Spring and Summer OVAs animated by Shaft. FUNimation announced its acquisition of distribution rights to Shaft's Negima!? television series last year.

Appleseed: Ex Machina Producer Interview Online
ICv2 now hosts a lengthy interview with Joseph Chou, one of the producers behind the Appleseed: Ex Machina motion picture.

Japan to Get Highlander Director's Cut
The Nikkan Sports newspaper reports that Yoshiaki Kawajiri's director's cut of the Highlander: Search for Vengeance anime movie will be released in Japan this summer, including a Japanese langauge dub staring Shun Oguri (Shinichi Kudo in the live action Detective Conan, Rui Hanazawa in the live action Hana Yori Dango). While Highlander: The Search for Vengeance was released in America last year, the film has not yet been released in Japan.In June 2007 Highlander anime movie producer Galen Walker revealed plans for an eventual American release of a director's cut of the film.


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Vampire Knight Anime's Promo Video Posted Online

The official Japanese website for the Vampire Knight anime series has posted a pre-broadcast promotional video on March 22. The video showcases the character designs, but no actual animation footage. The anime adapts Matsuri Hino's original manga about Cross Academy, a school where the student body is divided into the "regular" Day Class and the "elite" Night Class. Yuki Cross, the adopted daughter of the headmaster, is one of the few people in the entire school who knows that the Night Class students are vampires. Viz Media has been publishing the manga in North America since last year, and the anime premieres in Japan's TV Tokyo broadcasting station on April 7.


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Live-Action Dragonball Film Wraps Shooting in Mexico

The personal blog of actress Emmy Rossum confirms that principal photography on James Wong's live-action Dragonball movie ended in Mexico on Friday. Rossum plays the heroine Bulma in this adaptation of Akira Toriyama's fighting manga. The official website of James Marsters (Piccolo) had announced his work wrapped in mid-March, but he left earlier than Rossum to attend a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reunion in Los Angeles on Thursday evening. Twentieth Century Fox initially scheduled the film for an August 15 opening, but it has reportedly delayed the opening.


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Blade of the Immortal TV Anime Confirmed for Summer

The May issue (on sale on March 25) of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine will confirm that a television anime version of Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal manga will premiere this summer in Japan. Tomokazu Seki (Escaflowne's Van, Gungrave's Beyond the Grave) will voice the main character Manji — a rōnin swordsman condemned to immortality unless he kills a thousand evil men for all the good men he killed. Rina Satou (Negima!'s Negi, Bamboo Blade's Satori) will play Manji's fellow traveler Rin. Hirofumi Nojima (Kagehisa Anotsu), Kazuya Nakai (Taito Magatsu), Masashi Ebara (Sabato Kurui), Katsuyuki Konishi (Eikū Shizuma), Daisuke Namikawa (Araya Kawakami), Mamiko Noto (Makie), Megumi Toyoguchi (Hyakurin), Toshiyuki Morikawa (Giichi), Shinichiro Miki (Shira), and Maaya Sakamoto (Machi) complete the cast.
Koichi Mashimo will direct the animators on Bee Train as he did for the .hack// franchise and Noir. Hiroyuki Kawasaki (The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Sorcerer Hunters) will oversee the scripts, and Yoshimitsu Yamashita (Murder Princess, and Samurai Champloo animation director) will design the characters. Kō Ōtani (Ayakashi Ayashi, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing) will compose the music.
Dark Horse Comics publishes the manga in North America.

Japanese Anime TV Ranking: March 10–16

Title
Station
Date
Time
Length
Average Household Rating
Sazae-san
Fuji TV
March 16 (Sun)
18:30
30 min.
18.7
Chibi Maruko-chan
Fuji TV
March 16 (Sun)
18:00
30 min.
13.1
Crayon Shin-chan
TV Asahi
March 14 (Fri)
19:30
24 min.
11.4
Doraemon:
TV Asahi
March 14 (Fri)
19:00
30 min.
10.3
Yatterman
NTV
March 10 (Mon)
19:00
30 min.
9.3
Detective Conan
NTV
March 10 (Mon)
19:30
30 min.
8.5
Gegege no Kitaro
Fuji TV
March 16 (Sun)
09:00
30 min.
8.5
One Piece
Fuji TV
March 16 (Sun)
09:30
30 min.
8.5
Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl
TV Tokyo
March 13 (Thurs)
19:00
30 min.
7.2
Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!
TV Asahi
March 16 (Sun)
08:30
30 min.
6.6


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Anime Collectible Firm's Head Convicted of Tax Evasion

The Tokyo District Court has convicted Kyōko Ōkubo, the founder and president of the Cominica manufacturer of anime collectibles, of tax evasion. She was charged last November with concealing about 198 million yen (about US$1.9 million) so that her company would not have to pay 57 million yen (US$570,000) in additional taxes. Her company was best known for making figurines for the award-winning Studio Ghibli films. Ōkubo has been sentenced to a one-year prison term, suspended for three years, and Cominica was fined 14 million yen (US$140,000). The company's former legal advisor Takanobu Takehara has also been convicted and sentenced to a ten-month prison term, suspended for three years.
Cominica's website is still active, but most stores have since sold out of its products. It began in 1985 as a design firm and manufacturer of collectibles for other companies, and has worked on toys and collectibles for Zyu Ranger (adapted as the first Power Rangers series), The Nightmare before Christmas, Snoopy, and Metropolis. It also created the three-dimensional Doraemon model that was used a sample for character goods and contributed to the Ghibli Museum and Doraemon Museum's displays.


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Blu-ray prices going up, not down

Now that HD DVD's on the way out, it looks like Blu-ray manufacturers and retailers are feeling free to jack up prices. Meanwhile, prices for HD DVD decks and combo players are plummeting.The editors of TG Daily (by way of Audioholics) have been scouring the Web for Blu-ray and HD DVD player prices, and can you guess what they found? That's right: Since Toshiba gave up on HD DVD in mid-February, Blu-ray prices—which had been showing some modest declines back in December—have spiked. Take, for example, Sony's entry-level BDP-S300, a Blu-ray player that doesn't even have the latest Blu-ray profile (it's stuck with the bare-bones 1.0 spec). Back in December, the S300 (which originally sold for a whopping $600) actually fell to about $270 on Amazon; now, according to TG Daily, average prices for the player have swelled to $403. Then there's Samsung's BD-P1400, one of the first Blu-ray players to sink below $400. On January 10, the P1400 skimmed the $300 mark, according to TG Daily; now it's back up to an average price of $374.Meanwhile, prices for HD DVD decks have, unsurprisingly, been tumbling. Toshiba's mid-range, 1080p-capable HD-A30, which originally sold for $400, began the year with an average price of $254; now, it's selling for a mere $134, TG Daily reports. The entry-level HD-A3 1080i player can be had for a song: just $101, on average.Also, combo Blu-ray/HD DVD players have been showing steep price drops. As I noted in a previous post, the Samsung BD-UP5000, originally listed north of $1,000, is on sale for about $500, while TG Daily has the average price for the LG BH200 pegged at $699, down from its original $999.So, what's going on here? Didn't Sony just promise that we'd be seeing $200 Blu-ray players by next year? Maybe so, but as Chris pointed out in his post, Sony and the Blu-ray Disc Association are holding out on licensing Blu-ray technology to Chinese manufacturers, who'd more than likely flood the market with cheap (or cheaper, at any rate) players.Well, we wouldn't want that, now—would we?


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New Street Fighter Character

Looks like there is a new character for Street Fighter 4. And may I say he looks pretty bad ass. And his name is 'El Fuerte'.

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Anime News

Tuesday March 11th, 2008

Crystal Blaze Trailer Online
The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Crystal Blaze action anime television series now links to a streaming trailer. The series is scheduled to premier next month.

New Tower of Druaga Trailer Online
The official Japanese homepage for Gonzo's upcoming Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk anime television series now hosts a new, second promotional video. Click the "PV2" button to watch the new trailer. The fantasy anime series will premier on Japanese TV and Gyao website (for Japanese viewers only) on April 4th.

New Amuri Trailer Released
The official website for the long in development CG anime OVA series Hoshi no Umi no Amuri ~ Amuri in Star Ocean now hosts a streaming trailer in high and low resolution. Promotional footage from the bishoujo sci-fi adventure created by Yoshitomo Yonetani, the director of Gaogaiger & Betterman, first appeared online in September 2007. The first Amuri in Star Ocean OVA is scheduled for Japanese release on May 23.Amuri in Star Ocean is not related to Square Enix's series of Star Ocean RPGs in any way. The similarity of the titles is entirely coincidental.

Gotham Knight Website Opened
The official homepage for the upcoming American/Japanese Batman: Gotham Knight animated anthology film is now open. Japanese directors Shojiro Nishimi, Futoshi Higashide, Hiroshi Morioka, Yasuhiro Aoki and Toshiyuki Kubooka from anime studios 4°C, Production I.G., and Madhouse all contribute to the production. The Batman: Gotham Knight movie will be released on July 8th.

DrMaster Acquires New Titles
DrMaster has formally announced its acquisition of translation rights to Rei Kusakabe's supernatural manga series Nephylym and Haruka Shouji's Feng Shui Academy manga, based on Midori Natsu's Fuu Sui Gakuen novels. The first volume of Nephylym will be released in September. Feng Shui Academy will debut next year.

Viz Reveals New Acquisitions
Viz Media has scheduled the domestic release of three manga titles not previously announced.Akihisa Ikeda's Rosario + Vampire supernatural romantic comedy will debut on May 13th and retail at $9.99.Youzaburou Kanari's action/adventure manga series Gimmick! will debut on June 10th and retail at $9.99.Kazuo Umezu's classic horror manga series Cat Eyed Boy will debut on June 17th in a $24.99 volume.

Moyoco Anno Halts Work
Best selling manga artist Moyoco Anno, the creator of titles including Flowers and Bees, Happy Mania, Sugar Sugar Rune, and Hataraki Man, has announced that she'll be taking an extended break from active work as an artist due to concerns about her health. Anno states that she still wants to draw manga and hopes her readers will follow her work if or when she returns.


Wednesday March 12th, 2008

TOKYOPOP Acquires Castlevania Manga
TOKYOPOP has revealed plans to publish an English translation of Kou Sasakura's two volume "Castlevania: Curse of Darkness" manga series adaptation of Konami's popular video game franchise. The first volume will be released in September.

Crunchyroll Secures 4 Million Dollar Investment by Illegally Distributing Anime
Websites including Dealipedia and the Private Equity Hub have reported that Venture capital firm Venrock has invested $4.05 million into the San-Francisco based Crunchyroll, Inc. video streaming website. The management of the Crunchyroll site uploads and provides a large amount of subtitled anime and Asian live action programing without authorization from the legal copyright owners of the programing or the consent of the translators responsible for subtitling the programing. Crunchyroll's video programing is accessible free in low quality. The site charges membership fees for access to high quality video streams.Crunchyroll reportedly does host a small amount of Asian video programing with official authorization from copyright owners and reportedly "intends to work directly with 'a select number of Japanese firms' to acquire content legally."


Thursday March 13th, 2008

Real Drive Trailer Online
The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming RD Senno Chosashitsu anime television series, commonly known as "Real Drive," now hosts a streaming trailer. The futuristic mystery series is a co-creation from Production IG and manga artist Masamune Shirow. The series premieres in Japan on April 8.

TOKYOPOP Acquires Phantom Dream, Offers Fruits Basket Free Online
TOKYOPOP has acquired the domestic translation rights to Fruits Basket creator Natsuki Takaya's first published manga series "Phantom Dream" ("Geneimuso").To promote next week's official domestic release of Fruits Basket manga volume 19, the TOKYOPOP website will release the entire book online for free tomorrow evening. The catch is that the book will be available online for only 19 minutes beginning at 19:19 ET (7:19 PM Eastern Time).

Live Action Adaptation of Cat Street Announced
Bessatsu Margaret Magazine has formally announced the development of a live action television series adaptation of Yoko Kamio's 2005 dramatic school life manga series Cat Street. The television series will air on the NHK television network this summer."The story revolves around Keito Aoyama, a 16-year-old former child actress who stopped acting after a traumatic incident. She has closed herself off from the rest of the world for years — until she enters a school for 'stray cats,' or outsiders like herself."


Friday March 14th, 2008

Monochrome Factor Teaser Trailer Online
The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Monochrome Factor anime television series, based on Kaili Sorano's supernatural action manga series, now hosts a short streaming teaser trailer. The anime series is scheduled to premier on April 7th.

Fist of the North Star 25th Anniversary Projects Announced
To commemorate this year's 25th anniversary of the beloved Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) franchise, three new projects have been announced.An official website has opened to announce the Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden ~ Ten no Haoh (Fist of the North Star: Raoh Side Story ~ King of Heaven) anime television series. The new anime will debut this fall, along with the "Kenshiro Densetsu" motion picture - the final film of the "New Saviour Legend" anime series that began in 2006. The "Ten no Haoh" anime will be based on Youkow Osada's 2006 manga series spin-off from Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's original Hokuto no Ken manga. Ten no Haoh details the early life of popular Fist of the North Star antagonist Raoh.Satoshi Fumihara and the other creators behind The World of GOLDEN EGGS anime series will collaborate on the production of DD Hokuto no Ken, a super deformed "gag anime" parody of Hokuto no Ken.The Muscle Musical performance art group inspired by Hokuto no Ken will also collaborate on a project to commemorate the Hokuto no Ken franchise's anniversary.

Bus Gamer Teaser Trailer Online
Animate.tv now hosts a short streaming trailer for the new Bus Gamer anime television series based on Kazuya Minekura's manga. The trailer, available for narrowband and broadband connections, does not contain any footage from the anime TV series, which is scheduled to premier on the 14th.


TOKYOPOP Acquires Goth
TOKYOPOP has acquired distribution rights to Otsu-ichi's mystery novel Goth and its one-volume manga adaptation created by Kendi Ohishi. Fox Atomic has hired video game writer J.T. Petty to adapt and direct an American live action film adaptation of the Goth novel about two "goth" teens that partner to solve six murders in their hometown.The Goth manga adaptation will hit shelves in September with an 18+ age rating and a $10.99 retail price. The original novel will retail at $12.99 beginning in October.


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Boy Dies Trying A Move From Naruto

Boy dies in hospital
According to KOMO-TV, the ABC affiliate in Seattle, Washington, 10-year-old Codey Porter died at 3:35 p.m PST today. The boy was hospitalized on Saturday after suffering respiratory failure when he was buried, headfirst, in a sandbox. He had reportedly asked his playmates to bury him in order to recreate the attacks used by the fictional ninja from the Naruto anime's fictional Village Hidden in the Sand.
Porter had been resuscitated with CPR and taken to an Everett hospital and later transferred to the Children's Hospital in Seattle where he died.
A memorial fund has been set up for Porter on the Gold Creek Community Church's Web site.

I think this is a very depressing incident, but I think a lot of people who will believe that its the shows fault will try to get it out of the U.S.


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Anime News

Monday March 3rd, 2008


AnimeWho Announces Ashita no Joe OVA Release
AnimeWho, a new mainstream American anime distribution label from adult anime distributor JapanAnime, has announced plans to release the 2003 "Joe vs. Joe" (Futari no Joe) OVA series on domestic DVD. The six episode boxing anime, based on the classic 1970 Ashita no Joe television series, will be released on two bilingual domestic DVDs retailing at $24.99 each. Volume 1 will go on sale April 29th.


Gurren Lagann Movie Announced
Advance details on this month's Tokyo International Anime Fair reveal that the April issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype Magazine, which goes on sale in Japan on the 10th, will formally announce development of a Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann motion picture.


Hakushaku to Yosei Anime Announced
Shueisha's Cobalt Books imprint has formally announced that Mizue Tani's series of "Hakushaku to Yosei" (The Count and The Fairy) historical fantasy novels will be adapted into an anime television series.The novels follow the travels of 17 year old Lydia Carlton and young Count Edgar J.C. Ashenheart through Victorian England.


Trailer for Shina Dark Promotional DVD Online
Japanese publisher MediaWorks now hosts a webpage promoting the upcoming release of a Shina Dark anime promtional DVD. A Shina Dark music video collection DVD will be included as a limited edition premium with copies of the third volume of Bunjuro Nakayama and Yukari Higa's Shina Dark manga series, scheduled to go on sale on March 21st. The MediaWorks page hosts a streaming 90 second trailer promoting the limited edition music video DVD.An anime television series adaptation of the Shina Dark fantasy comedy manga series is now in production.


Suzuki Toshio Interview Online
Fan site Ghibli World has published a summarized transcript of a Japanese interview with Studio Ghibli producer Suzuki Toshio regarding Hayao Miyazaki's work on his upcoming film Ponyo on a Cliff.


Cartoon Network To Air Blue Dragon
Viz Media has announced that the 2007 Blue Dragon anime television series, inspired by the Xbox 360 RPG, will air on the Cartoon Network this spring.


Tuesday March 4th, 2008


Stan Lee to Co-Create New Manga
Shueisha's Jump Square Magazine has formally announced that living legend American comic book creator Stan Lee, the co-creator of Spider-Man and the X-Men, will collaborate with Shaman King creator Hiroyuki Takei on the development of an original manga short story to launch the Jump SQ.II (Jump Square Second) magazine. The first issue of Jump SQ.II will go on sale in Japan on April 18th.


Wednesday March 5th, 2008



Appleseed TV Series Announced
The homepage for this month's Tokyo International Anime Fair has revealed that a press event scheduled for March 30 at the convention will host the formal public announcement of development of Appleseed Genesis, a 3D CG anime television series to be directed by respected CG animator Romanov Higa (Catblue Dynamite, Urda). The Appleseed TV series will be Romanov Higa's second CG anime adaptation of manga by Masamune Shirow following the 2006 OVA Tank Police Dominion Tank S.W.A.T. 01.


Titania Anime Announced
Hiroaki Adachi, the manager of Wright Staff, the company that manages the business affairs of author Yoshiki Tanaka, has revealed that Tanaka's three volume series of Titania science fiction novels will be adapted into anime. Yoshiki Tanaka is the author of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Sohryuden, Heroic Legend of Arslan, and Ryoko's Case File novel series, all of which have been adapted into anime.



Udon Opens Street Fighter Art Contest
Udon Comics has launched a "Street Fighter Tribute" art contest to collect original fan art to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Capcom's beloved fighting game franchise. Winning submissions will be published in Udon's upcoming original "Street Fighter Tribute" art collection book, scheduled for release on July 23. Visit the Udon Blog for full submission details.



First American Death Note Movie Trailer Released
Fangoria Magazine now hosts the first trailer for the official American release of the first live action Death Note motion picture. The trailer includes English dubbed dialogue, but the film will be released in America in its original Japanese language with English subtitles. Both Death Note live action movies are presently in limited American theatrical release. An American DVD release is planned for later this year.


Thursday March 6th, 2008



IFC to Air Speed Grapher
The Speed Grapher anime television series will begin airing on the Independent Film Channel on March 7 at 11 PM Eastern.


Live Action Adaptation of Tokyo Ghost Trip Announced
An official Japanese website has opened to announce the April premier of a live action television adaptation of Hashiba Maki's supernatural manga series Tokyo Ghost Trip. The manga story revolves around two cousins, one of whom can summon spirits, and one that doesn't believe in the supernatural, who must rely on their religious/supernatural background to earn a living.


Disney to Work With Japanese Anime Studios
The Walt Disney Company has announced plans to work with Japanese anime studios to develop new animated programming for Japanese television broadcast. Disney will collaborate with Madhouse on the production of a new, original anime series titled "Stitch!", based on the Lilo and Stitch franchise.Disney is also developing "Fireball," a 3D CG sci-fi gag comedy short film, for Japanese release.The Disney-Toei produced project "Robodies," initially announced in 2006 as a television series, has reportedly developed into a short film that will air on Japan's Disney Channel this summer.


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Air Gear

If your reading this that means your reading the first Hey Hey Anime review ever. So YAY!!!!(confetti falls to the floor) And this must really be your lucky day cuz this is a 2 in 1 review. Today I am reviewing Air Gear both the anime and manga.





Now we have a 5 star rating system it goes as follows:


1 star= SHIT


2 star= POLISHED SHIT


3 star= WOULDN'T BUY IT, BUT IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS IT CHECK IT OUT.


4 star= THIS SOME GOOD SHIT


5 star= FUCKIN AWESOME





So lets start with the anime. Air Gear tells the story Itsuki "Babyface" Minami a high school student who at the beginning of the series is the leader of a gang called the East Side Gunz. And he is considered very strong by his classmates, but one day he gets his ass kicked a storm rider gang called the Skull Saders. Now storm riders are people who ride these things called ATs. Which are motorized skates that allow them to pull off cool ass tricks. So after Ikki gets his ass kicked, and gets firecrackers shoved up his ass, he goes home where he lives with four girls who without out his knowledge are a big storm rider team called the Sleeping Forest. While at home he finds these tapes on storm riding and becomes smithin by it, and decides to become one. And after that the story just follows him trying to be one and making a team. Now before I go into what I think of it if you plan on watching it don't watch the sub version before the dub. Cuz you will be disappointed in the voice casting for Agito(once you watch it you'll know who I'm talking about). So this anime is one of my favorites, it has everything I enjoy in an anime action, fighting, a excellent storyline, a little drama, and hot girls. In fact I have had fantasy's of being a storm rider. But besides that it does have it's flaws. Like the fact the series just cuts off I mean the manga has way more story after that. I was VERY disappointed because of that, and because of that and Agito's voice I'm giving this a 4 star review.











Now it's time for the manga. Same basic storyline but with a little more story to it. And a feature I really like they have notes at the back of the book like AT designs and how to make a AT. I'm on volume 5 and so far I really like it. So Air Gear the manga for not just stopping and not having the annoying Agito voice it gets a 5 star review.












Show Notes:
Air Gear
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Gear
http://www.airgeartv.com/
http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/catalog/results.pperl?title=air%20gear
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6251
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4164

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'Dexter' Videogame Coming

According to IGN, tomorrow, Showtime will announce a multi-platform videogame version of the hit serial-killer oriented TV show Dexter. They'll be teaming with Mark Ecko, fashion designer, seemingly impressed with the runaway success of Mark Ecko's Getting Up.
"Dexter is the extremely rare TV show with enough layers of action and tension to translate perfectly into a compelling videogame," said Marc Fernandez, Vice President of Marc Ecko Entertainment. "Our game designers, writers, and artists are going to give Dexter's morally complex world the kind of interactivity that gamers will love."
No more details are available now, but we'll let you know when we know!

You Got Halo In My Lego

EGM always has a April Fools day prank and it looks like this time I almost fell for it but it seems we'll never see a Halo Lego game. That's to bad cuz the screenshots were excellent.

Big Week For Gaming

I'm opening up a Ice Cream Shop this week and I know Baskin Robins has 36 flavors, but I have 25 flavors of video games so whats yo flava.


Legends of Norrath: Inquisitor - PC
Rocketmen: Axis of Evil - XBox 360
Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery - DS
Eco Creatures: Save the Forest - DS
God of War: Chains of Olympus - PSP
Ninja Reflex - WII, DS
Chicken Hunter - DS
Pet Shop - DS
Imagine Figure Skater - DS
Petz Bunnyz - DS
Mysterious Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer - DS
MLB 08: The Show - PSP, PS3, PS2
Imperium Romanum - PC
Bully: Scholarship Edition - X360, Wii
Army of Two - X360, PS3
Silent Hill: Origins - PS2
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm - PC
Major League Baseball 2K8 - X360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PSP
Let's Ride: Friends Forever - DS
Arctic Stud Poker Run - PC
Galactic Command - Echo Squad - PC
Tom Clancy's Chronicles - PC
Field Ops - PC
Stranger - PC
Mysteryville 2 - PC

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Looks Like Size Does Matter

According to Famitsu, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima said the 50 Gig Blu-Ray discs that PS3 games are packed on are just too small to contain the genius of Metal Gear Solid 4.
Kojima said "There's not enough space. We always talked about where to cut and what to compress."
Other than the Japanese voice track, I wonder what we're missing.

Posted By: Nightroad

Anime News

Monday February 25th, 2008

New Sky Crawlers Trailer Released
The official homepage for director Mamoru Oshii's upcoming anime film The Sky Crawlers now hosts a new, second teaser trailer. The motion picture is scheduled to open in Japan on August 2nd.

Wagaya no Oinarisama Trailer Online
The Japanese Newtype Magazine homepage now hosts a streaming Flash trailer for the "Wagaya no Revolution" promotional DVD that advertises the upcoming Wagaya no Oinarisama anime television series. The promotional video will be accessible until the 29th. The television series is scheduled to premier in April.

Tuesday February 26th, 2008

Bandai Visual USA to Release Sola
Bandai Visual USA has revealed plans for an American release of the thirteen episode 2007 television series Sola. The first DVD volume will hit American shelves on June 10th.

New School Rumble Anime Announced
Kodansha's official Japanese School Rumble website has announced that the upcoming Japanese School Rumble manga volumes 21 & 22 will be released in limited edition versions including bonus DVDs. Each DVD will contain one new School Rumble Third Year OVA.

Blood+ to Receive Increased Exposure
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed plans to promote the upcoming domestic DVD release of the Blood+ anime television series by including the anime series' first episode as a bonus feature on the DVD release of hit live action vampire movie 30 Days of Night, and on the DVD edition of the live action horror film Loch Ness Terror, due out on DVD on April 15th. The Blood+ anime series will debut on American DVD on March 4th.

Wednesday February 27th, 2008

Trigun Movie Planned for 2009
According to the Japanese Moon Phase message board, the advertising "obi" on the freshly released Japanese Trigun Maximum volume 14 manga includes a confirmation that "Trigun the Movie," an original story motion picture promising "Vash vs Wolfwood!?" will hit Japanese theaters next year. The movie will be animated by Madhouse, directed by Trigun television series director Satoshi Nishimura, and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, the screenwriter of the Gilgamesh and Guyver TV series.

Infinity Studios Switching to Ebooks
Domestic manga and manhwa publisher Infinity Studios has announced plans to begin releasing all future titles in commercial ebook format beginning March 1st. Select unfinished catalog titles will be revived for continued release in ebook format. "A few titles" will also be released in printed "hard copy" book format.

Thursday February 28th, 2008

Mnemosyne Episode 2 Trailer Online
The "Outline" section of the Mnemosyne anime series homepage now hosts a 3:19 streaming trailer for the six episode series' second episode, which is scheduled to air on March 2nd. Please note that the trailer contains graphic, adult oriented imagery.

New Slayers Anime Announced
The April issue of Japan's Dragon Magazine has formally announced development of a new Slayers anime television series. The primary animators of studio J.C. Staff that developed the first three Slayers anime television series will work on the new, original story, but whether any of the characters from the previous Slayers anime will appear in the new series has not been revealed yet. The new anime is planned for two seasons (roughly 52 episodes) beginning in May.

Antique Bakery Anime to Premier in July
A 12 episode anime adaptation of Fumi Yoshinaga's romantic comedy manga series Antique Bakery (Seiyou Kotto Yougashiten) will air as part of Fuji Television's ongoing "Noitamina" series of late night anime series beginning this July. The bestselling manga about a quaint bakery run by four young men was originally published from 1999 to 2002 and was adapted into a live action television series in 2001. The manga series is distributed in English by Digital Manga.

New Anime Series Websites Opened
Official Japanese websites for the upcoming Golgo 13, Himitsu ~Top Secret~, Zettai Karin Children television series have opened. And the official xxxHOLiC anime TV series homepage has updated to promote the April premier of the xxxHOLiC Kei anime television series.

Friday February 29th, 2008

Bandai Visual to Offer Free Episodes Online
Bandai Visual has formally announced plans the launch of a promotional anime streaming service. Beginning in late March, Bandai Visual will host the entire first episode of its "Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time - A Tale of the Eight Guardians" for free online viewing for North American viewers. Free sample episodes of True Tears, Shigofumi, and Sola are also planned for the future.

Pop Japan Travel to Help Americans Sell Doujinshi in Japan
Pop Japan Travel has announced its "Mind Over Manga" package tour of Tokyo, Japan. The guided tour will include attendance at the August Comitia doujinshi (amateur comics) convention, along with an exclusive visit to a prominent Tokyo anime production studio, the Ghibli Museum, and other Tokyo landmarks. For the first time ever, the "Mind Over Manga" tour will offer participants with the opportunity to participate in the Comitia convention as a seller. For qualifying participants, Pop Japan Travel will:Translate your book into Japanese so that the locals can understand itPrint your book and deliver it directly to the event at Tokyo Big SightHelp you sell your book and discuss it with readers at a booth at the eventThe summer Comitia convention is scheduled for August 24th. The "Mind Over Manga" tour will run from August 21 to 28.

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