The we don't need no stinkin' Toonami edition...

The guilty pleasures of the summer season, Macross F and Code Geass
came to a resounding conclusion and didn't disappoint in the least
bit if you don't take either too seriously.

Hopefully the Doc stuck with Ryoko's Case Files because it was a
rather fun trip. Once again, not too serious but a refreshing change
from preteens saving the universe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sji8npyJzSE

Things to look forward to for the fall include...

While I haven't seen it yet, Casshern Sins seems to have gotten off to
a good start yesterday.
http://www.casshern-sins.jp/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2YoJkfrWsc

On sunday we get thrown right back into the AD Century of Gundam 00
and the continuation of the events of season 1. Hopefully that wont
fall on it's face since there are quite a few dangling plots and
conflicts that need to be resolved.
http://www.gundam00.net/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTlbPmoge-Q

For those that got a kick out of Tokyo Majin Gakuen Gehoucho or
Tenpu Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi, this may be up you alley.
Ga-Rei-zero
http://www.ga-rei.jp/top.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lSQQpSAq9A

And while I can't find any images from it, it seems the reason why
Madhouse was too busy to make Blade of the Immortal a great as it
should have been is because they were too busy working on an
adaptation of this...
KUROZUKA
http://celestialkitsune.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/kurozuka-anime-based-on-a-love-story-lasting-1000-years-augmented-by-vampires-rocket-propelled-swords-and-jesus/
http://www.madhouse.co.jp/works/2008-2007/works_tv_kurozuka.html

Also by Madhouse, a mystery series about a serial killer and the
unlikely group of investigators assembled to find him...
Mouryou no Hako (Box of Goblins)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10153
http://www.ntv.co.jp/mouryou/

If you're in the mood for dramatic sprawling space opera and politics
there's this...
Tytania
http://www.tytania.jp/
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10111

And, if I do say so myself, one of the more enjoyable quirky fish out
of water music prodigy comedies to come around gets a second season...
http://www.nodame-anime.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNONYztSsNA

And rounding up the group is the latest offering from the people that
gave us Samurai Champloo...
http://www.michikotohatchin.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTXpF96cEN0

There's plenty more like a Fist of the North Star series from the
perspective of the bad guy. But, like most of the new North Star
material of late, it looks really sub par. Take a look, see what
grabs your attention, post it up...

http://www.fansubwiki.com/Who_Subs_What:_FALL_2008

Man, I ain't gonna lie, that shit just made me frustrated.

I couldn't watch after episode 3, it was so poorly animated.

I just started downloading this past weekend. Haven't watched it yet.

:-(

you can have all that other wackness

The Doc also went down Retroville and checked out the 2nd collection of GoLion. A lot of these episodes are kind of funny from a nostalgia point, but DAMN... Sincline is a true asshole among assholes.

Well after 5 months of inactivity, Hunter X Hunter ch 281 is out....

Looking forward to Skip Beat anime and the new anime from the makers of Samurai Champloo...

And if you haven't given Xamd a shot, do it now.

I hope its as good as the first season.

It showed up at a good time too, I was just wondering what would replace Macross Frontier

They aren't playing around this time. The action and main story gets moving from jump.

While the first season played off as a rather well done redux of Gundam Wing, this season is heavily playing off of the plot points of Gundam Zeta. Hopefully they'll continue to spin it in their own unique direction like the first season.

summary? links?

I like the way they dived right in and reintroduced a ton of characters on the first episode though. No time wasting

.

not really.

Eh, close enough.

.

Kashern is MUCH darker than I thought it would be but at the same time keeps that Tatsunoko old school feel.

Kurouka is right up the alley for anyone that is...

a. Still sore over Blade of the Immortal.
b. Feinding for something along the lines of Otogizōshi.
C. Just want to see some fools get cut the fuck up.

Did you watch a raw?

Sounds dope from reviews though.

You should be able to find a stream of it through OVGuide.

I dig the apocalyptic vibe and old-school visual aesthetic, but I really hate how washed out and dark must of this new semi-digital animation is. The limited color-scheme works for rendering apocalyptic landscapes but fails at making them visually stimulating.

if you haven't already. Shinichiro Wantanabe has selected more ill ass artists to do music for his shows (i think).
http://michikotohatchin.com/link/


http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/soilpimp/eng/index_eng.html

i saw them linked to the site so i assume they have a hand in the soundtrack. They're a really cool (and commercially successful) jazz band

this is probably going to be another anime soundtrack that gets regular rotation for me

Well Michiko to Hachin premiered....no translation yet but here is the opening and closing song animation:


Opening:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=H1L8ms8YDm8&feature=related


Ending:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zHsS3zdFZuI

i'll be glad when the sub hits


i hope the english dub has spanish accents

I really want this anime to be so good. omg.

Can it be as good as Cowboy Bebop? Well, no, 'cause nothing is.
But it can be close like Samurai Champloo was. Man, I'm geeked!

Wantanabe is just producing and directing the music so his hand isn't too into this one

from what i can tell the animation is the over-the-top type which i'm SO GEEKED about. think Gainax x Lupin III

this one looks like its gonna be in my top 10. i really, REALLY hope this shit is good to the last drop.

i hope the dubs are good too. i wish they'd get some new voice actors for anime. i really hate hearing recognizable voices.

GREAT opener. the animation was awesome, background development was good.

this shit is gonna be bananas once the ball really starts rollin

We've gotten like five chapters this year. Rumor is we're supposed to get a new chapter next week or so, but damn.

word on the net

wtf

Type in BK201 at http://www.completethecontract.com/ and watch the first two episodes along with some other series specific content.

I liked Darker than Black.

...like so much else.

Completely fell apart at the end.

For Dragon Ball and One Piece fans....

Source: ANN

Link:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-31/new-dragon-ball-tegami-bachi-anime-to-be-streamed


New Dragon Ball, Tegami Bachi Anime to Be Streamed
posted on 2008-10-31 14:08 EDT
Also streaming next month: anime of One Piece's 'prototype' Romance Dawn

This year's 49th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has announced on Saturday that the Jumpland website will stream three of the anime specials — Dragon Ball, Tegami Bachi, and Romance Dawn — that have been screened at this fall's Jump Super Anime Tour events. The free streaming will begin on November 24, the day after the last stop on the tour. There are no indications on whether viewers outside Japan will be blocked by their Internet protocol (IP) addresses.

Dragon Ball manga creator Akira Toriyama himself drafted the story about the fan-favorite character Vegeta's younger brother Table for the tour's anime special. The special is the first new Dragon Ball anime episode in a decade. Tegami Bachi, Hiroyuki Asada's manga about a messenger boy in a strange fantasy land, was animated for the first time for this tour. Also for the first time, the Romance Dawn anime special adapted Eiichiro Oda's "prototype" manga that eventually evolved into his hit One Piece series.

Since this year's 49th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump is also the 2,000th issue of the magazine, Eyeshield 21 artist Yuusuke Murata drew the second half of a poster that combines all the popular characters from Jump's history. The first half was released earlier in this year's 34th issue to mark the 40th anniversary of the magazine. Viz Media has released or will release the Dragon Ball, Tegami Bachi, and One Piece manga in North America.

Source: Muhyojo

do subs usually take this long?

the shit came out on Thursday. it's Tuesday and still only the raw is out. wtf?!

Someone please post when it's out.

i'm getting a little pissed

If it isn't the flavor of the month or involves some vapid high school wish fulfillment, they drag their feet on shit.

Golgo 13, The new Cobra series, old school classics that need some decent subs and are nowhere near getting licensed all got short shift by the more prolific fansubbers.

i'm really mad. lol

fucking finally

I'm looking for more... somber... anime like Ergo Proxy, Serial Experiments Lain, Wolf's Rain.

Or historical anime, like Shigurui. And I guess Berserk, though Feudal Japan's better.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/Parvaneh27/NanoIconMug.jpg
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"I'm not being negative. I'm being edgy." --Daria
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~~the Terminal Bachelorette~~
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Basketball games make me cuss.

Xam'd is pretty much everything anyone could ever want in an anime.

Seirei no Moribito was somber and feudal.

I would give Ayakashi Ayashi a shot. It's punctuated with action but the stories are mostly character based.

Mushishi should fit the bill.

The remake of Reideen was decent and rather deliberately paced, much to the chagrin of ADD riddled modern mecha fans.

I'm sure you've given Dennou Coil a shot, right?

http://www.hulu.com/mushi-shi

It's dubbed, but HD and hella free.

It's dubbed, HD and hella free. horay!

For those who are waiting for this.....here it is if not posted already:


http://www.crunchyroll.com/media-484440/Anime-Trailers-Afro-Samurai-Resurrection-Trailer.html

Started off pretty ho hum but got better as it went on. The battle with Ramiel (ie this thing http://www.trayespace.com/images/Rebuild%201.0/Ramiel.jpg) was incredible.

and we already have a deep ass episode

like, the ending to ep 4 is like WTF?! i like the director they have. its interesting to see how a live action director does a show like this

Saved from making a shitty movie....

Link from ANN...

Link:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-18/lawsuit-launched-over-proposed-live-action-voltron-film

Lawsuit Launched over Proposed Live-Action Voltron Film
posted on 2008-11-18 17:10 EST
U.S.-based World Events Productions moves to sue Toei Animation over rights

The American company World Events Productions (WEP) attempted to serve new legal summons on Monday against Japan's Toei Animation for a lawsuit over the proposed live-action film remake of the Voltron animated franchise. In 1981, the Japanese studio Toei Animation created the Hyakujuu Ou Golion (King of Beasts Golion) anime series about young pilots who fight against an empire of alien conquerors — with the help of five mechanized lions that combine to form a robot. Toei also created another television anime series with a combining robot called Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV (Mechanized Fleet Dairugger XV) in the following year. The American company Koplar Communications licensed the rights to Golion and released a dubbed adaptation under the name Voltron: Defender of the Universe in 1984. Dairugger XV would later be adapted under the Voltron name as well.

According to Koplar's WEP production company, Toei and Koplar drafted a series of agreements in 1985 over the use of Golion, Dairugger XV, and the Voltron franchise. WEP produced a computer-animated spinoff series called Voltron: The Third Dimension in 1998, and a dispute between WEP and Toei arose. WEP filed a lawsuit against Toei in 1999, but this lawsuit was settled in 2000 with new agreements.

On August 9, 2007, the Variety entertainment industry newspaper reported that New Regency was close to signing a deal with The Mark Gordon Company over a live-action Voltron film. According to a letter that was filed into court records, Toei Managing Director Masayoshi Endo contacted WEP President Ted Koplar on January 18, 2008 about the Variety article. The letter read in part:

Congratulations! We, however, were surprised with the fact that Toei has not been contacted in connection with this movie planning. As you remember, we had a dispute in the past and settled it in 2000, and now we have no dispute for the animation of Voltron or Golion, which are now all yours.

We, however, do not think that the settlement and the assignment made thereunder shall have given you an exclusive right for live-action movie for Voltron. As you know, in our business, animation and live-action are completely different products and traded separately.

We are especially concerned about the marketing of the possible live-action film in Japan, and we expect you would contact us in due course to deal with this matter.

WEP filed a lawsuit against Toei in February 2008 and amended it in March. In the new lawsuit, WEP contends that as a result of Toei's claims to the live-action film project, "New Regency investigated the existence of possible third-party claims in and to the Golion and/or Voltron properties." WEP continues, "Through that investigation, New Regency identified an artist or author, Kazuo Nakamura, who may possess rights that encumber the Golion and/or Voltron properties and that interfere with World Events' full and lawful enjoyment of the Golion and Voltron properties." Nakamura was the character designer of Golion, and therefore, the animation in the first Voltron series.

On August 17, Variety revealed that New Regency was no longer planning to produce the Voltron film project and never actually signed a deal. It added that New Regency could not "wrap up a deal with Voltron's rights holders , delaying any further development of the pic." According to WEP's court filings, the company "has lost at least one development deal that would have resulted in a live-action motion picture" due to Nakamura's potential rights to Golion and Voltron. WEP filed an amended legal summons for Toei on Monday. WEP is seeking a legal declaration on which rights belong to WEP and which rights belong to Toei or Nakamura.

Neither WEP nor Toei has responded to ANN's requests for comment.

For those wondering if there were going to be new anime for Dragonball.....


From ANN

Link:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-23/new-dragon-ball-tegami-bachi-anime-now-streaming

New Dragon Ball, Tegami Bachi Anime Now Streaming
posted on 2008-11-23 14:22 EST
Also streaming: anime of One Piece's 'prototype' manga Romance Dawn

Shueisha's Jumpland website is now streaming three of the anime specials — Dragon Ball, Tegami Bachi, and Romance Dawn — that were screened at this fall's Jump Super Anime Tour events. The free streaming began on Monday, the day after the last stop on the tour, and it will last until January 31. There are no apparent restrictions on viewers outside Japan, although the video uses the Jumpland browser which requires Microsoft Windows.

Dragon Ball manga creator Akira Toriyama himself drafted the story about the fan-favorite character Vegeta's younger brother Tarble (Table) for the tour's anime special. The special is the first new Dragon Ball anime episode in a decade. Tegami Bachi, Hiroyuki Asada's manga about a messenger boy in a strange fantasy land, was animated for the first time for this tour. Also for the first time, the Romance Dawn anime special adapted Eiichiro Oda's "prototype" manga that eventually evolved into his hit One Piece series.

Source: Muhyojo





Website is here...fair warning the streaming is slow but pause thru and then play and it'll get it going....

http://www.jumpland.com/animetour/op/index_en.html