The opening animation for Shining Blade, releasing in Japan this March 15. The game continues Sega’s long-running “Shining” series (following Shining Hearts from 2010), as a fantasy RPG for the PSP handheld, featuring character designs by Tony (…)
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Media Blasters formally laid off 9-10 of its 15 full-time employees yesterday. Those laid off will have the opportunity to continue working for the company as freelancers. CEO John Sirabella explained, “All of the small publishers are going through this sort of thing right now. Not just anime. Everyone’s transitioning from full-time staff to freelancers.” [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 30, 2011
Japanese news site Livedoor reports that Erika Sawajiri (Shinobi ~ Heart Under Blade) will star in a live-action feature adaptation of Kyoko Okazaki’s psychological drama manga Helter Skelter. The manga revolves around an aging fashion model who begins to lose her sanity as her career and beauty fade. Mika Ninagawa (Sakuran) will direct. Source: Anime [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 25, 2011
Sega has released the attractive looking opening anime sequence for its upcoming PSP RPG Shining Blade. Source: Rakugakidou
Continue reading...Saturday, October 22, 2011
According to the latest issue of Hobby Japan magazine, a TV anime adaptation of “Queen’s Blade: Rebellion” has been green-lit for production. The storyline for the new project originates from Hobby Japan’s Queen’s Blade fantasy game book series. The franchise has received 3 TV anime seasons to date.
Continue reading...Monday, October 10, 2011
Yes yes yes! Someone, namely Sentai Filmworks, has finally gone and picked up Broken Blade (also known as Break Blade), a grand hexalogy of animated films based on the novel series of the same name. The story basically amounts to this: In a world where everyone uses magic to pilot magic-powered robots, a dude, Rygart [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 16, 2011
The G4 television network has announced plans to begin broadcasting Marvel Comics’ and Madhouse’s X-Men anime television series on Friday, October 21, at 11:00 pm ET. Actor Scott Porter (Caprica, Friday Night Lights) will provide the English dubbed voice of lead character Cyclops. The 12 episode X-Men anime series aired on Japanese television earlier this [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 22, 2011
Hakurei goes into Hades castle alone, protected by a blade from the last Athena He tears apart the oppossing Specters until he reaches the center of the barrier that protects Hades Castle When he attempts to destroy it with his sword, Hypnos appears Will Hakurei be able to defeat the foe he has hated since [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 22, 2011
Namco Bandai’s PSP crossover follow-up to Queen’s Blade: Spiral Chaos, entitled 「Queen’s Gate: Spiral Chaos」, is scheduled for release July 28th. The game’s opening sequence is now available for view after the jump. External Link
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 12, 2011
I’m a fan of the occasional ecchi series. Girls Bravo is one of my favorite comedies. I un-apologetically enjoyed Queen’s Blade. Be it zany comedy, harem, drama, or action, the addition of nude ladies just makes a good show better. The problem is that Manyuu Hikenchou is not a good show. This is an early [...]
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