Aniblog Tourney: Update 1

The 2nd annual Aniblog Tourney is in full swing with the first round to completed within the the week, in fact it could already be done, the round is so massive I get lost. And by some wondrous miracle the aniblog gods have seen to it that we won our first match and by a surprisingly large margin too.

So seeing the whole point of the tourney is to readers and visitors to other interesting aniblog’s I thought it’d be a good idea to put the spotlight on our opponents.

Avatar: The Legend of Korra

Wait: How did I not hear about this!?

I know Avatar: the Last Airbender isn’t technically anime because it’s not Japanese, and I remember getting really confused when I first watched the original series because I wondered how this particular “anime” had such good English dubbing, only to learn later that it was an American produced series (by Nickelodeon). The Legend of Korra follows the original series, beginning approximately 70 years after the end of The Last Airbender, and focuses on Korra, the new Avatar.

This is not only a Fate/Zero post…

Hey, I’m finally back from final exams! Let’s see; I’m 3 episodes late on Fate/Zero… Well, I could start covering them all, but that would take too much time since I’m totally out of shape, writing-wise (and physically). Instead, for this week only (maybe), I’ll do a more blog-ish post that covers random stuffs I’ve seen or read in/about anime/manga during a period of a week (in this case from 12/08/12 to 12/13/12). This involves lazily putting titles, pictures and short non-sensical comments.

Oh AniplexUSA: I’m drooling, but I’m too poor

Aniplex will finally release Fate/Zero Season 1 on Blu-ray, with awesome extras,…as an IMPORT. Yup, AniplexUSA will pull another Kara no Kyoukai-esque release, just as many predicted. The first 13 episodes of Fate/Zero will be released by Rightstuf on March 7th, 2012 as a limited edition at a price of $369.98 for US customers and $379.98 for non-US customers. Damn you Rightstuf, where’s the love for Canadians?!

When will Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka? Season 2 finally air?

It is finally official! AnimeNewsNetwork reported that the second season of Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka?, named *Copy-Paste show’s title* Jigoku Hen, will air start airing the next spring in April 2012. It was to be expected since the 10th volume of the Light Novels will bundle a DVD containing the Episode 0 of season 2 in the same month.

Funimation will also release the first season sometime in 2012 in North America. The show automatically becomes my #1 priority of DVD or Blu-Ray sets to buy in that year. It would be interesting to know who will stream season 2 between Crunchyroll, who streamed the first season, and Funimation (or Funico…damn, that’s an unattractive name LOL).

KyoAni will never stop with K-ON! lol

Before AnimeNewsNetwork even reports this, twitter led me to the info that K-ON! will have another anime project in 2012 after the movie!! According to K-ON!-related news reporter from my previous blog (AITOTW) and obsessed fan of the show, @Kyonkun, the following image came from a KyoAni event flyer. I got no idea what’s going to be the format for this K-ON!. I also got no idea if the anime will cover the old band in college. We just know that Azu-nyan’s new K-ON club will be involved. Hopefully, more information will be revealed in the near future. Anyway, time to get excited, K-ON! fanboys.

Source 1 and Source 2

2 Shounen Jump manga get anime green-lit

It’s official! This week’s 43rd issue of Shounen Jump has announced that Tadatoshi Fujimaki’s basketball manga, Kuroko no Basuke (Kuroko’s Basket), and NisiOisin’s high school battle and ecchi manga, Medaka Box, are set to get an anime release.

Finally a Blockbuster Return in Anime

It’s official! Fall 2011 marks the return of the popular series, Hunter X Hunter. Apparently, a promotional campaign found on bookstores in Japan confirms that a new TV series has been green-lit for next season. (Source) HXH has had a 62 episode TV series, 3 OVA series totalling 30 episodes. There is no news that tells us if the new TV series will be a reboot or a direct continuation to the OVA. However, the latter seems to be most probable.

Source: Moetron

If the TV series is indeed a direct sequel, then, it should cover at least the first half of the Chimera Ant Arc. Insect haters beware. This Chimera Ant Arc arguably has the most disturbing and ugly moments in the series, but I’m sure you’ll be fine if you’ve read Franken Fran (lol).

I really wonder how long the TV series is going to last. It could go from 12 to 50 episodes. It wouldn’t surprise me if the anime is trying to do the entire arc. Let’s not forget that Shounen Jump confirmed that Yoshihiro Togashi will resume the manga in August. Maybe Togashi feels that he is healthy enough to finish the entire arc. Without a doubt, the anime length will certainly depend if he finish the job without going back to another hiatus. I wouldn’t be surprised if Togashi goes back to hiatus after one chapter.

Synopsis:
After becoming 12, Gon leaves his home and takes on the task of entering the Hunter exam, notorious for its low success rate and high probability of death to become an official Hunter. He befriends the revenge-driven Kurapica, the doctor-to-be Leorio and the rebellious ex-assassin Killua in the exam, with their friendship prevailing throughout the many trials and threats they come upon taking on the dangerous career of a Hunter. (source: Myanimelist)