[Tasemu]

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Issue #14

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Gantz Creator Hiroya Oku Wants to End Manga in 2012

Science-fiction manga launched in 2000 & inspired TV anime, 2 live-action films

In the authors' notes section for next year's combined 6th/7th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine, Hiroya Oku wrote that he wants to draw the ending for his Gantz manga in 2012. The magazine issue's official release date is January 4.

The manga follows a young Tokyo man who is reanimated after a deadly subway accident. Kei and other resurrected people go on violent, seemingly endless missions at the behest of an unseen host.

Oku launched the manga in Young Jump in 2000, and the 33rd compiled book volume will ship in Japan next month. The "Final Phase" of the manga began in 2009. The manga inspired a television anime series animated by Gonzo (and released by ADV Films in North America) and two live-action films (released by NEW PEOPLE Entertainment). Dark Horse Comics released the 20th English volume of the manga in North America this month.


Project to Offer Free Airfare to Japan to 10,000 Foreigners Canceled

Japanese government declines "Fly to Japan!" project proposal's budget

The Japan Tourism Agency of the Japanese government announced on Monday that its "Fly to Japan!" project has been canceled. The project, which would have offered free airfare to 10,000 overseas tourists in 2012, was canceled because it "was not approved as a governmental draft budget of FY 2012."

The Japanese Tourism Agency had planned on allocating 1.1 billion yen (about US$14 million) from its requested 2012 budget for the program. The purpose of the program was to have participants spread the word of their travels online and, by extension, the safety of visiting Japan now.

The Japanese Tourism Agency's press release announcing the cancellation stated the following:

As the recovery from the earthquake is an ongoing urgent task, Japan has been vigorously working towards its restoration with the support from the world. Almost all of Japan has been back to normal and ready to welcome visitors. We are sincerely looking forward to having you to see Japan with your own eyes.

The Japan National Tourism Organization stated the following regarding the cancellation:

We realise that this announcement is going to disappoint thousands of people around the world, but we hope people will understand how insensitive it would appear for the Japanese Government to give people free flights to Japan when the cities, towns and villages devastated by the tsunami are still in desperate need of funding for reconstruction. We also would not want people thinking that the generous donations given from around the world to aide those affected by the disaster was being spent on giving people free flights.

Indonesian Creator's Manga Posted by Shogakukan

Medical doctor leaves career to become manga author

The publisher Shogakukan posted Vivian Wijaya's Kokkyonaki Gakuen (Campus Dwellers Without Borders) manga on its Club Sunday website on November 4. According to The Japan Times paper, Wijaya's slice-of-life comedy story is the first Japanese manga by an Indonesian female author. Shogakukan also states that the work is the first simultaneous trilingual publication of a comic in Japanese, English, and Indonesian.

The manga follows 15-year-old Hajime Tomono as he adjusts to cultural gaps while attending a boarding school with students from more than 50 countries. Wijaya, also known under the pen name DrVee, used her personal experiences as a high school student in the United Kingdom to compose the story.

Born in Tokyo, Wijaya loved manga since childhood, but her doctor family discouraged her from pursuing a career as a manga artist. Unsatisfied with her job as a medical doctor, Wijaya attended the Jakarta-based Machiko Manga School and Tokyo's Nippon Designers School to pursue her dream. After graduation, Wijaya's teachers told the aspiring author that she had little chance of becoming a successful manga artist. However, Wijaya served an apprenticeship with the Hayate the Combat Butler manga creator Kenjirou Hata that helped her to improve and commercialize her works. The Indonesian manga creator's next project will target high school students, according to The Japan Times.

Kokkyonaki Gakuen's first chapter will be available on Shogakukan's Club Sunday site in Japanese, English, and Indonesian until January 5, 2012.

Eureka/Nunnally Voice Actress Kaori Nazuka Has Baby Girl

Eureka Seven/Code Geass actress reports her healthy 1st child weighs 2,888 grams

Voice actress Kaori Nazuka announced at midnight on New Year's Day that she gave birth to a healthy 2,888-gram (about 6.37-pound) girl. The girl is Nazuka's first child.

Nazuka voiced dozens of roles in anime and games, including Eureka in Eureka Seven and Nunnally in Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.

Memorial to those who have departed this life in 2011

Nobuhiro Aihara
Animator
"Stone," "Private," "Eizō (Kage)," "Line," "Rain"

Kei Aoyama
Manga creator
Yoiko no Mokushiroku, SWWEEET

Shingo Araki
Designer, animator
Saint Seiya, Rose of Versailles, Yu-Gi-Oh!

Toyoo Ashida
Director, designer
Fist of the North Star, Vampire Hunter D, Fairy Princess Minky Momo

Osamu Dezaki
Director
Ashita no Joe, Ace wo Nerae!, Rose of Versailles, Space Adventure Cobra

Jerry Fellows
Co-editor
Space Fanzine Yamato

Michal Friedman
Voice actress, singer
Mobile Suit Gundam UC, Speed Racer: The Next Generation

Yoshio Harada
Actor
Azumi

Cassandra Hodges
Voice actress
Glass Fleet, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Hetalia - Axis Powers

Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Actor
Ashita no Joe,

Shinichi Ichikawa
Scriptwriter
Ultraman

Diana Wynne Jones
Author
Howl's Moving Castle

Hiroshi Kakoi
Producer
Macross II

Hiroyuki Kanno
Game creator
Kono Yo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shōjo YU-NO, EVE burst error

Yōko Kasugai
Flutist
FUNKIST (Fairy Tail)

Masahiro Katayama
Animator, professor

Tomoko Kawakami
Voice actress
La fillette révolutionaire Utena, Hikaru no Go, Sugar, Air

Eriko Kishida
Lyricist
Alps no Shōjo Heidi, Anne of Green Gables, A Dog of Flanders

Sakyo Komatsu
Novelist
Japan Sinks!, Komatsu Sakyo Anime Gekijō

Akinari Matsuno
Light novel author
MM!

Moribi Murano
Designer, director
Dagger of Kamui, Unico

Mitsuki Nakamura
Art director
Speed Racer, Gatchaman, Gundam, Ideon, Nausicaä

Sawako Noma
President
Kodansha

Shigeru Okada
President
Toei

Shōichirō Ōkubo
Screenwriter
Mermaid Forest, Lupin III, Ninja Hattori-kun, Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!

Carlo Peroni
Artist
Calimero

Jerry Robinson
Comic/manga writer
Astra, Batman

Taiji Sawada
Bassist
X Japan/Loudness

Kazuo Takahashi
Manga creator
Minami no Kazoku

Junpei Takiguchi
Voice actor, narrator
Yatterman, Dragon Ball

Hideo Tanaka
Director
Sukeban Deka

Kan Tokumaru
Voice actor
Gundam, Gaiking, Tekkaman, The IDOLM@STER

Mamoru Uchiyama
Manga artist
The Ultraman

Seiichiro Ujiie
Chairperson, film producer
Ghibli, Detective Conan, Inuyasha, Death Note films

Seichiro Uno
Song composer
Moomin

Kazuko Ute
Voice actress
Goku no Daibōken

Shinji Wada
Manga creator
Sukeban Deka, Pygmalio, Crown

Ken Yamaguchi
Voice actor
Fist of the North Star, Sakigake!! Otoko Juku, Saint Seiya

Kazuyoshi Yokota
Animation director
Cosmowarrior Zero, Maetel Legend


Comiket Attendance Numbers Falling!

With this years Comiket coming towards a close, the big guys in charge noticed a decline in attendee's and suggested that if this happens year after year, they will be forced to close the biggest anime convention in the world. C81's big minds tried to work out why this happened and what they could do to improve, the main reason they decided this years wasn't as good was due to the earthquake and the struggling yen.

Even with all that bad talk, there's still lots of good! For example, Comiket 81 had over 500,000 attendees over the 3 day period, and even though this was less than last years, it is still an outstanding achievement! This is why people fly from all over the worlds to attend! If anyone would like to know; Comiket 80 had over 540,000 attendees, and C79 had 520,000. The highest mark was C76 had 560,000 So the numbers have shrunk, quite massively, it is still the biggest in the world, and is to be feared!

Let's be happy though! I mean, all them lovely Asian girls - COSPLAYING!






Most Anticipated Winter Anime of 2012

So anime fans were voting for their most anticipated anime of winter 2012. Here are the results; remember to post your favourite upcoming anime from the list. We would be interested into hearing your opinions!

1. Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2 [1,333]

2. Nise Monogatari [928]

3. Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai! [594]

4. Natsume Yuujinchou 4 [557]

5. Amagami SS+ [554]

6. Zero no Tsukaima F [420]

7. Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou [340]

8. Ano Natsu de Matteru [338]

9. Another [319]

10. New Prince of Tennis [316]


Fate/Zero - TOO Gore.

Fans of Fate/Zero will know how gory it is. It's often on one of those famous "chan" sites and it never fails to impress. The manga edition of the show will include some of the popular grotesque scenes including the ever so infamous: "Human Umbrella." I would show pictures; but I don't want to be kicked off the team by the big boss. So search for them at your OWN discretion. Either way, the series never fails to impress and fans of the series should definitely start reading. Can't wait to see the scans!


Angel beats! Singer covers vocaloid ‘’meteo’’ song

singer also inspires vocaloid3 character. to be released on january 27
Lia, a singer known for multiple theme songs in anime including Angel beats!, clannad, air and Initial D:fourth stage, has covered Hatsune Miku’s ‘’Meteo’’ song.
Lia’s voice is becoming the basis for a vocaloid character called IA. Her Vocaloid character announcement was revealed alongside Vocaloid3, the first major upgrade to YAMAHA's underlying vocal music synthesis software engine in four years. The "IA -Aria on the Planetes" Vocaloid3 library for Lia will be available on January 27.
The official website for the IA character a sample track and a sample track video.

Video URL:
http://vimeo.com/33780638


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• The Otaku Handbook has recently got a Sticky at the top of the AA board. Make sure to check it out before making a recommendation thread!
  


• The AnimeFAN Mahjong competition will be opening for applications in under a week so make sure to learn the rules and have a chance to win a Kindle DX!
  


• sorun has created a thread where you can name your favorite anime for 2011, check it out here: https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=2061926
  

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Genres: Action, Comedy, Martial Arts

Synopsis
Sato Yo is a high school boy who likes SEGA games. One day, he enters a grocery store to buy some food for dinner. When he tries to take a bento box, he loses consciousness. He comes around to find all the bento sold out. He notices there is a war game going on at grocery stores and players called "Wolves" compete for the half-priced bento. Yarizui Sen, the leader of the Half-Pricer Club, forces Yo to join the club and he enters the bento war.

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[Twisted.]

Damn, was kind of counting on possibly getting one of those free tickets...meh, there's always another way.

Anyway, another great issue, thanks Tas.

[Яǝʌǝɹsǝ]

First post ever in this section...

Looks good OP...

Keep it up...

Read most of it... Lot of reading lol.

[K y o n]

Thanks again for keeping us up to date ^^

[Ohya]

In that video of "Comiket": 0:47 and 1:53 are serious OMGOMGOMGOMG moments for me.
Another great edition, Tas!

KIU!

[Yuusha]

Wondered how gorey the human umbrella was and well, that's pretty bad.

[Happeh]

Wondered how gorey the human umbrella was and well, that's pretty bad.

So you searched it? That's what I didn't wanna post it here. :3

[Wishes]

Porco rosso cosplay was funny :)

Nise Monogatari -> yey
Japan has recovered pretty well, except for the nuclear contamination.
They don't need any gaijins anymore ;)
RIP Diana Wynne Jones

Human umbrella
Human organs and hanging eyes...If that's what you like...
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/tag/fatezero/

bent-to on plan to watch list.
Done

Great issue.

[Yuusha]

So you searched it? That's what I didn't wanna post it here. :3

Well people could be like me and be made curious and search it anyway so you might as well put it in double spoilers or even quadruple spoilers.

[Happeh]

Well people could be like me and be made curious and search it anyway so you might as well put it in double spoilers or even quadruple spoilers.

Spoiler within a spoiler, within a spoiler? Holy crap...

[Ice Queen]

Great issue, but Tas, I sent you my submission, remember? it was about a new vocaloid character.

[Night Jester]

Shame about the Japan tickets. Would like to off gone. Another great issue Tas.

[Tasemu]

Great issue, but Tas, I sent you my submission, remember? it was about a new vocaloid character.

You told me you were going to send me it, want to upload it to mediafire and PM me the link?

I will add it in to this issue. ^^

[Angel Beats!]

Hey Tasemu, do you mind if i add this issue to AnimeAdventur.es, or at least, once I get it more setup.

[Ice Queen]

You told me you were going to send me it, want to upload it to mediafire and PM me the link?

I will add it in to this issue. ^^

Really? I thought I already send it with a video link and all. Okay, I'll upload to mediafire then.