Madoka Magica Returning! Two episodes on the same day!

After the disaster that struck Japan last month it's easy to see why certain shows were pulled off the air. I mean no one needs to be reminded that their country has been through something horrific, but now a few shows are making a return to the airwaves and Madoka Magica is one of them.

The television station MBS based in Kansai will air episodes 11 and 12 back-to-back April 21st. Episode 12 will mark the end of this amazing and dark series.

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Do you Consider Yourself Open Minded?

When I first started watching anime I witnessed quite a few strange things, but that was before I realized this was all coming from another country. Actually this isn't what I want to really talk about. When I say 'Open Minded' I'm talking about genres.

Personally as an anime fan I love all types of genres. I love action-adventure, comedy, sci-fi, but I also love Romance. I'm really big into horror and things like that.

So what about you guys? Is there any anime genres you can't stand? Or do you love them all?

You can go into details if you like!

K-ON! DVD Countdown

Alright guys. I went ahead and created a countdown clock for K-ON! DVD 1. I wanted to post this on my blog here, but I couldn't. Sorry about that.

For a long time now I was hoping to add K-ON! to my DVD collection and now it's almost about to happen. You can follow along yourselves by clicking HERE!

A Channel

I finished watching the first episode of this anime today and it's really hilarious. I wanted to point it out to people in case you guys were thinking about watching it yourselves. I believe Crunchyroll will be simulcasting it in the future too.

You see the picture posted above? I've seen it several times over the last few days, but never noticed the baseball bat. The funny thing is, and this is minor spoilers, in the first episode that girl is wielding it just to keep some guys away from the Blond girl (her name is Run.)

It really is a cute show and I'm certainly going to keep watching. As always I hope someone here in the states gets the distribution rights to it.

Why I Hate '4Kids'

Of all the anime companies out there 4Kids is the only one I hate! Yes I do have preferences when it comes to anime and only a few other companies meet those preferences (or come close to), but that never made me hate them. 4Kids on the other hand did something that I cannot stand. They edit anime.

Now don't get me wrong. I understand that certain shows and movies have to be edited in order to get aired on television. For instance the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day, they have to edit out all the fun words. Besides television is a great way to get anime out there? Even if you don't have cable or satellite you can still get anime on the weekends. Not to mention parents would love to find shows their little ones can watch, enjoy and stay out of their hair.

So why do I hate 4Kids for their edits? Simple. Most of them aren't necessary.

1. Changing names.

There is no reason to change names in anime. Japanese names are just as easy to understand as English ones. You just have to practice at it.

2. Removing Japanese Words.

This one makes the least amount of sense to me. We have kids shows out there that not only teach English speaking audiences a different language, but we also have shows out there that teach them how to spell in another language. So what's wrong with the Japanese language all of a sudden?   

3. Changing Locations.

Unintentionally anime can be educational, especially to someone in another country. Thanks to anime I know about some Japanese holidays, traditions and locations. Then 4Kids comes along and suddenly the Tokyo Tower is somewhere in America.

I have a lot more I could say about this, but I don't want this blog to be one giant bash fest. The problem is I don't consider 4Kids an anime distributor. I consider them someone who takes anime, edits it and tries to make a buck off of it. Anime sells without that sort of treatment. 4Kids is being sued and they plan on filing for chapter 11 just to stay in business. I honestly don't believe anime here in the states would be worse off if 4Kids did go bankrupt. They've been doing anime fans and those Japanese companies wrong for far too long.

Sound of the Sky- Coming July 5th!

Persistence pays off! I sent an email to Nozomi and they sent me a nice little email detailing some of the finer points of Sound of the Sky (AKA: So Ra No Wo To)

So first of all... Thanks Nozomi for the email and thanks for grabbing this wonderful series! Here are some finer details about the release.

Name: Sound of the Sky
Language: English Sub/ On Screen Translation. 
Episodes: 12 + 2 special episodes
SRP: $49.99

Here's some more details about the series. This is being lifted directly from the email BTW.

[GRIMES, Iowa, April 6, 2011 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are pleased to announce the SOUND OF THE SKY (Sora no Woto) Complete DVD Collection L.E. will be available on July 5, 2011.

This limited-edition DVD box set will feature all 12 episodes of Sound of the Sky – plus two special episodes – with Japanese audio, plus English-language subtitles and on-screen translations. Additionally, the set will be housed in a collectors’ art box and include a 40-page book with series artwork and staff commentaries. Only a limited quantity of this premium set will be produced.]

Again I want to remind everyone that this lifted from the email itself. I take no credit for writing it. 


Here's the website for Sound of the Sky: Rightstuf- Sound of the Sky 

And this is one place you can pre-order the series: Pre-Order Here!

When the series comes out I'll write a review for it. I've already seen the series at Crunchyroll, but I want to do another review for this release.

Battle Girls- Time Paradox

Hey everyone! I watched the first episode of Battle Girls- Time Paradox yesterday and I wanted to let you know what I thought. It was funny! It was cute and I cannot wait to see more. It's about a school girl named Hideyoshi who accidentally gets sent back in time to the 'warring states period of Japan', but now it's inhabited by nothing, but women. Hideyoshi is tasked with gathering the pieces of crimson armor for Oda Nobunaga.

I couldn't help, but draw some lines back to the show Koihime Muso, but that's alright with me. I like the idea of exploring this sort of theme further.

If you want you can watch the first episode yourself at Crunchyroll's website by clicking HERE!

'So Ra No Wo To' becomes 'Sound Of The Sky'

Hey guys! I was checking out Rightstuf's website today and just noticed they had posted their new catalog on their website and guess what's on the front cover!

Nozomi grabbed the distribution rights to this show and it looks like they changed the name from So Ra No Wo To to Sound Of The Sky. Awesome! I was hoping to get some information out of Nozomi about this release, but maybe I'm not the only one asking....

I already checked Rightstuf and Nozomi's website and they aren't taking pre-orders just yet and it doesn't look like anyone has broken the news yet. I've done a google search and even checked The Anime Network, but so far I've turned up nothing.

Well is this good news or what? Least we got an offical title, now we need a release date, pricing and whether it'll be dubbed or not. Frankly I'll be as happy as can be as long as it's released.

You can download the book if you want by clicking HERE!

First Review Is Up!

Hey everyone! My review for Murder Princess is up! Like I said before I'll post more reviews now. Hope you guys enjoy it and find it informative.

Funimation Sold

Some smart investors finally grabbed FUNimation. I wanted to make the announcement and give you the link to the story. FUNimation themselves tell it better then I could.

Click HERE To Read the Story!

Finished Murder Princess

Hey everyone. I just wanted to let you know that I finished watching Murder Princess just a few minutes ago. I watched all six episodes and then watched the sixth episode with the commentary. I won't say what I thought about it here. I'll wait until I write my review. Once I get the "Review" section set up I'll start doing more of them regularly.

I know my posts today haven't been very productive, but my goal is to post at least one thing anime related on here everyday, so that's what I'm doing.

I can tell you I watched the second volume of Rozen Maiden and enjoyed that very much. Now all I need to do is collect the third volume and I'll be set! Until I go after the second season....

DVDs Should Be Here Today

I just wanted to let everyone know that my DVDs should be here today. I don't know when they'll arrive or when I'll get to writing that review, but it shouldn't be too long after I watch the shows. I always like writing reviews right after I watch something.

In case you were wondering the two DVDs I'm expecting are Murder Princess and Rozen Maiden DVD 2. I'll only be writing a review for Murder Princess though.

And sometime this month I should be getting K-ON! Which I'm really excited about. Even if the dub stinks (which I'm sure it'll be alright.) I still have the sub version I can watch and that's the version I've gotten used to anyways.

Seriously though... If I'm not mentioning K-ON! I'm mentioning Alien Nine.

Anime Songs.

I wanted to take a moment and post a few of my favorite anime songs for everyone to listen to. I'm sure you've heard them before, but just in case I wanted to post them again.

1. Alien Nine- Rebirth

2. Serial Experiments Lain: Opening

3. Oreimo: Opening

Tales of Vesperia- The FIrst Strike! And More!

Now I really, really, really, hope the Mayans are wrong! FUNimation has just announced they had acquired the distribution rights to Tales of Vesperia- The First Strike! If you don't know it's a prequel of the game Tales of Vesperia.

Now what would be a real treat for me and other Vesperia fans is if FUNimation also got the original voice actors to provide the voices for the same characters they voiced in the game! Thankfully those voice actors aren't new to anime. For instance Troy Baker, the voice of Yuri, can be heard in shows such as Naruto, Bleach and FMA/Brotherhood. Not to mention Danielle Judovits, the voice of Estelle, can be heard in Naruto.

Now for the 'MORE' section of my post. FUNimation has also acquired the following for DVD/Blu-Ray release next year.

1. Fractale

2. Freezing

Alright! I'll report more if any new information comes in.

K-ON! DVD 3... Who Wants To Guess?

Alright. I'm sure we'll be getting news about the release date for K-ON! DVD 3. As you may already know Bandai has acquired the first season of the show and I've already pre-ordered the first DVD. Anyways the first season is made up of 13 episodes plus 1 OVA.

So far the first two DVDs will have 4 episodes on them. So this is what COULD possibly happen and please make you guess as well.

1. They'll release the next 5 episodes on the DVD. (No OVA)
2. They'll release the next 3 episodes on the DVD.
3. They'll release the next 5 episodes on the DVD plus the OVA.

As long as we get everything I'll be happy. The OVA was a lot of fun and worth watching. Personally I wouldn't be surprised if the OVA get's released on a separate DVD. Same goes for season two and the movie. I just hope this DVD release does well.

So what do you guys think will happen?

Coming Soon! Two New Sections!

Alright. I'm pretty close to adding two new sections to my blog pretty soon so I wanted to go ahead and announce them now so no one will be surprised later. I think I may have hinted towards them before, but now I'm confirming them (Unless things suddenly change.)

1. Anime Reviews.

I doubt anyone's surprised, but soon I'll be adding anime reviews to my blog. It'll be located in it's own section.

2. Video Games

I'm an anime fan and a gamer. I love RPGs and Survival Horror games. I plan on posting play through's of both sometime in the near future. Nothing too fancy, but I'm still excited to do it.

And that's it for now. If I come up with anymore I'll let you guys know. I want this blog to be a multipurpose blog, without losing sight of it's true purpose.

Thank you and take care!

One of Crunchyroll's Simulcasts

Hey everyone. I wanted to direct your attention for a moment to one of Crunchyroll's simulcasts. I would say something about the others, but I've only seen the first episode of this show and it's pretty funny and cute. I'm glad Crunchyroll is going to show it on their website.

The show is called My Ordinary Life. Since I've only seen one episode I can only tell you that it's made up of different segments and each segment has it's own plot. The first episode will be available to premium members in one day, but us regular users have to wait eight.

Click HERE to check it out!