To all the bloodthirsty people who’ve been longing to see Vampire Knight animated, suffer no more for that wish has finally been granted! It’s been announced in the latest Lala magazine, with no definite schedule or cast as of now. Expect a star-studded cast if they’ll have the same seiyuus as the Drama CD, with Yui Horie as Yuuki, Mamoru Miyano as Zero, and Daisuke Kishio as Kaname, among others (side characters whose voices include Jun Fukuyama, Junichi Suwabe, Koyasu Takehito and Hoshi Souichiro +___+)

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My bunny ears just caught a sizzling news… that is, Special A is going to be anime-ted!! I am not kidding. It’s announced in Hana to Yume, where it’s serialized. I’m especially delighted by this news, being a fan of the manga myself. Although I somewhat stopped following it months ago. Now that it’ll be given life as an anime, I guess it only means one thing… I have to catch up on reading it again! o__o

The air date of the anime is yet to be announced, but still… this is certainly something to look forward to! Brace yourselves for the latest buzz on this news, particularly the probable seiyuu casting and staff for the anime.

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“This is AMERICAAAAAAAAAAA”

I know this is quite a late “news” but oh well… better late than never. I believe this issue concerns not only Americans but the entirety of the Geneon consumers, hence I decided to write about this as well. Much of the focus however would be in the American anime industry which is directly affected by the incident.

Geneon USA has officially informed retailers that as of 5 PM PDT this Friday, September 28th, the company will cease all DVD production, sales, and distribution. All Geneon USA DVD titles scheduled for release after November 6, 2007 have apparently been canceled (ANN)

Back in August, it was announced that a merger between ADV and Geneon is in the works, leaving many fans in turmoil because of the risks it posed to the future of the US anime industry, with the dangers of having less competition in the scene. This alliance was apparently cancelled and after a few days comes the appalling news of Geneon’s “exit”. With the number of titles they have acquired for license, it is but natural for many fans to be greatly disheartened by this news. Fangirls would certainly be grieving over Kyou Kara Maoh, Saiunkoku Monogatari, and Shounen Onmyouji, among others, all of which are licensed by the aforementioned company.

Does this spell doom for the entire American anime industry? Will anime now crumble along with Geneon?

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The winds of change are blowing, bringing with it quite a number of new titles, some sequels, a whole lot of moe school girls, some working hamsters, a pinch of magical girls, and, what anime season would be complete without the obligatory petri dish of super-deformed bacteria! The Scrumptious Anime Chefs bring to you an almost complete list of this fall season’s anime.

Don’t forget to tell us what YOU will be watching. Bon appétit.

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A surprising news struck me Tuesday last week… and I actually had mixed emotions when it was brought to my attention. I felt ecstatic because it’s one of the things I’ve been longing to do for quite some time now (ever since I’ve become an anime / manga fanatic? XD), and at the same time felt troubled by how it’s going to affect my blogging life (temporarily, until the work I have there ends). Were you able to guess what ‘big break’ I’m referring to now? (If not, just read on) :p

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The Scrumptious Anime Chefs bring to you an almost complete list of this summer season’s anime. With a rather large disparity in our tastes, we’ve included “Chef Chaff” in each of our preview, to give you an idea of what we think of the title.

Don’t forget to tell us what YOU will be watching. Bon appétit.

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More bishies… in DVD?! Say no more… I am sold!

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ANN reports that Kodansha, one of Japan’s publishing powerhouse, announced the winners of their 31st Annual Manga Awards yesterday, May 9, 2007. Leading the pack is Ookiku Furikabutte, winning in the General category 「一般部門」. Other categories include Children’s 「児童部門」, Boys’ 「少年部門」, and Girls’ 「少女部門」.
Oofuri joins the ranks of previous winners such as Capeta [...]

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Sorry for the bad pun, but I miss our flaming-sword-wielding, melon-pan-munching, loli heroine. Well, it won’t be long now because Shakugan no Shana is slated to air its second season this coming October. So, let us all be good little torches and wait for her return and have some fun with Louise and her [...]

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The second season of the TV animation series Zero no Tsukaima 「ゼロの使い魔」 will be shown in Chiba TV 「チバテレビ」 this coming July. Thanks to Anime News Network for the tip.

This is awesome news! I watched the first season of ZnT and found it enjoyable. I am a sucker of tsundere [...]

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