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Monday, March 29, 2010

New and Upcoming in Japan

Promos
Gothicmade
- the new anime from Five Star Stories' Mamoru Nagano
Insect Story Honeybee Hutch ~Melody of Courage~

Welcome to the Space Show

Legend of the Legendary Hero

Onigamiden
Studio Pierrot's adaptation of Takafumi Takada’s novel

Live action Gantz


Anime
Layout: 984/997 cuts - 98.7%
Key animation: 834 cuts - 83.7%
Chief animator check: 664 cuts - 66.6%
Animation: 615 cuts - 61.7%
Painting: 525 cuts - 52.7%
Background painting: 668 cuts - 67.0%
Completed cuts: 490 cuts - 49.2%
According to Nishioka, Yonebayashi (the director) is working until 3:00am every day. After some consideration by Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli now prohibits all-nighters in principle. Animators must return to their home at least once a day.
The Blu-ray release Nausicaa has been confirmed, scheduled for July 14, 2010 at ¥7140
A translation of Toshio Suzuki's introduction can be read here
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A pilot based Leiji Matsumoto's Harlock character has been completed.
Mobile Suit Gundam UC author Harutoshi Fukui, Appleseed director Shinji Aramaki, Appleseed mechanical designer Atsushi Takeuchi, and Ninja Scroll character designer Yutaka Minowa worked on the new Space Pirate Captain Harlock pilot with Sega Sammy Visual Entertainment.
Light Stage, used for Avatar, was used for a Gaiking pilot. The mecha anime was aired in the US as part of the Force Five block.
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The 5 episode “BLACK LAGOON: Roberta’s Blood Trail” OVA series will premiere on DVD & Blu-ray July 17th.
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Manga creator Suzuhito Yasuda revealed that supernatural action Yozakura Quartet is setting a reset, second anime adaptation, packaged starting with volume nine of the manga.
Ryoochimo Sawa is directing, designing the characters and overseeing the animation production. Tatsunoko Pro and KMMJ Studios are producing, and the studio Kusanagi is handling the backgrounds.
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Toei Animation is creating an adaptation of George Akiyama's dark manga Ashura
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Susumu Kudo will be directing three theatrical anime film adaptations of Tow Ubukata's Mardock Scramble science fiction novel series. Megumi Hayashibara will play the main character Rune Ballot. Conisch is composing the music, and GoHands is producing the animation.
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Tatsuo Sato's (Nadesico, Stellvia, Shingu) adaptation of Yuichi Sasamoto's Mini-Skirt Uchu Kaizoku (Mini-Skirt [Space] Pirates) space opera has been confirmed for 2011.
Akiman is responsible for the original character designs for the animation, and Starchild Records is handling the music. 
Anime News Network's description:
The story centers around a spirited high school girl named Marika. She keeps herself busy with the space yacht club and her part-time job at a high-class retro café. One day, two men suddenly appear and claim to be subordinates of her dead father. They demand that she assume command of the space pirate ship Benten Maru. A privateer ship's compact was made during a war of independence a century ago, and according to that compact, the ship must be inherited by the captain's next direct descendant. Marika finds herself embarking on a new life as a space pirate.
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Hiromi Morishita's award winning Osaka Hamlet manga will be adapted to anime, scheduled for summer. Director Fujiro Mitsuishi had already adapted the manga into a live-action film which premiered in October of 2008. 
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Production I.G's adaptatopm pf Mizuki Nomura's "Bungaku Shojo" ("A literary girl") light novel series will be getting three direct to DVD OVAs 
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Lily Hoshino's yokai manga Otome Yokai Zakuro will be getting an anime adaptation
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Akinari Matsuno and QP:flapper's light novel series MM!, about a teen masochism, will be adapted into anime
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Risque fantasy Queen's Blade will be getting a new Utsukushiki Toshi-tachi OVA 
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The six discs of Ikkitousen: Xtreme Xecutor will feature original OVA episodes. 
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3D theatrical animated adaptation of Soo Yon Won's Full House manhwa will be opening in Japan and Korea in November 
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The seventh DVD volume of urban adventure Durarara!! will included a direct to video episode and an audio drama adaptation of side story from the original novels. 
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Kazuki Sakuraba's Gosick mystery novels are being adapted into anime 
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More shorts of the Doubutsu Kankyou Kaigi ~ Animal Conference on the Environment, educational/environmental picture book adaptation are being produced

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