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Nozomi Entertainment Acquires ‘Please Teacher!’ and ‘Please Twins!’

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February 21, 2015

Nozomi Entertainment Acquires ‘Please Teacher!’ and ‘Please Twins!’

Nozomi Entertainment recently announced their acquisition of the Please Teacher! anime and the sequel spinoff Please Twins!.

Nozomi Entertainment plans to release Please Teacher! as a 13-episode DVD collection in summer 2015. The series, directed by Yasunori Ide (Bastard!!), featuring character designs by Hiroaki Gohda (Amagami SS and Love, Election and Chocolate) and animated by Daume (Strawberry Marshmallow, Shiki), first aired in Japan in 2002 on the WOWOW network. It ran for 12 episodes with a single OVA episode being released later that year.

Nozomi Entertainment also plans to release Please Twins! as a 13-episode DVD collection in summer 2015. The series originally aired in 2003. This spinoff focuses on new characters, however many characters from Please Teacher! make an appearance.

An official website for the series has launched, which is available here.

Viz Media Acquires New ‘Ultraman’ Manga

K. Roberts

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February 21, 2015

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Viz Media has just announced their acquisition of the Ultraman manga series. Inspired by the 1966-1967 Japanese sci-fi superhero TV series, this 2011 manga adaptation is updated with new elements to appeal to a new generation of fans.

This adaptation was created by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi for Japan’s monthly comic magazine Hero’s. The English translated version will be available beginning August 18, 2015, under the Viz Signature label.

Eiji Tsubaraya’s Ultraman series has become a major Japanese pop-culture phenomenon since premiering nearly 50 years ago in Japan. Several adaptations of the series have been produced since then. The original live-action series is still available on DVD in North America with dual audio.

Nintendo Australia Promising Amiibo Restocks

Nathan Farrugia

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February 21, 2015

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If anyone reading this can remember how hard it was to find a copy of Pokemon Stadium on the Nintendo 64 when it first released then you know that’s how hard it is to find an Amiibo on the store shelf (that’s not Link, Mario or Pikachu). I recently described my own Thursday morning rush experience when Wave 3 was released. To try and remedy the situation, Nintendo Australia is restocking certain Amiibo over the coming months.

This is a very general announcement and it’s not stated which Amiibo are being restocked or when, but in an interesting move Nintendo Australia have revealed it will be sourcing the Amiibo stock from other regions and have stated the packaging may not be of the standard Australia/New Zealand type. Most likely the stock will come from Europe where the packaging is identical. Amiibo can be used in a number of titles including Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS, Hyrule Warriors and Mario Kart 8 most noticeably.

The 21st of March will see the release of 6 new Amiibo in a new collection titled the Super Mario Bros. series and will feature Mario, Luigi, Toad, Peach, Bowser and Yoshi. Wave 4 of the Smash Bros Collection are due out sometime in April and will include Robin, Lucina, Pac-Man, Wario, Ness and Charizard.

UPDATE: Seems Target have began receiving their restocks already (25th of February) and based on the packaging the Amiibos are coming from Japan.

FUNimation Reveals More English Dub Casts for Their New Anime Series

K. Roberts

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February 21, 2015

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FUNimation Reveals More English Dub Casts for Their New Anime Series

Following FUNimation’s announcement of the English dub casts of Assassination Classroom and Death Parade, they have revealed the dub cast lists for three more of the anime titles they acquired from the summer 2015 season.

Here is the dub cast list for Tokyo Ghoul √A:

Kaneki – Austin Tindle
Touka – Brina Palencia
Tsukiyama – J Michael Tatum
Yamori – Christopher Sabat
Rize – Monica Rial
Hide – Clifford Chapin
Nishiki – Eric Vale
Hinami – Lara Woodhull
Mado – Kenny Green
Amon – Mike McFarland
Ayato – Todd Haberkorn
Eto – Lindsay Seidel
Tatara – Chris Wehkamp

No announcement has been made about an English dub for the first season. The dub of the second season premiered on Wednesday at 9:00pm ET.

Next up is the dub cast list for World Break: Aria of a Curse for a Holy Swordsman:

Moroha – Clifford Chapin
Satsuki – Felecia Angelle
Shizuno – Jad Saxton
Gen – Michael Jones
Angela – Morgan Garrett
Edward – Seth Magill
Jin – Garret Storms
Mari – Heather Walker
Maya – Tia Ballard
Sofia – Alexis Tipton
Tanaka – Sonny Strait
Tokiko – Trina Nishimura

The English dub of this series will premiere on Sunday the 22nd of February at 11:05am ET.

Finally is the dub cast list for Rolling Girls:

Nozomi – Felicia Angelle
Yukina – Monica Rial
Ai – Jad Saxton
Chiaya – Leah Clark
Masami – Colleen Clinkenbeard
Shigyo – Jamie Marchi
Haruka – Rachel Robinson
Momiyama – Tyson Rinehart

The English dub of this series will premiere on Saturday the 21st of February at 12:58pm ET.

As with their previous announcement, FUNimation has confirmed that there will be a DVD and Blu-ray release for each of these series following the release of the uncut and uncensored Japanese home video releases. The dubs will be revised for the home video releases.

Viz Media Previews ‘Ranma 1/2’ Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set 5

K. Roberts

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February 21, 2015

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Viz Media Previews ‘Ranma 1/2’ Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set 5

Viz Media has just announced their upcoming release of the fifth limited edition Blu-ray box set 5 of Ranma 1/2. The details are as follows:

Episodes 93-115 will be featured across three discs. The Blu-ray set will feature a 32-page booklet with episode summaries for every episode. On-disc extras will include the textless opening and ending animations, series trailers and the “We Love Ranma Part 5 – We Love Collecting” segment. The set has a suggested retail price of $54.97 USD and $63.99 CAN.

The standard edition DVD set will not feature the special segment or the physical bonuses. It has a suggested retail price of $44.82 USD and $51.99 CAN. Pre-orders for both editions are now available ahead of its March 3, 2015 release.

WWE 2K15’s Latest DLC Enters the ‘Hall of Pain’

Travis Bruno

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February 19, 2015

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If you happen to be a big fan of Sexual Chocolate, now simply called Mark Henry, then you’ll be happy to hear that WWE 2K15‘s latest piece of DLC focuses entirely on Mark Henry’s rise to dominance during his time of putting various superstars into the ‘Hall of Pain.’

This DLC is priced at $13.45 and is available with the Season Pass and in this DLC the 2K Showcase: Hall of Pain will feature Mark Henry’s highest profile matches from 2011-2013 including his battles against Kane, The Great Khali, the Big Show, and even Randy Orton.

Full details about what is included in the DLC, as well as a trailer for the DLC, can be found below:

2K Showcase: Hall of Pain

Story focused on top matches for WWE Superstar Mark Henry
Playable WWE Superstars (2011 versions): Mark Henry, Big Show, Kane, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Sheamus, The Great Khali, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan and Ryback
Playable arenas: SmackDown (2011), Vengeance (2011) and WrestleMania 29

Project CARS Delayed Again

Nathan Farrugia

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February 19, 2015

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Big titles these days either suffer countless delays or require some sort of day 1 patch to fix many of the games problems and Slightly Mad Studios and Bandai Namco have opted for the former. Yes, Project CARS is delayed again. The ultra realistic racing simulator will now release on April 2nd for PC via Steam as well as Xbox One and PS4 in Australia and Europe. April 7th is the release date in North America for the Xbox One and PS4 versions. The release date prior to this change was March 20th. The game was originally slated to release in the first quarter of 2014.

Head of Studio at Slightly Mad Studios Ian Bell had this to say on the delay:

“Moving the release date was not an easy decision to make, as we know our fans are eager to get their hands-on on Project CARS… but we know that these extra days will allow us to provide the best game experience that our fans deserve. We assure you the wait will be worth it when the game does arrive early April”.

A very talked down Wii U version should also be close to completion by this time but no release date has yet been given. You can check out our impressions of the game here.

Pokémon Shuffle Launches Today

Andrew Day

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February 19, 2015

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Three-in-a-row games seem to dominate the mobile app markets. Candy Crush, Free-Fall and Scurvy Scallywags are just a few of the heavy hitters out there. Well now Nintendo have gotten in on the action with Pokémon Shuffle for Nintendo 3DS.

As you could probably have guessed, Pokémon Shuffle has you matching three identical tiles in order to progress through its many stages and capture a bunch of wild Pokémon. Pokémon Shuffle is available now through the Nintendo 3DS eShop absolutely free. The only draw back is that like the mobile games that inspired it, the game uses a life-system where once you have expended your five hearts you are required to wait for them to replenish before you can continue playing.

Telstra Introduces new 4GX Speeds

Andrew Day

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February 19, 2015

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You know, when I first got my 4G-compatible phone, I was absolutely blown away by how quick it ran. YouTube videos, web pages and emails all loading in the snap of my fingers. Even now when I’m out and about on the weekend, loading up a video to kill time while I’m bored is faster than my home’s WiFi.

So with 4G being so fast, I’m sure you will be as shocked as I am to hear that Telstra are introducing even faster mobile speeds with their new 4GX network. Just how fast is 4GX? Well Telstra have put up a little video below that shows off just how fast the network is. Not only that, but selected mobile phones and tablets can access 4GX right now! Check out the video below then click “Find Out More” to see if you can tap into the lightning fast seeds in your area.

This is a sponsored post but opinions are my own.

Team17 Adds This is the Police to Upcoming Releases

Brandon Postal

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February 19, 2015

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Team17 Adds This is the Police to Upcoming Releases

Team17 has announced that the Kickstarter title, This is the Police by Weappy Studio, has been added to it’s official line up. This means that marketing, PR, and general assistance to development and release will be aided by the publishing company. Additionally, there is now the added hope that This is the Police will come to other platforms besides PC.

The title is nearing the end of it’s Kickstarter funding period, and while This is the Police hasn’t quite reached it’s goal it’s close. Hopefully with this announcement from Team17 the title will be produced even if Weappy Studio’s Kickstarter isn’t fully funded.

We’ve covered This is the Police before and the title is quite promising. It appears to be a mash-up of genres, involving strategy and adventure aspects. Additionally, the overview of the game is set up like city management games as the protagonist works to earn money though police corruption. Hopefully the story will be strong as well, since the game looks to lean heavily on it’s corrupt police narrative for setting. Look for This is the Police in December 2015.