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K anime to receive special ‘K Day’ at Anime Expo 2013 courtesy of Viz

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June 22, 2013

Today Viz Media announced that they will be celebrating their newest anime property K, during Anime Expo 2013 by creating a special “K Day” which will happen on Friday July 5th. This K Day will see Anime Expo Industry Guest and official Fushimi cosplayer from Japan KANAME☆ appearing throughout the day, The English language voice actors for the anime, Patrick Seitz (voice of Reisi Munakata), Stephanie Sheh (voice of Neko), Matt Mercer (voice of Kuroh Yatogami) and Keith Silverstein (voice of Mikoto Suoh) will also be in attendance.

During this day fans can attend a special world premiere of the first and second episodes of K in English. This premiere will occur at 11:15am in Room LP1 and at 12:15PM, directly after the premiere in the same room, Josh Lopez, the Viz Media Dub Producer for K, will join the staff for a Behind the Scenes Q & A on bringing the anime to North America and at the end of the panel, all fans in attendance will get a special commemorative Neko character fan.

The company will continue the celebration with a special autograph session with the aforementioned K English dub cast from 2:30-3:30pm in the Anime Expo Autograph Area and everyone who attends will net the premium poster which you can see to the right. To top this off, a special photo opportunity will be held at the VIZ Media booth (#1501) with K cast and staff, including Johnny Yong Bosch and the K cosplayers of ACParadise.com. Attendees that show up in K Project cosplay will receive a special gift. Finally, end the day with a photo op with KANAME☆ at the VIZ Media booth K wall at 5:30pm.

Luna Sea’s ‘A Promise to the Brave 2012 in Sendai’ to premiere in LA during Anime Expo 2013

Travis Bruno

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June 22, 2013

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Today Live Viewing Japan announced that they will be holding a special concert film theatrical screening which will feature the premiere of Luna Sea for Japan: A Promise to the Brave 2012 in Sendai. It will be a live viewing for one night only at the Regal Cinema L.A. LIVE, in Los Angeles, CA, on Friday, July 5th at 7:00pm.

The tickets will be sold for $20.00 and can be purchased here. For those unfamiliar with the Regal Cinema L.A. Live, it is located at 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015. It is worth noting that this event does take place during Anime Expo 2013 and occurs only a few blocks away from the event so those who are attending the event can head to the event and catch the two hour concert film.

For those who don’t know, Luna Sea held this special event back in 2012 to raise funds and provide relief to those who were affected by the Tohoku Earthquake back in 2011. To find out more info about the band itself you can check out its Japanese website here.

Namco Bandai Gaming Booth at Supanova Sydney

Frank Inglese

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June 22, 2013

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When it came to gaming booths this one in particular would have to take the cake for me! It’s the Namco Bandai Gaming Booth at this year’s Sydney Supanova Expo. It wasn’t a very big booth but it was still great! It had about six or seven screens set up with Playstation 3 consoles which were all playable and had games that haven’t been released but hopefully we will see soon. Games like One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 and Tales of Xillia were playable and even though we weren’t allowed to take any pictures of any of it I managed to get my hands on the Playstation which had One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 on it and, let me tell you now, it was brilliant!

They didn’t only have those games though, they had games like Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 set up and although it has already been released the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series is a key Namco Bandai game and definitely deserves to be there at the booth. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 and Tales of Xillia have previously never been playable in Australia so for Namco Bandai to allow the general public to get a nice, little, hands-on experience was just perfect and, in fact, left people wanting those games even more. The whispers and murmurs of players leaving the booth were nothing but positive.

You could see the crowd slowly building up around the booth at certain parts of the day, at some points it was hard to even get near or past the booth but all the attention that it got was extremely well deserved. Hopefully we get to see more and more of these games in the coming weeks and months!

Homestuck invades Supanova Sydney

Luke Halliday

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June 22, 2013

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Supanova Sydney 2013 was home to all manner of fandoms, be it Doctor Who or even Attack on Titan. But perhaps the most enthusiastic of all the fandoms present was the Homestuck fans. In particular Supanova witnessed a mass gathering of Homestuck fans that comprise the NSW Homestuck fangroup known as ‘Chalkstuck’.

The ‘Chalkstuck’ group took to the convention spreading their love of Homestuck throughout, horn-clad and beautifully bizarre in every single way. Their affection for Homestuck was easily evident, living up to their claim that they are ‘the best fandom’ out.

You can check out the very passionate Homestuck fangroup ‘Chalkstuck’ on their official Facebook and their official Tumblr pages.

For those of you uninitiated into the crazy world of Homestuck, it is an interactive web-comic which can be read on MSPaint Adventures here. It all revolves around the strange goings-on in the life of John Egbert a teenager who survives a meteor attack and is subsequently transported to another planet. The series has spawned a very dedicate fanbase and their flash-mob like showing at Supanova Sydney was a testament to that passion.

Date A Live second season announced during last episode

Travis Bruno

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June 22, 2013

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Whenever fans get invested in an anime they are always concerned that they may never see a second season. However fans of the Date A Live anime adaptation didn’t need to worry about that at all because today the last episode of Date A Live season one ended with the second season announcement and even a brief preview trailer for what fans can expect in the second season.

The preview showed a number of new Spirits including a possible new villain. As for when we can expect a second season, currently no date has been set. FUNimation currently holds the streaming rights to the show in North America and will likely be releasing a physical version of the anime sometime in the future.

Hanabee Licenses Daily Lives of High School Boys

Kane Bugeja

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June 22, 2013

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Hanabee Licenses Daily Lives of High School Boys

Daily-Lives-of-High-School-Boys-01 — **Just your regular, day to day life**

Hanabee Entertainment has announced, at Supanova 2013, that they have licensed the series Daily Lives of High School Boys. Directed by Shinji Takamatsu, director of Gintama and School Rumble, the series adapts Yasunobu Yamauchi’s manga and explores the lives of three highschoolers.

Welcome to the daily lives of Tadakuni, Hidenori and Yoshitake, students at the all-boys academy of Sanada North High School! Here in this story you will not find any world revolutions, a teenaged hero in crisis, a star crossed love story or giant fighting robots…well, not in reality anyway. (In the mind of an average teenage boy however, the possibilities are endless.) Instead take a step back and embrace the wild fun teenage life has to offer over trivial pursuits and inane thoughts (just who exactly is the better looking one in the group?) and in the knowledge that sometimes reality can be stranger than fiction.

The entire 12 episode series, along with bonus Tokuten OVA, is set to be released on June 31st. Daily Lives of High School Boys will be a DVD only release and will not receive an English dub, instead featuring the original Japanese audio. High school life has never seemed so strange when it’s been so average.

Hanabee licenses Revolutionary Girl Utena

Luke Halliday

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June 22, 2013

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Hanabee Entertainment have just announced at Supanova Sydney 2013 that they have acquired the licence for the cult-classic anime series Revolutionary Girl Utena. Directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara of Sailor Moon and Penguindrum fame, Revolutionary Girl Utena is a must watch anime to say the very least.

The series is slated to be released in 3 parts all housed in a lovely collector’s box bundled with a detailed booklet on the series. Part 1 will release on 18^TH SEPTEMBER, Part 2 will release on 16^th OCTOBER and Part 3 will release on 20^TH NOVEMBER.

A chivalrous pink-haired adventuress will revolutionize the world!
“Never lose that strength or nobility, even when you grow up.” When Utena was just a child and in the depths of sorrow, she found salvation in those words. They were the words of a prince, who wrapped her in his rose-scented embrace and bestowed upon her both a ring and the promise that it would lead her to him again. She never forgot the encounter. In fact, she was so impressed that she aspired to be like the prince and also help those in need.
Now a spirited teenager, Utena attends the prestigious Ohtori Academy. However, her strong sense of chivalry soon places her at odds with the school’s student council and thrusts her into a series of mysterious and dangerous duels against its members.

This is the first time Revolutionary Girl Utena and its entire 39 episodes will be released in Australia. To put the cherry on top, the release will feature dual audio with an English dub alongside the original Japanese audio.

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds gets a music video with I Fight Dragons

Travis Bruno

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June 22, 2013

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Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds gets a music video with I Fight Dragons

In an interesting turn of events, Mages has decided to team up with Nintendocore band, I Fight Dragons to create a music video featuring the band’s song “Move” and footage from their recently released XBLA game Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds.

The video can be seen below and the US PR Manager of Mages, Gail Salamanca said the following about this unique collaboration: “People will probably wonder what the impetus was for such a collaboration.I’m actually a huge fan of the band and felt the need to somehow Voltron the awesomeness of I Fight Dragon’s chiptune inspired rock sound and Phantom Breaker’s 8-bit retro action into something that fans of the band and game could enjoy.”

Those interested in seeing whether or not Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds is worth picking up can find our review here.

Rockstar Brings the Payne to Mac

Nathan Farrugia

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June 22, 2013

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Rockstar has decided to bring the Payne to Mac, Max Payne that is. For those Apple enthusiasts who have yet to get their hands on the game now might be the perfect chance as Max Payne 3 is available today on Mac.

Max Payne 3 delivers a highly detailed cinematic experience that features Bullet Time and Shootdodge effects to bring more epicness to the action. Similar to the PC version, the Mac version will support several graphics options including “scalable high-resolution textures and character models, DirectX11 features, multi-monitor support and 3D.”

Rockstar recommends a Mac with an Intel Dual Core Xeon / Core i Series 2.4 Ghz processor, OS X 10.7.5 Lion, 4GB of RAM, NVIDIA 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 4870 with 512 VRAM, and 35GB of free storage space to play the game as it’s meant to be played.

Max Payne 3 is now available from the Mac App Store and on Steam for Mac. If you want to see if the game is for you, check out our review of the Xbox 360 version.

DAISUKI To Simulcast Monogatari S2, Attend AX2013

Sergei Lazarev

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June 22, 2013

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Anime streaming service DAISUKI.NET has announced Monogatari Second Season as its first simulcast title, set to premiere on July 6, which will be streamed a few hours after its Japanese TV debut. In partnership with Aniplex of America, the show will be exclusively streamed in HD with English subtitles for free.

“We want to provide the newest content from Japan, as well as classic ones”, says Kunihiko Shibata, President of DAISUKI Inc. By using a survey system, DAISUKI does indeed offer older classics if users vote for them.

The site currently offers Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Sword Art Online, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Lupin the 3rd, and The Prince of Tennis OAV series. Beginning with the simulcast of Monogatari Second Season, the previous series will also be streamed: Bakemonogatari, Nisemonogatari and Nekomonogatari (Black).

Region-locking will unfortunately continue to exist in the anime industry, with Monogatari Second Season and Nekomonogatari (Black) viewable in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari will be available in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa.

Additionally, DAISUKI has announced it will be attending Anime Expo 2013, July 4-7 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, United States. Those attending the expo can visit them at their booth and their first industry panel on July 4, 18:15 in room LP2 with a Q&A session and a special screening of Nekomonogatari (Black), which will be shown with English subtitles for the first time.

Studio Shaft Director Mitsutoshi Kubota will be the special guest of the panel and attendees will receive a free T-shirt while supplies last.

Finally, DAISUKI is planning on launching its paid, e-commerce platform in late June 2013. Another special giveaway will be held to mark the occasion where winners will be announced after each round, totalling 1,000 participants. Each registered user may enter once every 24 hours.