ANIME TODAY Talks IKKI & Online Manga With Viz Media Editor Leyla Aker
Posted on: Friday, July 31, 2009
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Episode run down:
Viz recently launched their online manga magazine, Sig Ikki. In this episode, we’re going to be talking Leyla Aker, Viz’s senior editorial manager. She’ll talk with us about the Japanese origins of the site, as well as giving us a rundown of what titles are currently appearing.
The music for this episode is from JapanFiles.com’s ANOTHER BEST CD by Kanako Ito. We’d like to thank JapanFiles.com for letting us feature music from her CD, a full list with the times each song was played will be posted at the bottom of this episode’s show notes at AnimeToday.com.
Chad’s kicking off this episode with What’s Hot in the World of Anime and Manga, followed by Shawne making off with your wallet with his Savings That Are a Steal sale on Tokyopop books. Kris and Judy return this episode with the Anime and Gamer’s Guide to Japan, and talk about the Aomori Nebuta Festival.
Rich and Nick have the latest Weekly Otaku and Gakuen Alice contest winners and then get the scoop on Viz's online manga magazine Sig Ikki with senior editorial manager Leyla Aker. Convention season is in full swing and Rich and Nick will highlight a few coming up in late-August. Chrisy checks out the newly remastered Captain Tylor TV and OVA series in her latest If.../Then segment and we'll wrap things us with some of the latest customer reviews from RightStuf.com.
What's Hot?
Everyone loves baseball season, but whenever Mihashi hears the crack of a bat, all he can think of is failure. Every summer marks yet another season of watching his pitches get knocked out of the park. But each spring brings a fresh start, and this time around, Mihashi’s got a real chance to wipe the proverbial scoreboard clean. He’s at a new school, where none of his teammates know about his previous record. And even better, he’s got Abe, a true catching superstar, behind the plate. If Mihashi can learn to trust his new catcher, he may fall in love with the sport all over again.
Will it be a winning season? Find out when Big Windup! Oofuri Season 1 DVD Part 1 steps up to the plate on August 18th.
Don’t be fooled by the childlike appearance of the girls of the Social Welfare Agency. Pieced together from grizzly human remains and cybernetic implants, they are the ultimate killing machines, with their innocent exterior combined with their deadly objectives. The oldest operative, Triela, lives only to pursue her targets, and she refuses to settle for anything less than their total annihilation.
The FRF, a terrorist faction warring with the SWA, holds the reigns to its own child assassin. Pinocchio is the empty shell of a boy who coldly wields sharpened steal with deadly precision. Though once human, these shattered souls have become murderous machines with only vague recollections of what it meant to be alive. All that remains is a brutal compulsion to be the last killer standing.
Arm yourself when Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino DVD Complete Series arrives on August 18th.
Yorito Morimiya loves taking photos of the sky. Intending to take pictures of the sun rising, Yorito wanders to the park one night, and there he meets a mysterious girl named Matsuri Shihou. Matsuri longs to see the blue sky, but she is trapped in an immortal, ageless existence called “Yaka” and is forced to spend hundreds of years alone in the dark of night. She’s spent countless lifetimes witnessing tragedies, and now she must face the past. Yorito and Matsuri’s fated meeting begins to unravel a story that has been frozen in place for hundreds of years.
Change dawns when the Sola DVD Complete Collection arises on August 18th.
A deadly disease called the Red Pox begins to prey upon men throughout Edo period Japan. Eighty years after the initial outbreak, 75 percent of Japan’s male population is wiped out. To survive, women take on all of the roles traditionally adopted by men – and eventually even become the members of the Shogun. Men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected from harm, and the most beautiful of them are sent to serve in the Shogun’s Inner Chamber.
Discover an alternate world when Ooku: The Inner Chambers Graphic Novel 1hits shelves on August 18th.
Powerful beings known as Lucifer Hawks have begun invading Earth from another dimension. Only one thing stands in the way of their hostile takeover: the Attacked Mystification Police force – an all-female security team with some amazing paranormal powers!
Stand up against the enemy when Silent Mobius: Complete Edition Graphic Novel 1 reports for duty this August 31st.
Shawne's Specials and the Savings That Are a Steal sale!
See all of Shawne's Weekly Specials!
Check out the Bargain Bin!
Anime and Gamer's Guide
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Aomori Nebuta Festival Official Site: http://www.nebuta.jp/english/index_e.htm
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_Nebuta
Right Stuf Contests and Updates
The Gakuen Alice DVD Collection is now available, and to celebrate, we’re excited to announce the most recent winners of our Gakuen Alice contests with TOKYOPOP! William H and Michael B will each soon receive a Gakuen Alice gift pack that includes a super cute Gakuen Alice tote bag and a Gakuen Alice anime sampler disc!
Congratulations to our Otaku Week #17 winner: Craig T, of Hazelhurst, Georgia, will soon receive volumes one through seven of Ai Morinaga’s manga My Heavenly Hockey Club!
And congratulations to our three Week #18 winners: Linda H; Ken R; and Fernando O. Each of you will receive a Bleach Trading Card Game Set, which includes a Bleach tin carrying case and a pack of cards!
For this week’s contest, one lucky winner will snag the Nintendo DS RPG, Luminous Arc 2, which also includes the soundtrack CD.
To enter for this week’s contest – and see a picture of the prize – visit otaku.rightstuf.com for more information and get your entry to us by the end of the day on August 6, 2009. And keep checking back: The next contest after that kicks off on August 7 2009! We’ll announce both sets of winners via Twitter and on the next episode of Anime Today!
Enter the "Weekly Prize Blitz" Contest!
Viz Media Editor Leyla Aker
Sig Ikik: http://sigikki.com/
If…/then with Christy
Our very own recently re-released, remastered edition of the space comedy The Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV Series is a must-see for both fans of the show, and for anime fans who perhaps haven’t had the chance to see it quite yet.
Justin Ueki Tylor is a man who just wants to live a comfortable, lazy life. For some reason, he thinks joining the military’s United Planets Space Force will be a means to that end – despite the fact that they’re on the verge of war! That kind of brilliant reasoning combined with an unparalleled streak of good luck – one so good that it even manages to get him promoted to the rank of Captain – is something inherent to the character throughout the series and provides viewers with loads of slapstick comedy.
It occasionally even makes me wonder if he’s not at least a little bit aware of the things he’s up against.
It’s an incredibly fun and comic romp through space, with a few dramatic turns, and it’s definitely worth checking out the newly remastered transfer. It’s significantly clearer and brighter and gives the show a fresh feel.
If you enjoyed The Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV Series, you definitely want to pick up the newly remastered Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA, which gives Tylor fans a new set of comical mishaps and space adventures to follow. While it still has the zany sense of humor found in the original anime, there are definitely moments when the show explores far more dramatic aspects of the Tylor universe. So if you were longing to see another side of your favorite crew members, the OVA is your chance.
Like Tylor, the series Lost Universe also manages to blend elements of humor with science fiction. The slapstick savvy team behind the Slayers franchise also helmed Lost Universe’s space adventure, and both shows definitely have the same ability to flow from moments of laugh-out-loud funny situations to heart-tugging ones.
The lead characters, Kane Blueriver and Millie, are far more adept at journeying through space than Tylor seems to be, but that doesn’t stop them from getting into outlandishly entertaining scrapes – some of which even come with chicken suits – don’t ask.
The show moves along quickly, and the characters are quirky and likable.
As always, for fans looking for a different perspective, our forum members are happy to share their suggestions.
GreenGel recommends that fans looking for comedy with a deeper sci-fi storyline check out Martian Successor Nadesico.
And zrdb also recommends Planetes as well as sci-fi adventure series, Geneshaft.
Martian Successor Nadesico and Planetes, as well as a number of other titles suggested on the forums, are available in North America.
To view all of the recommendations, or provide some of your own, head to our Anime Today discussion forums on AnimeToday.com, and make a post in the Irresponsible Captain Tylor If…/then thread. You’ll also find rec threads for other potential If…/then segments.
We love getting feedback, and you never know -- you just might hear your recommendations on a future episode.
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ANOTHER BEST by Kanako Ito
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00:00 --- 02. La Liberte
02:22 --- 09. Ai wa Dokoni
06:16 --- 05. Kanashimi no Mukoue
08:02 --- 08. Friend
15:16 --- 12. Kohaku no Kioku
17:23 --- 15. PARADISE
36:37 --- 10. Heartbreaking Romance
38:47 --- 01. Kago no tori no kodoku
42:31 --- 11. Shizukanaru Moon Sign
45:34 --- 03. Kami no Setsuri ni Idomu Monotachi
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