http://natalie.mu/comic/news/33923
The “Konkore” (“Marriage Collection”) supplement to the August issue of the josei manga magazine “Chorus” will be running a manga by Kitazawa Bambi called “RT Retweet,” which appears to be about the marriage of a heavy-tweeting couple. Official character Twitter accounts can be found at https://twitter.com/maririn_30 and https://twitter.com/HAJI_ME
From moon phase citing some sales announcements.
Preview DVD packaged with vol. 11 coming out 9/9, anime presumably after that.
Staff:
Director: Naoto Hosoda
Screenplay: Katsuhiko Takayama
Character Design: Eiji Hirayama
Sub-character Design(!): Ruriko Watanabe
Animation: Asread
Pretty much the same as Shuffle! which I don’t know anything about.
Announced at a concert just now. Developing!
I didn’t watch S1 because I get a stomachache whenever I eat cake.
Source: a very excited yunakiti and a japanese guy on IRC
Announced at the end of today’s Haruhi episode.
2ch thinks a movie version is really funny for some reason I don’t get.
http://novelnews.net/2009/07/02/mangagamer-announces-plans-for-higurashi/ (via shii)
The PC original isn’t the best version, but it is the only one you could sell for download. I wonder how well the translation is going to hold up over 11 arcs.
Ignore the post below this one – masugomi lol. Here’s a link to Zepy’s post about it cause I have work in an hour.
http://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye4143799.html via Ore-teki Game
As part of the fallout over the UK Rapelay controversy, the Japanese software industry has decided to ban all production and sales of “insult”-themed eroge. Inspections of about 200 companies which are members of the industry will take place on the second of next month.
http://group.tyo.jp/files/doc/367/pdf/tyoanime090528.pdf via 2ch
Yumeta and Hal will be merged, and Yumeta will be the surviving company, with the new name TYO Animations. The two worked on Night Wizard the Animation and Aria S1 together.
http://changi.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime3/1241612763/734
Early copy of Dengeki G’s confirms that Aniplex will be doing the new Key tv series.
http://blog.livedoor.jp/dqnplus/archives/1267826.html
The front cover of the new issue of WJ is showing that the longest-running manga series ever, Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, is getting a TV drama adaptation, with Shingo Katori of SMAP playing the lead role.
Shingo Katori.