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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates


Sumomomo Momomo Vol. #04

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Koushi moves into the Nakajima apartments, his father's reprimand still ringing in his ears. Though he is less than thrilled with the idea of becoming a martial artist, Koushi realizes he can't stay indifferent for long. The Koganei clan is already on the prowl, and a well-aimed poison ping-pong ball catches Koushi off guard. As the slow-working poison takes its toll...

Higurashi: When They Cry Vol. #07

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
When the minister of construction minister's grandson disappears amid protests against the dam project in Hinamizawa, detective Akasaka is sent from the Tokyo Police to investigate. Posing as a tourist, Akasaka becomes fast friends with Rika Furude...

Bamboo Blade Vol. #05

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
With their new goal in mind, the practice meet between Muroe and Seimei High begins. As Muroe is still short a member, the girls manage to persuade Azuma to participate... just this once. As joint practice gets underway, the Seimei team is quick to spot Tamaki's overwhelming talent. To see a female kendo competitor at her level is inspiring not only to Seimei, but to Azuma as well...

Dragon Girl Vol. #01

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Fiesty, fierce Rinna Aizen is a girl with a dream: to follow in her father's footsteps as the legendary captain of Shoryu Senior High's cheering squad. Only problem? Shoryu High is an elite all-boys' school! Or it was... until now! With the school going co-ed, Rinna might be one step closer to achieving her dream...

Daniel X Vol. #01

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
When his parents are murdered by an intergalactic criminal, Daniel X vows to take on his father's role as Earth's sole Alien Hunter. But life isn't easy when you're a young boy on your own, tracking down the galaxy's deadliest outlaws. Luckily, Daniel has a gift: the ability to create anything he can imagine - including his parents, his sister, and his best friends...

Hero Tales Vol. #04

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say

Ryuukou's warning still ringing in his ears, Taitou hurries back to Taizan, only to discover that the Genrou-tou has left his hometown in ruins. Though Taitou is devastated by the loss of his father, the attack has given him a renewed sense of purpose. Unless General Keirou is stopped, countless families and towns will face similar destruction.

Meanwhile, back in the capital...

BATMAN 3 Start on the Horizon?

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Nolan and Caine talk Batman 3 start. Plus: A new director rumored for Preacher feature. Photos from X-Men: First Class prompt studio threats. Millar says Nemesis movie will be faithful. More! It's your Comic2Film 10.9.30...

Naruto: Shippuden Episode #179

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

With the village in ruins, it's little surprise that politics and personal ambition rises to the top quickly for some.

What They Say
An emergency council is held before the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire. The topic is to discuss plans to rebuild the Leaf Village...

Robotech and Shadow Chronicles Arrive on Netflix

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

With the original Robotech series being out of print at this point and only a few retailers still carrying the

IRON MAN 2 Three Disc Blu-Ray Review

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The measure of a sequel, particularly a superhero sequel, isn’t (necessarily) about whether it surpasses the original but whether it forwards the storyline of the character and entertains at the same time. Iron Man 2 succeeds at both. The first film in a superhero series is always a handcuffed by having to tell the character&rsquo...

Pandora Hearts Vol. #03

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Writer/Artist: Jun Mochizuki

Review Equipment

Otome Yokai ZAKURO Anime to Simulcast on Crunchyroll

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Crunchyroll, Inc., announced today the simulcast acquisition of Otome Yokai Zakuro, a supernatural adventure anime set in a parallel Taisho Japan. Based on Lily Hoshino¹...

FUNimation Adds iTunes Anime Rentals

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

FUNimation is now offering .99 cent rentals of both SD and HD content on the largest digital retailer, iTunes. FUNimation has expanded their digital reach strongly in the last several years through various partnerships and is strengthening the one they have with Apple and it's very far and wide ranging  ...

Birdy The Mighty, Sengoku Basara and Hetalia Promos Released

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

FUNimation's mighty promotion machine is working overtime this week as a few new clips have been released regarding a pair of upcoming shows and one for a previous release. Though the first season of Hetalia came out a few weeks ago, character clips are still coming along and this week sees the release of the far too adorable, and stacked...

Phantom Gets Japanese Blu-ray Box - With Dub and Subs

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

This isn't the first time it's happened I believe, but an upcoming Japanese Blu-ray release will contain the English dub and subtitles for a series that has been licensed but not yet released in the US. According to a new

FRANKEN-CASTLE #21 Review

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Terribly wounded after a battle with Daken and Wolverine, Franken-Castle makes his way to Monster Island to recuperate… or rather, his partner Henry tricks Frank into crashing on Monster Island in order to let the Bloodstone which is embedded in Frank’s chest work it’s magic. His boat destroyed by the sewer-dwelling Legion of Monsters, Frank is stuck on the secluded island, far from humankind or his never-ending mission against evil...

Very! Very! Sweet Vol. #07

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Tsuyoshi wanders the streets, still reeling after learning the truth of his past and the cruelty that ripped his true family apart. Unwilling to return home and face his uncle and grandfather, Tsuyoshi asks to stay with Be-Ri for the night. But Erica and Mi-Hyuk are not about to leave the two of them alone in an empty house, and Be-Ri is soon made the unwilling host of an impromptu slumber party...

Spice and Wolf Vol. #02

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Newly arrived in Pazzio, the traveling merchant Lawrence and his companion, Holo the Wisewolf, are poised to turn a huge profit on a currency scheme...

Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Vol. #06

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Swapping her Brigade Chief armband for a director's chair, Haruhi continues production on the SOS Brigade's school festival film project. As she watches her half-baked plot acted out in front of her, Haruhi longs even more for the supernatural reality depicted in her movie. And for Haruhi...

Grand Guignol Orchestra Coming in October From Shojo Beat

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

VIZ Media has announced the launch of a new series from iconic manga creator Kaori Yuki. Her latest series, GRAND GUIGNOL ORCHESTRA, will be published under the Shojo Beat imprint, is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens, and will carry an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. The series debuts on October 5th.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates


More CAPTAIN AMERICA Photos Surface

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

More Captain America photos surface. Plus:  Conan sequel script talk. Super Hero Squad comes to DVD. Superman lawsuit maneuvers and more! It's your Comics2Film 10.9.29...

Graphics Novels Get Banned Books Week Highlight

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Books are challenged regularly at libraries across the country for a number of reasons and graphic novels are no exception...

Bleach Songs Get Subtitled

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Crunchyroll has announced that they finally have been given the rights to subtitle the opening and closing songs to Bleach...

Yumeiro Patisserie Professional to Simulcast on Crunchyroll

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Crunchyroll has announced  ...

Hetalia Teaser App Released

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Hetalia has expanded its reach in the digital comics age today with Comxiology bringing out a special teaser app for the first chapter with some extra goodies included in it. The teaser app, available

THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Quite often on Mania, you’ll find a lot of articles dedicated to the idea of comic books (or toys or cartoons or video games) that would make spectacular movies...

World of Warcraft: Death Knight

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

A bloody recount of loss and redemption in the World of Warcraft.

Creative Staff
Story: Dan Jolley
Art: Rocio Zucchi with Altercomics
 
What They Say

In World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Thassarian is a renegade death knight, one of the few of his kind to be free of the Lich King’s control...

Slayers Season 4 Set (Slayers Revolution)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Sad to say, but Lina's chest doesn't get more impressive in high definition.

What They Say
Lina's on the run from a government inspector who's ready to put her away for good. Her crime...

Blank Slate Vol. #01

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

A well-worn but stylish political thriller from the mangaka of Otomen. 

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Aya Kanno
Translation: John Werry
Adaptation: Carla Sinclair ...

Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings Anime Clip Released

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings is getting closer to its release date of October 12th with the first season arriving on DVD and Blu-ray at the same time as the PS3 game and the Wii game. The cross promotion is getting out there to be sure and FUNimation is making their first push on the anime side after the initial trailer awhile back with a new clip highlighting the dub cast of the series in action...

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Mars. Days before Halloween 2071. Villains blow up a tanker truck on Highway One, releasing a deadly virus that kills hundreds. Fearing a bigger, even more devastating biochemical attack, an astronomical reward is offered for the arrest and capture of the person behind the destruction. On the spaceship "Bebop," Spike Spiegel and his crew of bounty hunters (Jet Black, Faye Valentine...

Code Breaker Vol. #02

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Writer/Artist: Akimine Kamijyo

Review Equipment

Hell Girl Vol. #07-09 Omnibus

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Writer/Artist: Miyuki Eto

Review Equipment

Okamisan Episode #11

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

With Reiko kidnapped, Shiro is putting his little game fully in motion.

What They Say
Ryoko is back in the clutches of the insufferable bully...

Wallflower Vol. #22-24 Omnibus

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Writer/Artist: Tomoko Hayakawa

Review Equipment

Fairy Navigator Runa Vol. #02

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Writer/Artist: Miyoko Ikeda and Michiyo Kikuta

Review Equipment

Cowboy Bebop Anime Movie Gets New Life

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The Cowboy Bebop movie looks to be gaining a new lease on life as Image Entertainment has apparently acquired the rights to release the film. Originally released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment earlier in the decade, it's move to Image seems to essentially kill the chances for Sony to release a Blu-ray version of it anytime soon...

7 Billion Needles Vol. #01

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Always sporting her headphones to try to close out the people and world around her, Hikaru is a somewhat reclusive teenaged girl. But within her body resides another lifeform known as Ciel...

Chi's Sweet Home Vol. #03

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Chi has made a new friend. There's another cat in the neighborhood; the very cat that the building manager considers to be a nuisance and with a reward on his head. The cat's name is Kuro...

Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky Episode #12

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Will Kio and the girls be able to save the Catian ship from a certain doom? Will Aoi finally have the courage to express her love for Kio? Will Manami stop trying to forget her own feelings? Will anyone really care about those last two questions...

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates


10 Unusual But Effective Weapons Used in Movies

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

Our list pays respect to the creative and the resourceful. It’s homage to those who want to maim and kill but are lacking the proper tools. While a gun or a knife is a no-brainer for a weapon, it’s takes a special someone with that inventive knack to pull off the beauties that grace our list of unusual, but effective...

BREAKING DAWN Adds Two

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Ever since plans were set into motion towards adapting Twilight: Breaking Dawn, author Stephenie Meyer, screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, producers and fans have wondered how they would bring the character Renesmee to the silver screen.

It seems like quite a task portraying a vital character from birth to infant to child...

Second YOGI BEAR Trailer

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

With their live-action/CG take of the Yogi Bear franchise on the winter horizon, Warner Bros. Pictures has unleashed a second full trailer courtesy of IGN Movies. Check it out below and sound off with your thoughts. The film stars Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Tom Cavanagh, Anna Faris and Andy Daly. Helmer Eric Brevig led the direction from a script treatment by Jeffrey Ventimilia...

DVD Shopping Bag: Fringe Season 2, KONG and the Astonishing X-Men

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

A month ago, the DVD Shopping Bag was really short on titles. Thankfully, a slew of classic Roger Corman titles became available and gave us something to get excited about. Having a title to talk about this week isn&rsquo...

THE FLASH #5 Review

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

In part four of Geoff Johns’ “The Dastardly Death of the Rogues” storyline, The Flash continues to defend himself from not only The Rogues but a team of temporal officers from the 25th century as well.

The Renegades have come back in time to arrest The Flash for a crime they say he commits in the future...

Corpse Princess Complete Collection Part 2

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

When secrets are revealed, the nature of things changes drastically when it comes to who people really are.

What They Say
Makina Hoshino is already dead, but she can't let go of this twisted world. She burned to death along with her entire family in a fire started by freaks that wouldn't stay buried...

Sand Chronicles Vol. #09

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The teenage years of the mothers of Ann, Daigo, Fuji, and Shika!

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Hinako AShihara

What They Say
What were our parents like at our age? We'll never really know... But now you can get a glimpse into the teenage years of the mothers of Ann, Daigo, Fuji and Shika. How was their destiny shaped...

No Ordinary Family: Pilot Review

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

No Ordinary Family is one of the season’s hyped new shows. Called a combination of The Incredibles, Heroes (when it was actually good), and the Fantastic Four, it certainly has plenty of potential.The first episode has plenty of angst, hence its grade...

Video: Dark Supergirl in APOCALYPSE

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Summer Glau, makes her animation voiceover debut as Kara/Supergirl in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, the ninth entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movies arriving Tuesday, September 28 from Warner Home Video.

WHV ...

First TRUE GRIT Trailer Online

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Paramount Pictures has revealed their first trailer for the Coen brothers' re-imagining of True Grit. Check it out below or watch it at Apple iTune Trailers. The remake stars Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin, Matt Damon and Barry Pepper...

Hetalia: World Series Episodes #11-15

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Japan lecturing China on copyrights is worth the price of admission alone.

What They Say
Japan's electronic gadgets are really selling well, but he's falling behind in manufacturing. China seems to think he can help...

Rainbow Episode #14

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Politics may be about the future when running for office, but it's invariably the past that defines it.

What They Say
Mario appears ready to violently settle the score with Ishihara once and for all, but after learning of Anchan's true feelings, he arrives at surprising realization. Upon taking their revenge...

Summer Glau talks SUPERMAN/BATMAN: APOCALYPSE

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Summer Glau knows her audience.

Whether as River Tam in Joss Whedon&rsquo...

Verbinski Circles LONE RANGER

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Walt Disney Pictures, lead star Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski could be reuniting once again. It just won't be on the open seas like their blockbuster franchise Pirates of the Caribbean. With the original helmer dropping out of the fourth installment, which is currently being shot under the direction of incoming Rob Marshall...

Durarara!! Episode #12.5

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Ah, the thrill of coming back to Durarara!...

Two More SUPERMAN Candidates

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Two more Superman candidates rumored. Plus: Berlanti says The Flash will be edgy. Warner may mandate Batman 3D. Cameras roll on XIII TV show and more! It's your Comics2Film 10.9.28...

Studio Responds to Unions for HOBBIT

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Having read and discussed the ongoing battle deteriorate between the unions and Peter Jackson's camp on development for The Hobbit and its sequel this week, we're sure you're all talked out on the subject. But just in case you're not, the studios have jumped into the fray by siding with helmer and executive producer Jackson and condemning the unions for baseless accusations. Check out their statement below...

Bleach Episode #290

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Tosen and Komamura face off with Tosen's past highlighted to explain away his transformation to villain.

What They Say
Komamura performs his Bankai, Kokujo Tengen Myo-oh, to subdue Tosen. However, Tosen has already deduced the weakness of Komamura's Bankai from years of working closely together. Despite the damage received, Komamura refuses to give up on his former friend...

Dexter: My Bad Review

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT

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