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    Articulated Bandai Figure Coming October 2014 Source: Bluefin Corp. S.H.MonsterArts Official Site: tamashii.jp/shma (Japan) Special Thanks to Xavier Lim Joining S.H. Figuarts from the MEGA MAN ZERO (???????, Rokkuman Zero) series comes the protagonist himself, Zero! S.H.Figuarts Zero comes with an array of iconic weapon accessories from the series. Pose Zero with the formidable Z-Saber, the laser pistol Buster Shot, or the lance-like Triple Rod! Set also includes a shield accessory for defense, as well as one interchangeable expression part and 3 additional hand parts. A Tamashii Web Exclusive limited item for Asia, S.H.Figuarts Zero is being offered specially for fans in North America through Bluefin affiliated retailers. S.H. Figuarts Zero (Mega Man Zero Ver)/ S.H.Figuarts ?? Product Size: Height Approximately 140mm Material: ABS, PVC Shipping: October 2014 (Japan), November 2014 (United States) Distributed by: Tamashii Web Shop (Japan), Bluefin (United States) Price: ¥4,860

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. press release Official Site: saintseiya2014.com (Japan) Toei Animation’s upcoming CGI feature film, SAINT SEIYA: LEGEND OF SANCTUARY (????? LEGEND of SANCTUARY, Seinto Seiya Legend of Sanctuary) will receive its worldwide premiere at Annecy International Animation Film Festival, as the film is officially screened on June 11 at 8:30 PM. The Annecy International Animat ion Film Festival , which takes place from June 9 to 14 in Annecy, France, recognizes the most visually striking and acclaimed animated films of the year. It will be part of the prestigious “Séances événements”, out of competition daily screenings of the festival. SAINT SEIYA: LEGEND OF SANCTUARY is the highly anticipated 3D, CGI feature film based on the iconic manga and television series from the 1980’s. Broadcasted in over 80 countries, along with 34 million copies of the manga sold, Saint Seiya spearheaded anime’s global popularity. Directed by

    Promotional art for TIGER & BUNNY -THE RISING-. Image courtesy of Shochiku. © Sunrise/ T&B Movie Partners

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    Source: Eleven Arts Entertainment Official Movie Site: tigerandbunny.net/movie2 (Japan), elevenarts.net/tigerandbunny-therising (US) Special Thanks to Erika T. Wright This weekend, Los Angeles-based film distribution company ELEVEN ARTS and VIZ Media will be working together to bring TIGER & BUNNY: THE RISING (??? ???????? -The Rising-, Gekijoo-ban Taigaa Ando Banii -The Rising-, 2014), the newest installment in the TIGER & BUNNY series to theaters in major cities throughout the U.S. As a special treat for Los Angeles moviegoers, Little Tokyo`s own Anime Jungle will be opening shop at the Downtown Independent movie house, selling TIGER & BUNNY goods imported directly from Japan. In addition to these items, which will only be available at the Los Angeles screenings, Anime Jungle will have a wide array of other TIGER & BUNNY items from among their stock available for purchase. The shop will open for customers from one hour before show

    Promotional art for TIGER & BUNNY -THE RISING-. Image courtesy of Shochiku. © Sunrise/ T&B Movie Partners

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    22 Major U.S. Cities to Screen All-New Japanese Superhero Anime Action Film Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab Official Movie Site: tigerandbunny.net/movie2 (Japan), elevenarts.net/tigerandbunny-therising (US) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media has announced a special theatrical screening of the new anime feature film TIGER & BUNNY THE MOVIE: THE RISING (??? ???????? -The Rising-, Gekijoo-ban Taigaa Ando Banii -The Rising-, 2014) for fans based in the San Francisco Bay area on March 22nd at the NEW PEOPLE Cinema, located inside the dynamic Japanese pop culture entertainment venue in San Francisco’s Japantown at 1746 Post St. In partnership with ELEVEN ARTS, the second and latest action-packed feature film in the smash hit Japanese superhero franchise is also debuting in a national theatrical premiere at select theaters in 21 U.S. cities Friday, March 14th through March 26th. TIGER & BUNNY THE MOVIE: THE RISING, which premiered

    S.H. Figuarts will release a Tiger Ranger figure in Japan and a Yellow Ranger figure in North America. Yellow Ranger photo courtesy of Bluefin. Accessories for the figures. © Toei

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    ZYURANGER and MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS Variants of Articulated Bandai Figure Source: Bluefin Corp. S.H.Figuarts Official Site: tamashii.jp/shfiguarts (Japan) Special Thanks to Xavier Lim Complete your S.H.Figuarts Zyuranger/Power Ranger collection with the highly anticipated Yellow Ranger figure... in two different versions for two different continents! In Toei`s Super Sentai series ZYURANGER (????????????, Kyoryuu Sentai Juurenjaa, 1992–1993) the yellow-uniformed Tiger Ranger was a male hero named Boi (played by Takumi Hashimoto). The S.H.Figuarts line will release their Tiger Ranger figure in Japan in June. When Saban adapted ZYURANGER for American audiences as MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS (1993), the Yellow Ranger became the heroine Trini Kwan (played by the late Thuy Trang). A special S.H.Figuarts female Yellow Ranger sculpt will be ONLY available in North America through Bluefin Distribution authorized retailers this July, and will not be featured in Asian markets. In addition to faithful

    Heroines from eleven different Precure series team-up in the new feature film, PRETTY CURE ALL STARS THE MOVIE NEW STAGE 3: ETERNAL FRIENDS. Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © 2014 Pretty Cure All Stars NS3 the Movie Production Committee

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    Final NEW STAGE Movie Opens in Japan on March 15th Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: precure-allstars.com (Japan) Everyone is rooting for Pretty Cure! The PRETTY CURE ALL STARS NEW STAGE anime movie series concludes with PRETTY CURE ALL STARS THE MOVIE NEW STAGE 3: ETERNAL FRIENDS 3 (?????????????????????????????, Eiga Precure All Stars New Stage 3 Eien no Tomodachi). Billed by Toei Animation as the "last stage of excitement", the film will open in theaters across Japan during spring break. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the franchise, PRETTY CURE ALL STARS THE MOVIE NEW STAGE 3 brings together all of the Precure heroines from the first television series, PRETTY CURE (?????????, Futari wa Purikyua, 2004-2005), to the latest, HAPPINESS CHARGE PRETTY CURE (??????????????, Hapinesuchaaji PuriKyua!, 2014). The girls join forces to enter a world of dreams and stop a fairy who is turning

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    Source: Showgate Official Site: kamen-movie.jp (Japan) In 2006-2007 Shueisha`s Weekly Young Jump magazine serialized the manga Kamen Teacher (????????, Kamen Tiichaa) by Tohru Fujisawa, creator of the hit GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (????????????????, Gureeto Tiichaa Onizuka). Kamen Teacher is set in a time when the ban on corporal punishment in schools has caused a rise in juvenile delinquency. To combat this problem the Kamen Teacher Program is established, allowing selected teachers to use special masks that provide the physical power to re-establish order in the classroom. In April 2013, Fujisawa debuted the manga sequel, Kamen Teacher BLACK (????????BLACK). On July 6, NTV premiered the live-action KAMEN TEACHER television series starring Taisuke Fujigaya of the pop group Kis-My-Ft2 as the manga`s protagonist, Goto Araki. In the show, Araki transfers to Hanasora School and becomes the teacher of sophomore Class C, made up of troublemakers

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    Bandai Figures to be Sold in Japan and America Source: Bluefin Corp. Bandai Tamashii Nations Official Site: tamashii.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Xavier Lim Distributor Bluefin Corp. has provided product specs and high-res photos for figures and collectibles coming from Bandai`s Tamashii Nations. All items (except D-Arts: Noel = Vermilion) will be released in Japan in February 2014 and North America in March 2014. Fans and collectors can purchase Bandai Tamashii Nations products from authorized Bluefin dealers, including SciFi Japan`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Robot Spirits: Vifam/ ROBOT? ????? Vifam, from the popular 1980’s robot anime series ROUND VERNIAN VIFAM (?????????, Ginga Hyooryuu Baifamu, 1983), joins the highly detailed Robot Spirits action figure series! With an intrepid form and dynamic articulation, the Vifam is ideal for fans wanting to recreate the action poses from the anime.

    Sugane Tachibana defends Tokyo as a member of the GATCHAMAN CREW. © Tatsunoko Production © 2013 NTV ? VAP ? Tatsunoko Pro.

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    Source: NTV (Nippon Television Network) promotional materials Official Site: ntv.co.jp/GATCHAMAN_Crowds (Japan) GATCHAMAN CROWDS (??????????, Gatchaman Kurauzu, 2013) updates the classic anime GATCHAMAN (???????????, Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman, 1972-1974) with a new twelve episode series from Tatsunoko Production, NTV and VAP. STORY The year is 2015 in Tachikawa, a large city of 180 thousand in western Tokyo. A MESS, mysterious existence, is sweeping over and only the GATCHAMAN CREW (G-CREW), composed of talented humans and aliens who are selected by the CHAMBER, can protect the Earth and its inhabitants with their hidden special powers. CHARACTERS Hajime Ichinose (G-101) Bubbly and bursting with energy, this 16-year old GATCHAMAN is the heroine. Hajime is an artsy high school girl who is into all things pretty and cute. Just when she was starting to crave more excitement in life, she gets recruited by J.J. Robinson

    Osamu Tezuka`s robot hero Astro Boy stars in the new mobile game, ASTRO BOY DASH. Image courtesy of Animoca. © Tezuka Productions

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    Mighty Atom Runs for Freedom in Free, Action-Packed Game Source: Animoca, Fluid PR press release Official Site: animoca.com Special Thanks to Matt McAllister The timeless charm and super powers of Astro Boy helped turn Osamu Tezuka’s famous manga and anime into a worldwide phenomenon and pop culture icon. Now, Astro Boy, also known as Atom, leaps into action on the small screen with the launch of ASTRO BOY DASH by Animoca, the mobile game developer and publisher behind PRETTY PET SALON, STAR GIRL, THOR: LORD OF STORMS and other hits. ASTRO BOY DASH is currently available free of charge for Android devices on Google Play, and coming soon to Apple iTunes and the Amazon Appstore. An official product licensed by Tezuka Productions Co., Ltd., ASTRO BOY DASH is a fast-paced running game featuring Atom, the boy-like robot character who first appeared in Osamu Tezuka’s 1952 Japanese manga

    Cover art for Tiger & Bunny: Comic Anthology 2-in-1 Volume 1. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © Sunrise/ T&B Partners, MBS

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    First of a 2-Volume Homage to the Superhero Smash Hit Anime Series Features a Humorous Collection of Inspired Shorts Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: tigerandbunny.net (Japan), VIZAnime.com/tiger-and-bunny (US) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, delivers an entirely new take on the superhero manga action of TIGER & BUNNY (????????, Taigaa Ando Banii) with the release of the Tiger & Bunny: Comic Anthology 2-in-1. The new release is now available, and is rated ‘T’ for Teens, carrying an MSRP of $12.99 U.S. / $14.99 CAN. Inspired by the hit anime series from Sunrise Studio, Ltd., TIGER & BUNNY (also licensed in North America by VIZ Media), the Tiger & Bunny: Comic Anthology features a collection of humorous shorts by an all-star manga artist line-up. The volume also

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    Articulated Bandai Figure to be Sold in Japan and America Source: Bluefin Corp. D-Arts Official Site: tamashii.jp/d_arts (Japan) Special Thanks to Xavier Lim The most powerful form of Zero has arrived! A Tamashii Web Excusive in Japan, D-Arts Black Armor Zero will be made a standard release in North America retailers via Bluefin Distribution. First appearing in MEGA MAN X4 as an upgrade available only with the use of a secret code, Zero’s black armor quickly became a staple of the X series, allowing for an increase in attack speed, strength, and mobility. Keeping this in mind, Tamashii Nations has specifically recreated Black Zero as originally appeared in the game, so fans can pose him alongside Ultimate Armor Mega Man X. And with three different styles of his signature Z-Saber (now in purple to reflect his added strength) three sets of hands, and three interchangeable faces, Zero

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    Bandai Figures to be Sold in Japan and America Source: Bluefin Corp. S.H.Figuarts Official Site: tamashii.jp/shfiguarts (Japan) Special Thanks to Xavier Lim Distributor Bluefin Corp. has provided product specs and high-res photos for figures and collectibles coming from Bandai`s Tamashii Nations in November. All items will be released both in Japan and North America. Fans and collectors can purchase Bandai Tamashii Nations products from authorized Bluefin dealers, including SciFi Japan`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. One Piece: Chogokin General Franky/ ???? GX-63 ??????? (Soul of Chogokin GX-63 General Franky) General Franky, the robot which played a pivotal role in the ONE PIECE FILM Z feature film, joins the Chogokin line-up! With the ability to transform and combine into a giant mecha, it is must have for not only ONE PIECE fans, but any diecast robot aficionado. Set includes Kurosai FR-U

    The 3D film 009 RE:CYBORG has been added to the Australian festival REEL ANIME 2013. © 2012 009 RE:CYBORG Production Committee

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    Anime Film Festival to Tour Australia and New Zealand Source: Madman Entertainment press release Official Site: reelanime.com Special Thanks to Ben Pollock Madman Entertainment are proud to announce that the second film for the REEL ANIME 2013 program will be 009 RE: CYBORG (??????? ???????, Zero-Zero-Nine Re: Cyborg, 2012). 009 RE: CYBORG is a feature length reboot of the famous manga from the 1960s, produced by Production I.G. (GHOST IN THE SHELL) and directed by Kenji Kamiyama -- series director for GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX and EDEN OF THE EAST. The film will also screen in glorious stereoscopic 3D, the first Japanese anime feature film to do so in Australia and New Zealand. 009 RE: CYBORG joins EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO (?????????????Q, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Kyuu, 2012) in a stellar line up of four of the best new animated feature films direct

    Cover art for Tiger & Bunny Vol 1. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © Sunrise/ T&B Partners, MBS

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    Official Tie-In to Smash Hit Superhero Anime Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: tigerandbunny.net (Japan), VIZAnime.com/tiger-and-bunny (US) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen What would a future look like where corporate-sponsored superheroes battle evil -- and often each other -- for reality TV ratings? Find out in the Tiger & Bunny manga, now available from VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America. The new series, published under the VIZ Media imprint, is rated ‘T’ for Teens and carries an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. Volume 1 also features 4 pages of additional full-color character art. The Tiger & Bunny manga features artwork by Mizuki Sakakibara and is based on the smash hit animated series, created by the famed Tokyo-based anime studio Sunrise, that has thrilled legions of fans across North

    Kyosuke Shikijo (Ryohei Suzuki) secretly fights crime as Abnormal Superhero. Photo courtesy of T-Joy. © Keishu Ando/ Shueisha ? 2013

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    Hentai Kamen Manga Comes to the Big Screen Source: T-Joy Co., Ltd., Showgate Official Site: hk-movie.jp (Japan) SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details and images from an upcoming movie. "For the sake of world peace, take off your panties and hand them to me!" -Abnormal Superhero Crimefighting takes a very weird turn in HK / FORBIDDEN SUPER HERO (HK ????, HK Hentai Kamen, 2013), the upcoming live action adaption of the comedic superhero manga series. The film will open April 6th at the Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo, with the nationwide release in Japan on April 13th. Keishu Ando`s Ultimate!! Hentai Kamen (??!!????, Kyuukyoku!! Hentai Kamen) manga followed the adventures of teenager Kyosuke Shikijo, who wears panties on his head -- and very little on the rest of his body -- as Abnormal Superhero. The manga was serialized in

    Advance poster for TIGER & BUNNY -THE RISING-. Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Sunrise/ T&B Movie Partners

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    Japanese Superhero Anime Movie Coming Fall 2013 Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: tigerandbunny.net/movie2 (Japan) In late 2011, the anime studio Sunrise Inc. announced production of two theatrical feature films based on their hit television series TIGER & BUNNY (????????). The first movie -- TIGER & BUNNY -THE BEGINNING- (??? ???????? -The Beginning-, Gekijoo-ban Taigaa Ando Banii -The Beginning) -- combined new content with material from the show to provide a new backstory to the adventures of the superheroes Wild Tiger and Barnaby Brooks Jr. Distributor Shochiku Co., Ltd. released TIGER & BUNNY -THE BEGINNING- to Japanese theaters on September 22, 2012. One week later, the film made it`s North American debut, courtesy of VIZ Media. The second film -- TIGER & BUNNY -THE RISING- (??? ???????? -The Rising-, Gekijoo-ban Taigaa Ando Banii -The Rising-) -- is scheduled for release in Japan in Autumn 2013 (exact

    The contract granting IMAGI Animation Studios rights to produce a CGI film version of Tatsunoko Production`s GATCHAMAN has been cancelled. © Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd.

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    All Rights Revert Back to Tatsunoko Source: Tatsunoko Production press release Plans for a feature-length CG animated film version of GATCHAMAN -- first announced back on June 8, 2006 -- formally came to end October 15, 2012 with the dissolution of the business agreement between Tatsunoko Production and IMAGI International Holdings. Tatsunoko launched the franchise with the 105 episode anime series SCIENCE NINJA TEAM GATCHAMAN (??????????? Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman, 1972). A compilation film was released to Japanese theaters in 1978, followed by the sequel TV series GATCHAMAN II (???????????II, Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman Tsuu, 1978) and GATCHAMAN FIGHTER (???????????F(?????), Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman Faitaa, 1979), and the three-part GATCHAMAN OVA (??????, 1994). An edited and English dubbed version of GATCHAMAN debuted in the the United States as BATTLE OF THE PLANETS in 1978, with a second adaptation released as G-FORCE in 1986. The two sequel

    44 years after his last film, the giant idol Majin returned in the new late night television series DAIMAJIN KANON. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. © 2009 DAIMAJIN KANON Partners

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    An Exclusive Look at the 2010 Series with Photos and Details from Kadokawa Authors: Keith Aiken, Elizabeth Ellis and Alicia Ashby Source: Kadokawa Pictures Translations and Additional Materials: Elizabeth Ellis and Alicia Ashby Official Site: dm-kanon.com Special Thanks to Naoko Sato, Asako Suzuki and Chiyako Tasai A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE History of Daimajin Return of Daimajin War Gods and Yokai Daimajin Girl Concepts and Design Works Special Effects Characters and Cast Episode Guide Credits SPOILER WARNING: This article contains plot details for a recent Japanese television series not yet available in English speaking countries. DAIMAJIN KANON is the story of Kanon Misaki, a young woman who forges through a series of dramatic changes in her life while surrounded by a menagerie of fantastic creatures... and all under the

    The superhero Barnaby Brooks, Jr. (aka Bunny) greets fans at a promotional event for the upcoming anime film TIGER & BUNNY -THE BEGINNING-, held at the Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo. Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co. © 2012 Sunrise/ T&B Movie Partners

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    Japanese Superhero Anime Heads to Cinemas in September Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: tigerandbunny.net (Japan) The popular TV anime TIGER & BUNNY heads to the big screen with the feature film TIGER & BUNNY -THE BEGINNING- (??? ???????? -The Beginning-, Gekijoo-ban Taigaa Ando Banii -The Beginning). Distributed by Shochiku, the movie is set to hit Japanese theaters on September 22nd of this year. TIGER & BUNNY is set in Stern Bild, a metropolitan city where superheroes called NEXT help to maintain peace. Sporting sponsor logos on their suits, these heroes work to solve cases and save people’s lives in order to earn Hero Points, while also helping to improve the public image of their corporate sponsors. Their activities are documented and broadcast by the popular show “HERO TV,” in which each superhero strives to become the “King of Heroes” of the year.

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