LIFE AND DEATH CONTINUE TO HANG IN THE BALANCE IN THE COMEDY AND ACTION MANGA SERIES ROSARIO + VAMPIRE: SEASON II New Sequel To Bestselling Manga Chronicles Life At A Boarding School Filled With Monsters And The Undead San Francisco, CA, MARCH 17, 2010 – VIZ Media, LLC [...]
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Tsukune and friends get a surprise welcome at the Wong family mansion.Welcome to Wong's Little Mansion of Horrors.Summary:In a boat out on the ocean, the gremlin who attacked Tsukune's group reports his failure two officers from the first branch of Fairy Tale.Meanwhile, Fanfan and Ling Ling lead Tsukune and friends back to their family mansion in Hong Kong. Tsukune and the girls are surprised by the huge size of the mansion, but they are also surprised that no one seems to be inside. Linlin goes off to look for someone, but after some time Fanfan and the others start to worry. Fanfan goes off to look for her sister, and while wandering inside the mansion he overhears two voices talk about eliminating people. Suddenly, Fanfan notices Tsukune and Kurumu standing behind him and they get a scare from each other. The three return to the room where the other girls are, but they find the room empty of people but full of signs of struggle. Tsukune and Kurumu demand to know what's going on. Fanfan guesses that the rival Miao family has sent assassins, and what's worse the Miao family has recently started associating with Fairy Tale. Fanfan explains that he went to Japan and entered the Yokai Academy to learn more about Fairy Tale, and he decided to recruit Tsukune after learning that Tsukune and friends had destroyed a Fairy Tale branch. Kurumu doesn't care and wants to leave with Tsukune, but she and the two boys are then chased around the mansion by various monsters.When in Hong Kong, do as the Hong Kong action stars do.The three students take shelter in Fanfan's secret weapons storage room, but suddenly Kurumu is snagged away by a portal monster, leaving only Fanfan and Tsukune. Tsukune becomes distraught and starts crying, but Fanfan starts loading up the firearms. Fanfan explains that his mother actually came from the rival Miao family and so his parents are like Romeo and Juliet. Fanfan states that for all his life, he dreamed of ending the conflict in the yokai world, but that might just be a silly impossible dream. Fanfan tells Tsukune to escape, but instead Tsukune arms himself as well and the two of them walk to the lobby to face off against the enemy. At the lobby, Fanfan and Tsukune are faced with many men wearing suits. Tsukune prepares for a big firefight, but Fanfan suddenly recognizes that the "enemy" leader is actually his father, and Fanfan's mother is standing nearby as well. Fanfan's father then reveals that this was all a big rouse to welcome Tsukune and guests, and all the girls are okay and playing by the pool. Tsukune starts beating up Fanfan for causing him emotional distress even though Fanfan was tricked as well. Meanwhile, Inner and Outer Moka wonder when Tsukune and Fanfan became so friendly with each other. While Fanfan and Tsukune continue to tussle, Fanfan notices that his great-grandfather Dongfang Bubai is standing nearby.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This chapter felt like a filler chapter, even though it's not really a filler. The whole surprise welcome thing was kind of dumb, but I suppose that's the kind of thing one would expect from Fanfan's family. We did learn about Fanfan's motivations and why he went to Japan, but these motivations are the usual "world peace" proclamations which was a bit disappointing. It would have been more interesting if Fanfan has (or hints) that he has some ulterior motive as well. It felt like the real purpose of this chapter was for Fanfan to share some one on one, heart to heart, and even possibly romantic moments with Tsukune. Tsukune's attractiveness knows no bounds lol.I was really looking forward to see what Dongfang Bubai looked like, but the author just had to save that revelation for the next chapter. Since Dongfang Bubai seems to be Fanfan's biological great-grandpa, he's probably not all that similar to his namesake from Jin Rong's wuxia novel. It'd be hilarious if this Dongfang Bubai was similar to the one in the novel though.The next chapter will probably be about Tsukune and friends trying to get Moka's seal fixed, but things probably won't go smoothly either because the seal cannot be fixed or Fairy Tale will attack for real. Hopefully it'll be both.
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Is this hot? Yes, this is hot. So, Moka is still stuck in her inner form, and apparently outer Moka is now “sealed” within the rosario. Thanks to Wong Fong Fong, the whole group gets to fly to Hong Kong to fix the rosario, and on the plane Tsukune comes up with the excellent proposal of merging both Mokas into one [...]
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What happened when you mix Vocaloid with one of the cool OPs in 2008? You will get this wonderful result; “Discotheque”, Vocaloid style.. Taken from the anime series, “Rosario to Vampire Capu2, watching the video makes me remember the anime itself 2 years back.. So notstalgic.. Well, enjoy the video~ Rosario + Vampire CAPU2 OP 【Vocaloid [...]
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Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see all the J-List products, check out J-List or the JBOX.com updated products link. Ge Maga Mar 2010 ~ Game Magazine Mar. 2010 Wow, this is an awesome magazine that follows the hottest games, including all the top consoles and portable games. In keeping with the latest trends, the magazine gives you tons of valuable free stuff, like a poster and Love Plus pencil board. Touhou Project ~ Undefined Fantastic Object Touhou is a line of doujin shooting games that was so well conceived, it ended up becoming a huge source of pop culture. We now have two of the awesome games in stock for you. Nendoroid Petit Vocaloid Full Set of 11 Wow! A new Petit Nendoroid toy series featuring all of the Nendoroid characters you ever wanted to own for one awesome price. Features 11 figures, which can be posed and displayed any way you like it. Supplies are limited though... Tokyo Realtime ~ Akihabara Take a virtual trip through the most interesting parts of Tokyo, with the new RealTime series from White Rabbit. Audio tours of Akihabara and Shinjuku's Kabukicho. New JK Hello Kitty High School Bag Then, it might not be quite as awesome as our official Japanese High School Bookbag, but the new Hello Kitty bookbag is really an outstanding item. The regulation book bag is a perfect replica of the bags you see in anime. Black One Color Knee High Socks J-List loves the over-knee socks which, when combined with short mini-skirts, create the "sweet three centimeter" space known as zettai ryoiki or "the absolute zone." Several colors restocked. Warm Hanten for Winter A hanten is a warm kimono worn in the winter, and I wouldn't spend the winter here without mine. If you've got little ones, they'll love this amazing soft hanten for kids! Also restocked, a big one for Daddy. Sweets Decorina The Japanese are very creative, and they love to make crafts. Here's a unique book that helps you make delicious-looking sweets out of clay, including kami-nendo or the paper clay J-List sells. Restocked Artbooks J-List carries a huge number of awesome artbooks, and we've got some restocked today, including the Queen's Blade Perfect Visual Book, the Oyari Ashito Chronicle, and more. Revoltech VF-1J Transform Valkyrie In celebration of the final battle between Bodolza and humanity, since today is the actual historical date of the Force of Arms/Ai ga nagareru battle from Macross, we've gotten in this amazing *transforming* Valkyrie. Macross Frontier Galaxy Drop Candy Another treat for Macross fans: officail Macross Drop Candy that's in the shape of the microphones that Sheryl and Ranka use to sing with. Watashi no candy wo tabete! Restocked PSP Anime Games The Sony PSP has turned into the best anime gaming platform the world has ever known. Today we've restocked the Macross Ultimate Frontier game that I recommend so often (cause it's awesome), plus Naruto ~ Narutimate Axel 3. Hello Kitty Hina Arare March 3 is Hina Matsuri, or Doll's Festival, a day to celebrate girl children by displaying beautiful dolls. You also eat a kind of rice cracker called hina arare, which we have on the site now. Ohina sama Chocoball 200g set Also very cool: delicious chocoball candies which look like ohina-sama dolls, which represent the Emperor and his court in old Kyoto. What a fun thing from Japan. Zetsubo Sensei Sakura Tea Set Then: you won't be in despair when you see this awesome Goodbye, Mr. Despair tea, which is designed to brighten your world with a flower that blooms in your cup. Tonkotsu Ramen FURIKAKE (Fukuoka) J-List customers love our traditional Food Drops candies, which let you taste the most exotic foods from all corners of Japan. Now we've got a line of furikake which you sprinkle over rice for a great new flavor sensation! Blue Rabbit x Moon Bento Box DX Set Here's an excellent new traditional bento box set that gives you everything you need to enjoy a unique boxed lunch, Japan style. You get a bento box that's beautifully painted, plus bento bag, chopsticks and more. Restocked Bento Boxes & More Then see fresh stock of two of our most popular bento boxes ever: the Retro Trading Mark Bento Box, with that cool old-style logo, plus the classic Lucky Cat bento. Kawaii Kid's Food Trays Here are two trays for serving children which are so cute, you might want to eat off them yourself. K- Kawaii... Star Wars Lightsaber Chopsticks Restocked Then, we've restocked the popular Star Wars chopsticks, which are the only chopsticks nerdy people should use. Incidentally they are extremely easy to hold food with. Hello Kitty Sakura Petal Small Dish Then: we've got fresh stock of those amazing sakura petal-shaped dishes for serving any food you like. It's one of our favorite Sanrio items ever, and now available with a discount if you buy multiples. Space Cleaning Wiper ~ Sukima Wiper Here's a handy space cleaning wiper that's perfect for cleaning up the dust in those hard to reach places around your desk. A nice item from Japan. Restocked Japanese Study Aids If you're making 2010 the year you really learn some Japanese, J-List can help. Today we've restocked several more volumes of the Genki textbook and workbook series. Learn Japanese with Kanji Also: a fun way to learn Japanese is using the visual medium of manga, and we've restocked several volumes of the popular Kanji de Manga book series in San Diego, plus the Haruhi Suzumiya manga with furigana to make it easier to read. Micro Size Chirimen Kaleidoscope Strap The word for Kaleidoscope in Japanese is mangekyou (mahn-geh-kyo), which means "mirror of 10,000 flowers." This is a traditional Japanese toy that's got chirimen (Kimono fabric) on the outside. Sleeping with Hinako The fun DVD Training with Hinako redefined how much fun exercise could be for the otaku male, and now we've posted the upcoming Sleeping with Hinako, which lets you watch as the gorgeous girls sleeps. On DVD and Blu-Ray. Dengeki G's Festival! Deluxe vol. 6 *preorder* You can preorder the upcoming issue of Dengeki G's Festival, which comes loaded with free stuff for you, including a dakimakura hug pillow and Nendoroid toy -- awesome! Kurumu Kurono 1/6 Figure ~ Rosario + Vampire *Preorder* A gorgeous figure of a gorgeous character. Love the bat wings and large scale. Reimu Hakurei 1/8 Figure by Gift *Preorder* Also very cool: a Reimu figure that Touhou fans will go wild for, all prepainted and ready to be displayed in your Touhou shrine. K-On! Plush Summer School Uniform Versions *Preorder* If you missed getting the super cute K-On! plush toys we had a couple weeks ago, you'll be happy to see that new versions are coming, with summer school uniforms. Kawaii! K-On! Character Clocks **Preorder** We have more fun for K-On! fans, in the form of clocks featuring your favorite character. I'll take one Yui clock for each room of my house, please. Tetsudou Musume Art Works *Preorder* Next up, we've got a superb book for fans of the "railroad girls" series of cute characters which make me want to ride on trains a whole lot more. JULIA ~ Blonde Beautiful Girl Julia Photobook Meet the amazing Julia, an extremely beautiful model from Russia who has wowwed Japanese fans with her gorgeous body. Maid in Japan vol 1 & 2 Then: here's a pair of amazing manga for fans of joso, or boys dressed in girl's clothing and pretending to be girls, which leads to some amazing adventures, let me tell you. Imari Kurumi 1/8 Figure ~ Bible Black Imari is my own favorite character from Bible Black, and so I'm happy to see her back in new "cast off" form. This figure features a giant sword and you can "reconfigure" Imari's clothes. Hurry though, as there are only a few left in stock! R-1 Predator Wand Oh, the Japanese have such wonderful toys. Here's the R-1 Predator Wand, a highly versatile toy you use with the R-1 Starter Set, the most amazing toy for couples ever. New Girlfriend Simulators, TENGA Toys See the awesome Breath of Woman and Scent of Woman girlfriend simulators, which take the edge off after a hard day's work without all the hard work. Also, the TENGA Soft Tube Cup and AV-5 Wireless Massager is back, which is loads of fun.
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Back in 2009, as one of many signs that animation studio Gonzo was potentially falling apart at the seams, Canned Dogs reported that the studio's store, Gonzo Style, was closing up shop.But Gonzo has shown some signs of perking up lately, what with the upcoming release of their Super Street Fighter IV: Juri title, and today while I was browsing through Gonzo's site, I noticed that they have updated and reopened Gonzo Style as of February 5th.The site is currently focused primarily on DVDs of Samurai 7, Rosario to Vampire, Linebarrels of Iron, and Strike Witches (natch), but there's some swag as well...in fact, I stumbled upon this dakimakura (hug pillow) which really surprised me. Why? Because it's a dude! Samurai7's Kyuzo, to be specific. Apparently it was orginally a promo item sold at Comiket. While there's plenty of art out there-- even art that LOOKS official --for male dakimakura, there are in fact very, very few official dakimakura of male characters (though Gurren Lagann's Simon got one!), so this is actually really cool <3I'm glad to see Gonzo is potentially doing a bit better. But more importantly, ladies AND gents: if you were going to get a dakimakura of a male anime character-- you can only get one, but you HAVE to get it --who would it be? I'm thinking Kamina would be cool. But Gendo might be good for the lulz, as it were.
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Hajimeashite!, I’m Shadowsofsilver, you can called me Silver-chan. I will be reviewing manga for OtakuDan, all types. Yep, that includes everything from echii to yaoi. I read everything, even though the naughty stuff makes me blush. A little about me?I’m a college student working hard for that degree. I’m a anime watching‘, manga reading’, cosplay lovin’ girl. I have been watching anime for several years now. My sizes are…I probably shouldn’t put that here.Fav Anime.Tenpou Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi, Black Blood Brothers, Rosario + Vampire, Junjou Romantica, Shonen Onmyouji, Ghost Hunt, Natsume Yujin-Cho, Mushi-Shi, Devil May Cry, to name a few.Some of the manga I love and own.Kekkishi, XXXHolic, Bleach, Princess Princess, Ouran High School Host Club, Fruits Basket, Pet Shop Of Horrors, Junjou Romantica, Trinity Blood and Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge.My anime planet profile has a lot more, though I’m still not finished updating it. Bad me!. I am also on OtakuDan’s IRC chat run by marmar04 from time to time. Come and chat with us! I don’t bite…hard.<script type="text/javascript">tweetmeme_url = '<data:post.url/>';</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"> </script>
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Tsukune and girls take a trip to Hong Kong with the Wong siblings in order to fix Moka's seal.This page was hilarious. Keep reading if you want to find out why.Summary:After the rosary fails to reseal Inner Moka, Fong Fong explains that the seal must be growing weak and needs to be fixed. Fong Fong then states that his family are experts when it comes to magical seals and invites Tsukune to join his family, but he is ignored by Tsukune and the girls. After Inner Moka confirms that Outer Moka is still intact inside the seal, Ruby suggest that they go see the chairman to fix the seal. However, Ling Ling interrupts and states that the chairman learned sealing techniques from Dongfang Bubai, the founder of the Wong family and the second Dark Lord, so the Wong family has more expertise in this area. The Wong siblings invite Tsukune and the girls to travel to Hong Kong with them to get Moka's seal fixed. Tsukune and the girls agree, and the next day the Wong siblings, Tsukune, Moka, Kurumu, Mizore, and Yukari take off from school grounds in the Wong's private jet piloted by Ling Ling. Ruby was supposed to go but she overslept, so instead she is investigating Fairy Tale's activities as per the chairman's orders.On the plane, Tsukune chats with Inner Moka and comments that it'd be good that if both Mokas were one since both are important to him. Inner Moka becomes moody and goes to the next cabins to have a few drinks. While alone, Inner Moka chats with Outer Moka. Inner Moka is worried that hanging out with Tsukune and friends is making her soft and weak, but Outer Moka comments that Inner Moka is just becoming gentler and more open.Suddenly, Inner Moka feels killing intent and notices a rabbit-like creature chewing on the wall of the plane. Inner Moka alerts the others to the intruder, but the creature shows itself to the others and rubs itself against Kurumu's breasts. Tsukune and the others dismiss the creature as a fun pest and Inner Moka goes back to drinking alone. Ling Ling is alerted to the commotion and wonders if the creature is an assassin, and lo and behold the creature (a gremlin) confirms that it is an assassin from Fairy Tale. The gremlin expands and splits off into many copies, and all of them starts eating the plane. Kurumu and the girls try to kill off the gremlins, but their attacks only succeeds in making more gremlins. Inner Moka joins the fight and blames herself for letting the gremlin roam free. Inner Moka bashes the gremlins, but fails to notice a falling cabinet. Tsukune shoves Moka out of the way but he gets hit and loses consciousness.Kicking gremlins... on top of a flying airplane.... while wearing only a bra on top.There is no doubt Inner Moka is bad-ass.As Wong Wong and the rest of the girls wonder how to fight off the gremlins, Outer Moka alerts Inner Moka that most of the gremlins are just copies, and the two Mokas agree to work together to find the real one. The gremlins chews a whole through the ceiling and the plane starts to destabilize. As the other hang on for dear life, Inner Moka climbs through the hole and stands on top of the plane. Knowing that the real gremlin is a pervert, Inner Moka takes off her shirt, and her sharp eyes notices only one gremlin looking at her. Inner Moka sends the real gremlin flying with a swift kick, and the rest of gremlins magically disappear. Thanks to Inner Moka's efforts, the plane makes it to Hong Kong, but Ling Ling doesn't have the instrumentation to land it, so the plane is sent crashing into a hillside while everyone switches to Fong Fong's flying serpent. Despite the perilous journey, Tsukune and friends have made it to Hong Kong in one piece.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This chapter made me laugh. It's not that the story itself was funny. What I found hilarious was that the author chose to name the Wong family founder and 2nd Dark Lord as Dongfang Bubai. Looks like Ikeda-sensei (the author) has been reading Chinese martial arts fantasy novels or watching Chinese/Hong Kong movies. For those who don't know, Dongfang Bubai (东方不败, literally meaning "Invincible East" or "The Unbeatable One from the East") is a well known villain from the famous Chinese martial arts fantasy novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong, which happens to be one of my favorite Chinese novels. In the novel, Dongfang Bubai was the leader of an evil cult and he was the deadliest character in the novel. Fighting with a sewing needle and thread, Dongfang Bubai was able to maintain a slight edge against the hero and several other powerful fighters until a distraction allowed the hero to defeat him. The kick-ass name, strange weapon, and near-invincibility are some of the reasons why Dongfang Bubai is so well-known among the Chinese, and for these reasons I can see why the author would name the founder of the Wong family after him. There is a a slight problem though: in the novel, Dongfang Bubai obtained his powers by castrating himself. On top of that, Dongfang Bubai was also gay (maybe as a result of the castration) and acted like a woman. To name a Dark Lord and founder of a big crime family after a character who has no balls and prefers the same sex just seems... bizarrely funny to me. The connotations that come with the name just doesn't quite fit with the series. I don't know if Ikeda-sensei is doing it on purpose or didn't do enough research, but I just find it hilarious. A lot of people in Chinese manga forums are probably laughing, facepalming, or headdesking.Okay, I've wasted enough words talking about just a name. Back to the chapter, it looks like the fillers are over and we are back to the main plot. Fairy Tail has started moving again, and the story is also starting to explore the Wong family and their agenda. Perhaps even more importantly, this chapter also hints that Inner and Outer Mokas might eventually become one. Inner Moka is becoming less "icy" and more "tsundere" over the span of this series, and if the progress continues then eventually she'll be fairly close to Outer Moka's personality. The one who stands the most to gain from the Moka's merging would be Tsukune, who can't seem to pick between the two. First we'll have to see if Moka can get her seal fixed though.Anyways, I'm glad Rosario + Vampire is picking up again. I'm looking forward to seeing the series' depiction of Hong Kong, and also Dongfang Bubai lmao.
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Resinya is going to release the Kurono Kurumu ( 黒乃胡夢 ) Mekke! Jump Shop exclusive White Maid Version ( Mekke!・ジャンプショップ限定 ホワイトメイドバージョン ) 1/6 PVC figure from the manga/anime series “Rosario + Vampire” ( ロザリオとバンパイア ). Will be released in June 2010. Around 230mm tall, 8,381yen. Castoffable. For some... **This is a content summary only. Please visit Nekomagic for full content!**
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Resinya is going to release the Kurono Kurumu ( 黒乃胡夢 ) 1/6 PVC figure from the manga/anime series “Rosario + Vampire” ( ロザリオとバンパイア ). Will be released in June 2010. Around 230mm tall, 8,381yen. Castoffable. For some reasons we have so many castoffable and 18+ figures today. Well, it’s not a... **This is a content summary only. Please visit Nekomagic for full content!**
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