Polyphonica starts off with an incomprehensible battle, and cuts to an unpopular kid with a heavenly voice in an orphanage (?) run by a nun. An armoured lady with long pink hair and long, incomprehensible name is drawn by his voice, and tells him she wants him. ._. (or ‘I want you to be my [...]
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Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica Crimson S Short Synopsis: Our lead character is a wimp and gets his own magical girl. Chance of me Blogging: 0% (Haven’t seen the first season…) I remember how I quickly dropped the first season after the first episode because of the large amount of clichés and annoying characters. I was rather reluctant to check [...]
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  What convenient lens flare. New Season Disclaimer: I prefer to give every show a chance. You never know when your dream-eating insect wielding Mai HiME knockoff will turn out to be a psychological romantic thriller, or the strange moeblob show will be full of wit and urine jokes. However, my preferences are still my preferences, [...]
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It’s been an interesting twenty four hours for trailers with one 3D cg animation and a live action trailer coming in last night. The first trailer is for the upcoming series ‘Cat Shit Zero’. Based on the manga of the same name, this series tells a graphic war story with all of the character being represented [...]
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Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica (神曲奏界ポリフォニカ ) is a visual novel which will be adapted into an anime that's to air in Apr 2009. The upcoming series is a prequel to the TV anime that aired in 2007. The official site has been launched today.
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Kotobukiya is going to release the Corticarte Apa Lagranges 1/6 PVC figure from the visual novel/anime “Shinkyoku Sokai Polyphonica” ( 神曲奏界ポリフォニカ ). Will be released in June 2009. Around 75mm tall, 200mm long, 8,800 yen. Castoffable. Will only be available at Kotobukiya Store. After I posted the Corticarte Apa Lagranges by New Line last time, [...] Related posts:Polyphonica Corticarte Apa Lagranges 1/7 PVC figure by New Line New Line is going to release the Corticarte Apa...PC Shoujo Ripple 1/8 PVC figure by Kotobukiya Kotobukiya is going to release the Ripple ( リプル...The Art of Shunya Yamashita Naomi Bust Statue by Kotobukiya Kotobukiya is going to release the Naomi bust statue...Kannagi (Crazy Shrine Maidens) Nagi 1/7 PVC figure by Kotobukiya Kotobukiya is going to release the Nagi ( ナギ...A Certain Magical Index Index 1/8 PVC figure by Kotobukiya Kotobukiya is going to release the Index ( インデックス...
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A new TV anime adaptation of the visual novel series, 「Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica」, is reportedly being scheduled for Spring 2009. The announcement comes from a poster (seen below) at a bookstore with the words, “BRAND NEW STAFF, BRAND NEW VISUAL, BRAND NEW STORY,” printed in English.
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First scooped here at the beginning of the month, word is in today from Movic that their Corticarte Apa Lagranges (adult ver.) PVC figure from Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica is now available for preorder from the official Movic online shop. She's scheduled to retail in January of next year at 1/8 scale (21 cm tall) and 5,880 yen. I don't know why, but the only thing I can imagine her doing in this pose is palming the face of Goodsmile's version... Gallery below:
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Word is in from GA Graphic today that Movic has begun production on a Corticarte Apa Lagranges (adult version) PVC figure from Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica. She's due out in January of '08 at 5,880 yen retail, 1/8 scale (21 cm tall), and with a sculpt from Yami Yoroi (Yamiyo no Hikari), another member of invincible sculpting circle Tekkoryuu. Despite some sketchiness in the Movic production values, in my opinion this sculpt kicks Goodsmile's Corticarte to the curb - she'll palm your face and rub it into her capacious bosoms until you agree. (no more)
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Stuff I’m going to be talking about: Sky Girls, Byousoku 5 Centimeter, Nanatsuiro Drops, and Polyphonica. Sky Girls: After the first three episodes, this is already a vast improvement from the rather lackluster OVA. While it’s been mostly introductions and training so far, it’s generally managed to at least keep my attention. The fanservice also hasn’t [...]
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GA Graphic has just posted a thorough visual preview of an upcoming Corticarte figure announced from the wizards at Goodsmile. Based on the incorrigibly named heroine of the Polyphonica visual novel and anime (etc.), she's due out in November at 19 cm (1/8 scale) with price yet determined. Arakawa Hiroshi of circle Almight (Happyhobby) (Amiami search) is on sculpting duty, with original designs from Kannatsuki Noboru (Wikipedia). Bit of a boring item in my opinion, but I'm sure there are Polyphonica fans out there who would beg to differ... (no more)
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It was pretty much a straightforward development episode, so my commentary will be rather brief. This is the kind of episode this show had been needing badly: one that gives a little background and sets up the relationships among the main characters. The series began jumping right into the middle of things, and as a result [...]
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The obligatory bleach episode falls on episode three this time. The early “yay playing at the beach” portion was pretty satisfying too; the well-endowed female characters were pretty well-drawn. The episode as a whole wasn’t anything especially great, but it was definitely quite a step up from the previous one– there was a greater sense [...]
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In short, the episode was pretty boring. That’s not to say it was necessarily bad, but nothing about it really caught my attention in any way. The whole “I hate spirits. Oh, they helped me. I guess I don’t hate them anymore.” thing felt pretty artificial and not very meaningful. Corticarte’s letting out her anger [...]
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Not really sure what to think of this yet. I have no familiarity with the source material, but this seems to be a typical fantasy setting: humans coexisting with other mythical species with some possessing magical powers. The two main characters, the spirit Corticarte and her Dantist rookie partner Phoron, both seem interesting and likable. [...]
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Opening Sequence: OP: 「Apocrypha」 by eufonius
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One thing I love about checking out the new seasons is trying to find the series which have been ignored by everyone, while they actually turn out to be pretty good. I’ve seen some great series, though this. Sasami Mahou Shoujo Club, for example, or Master of Epic. And don’t forget the older series as [...]
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Hot on the heels of that announcement for the Shinkyouku Soukai Polyphonica anime, you know, yesterday, comes the grand opening of the anime's official website! And if I'm being honest here, it's suggestive in all the right ways. If they don't stop putting out anime like this, my gentler readers will think I am a [...]
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