There's about a month left before the Fall anime season starts so it's not a bad idea to have a look at what's awaiting us this time. God bless chartfag for creating the usual visual guide to the upcoming anime season again. It really is a great synopsis digest.I will watchTo Aru Majutsu no Index III watched the first season so it's a given that I will watch the continuation, too.<object width="500" height="306"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CsMdilUCf2E?fs=1&amp;hl=cs_CZ&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CsMdilUCf2E?fs=1&amp;hl=cs_CZ&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="306"></embed></object>BakumanA show about two students, a talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and an aspiring writer Akito Takagi who team up to realize their dream of becoming successful manga artists. Also, Mashiro has a promise with a girl he loves that he will marry her if his mangaka dream comes true.It's based on the manga by Ooba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi who are very well known for creating the Death Note manga.Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga NaiKousaka Kyousuke and his sister Kirino has been on bad terms for years and for as long as Kyousuke remembers she has been ignoring him and despising him. He thought it would go on like this forever; however, it is eventually to change. One day, he finds a DVD case of a mahou shoujo anime in the entranceway of his house and to his surprise, the DVD inside has been actually replaced with an adult game titled Imouto to Koi Shiyo! (Make Love with Your Little Sister!). Kyousuke tries bringing up the topic of mahou shoujo anime at the family dinner to find the one who dropped it there, and after the dinner, his sister approaches him and hauls him to her room as she has something to consult with him. There, in her room, Kirino shows him her secret collection of moe anime and adult bishoujo games.I've been excited about this ever since I heard about it getting an anime adaptation. The light novel is said to be very good and the seiyuu cast is great (Taketatsu Ayana as Kirino, Nakamura Yuuichi as Kyousuke, also Satou Satomi and none other than Yukarin) so I have my expectations very high here.<object width="500" height="306"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FYB1YS2NIQE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FYB1YS2NIQE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="306"></embed></object>I will check outSoredemo Machi wa MawatteiruA comedy which revolves around a maid teashop called Seaside. The main female protagonist, working at this teashop, dreams of becoming a highschool girl detective. And this series follows her everyday events and adventures.Why this? Why, Shaft. Plus, it sounds good and I have also been familiar with this title for quite a while so it probably isn't bad.<object width="500" height="306"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kcQ-YzKFAQU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kcQ-YzKFAQU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="306"></embed></object>Yosuga no SoraTwins Haruka and Sora have lost their parents and decide to move in with their grandfather who lives in a remote village Okukozome-chou, which they have pleasant memories of. There, they meet again with their old friends and make friends with new ones, too. All seems very peaceful, but a secret promise made long time ago changes everything.I like this type of anime so I think about watching this one. It reminds me of titles such as Sola, and H2O. In addition, the animation looks very good, and, and... watch the PV if you want to see something nice. Though, it may be considered a minor spoiler (but it's also a kind of encouragement to watch this anime). So, don't complain afterwards. I did warn you.<object width="500" height="306"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mu6gwuxley8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mu6gwuxley8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="306"></embed></object>MM!Sado Tarou has a psychological condition. Simply put, he's a masochist. He does his best to hide this fact from his crush and seeks help with the Volunteers Club. But there he encounters a girl who strongly believes she's a god.Sounds good! Plus, the seiyuu cast includes Fukuyama Jun, Taketatsu Ayana, and Satou Rina. I think I might love this series. By the way, I get the feeling that if this anime was produced a year ago, the little bossy girl would have been voiced by Kugyuu. Are you abandoning her in favor of new voices/faces, anime producers? T_T<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ext.nicovideo.jp/thumb_watch/sm11798065?w=490&amp;h=307"></script><noscript>【ニコニコ動画】【2010年秋新作アニメ】 えむえむっ��� PV ���高画質���修正版</noscript>Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai (The World God Only Knows)Katsuragi Keima, a second-year high school student, is an avid dating sim gamer. He is known on the Internet as "The Capturing God" for his legendary skills to be able to "capture" any 2D girl in games. At the start of the series, Keima receives an e-mail offering him a contract to "capture" girls. He accepts what is thought to be a challenge, and a demon from Hell nicknamed Elsee appears. She asks for his cooperation to help her in catching the runaway spirits. These spirits hide themselves inside the girls' heart, and Elsee suggests that the only method to force the spirits out is by "capturing" their hearts—making them fall in love. Appalled by the idea, Keima refuses after clarifying to Elsee that he is only interested in "capturing" 2D girls and that he detests reality. Nevertheless, with the contract already accepted, Keima would have to help Elsee no matter what; if they fail, both Elsee and Keima would lose their heads.<object width="500" height="306"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AB8Z0zt41zc?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AB8Z0zt41zc?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="306"></embed></object>I might check outOtome Youkai ZakuroSet in alternative Japan in Meiji Era. The Gregorian calendar has just come into effect and interracial interaction is promoted. Fox-eared girls are put to work together with young human soldiers.Toyosaki Aki, Hocchan, Hanazawa Kana, and Nakahara Mai as fox girls.The sound quality of the video is horrid.<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z-x7GDhEOLg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z-x7GDhEOLg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Hyakka Ryouran Samurai GirlsSet in alternate 21st century during the reign of 25th Tokugawa shogun, where Japan is secluded from the rest of world. A rebellion occurs at a giant academy but it's suppressed by the student council.Great cast lineup: Kugimiya Rie, Kobayashi Yuu, Toyosaki Aki, Koshimizu Ami, Kotobuki Minako, Gotou Saori, Yuuki Aoi.<object width="500" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jq2kFH7K3Ms?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jq2kFH7K3Ms?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="400"></embed></object><object width="500" height="306"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2io9PlC2tzg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2io9PlC2tzg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="306"></embed></object><object width="500" height="306"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ZJrTyw9D24?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ZJrTyw9D24?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="306"></embed></object>Shinryaku! Ika MusumeA comedy centering around a squid girl who vows to invade the beaches of mankind since humans have polluted the seas. However, her invasion is less than successful, and she ends up on dry ground.<object width="500" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eL0ELbniqlw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eL0ELbniqlw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="400"></embed></object>Fortune Arterial Akai YakusokuFortune Arterial's story revolves around the male protagonist Hasekura Kouhei, who transfers into a prestigious public school in the style of an English six-year school encompassing junior-high and high school students. The school is on an island named Tamatsu Island off-shore from mainland Japan, and the only way to get there is by boat. Soon after transferring, he discovers that one of the student in the class next door to his, Sendou Erika, is in fact a type of vampire.It's based on visual novel by August, guys who made Yoake Mae Yori Ruriirona. I really liked that series.
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The only way for me to accept bekkankou’s way of drawing and designing  clothes is… I can’t think of any. My opinion of his stuff is doomed forever. Anyway, Moonlight cradle was a decent fandisc, especially considering the fact that I didn’t hold a great opinion for Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na in the first [...]
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CG image from game Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro naYou may or may not have heard of the news about someone in Japan created an online petition for the right to marry 2D characters quite some time ago. Today is the deadline for the petition, and not surprisingly the petition has come short of its supposeded quota.The petition was created in October 2008 by someone under the name of 高下太一 who claimed that he has no interest towards the 3D world and wants to make marriage with 2D characters legal (which would include but not limited to anime, manga, light novel, and game series I presume). You can find the link to the petition right here.At the end, there are 3551 signatures on the petition, which account for about 0.35% of the required quota of 1 million signatures. Initially there was no expiration date for the petition, but I think a deadline was eventually put up sometime in 2009. From what I have observed, after the initial hype and the media attention for the first month or so the number pretty much remained in the 3000s and stayed there more or less until the end.Despite all that, marriage with a 2D character did happen, more specifically someone married a character from an NDS game called Love Plus last November, approximately a year and a month after the 2D character marriage petition was created in October 2008. Heck, even CNN has made a report about it too.<object width="400" height="242"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F-qaMXZ_l70&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F-qaMXZ_l70&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="242"></embed></object>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-qaMXZ_l70Well, whether you support this man's wild idea or not, the proposal will not go through. No matter one may like some 2D characters, it's better to stick with a real one afterall. As zenical from zotaku has once commented, "3D girls are more complex, but in reality, you can't expect 3D to be like 2D!"
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Just some HQ preview images of the upcoming 1/8 scale figure of “Feena Fam Earthlight ~Gemaga Original Ver.~” from Yoake Mae Yori Ruri Iro Na -Crescent Love- by Kotobukiya ^^ Kotobukiya now have also opened their reservations over at their Online Shop, and will run through until April 30th, 2010. The figure is scheduled for Mid-August [...]
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SoftBank Creative ( manufactured by Kotobukiya) is going to release the Feena ( フィーナ ) 1/8 PVC figure from the eroge/anime series “Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na Moonlight Cradle” ( 夜明け前より瑠璃色な Moonlight Cradle ). Will be released in August 2010. Around 220mm tall, 12,000 yen (taxed... **This is a content summary only. Please visit Nekomagic for full content!**
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AZONE is going to release the Cynthia Marguerite ( シンシア・マルグリット ) 1/3 doll from the eroge/anime series “Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na Moonlight Cradle” ( 夜明け前より瑠璃色な Moonlight Cradle ). Will be released in March 2010. Around 600mm tall, 57,000 yen. Here is some really expensive from AZONE. It’s... **This is a content summary only. Please visit Nekomagic for full content!**
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A preview scan featuring the upcoming 1/8 scale figure of “Feena Fam Earthlight ~Gemaga Original Ver.~” from Yoake Mae Yori Ruri Iro Na -Crescent Love- by Kotobukiya, now in colour ^^ As the name implies, this will be another exclusive and is a mail order through the April 2010 issue of Gemaga magazine, although there are [...]
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Good Smile Company is going to release the Nendoroid No.107 Feena ( フィーナ ) action figure from the eroge/anime series “Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na” ( 夜明け前より瑠璃色な ). Will be released in June 2010. Around 100mm tall, 3,333 yen. Sofmap store exclusive. Here comes Feena, the princess from... **This is a content summary only. Please visit Nekomagic for full content!**
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Si normalmente los Nendoroid son kawaiis por definición, éste de Feena está por encima de la media (que ya es difícil). Pues sí, ni más ni menos que ahora es el turno de la princesa de la luna, del juego de romance y aventuras “Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na” de convertirse en Nendoroid (para alegría [...]
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Mika-tan has posted some lovely preview photos on the GSC blog of the upcoming Nendoroid Princess Feena Fam Earthlight (フィーナ·ファム·アーシュライト) from Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na (夜明け前より瑠璃色な), Unfortunately, Princess Feena is another limited edition Nendoroid, and ...
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