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    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

    Photo courtesy of Bluefin. © CAPCOM CO., LTD.

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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

    Photos courtesy of Bluefin.

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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.

    Character posters for the upcoming anime film 009 RE:CYBORG. Images courtesy of Production I.G. © 2012 009 RE:CYBORG Production Committee

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    Shotaro Ishinomori`s Classic Manga is Revised for New CG Anime Film Source: Production I.G Official Website: ph9.jp (Japan) Production I.G presents 009 RE:CYBORG (??????? ???????, Zero-Zero-Nine Re: Cyborg), a mature and thought-provoking approach to the classic manga Cyborg 009 from Kenji Kamiyama, the world-acclaimed director of the GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX series and EDEN OF THE EAST. The movie, in stereoscopic 3D full CG animation, will open in Japan October 27, 2012. 009 RE:CYBORG is based on the Cyborg 009 characters created in 1964 by Japanese comic artist Shotaro Ishinomori. In the original comic, nine regular humans from different parts of the world are kidnapped by the evil Black Ghost organization, and transformed into cyborgs with great powers for the purpose of being used as weapons. The nine cyborgs rebel and start to fight against their creators, while struggling for

    Key artwork for the new anime series ZETMAN. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2012 Masakazu Katsura/ Shueisha · Zetman Project 2012

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    Seinen Sci-Fi Anime Adventure Based on Manga by Acclaimed Creator Masakazu Katsura Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: zetman.jp (Japan), vizanime.com/zetman (US) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, is proud to announce the online simulcast debut of the gritty new sci-fi anime action series ZETMAN (?????, Zettoman, 2012) on VIZAnime.com, the company’s own website for free anime, as well as on the free, ad-supported Hulu service and the Hulu Plus subscription service. ZETMAN is rated ‘TV-MA’ for Mature Audiences, and is based on a popular seinen manga series by Masakazu Katsura, who also created Video Girl Ai and I”s (both published in North America by VIZ Media) and was the character designer for the hit anime TIGER & BUNNY (also available on VIZAnime.com). The anime series, presented

    Actor Kenji Ohba as Retsu Ichijouji. © 2011 Toei Co., Ltd.

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    Interview with Kenji Ohba Translation by: Tetsuya Shima The interviewer : ?????(Hideo Akita) From the book : "?????? -???????????????????- (Uchuu Keiji Taizen -Gavan Sharivan Shaider no Sekai-)" ISBN4-575-29080-7 Publisher : ??? (Futabasha) Editors : ????????????(Mikio Ando & Studio Hard) In 2012, Toei Co. will be releasing the latest film based on its popular SUPER SENTAI franchise, called SPACE SHERIFF GYABAN VS GOKAIJA - THE MOVIE. The highlight of this film will be the return of Space Sheriff Gavan (Uchuu Keiji Gyaban), a popular Toei hero series from 1982. With the help of Tetsuya Shima, SciFi Japan will feature a series of articles we call Space Sheriff Spotlight, taking a look back at the SPACE SHERIFF series (Gavan, Sharivan and Shaider) through a series of interviews with the casts and crews that brought the series to life. We start off by presenting an interview

    Poster art for TOWANOQUON. © 2011 BONES/ Towa no Quon Production Committee

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    Series Debuts October 13th on Anime Network Online Source: Sentai Filmworks, Anime Network press releases Official Site: towanoquon.com (Japan) Special Thanks to David Williams and Christian Lopez Sentai Filmworks has rewarded fans of dark heroic action everywhere with the eagerly awaited announcement of the company’s acquisition of TOWANOQUON (??????, Towa no Quon, 2011), the spectacular new series of animated features from anime powerhouse BONES (EUREKA SEVEN, NO. 6). Produced by a literal all-star lineup of creators, the first film in the series is directed by Umanosuke Iida (HELLSING, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE 08TH MS TEAM, MIGHTY SPACE MINERS), with script supervision by Saizo Nemoto (KIKAIDER, TOKYO MAIDEN 2) and character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto (COWBOY BEBOP, WOLF`S RAIN, GOLDEN BOY), while music is in the legendary hands of Kenji Kawai (THE RING, DARK WATER, SKYCRAWLERS, PATLABOR, RANMA ½, BLUE SEED, SORCERER HUNTERS). Digital distribution of the

    VIZ Media has been named the exclusive U.S. product licensor for the new animated superhero series TIGER & BUNNY. © 2011 Sunrise/ T&B Partners, MBS

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    Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: tigerandbunny.net (Japanese) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced it has been named the exclusive U.S. product licensor for the new animated crime-fighting action series TIGER & BUNNY (????????, Taigaa & Banii). The company will showcase the property to a variety of potential merchandise partners during the 2011 Licensing International Expo, held in Las Vegas, June 14th-16th, 2011. VIZ Media will be located in Booth #2481. The Licensing International Expo is held at Mandalay Bay Convention Center and is the preeminent marketplace for the hottest international brands and properties. The vent features a show floor of more than 7,000 properties from all of Hollywood’s major film studios, global entertainment companies, Fortune 500 consumer brands, sporting teams, interactive

    Left to right: The Hello Kitty Room and Gundam are among the displays at the 'Japan: Kingdom of Characters' exhibition. Photos courtesy of the Japan Foundation. © 2011 Isaac Leung, Japan Foundation Gallery.

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    Exhibit at Japan Foundation Gallery in Sydney, Australia Source: Japan Foundation, Sydney press release Special Thanks to Evon Fung "Japan: Kingdom of Characters" officially opened to the public last Friday attracting over 1,000 visitors of all ages in the first week alone. The exhibition runs until 28 May with free weekly Public Programs accompanying the exhibition. Wednesday night saw the first of the Public Programs commence. It was a successful result, with the lecture room filled to capacity. Dr Michael Hill (aka Doctor Comics) gave a thorough overview on the anime and manga phenomenon. Ms Tokiko Kiyota, director of the Japan Foundation, Sydney, is astonished by the extraordinary response from the Australian public. “We are very impressed by the high interest shown towards our exhibition and lecture series so far. We hope this will encourage more people to come again to the Japan Foundation and the services

    This April and May, the Japan Foundation Sydney takes a look at some of Japan`s most popular characters. Photo courtesy of Japan Foundation.

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    Source: Japan Foundation, Sydney press release Special Thanks to Evon Fung Astro Boy, Hello Kitty, Pokemon. Sound familiar? This April, the Japan Foundation Sydney presents their latest exhibition, "Japan: Kingdom of Characters". The exhibition will run from 8 April through to 28 May at the Japan Foundation Gallery, taking visitors through Japan’s most popular characters that have triggered worldwide crazes from the 1950s to the present. Why do characters appear and become popular? What kind of social reality do they reflect? As interest in Japanese subculture, particularly anime and manga, become increasingly a topic of interest around the world, the Japan Foundation responds and examines the impact of characters on Japanese society. Featuring life-sized figures from HELLO KITTY, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM and more, the exhibition will be accompanied with panels, film and character-related products allowing a window into the obsessive phenomenon of Japan’s world

    Anime Jungle is giving SciFi Japan readers a chance to win KIKAIDA BROTHERS posters personally signed by the shows` stars Ban Daisuke and the late Shunsuke Ikeda. Photo courtesy of Anime Jungle. © Ishinomori Production Inc. and Toei Co., Ltd.

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    Posters Signed by Lead Actors Ban Daisuke and Shunsuke Ikeda, courtesy of Anime Jungle Source: Anime Jungle Special Thanks to Tetsu Shiota and Yoichi Kakuma SciFi Japan would like to thank Anime Jungle and everyone who entered our recent "KIKAIDA BROTHERS Poster" giveaway competition. Five prizes were originally announced, but the response was so positive (and polite) that we decided to throw in a couple more prizes. So the following seven randomly drawn entrants have each one a poster signed by both Ban Daisuke (KIKAIDA) and the late Shunsuke Ikeda (KIKAIDA-01): Stephanie Chaplin Richard Shirley Jim Flack Matt Burkett Chris Daniel Sana Souratha Treveno Colley Congratulations to all the winners! More contests are planned for 2010 so keep checking back with SciFi Japan for additional opportunities to win some cool stuff! Anime Jungle is located at 319 East 2nd Street #103, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Additional information

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