The new Paprika trailer released by Sony Pictures has got to be this week’s most impressive (though ironically non-lolicious) trailer, revealing even more mind-bending scenes from Satoshi Kon’s latest animated movie. That would be the same guy that brought us Pefect Blue and Paranoia Agent, so… yeah, better have some joints and/or plenty of booze at hand while watching this. The premiere is set for May 25, by the way.

Paprika US trailer

And here are the rest of this week’s trailers from our imouto web-chan TVkon, including the first teaser for the Appleseed 2 (Appleseed: Ex Machina) CG animated movie sequel produced by John Woo, a new Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny trailer, and some others you might find interesting:

Gaming
- MySims Wii, DS trailer
- D.Gray-man DS trailer

Anime
- Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny trailer #2
- Moonlight Mile special preview
- Today in Class 5-2 promo AMV
- Project ICE trailer
- Aquarion OVA trailer
- Tales of Symphonia OVA trailer
- Appleseed 2 teaser
- Paprika US trailer

After previously delaying it’s launch, Geneon stated recently that their Hellsing Ultimate and Hellsing Ultimate Limited Edition (volume 2) will actually see the light of the day (and probably the yucky inside of a PC near you) somewere around June 12th. This year. However, according to ANN, this is only an “early solicitation date”, not the official release plans – and due to this, it may change as quickly as Geneon can change their panties. Eh, well, at least fans know now when this baby is coming out. At least, in theory.

Coming from the universe of Suzumiya Haruhi – The Madness Within, is yet another piece of fascinating news. Japanese actress Sawai Maho who, incidentally, owns a blog that is plundered with no remorse by her avid fans, mentioned on February 23rd something about a possible live action drama adaptation, that will begin filming next week. The said damsel is to play the role of Ryoko Asakura, the bitch-like humanoid interface that tries to stab Kyon with a knife, after he manly refuses to rape her pretty ass in the classroom. Rumors started late last year about a 6 episode TV drama that was supposed to start airing this summer, but they were quickly retracted and stamped as pure speculation. Of course, the official word on this is yet to confirm, nor deny it, so I wonder just how many faps per day are the Suzumiya fanboys doing, thinking about this movie.

Last year we mentioned about a certain Clannad lovu-lovu game being animated into a feature length movie, by Toei Animation. That much is still true, but ANN has a few more lolicious details about it. Nevermind that the movie will premiere in Japan this summer - what really caught my eye is the following bit:

“The original game was released under the “Key” brand, who also developed the popular dating sims Kanon and Air. Dezaki Osamu will direct the film. Character designs will be done by Kadonosono Megumi, who also worked on the series Kiddy Grade.“

Kiddy Grade, you don’t say… As in, that same Kiddy Grade that’s getting a sequel? Well, don’t mind if I drool right about now. Especially considering that the Clannad game was released under the same brand as Air and Kanon, and Toei’s team of animators recently delighted us with the oh-so-moe slice-of-life anime Binbou Shimai Monogatari. What more could you ask for? How about a pink umbrella?

Blue Dragon was very well received by the X360 fanboys all over Japan. In fact, it’s a game that deserves all our appreciation – and, what you know, it’s not going to be released in Europe. Yet. Eh well, if we still want a taste of what it (almost) feel like, we still have the upcoming anime – anime that will begin airing somewere on 7th April, with a preview trailer smashing lolis around the world on 1st March. In the meantime, here is the first image from the series: it looks cute and it has three little girls in it. I DEMAND FOUR! NAKED!

ANN has posted the results for the first American Anime Awards. Some of them categories are actually pretty fair, despite the hilarious nominees we whitnessed some time ago. Others are not. Others are just plain old lol. Anyway, here is the complete list, in all it’s splendor. Do not laugh too much, at least Akira didn’t win the Best Comedy thinghy it was nominated for.

Best Cast: Fullmetal Alchemist
Best Manga: Fruits Basket
Best Male Actor in a Comedy: Dave Wittenberg (Zatch Bell)
Best Actress in a Comedy: Debi Derriberry (Zatch Bell)
Best Theme Song: Rewrite (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Best Anime Feature: Final Fantasy 7 - Advent Children
Best Package Design: Fullmetal Alchemist
Best Anime Comedy: FLCL
Best Actress: Mary Elizabeth (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG)
Best Anime Short Series: FLCL
Best Anime Long Series: Fullmetal Alchemist

Lifetime Achievement Award: Peter Fernandez.

Update: ANN remembered they missed one, so here it is:

Best Actor: Vic Mignogna (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Today I've been doing some catch-up with several recent trailers that I had missed during the last week. Nothing big: just a few anime clips and Japanese promos, and some gaming trailers worthy of mentioning here on Animekon - plus many more not related to Japan's loli media culture, that I'll be posting on our imouto web-chan TVkon from tomorrow on. Until then, here we go:

Witchblade trailer

The sample above (featuring a desperate loli with a pink backpack - I dare you say “no” to that!) is our first Witchblade trailer, shamelessly snagged from FUNimation's newly opened English website dedicated to said anime series. There was also a wallpaper there, but we took that one as well.

As for the rest of today's trailers, here they are, in no particular order:

Gaming
- Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings trailer
- Shining Force EXA fortress trailer
- Valhalla Knights PSP trailer
- Fire Emblem Wii trailer (Japanese)

Anime
- Reideen trailer #3
- Reideen trailer #4
- Murder Princess promo

Update: Kung-Fu Love was also added today, this being the third animation from Studio 4°C's "Amazing Nuts!" mind-blowing collection.

In all this excitement - what with Today in Class 5-2 episode 3 and everything - I nearly forgot to point out our latest trailer from TVkon. It’s been out for a while now, but I felt morally impelled to mirror it, since it’s an absolute noselbeeder, whether you’re into Haruhi, Yuki, or Mikuru… or all of them at once.

The trailer is the special version of the Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu ending dance, that was released with the DVD. And even though I’m not much of a dancer myself (to say the least), this is one dance I might just bother to learn. I already learned all the moves and everything, now all I gotta do is unstuck my ass from this chair - an epix quest indeed…

Suzumiya Haruhi special dance ED

As I count down the bytes minutes, all trembling with expectation, like a lolicon hidden in the girls locker room before PE class, I can’t help but share with you a wondrous discovery I have just stumbled upon. Remember Today in Class 5-2 (Kyou no Go no Ni), that short and fappingly sweet OVA that my pedo comrade wrote about last year, here and here? I know, it seems like (under)ages ago, and having waited all this time for the rest of the manga to be animated, I had nearly lost all hope.

But Loli Jesus showed me the light today, as I was attending to my daily prayers at the holy loli Tokyo Toshokan temple (if you don’t know it - shame on you - just google it). Much to my surprise, there it was - the third episode of Today in Class 5-2! Now, before you go ruining my boner excitement, I know this might be old news for some of you (I was probably too busy wanking on Choco when it first appeared), but to the best of my knowledge this is the first fansub for said episode 3. So yer damn right it’s worth posting about!

From what I can tell, the OVA’s website says that the next episode will be released on March 21. Oh, and it also shows some hints at this latest (third) episode, if you can’t hold it in any longer.

Now if you’ll excuse me, my… uhm… online pre-order has almost arrived, so I’ll be on my way. Needless to say, this is one anime you definitely can’t miss, or bad things will happen to you. Like getting an over-aged girlfriend and stuff, instead of Chika here:

When I saw this piece of news up on ANS, I actually started to drool. Not in the “ZOMG Belf naked chick” kinda drool, but something more on the lines of “phear the visual effects” salivation. I may not be a big mecha fan (read: I despise all mecha shows that do not include at least one imouto chan with pink or green hair), but Appleseed was, indeed, to my liking. Don’t really know why, it has plenty of robots, a story fit for some of the most underrated Doujinshi out there, and, yes, no little girls. Eh, well, it must have been the animation.

Suffice to say that a new Appleseed movie is on it’s way due this Fall, entitled “Saga Ex Machina”, directed by Shinji Aramaki and produced by *gasp* none other than John Woo. If you like spicy fighting scenes, Jet Li-like moves and plenty of gun fighting, then this show will be just the thing for you. Seems like the similar PS2 title, launched recently, has some connections to this movie. We will wank wait and see.