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Right Stuf Inc./Nozomi Entertainment and Kadokawa Pictures USA are streaming the first episode of The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye anime series for free in English at IGN.com until Saturday, July 1. The streaming promotes the first DVD's release on July 31. The Third tells the post-apocalyptic adventures of a "jill of all trades" named Honoka and her trusty tank-driving AI. They take on an assignment from a stranded man that leads to intrigue and one complication after another.

So if ye haven't basked yet in the glory of this actually decent anime, here is the time to do it. Featuring a nasty chick with issues, some evil swordplay, and tons of cvasi-violence that would have been much better in the hands of a psychotic main character. Animekon rating for this show (though, obviously, we don't have one yet and we are too lazy and too sober for making one up) would be around 6.5/10. As I said, decent.

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Ze Japanese website Galge.com now hosts a bunch of screenshots for the the upcoming Moetan anime TV series and, just as the name implies, this show is full of moe. The first episode is scheduled to premiere on July 8th.

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I can barely type on my keyboard, now that it's completely covered in super-sticky excitement. But I must! Because today, fellow lolicons, we celebrate one of the greatest days in the history in great loli days - the day we can finally download procure throuhg various means the final episode of Today in Class 5-2 (Kyou no Go no Ni). I swear to loli Jesus, if this show were 12 episodes long, it would kick the living crap out of Ichigo Mashimaro. But unfortunately we have to settle for 4 episodes... which is fine, too! (much like a flat chest).

Now if you'll excuse me, our not-so-mutual friends over at Tokyo Toshokan are banging on my door with the final episode, and I don't mean to keep them - or myself - wanking wayting any longer.

Booze - check... Napkins - check... Screenshooting-proggie - check... Popcorn - ah fsk it, just push play!

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Later edit: I am deeply, deeply disappointed by this final episode. But I'd still hit those girls today - or any single day - in class 5-2.
A sad day for all Death "hello, I'm shamelessly copy pasted from a 30 years old manga" Note, as VIZ Media sent a cease and desist letter to all the dudes and dudettes out there who were working their asses to get the fansubs going. This is coming right before the final episodes of the show, so for those of you who don't understand Japanese (obviously, considering that the fan groups will respect VIZ Media's demands), this is like... Miu-chan stopping a good old blow job just before you blow off. Here you can see a copy of the said letter, which I will try to resume in a few words:

"HAI FANSUBBERS LOL! It has come to our attention that you, geeks, are illegally translating our crappy show, making it more famous than it should be. This means we lose money. And we like money. So here is a nice warning, stop bitching around, or we will perform anal rape upon you. With a spiked club. Your friendly VIZ Media bunch of people.
P.S. If Death Note will ever become more popular than The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, you'll have yourselves to blame for the idiocy of future generations."
The folks at Sony Pictures Television decided to make yet another big step in the anime industry, making their Animax channel go mobile. For starters, Australia and Canada will be the only two countries enjoying this (hopefully) quality service, via their own national mobile services. By no means a copycat of the television versions of the channel, this young padawan will have an independent lineup, consisting of Blood+, Last Exile, R.O.D. and Gankutsuou. Though this may seem like a bunch of weak TV shows, let me remind you that, well, it's a new beginning, and that we can expect some more lolicious interesting shows later on. I would gladly cheer for this initiative to be brought to more and more countries, my own included. Now, boys and (little) girls, hush hush to the nearest gadget store and buy yourself a new 3G handset with video potential. And make sure it's pink.

(I blame Terrence and Philip for this Canadian discrimination. As for Australia, I blame the pedo kangaroos.)
You don't see everyday Japanese animation movies in which people invest colossal amounts of money. And by colossal, I mean about 1.7 million USD. Miyori no Mori, Hideji Oda's manga, is beining... taken care of, and by the looks of it's homepage, we'll get to see some very gifted people at work here. Like the art director from The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Nizo Yamamoto, the writer for the same show, Satoko Okudera, with the special appearance of Yuu Aoi from Honey and Clover, as the main character. From what I have seen so far, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was pretty well received by all sorts of audiences, and, while we wait for our must_watch anime stockpile to get smaller in order to view it too, we can't but maniacally chuckle at the thought of an 11 years old girl who is able to talk to spirits... and various other things.

The two-hour show will air on August 25, so keep close and see if the money and time invested here was worth it.
If you like totally screwed up plots, lots of WTF moments, demented characters and an absolutely gorgeous storyline, then you have probably enjoyed Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Word of a sequel is no longer new - and, hell yeah, we're shivering with anticipation, because more young girls with hatchets are always welcome here, at Animekon. Well, until the show starts airin' (somewhere in July, if I remember correctly), we all can take a look at this promo trailer, from Famitsu. Enjoy.

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Update: Arigatou Famitsu for the clip, TVkon will take it over from here. And also (relatively-)new there is the Popotan erogame opening, and the latest Shakugan no Shana movie & Season 2 promos. Now in HD streaming!

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If you love your club big and spikey, then you should know that Dokuro-chan is coming to rub it a few more times, starting with August 24th, when the first episode of Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 2 is scheduled to air. Chibi sadistic angel + a lot of fanservice = huge boner.



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If you think the crap that's out this year is just not enough for you, here are some new, freshly announced, TV series that might get your attention, in a way or the other.


First off, we have an adaptation after the "ef" adult PC game series, created by Minori, which will premiere this fall, under the name of ef - a tale of memories. As some sites say, a promotional preview DVD looks to be in the making, willing to hammer the sale charts on August 24th.


Mizuki Takehito's romantic comedy manga Koharu Biyori will also get animated - say hello to an anime OVA, and to the official website.


The ladies at GA Graphic are announcing that the Shugo Chara manga (Peach-Pit) will see the light of the day soon - you can find the official statement here.


All you Bleach fans out there can get your boners up, because the official japanese homepage for the second Bleach movie is up and running, a movie which will probably find it's way to Japanese theatres in December. The first movie will be released on DVD in September.


HAI GUNDAM LOLZ - the "Double Oh" homepage is live, with a streaming trailer limited to Japan only (DISCRIMINATION!). The series, which will add new twists and turns to the already screwed up Gundam universe, will premier in October.

One of the few sane reasons to buy an Xbox 360 console (other than Dead or Alive Xtreme 2, of course) was ADV Films' recent announcement that they will be providing anime TV series and full-length movies for download over the Xbox Live Video Marketplace service. Now, via Gamespot, we find out that two more anime channels are teaming up with Microsoft - and they're no small fries either: FUNimation and Geneon!
"FUNimation will be releasing episodes from the epic adventure series Samurai 7 onto the network, along with other titles including Trinity Blood, Gunslinger Girl, and Basilisk. Geneon Entertainment will be adding games including the US HD debut of classic Akira, along with Gun Sword, Last Exile, Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, and Lupin the 3rd."

A pretty decent line-up, all things considered (it could've been a lot worse!). But it definitely needs moar desu.

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