An Arcana Famiglia TV anime series, based on last year's otome game of the same title, has just been announced for a Summer (i.e. July) 2012 debut in Japan, with studio J.C. Staff doing the animation. The original girls-oriented visual novel was developed for the PSP by HuneX, and it was released in Japan by Comfort, last October.



In Arcana Famiglia: La storia della Arcana Famiglia, players take on the role of a heroine who spent her childhood days in a lonely, remote place with her mother, Sumire, and her servant, Luca. The Christmas she turned 16, she was invited to go and live together with (...)

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Conception: Please Have My Baby!! is a fantasy school / romance RPG in which you must... *gasp*... save the world by bonding and having children with 12 maidens. You may know it already, since word about it first came to light last autumn. But now, its makers from Spike are finally ready to announce its release date: April 26, on the PSP by the way. They also detailed some of the game's characters and cast - you can read about them over on CR, or if you just want to see some pics, you need not stray any farther than the local gallery.



Last year's web-anime +Tic Elder Sister might be continuing with more episodes, or maybe even a new, full-fledged anime series - given some recent comments made by (...)

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Aside from the upcoming Accel World TV anime series that's starting this April, another new media branching based on Reki Kawahara's light novels was announced by Namco Bandai. You guessed: an Accel World game! A strategy one, it would appear, currently in development for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. Since details are non-existant at this time, we'll just have to do with a gallery update featuring the "future teen" story's sweet Kuroyukihime.



In other gaming news, Strike Witches: Shirogane no Tsubasa - that Xbox 360 side-scrolling shooter from 2010 - is getting a PSP version, according to (...)

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The first new TV anime adaptation in the Saint Seiya franchise, since the airing of the original series some 25 years ago (between 1986-1989), has just been announced by Toei Animation. As revealed on its fresh official webiste, this new anime series will be called Saint Seiya Omega, and it will start airing in Japan this April 1 - no fooling!



Saint Seiya Omega will apparently embark fans on an original action-adventure story, not based on Masaki Kurumada's mythical fantasy manga, instead featuring (...)

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The kids' anime franchise Jewelpet grows even stronger this year, with not only its 4th TV anime series, titled Jewelpet Kira Deco!, but also the first Jewelpet Movie. The new TV season will be airing in Japan from April 17, and the movie's premiere is planned there for August 11, as a double-feature with another new anime film - Onegai My Melody Yuu & Ai.



A PSP game based on the Phi Brain anime series is being announced for release this May, via a newly opened website. Arc System Works (Guilty Gear, BlazBlue) is developing (...)

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The OVA adaptation ToHeart2 Dungeon Travelers suffered a slight delay - or at least its second volume did. While the first one is still set for release this February 22, the second volume has been pushed back to Summer 2012 (from its original schedule of March 21). The OVA is based on last year's spin-off game developed by Aquaplus for the PSP, and featuring characters from the ToHeart2 franchise in a fantasy dungeon role-playing game.



The PS3 port Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai!! R has been delayed until further notice, so it will miss its previously planned release date of February 23. (...)

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Hideaki Yoshikawa's ecchi manga Kagaku na Yatsura is getting some sort of anime adaptation - presumably an OVA, given the manga's highly-risque nature! The announcement comes from the 30th volume of Akita Shoten's Champion RED Ichigo magazine, which goes on to report that the anime will be bundled with said manga, before stopping short of offering any actual details about the adaptation.



From what ANN writes, the "science trouble" romantic comedy manga follows two beautiful girls "born from science" - a cyborg girl and a half-dog girl - who go to extremes with the power of science. Just what kind of extremes, well, you can get an idea by visiting the anime's freshly-opened (and borderline NSFW!) local gallery...

The 1st episode of Madoka Magica will be streamed for free this February 10, with English dubs, no less (delighting or horrifying as that may sound). This "Exclusive Screening" was announced by Aniplex of America and it will be a one-day-only event hosted on the Niconico Live-Streaming channel next Friday at 20:30 PST / 23:30 EST / 04:30 GMT. The streaming will only be available in six countries: US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.



For those of you still passionate about the Code Geass franchise, I'll point out some local database updates, partly based on reports from (...)

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Not a "sci-fi" anime, mind you, but SF as in "seishun fishing" ("youth fishing") - whatever that is... Such is the would-be genre for the newly revealed anime Tsuritama, airing in Japan on Fuji TV's late-night Noitamina timeslot from April 2012. The project was first teased one month ago, as a TV series coming from director Kenji Nakamura ([C], Kuuchuu Buranko).



Today, with the full opening of the official website, comes a whole lotta goodies and details about it - including the staff & cast working on the project over at studio A-1 Pictures, a story outline as quoted below from ANN, and - not least of all - the anime's first trailer. (...)

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As Type-Moon's long-awaited new visual novel, Mahoutsukai no Yoru, is nearing its release this April 12, the Japanese studio is now offering a demo version for download on the game's official website - check the "Special" section. An English fan-translation is also available, already, and you can grab it from a certain post, on a certain Russian forum.



The once-cancelled Dantalian no Shoka OVA, that was meant to follow last year's TV anime, has resurfaced as a new bundle. This time, it's being planed for release (...)

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