The countdown to March 13 continues with the Japanese TV commercial for Spectrobes! The brief video highlights the excitement and stunning character designs that drive the highly-anticipated action / role-playing title for the Nintendo DS. Excavate, awaken, and cultivate your very own Spectrobes, and take advantage of every interactive feature of the Nintendo DS. Players can utilize local wireless connection for one-on-one battles, tournaments, and trading; use Nintendo Wi-Fi for downloading content and uploading results; and unlock special creatures with the innovative code input card system.

This two-minute movie demonstrates the many unique gameplay features of the anime-inspired action / role-playing game for the DS, including excavation, awakening, and cultivating Spectrobes. The video also illustrates innovative DS touch screen card-input function, as well as the wireless multiplayer feature.

The promo trailer for the Ayumayu Theater DVD that will be released in Japan on February 23. It will contain the first 8 episodes of the series, the first 4 of which have previously been officially available for free online viewing, and can still be found here on TVkon.

A promo trailer for Sunrise's upcoming Idol Master Xenoglossia mecha anime series, scheduled to premier this April in Japan.

The Dororo live action movie is an adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's classic Dororo manga and anime television series, starring Kou Shibasaki and Satoshi Tsumabuki. The film premiered in late January in Japan, and it finished #1 at the Japanese box office last weekend. The Dororo movie should also be on its way to North America, via Universal Pictures.

Etoh Mei from Manabi Straight at her cutests. This is just a short scene cut out from the first episode.

The full opening sequence for the upcoming Ichigo Mashimaro OVA series. It's scheduled for release in Japan this February, and once again the pedolicious animation work was done by Doumu.

The second promo trailer for the To Heart 2 OVA, the new short series to be released next month by AquaPlus. Cute, as expected.

The first promo trailer for the To Heart 2 OVA, the new short series to be released next month by AquaPlus. Cute, as expected.

ADV released this official trailer for Le Chevalier D'Eon (The Knight of Eon). The first DVD volume will be available in stores on February 20, and here's a breaf synopsis:

In the 18th Century, just before the French revolution, multiple religious cults of the dark side were engaged in secret maneuvers under the name of Revolution. "Le Chevalier D'Eon", a diplomat and a special agent working for Louis XIV, is fighting against those cults, and also on a mission to find the killer of his own sister. A mysterious cult organization called "Rose Cross" stands in his way, using vicious powers to create a dark creature, "Gargoyle" to take over Europe.