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Crunchyroll Adds Seitokai no Ichizon and Demonbane

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Dec 222010
 

Demonbane Student Council's Discretion

Crunchyroll has announced the addition of two more Kadokawa catalog titles in Seitokai no Ichizon (now known as Student Council’s Discretion) and the Nitro+ erotic PC game adaptation in Demonbane.

Both titles are available in North America, South America, United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Middle East and Africa.

Three episodes of each show will be added per week for regular members, with Anime/All-Access members getting complete access to both shows immediately. Continue reading for synopses and trailers.

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Pre-Order The Original Demonbane PC Game from JList (18+)

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Nichijou OAD Postponed Until March 2011

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Sep 292010
 

imageAccording to a listing on Kadokawa’s online store, the Nichijou OAD anime adaptation being produced by Kyoto Animation has been postponed from its initially planned January 2011release with the 6th manga volume release to March.  The comedy manga also has a companion PSP game in development. The anime adaptation is being helmed by the following staff:

Director: Tatsuya Ishihara
Co-Director: Taichi Ishidate
Character Designer: Futoshi Nishiya
Series Composer: Jukki Hanada

[via MAL]

Kadokawa Pulls Novel Due to Plagiarism Concerns

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Jun 082010
 

Ore to Kanojo ga Maoh to Yusha de Seitokaicho Japanese publisher Kadokawa has notified many bookstores in Japan that it has pulled the recently released novel Ore to Kanojo ga Maoh to Yusha de Seitokaicho from its listings after it was discovered that many major elements of the book were identical to the popular Baka to Test to Shokanjou after extensive comparisons (1, 2) were made between both stories.

The author of Ore to Kanojo, Jo Aikawa is a first-time author having been one of the candidates for the 16th Dengeki Novel Award before the novel was published in May.

As expected, opinions are sharply divided on the issue, with Migiwa Korumono (tweet) criticizing Aikawa stating "I despise him as an author." while author Takami Kazuyuki in contrast stated support for Aikawa by stating "As long as the novel is fun, this degree of plagiarism is acceptable."

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Crunchyroll Announces Landmark Haruhi Broadcast and Licensing Agreement

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Apr 092010
 

TMoHS

Crunchyroll has announced a landmark broadcast and licensing agreement with Kadokawa regarding the forthcoming future availability of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya franchise on its streaming portal. The licensing agreement encompasses international stream availability across Americas, the British Isles, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Africa.

Crunchyroll will launch the first season of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya and Nyoron Churuya-san spin-offs on its subscription-based streaming service, followed by a release on its ad-supported free streaming platform. The second season (or extension depending on who you ask) will stream later this year.

Crunchyroll will also handle download sales and print-on-demand merchandise for the series.

Synopsis:
A classmate of hers poses: “I thought
that when I entered high school, my days of believing in aliens, time travelers and ESPers were going to be over. That is until she introduced herself. Claiming to be interested in only aliens, time travelers, and ESPers, Haruhi Suzumiya was the strangest girl I’ve met in a long time.”

Crunchyroll Announces Simulcast of Uraboku (Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru)

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Apr 062010
 

Uraboku

Crunchyroll has resumed its simulcast announcements with the forthcoming simulcast of the anime adaptation of author Hotaru Odagiri’s Boy’s Love manga Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru, now known simply as Uraboku. The simulcast will begin this Sunday April 11th at 9am PDT for Premium members and will be offered the next Sunday for free viewing to non Premium members.

Synopsis:
Uraboku follows the story of Yuki Sakurai, (voiced by Japanese voiceover star Souichiro Hoshi) as an independently-minded young man who grew up at the Asahi Orphanage. Now a high school freshmen coming into his own, his powers start to manifest. One day, while suddenly under attack, a tall, dark and handsome man comes to his rescue. Seeming familiar to him, Yuki wonders who he is and why he has a sense of déjà vu. Were they somehow connected in a past life? And what are these powers and why are they happening?

Kadokawa Posts Highschool of The Dead Trailer

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Mar 312010
 

Kadokawa has posted the official trailer for the forthcoming Highschool of the Dead anime adaptation after debuting at last week’s Tokyo Anime Fair. The adaptation of Daisuke Sato and Shouji Sato’s horror action manga will be animated by Madhouse and directed by Araki Tetsuo of Death Note fame.

Ga-Rei Author Ending and Launching New Manga in Shonen Ace

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Jan 242010
 

tokyoespannouncement.jpgManga author Hajime Segawa is ending The Enchained Spiritual Beast Ga-Rei supernatural action anthology series in the March issue of Kadokawa Shoten’s Monthly Shonen Ace magazine on Tuesday in Japan. In the same issue, Segawa is publishing a three page teaser of his next work in Tokyo ESP, which will begin serialization in March.

The Enchained Spiritual Beast Ga-Rei was also the basis for the 2008 anime adaptation Ga-Rei: ZERO, which was available from Kadokawa USA for licensing before reverting to Kadokawa Japan last year.  The Ga-Rei manga follows a high school boy named Kensuke as he works with a beast-summoning girl named Kagura for the Supernatural Disaster Prevention Office, a classified government agency in the Ministry of the Environment.

Macross The First Manga Volume 1 on Novermber 10th in Japan

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Nov 072009
 

Macross The FirstKadokawa has announced a November 10th release date for the first collected volume of the Macross The First serial currently published in companion magazine Macross Ace.

The serial features Lynn Minmay as the protagonist and centers around her adventures in the Macross universe.

In related news Kadokawa has also announced the relaunch of the Macross 7 Trash manga, with the first two volumes launching on November 26th and volumes 3 & 4 in December.

Pre-Order Macross The First from Amazon Japan

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Haruhi-Chan Parody to Premiere on YouTube February 13th

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Jan 242009
 

According to the dedicated Haruhi webpage, the long-awaited Suzumiya Haruhi-Chan parody anime series will begin broadcasting on Kadokawa’s YouTube channel beginning on Friday February the 13th (a slight nod to the paranormal interests of the bespoke character) beginning at 10:00 PM JST (5AM PST/7 AM CST/8 AM EST).

An earlier report had circulated that the series was in perpetual limbo, but has since been clarified to refer to the delay being related to music producer Lantis delaying the delivery of the music for the series.

The comments were made by associated staff members during a radio interview which were initially being interpreted to mean that actual production had not started, when in fact the delay was only music related. The series is itself based off of a parody 4-panel manga published by Kadokawa.

Kadokawa Launches Kado TV User Subtitling Service Via YouTube

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Jan 132009
 

Kadokawa has launched its KadoTV user generated subtitle service for its uploaded anime series that are available on its channel on YouTube and the KadoTV website.

The service leverages YouTube’s recent addition of annotations and subtitle tracks to provide subtitles for licensed and unlicensed prpoerties such as Master Ninomiya, Mushi-Uta, H20 ~Footprints in the Sand~, Full Metal Panic, Kaze no Stigma, and Kairin in English and French as well as Japanese.