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On Saturday, the official website for Shueisha's Jump Square magazine posted the cover for the January issue, which is revealing next Saturday that a theatrical anime film adaptation of Takeshi Konomi's The Prince of Tennis manga is in production. The original manga followed Ryoma Echizen and his tennis team as they rose through Japan's local and national tournaments. The manga ran for 379 installments between July of 1999 and March of 2008, and the 42 compiled volumes have sold over 40 million copies. Konomi has since launched a manga sequel called Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama (The New Prince of Tennis) in Jump Square in March of 2009. (The fourth compiled book volume of the new series is shipping this month.) Viz Media will publish the 40th manga volume in North America next January. The manga already inspired a television anime series, a string of original video anime projects, two earlier double-billed theatrical anime films, and a live-action film. Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-27/the-prince-of-tennis-manga-gets-theatrical-anime-film

On Saturday, the official website for Shueisha's Jump Square magazine posted the cover for the January issue, which is announcing next Saturday that a television anime adaptation of Kazue Katō's Blue Exorcist manga has been green-lit. The supernatural manga focuses on Rin Okumura, a boy raised by a famous exorcist named Father Fujimoto. After an argument between the two, Rin discovers he is the son of Satan. Rin decides to fight his fate by joining the True Cross Academy to become an exorcist and defeat demons. However, when he draws his father's sword, it releases a dark power within him. Katō launched the manga in Jump Square in April of 2009, and the fifth compiled book volume will ship next month. Viz Media will publish the first book volume of the manga in North America next April. Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-27/blue-exorcist-manga-gets-tv-anime-green-lit see original: http://urisuretokauwasatoka.blog134.fc2.com/blog-entry-2310.html

The management agency Live Gate announced on Friday that singer Mico Yada passed away on Tuesday, November 23 due to an unspecified illness. A service will be held in Tokyo on Monday, November 29 at 10:00 a.m. Yada performed the theme songs for several games, including Time Leap's "Time Fly" and D.C.P.K. ~Da CaPoker~'s "Hitohira Heart." She is arguably best known for "Takaramono、" the ending theme for the Shukufuku no Campanella ~la campanella della benedizione- game that inspired the Blessing of the Campanella television anime series. Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-26/campanella-game-theme-singer-mico-yada-passes-away

Anime director Jun Kamiya reported on his Twitter account on Saturday that fellow director Umanosuke Iida had passed away, and manga creator Koichi Tokita confirmed the news. Iida was 49. Iida had directed the Hellsing, Tide-Line Blue, Mighty Space Miners, and CB Chara Nagai Go World anime projects. He had assumed the directorial reins of Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team after the first director of that anime, Takeyuki Kanda, passed away suddenly during production. Iida also drew storyboards for The Big O, Birdy the Mighty Decode, Brave King GaoGaiGar Final Grand Glorious Gathering, Cowboy Bebop, Gin Rei, and Shangri-La. Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-26/hellsing-director-umanosuke-iida-passes-away

The Japanese character goods retailer Chara-Ani began accepting pre-orders for Strike Witches boxer briefs on Friday. The 2,100-yen (about US$25.00) briefs come in three styles — for the characters Yoshika Miyafuji, Mio Sakamoto, and Sanya V. Litvyak — and in the Japanese sizes large and medium. Each of the briefs features an illustration of the respective character by Strike Witches creator Humikane Shimada on the front, along with the insignia of the anime's 501st Joint Fighter Wing Strike Witches (written with "501th") on the rear. A popular quote from the anime, "Pantsu ja nai kara hazukashiku nai mon" ("I'm not embarrassed since these aren't my underpants!"), refers to how the female characters' combat outfits are not actually underpants, despite how similar they look. [img width=160 height=160]http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk241/Eudemon_Randy/c10b00038l2.jpg The pre-orders end on December 17, and each customer is limited to 10 pairs of each style and size. The briefs will ship in late February, although Chara-Ani will also sell them early at the DK Anime Complex Fes 2011 event on January 23. Chara-Ani also sold Lucky Star and Space Battleship Yamato underpants last year. Kadokawa Shoten's Nyantype magazine offered a limited-edition Strike Witches Pantsu Ja Nai Kubi Makura (Strike Witches They're-Not-Underpants Neck Pillow) to its readers last year as well. Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2010-11-26/strike-witches-sell-actual-underpants-in-japan

The Kadokawa Anime Channel on the YouTube website began streaming the one-minute version of the promotional video for Nichijou Episode 0 on Friday. The sixth volume of Keiichi Arawi's Nichijou gag comedy manga will bundle a limited-edition DVD with this 20-minute episode on March 12, 2011. Kyoto Animation is producing this DVD and the television anime series with director Tatsuya Ishihara, series script supervisor Jukki Hanada, and character designer Futoshi Nishiya. [smg id=108 type=av] The official website for the television anime adaptation of Lim Dal-Young and Kim Kwang-Hyun's Freezing manga has begun streaming its second promotional video on Friday. The production company Media Factory ran the same video at its booth at Comic Market in Tokyo in August, but this new version adds background music and sound effects. The story revolves around Kazuya, a boy who lost his sister in humankind's fight against beings from another dimension. He enrolls in Genetics, a military academy for combat training against the dimensional beings. There, a group of girls known as "Pandora" prepare To fight the unknown enemy. The anime will premiere in Japan in January. see: http://freezing.tv/special/index.html Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-26/nichijou-freezing-ashita-no-joe-mitsudomoe-2-promos-streamed

There's nothing to stop those people ordering from the UK though. Also I get what people are saying but one thing to remember, as much as you want Atari/NBP to say 'yes the pre-order exclusives will/may become available after the release of the game', they can't as they are bound to the agreement they have made with all those retailers. The point of these bonuses is to make people buy from that shop over another, if Atari were to say the above then people would just buy from wherever making these "retailer pre-order exclusives" seem less attractive. So basically never say never but no-one can say 'yes' this early. Note: Again I know nothing, so don't take this as a yes they will come post release.

I got the full hires selection, I will upload them after resizing them later though.

That tunnel shot is :drool:

Manga creator Ken Akamatsu (Negima! Magister Negi Magi, Love Hina) revealed in a Livedoor interview posted on Thursday that he want his J-Comi manga website to legally distribute dōjinshi (self-published works) that parody other works. Akamatsu announced last week that his website is posting out-of-print manga for free with advertising support, and the site has just launched its beta test. Akamatsu said that manga parody dōjinshi are basically unauthorized now, but added that they would be legal if the creators of the parodied original works gave their permission. (Unlike in the United States, the current Japanese Copyright Law does not have a fair-use clause to allow parodies and similar derivative works without requiring permission. The sales of dōjinshi at Comic Market and similar conventions are essentially unauthorized, even though the restrictions on derivative materials are largely ignored and unenforced at these conventions.) Akamatsu suggests putting advertising in dōjinshi and splitting the advertising revenues between the original creators and the dōjinshi creators. Akamatsu added that he believes that "Japanese dōjinshi are a important part of our cultural heritage." He noted that dōjinshi that are often scanned and released widely online within hours of Comic Market. Since parody dōjinshi themselves infringe on copyrights (under current Japanese laws), dōjinshi creators have little recourse when their works are uploaded online without authorization. However, Akamatsu said that if the original creators gave their permission, then the dōjinshi creators can also claim copyrights on their works. J-Comi's Beta Test & Love Hina As Akamatsu announced on the official J-Comi blog on Monday, the website's beta test period launched at noon on Friday (10:00 p.m. on Thursday EST). Even though his Love Hina manga is still in print, Akamatsu is posting all 14 volumes for free for one month to test the viability of the business model. Each Japanese-language volume has six pages of advertising and no digital rights management (DRM). Akamatsu suggests that personal computer and Apple iPad users download the high-resolution PDF (Adobe's Portable Document Format) version of the manga, while Apple iPhone and Android smartphone users can read the low-resolution version due to faster downloads. There are also embedded comic viewers in the website for users of personal computer and Japanese mobile phones who do not wish to download. Amazon Kindle users must first download the PDF files on a personal computer and transfer them over USB. Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-25/negima-akamatsu-wants-to-put-dojinshi-on-manga-site

LOL you should send that to Eden.

Exclusive to EuroGamer is this preview and trailer showing the pre-order bonuses available to all us early birds who want to get our orders in for our TDU2 fix before the game comes out in February. There's something for everyone from the light but insanely quick Caterham R500, the comfortable but sporty Audi RS5 to the record holding 267mph Bugatti Veyron Supersport. Couple this with the Casino DLC for free at certain places and you have possible access to 2 extra special cars; the Audi R8 Spyder and the Spyker C8 Aileron. Good times ahead but which to go for?! Well only you can decide on that one. :D http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/test-drive-unlimited-2-extras http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-25-test-drive-unlimited-2-euro-date UPDATE #1 :: 2010-12-03

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Don't get too excited, this is probably it and it's good for us in the UK and other regions, Aussies get a screamer with JB Hi-Fi after all! Is NBP UK saying us in the UK are all gambling addicts? Hmm anyone want to put a bet on that that's what they're saying cause I don't think we are. I'll give you really good odds! :D

Yeah hopefully you guys get some love after the game is out. Remember though that the main official announcement will come tomorrow though so there may be more to come.

Updated with all current known pre-order bonuses (I think), will update with links in time.

NHK has just announced the performer lineup for this year's Kohaku Uta Gassen. A total of 44 artists have been invited, with an even split of 22 on the Red Team and 22 on the White Team. 5 of them will be making their first appearance on the show, including Kana Nishino and AAA. Some early news reports proved to be wrong: artists such as BIG BANG, KARA, and Masahiko Kondo did not make the final list. Artists are listed in Japanese alphabetical order. The performance has not yet been announced. Red Team: * aiko * Angela Aki * Ikimono Gakari * Sayuri Ishikawa * Kana Uemura * AKB48 * Miyuki Kawanaka * Kumiko * Kumi Koda * Natsuko Godai * Sachiko Kobayashi * Fuyumi Sakamoto * Yoshimi Tendo * DREAMS COME TRUE * Mitsuko Nakamura * Kana Nishino * Ayumi Hamasaki * Perfume * Ayaka Hirahara * Nana Mizuki * Kaori Mizumori * Akiko Wada White Team: * Arashi * Hiroshi Itsuki * HY * EXILE * NYC * Yuzo Kayama * Saburo Kitajima * Hiromi Go * Kobukuro * SMAP * TOKIO * Hideaki Tokunaga * AAA * Kiyoshi Hikawa * FUNKY MONKEY BABYS * Masaharu Fukuyama * flumpool * Takashi Hosokawa * Porno Graffiti * Shinichi Mori * Yusuke * L'Arc~en~Ciel Kohaku Uta Gassen will run from 7:30pm to 11:45pm on December 31. Source:http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-7046

The January issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Rex magazine is announcing on Saturday that an anime adaptation of Take Moon, Eri Takenashi's anthologies of Type-Moon manga short stories , has been launched. Seiji Kishi (Angel Beats!, My Bride is a Mermaid) is directing this anime of the Type-Moon stories from the creator of Kannagi. Ichijinsha published two volumes of Takenashi's Take-Moon in 2004 and 2006. Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-24/eri-takenashi-take-moon-type-moon-anthologies-get-anime

Masaki Aiba of the male idol group Arashi will star in a live-action television series adaptation of Araki Joh and Kenji Nagatomo's Bartender manga starting next January. This year's 24th issue of Super Jump magazine made the announcement on Wednesday. Aiba will play Ryū Sasakura, a genius bartender who makes the finest cocktails for his customers. People come from all walks of life to his bar, and Ryū not only hears their problems, but helps solve them. The live-action series will run during the "Friday Night Drama" timeslot on TV Asahi and its network affiliates. To prepare for the role, Aiba has been training with a professional bartender since this fall. The manga has been running in Super Jump since 2004, and the 17th compiled book volume shipped in August. The manga already inspired an television anime series in 2006. Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-23/bartender-manga-gets-tv-show-with-arashi-masaki-aiba

Where did the stripe come from? And noooiiiiccceee pics!

That's true, you know me too well. I should have you squirrel'd.

Sounds on some cars still seem to be a problem but looks like with the Lambo's they actually got hold of and recorded them. :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmoTrOS3Yco

Yeah I'll get that up tomorrow probably. Just post a thread with yourname and Photomode in it and I'll know which to move when I create the forum.

Watch some videos, and know that stills hardly represent a game in motion as you don't know what post processing is being done when in motion. Believe me I have heard the good and the bad but for the most part the actual driving and racing seems to be really good. The unlocking structure the game seems to have is weird but then PD are Japanese and they love levelling up. lol I believe the Standard thing will go down as one of the worst choices ever in gaming but if like me you didn't care about them anyway then GT5 is very good at what it's always done. There's one guy who is an actual track racer and he has vids of him playing and showing off GT5, watching him drive in that game is really a joy to behold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNCfoNLDI-Q