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The January issue of Gakken's Megami Magazine is announcing on Tuesday that its readers can submit designs for the panties of Asuka and the other characters in the Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai television anime series. The magazine has just revealed that NAVEL's Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai—under the innocent sky visual novel software will spawn a television anime next April. The winning entries will be used in the actual anime, and the designers will be listed as part of the staff in ending credits. The winners will also receive prizes. The original software follows the lives of young people in the big city of Yanagihara, and it features scenario writer "Ō Jackson" (Shuffle! contributor), character designer Aoi Nishimata (Final Approach, Lovedol ~Lovely Idol~, Shuffle!), and musical composer Acchorike (Shuffle!). Shinji Ushiro (Blessing of the Campanella, Omamori Himari, Strait Jacket) is directing the anime at the studio Nomad. Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2010-11-29/ore-tachi-ni-tsubasa-wa-nai-panties-design-contest-held

The wraparound jacket band on the third volume of Rino Mizuho's The Magic of Chocolate (Shokora no Mahō) shōjo horror manga series is announcing this month that an anime adaptation has been green-lit. More details will be provided in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine. The "bittersweet, mysterious story" revolves around Chocolat Aikawa, a chocolatière who runs a shop called Chocolat Noir. She can grant wishes to the troubled people who visit her shop — if they give her something precious in exchange. Mizuho has been drawing the manga in Ciao and Ciao DX on an irregular schedule, and the first compiled volume shipped in July of 2009. The second volume, The Magic of Chocolate ~bittersweet~, shipped this past March, and the third volume, The Magic of Chocolate ~creamy sugar~, is shipping this month. Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-29/the-magic-of-chocolate-shojo-horror-manga-gets-anime

Washimiya, the Kuki City neighborhood that is home to the "Lucky Star shrine," hosted its first otaku matchmaking event on Sunday. According to the organizers of the "Ota-Konkatsu Washimiya Deai-Hen ~San-jigen no Kimi ni Todoke~" (Otaku Matchmaking: Washimiya Dating ~Reaching You in 3D~) event, seven couples were formed out of the 20 male and 20 female participants. A representative of the local chamber of commerce and industry's youth division acknowledged the high 35% success rate and added that the organizers want to run the event again — then mused aloud about how many times they can run the event in a year. The event began at 2:00 p.m. with the male and female participants going into separate rooms. The members of each room then introduced themselves to the other room via microphones and speakers. An hour later, the two sides met face-to-face and discussed various things such as their favorite characters. Everyone joined together to make soba noodles by hand before dining. At 7:00 p.m., each participant could choose up two candidates for their ideal mate and write those candidates' numbers down. (Each participant had the option of listing no candidates.) If two participants chose each other, they were declared a couple and received presents. The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper's Mantan Web site reports that many of those who did not "win" ended up asking each other out to go drinking. Washimiya is the home of Washinomiya Shrine, which was used as the basis for a location in Kyoto Animation's 2007 television adaptation of Kagami Yoshimizu's manga Lucky Star. It has since become a popular destination for anime fans, who make "pilgrimages" to the shrine. The concept for the dating event originated in 2009, when many visiting fans who filled out surveys said that they were interested in marriage. 386 males applied for 20 spots — or 19.3 applicants for every spot. 115 females applied for 20 spots, or 5.75 applicants for every spot. 42 people actually received the invitation emails, although only 40 actually took part in the event since two did not show up. The male entrants had to be between the ages of 18 and 40, be otaku, and pay 8,000 yen (about US$100). The female entrants had to be between the ages of 18 and 40 "be tolerant of otaku or better yet, be otaku or be sympathetic to otaku"; and pay 1,000 yen (about US$12). Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2010-11-29/lucky-star-town-matchmaking-event-pairs-7-couples

Manga creators Osamu Akimoto (Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo), Fujiko Fujio A (Doraemon, Kaibutsu-kun), Leiji Matsumoto (Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Galaxy Express 999), Tetsuya Chiba (Ashita no Joe), Souichi Moto (Dakkan, Megumi), and Juzo Yamasaki (Mukoujou, Tsuri Baka Nisshi) are holding a press conference to voice their opposition to the new proposed amendment to Tokyo's Youth Healthy Development Ordinance on Monday. The Nico Nico Douga website began streaming the press conference shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Monday in Japan (2:30 a.m. EST). Nico Nico Douga will also stream a separate special program about the bill at 9:00 p.m. in Japan (7:00 a.m. EST). Media journalist Daisuke Tsuda will host a panel with manga creator Ken Akamatsu (Love Hina, Negima! Magister Negi Magi), scholars and critics Hiroki Azuma (Fractale) and Kaoru Nagayama, self-described "otaku lawyer" and manga creators' rights advocate Takashi Yamaguchi, and members of the Japan Magazine Publishers Association. Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-29/manga-creators-panels-on-new-youth-ordinance-bill-streamed Watch the video: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv33227605

AV Watch’s coverage of the upcoming Japanese DVD & BD release of the Kowarekake no Orgel movie edit includes four screenshots culled from the additional footage and new 8 minute bonus short exclusive to the movie. The short movie will hit Japanese home video on December 24. Source:http://www.animenation.net/blog/2010/11/26/first-look-at-extended-kowarekake-footage/

The official website for Kodansha's Morning seinen magazine and its manga titles announced on Thursday that the web team plans to open an English version in the near future. The announcement came as part of a revamp (pictured at right) of the entire site. The English version will be the first step in Kodansha's plans to make the site available in multiple languages, and it aims to have simultaneous releases worldwide. The site revamp launched a number of new series and an application for the Apple iPhone and Android smartphones, and it also introduced a new official mascot character, a bear called "Morninguma." Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-28/morning-manga-plans-english-site-worldwide-releases

The Japan PEN Club and the Tokyo Bar Association both announced on Thursday that they opposed the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's new attempt to amend the Youth Healthy Development Ordinance. In addition, the general affairs division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly's Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) is meeting with manga creators on Monday on the matter. The current ordinance already prevents the sale and renting of "harmful publications" — materials that are "sexually stimulating, encourages cruelty, and/or may compel suicide or criminal behavior." The proposed Bill 156 would require the industry to also self-regulate the sale and renting of "manga, anime, and other images (except for real-life photography)" that "unjustifiably glorify or exaggerate" certain sexual or pseudo sexual acts. The revised bill will specifically target depictions of "sexual or pseudo sexual acts that would be illegal in real life, or sexual or pseudo sexual acts between close relatives whose marriage would be illegal" and therefore be "detrimental toward the healthy development of youth." Another section of the revised bill would allow the government to directly restrict the sale and renting of the above images if the depicted acts are also "considered to be excessively disrupting of social order" such as rape. Under the name of their president Takashi Atōda, the literary writers in the Japan PEN Club said that the proposed bill would "warp the freedoms of speech and expression" and allow the government to have the authority to enter into areas of people's privacy. The organization had also opposed the earlier version of the bill in March, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly rejected that version in June. Under the name of their president Kazuo Wakatabi, the lawyers of the Tokyo Bar Association noted that the revised bill removes the controversially vague term "nonexistent youth," which was used to define which characters' images should be restricted. However, the association said that the revised bill now uses the vague term "exaggerated" to define the restricted materials, and the association added that manga, anime, and other media are "exaggerated" almost by nature. The association concluded that there is concern that the restrictions would violate the freedom of expression. Yukie Nogami, a second-term DPJ legislator in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, reported on her Twitter account that her party's general affairs division will meet with Tetsuya Chiba (Ashita no Joe) and other manga creators on Monday regarding the revised bill. The division plans to also hear from four publishing associations on that day. DPJ is currently the largest party of the assembly; it opposed the earlier bill. Chiba has expressed his opposition to the revised bill and predicted how it would affect creativity in the manga industry in a November 26 blog entry. Chiba had joined other manga creators in opposing the earlier bill. Translator Dan Kanemitsu noted on Wednesday that the revised bill, just like the earlier version, covers several other areas such as Internet filtering on phones used by minors under the age of 18. The revised bill also calls for the industry to deal with a publisher who release six or more "harmful publications" within a one-year period. If the publisher releases another "harmful publication" within the next six months, Tokyo's governor can identify the publisher in public with supporting documentation . Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-27/writers-lawyers-oppose-revised-youth-ordinance-bill

The official website for the Rio - Rainbow Gate! television anime series began streaming a 100-second promotional video on Saturday. The anime features a casino dealer named Rio Rollins (Marina Inoue) who has starred in several pachi-slo (pachinko parlor-style slot machine) games from Net and Temco. The anime will premiere in Japan on January 4, 2011. In the story, Rio is a popular casino dealer at the Howard Resort, an entertainment resort hotel where people from all over the world gather. She competes for the greatest honor among dealers — "Most Valuable Casino Dealer" (MVCD) — by collecting 13 legendary cards known as "Gates." "The Goddess of Winning" first appeared in 2003 in the Super Black Jack game franchise from the pachi-slo company Net, thanks to Net's collaboration with Tecmo (Dead or Alive) to create female characters. Rio's popularity led to several more games, including 2005's Rio Carnival, 2007's Rio Paradise, and 2009's Rio 2 -Cruising Vanadis-. Source:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-27/rio-rainbow-gate-tv-anime-promo-video-streamed [smg id=109 type=av]

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.