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Thursday, April 05, 2007

Dark Animes: Requiem Of The Darkness

The Story:

It's the end of the Edo period and the darkness means fearing real monsters.
Momosuke Yamaoka is an aspiring author workink on a book called "The 100 Stories".
He ends up meeting a misterious trio of scoundrels, known as the Mataichi gang, who judge criminals for karmic debts "in the name of the Ongyo...".

It has 13 (so far?) episodes of gore, horror and supernatural feelings.

The Trailer:

The Characters:

Momosuke, "The Riddler"

He wanders from place to place, seeking tales of ghosts and the supernatural to write in his book "The 100 Stories".
His title, the Riddler, refers to the childish riddles he thinks up.

Ogin, "The Pupeteer"
A lonesome woman with a bright personality with seemingly no bad points.
The term Puppeteer refers to how she will manipulate a puppet on one hand while she recites Gidayu ballads.

Mataichi, "The Karmic Enforcer"
He is the leader of the gang, named after him.
A faithless man who dresses as a priest, enjoys the wild bohemian life - women, alcohol, gambling and all its vices.
No one knows anything about his past.

Nagamimi, "The Bird Caller"
The old trusty partner of Mataichi who possess many powers.
A wise gentle-hearted giant, master of the disguise.
The term Bird Caller refers to his ability to call birds by means of a
whistle which mimics their song.

Good Links:

Official Websites
Requiem From The Darkness
Madman's Official Website
Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari Official Website

Reviews:
T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews
Anime On DVD Review
Anime News Network Review

Info Websites:
Anime Network
Anime Nfo

Buy it at Amazon.com

Friday, December 15, 2006

Helsing Ultimate: The Interview

Anime News Network has published a very good interview with the three artists who did the english dubs for the Hellsing TV Series. The theme is the 2006 OVA "Hellsing Ultimate".

"Years ago, director Taliesin Jaffe, voice actor Crispin Freeman, and producer Jonathan Klein collaborated on the first English language track for the TV version of what would become one of the premiere anime franchises in America - Hellsing - and produced one of the most celebrated English dubs in the history of the medium. Now, in 2006, these three artists - along with the entire original cast - have come together to once more bring the series to life. We sat down with them for a candid chat about diving in to Hellsing Ultimate."

Check out the complete interview here: » Hellsing Ultimate: The Interview «

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Anime: Street Fighter II

I guess almost everyone of my generation (and older!!!) remembers the famous gaming series of "Street Fighter" from Capcom.

The success of the first game was not at once obvious as it envolved new game technics that not everyone got used to in the first place.

However, the next title, "Street Fighter II" became one of the most popular games of the 90's and it had for about 5 or 6 alternative versions. After that came "Street Fighter Alpha", and so on. You can read all about it »» here ««.

Its success turned out to be feeding Hollywood's hunger for blockbusters as the movie version of the game was released.
"Street Fighter: The ultimate battle" (1994) featuring Van Damme as Col. Guile was, however, not the success it was hoped to be.

It was about time to start a anime TV Series: »» "Street Fighter: The animated series" (1995)«« and »» "Street Fighter II: V" (1995) ««.
Still on the anime's path, but now on the animated movie versions, we find »» "Street Fighter II: The Movie" ««, »» "Street Fighter Zero" (1999) «« and »» "Street Fighter Alpha: Generations" (2005) ««.

This summer the Street Fighter fever strikes again with the new movie from "Manga Movies" and "Anchor Bay", available on July 18th.

“AN ENJOYABLE SPECTACLE AND VASTLY SUPERIOR TO ITS HOLLYWOOD COUNTERPART" ~ TIME OUT

This version comes "with additional graphic - and sexy - footage previously unseen [...] of graphic violence and nudity [...] including the notorious Chun Li shower scene", just like the UK's unrated version.

Plus, "each Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie DVD contains an exclusive, all-new Street Fighter mini-comic-book from Japan 's famous Udon Comics.".

"If You've Seen Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie Before,

You Haven't Seen Anything Yet…"

You can read the complete press-release »» here ««

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Dark Animes: Karas

This appears to be one hell of a release! Hope you like the sneaks as well as I did...

For now I'll have to leave you with some previews. I promise I'll write something about it after I see it!

Some press comments about this anime:

"Top 5 most anticipated anime of 2006" - Anime Insider

"... Impossible to tear yourself away" - Newtype USA

"Anime's Batman Begins" - Anime Insider

You can download a PDF version of the press release here: Karas' Press Release

Interesting Links About This Anime: