Canned Dogs

ITmedia has featured some market research data on otaku markets for the year of 2007 conducted by Yano Research Institute showing the current estimated market size in related otaku markets and the growth as compared to the previous year.

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Kyoani is doing MUNTO TV series… they were supposed to do the 2nd season of some other anime I think, but I can’t remember what that is anymore so it’s probably not important.

Fujishima Kousuke started another new serialization after 20 years
Titled Paradise Residence running in good! Afternoon magazine, first original serialization since Ah my goddess.

Yaranaika shirt is in the making
No picture of the actual shirt yet

Dandy pillow covers
Takes skill to remain dandy even when on a pillow cover

Akatsuki no goei fandisc
I laughed at how Tae’s ending just got shot and killed and spat on

Devil on the G string web radio
I don’t understand why they’re doing this now, CS version or anime being planned or something I guess…?

Kimi ga yobu, megiddo no oka de delayed again
As expected!

Shounen Sunday and Shounen Magazine have been making a number of collaboration goods recently for their 50th anniversary and Japanese blog Robelt note has photos of a number of them including a number of cool Tirol chocolates featuring old manga, and a werid selection of scenes for Pro Golfer Saru.

Moetan artist POP / ElectromagneticWave has announced that he’ll be releasing an original doujin anime called Kowarekake no orgol for the coming Winter Comic Market. The story is about a musician who has been unsuccessful after many auditions and meets a mysterious girl who starts living with him.

I wonder who are the guys that he enlisted to work on this anime…

A lot of people comment about how the recently launched Nintendo DSi doesn’t seem exciting at all, but somebody finally found the right way to use the functions that came with the inbuilt camera and the world rejoices at the great innovations from Nintendo.