Canned Dogs

Takomemo collected some bits of info released in some of the ero manga magazines. Not comprehensive or anything.

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From G’s Magazine March issue’s short interviews with various makers. Focus leans towards bishoujo stuff.

Geneon
Yoku wakaru gendai mahou (summer)
That title that everybody loves will get a new sequel this autumn
Like in 2008, they’ll continue to make anime that are based off existing stories (as in animating light novels and manga, not existing sequels)

Pony Canyon
34 new titles after summer

Star Child
Two anime that are based off manga in Autumn
One is an existing popular series, other will is a moe themed work that is being animated for the first time

Media Factory
3 game related anime that have lots of bishoujo

King Records
Please wait a little longer for info about Nanoha

Frontier Works
In planning stages for anime of a PC game that was a big hit

Avex
3 anime that have cute heroines

Gonzo
This year is mainly about Saki, but they have other stuff in planning

Aniplex
Bakemonogatari in July
Katanagatari in 2010
One anime will get a game
There might be anime getting a 4th or 5th season…?

Via: 新番組を青田買い！ Part170

Star Child sounds a lot like they’re making negima season 3, and Akamatsu has been hinting again in his diary. Actual details will be announced at the negima event on the 11th of Feb probably.

Also a big announcement is coming soon for Ore no imouto.

Superstar mangaka Shimamoto Kazuhiko was present at Gainax’s year end party where it was a requirement to turn up in some form of cosplay, and he won the best cosplay award when he turned up dressed as Yabuki Joe who had burnt out and turned all white.

The award was given based on votes by participants, and Shimamoto won a blu-ray recorder, a PSP, and Monster Hunter.

In a surprising coincidence, he was at Comic Market the next day and received the blu-ray boxset of Ashita no joe 2 from a fan, and it contains the scene which he cosplayed from.

This is news because it’s Shimamoto and he’s still awesome.

Via: ITmedia, Shimamoto’s blog

It’s no secret that quite a number of animators are at Comiket and this blog here made a small (and incomplete) list of them.

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Fire in Akihabara today in that building that’s under construction. Currently no serious injuries were reported. Photo by 2channeler.

Not anything as bad as the yamagiwa fire from many years ago but yeah.

Omo made a nice post about what doujinshi is.

It has (nearly) just about everything I can think of regarding doujin, and it’ll probably be really useful for guys who are new to doujin, since there are probably a lot of guys who have only just learnt about doujin due to stuff like Touhou or Higurashi.

Also not directly related to Omo’s post but there appear to be many questions around why ZUN wants to limit touhou doujin works from commericial distribution.

Scenario of a Touhou doujin anime being commercialized:

1) ZUN rejects offers from anime studios to make official Touhou anime
2) Doujin anime gets made and sold through commercial distribution
3) Studios go crazy and start dancing naked while shouting Sanae-san
4) Totally awesome ninjas get hired by studios to kill ZUN
5) Studios make their own “doujin” anime for commercial distribution

In all cases derivative doujin works are allowed because they are fan works, but if they enter full commercial distribution then they can’t really be treated as doujin anymore.

This is the same for working on anything that’s a derivative work based on someone else’s work.

Mahou tsukai no bako

- New site for cellphones
- Based around the Ahnenerbe cafe
- Has nothing to do with Mahou tsukai no yoru
- Official opening in April 2009, but will have a pre-open soon
- Will have latest Type-moon news and info on goods

Mahou tsukai no yoru

- They’re aiming for a September or October release
- Was originally planning to release in 2009 Spring but had some large changes and had to delay release by half a year
- Will be a combination of both old and new Nasu Kinoko’s style
- Is only the first of three parts
- No plans on if next two parts will even be made, because they have never been written yet
- Hopes to work on Mahou tsukai no yoru chapter 2 when Tsukihime remake is completed
- Nasu will work on finishing DDD once Mahoyo is released in autumn
- Nasu has also received jobs from other companies to work on which cannot be revealed yet

Girls’ Work

- They put in extra effort into the backgrounds so players will hopefully get the feeling that they’d like to live in a town like that
- Story takes place in Misakichou, which is where Tsukihime took place

Fate/Unlimited Codes

- The full body illustrations in the VS screen and the art in the opening and ending are actually by the Capcom artist Higurashi Ryuuji
- Meaning the art here and here are by Higurashi
- The art in posters, game cover, character select half body illustrations, and face illustrations for talk scenes are by TYPE-MOON

Via: Seasons of Change

It’d be perfect if Mahou tsukai no yoru chapter 2 is directly connected to Aoko’s meeting with Shiki in Tsukihime, and then chapter 3 is about the dark six. Then again it’ll be a very long wait for chapter 2, that is if it will even be written at all.

Also, Higurashi Ryuuji is too good at mimicking Takeuchi’s style.

Umehara lost in the SF4 tournament!

Finished ore no imouto ga konna ni kawaii wake ga nai 2, I knew I shouldn’t have bought it when the first book ended so beautifully. Not going to touch the 3rd book when it’s released.

Bamboo blade x Tentai Senshi Sunred manga in Young GanGan
It’ll be about Tama meeting Usacots apparently.

Comiket Special 5 to be held in Mitoshi
I didn’t expect it to be in kantou, I wonder what there is to do there.

Xuse is coming out with a new game
How!?

Evangelion Koutetsu no girlfriend for PSP
It’s been so long ago that I can’t even remember the story anymore…

Concept art for Samurai Shodown Online
Also interview here.

KimokawaE’s preorder bonus telephone cards
What is this game that’s more ero than eroge.

Voting just ended and tallied etc etc.

Also I’ve been meaning to post about this, magazine scan from many months before Devil on G-string was released. Gives an idea of how much the story changed.

Last year’s rankings here.

1st place
Sumaga
by Nitro+
Released 26/09/2008
268 pts

2nd place
The Devil on G-string
by Akabeesoft2
Released 29/05/2008
262 pts

3rd place
Rui wa tomo wo yobu
by Akatsuki Works
Released 26/06/2008
209 pts

4th place
Concerto Note
by Applique Soft
Released 23/10/2008
163 pts

5th place
Little Busters! Ecstasy
by Key
Released 25/07/2008
156 pts

6th place
Beat Blades Haruka
by Alicesoft
Released 29/02/2008
115 pts

7th place
Wizard’s Cliimber
by Softhouse Chara
Released 30/05/2008
110 pts

8th place
Sakura Strasse
by Palette
Released 25/01/2008
108 pts

9th place
Shikkoku no Sharnoth
by Liarsoft
Released 21/11/2008
105 pts

10th place
FORTUNE ARTERIAL
by August
Released 25/01/2008
92 pts

11) Kagerou Note - Rail soft
12) Princess Frontier - AXL
13) Prima Stella - Atelier Kaguya
14) Maple Colors 2 - Apricot
15) Battle Goddess Episode-0 - Eushully
16) Shin koihime musou - BaseSon
17) Toushintoshi III - Alicesoft
18) 11eyes - Lass
19) Toppara ~ zashikiwarashi no hanashi ~ - Caramel Box
20) Chrono Belt - propeller
21) Twinkle Crusaders - Lillian
22) Amatsukaze - Ninetail
23) Akatsuki no goei - Shangrila
24) ef - the latter tale. - Minori
25) Shakkin Shimai 2 - Selen

Edit: Updated list after votes were recounted, no significant changes to top 10

Data lists containing personal particulars of circle applicants to Sunshine Creation from SC17 to SC33 have just been leaked via kintama. They contain personal info such as real name, address, and telephone numbers of circle applicants between 2002 to 2006.

Somebody who got it estimated that particulars for approximately 20,000 people were leaked.

Sunshine Creation has reacted fairly quickly and already have an official apology up on their website and are investigating the matter.

In related news Ikegami Akane’s particulars was quickly posted and subsequently linked to on google maps.

The lists also contain number of books that each circle was bringing in for each event.