In today’s update: the Marimite Christmas Special airs, a kick-ass Ergo Proxy trailer is online, Genshiken vol. 7 goes on sale, a whole bunch of anime sites update with various tidbits, Himajin announces two titles in its 2006 eroanime lineup, angels and pirates hit the shelves, and Asuka Santa doles out a formidable batch of Christmas wallpapers.
In today’s update: the Marimite Christmas Special airs, a kick-ass Ergo Proxy trailer is online, Genshiken vol. 7 goes on sale, a whole bunch of anime sites update with various tidbits, Himajin announces two titles in its 2006 eroanime lineup, angels and pirates hit the shelves, and Asuka Santa doles out a formidable batch of Christmas wallpapers.
Media Side
- Onee-sama recommends: the first episode of the Maria-sama ga Miteru Chistmas Special web radio is online today, courtesy of AnimateTV. A perfect filler for the long, dark Marimite-less nights until the OVA release begins next spring… it’ll only be online through January 5th, though, so listen now or Yumi will cry. You don’t want that to happen, right?
- A three and a half minute, decent resolution trailer is online for Ergo Proxy. Gothic postapocalyptica haters vacate; fans of eyeshadow, Witch Hunter Robin, and really flexible men welcome. The show may suck when it airs, but at least it’ll be sucking atmosphere. Oh, it’s from the creators of Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop (except not really) if that means anything anymore.
- Genshiken volume 7 went on sale yesterday, and Akibajin was there. As usual, Toranoana is head and shoulders above anyone else in their add-on promotional clout; those Kujian picture cards would sure be nice, but not worth the wait of a mail order or the cost of trip into Tokyo.
- New Site Launches / Page Updates
- Koei’s Kamisama Kazoku TV anime site launch, slated to air in May 2006 on Animax
- Papillon Rose TV anime scheduled for broadcast launch in February 2006, with a promotional video screening at Comiket 69
- Kagihime updates with a 15 second preview commercial
- Official Shounen Omyouji TV anime site launch
- Amaenaideyo! TV anime site updated for the sequel series, Katsu!!
- Rec TV anime image song Onna no Ko Punch! is online for sample listening
- Kage Kara Mamoru TV anime OP / ED samples are online
- Demonbane TV anime represents at Comiket with an exclusive preview screening
- Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter Inferno promo movie 2 is online
- Rozen Maiden PS2 game represents
- Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl web radio ep. 11 online
- Toranoana does C69 Touhou music here and here
- Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora graphic novel out on January 27th
is this moe?
Ero Side
- Merry Christmas from Type Moon!
- Game Style’s Heroine to Talk episode 15 part 4 is online today, still featuring the cast of Clover’s Quilt.
- In eroanime news, Himajin announces two of its upcoming 2006 titles: Ikusa Otome Valkyrie: Shinshou vol. 1 to be released on February 24th, and Mahou Shoujo Sae vol. 1, slated to come out on April 28th. Also, Galge.com scoops Milky Anime‘s December 25th releases; something of a sorry lot this time around, consisting of a bunch of oversized breasts poorly rendered and a cut mix of the previously released Shin Saishuu Chikan Densha series. Linda‘s designs, while relatively ugly to begin with, look even worse in those stills.
- New Site Launches / Release Announcements
- Nail’s Present for You [Sample CG] [Demo / Movie]
- Giga’s Parfait ~Re-order~ [Sample CG]
- Panda House’s Shintaisou A
- Littlewitch’s Littlewitch Fan Box
- TinkerBell’s Oyako Lesson [Sample CG]
- Notus’s Engeki Club
- Demo Downloads
- Circus’s AR ~Wasurerareta Natsu~
- Sample CG
- Rondo Bell’s Hapikuri
- Elf’s AV King [official site]
- Pulltop’s Princess Waltz
- Interheart’s Boin ni Kakero!
- Tryset’s White x Red
- Bishop’s School Heaven
- Mini’s Natsukashi
- Yuzu Soft’s Eye’s Complex
- Wallpapers
- Circus’s Kujira Departures
- Fizz’s Koimomo
- Ruf’s Yumemiru Kusuri
- Crossnet’s Ayakashi
- Cage’s Naisho no Yorimichi
- Dreamsoft’s Ether no Sunadokei
- FlyingShine’s Kurai Mirai 3 time limited Christmas wallpaper
- Guilty’s Gibo to Oba
- Kadokawa’s Fragments Blue
- Comiket Corner
- Dandelion represents
- Pajamas Soft represesnts
- Panda House represents
- Demonbane anime represents
- Pulltop represents
- Undead represents (updated)
- Lass represents
- Nekoneko Soft represents (updated)
- Rakugo Tennyo Oyui represents
- Enterbrain represents
Hobby Side
- Sample images of Gainax’s Tabris XX PVC are online at the Eva XX official site. Who ever sculpted these is really doing the Yoshizaki designs a disservice.
- World Hobby Festival Ariake 13 is today. Do you know where your garage kits are? [official site]
- On Sale Today: Santa Asuka, Aries from Makai Tenshi Jibril 2 [Akibajin review], and Megahouse’s Portrait of Pirates Nami ver. 2 from One Piece [Akibajin review].
- On Display: Alter’s Furu Furu Furu Moon Tsukuyomi trading figures, Kaiyodo’s Chun Li, and Yamato’s Ropponmatsu II.
Today being a national holiday (happy birthday Akihito-kun!), I’m guessing this is the last major wave of updates we’ll see through Christmas. Next week will be primarily gearing up for Comiket, but I’m off work from today so there should be plenty of time to update with what news does leak out in the interim. I also plan to use the time to get caught up on various projects here, so some reviews (and the end of How to Comiket) may show up in lieu of news on some of the thinner days in the next week or so. The emperor may rest, but HD is tireless! (provided a working internet connection -_-;;)