Today’s Updates

• News Flash: Sei Shoujo not dead
• Eromanga Toshokan vol. 009: Nyuuseihin
• To Love-Ru Metamo Lala and Haruna announced
• Griffon presents Maaryan-senpai (school swimsuit uniform ver.)
• Kotobukiya’s Nekomiya Nono, in color

Other headlines, ero news below:

Other Headlines

• Toranoana’s latest mechamusume PVC preorder open

  Design by Shimada Fumikane, sculpt by Men, release in July at 5,040 yen, size and scale unspecified

• Event limited Manyuu Chibusa (black costume ver.) announced from Wafuudou Ganguten

  On sale at WHF Kobe 28 on April 29th and WHF Ariake 18 on May 5th

• Questioners’ limited edition Shiratori Amane (pink ver.) PVC preorder open

  International availability uncertain

• Blond version of TC2F T2 ART WORKS figure to be available in exchange for Tora store points

  She’d look great if they redid the head entirely…

• Kurushima announces 2007 Rei / Asuka summer-themed cold cast set

  1/8 scale, 20 cm tall, 29,400 yen, Katayama Hiroki sculpt, September release

• Axia’s To Heart 2 and Happiness dakimakura covers to be reissued

  Available internationally via Hobby Search

• Code Geass to Air on Adult Swim

  Not sure how I missed this… first episode airs April 26th at 1:30 AM

• First episode of Penguin-ko Heart streaming at Nico Video

• Kurogane no Linebarrel TV anime official site grand open

  First episode to premiere at Anime Expo

• Sekirei web radio announced

  Details coming soon

Spring 2008 Anime: Booked, but not Stacked

Toshokan Sensou

• Production Studio: Production I.G
• Genre: military drama, romantic comedy, library
• Original Concept: Arikawa Hiro‘s Toshokan Sensou (light novel series)
• Director: Hamana Takayuki
• Chief Writer: Kometa Kenji
• Character Designer: Adabana Sukumo, Nakamura Satoshi
• Doujin Potential: low, though some female-oriented possible
• Figure Potential: low

If one can get over the bizarrely improbable premise of two government-sponsored paramilitary groups playing “capture the flag book” in the middle of a dense civilian population, Toshokan Sensou comes across as one of the more fun shows of the season. Initial impressions paint it as a cross between Full Metal Panic and Planetes with a bit of Read or Die thrown in, not at all a bad combination; with an immediately accessible feel, sympathetic characters, and a snappy animation design, if things stay on model and the premise is fleshed out into something interesting I’d say we have a very solid show on our hands. Bonus points for the tomboy protagonist, too.

Figure Recommendations

• Toranoana’s Colors #1 Garance diorama figure
• Goodsmile’s Saber (fantasy maid ver.) reissue
• Goodsmile’s Rin (fantasy maid ver.) reissue
• Max Factory’s Pec Chanpo (Baek Changpo)

Ero News

• Doujinshi sales convention Sunshine Creation 39 is tomorrow　
  Major new offerings expected to be limited due to focus on next weekend’s Comic1 2

• Clockup’s Rinjoku no Shiro demo movie, playable trial version download now available

• Propeller’s Chrono Belt updates World and Special sections, announces Chrono Radio, rough art doujin publication

• Illusion’s Jinkou Shoujo 3 Hannari updates with ero demo movies

DLsite Recommendations (how to buy)

A lot of really great stuff in today’s update…

• イントルーダー・ラルカ～姦獄の孤島～ – Intruder Raruka
  Animated full voice hardcore doujin game, by Caryo. His earlier Dungeon no Oku was great, so this comes highly recommended.

• すく工二(すくこうじ)一行の褐色のえろい方 – Sukukouji
  Dragon Quest 4 Maanya CG collection, by Popodoctrin.

• 母子性活 – Hahako Seikatsu
  Original shota/MILF “digital comic” from newcomer circle M-Works.

• 菜々ノミ – Nana Nomi
  Original well-endowed CG collection from circle HORNET.

Apologies for the messy formatting in today’s update, I was trying to squeeze in a lot of extraneous news that was probably better suited for its own individual posts. I’m still groping around for the optimum Mainichi update format and doing a lot of experimentation in the process; hopefully things will gradually become more readable and accessible rather than less.