You guys ready for a ****load of new stuff? This week we're adding a lot of content to the site, to the tune of 3 new features and 2 brand spanking new series. We've also got our usual Bits & Pieces, plus our boss was interviewed by Zac from ANN for their weekly podcast. Lots of stuff going on this week, so lets get started.
AN Movie Nights
Watching anime is great, whoo hoo awesome stuff. Sometimes though there just isn't enough time in the day to watch a whole series, which is why I'm really diggin' the fact that we're picking up some flicks lately. This week we've got 2 really kickass movies for you guys to check out. Hopefully there's a rainy day this weekend wherever you are, one of these would be perfect for that! Don't forget, Towanoquon continues next week with movie 4 premiering on AN Online as well.
Loups=Garous
After a virus claims millions, most live in the safety of a closed-off world, relegating themselves to an on-line existence. But when a young girl decides to brave life outside the virtual world, she finds a group of friends—and a killer. Someone is hunting and violently murdering children. Who? And why? And is she the next target? Get plugged in to this year's most riveting animated thriller, the cyber-shocker Loups=Garous!
Watch the trailer HERE.
Five Numbers
Four people awake to find themselves in the ultimate prison: an ex-soldier, a beautiful woman, an average Joe and a young computer hacker. Why are they there? What connection links them all? And how can they escape? The answer seems to lie with the fifth prisoner, an old man who knows far more than he is telling. And then there’s the cat. It’s the ultimate locked room mystery and all their lives hinge on solving it in FIVE NUMBERS.
Watch the trailer HERE.
Both movies are only available for Premium Members. Haven't subscribed yet? You're just a couple of clicks away, so get on that soon, cool?
The Sky is Falling!
This week we're adding 2 more Fall 2011 shows for you guys to check out. This brings us up to 6 shows for the current season now available to view on AN Online. We're movin' on up, son! Don't forget we've also got part 4 of the six part mini series Towanoquon coming up next Thursday as well. When it rains, it pours, as they say...
Majikoi: Oh, Samurai Girls
It’s one thing to honor your ancestors and keep old traditions alive, but there IS such a thing as taking it to a ridiculous extreme. In Kawakami City, having a samurai ancestor and enormous ‘fighting spirit’ isn’t just an interesting fact, it’s a huge part of how you end up being ranked on the social totem pole. That, in turn, rolls over into the school curriculum. Fortunately, that’s something the local kids like Yamato Naoe have learned to deal with by forming into small ‘bands,’ (that’s the samurai type, NOT music.) However, while the delicate sexual balance of Yamato’s group seemed fine when there were three girls and four boys, the sudden addition of two MORE girls starts to send everything spinning out of control!
This show is available right now, enjoy!
Mashiroiro Symphony ~ The Color of Lovers
Watch it boys: if you're trying to get in, these girls will make sure you stay out! Poor Shingo. As soon as life starts becoming normal, his coed school, Kagamidai, begins the process of merging with Yuihime, an all girls private academy. Not only that, but Shingo's also been picked to be part of a group of test males who will be transferred into a Yuihime classroom. Suddenly, he is surrounded by the enemy, no ammo in sight, and with literally no man power to back him up. How will Shingo survive this death trap of feisty females? Will he learn to coexist, or will he just get his eyes scratched out? Find out in Mashiroiro Symphony ~ The Color of Lovers!
This show will premiere this Monday, so keep your eyes open for it!
Bits & Pieces
• This week our boss Stacy Dodson was a guest on ANNcast, Anime News Network's weekly podcast. Go listen if you're interested on what it is we do around here. I was there long enough to say, "Hey guys!" before I was mysteriously whisked away to the land of wind and ghosts. ;_;
• Fandompost has the lowdown on a lot of new Sentai cover art releases, including most of their February titles. Take a look at this article to see the artwork for Hell Girl Season 3, Xam'd, and Broken Blade. BONUS: Akikan cover art also released.
• Fandompost also has newest version of Princess Resurrection's artwork for the upcoming dub release.
• Here's a nice rundown of all the new shows we've got lined up over at hulu. Remember, Persona 4 has a 24 hour turnover rate with hulu right now, meaning each new ep. is available on their site one day after we debut it here on AN Online.
• Not convinced about Loups=Garous? Take a look at this review of the Blu ray version by the guys at Fandompost. Thanks guys!
• Wondering who will be cast for ef~a tale of memories? There's a cast guessing game at, where else, Fandompost, so check it out and keep yourself updated on the reveals until they're all uncovered!
Anime Network Online: New This Week
Friday November 18
[Watch] Amagami SS ep. 10 - Training
[Watch] Angel Beats! ep. 12 - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (DUB!)
[Watch] Five Numbers - FEATURE (NEW) (SUB & DUB!)
[Watch] Hidamari Sketch Season 3 ep. 8 - May 13th-14th: Yuno's Crab
[Watch] Himawari ep. 6 - Shinobi's Training is a Matter of Life or Death
[Watch] Kobato ep. 9 - Memories of Summer
[Watch] Loups=Garous - FEATURE (NEW)
[Watch] MM! ep. 11 - The Lost Memory
[Watch] Night Raid 1931 ep. 5 - Episode 4: Camera's Dumplings & Stray Cats (NEW)
[Watch] Ray ep. 4 - Red Ribbon
[Watch] Majikoi ep. 1 - Come at me, seriously! (NEW!)
[Watch] Majikoi ep. 2 - Complete the mission, seriously! (NEW!)
Sunday November 20
[Coming Soon] UN-GO ep. 2 - Pitiless Song
Monday November 21
[Coming Soon] Mashiroiro ep. 1 - White Colored Meeting (NEW!)
[Coming Soon] Mashiroiro ep. 2 - Rejection Colored Cooking (NEW!)
Tuesday November 22
[Coming Soon] Horizon ep. 8 - Ruler of the Land (SIMULCAST!)
Wednesday November 23
[Coming Soon] Phi Brain ep. 8 - Crab! Hot Springs! The Puzzle King! (SIMULCAST!)
Thursday November 24
[Coming Soon] Towanoquon ep. 4 - FEATURE
[Coming Soon] Persona 4 ep. 8 - We've lost something important again! (SIMULCAST!)
Discuss this Article HERE