It is time for the return of the Queen. (Which once again makes me think of Kaoru Akashi. Making this the second time she has come up in a Fate/kaleid review post. You think I would be making more Nanoha Takamachi references.) If anyone is going to get this show back on track it is none other than Irisviel von Einzbern. Now that she is not dying of magical anime disease (Holy Grail version) she can finally flex those full motherly muscles like she was always meant to. But at the same time Miyu gets to show off some solo fighting ability. So there is more to this episode than bath time fun. I know some people are saddened with that news. Hopefully they do not read this blog and instead just stick to Sankaku Complex or something equally vile.
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Dear Brother, I’m writing to you to in hopes of funding this DVD release.
Everyone was speculating about how AnimeSols would do and what would happen when funding came down to the wire. We’ve now seen people rally and make titles like Creamy Mami the Magical Angel and Black Jack happen while others were stopped short.
Consider this post an encouragement to fund the recent addition to the AnimeSols line-up, Dear Brother. This is the type of show I believe AnimeSols should be courting, it fits perfectly. Dear Brother is a classic, it is fairly well-known, and the original manga is from Riyoko Ikeda creator of The Rose of Versailles. The anime was adapted by Tezuka Productions and directed by the indomitable Osamu Dezaki.
Dear Brother, influencer of so much that came after it, is a seminal shojo anime that might actually blow your mind.
The Rose of Versailles has always been the big name title that everyone in the US knows Riyoko Ikeda for. The Rose of Versailles was the series that was mega popular in France. It was the anime that made Utena what it was. For the longest time it was the holy grail of anime and manga. The manga had a bilingual release that only had 2 volumes ever released and what little that did come out eventually became a collector’s item. The anime always had a strong vocal fanbase but never could seem to be licensed. Riyoko Ikeda has done other work but really how many people do you know demanding the The Window of Orpheus or Eikou no Napoleon – Eroica?
But in between the rock star popularity of The Rose of Versailles and the almost total obscurity Claudine…! was another title by Ikeda. It was popular enough in Japan to get an anime. It had a lesser known but equally powerful influence on Utena. It had a distinct following of fans due to its yuri themes. A renown director and production company caught a few eyes as well. So Oniisama e… has a distinct but far smaller audience. I think most of the time the Oniisama e… fans decided to pull for The Rose of Versailles with the hopes that if that could get licensed and do well then Dear Brother could hopefully ride in the slipstream of its more popular sister.
But now the The Rose of Versailles anime was licensed by Nozomi Entertainment. Dear Brother is even streaming in Viki. The only has one last hurdle to cross in English. That is the physical release of the anime. So Anime Sols is trying just that with a Kickstarter styled attempt to get the release crowd funded. As fans of the series we figured we would try to sell you on the show in hopes that it can make its goal.
The series is awesome so this should be very easy.
All Points Bulletin: Luke Triton, Vampire Hunter
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Kate’s picks:
- Latest Fashion from Animal Crossing: Luke Triton
Too perfect the character even resembles Luke. - Some P.A. Works Storyboards for The Eccentric Family
Looks like these were just photographed, would love to see such things collected into a book in the future. I’ve been really impressed with this series.
Alain’s picks:
- All Geeks Considered vs. The Social Order
OK. It is not that charged an episode. But Ink from the Ani-Gamer is on to talk about three short stories which include Tim Maughan’s Limited Edition, Herman Melville’s Poor Man’s Pudding, and Rich Man’s Crumbs, and Brandon Sanderson’s Legion. Each short story looks a its own social issue in its own unique manner that reflects its author.
- It’s Not Too Late. To Whip It. Whip It Good.
Chaos Theater takes on another huge video game franchise with a look at the Castlevania series.
- This is Solely Here Because of the Index Mecha
Nyantype Magazine had Mika Akitaka’s do some Mecha Musume Mokocchi designs for popular anime heroines. I liked the Sphynx powered Index so I included it here. - Better Late Than Never Otakon Podcasts & Reports
Round 1 – This is the first group of straggler podcasts on Otakon. I’m sure there will be one or two more in the future.- The Revengeance of MAT3K: The Otaku Generation cast must combine their powers with Canada to tackle the 20th Otakon.
- NEEDS EVEN MORE MUG: The OSMcast! and AWO team up to talk about Otakon 2013.
- Artistic Puppy Murder: But before that the AWO crew preemptively talk about Otakon with a Midori – Shoujo Tsubaki review chaser.
- You Say Anime Ja Nai. I Say Anime Mirai: Ogiue Maniax does a short interview with Tachikawa Yuzuru and Suwa Michihiko of the Anime Mirai project.
I’m looking forward to playing more Layton games!
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