Gamindustri's New Addition Through OVA
Compile Heart announces a new anime feature in the Choujigen Game Neptune based series at the Dengeki Game Fes event in 2019. The original video animation (OVA for short) series of the game would be called Choujigen Game Neptune The Animation: Nepu no Natsuyasumi. Okuru's studio is involved in the animation in the OVA episode and the returning director of Masahiro Mukai is back for the series. Choujigen Game Neptune the Amiantion follows the story of a region of Gamindustri which is divided in the four realms of Planeptune, Lastation, Lowee and Leanbox. The four realms is in the recovery stage from fighting fruitless wars concerning Share energy, the strength that comes from believing in Goddesses. Due to the past war, there is a treaty that forbids getting any Share energy through oppressive forms like the use of an army. The treaty was formed under the alliance of the four CPUs of the four different realms. However, one of the CPUs might not be in agreement over the treaty and later violates the promise that she made. Also, the company behind the series is promoting the Blu-ray release of the first 12 episodes and the new OVA episode. Here are the links that were used in this post.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/16157/Choujigen_Game_Neptune_The_Animation
https://myanimelist.net/news/57259928
An Anime Location Changing Hands
Anime takes inspiration from many ideas and sources but one idea is a real life place. Famous places depicted in anime are places like Dogo Onsen, Ehime Prefecture (a.k.a Yubaba's bath house in Spirited Away), Mount Fuji in lots of anime, and Akihabara (known as the Electric City or Town and undisputed capital for anime fans). A very known place throughout in anime is the music shop displayed in K-On. K-On's music shop is actually called Akitaya Musical Instrument Shop. The shop is located on Paseo Street in Fukushima City, Japan. According to the anime, the music shop's location is in Kyoto but real life is Fuksuhima City. I guess when it comes to vision creativity a creator can choose different aspects to incorporate and the change of locations in K-On is just one example. Unfortunately, the Akitaya Musical Instrument Shop would close its doors in the coming days on March 31, 2019. The closing is limited to changing locations to a different spot in Fuksuhima which is called Satsuki-cho. The sad news is that the original version of the building might look different due to the change of hands. I do not know if the new location of the instrument shop would look similar to the version in K-On or not. I hope you enjoyed this blog entry and please see the Twitter responses of people's reactions of the news of the closing on the website below.
https://soranews24.com/2019/03/29/real-world-music-shop-from-k-on-anime-closes-its-doors-but-the-music-isnt-ending/
Rising Avengers Into Anime Sequence
The Rising of the Shield Hero has many good plot lines like a story of a lost hero. My post today is about the song of “Rise” performed by Madkid. Rising of the Shield Hero's opening is applied to a very well known trailer of Avengers: Endgame with Japanese subtitles. This fanmade video of Endgame is provided by WICKYNTHIL xp on youtube. Captain America highly represents Naofumi from The Rising of the Shield Hero in the way he fights with a shield and being underestimated in fights. The eye-catching tune of “Rise” is very iconic and fits itself well in the Avengers trailer. I think the video is worth watching for its fandom of Marvel and anime combined together. I know that everyone might not be a fan of Marvel or The Rising of the Shield Hero anime but please at least give it a try for the video is only two minutes. Also, click the link below from Geektyrant.com for the article from Joey Paur.
https://geektyrant.com/news/avengers-endgame-gets-a-fantastic-anime-style-opening-credits-sequence
Important Notice: [SPOILERS] The spoiled content is kept at minimal to avoid major spoilers.
“Breaking the Limit...” in Boruto Manga
Boruto Next Generations just released the 33rd chapter of the manga. The manga chapter explores the new villainess, Delta, who fights a surprising adversary. Delta represents an organization whose goals are to collect intel on juinjutsu as their plans are soon to be uncovered. Delta is able to fight on par with a jonin level ninja or higher in the manga chapter. She embraces the use of chakra and Scientific Ninja Tools in her fighting abilities. She is the kind of shinobi where qualifications do not matter along as your ability to fight is strong. The conflict involves the beginning climax of the Kawaki Arc where a mysterious organization is up to no good. Lastly, chapter 33 will reveal more answers as you read it and enjoy it. My source for this is the translated version of Gabariele Laurino's article on Bortuo in Everyeye.it. Unless you can read Italian, I strongly suggest that you click Google's translation of the page to see it in English.
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fanime.everyeye.it%2Fnotizie%2Fnaruto-dichiara-prossimo-obiettivo-manga-boruto-naruto-next-generations-370615.html
Fandoms United Under Geek Culture
These individual symbols means a lot to the geek community. It does not matter if you are a fan of video games, SyFy, anime, comics, or other related fandoms along you have a passion to strive for. People always pass judgements on things that is unknown to them and geek fandom is no exception. I say if people judge you based on your interests then these people are not worthy to be your friends. The entire appeal of fandoms is to celebrate with friends that have similar interests and enjoy the time of geeking out. Geeking out is better in a group of like-minded individuals than by yourself. Be on the lookout for clubs, organizations, conventions, hangouts, and other social gatherings to support your passion. So, the next time you have an interest go seek it out with others. My only advice is for you guys to go have fun and enjoy any fandom that you see fit in life. Here is the link to the of the picture that influenced this post. Also, check out InFanFictionWeTrust on Wattpad for their attempts of one shots across many fandoms. Let's strive for more and have the fandoms unite for the purpose of geek culture.
https://www.wattpad.com/story/77894516-one-shots-of-many-fandoms
How Religion is Depicted in Anime?
The blog from An on the Anime Amino Apps Group talks about interesting of Religion and Anime. This blog discusses Japanese culture reflected in anime. Japan only has two main religions which are Buddhism and the Shinto religion. Apparently, the Shinto religion is exclusively found in Japan and is constantly displaying in various amines. Shinto is where Japanese citizens celebrate different deities in worship in front of shrines. Shrines are a heavy culture in anime and is more present than temples depicted in Buddhism. Shows like Mushimushi and Noragamai are some of the examples of the Shinto religion in anime from the blog. Also, it discusses shrines represented in anime that are actual shrines in real life. Shrines are just some of depictions from the real world inspiring the places and buildings shown in anime. I really like how this blog explained the two religions that are present in Japan. The inspired blog entry below has spoilers for anime that have religions involved in the shows and plots. Please check out the other blogs from An on Japanese culture and her entries on the Anime Amino Group.
https://aminoapps.com/c/anime/page/blog/religion-anime/mJtk_uvrx4KDmQj8VkYk6kmpdql5KI2
A Court Case Rooted In Controversy
I am about to write an issue that I think is important to address concerning Vic Mignogna's lawsuit. The issue at hand is that both sides get so defensive that it becomes a hot topic. The lawsuit is continuing forward whether people support it or not. #KickVic movement has so become so intense that Vic's GoFundMe page is facing scrutiny by the opposition. According to Vic's Twitter account, “A friend expressed a desire to set up a GoFundMe for legal expenses. I approved his kind offer and am so grateful, but I am not managing it nor will I personally receive any of it. Any surplus will go to the Salvation Army Dallas Domestic Violence and Abuse Shelters.”
The words from Vic is an effort to confront the controversy of his circumstances and provide a different side to his harsh critics. I am going to be honest here and say his image is ruined to the point where it is greatly difficult to recover from. Vic's lawsuit is mainly focused to repair of what is salvable of his future as a voice actor. Allegations of this caliber will continue to haunt Vic for many years to come. People will recognize his voice and if a company casts him they might face
a decline in sales depending on how people react. I personally think that after the lawsuit is over Vic needs to lie low and try new things in life. Both sides concerning the lawsuit should prepare for bad news because it is not a win-win situation. I empathize with the supposed victims that were affected by Vic and Vic himself. I feel that both sides are greatly tortured by the situation and have various sides to take.
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/02/vic-mignogna-confirms-lawsuit-is-moving-forward-gofundme-will-be-used-for-legal-expenses/77460/
No Longer Human Revisited
Polygon Pictures announces a revision of the classic No Longer Human movie from 1948. No Longer Human explores the S.H.E.L.L. system revolutionizes the medical industry through life changing discoveries. These new medical breakthroughs have unforeseen consequences which causes the Human Lost. Youzou Oba experiences life after the failing by the S.H.E.L.L. network in Toyko of the Human Lost. Youzou finds himself meeting Masao Horiki who might be a bad influence on Oba. Eventually, Youzou Oba will embrace the role of why the anime is called No Longer Human. Polygon Pictures states the revision of No Longer Human to be released worldwide in 2019. Plus, Polygon Pictures is known for its work in Shiseido commercials of Rocky and Hopper and its contribution in Ghost in the Shell movies of Innocence and the Sky Crawlers. As Polygon describes the conflict “Japan teeters wildly between two potential futures: civilization’s restoration, or its destruction” So when you get a chance to see the revision of this classic anime please do and see the world of No Longer Human. The site below has spoilers about the series so be careful when reading.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_Pictures
http://www.ppi.co.jp/news_release/news20190323/
How Money is Viewed in C-Control
I just finished an anime series that was really thought provoking about the value of money. C-Control is an anime about a parallel universe of the Financial District and real life Tokyo coexist. The anime explores Kimimaro who gets introduced to a Midas Bank Representative called
Masakaki. Masakakai notices Kimimaro is between two part time jobs and sees his money situation is tight. Kimimaro gets a Midas card which allows him to call upon an inter-dimensional taxi to the Financial District and perform transactions in Midas money. However, the deal involving the Midas card has strings attached like Kimimaro's future being collateral for the loan of accessing the Midas money and performing deals once a week. The ultimate goal of the deal is to fight other Midas card holders called Entres and their assets in a duel to bankrupt the other fighter. The most interesting aspect of C-Control is someone's future can be stripped away from them if they lose a deal. A person's future is reflected in their assets and leads people living a life without meaning. The entire series questions that someone's future is valuable and should be treasured. Also, an important lesson to take from this anime is that money is only worth the trust that people put in. Society determines money to be valuable and without this value money is worthless. I hope this helps people see what C-Control is all about from the post at question.
Children of the Sea Coming Soon
Gkids has gotten permission to distribute an anime feature of Children of the Sea in North America. Children of the Sea explores the world of Ruka where she learns to the mysteries of the sea. Ruka's father works at an aquarium and at this aquarium Ruka is exposed to what she thinks was a ghost. She later develops a passion for the ocean and along the way she meets Umi and Sora. These unexpected friends soon find themselves in a world where they hear the calls of the sea. The calls of the sea are somehow related to mass disappearances of the world's fish. What intrigues me the most about Children of the Sea is the type of genre the manga is written in? The style of the manga is similar to shōnen in how the genre attracts itself purposely to male audiences. The difference of the genres are that shōnen translates to boy and seinen translates to young. I know young and boy are roughly similar but seinen takes it a steps further by attracting young adults and sometimes 20 to 50 years old. The more broad seinen manga of 20 to 50 years old are usually displayed in comics like Weekly Manga Times and Weekly Manga Goraku. Suggested by the film's producer and CEO of STUDIO4°C, Eiko Tanaka “With the help of our trusted North American partners at GKIDS, I sincerely hope that the film will greatly resonate with North American audiences.” Lets see if this film can deliver on its interesting plotline and interesting manga in the coming year of 2019. Whether you liked the post, the anime mentioned, or the staff involved in the film please visit the site below for more specific details of Children of the Sea.
http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/gkids-gets-swept-away-with-children-of-the-sea/