San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan (October 9, 2009) — Crunchyroll and King Records announced today the addition of WHITE ALBUM to Crunchyroll's Fall 2009 Anime Lineup. Adapted from the visual novel game developed by Aquaplus and animated by Seven Arcs, WHITE ALBUM features voice actress-singer superstars Nana Mizuki and Aya Hirano in the lead roles of Rina Ogata and Yuki Morikawa, respectively. More information can be found at http://www.crunchyroll.com/whitealbum.
“Crunchyroll fans love superstar voice actresses like Nana Mizuki and Aya Hirano and they will love WHITE ALBUM,” said Vince Shortino, President of Crunchyroll's Japan office. “This is an amazing story and will be a real treat for everyone.”
“We are excited about bringing this very special title to Crunchyroll,” said Jun Nakanishi, chief sales person at King Records. “We hope that anime fans in the real world will be as touched by the character's singing as much as the fans in the show itself.”
WHITE ALBUM will be available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, the United Arab Emirates, and Brazil in 480P to Crunchyroll's Anime Members every Wednesday at 12:30PM PST and free of charge to all visitors of Crunchyroll's website and across the Crunchyroll network one (1) week later.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
CRUNCHYROLL AND MARVELOUS ENTERTAINMENT VISIT RED NIGHT IN 11 EYES
San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan (October 6, 2009) ‹ Crunchyroll and Marvelous Entertainment announces today the addition of 11 EYES to Crunchyroll's Fall 2009 Anime Lineup. Adapted from Lass's Japanese visual novel game of the same name, 11 EYES is animated by Dogakobo and features Daisuke Ono, of video game and anime voice-acting fame, in the lead role of Kakeru Satsuki. More information can be found at http://www.crunchyroll.com/11eyes.
³11 EYES will be a fast-paced adventure into alternative world of romance, action, and fantasy,² said Vince Shortino, President of Crunchyroll's Japan office. ³This will be a real treat for fans of 'late-night' anime.²
11 EYES will be available worldwide outside of Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and French-speaking Europe in standard definition free of charge to all visitors of Crunchyroll's website and across the Crunchyroll network one week after airing in Japan. Crunchyroll's Anime Members will receive early access to the program.
All fans can enjoy all content on the site for free, but Crunchyroll Anime Members benefits include higher quality streams of all shows (in some cases at 720p High Definition Video) with no advertisement and early access to all simulcast shows as early as one (1) hour after its Japan Broadcast. Crunchyroll Anime Membership costs as little as $5 a month and goes directly towards supporting Japan Animation companies. More information, including a two week free trial membership can be found at http://www.crunchyroll.com/freetrial.
³11 EYES will be a fast-paced adventure into alternative world of romance, action, and fantasy,² said Vince Shortino, President of Crunchyroll's Japan office. ³This will be a real treat for fans of 'late-night' anime.²
11 EYES will be available worldwide outside of Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and French-speaking Europe in standard definition free of charge to all visitors of Crunchyroll's website and across the Crunchyroll network one week after airing in Japan. Crunchyroll's Anime Members will receive early access to the program.
All fans can enjoy all content on the site for free, but Crunchyroll Anime Members benefits include higher quality streams of all shows (in some cases at 720p High Definition Video) with no advertisement and early access to all simulcast shows as early as one (1) hour after its Japan Broadcast. Crunchyroll Anime Membership costs as little as $5 a month and goes directly towards supporting Japan Animation companies. More information, including a two week free trial membership can be found at http://www.crunchyroll.com/freetrial.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Gina talks about her first New York Anime Festival
Gina Giannetti talks about her first time at the New York Anime Festival. What we did and her first time being part of the press.
So, this year was my first time at New York Anime Festival. I didn’t even intend to go to a convention this year, but it was close to home and I was able to fit it into my budget, so I decided to go, and I’m glad that I did.
First of all, it was run a lot smoother than I expected; everything that I wanted to go to was in close proximity of itself, so I was able to enjoy the con without tiring myself out too much. The staff was knowledgeable and really friendly, probably more so than any other con I’ve gone to.
This was also the first time that I had gone to a convention as a member of the press, which was exciting. I had access to the press room, where I was able to take breathers, eat lunch, leave behind heavy objects, and charge camera batteries. I interviewed Kyle Hebert in the press room as well.
Ah, interviewing Kyle Hebert. That was probably the most memorable part of the con. I greatly admire Kyle’s work, so being able to sit down with him and ask him questions was a joy. Even through some technical difficulties and a bit of an information mix-up (just so you know, Kyle has a DAUGHTER, not a son) he was gracious and patient. He even chilled and chatted with Yan and I as he ate his lunch. Kyle was definitely a cool guy. I also got to check out his panel, where he pulled people out of the audience, gave them some lines to voice act, and then helped them improve their performance. That was really interesting to see.
I really loved the other panels that I went to as well. My favorite was the FUNimation industry panel; the people running it were funny and their acquisitions and previews were really exciting to see. I also got to check out Anime Press Your Luck which was run by our friends over at Disorganization XIII and was pretty enjoyable from what I saw of it. I also went with Jon and Ray to a panel about the differences between American and Japanese video games, which was really interesting.
I also went with the rest of the crew to see Cencoroll, which premiered at NYAF. It was visually stunning, although the plot was rather underdeveloped. It was only 30 minutes long, and I think it really needed more than that to give the story some punch so the viewers could get attached to the characters and understand what was going on better. Overall, I enjoyed it.
I also got to meet a lot of voice actors that I had been wanting to meet for quite some time, namely Rachael Lillis and Veronica Taylor. I’m a big fan of their performances in the video game Valkyrie Profile. Funnily enough, those parts were apparently quick and simple ones, since neither of them had ever seen what the characters they played looked like. It was interesting to see their reactions to seeing those characters for the first time, especially when Rachael gushed over how pretty her character Princess Jelanda was.
I also got to participate in OOTP’s ritual of going out for a big dinner on Saturday night, like we do at every convention. We went to Bubba Gump’s Shrimp in Times Square, which was a lot of fun. We told the waiter it was Jon’s birthday when it really wasn’t, but Jon is a trooper and went along with it anyway. It resulted in quite a bit of laughs.
So all in all, I loved going to NYAF this year. It was the first time I’ve worked a convention with Out-Of-Time, and I really liked the experience. Good friends, good panels, and good times were had.
So, this year was my first time at New York Anime Festival. I didn’t even intend to go to a convention this year, but it was close to home and I was able to fit it into my budget, so I decided to go, and I’m glad that I did.
First of all, it was run a lot smoother than I expected; everything that I wanted to go to was in close proximity of itself, so I was able to enjoy the con without tiring myself out too much. The staff was knowledgeable and really friendly, probably more so than any other con I’ve gone to.
This was also the first time that I had gone to a convention as a member of the press, which was exciting. I had access to the press room, where I was able to take breathers, eat lunch, leave behind heavy objects, and charge camera batteries. I interviewed Kyle Hebert in the press room as well.
Ah, interviewing Kyle Hebert. That was probably the most memorable part of the con. I greatly admire Kyle’s work, so being able to sit down with him and ask him questions was a joy. Even through some technical difficulties and a bit of an information mix-up (just so you know, Kyle has a DAUGHTER, not a son) he was gracious and patient. He even chilled and chatted with Yan and I as he ate his lunch. Kyle was definitely a cool guy. I also got to check out his panel, where he pulled people out of the audience, gave them some lines to voice act, and then helped them improve their performance. That was really interesting to see.
I really loved the other panels that I went to as well. My favorite was the FUNimation industry panel; the people running it were funny and their acquisitions and previews were really exciting to see. I also got to check out Anime Press Your Luck which was run by our friends over at Disorganization XIII and was pretty enjoyable from what I saw of it. I also went with Jon and Ray to a panel about the differences between American and Japanese video games, which was really interesting.
I also went with the rest of the crew to see Cencoroll, which premiered at NYAF. It was visually stunning, although the plot was rather underdeveloped. It was only 30 minutes long, and I think it really needed more than that to give the story some punch so the viewers could get attached to the characters and understand what was going on better. Overall, I enjoyed it.
I also got to meet a lot of voice actors that I had been wanting to meet for quite some time, namely Rachael Lillis and Veronica Taylor. I’m a big fan of their performances in the video game Valkyrie Profile. Funnily enough, those parts were apparently quick and simple ones, since neither of them had ever seen what the characters they played looked like. It was interesting to see their reactions to seeing those characters for the first time, especially when Rachael gushed over how pretty her character Princess Jelanda was.
I also got to participate in OOTP’s ritual of going out for a big dinner on Saturday night, like we do at every convention. We went to Bubba Gump’s Shrimp in Times Square, which was a lot of fun. We told the waiter it was Jon’s birthday when it really wasn’t, but Jon is a trooper and went along with it anyway. It resulted in quite a bit of laughs.
So all in all, I loved going to NYAF this year. It was the first time I’ve worked a convention with Out-Of-Time, and I really liked the experience. Good friends, good panels, and good times were had.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
NYAF 2009 Masquerade from the eyes of 1st Timer Leigh Goody
Out-of-Time Photographer Leigh Goody was on hand during the 2009 edition of the New York Anime Festival Masquerade. It was her first time watching the masquerade and she enjoyed. This was her account of the event.
The New York Anime Festival Masquerade was an event to remember;
Several outstanding skits; lots of inventive costumes, and of course, the chance to see the winners of last years’ World Cosplay Summit. (Who by the way, were amazing!)
Having always been a fan of dressing up for the sake of dressing up, I was lucky enough to attend the masquerade this year. It was two firsts for me; my first NYAF, and my first Masquerade, and I must say, I’m hooked for life.
New York Anime Festival is everything that could be expected from the largest anime convention in the greatest city in New York, and the Masquerade was no less fitting, as it was the main event for Saturday night, the main night of the con itself. Even the judges got into the spirit of things, and their costumes were not lacking either. (My favorite judge dressed the part of Matel from Galaxy Express 999, and she did a fantastic job)
Starting with Uncle Yo, who got the audience phenomenally hyped up, was the opening act: a small performance by Reni, the “Cosplay Entertainer” who sang three of the songs from her new album, all of which were very up-beat and cheerful, very catchy, and with which she tried to teach Uncle Yo and the audience the Para Para dance that accompanied her song, so we could all dance along with her.
There were a lot of memorable skits, and most people will remember Bumblebee from Transformers for a good long while. Along with getting several mentions from judges, he was clearly the single favorite costume during the evening; the sheer amount of effort put into this one costume nearly stunned the auditorium, when described by the cosplayer.
The Bride Of The Water God was another skit that left the auditorium with a hanging jaw; it had no spoken dialog, and one rather simple prop (a doorway into ‘the other world’ ) but with the choice of song used for the mood of the piece and the emotion the actors used, it was stunning. Even Uncle Yo was speechless, and that’s hard to do.
Speaking of Uncle Yo, his “Otaku Anthem” drew a standing ovation when he and his co-M.C. sang it for the “Opening Ceremonies” of the Masquerade. As well as entertaining us during the deliberation period at the end of the show, with his presentation on How To Survive A Giant Robot Attack So It Doesn’t Kill You Dead. And since both Bumblebee, and a handmade Gundam were in attendance, this piece drew many appreciative laughs.
One of my personal favorite skits was very controversial, depending on your position of Naruto’s lead antagonist Sasuke Uchiha. It was a skit entitled “EMOtion” and I happen to think it was very cleverly used to satire the character.
There was also an instance everyone knows all to well; when you simply can’t get a song out of your head. Or hand, as the case may be, in Vampire Hunter Interrupted, wh erein the demon possessing “Vampire Hunter D”s Alucard’s hand will not be silenced when “Manah Manah” is stuck in his head. Ruining D’s persuasion of a girl, and even going so far as to get the song stuck in HER head.
Overall there is no denying the talent that flooded the stage; but with out a single doubt, I can guarantee that if you ask every person at the show Saturday night, what their favorite skit was, all of them would say: “L’s Day Off”.
“L’s Day Off” was the undisputed darling of the show this year and due in no small part to the skill of the Cosplayer portraying him. (L, that is). The piece is set to music from Carmen, and there is no dialog; the magic is how intensely the actor portrayed his character, and the beauty is that all of his actions were timed to a specific emphasis of the song. (very similar to that very famous Bugs Bunny cartoon “The Rabbit Of Seville” )
The only actions of the character was the putting together of a very large ice cream sundae, and his finale was literally diving into it head first, with a spectacular splash of whipped cream.
We should all be so lucky as to have Uncle Yo lick ice cream off our cheeks.
Those were my highlights of the 2009 New York Anime Festival, and I look forward to 2010!
The New York Anime Festival Masquerade was an event to remember;
Several outstanding skits; lots of inventive costumes, and of course, the chance to see the winners of last years’ World Cosplay Summit. (Who by the way, were amazing!)
Having always been a fan of dressing up for the sake of dressing up, I was lucky enough to attend the masquerade this year. It was two firsts for me; my first NYAF, and my first Masquerade, and I must say, I’m hooked for life.
New York Anime Festival is everything that could be expected from the largest anime convention in the greatest city in New York, and the Masquerade was no less fitting, as it was the main event for Saturday night, the main night of the con itself. Even the judges got into the spirit of things, and their costumes were not lacking either. (My favorite judge dressed the part of Matel from Galaxy Express 999, and she did a fantastic job)
Starting with Uncle Yo, who got the audience phenomenally hyped up, was the opening act: a small performance by Reni, the “Cosplay Entertainer” who sang three of the songs from her new album, all of which were very up-beat and cheerful, very catchy, and with which she tried to teach Uncle Yo and the audience the Para Para dance that accompanied her song, so we could all dance along with her.
There were a lot of memorable skits, and most people will remember Bumblebee from Transformers for a good long while. Along with getting several mentions from judges, he was clearly the single favorite costume during the evening; the sheer amount of effort put into this one costume nearly stunned the auditorium, when described by the cosplayer.
The Bride Of The Water God was another skit that left the auditorium with a hanging jaw; it had no spoken dialog, and one rather simple prop (a doorway into ‘the other world’ ) but with the choice of song used for the mood of the piece and the emotion the actors used, it was stunning. Even Uncle Yo was speechless, and that’s hard to do.
Speaking of Uncle Yo, his “Otaku Anthem” drew a standing ovation when he and his co-M.C. sang it for the “Opening Ceremonies” of the Masquerade. As well as entertaining us during the deliberation period at the end of the show, with his presentation on How To Survive A Giant Robot Attack So It Doesn’t Kill You Dead. And since both Bumblebee, and a handmade Gundam were in attendance, this piece drew many appreciative laughs.
One of my personal favorite skits was very controversial, depending on your position of Naruto’s lead antagonist Sasuke Uchiha. It was a skit entitled “EMOtion” and I happen to think it was very cleverly used to satire the character.
There was also an instance everyone knows all to well; when you simply can’t get a song out of your head. Or hand, as the case may be, in Vampire Hunter Interrupted, wh erein the demon possessing “Vampire Hunter D”s Alucard’s hand will not be silenced when “Manah Manah” is stuck in his head. Ruining D’s persuasion of a girl, and even going so far as to get the song stuck in HER head.
Overall there is no denying the talent that flooded the stage; but with out a single doubt, I can guarantee that if you ask every person at the show Saturday night, what their favorite skit was, all of them would say: “L’s Day Off”.
“L’s Day Off” was the undisputed darling of the show this year and due in no small part to the skill of the Cosplayer portraying him. (L, that is). The piece is set to music from Carmen, and there is no dialog; the magic is how intensely the actor portrayed his character, and the beauty is that all of his actions were timed to a specific emphasis of the song. (very similar to that very famous Bugs Bunny cartoon “The Rabbit Of Seville” )
The only actions of the character was the putting together of a very large ice cream sundae, and his finale was literally diving into it head first, with a spectacular splash of whipped cream.
We should all be so lucky as to have Uncle Yo lick ice cream off our cheeks.
Those were my highlights of the 2009 New York Anime Festival, and I look forward to 2010!
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