Anime News 21st May 2013

Day 2,009, 20:53 • Published in Japan Japan • by Aister Pendragon


In this issue:

1. "One Piece" Manga Goes on 2-Week Hiatus
2. "Full Metal Panic!" Announcement Teased
3. PS Vita Game "Freedom Wars"

Eiichiro Oda Hospitalized, "One Piece" Manga Goes on 2-Week Hiatus

Fans of high profile shonen manga are no strangers to hiatuses on their favorite series, but One Piece is entering a slightly extended delay due to illness. As announced on the official Shonen Jump website, author Eiichiro Oda has been hospitalized, and the series will be absent from the magazine for two weeks.

Oda is in the hospital with a peritonsillar abscess, a complication that stems from a tonsillitis infection. While he recovers, One Piece will miss the Shonen Jump issues that ship on May 27 and June 3, with the series expected to return to action on June 10.

Source: Crunchy Roll



"Full Metal Panic!" Announcement Teased

Maybe it's just a Blu-ray or fan event and maybe it's the new anime that fans have been waiting for, but it looks like we'll soon be hearing about some sort of Full Metal Panic! excitement. Dragon Magazine has teased that the 15th anniversary announcement will be made in its next issue.

The 1998 military/highschool action comedy light novel series has been adapted into three animated television series: Full Metal Panic! byGonzo in 2002, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu and Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid by Kyoto Animation in 2003 and 2005 respectively. An OVA was also released in 2006; and five different manga series.

Source: Crunchy Roll



Recent Sony Teaser Revealed to be PS Vita Game "Freedom Wars"

Last week we got a look at Sony teaser video named "-" associated with a "Panopticon" site. It turns out that Panopticon is a world from the PT Era year 102013. This will be the setting for a PS Vita "rescue multiplayer" Freedom Wars. A new promo compares its time frame to ours.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MG2PeeQZGXw

Previous promo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MG2PeeQZGXw

The game will support eight player party co-op.

The PS Vita’s GPS and Near functionalities will also be utilised in some unspecified manner.



The next announcement for the 2014 game is scheduled for May 30.

Source: Crunchy Roll