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In this issue:

- New Strike Witches The World Witches Art Book
- Demon Gaze PS VIta Dungeon RPG Gets Manga Series
- Latest "Magi: The Kingdom of Magic" Anime Preview
- Happy Birthday to Madoka!
- "Pokémon X" and "Pokémon Y" Intros Choose Their Trainers
- "Non Non Biyori" Anime Commercial

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New Strike Witches The World Witches Art Book

An artbook dedicated to the World Witches spinoffs of Noboru Yamaguchi's Strike Witches series is up for preorder (http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4041106001/0takomu_001-22/ref=nosim/).

The World Witches book is a collection of the World Witches articles that currently run in Nyantype, COMPTIQ, and Comp-Ace magazines. The book is the first collection by Strike Witches original creator and character designer Humikane Shimada's super-popular World Witches series. It includes extensive data on the witches throughout the world who protect the future of mankind, and info on the current war situation of each nation.

The cover has brand new artwork. Kadokawa Shoten will release the book on March 25. Kadokawa will also release the Artworks of Strike Witches book on March 25 with all the art work Shimada has drawn for the Strike Witches franchise so far.

Takeshi Nogami launched the Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa (Strike Witches: Africa no Majo) in Compatiq in 2011, followed by Strike Witches: Tiger in Desert. Other World Witch stories include World Witches: Witches of the Sphinx and Sengoku Witches: The Witch of Honnō-ji.

Shimada is currently supervising a Strike Witches spinoff manga in Nyantype.

Anime News Network

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Demon Gaze PS VIta Dungeon RPG Gets Manga Series

Artist Kurono will launch a manga adaptation of Kadokawa Games and Experience's PS Vita fantasy dungeon role-playing game Demon Gaze in the December issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine on October 26. The current issue of the magazine published a preview of the manga, which will include contributions by Kein Kawabe. The manga will introduce new characters and its own interpretation of the storyline.

The game follows a boy named Oz, who has no memories but has a magical and powerful eye that he can use to command half-mechanical demons. The game features a character-creator system, and available jobs include fighter, paladin, assassin, samurai, ranger, wizard, and healer. En Okishiji (oxijiyen) and Teshi Kurosawa created the game's character designs.

Kadokawa Games released the RPG in Japan in January, and NIS America announced at Anime Expo that it will release the game in North America and Europe in early 2014.

Anime News Network

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Latest "Magi: The Kingdom of Magic" Anime Preview

The YouTube channel for home manga magazine Shounen Sunday has posted the latest preview for Magi - The Kingdom of Magic. Kicking off October 6th, the second season of the Arabian Nights inspired fantasy anime features new opening "Anniversary," while Aqua Timez presents ending "Eden."

Cast additions include Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ryota Ohsaka, Kikuko Inoue, Cho, Tetsuya Kakihara, Hino Satoshi, Maaya Sakamoto, Kana Asumi, Ayahi Takagaki, Kishō Taniyama and Mamoru Miyano.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAlF1ffqagA&feature=player_embedded

CrunchyRoll

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Happy Birthday to Madoka!

Despite all the bonus material that has come along with the movies, Madoka Magica's titular heroine is still the only of the series magical girls' to have an official birth date. She only has one because, as witer Gen Urobuchi tweeted, he chose October 3 to correspond with the the day that the ‘Mahou Shoujo Apocalypse Madoka☆Magica Project’ document was created.

Still, it's a good excuse to celebrate anime's favorite divinity.

CrunchyRoll

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"Pokémon X" and "Pokémon Y" Intros Choose Their Trainers

The Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel recently shared a pair of videos featuring Pokémon X and Y's opening. The brief clips show the process of choosing between male and female trainers at the start of the game, and selecting the base customization of each.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sO_d33BKyU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzHcK9G8vZ0&feature=player_embedded

You'll be able to do this yourself when Pokémon X and Pokémon Y hit Nintendo 3DS worldwide on October 12.

CrunchyRoll

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"Non Non Biyori" Anime Commercial

Following last season's Watamote and Prism Illya, Silver Link adapts Atto's rural school comedy Non Non Biyori. Shinya Kawamo (Kokoro Connect) directs the series with the prolific Reiko Yoshida (K-On!, Girls und Panzer) writing.

Get a look at the new commercial for the show, kicking off October 7th.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdS3nRrMAwY&feature=player_embedded

CrunchyRoll

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