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Anime News 15th + 16th May 2013

Day 2,004, 12:26 • Published in Japan Japan

• by Aister Pendragon

In this issue:

1. Chuuni Unaired DVD Previewed
2. Daisuki Site Launched
3. TWGOK Season 3
4. Miku Showing Off Designer Clothing
5. Attack on Titan wooden sculpture

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions' 7th Unaired BD/DVD Short Previewed

7th "Depth of Field ~Ai to Nikushimi Gekijō" extra to be bundled on June 19 release

The official YouTube channel for Kyoto Animation began streaming a promotional video on Thursday for the unaired short movie that will be included in the seventh volume of Japanese DVD and Blu-ray releases of Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions (Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!). The short, which is titled "Depth of Field ~ Ai to Nikushimi Gekijō" Extra Phase (Depth of Field - Love and Hate Theater Extra Phase), is the seventh in a series of unaired shorts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=abFNFJW0-t0

Each Blu-ray/DVD release offers other extras such as cast and staff commentaries, the web version of the next-episode previews, and a "black activity report" video. The first pressings of each volume will also include a 24-page color booklet, eyecatch illustration postcards, and a "cardboard" featuring an exclusive illustration by original character designer Nozomi Ousaka. The seventh Blu-ray Disc and DVD will ship on June 19.

The television series premiered in Japan in October. Sentai Filmworks acquired the series for digital and home video distribution in North America, and The Anime Network is streaming the series. The final episode of Tamako Market aired in March with a teaser "contract renewed" video for Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions.

Source: Anime News Network

Daisuki Anime Streaming Site Launches

Madoka Magica, Z Gundam, Gundam Seed, SAO, Lupin III, Prince of Tennis in launch lineup

Daisuki, the new anime streaming and commerce service for fans outside Japan, launched on Wednesday. The site aims to aggregate popular titles from multiple platforms in one place, including the following in its launch lineup:

Lupin III: Part II
Mobile Suit Z Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
The Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Sword Art Online

These series are or were available separately on various streaming websites. Daisuki President and CEO Kunihiko Shibata stressed that the company is looking to work side by side with other services such as Funimation and Crunchyroll, and Daisuki has no plans to pull series' licenses from those websites.

Advertising and marketing company Asatsu-DK Inc. holds the highest share in Daisuki at 26.3%. Anime studios and sponsors Aniplex, Sunrise, Toei, TMS Entertainment, and NAS hold equal shares of 13.4%, while Dentsu holds a 6.5% stake.

Source: Anime News Network

The World God Only Knows' 3rd Season to Cover Goddesses Arc

New season to debut this summer after Magical Star Kanon 100% video anime in June

This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine confirmed on Wednesday that the third season of The World God Only Knows' (Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai) anime will cover the Goddesses arc in Tamiki Wakaki's original manga. The third season will premiere this summer.

Weekly Shonen Sunday announced in December that a third anime season and an original video anime spinoff has been green-lit. The Magical Star Kanon 100% video spinoff reimagines the idol Kanon Nakagawa as a magical girl. It will be bundled on DVD with the 22nd manga volume on June 18, followed by a standalone Blu-ray Disc release on August 28.

Source: Anime News Network

Hatsune Miku Lands Japanese Art Magazine Cover Showing Off Designer Clothing

Hatsune Miku lands her latest magazine cover, continues on path to world domination

Not only she is already a (virtual) angel, Hatsune Miku will soon grace the cover of the June issue of Japanese art magazine Bijutsu Techou with designer clothing. The established monthly magazine was first published in 1948 in Japan and I wonder if this can be counted as one of her milestones towards world domination, since she's already got Japan sewn up.

A designer at writtenafterwards, a fashion brand by Yamagata Yoshikazu designed the outfit which is titled "Shichi Fuku Jin (Seven Clothing Gods, a word pun on Seven Lucky Gods) and is being illustrated by popular artist, mebae (of [C] Control fame).

The magazine will be available in Japan on May 17th for 1,800 yen and comes with an exclusively designed Miku Grafig.

"Chainsaw Jason" Sculpts Colossal Titan from "Attack On Titan" Out of Wood

Popular Nico Nico wood carver with a chainsaw took a crack at sculpting a Titan

"Jason-san", a popular wood sculpture artist with a chainsaw on Nico Nico Douga, uploaded his latest work on May 4th and he worked on what seems like the most sought after creature at the moment, the colossal titan from Attack On Titan. I thought I was starting to get tired of all the titan craziness, but I was wrong. This one is as impressive as the other titan inspired works that have made the news so far. Take a look.

The artist got his name from wearing the "Jason" mask in his video while scalpting. He sculpted a 1/50 scale colossal titan out of wood.

Jason-san working out in the field with his famous chainsaw.

Other than his mask, he is wearing his signature "Horanaika?" T-shirt, which is a pun on the famous Abe-san phraise, "Yaranaika?".

The face of the titan is apprearing. He works entirely with his chansaw.

Then Jason-san gets a torch to scorch and burn the surface.

When he had the torch, the background music was switched to "Guren No Yumiya" by Linked Horizon, the OP of the show. Viewers were commenting "Kiborida-! (it's a wooden scalpture! in Japanese) for the chorus in German.