Anime News 1st November 2013

Day 2,174, 03:20 Published in Japan Japan by Aister Pendragon


In this issue:

- Have a Yuri Halloween from "Sakura Trick"
- "Attack on Titan" 3DS Screens Showcase 3D Maneuver Gear Gameplay
- #Makeanimeboring One of the Top US Trending Topics on Twitter
- "Lucky Star" Collaborates with "Kancolle" and "Prisma Illya" on Latest Manga Covers
- Top Doujinshi Event's Most Popular By The Numbers


Have a Yuri Halloween from "Sakura Trick"

This winter, Haruka Tomatsu (Saki in Valvrave) and Yuka Iguchi (Majestic Prince's Tamaki Irie) star in an anime adaptation of Tachi's 2011 yuri four-panel manga Sakura Trick, a series from Time Kirara Miracle!, from the family of magazines probably best known for K-on!, about a pair of girls who were inseparable in junior high, but are forced to socialize with other peers when placed at opposite sides of the class in high school.

Getting active with the promotion early, they've posted a yuri take on the Halloween spirit.

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"Attack on Titan" 3DS Screens Showcase 3D Maneuver Gear Gameplay

Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind is set for a Japanese 3DS release on December 5, and thanks to Famitsu's online preview we can see more of how the 3D Maneuver Gear action looks.

Just like in the anime and manga, Titans need to be taken down with a swift cut to the back of the neck, and players will be able to immobilize Titans and target their weak points.

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#Makeanimeboring One of the Top US Trending Topics on Twitter

Last night, anime kids went nuts when #makeanimeboring was made one of the top US trending topics on Twitter, complete with jokes like "Howl's Moving Trailerhome" and "Galaxy Public Transportation 999" and "Business Suit Gundam."

The Twitter trend starts at 1:13 am by @personasama, famously known as the senior animator on Skullgirls

Within an hour, TweetStreams lists #makeanimeboring as the top trend, higher than #HappyHalloween and #music...

Check out the trend yourself on Twitter.

How would you rename an anime to make it boring?

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"Lucky Star" Collaborates with "Kancolle" and "Prisma Illya" on Latest Manga Covers

KADOKAWA will publish the 10th tankobon volume of Kagami Yoshimizu's four-panel comedy manga Lucky Star in Japan on November 9. It has two limited edition covers collaborating with Kantai Collection/Kancolle and Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya. The Kancolle cover edition will be available only at the Gamers stores across Japan and the Prisam Illya edition will be only at the Animate stores. And the Toranoana stores will give a spacial clear file to the buyers of the volume on a first-come, first-served basis. All of the illustrations are newly drawn by Kagami Yoshimizu. At which store do you want to buy?

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Top Doujinshi Event's Most Popular By The Numbers

Doujinshi circles are lining up up their fan manga for the winter edition of mega event Comic Market. Two of the three top subjects aren't too well known among English fans, but their positions at the apex are unsurprisingly never the less. The perennially popular Kuroko's Basketball is joined by the expansive material around bullet hell doujin shooter Touhou Project and the battleship girls of Kan Colle.

Comiket 85 - December 29,30,31
Touhou Project - 2272
Kuroko's Basketball -1462
Kan Colle - 1136
IdolM@ster - 930
Attack on Titan - 698
Tiger & Bunny - 688
Hetalia - 461
Vocaloid - 449
Sengoku Basara - 422
Uta no Prince-sama - 372
Free! - 370
Fate - 354
Prince of Tennis - 320
Gintama - 304
Haikyū!! - 304
Precure - 283
Magi - 274
Love Live - 270
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha - 248
Madoka - 246
Pokemon - 204
Tales - 198


Comiket 84 - August 10, 11 and 12
Touhou - 2548
Kurobas - 1344
Tiger & Bunn - 852
IdolM@ster - 788
Hetalia - 590
Sengoku Basara - 568
Vocaloid - 558
Uta no Prince-sama - 404
Fate - 399
Prince of Tennis - 384
Magi - 364
Haikyū!! - 354
Precure - 346
Gintama - 322
Nanoha -l 264
Tales = 258
Madoka Magica - 244
Pokemon 226
Nintama Taro - 222
One Piece - 218
Blue Exorcist - 210
Reborn - 198

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