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In this issue:

- Gust's "Atelier Escha & Logy" RPG Gets an Anime Adaptation in 2014
- Second Live-Action "Kiki's Delivery Service" Teaser
- "Hunter x Hunter" Author Resuming Manga Soon?
- Steam Greenlight Campaign For Visual Novel "Narcissu" Underway
- Take the Official "Madoka Magica" Personality Quiz
- Hatsune Miku Ranked 14th in the Poll for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Theme Song Singer
- Internet Explorer: The Anime

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Gust's "Atelier Escha & Logy" RPG Gets an Anime Adaptation in 2014

Not only will we get to play Atelier Escha & Logy in the west next year, but Gust's RPG is now set to be adapted into an anime series. The announcement of the series—which is being produced by Studio Gokumi (Saki Episode of Side A, The Severing Crime Edge) and set to air in 2014—was made during Gust's 20th anniversary celebration.

Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky follows two protagonists, Escha and Logy, both of which offer a different style of play. The direct sequel to Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk hits PlayStation 3 in North America on March 11, 2014.

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Second Live-Action "Kiki's Delivery Service" Teaser

The titular witch is on the job in the second teaser for Ju-On and The Grudge director Takashi Shimizu's upcoming live-action adaptation film of Eiko Kadono's children novel Kiki's Delivery Service. Filmed this spring on a small island of the Seto Inland Sea of Japan, the film set to open in Japan on March 1, 2014.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1QONeQq_0A&feature=player_embedded

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"Hunter x Hunter" Author Resuming Manga Soon?

A leaked scan circulating through Japanese blogs announces that Yoshihiro Togashi will be resuming his hiatus prone Shonen Jump manga hit Hunter x Hunter in December.

The authenticity hasn't been confirmed. Neither has whether or not Togashi will imitate Ging Freecss and abandon his creation as soon as they're reunited.

The second anime movie, Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission, opens in Japan December 27th. Togashi previously returned to the series for a prequel chapter leading into January 2013's Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge anime feature.

The anime adaptation of the series is currently working through the series' "Chimera Ant" arc. There's a 21-chapter arc following that, and a one-chapter launch of a new arc leading into the manga's last hiatus.

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Steam Greenlight Campaign For Visual Novel "Narcissu" Underway

Steam Greenlight has proven that no matter how known or unknown the game or franchise, given enough support, a game can make it through the program, since it was created to allow developers a shot to make it onto the popular game delivery platform regardless of notoriety or stature. Because of this, visual novels have been given a shot to land on the service, something that previously wasn't the case.

Now, the latest visual novel project to aim for its own spot on Steam in Narcissu looks to continue the original Japanese developer's goal of offering a high-quality visual novel for free, with developer Stage-Nana's blessing to translate the games in English, provided the new versions also be be made available for free. Below, the synopses for both games.


Summary of Narcissu 1st:

The hospital's 7th floor, the hospice. It was a place to simply wait for one's life to flicker out. A young man diagnosed with a terminal illness is transferred to that floor. There he meets another young patient, Setsumi. Faced with choosing to die either at home or the hospital, the two slip out of the hospital and their long winter journey begins...

Summary of Narcissu 2n😛

Set a few years before the events of Narcissu 1st, when Setsumi was still just a regular outpatient at the hospital. One day, while going for a regular check up, she happens to meet Himeko, a former 7th floor helper and current resident of the 7th floor. They become friends and their summer story begins...

The campaign video for the game showcasing the intro with retro karaoke subs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gSqbb9_VzA&feature=player_embedded

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Take the Official "Madoka Magica" Personality Quiz

Japanese Q&A site OKWave has launched a promotion for the "Puella Magi Madoka Magica's True Climax!," "the story to unimagrable 'incredible ending'," the third movie, Rebellion. This features a rather spoilery overview of the movie's premise, digital stamps, and, perhaps best of all, a 'doka personality quiz.

Answer five questions and the site will tell you which of the six magical girls (it includes newbie Nagisa Momoe) or QB best matches your personality.


Check it out at http://heart.okwave.com/campaign/madoka-magica

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Hatsune Miku Ranked 14th in the Poll for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Theme Song Singer

On November 4, Japanese internet search engine and web portal goo reported the result of its online poll for the theme song singer for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic. The most voted group (4,135) was Arashi, an idol group of the Johnny's Entertainment talent agency. Hatsune Miku, the most popular Vocaloid character's ranking was 14th with 562 votes. The vote was conducted between September 11 and 27, and the total number of the votes was 24,410. Check the top18 Japanese artists below.

You may remember Miku once topped a same kind of online poll of "Music Artists You'd Like to Perform at the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremonies" back in January 2012. Considering the fact she is an ageless character unlike others, there may be a possibility for her to be featured in some way for the event even seven years later from now.

Top 18 artists for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Theme Song Singer

1. Arashi (4,135)
2. EXILE (2,562)
3. Yuzu (2,124)
4. Southern All Stars (1,869)
5. SMAP (1,802)
6. DREAMS COME TRUE (1,675)
7. B'z (1,644)
8. Everyone of the Johnny's Entertainment (1,136)
9. Masaharu Fukuyama (1,006)
10. Mr.Children (985)
11. Ikimonogakari (836)
12. Kobukuro (76😎
13. AKB 48 (573)
14. Hatsune Miku (563)
15. Hikaru Utada (467)
16. Yumi Matsutoya (406)
17. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (26😎
18. Perfume (141)
19. others (1451)

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Internet Explorer: The Anime

Microsoft is no stranger to OS-tan moe technology personifications. There's Windows 7's Madobe Nanami, Windows 8's Madobe Yu and Madobe Ai, Claudia for the Azure technology and now, Inori Aizawa for Internet Explorer.


International audiences can see her anime adventure on the internetexplorer YouTube Channel. As they pitch it, "The dark side of the Internet can be a dangerous and scary place. Will our heroine be able to survive? "

She's getting her big launch with IE 11 at Anime Festival Asia 2013 in Singapore.

A Facebook fan page with a custom version of the browser can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/internetexplorertan

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