I’m sure by now, everyone and their dog is excited about the new Full Metal Alchemist series that’s coming in 2009. To add to the hype, the 10th Episode of Gundam OO’s Season 2 has announced (at the end) that the new Full Metal Alchemist series will be airing in April 2009!!!

Beyond that there’s even a teaser trailer for the new series uploaded onto yotube, which can be viewed below: …Continue Reading

In a rather surprising but none the less interesting piece of news, popular eroge visual novel Utawarerumono is getting a new OVA adaption, which is set to be quite different from it’s tv series sibling.

Said Adaption will be a 3 volume OVA, and is set to be released in Spring 2009. Of course, what should really get people thinking… is the fact that some “unique changes” are in store for this version. …Continue Reading

Those of you anticipating the second season of the Slayers Revolution series, called Slayers Evolution-R, will be happy to know that the exact air date for the show’s first episode has been confirmed! …Continue Reading

Ultra Jump’s December 2008 special issue has announced that popular manga DOGS / BULLETS & CARNAGE will be getting an anime adaption. The Animation production will be by david production. Everything else such as format, release dates, air dates e.t.c are still unknown.

Ultra Jump… DAVID Production? Who comes up with these names? XD What’s next “Bob Industries”? XDXDXDXD

Source: Otaku news Notes

Fans of Sega’s latest PS3 RPG, Valkyria Chronichles will be happy to know that an anime adaption is planned (Seems Tales of the Abyss sparked some good stuff) for April 2009.

The Animation will be handeled by A-1 Pictures… Who’re famous for making anime such as Kanagi & Popular RPG spinoff Anime Persona Trinity Soul. …Continue Reading

The flood of new anime announcements just keep on coming. Joining the pack of “greenlit” anime series is an adaption of the Shounen Sci-fi manga “Alive: The Final Evolution”, created by Tadashi Kawashima and Adachitoka.

The story follows the story of a boy named Taisuke. Living a normal life with his childhood friend Megumi and his older older sister (who is a nurse), that is until a virus breaks out and starts making people kill themselves.

Taisuke survives and gains a special ability. With the dissappearance of his friends, Taisuke sets out to find them. He instead encounters other survivers of the virus outbreaks who have survived like him and have special abilities. Taisuke and the others peice together the mysteries behind the virus and why they were spared.

Well I gotta Admit, the story does seem a bit interesting. Of course, a big point of such series is how well defined the characters. I myself haven’t read the manga, although Four volumes HAVE been released by Del Rey Manga in the US. Lets see how this anime turns out. It’s been a while since we’ve had a nice sci-fi shounen anime.

Source: Giapet, Moetron

Ever heard of Kurozuka? Mein either. But from what I see of the manga covers, it looks pretty darn kickass. Said manga which “adapts Baku Yumemakura’s supernatural romance novel about a 12th-century man named Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Kurou)” is getting it’s own anime.

The story revolves on this Kurou dude. Kurou flees into the mountains after losing to his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo – the first Shogun to rule all of Japan. History records that he committed suicide, but instead, Kurou meets a strange, beautiful woman named Kuromitsu in her mountain hermitage. Eventually, Kurou falls in love with Kuromitsu, but then realizes she conceals a dark secret. He learns that he is unable to die and continues to live for a thousand years as Japan evolves into a future society.

Sounds decent enough right? Well I’ll definitely be giving it a look. This anime is said to air right after the “Ultraviolet Anime” (Yeah, based on that Milla Jovovich movie). The Manga is around 10 volumes long, so it should atleast have a complete story, and not be another “incomplete” anime like recent things we’ve seen (Claymore, Hatenkou Yugi).

Source: Animekon