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-- The folks that brought us the insanely stylized, hip hop infused samurai action adventure, Samurai Champloo, and the dark Gothic sci-mystery, Ergo Proxy, are at again with their latest production. Manglobe is set to debut their new TV series this fall, titled Michiko to Hatchin, and from the first couple of trailers it would seem that, this rather new but highly touted studio, is pulling no punches here folks. Expect another high quality animation production from a Japanese studio that keeps setting the bar even higher with each new work, kudos to Manglobe! -- Check out our exclusive interviews with Julie Ann Taylor, Kari Wahlgren, Stephanie Sheh and Patrick Seitz. |
Towa Tei is one of the most recognized and respected DJ’s to come out of Japan. Fans of old school house and dance music may recognize the group Deee-Lite, which he was a part of in the early 1990’s. The group sky rocketed to fame with their funky dance single, Groove is in the heart, which was a huge billboard success in the United States. Since his rather less than likely humble beginnings, Towa Tei has gone onto to forge a solid career in electronic music, garnering him international praise, as well as being credited as both a pioneer and innovator of this music genre in his homeland of Japan. He has collaborated with internationally recognized artists such as Kylie Minogue and Ryuichi Sakamoto. In 2007, he contributed the track Ex-boy, to Shinji Aramaki and John Woo’s anime motion picture, Appleseed Ex Machina, based off the famous manga by Masamune Shirow. Ex-boy proved to be one of the strongest tracks off the Ex Machina soundtrack, which is a bold statement in itself, considering the variety and caliber of talent that contributed to the score for the film. Towa Tei’s most recent release is Motivation 7, which is yet another compilation album put together by him. It features innovative remixes as well as original tracks by some of the industry’s best electronic artists. |
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Although not revered on the level of the Street Fighter gaming franchise, SNK Playmore's, The King of Fighters series has a very dedicated and passionate fan following. The fighting game seemed to strike a chord in Hong Kong in particular, where a manhua series was created by Andy Seto, debuting with the publication of The King of Fighters: Zillion. Wing Yang and King Tung, two artists that also hail from Hong Kong, would go on to adapt further manhua after Andy Seto’s initial work. This publishing duo is responsible for a long running series of graphic novels based on the popular fighting game series, which include manhua adaptations for The King of Fighters 2001-2003, as well as The King of Fighters Maximum Impact series. Fans of Wing Yang and King Tung’s work on The King of Fighters manhua series are in for a real treat this year, thanks to the folks at DrMaster Publications. |
At E3 2006, Square Enix announced the multi-platform project, Final Fantasy XIII: FABULA NOVA CRYSTALLIS, which in Latin, translates to, “the new tale of the crystal.” The company went into detail and explained that this project would in fact encompass multiple video game titles released on different gaming platforms. So far, three games have been officially announced; two for the PlayStation 3 and one for mobile phones. All three games will feature different characters and settings, but will all be encompassed within the Final Fantasy XIII: FABULA NOVA CRYSTALLIS universe. Over the past year and a half, a couple of teaser trailers have been released for the two PlayStation 3 titles, which fans have obviously been salivating over. A couple of new extended trailers have recently been leaked into the online community and, well what more can I say, just keep reading and you may be rewarded. |
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