Some time ago, we wrote about Show By Rock!!, the musical videogame by Sanrio with a lot of super kawaii bands fighting for rule the hit parade and their world. Months ago, it was announced that the videogame would become an anime and on April 5th the first episode of the series finally aired. We watched the first episodes for you!
Tag: Anime
Majokko Collection: the return of the magical girls
First it was Creamy, famous magical girl born from the pencil of Akemi Takada, resurfaced a few years ago to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Studio Pierrot, and also becoming the star of a mini collection of Lolita fashion apparel.
Collaborations: when Hello Kitty meets anime and video games
Lately, Sanrio likes to mix the things a little, bringing together its most famous characters, Hello Kitty in the first place, with characters from anime and video games.
In bookstores: Mangascienza
Can anime be an istrument to better understand the society we live in? This is the question that Fabio Bartoli, author of Vado, Tokyo e torno, tries to answer in his lates book just arrived in italian bookstores, Mangascienza, published by Tunué. Through the analysis of some of the most popular animated television series of the eighties, like Conan, Galaxy Express, and Astro Boy, he will try to reconstruct the social and technological development of a country, Japan, which has witnessed firsthand the problems and contradictions of technology, first with Hiroshima and Nagasaki and then with Fukushima.
Nyanpire becomes an anime!
Last year, one of our crushes was Nyanpire, the adorable vampire cat! “The Gothic World of Nyanpire” was born from the imagination of yukiusa who in 2009 decided to make a doujinshi (self-produced illustrated magazine) featuring the kitten. The character quickly acquires a discrete group of fans, earning a variety of gadgets dedicated to him. A few months ago, it was announced the upcoming launch, scheduled for the second half of the year, of the animated series entitled “Nyampire – The Animation“, produced by Gonzo.
A wallpaper for Japan
Among the many initiatives emerged to help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami occurred last March, we wanted to show you the ones taken by Yahoo!Japan and Goo, two of the most popupar portals and search engines in Japan, which have enabled two identical fundraising. Participation is restricted only to residents in Japan, but we wanted to let you know anyway.
Jewelpets arrive on TV and newsstands!
Since last weekend, as we had already reported on Twitter, Italia 1 italian tv channel is broadcasting Jewelpet, the anime inspired by the characters created by Sanrio in partnership with Sega Toys! The series follows the adventures of Ruby, a magic, messy bunny sent to Earth from the kingdom of Jewel Land to find her Jewelpet companions, ended up on our planet by mistake. Ruby will receive the help of Rinko, a human girl, and her friends. Together, they must find other magical puppies and defend themselves from kittens Diana and Dian, who want to use dark magic to win Jewel Land. The anime, which is composed by two series (Jewelpet and Jewelpet Tinkle), will be transmitted by Italia 1 every Saturday and Sunday at 8.20.