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    Enter the world of Aincrad on Your Android Smartphone Source: AniplexUSA Official Site: sao.anifone.com Special Thanks to EJ Rivera SWORD ART ONLINE (????????????, Soodo Aato Onrain), the anime title that has become a major hit not only in Japan but around the world, is now coming to the fans on the [SWORD ART ONLINE fone], an original application scheduled to be released globally in December. [SWORD ART ONLINE fone] uses the new generation [fone] interface that can fully customize existing Android Smartphones completely from the home screen to the design of the tools. Your Android Smartphone will transform into the world of Sword Art Online with one simple installation. Enjoy a whole new experience unlike any other application or game you have ever seen. Enjoy the world of Sword Art Online every day! Making a call, texting, e-mailing…your daily Android Smartphone use will you’re your characters

    King Caesar vs Megalon on Jeff Zornow`s cover for Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #9. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2013 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Rosalind Morehead and Kahlil Schweitzer IDW today announced their solicitations for February 2014, which includes the ninth issue of their ongoing comic book series, Godzilla: Rulers of Earth. The issue features a flashback story illustrated by Jeff Zornow. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #9 Writer: Chris Mowry Artist: Jeff Zornow Colors: Priscilla Tramontano Editor: Bobby Curnow Cover: Jeff Zornow Tentative In-Store Date: Late February, 2014 Pages: 32 Cover Price: $3.99 Before Godzilla was king, there was another! King Caesar makes his comic book debut in a tale set thousands of years in Earth`s past, in a battle that sets the stage for today`s world of monsters. Retailer Incentive Variant Cover: Matt Frank About IDW Publishing IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Godzilla and Gigan TM&© 2001,2003,2004, 2013 TOHO CO.,LTD. Gamera © 1965 Kadokawa Shoten

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    Exclusive Versions of Gigan 2004, Gamera 1965 and GMK Godzilla Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Earlier this week, SciFi Japan posted information and photos of the giant monster figures scheduled for release by X-Plus Co., Ltd. in late December 2013. X-Plus has now provided an update with photos of the Limited Edition versions available exclusively from the company`s official Shounen Ric website, with bonus features or pieces not available from other retailers. The standard versions of the figures are sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Toho 30cm Series: GODZILLA: FINAL WARS Gigan (2004 Edition) Shounen Ric Limited Edition /??30cm???? ??????2004?? ??? ?????????? ???????? Product Size: Height Approximately 33cm Material: PVC (Vinyl) Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Blind Box Shipping: Late December,

    Shigeru Mizuki’s epic Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan is now available in English from Drawn & Quarterly. © Drawn & Quarterly and Mizuki Productions

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    Author: Dan Ross Official Site: drawnandquarterly.blogspot: Showa 1926–1939: A History of Japan Drawn & Quarterly, a Montreal-based publisher of high quality comic collections has in recent years taken the works of Japanese manga legend Shigeru Mizuki into their roster. Though mostly known in the West for his yokai (Japan’s folkloric creatures) comics such as Gegege no Kitaro, Mizuki has a broad range of subjects he works from. In 2011 D&Q chose for their first Mizuki collection Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths. It’s a semi-autobiographical story about Mizuki’s experiences in the final days of WWII. Specifically it relates Mizuki’s time in Papua New Guinea. Next D&Q published Nonnonba (2012). It is also an autobiographical look at Mizuki’s life. This time focusing on his childhood; the relationship with his family and friends, and his early fascination with yokai. Then earlier this year Mizuki’s signature character Kitaro finally hit

    Development screen shot for the upcoming video game COLOSSAL KAIJU COMBAT. Image courtesy of Sunstone Games. © 2013 Sunstone Games

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    Source: Sunstone Games press release Official Site: kaijucombat.com Special Thanks to Matt Frank COLOSSAL KAIJU COMBAT -- the indie game started last year by the folks at Sunstone Games -- released a first-glimpse trailer last weekend. As promised, they`re developing an all-out fighting game featuring giant monsters. But the real story isn`t so much what they`ve accomplished as how they`ve accomplished it. Because all of the original characters in CKC have been fan-developed, and selected by the community. If you visit their active forums you`ll discover more than a thousand original monster concepts lovingly drawn, discussed, and dissected by the community. From this pool the very best become "progenitors" -- which means the character`s creator gets face-time (well, skype-time) with the game`s lead designer (Simon Strange) and art director (Matt Frank.) to finalize and polish the creation. The result of this collaboration becomes

    Rodan attacks Varan in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #5, on sale tomorrow from IDW. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2013 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Kahlil Schweitzer IDW Publishing has sent SciFi Japan a preview of the first seven pages from issue #5 of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, their new ongoing Godzilla comic book series. The issue features a battle between Rodan and Varan by guest artist Jeff Zornow. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #5 will be available from comic shops and retailers tomorrow, October 30th. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #5 Story: Chris Mowry and Matt Frank Writer: Chris Mowry Artist: Jeff Zornow Colors: Priscilla Tramontano Letterer: Shawn Lee Editor: Bobby Curnow Cover: Jeff Zornow Retailer Incentive Variant Cover: Matt Frank In-Store Date: October 30, 2013 Pages: 32 Cover Price: $3.99 Preorder Code: AUG130471 Retailer Incentive Cover Preorder Code: AUG130472 On her first assignment, Lucy and her team witness the battle between the great Rodan and the fearsome Varan! But all is not as it seems... what

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    Eight New Manga Series Launch This Month Along With Updates to More Than 35 Additional Ongoing Series Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZManga.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media welcomes Fall with a brand new digital manga update that features more than a dozen new titles on VIZManga.com and available for digital download through the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, Android-powered smart phones, and also for NOOK tablets and devices. New manga series debuting this month from VIZ Media’s Shonen Jump and Shonen Jump Advanced imprints include Cowa! (one-shot), Muhyo & Roji`s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation, Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom and Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World. From the Shojo Beat comes Aishiteruze Baby, Boys Over Flowers and Voice Over!: Seiyu Academy. The first volume of the venerable X also debuts in a 3-in-1

    Photo courtesy of X-Plus. ©2001 TOHO PICTURES, INC. TM&©2001,2013 TOHO CO.,LTD

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE In December 2013, the Japanese toy company X-Plus Co., Ltd. will debut their new colossal painted soft vinyl figure line, the "Gigantic Series", with Godzilla 2001 from the movie GODZILLA, MOTHRA, KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK (?????????????? ??????, Gojira Mosura Kingu Gidora: Daikaijuu Sookoogeki). The following product specs and high-res photos are courtesy of X-Plus. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard figures are also sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Gigantic Series: Godzilla (2001 Edition) /??????????? ?????2001???? Product Size: Height Approximately 37.5cm, Length Approximately 78cm Material: PVC

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Godzilla TM&©1999,2013 TOHO CO.,LTD. Gamera © 1999 Kadokawa Shoten TNNH

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Last week, SciFi Japan posted information and photos of the giant monster figures scheduled for release by X-Plus Co., Ltd. in late November 2013, including unpainted prototypes of Godzilla (1999 Edition) and the Standard and Limited Damage Versions of Gamera (1999 Edition). The final designs have been approved so X-Plus has now provided photos of the fully painted figures. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard figures are also sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Toho 30cm Series: GODZILLA 2000 Godzilla (1999 Edition) /??30cm????????2000 ??????????1999?) Product Size: Height Approximately

    Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #8 cover by Matt Frank. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2013 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Rosalind Morehead and Kahlil Schweitzer IDW today announced their solicitations for January 2014, which includes the eighth issue of their ongoing comic book series, Godzilla: Rulers of Earth. The issue will be daikaiju free-for-all featuring Godzilla, Rodan, Varan, Anguirus, Jet Jaguar, Titanosaurus, Kumonga, Zilla and the Gargantuas Sanda and Gaira. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #8 Writer: Chris Mowry Artist: Matt Frank Colors: Priscilla Tramontano Editor: Bobby Curnow Cover: Matt Frank Tentative In-Store Date: Late January, 2014 Pages: 32 Cover Price: $3.99 The biggest monster fight to grace the comic book page hits in this climactic issue! Lucy and Woods converge on the site of an epic monster brawl as the aliens launch a last ditch effort to rule the Earth! Retailer Incentive Variant Cover: Jeff Zornow About IDW Publishing IDW is an award-winning publisher of

    Cover for Uzumaki Deluxe Edition. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2010 Junji ITO /SHOGAKUKAN

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    Horror Manga Masterpiece is Now Available in Hardcover 3-in-1 Edition Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced the release of the Uzumaki Deluxe Edition. The new 3-in-1 hardcover version of creator Junji Ito’s inventive horror manga about the gradual decent into madness of a seaside town overrun with spirals features a new cover design as well as 12 pages of new full-color interior artwork. The Uzumaki Deluxe Edition, now available is published under the VIZ Signature imprint, is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens, and carries an MSRP of $27.99 U.S. / $32.00 CAN. Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by

    Cover for Voice Over!: Seiyu Academy Volume 1. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © Maki Minami 2009/ HAKUSENSHA, Inc.

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    VIZ Media Takes Fans Behind the Microphone in New Shojo Manga Series from the Creator of S•A Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: websunday.net/magi (Japan), viz.com/shonen-sunday (US) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, takes readers on a journey into Japan’s burgeoning anime voice acting industry with the release of Voice Over!: Seiyu Academy on October 1st. The new manga series by Maki Minami will be published under the company’s Shojo Beat imprint, is rated ‘T’ for Teens, and will carry an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. Voice Over!: Seiyu Academy will also be available digitally for $6.99 (U.S / CAN) from VIZManga.com and for digital download through the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, Android-powered smart phones, and also

    Photo courtesy of Bluefin. © BIRD STUDIO / Shueisha ? Fuji Television ? Toei Animation

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    Coming March/April 2014 Source: Bluefin Corp. press release Official Site: Bluefin Special Thanks to Xavier Lim "Hey, it`s me, Goku!" At last, Son Goku joins the S.H.Figuarts series in his base form! The DRAGON BALL figure everyone has been waiting for has finally arrived -- this is Goku as he was appeared from the Android Saga on, before undergoing any type of Super Saiyan transformation. Keeping in mind that many of the scenes when Goku is in his regular form are comical, several different faces have been included to highlight the character`s fun and unique personality. And because you demanded it, Goku will include the "Kamehameha" effect parts, 4 additional interchangeable faces for a total of 5, and a full array of interchangeable hands (5 right/4 left). A web exclusive in Japan, Goku has been made specially available for fans in North America via

    Cover art for My Neighbor Totoro: The Novel and the new edition of the My Neighbor Totoro Picture Book, coming from VIZ Media`s Studio Ghibli Library Imprint in October. Images courtesy of VIZ Media. © 1988 Nibariki - G

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    New from VIZ Media`s Studio Ghibli Library Imprint Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, marks the 25th Anniversary of famed director Hayao Miyazaki’s whimsical animated family fantasy, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (???????, Tonari no Totoro, 1988), with the release on October 1st of My Neighbor Totoro: The Novel and a brand new edition of the My Neighbor Totoro Picture Book. Published under VIZ Media’s Studio Ghibli Library imprint, My Neighbor Totoro: The Novel carries an MSRP of $17.99 U.S. / $21.00 CAN, and the My Neighbor Totoro Picture Book features an MSRP of $19.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN. In Hayao Miyazaki’s charming animated classic, eleven-year-old Satsuki and her sassy little sister Mei have moved to the country to be closer to their ailing mother. While

    Godzilla reacts to a swarm of Destoroyahs in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #4, coming next week from IDW. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2013 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Godzilla Battles Destoroyah in Next Issue of New Comic Book Series Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Kahlil Schweitzer A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE IDW Publishing has sent SciFi Japan a preview of the first seven pages from issue #4 of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, their new ongoing Godzilla comic book series by writer Chris Mowry and artist Matt Frank. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #4 will be available from comic shops and retailers next week. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra and Destoroyah are joined by Varan, who graces the printed comic book page in America for the first time in this issue! Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #4 Story: Chris Mowry and Matt Frank Writer: Chris Mowry Artists: Matt Frank and Jeff Zornow Colors: Priscilla Tramontano Letterer: Shawn Lee Editor: Bobby Curnow Cover: Matt Frank Retailer Incentive Variant Cover: Jeff Zornow In-Store Date: September 25, 2013 Pages: 32 Cover

    Logo courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2013 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Rosalind Morehead IDW has provided cover art and product info for Godzilla: Rulers of Earth issues and trade paperbacks to be published in the last third of 2013. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #4 Writer: Chris Mowry Artist: Matt Frank Colors: Rhonda Pattison Editor: Bobby Curnow Cover: Matt Frank Tentative In-Store Date: September 24, 2013 Pages: 32 Cover Price: $3.99 Preorder Code: JUL130325 While the CKR forces won the battle in San Diego, the war has just begun! When new forces pit their ultimate weapon against a weakened Godzilla, help from unexpected allies will be needed! The action hits a fever-pitch in an-out gigantic brawl that fans will be talking about for ages to come! Retailer Incentive Variant Cover: Jeff Zornow Retailer Incentive Cover Preorder Code: JUL130326 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #5 Writer: Chris

    Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan

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    Legendary Martial Arts-Action-Adventure-Comedy Comes to Manga, Streaming, Blu-ray and DVD Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, has announced the return of one of the genre’s most celebrated manga and anime properties -- RANMA ½ (???½). Ranma ½ is a renowned martial arts action-adventure manga series created by Rumiko Takahashi. The manga series was a staple of the VIZ Media catalog for over 14 years and remains one of the company’s longest-running titles and one of the longest-running manga series in North America. VIZ Media plans to begin publishing the Ranma ½ manga series (rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens) in new 2-in-1 omnibus editions featuring the original right-to-left reading format for the first time ever in early 2014. VIZ Media has already launched the smash-hit

    Photo courtesy of Bluefin. © SOTSU · Sunrise

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    Metal Build Figure to be Sold in Japan and America Source: Bluefin Corp. Special Thanks to Xavier Lim Metal Build: Destiny Gundam/ METAL BUILD ?????????? Tamashii Nations is proud to announce that the titular mobile suit from MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED DESTINY (????????SEED DESTINY, Kidoo Senshi Gandamu Shiido Desutinii, 2004-2005) will be joining the premium Metal Build series! Featuring diecast parts and state-of-the-art articulation, this incredible rendition of the titular MS has been rendered with an exceptional level of quality and detail. For this particular iteration in the series, mechanical design director Tomo Shigeta was brought in to personally oversee the figure`s creation, and ensure the Destiny seen on screen was faithfully replicated down to the most minute detail. This deluxe robot action figure set also boasts special features such as an original activation gimmick for the mobile suit’s secondary weapon -- the

    Photo courtesy of Bluefin. © 2012 Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Production Committee

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    Chogokin Starship to be Sold in Japan and America Source: Bluefin Corp. Special Thanks to Xavier Lim Soul of Chogokin GX-64 Space Battleship Argo (Yamato) 2199/ ???? GX-64 ???????2199 In one of the most ambitious Chogokin projects to date, Tamashii Nations presents the Argo (Yamato) as it appears in the STAR BLAZERS 2199 (aka SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2199/ ???????2199) anime as a high-end chogokin diecast model with full light (multiple LEDS with different colors for Wave Motion Engine and Gun sequence portrayal) and sound functions -- features five tunes from the anime as well as five different cannon noises. Measuring over 16" long, this is the largest version of the ship ever produced as a Chogokin, and features a combination of diecast and plastic parts to accurately portray the most minute details of the famed star cruiser. Light and sound gimmicks are controlled via remote control to

    Cover art for Melancholy of Mechagirl. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2013 Catherynne M. Valente

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    New York Times Bestselling Author Delivers Collection of Inventive Short Stories Inspired by Japan Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: haikasoru.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media’s Haikasoru literary imprint delivers an exciting collection of stories and poems by New York Times best-selling fantasy and science fiction author, Catherynne M. Valente, as it announces the release of Melancholy of Mechagirl. The new book is available now through all major book retailers, is rated ‘T’ for Teens, and carries an MSRP of $14.99 U.S. / $16.99 CAN. An eBook edition is also available for $8.99 (U.S. / CAN) for the Amazon Kindle, Apple’s iBooks Store, and the Barnes & Noble’s Nook Book Store. Haikasoru publishes some of the most compelling contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy stories for English-speaking audiences, and is the first imprint based in the U.S. dedicated to

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