Mighty No. 9 Unreal Engine Test, 5 More Stretch Goals Reached

With only less than 24 hours left, the developers of Mighty No. 9 posted a "super-short, super-rough engine test" to see if Unreal engine will work for the game.


Aside from this rough sample, after they unlocked their goal to bring this game to the Wii U, Xbox 360 and PS3, they also reached 5 more stretch goals! These goals are: Challenge Mode, Extra End Stage & Boss, Beck and Call Online Co-Op and Challenge Mode, Intro Stage and Boss and Support Character.

With only less than 24 hours left, the Kickstarter campaign has reached $3,167,657 and counting! The next two stretch goals are the PS4 & Xbox One versions ($3,300,000) and the PSVita and Nintendo 3DS versions ($3,500,000).

Mighty No. 9 is set to be released this Spring 2015.

Kamen Rider 555 to Be Released on Blu-ray Next Year

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Kamen Rider 555, the series will be finally released on Blu-ray for the first time!

Kamen Rider 555 is the 4th Heisei Kamen Rider show, making this the oldest Kamen Rider show to have a Blu-ray release. In the announcement of the upcoming Blu-ray release, the major cast members of the series appeared together after many years.

The first Kamen Rider 555 Blu-ray box set will be released on January 10, 2014 and features a special round-table discussion between the cast.

[Source: Rising Sun Tokusatsu]

Gundam Build Fighters to Be Legally Streamed via Gundam.Info

The official Gundam anime portal, Gundam.info announced that the Gundam Build Fighters TV series will be simulcast in the said site with English subtitles!

The simulcast will be limited to select geographical areas. Sadly, the announcement didn't reveal what countries will have the chance to watch the series legally.


In the series, 1st year middle school student Sei Iori is the son of a model shop owner and is talented at building GunPla, but inexperienced in the GunPla Battles. After meeting the mysterious Reiji, an accomplished Gundam Fighter, they strive for the GunPla Battle world championships.

Gundam Build Fighters premieres this October 7th. New episodes will air every Monday only on Gundam.Info!

S.H. FiguArts Kamen Rider Garren & Red Rhombus Set Official Images

Here are the official images of S.H. FiguArts Kamen Rider Garren & Red Rhombus Set. The figure represents the transformed form of Sakuya Tachibana and his trusty Rider Machine from the Kamen Rider Blade TV series.


The figure stands 150mm tall and comes with the Garren Rouzer, Rouze Cards and a set of interchangeable hands. This set will be available as a regular release this January 2014 for 8,400 yen.

Attack on Titan Manga Will End on Volume 20

In a joint interview with fellow manga author Hiroki Endo (All-Rounder Meguru), Attack on Titan manga creator Hajime Isayama revealed in the Gong Kakutogi magazine his plans on when he will end his popular manga series.

In the magazine, he revealed that the series will wrap up by volume 20. Currently, the manga's 11th volume was released last August 9th and the 12th volume will be released on December 9th.

[Source: Crunchyroll News]

Team Gaim Dances the Kyoryuger Ending Theme

We previously reported that the Kamen Rider Gaim cast will make an appearance in Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger and here is the first of the two videos featuring the said cast!

The appearance of Team Gaim starts at 1:12 mark of the video.

Danganronpa the Animation Second Season Possible?

Voice actress Megumi Ogata who plays Makoto Naegi in Danganronpa the Animation asked her fans to buy the anime's official Blu-ray and DVDs so that the series will have a 2nd season.

To those who are not aware, the last episode of the anime teased fans a possibility of a second season as Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen's Monomi appeared at the end of the episode.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Nintendo Video Game Theme Medley Orchestra Style

The String Player Gamer posted his orchestra medley of classic Nintendo video game themes featuring mini Marios playing various instruments for this cool video game music medley!


Featured in this medley are themes coming from the Super Mario, Legend of Zelda, Earthbound, Pokémon, F-Zero, Star Fox, Doctor Mario and many more!

Goo Ranking: Anime Titles That Japanese Fans Want A Hollywood Movie Adaptation

In a recent poll conducted by Goo Ranking, Japanese fans reveal what anime titles they want a Hollywood movie adaptaion and here are the top 10 results.

1. Lupin III
2. One Piece
3. Detective Conan
4. Galaxy Express 999
5. Castle in the Sky
6. Neon Genesis Evangelion
7. Slam Dunk
8. Golgo 13
9. My Neighbor Totoro
10. Mobile Suit Gundam

[via Crunchyroll News]

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Western Release Confirmed, TGS Promo

The 3D remake of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years for the iOS and Android will be also available in the West this Winter 2013!

Also seen below is the Tokyo Game Show trailer of the new 3D remake of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years.


For those who are not aware, FFIV: The After Years is a direct sequel to FFIV and it follows the adventure of Ceodore Harvey, Cecil and Rosa's son. The game was originally released in the West via WiiWare for the Wii and the Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection for the PSP.

[Source: Siliconera (link 2)]

Attack on Titan Second Season Possible?

After Attack on Titan final episode pre-screening event last Saturday, the cast and crew of the series hints of a possible 2nd season.

To those who are not aware, the ending card for the 25th and final episode of Attack on Titan hinted at a cliffhanger. After the last episode screened, the staff and cast all implied their intentions and desire to continue the anime in the future.

But sadly, there has been no green-light given just yet.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Kamen Rider Wizard Ep 53 Clip: Haruto Meets Tsukasa

Here's a clip coming from Kamen Rider Wizard's 53rd episode entitled "The Endless Story", which features Haruto's first official meeting with Tsukasa Kadoya aka Kamen Rider Decade.

Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Decisive Sengoku Movie All Battle First Promo

Here's the first promo of the upcoming Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Decisive Sengoku Movie All Battle promo that aired in today's episode of Kamen Rider Wizard. As seen in the promo, Koyomi transforms into the White Wizard?!

In Kamen Rider Wizard's story, the strongest Phantom makes his debut! The Orga Phantom can eat other Phantoms to become stronger and Wizard's powers is not enough to defeat it. Koyomi also transforms into the White Wizard but how is this possible?!


In Kamen Rider Gaim's story, the Gaim Riders entered a Rider Warring States Era wherein the Kamen Riders are fighting wars against each other in hopes of unifying the country.

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Decisive Sengoku Movie All Battle premieres this December 14, 2013.

Kamen Rider Gaim Episode 1 Preview

Here's the preview of Kamen Rider Gaim's 1st episode entitled, "Transform! The Orange From the Sky". Kota transforms for the first time as Kamen Rider Gaim!

While in Zawame's Free Performance Zone, Mai and Mitsuzane of the dance team Team Gaim are having a free-spirited dance when members of rival Team Baron scare them away when an Invase Game gets out of hand, with one of the Invase creatures coming to life. Elsewhere, Kota Kazuraba is helping his sister Akira and taking off time from the dance team ever since their parents have died.


When Mai goes to him to reveal something strange has happened, he reveals that Team Gaim's leader Yuya gave him a strange Lockseed, one of the items used in the Invase Game, and Mai reveals Yuya informed her of it as well. The two investigate the forest that has appeared from the Invase Game in the Free Performance Zone.

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Episode 32 Preview

Here's the preview of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger's 32nd episode entitled "Victory! Sport Challenges!". Our heroes will play basketball?! Also, this episode marks the debut of the Victory and Maximum Beast Batteries.

Kamen Rider Gaim Cast to Appear on Kyoryuger's Ending Sequence

The cast of Kamen Rider Gaim will appear in Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger's ending sequence within the coming weeks!

The reason for this appearance is to promote the new Kamen Rider show. This special Kamen Rider Gaim appearance will happen on September 26th and October 7th episodes of the Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.

[Source: Rising Sun Tokusatsu]

Char Aznable's Toyata Auris Will Be Sold Starting this October

Due to public response, Toyota will be selling the customized Char Aznable-inspired Toyota Auris starting this October 1st.

This car has 19 unique parts that can be customized according to the buyer's wants, which includes interior and exterior customizations, Char-themed key cases and license plate holders, and a customized GPS system featuring directions narrated by Char himself. The GPS system is already sold-out from pre-orders.

This car costs 2,732,175 and 3,306,825 yen ($27,608 - $33,415).

[Source: Anime News Network]

KITsubs Releases Akumaizer-3

Our pals over at KITsubs has revealed their latest tokusatsu sub project! The new project is no other than Akumaizer-3, another classic Shotaro Ishinomori series!

The story is about Zabitan, Ibiru and Gabura, demons who decided to fight the evil Mezalord together.

You can download the first episode by clicking the links found below:
DDL | Torrent | Script

Two Manga Authors Coming to the Philippines this October

Toys & figure retail shop Great Toys Online announced via Facebook that they are bringing two Japanese manga creators here in the Philippines! These creators are Bow Ditama (Mahoromatic, Fight Ippatsu! Juden-chan!!, Kiss × Sis) and Kaduho (Kill Me Baby!).

These two will make their appearance during this year's Cosplay Mania happening this October 5-6 at the SMX Convention Center. They will both appear on the Great Toys x UART Comic Creators Lab, which will happen on Saturday (Oct. 5) from 3pm-5pm and on Sunday (Oct. 6) from 5pm-7pm.

In addition, they will also conduct 2 one-hour manga classroom and Q&A sessions on October 6:

• Bow Ditama - First Session at 1pm (1 hour), Second Session at 3pm (1 hour)
• Kaduho - First Session at 2pm (1 hour), Second Session at 4pm (1 hour)

The ticket price per session are for Php 700 while tickets, which include a goody bag costs Php 1,000. These tickets can be bought through their websites or on their retail booth.

[Source: ZEN Otaku Honbu]

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger October Episode Guide

With the new images we have for KyoryuSilver and Bragigas, here are the episodes of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger that will air this October.

Brave 32: Victory! Sport Challenges! (10/6)
Brave 33: Maximum! I Will Protect the Lady! (10/13)
Brave 34: Resurrection! Bragigas Appears! (10/20)
Brave 35: Super Awesome! Gigant Kyoryuzin! (10/27)

[Source: HeroShock]

Sazae-san Finally Switching From Cel-Based to Digital Animation

The longest running animated TV series in the world, Sazae-san will finally switch to full digital production next month.

For over 2,250 episodes, the show is using cel-based animation and is currently, the only cel-based anime still in broadcast in Japan as all anime titles are made digitally. Sazae-san began partial digital production in 2005, but will only complete the full transition as of the October 6th episode of the show.

[Source: Crunchyroll News]

Infinite Stratos 2 Latest Anime Trailer

The official Overlap YouTube channel posted a new promo for Infinite Stratos 2. The anime is set to premiere this October 2.


The second season of the Infinite Stratos will feature new characters, with anime studio 8-Bit returning to animate the new anime season. Lastly, a new OVA will be released this October 30 called "Long Vacation Edition".

Robin Williams Talks About Anime in Reddit AMA Thread

As we all know, Robin Williams is quite a geek that he even named his daughter Zelda from The Legend of Zelda's Princess Zelda! In his recent AMA (Ask Me Anything) thread in Reddit, we learned what anime shows/movies that he watched and enjoyed.

Williams is a big fan of Ghost In A Shell and wants to play Chief Aramaki if there's a chance that there's a live-action movie adaptation of the said anime. He is also a fan of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Akira, Blood: The Last Vampire and Cowboy Bebop.

One fan asked if he watched Fullmetal Alchemist, in which he replied that he might have a copy of the series but didn't have the chance to watch it yet. Lastly, one fan asked how he got into anime, and here's his reply:

There was a shop in San Francisco that sold laserdisks - that's how far back it goes - and then later on I found a wonderful bookstore in San Francisco called Green Apple that would sell DVDS of Anime shows.

Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" Music Video Featuring AKB48

Robin Thicke's popular music video, "Blurred Lines" now has its own Japanese version! Featuring in this version are AKB48's Yuko Oshima and Haruna Kojima.

38th Super Sentai Series: Ressha Sentai Tokkyuger

(On the right): Grand Liner, one of the first known train mecha in the Super Sentai franchise

The name of the 38th Super Sentai Series is finally copyrighted by Toei! The name of the series is Ressha Sentai Tokkyuger (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー) and it seems that the show has something to do with trains!

The word "ressha" is a pun on a Japanese word, which means "train" using the kanji for "vehement car (烈車)" instead of the usual "line car (列車)". While "tokkyu" means "limited express train".

Ressha Sentai Tokkyuger is expected to premiere next year.

[Source: Henshin Justice]

Pokémon Origins Anime Special English Language Release Announced

The Pokémon Company announced that Pokémon Origins, a retelling of the first Pokémon video games, Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version will have an English language release.


In this special four-part special adventure feature the adventures of Red as he sets off from Professor Oak's laboratory. As he explores the Kanto region, he'll encounter Team Rocket, battle his rival, and challenge the Pokémon League.

Pokémon Origins will premiere on Pokémon TV (www.pokemon.com/tv) this November 15. In addition, the remaining 3 episodes will be added to the said channel days following the November 15 premiere.

Gaim & Wizard Movie Wars: Koyomi Returns, Rider Warring States

More info about the upcoming Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard Movie Wars 2013 has surfaced online. In this movie, the Gaim Riders witness Kamen Riders fight each other!

Just like the previous Movie Wars, it's divided into parts. In Kamen Rider Gaim's story, the Gaim Riders entered a Rider Warring States Era wherein the Kamen Riders are fighting wars against each other in hopes of unifying the country.

In Kamen Rider Wizard's story, the strongest Phantom makes his debut! The Orga Phantom can eat other Phantoms to become stronger and Wizard's powers is not enough to defeat this guy!

To make things interesting, Koyomi is seen wearing a White WizarDriver! The movie is set to premiere this December.

[Source: 4chan's /m/ board]

Man Arrested for Selling Unauthorized Super Sentai Cosplay Costumes

A man was arrested by the Hiroshima Prefecture police on suspicion of violating Japan's copyright laws by selling unauthorized Super Sentai cosplay costumes.

The 39-year-old man named Nobue Katou is the president of Nagai Works earned 300 million yen (about US$3.04 million) from sales of selling Super Sentai cosplay costumes without obtaining Toei Company, Ltd's permission to recreate costumes from the company's popular superhero franchise.

Katou allegedly conspired with his employees from March to April to recreate four jackets from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. The police suspect that the company earned about 32,000 yen (US$320) in net sales of those costumes during that period.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Kamen Rider Gaim: Gaim Pine Arms & More!

With Kamen Rider Gaim premiering this October, here are some images about the show, which has surfaced online. Seen above is a shot of the five main Riders. Seen from left to right are: Gridon, Baron, Gaim. Ryugen and Zangetsu.

First is Kamen Rider Gaim's new Arms, the Pine Arms which is accessible via the Pine Lock Seed. Its weapon is the Pine Iron, which is basically a metal pineapple with a chain attached to it that you can swing around.

Even though this is one of Gaim's alternate forms, this form also has its own Rider Kick finisher called the Iron Breaker! In addition, you can see one of the Inbess monster that will appear in the series.

Seen in the scan above are the five Kamen Riders in action! As you can see, each of them is fighting some monsters and what's interesting is how Gaim used the giant orange as his weapon to fight the monster! In addition to that, here are some more scans.


Seen in the collection of scans above are the Riders in action, the battles between Team Gaim and Team Baron, the Lock Seed dealer named Sid and two new Lock Seeds named Sunflower and Walnut.

Lastly, here's a silhouette of the future forms that the Riders in the show have. These future forms are the Kamen Rider Watermelon Arms, Gaim Strawberry Arms, Gridon Fir Cone Arms and the Gridon Durian Arms. See these forms in action this November!

[Source: HeroShock]

Kyoryuger: KyoryuSilver & Bragigas Revealed

After weeks of waiting, here are the official images of KyoryuSilver and his partner Zyudenryu, Bragigas! These two will make their first official appearance in this October in Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.

Sadly, the magazine didn't reveal KyoryuSilver's identity. Also known as the Flashing Hero, he transforms using the #10 Bragigas Beast Battery and his special Gaburevolver, which is colored red and blue called GigaGaburevolver.

Next is KyoryuSilver's towering Zyudenryu partner, Zyudenryu #10 Bragigas! Based on the Brachiosaurus, this towering robot dinosaur is also the Spirit Base, or rather that the Spirit Base is located inside Bragigas.

Before talking about Bragigas' alternate mode, October will also mark the debut of Plezu-Oh Ankydon and Pteraidenoh Parasagun. In addition, the Kyoryugers will fight a Deboth Monster based on a basketball?!

Just like the previous other Zyudenryu, Daigo will once again pilot Bragigas in times that KyoryuSilver is not in the series. Aside from that, here's the first image of Bragigas' fighting robot mode, the Gigant Bragioh!

Bragigas can transform into this form using the power of the 13 Guardian Beast Batteries. In this form, Gigant Bragioh is equipped with the Gigant BragiOh Axe and can perform a Giga Brave Finish!

Lastly are the two new special Beast Batteries that will power-up our heroes in battle! These new Beast Batteries are the (V) Victory and (X) Maximum Beast Batteries.

As seen in the scan, inserting the V Beast Battery inside Minityra can perform the Five Zyuden Victory Finish. What's more is that inserting the two Beast Batteries can perform the Seven Zyuden Victory Maximum Finish.

Lastly is a silhouette of Gigant Bragioh's next formation. Once Gigant Bragioh combines with Gabutyra, Stegochi, Dricera, Parasagun and Zakutor, they will form the Gigant Kyoryuzin! This new formation is expected to debut this November.

[Source: Toku Insider, HeroShock]

Live-Action Gatchaman Movie to Premiere in the Philippines this October

The official SM Cinema Facebook page announced that the live-action movie adaptation of the popular Tatsunoko Productions anime, Gatchaman will be screening exclusively on SM Cinemas this year!

The said movie debuted in the Japanese box office at #6. The story is about the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and their battle against the evil Galactor organization who conquered half of the entire world.

Also known as Battle of the Planets or G-Force, the movie is set to premiere in the Philippines this October 2.

Erina Mano Stars in Live-Action Patlabor Project

The name of the new live-action Patlabor project is finally revealed! Called "The Next Generation -Patlabor-" is set in the year 2013 in Tokyo and it represents the 3rd generation of Patlabor.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police has disbanded its Section 2 Division 1 of police robots, and Section 2 Division 2 barely survived the budget cuts due to the long recession.

Erina Mano (Kamen Rider Fourze) stars as pilot Akira Izumino, Seiji Fukushi as Yūma Shiobara, Rina Oota as Ekaterina Krachevna Kankaeva ("Kasha") from Russia, Shigeru Chiba reprising his anime role as maintenance squad chief Shigeo Shiba, and Toshio Kakei as Captain Keiji Gotōda (the successor to the anime's Captain Kiichi Gotō).

The project will begin with a seven-part miniseries, which will run in special theatrical engagements in Japan, starting next April. The seven parts are composed of an episode 0 (about 10 minutes long) and 12 full episodes (about 48 minutes long) helmed by the project's chief director Mamoru Oshii and other directors. Then, Oshii is directing and writing a feature-length film (about 100 minutes long) that will open in 2015. The title of the feature will be announced later.

The production is budgeted at 2 billion yen (US$20 million), and principal photography is running from June to the end of December. The two life-size Ingram robots were built at the cost of several tens of millions of yen (several hundred thousand US dollars).

Oshii commented that the seven-part series will have a "slapstick" ambience, while the feature film will be serious. Oshii and Kei Yamamura are writing the scripts for the series, and Kenji Kawai is returning to the franchise to compose the music for both the series and the feature film.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Pokémon X & Y Latest TV Commercials

Here are the latest TV commercials for Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, which features the game's various features and the changes they made for the new game when it comes to transportation and character customization.




Pokémon X and Pokémon Y will be released worldwide for the Nintendo 3DS in both retail and on the Nintendo eShop starting this October 12th. Pre-orders are now available via Play-Asia. You can start pre-ordering by clicking the links found below.

• Pokémon X (US$ 44.90) | Pokémon Y (US$ 44.90)

S.H. FiguAtrts Machine DenBird Official Images

The Premium Bandai online shop posted the official images of the previously revealed S.H. FiguArts Machine DenBird. This figure represents the bike used by Kamen Rider Den-O in the TV show and in the movies.


This figure is 160mm in length and comes with interchangeable hands for Kamen Rider Den-O and its forms, Kamen Rider Den-O Liner Form and Kamen Rider NEW Den-O. This Tamashii Web Exclusive figure costs 4,410 yen and is set for a February 2014 release.

S.H. FiguArts Kamen Rider Psyga Official Images

The Premium Bandai online shop posted the official images of the previously revealed S.H. FiguArts Kamen Rider Psyga. The figure represents the transformed form of Smart Brain's Leo from the Kamen Rider 555 the Movie: Paradise Lost.


The figure stands 150mm tall and comes with the Psyga Phone, Rider Gear parts, the Flying Attacker (jetpack), Psyga Tonfa Edge and a set of interchangeable hands. This Tamashii Web Exclusive figure costs 4,200 yen and is set for a February 2014 release.