Code Geass: Akito the Exiled OVA First 10-Minutes Streamed

The official website of the Code Geass anime series began streaming the first ten minutes of the first episode of Code Geass GAIDEN: Akito the Exiled OVA series, which premiered last weekend.



Hyuga Akito is an Eleven belonging to the EU Army. During year 2017, in the hellish European battlefront, he takes up a military operation with 5% survival rate as a soldier who has lost his hometown.

Kazuki Akane (The Vision of Escaflowne, Noein - to your other self) will direct the spin-off series, with Shigeru Morita (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Blood+) and Takahiro Kimura once again adapting CLAMP's original character designs for animation, and mechanical Knightmare units designs by Akira Yasuda.

Risa Yoshiki's Latest Single, “Vocalo ga Rival☆” Short PV

Here's the short preview of “Vocalo ga Rival☆”, gravure idol and singer Risa Yoshiki's latest single! In the video, she does a cute dance while changing into various costumes, including a bear costume!


Maeyamada Kenichi (aka Hyadain) wrote, composed and produced the title track. She's also scheduled to perform this song for the first time at TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL2012 on August 4th.

Risa Yoshiki's “Vocalo ga Rival☆” single will be released on August 22nd in two different versions: CD+DVD and CD Only versions, for 1524 yen and 1200 yen, respectively. Pre-order your copies now at CDJapan and get exciting bonuses!

Can You Dance Like Kamen Rider Blade?

The video is quite old, originally uploaded last 2009, but I can't help but burst into laughter when I saw this. It features Kamen Rider Blade dancing into the “Yaranaika” parody song.

Kamen Rider Faiz also made a spacial participation on the last part, dancing with Blade in the tune of “Caramelldansen,” from a series of animated dance videos.


I personally know a little to none on these internet memes but I find the video quite funny. To know more, check out KnowYourMeme.com's entries about Yaranaika and Caramelldansen.

Toyota Streams 7th Doraemon Live CM

Nobita, Doraemon and the rest of the gang are back in the latest live-action Toyota Doraemon commercial! In this ad, Nobita and friends travels back in time when Japan previously hosted the Olympics!

The series of CMs star Satoshi Tsumabuki as Nobita, Naoya Ogawa as Gian, Tomohisa Yamashita as Suneo, Asami Mizukawa as Shizuka, and international film star Jean Reno as Doraemon.


The gang are watching this year's London Olympics, when Nobita observes that Tokyo once hosted the Olympics. Doraemon offers the services of his time machine. Olympic gymnast Kohei Uchimura makes a cameo as Nobita's former classmate Dekisugi.

Here are the six previous Doraemon live Toyota CMs:

Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight Fan Film Completed

Thousand Pounds Action Company have finally released the second part, and full version of their Naruto live action fan film, “Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight.” It was first seen during Anime Expo 2012.


The story takes place after the Pain saga. Seeing Naruto grow steps closer to his dream, Rock lee decides he, too, must continue to grow and push his training even harder. Feeling unfulfilled in his regimen, Lee decides to challenge Naruto to a no holds barred duel in hopes to reignite his passion to become the best ninja he can be.

The fan film stars Donal Mills as Uzumaki Naruto and Brendon Huor as Rock Lee, and directed by Christopher Cowan and Haile Lee.

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger EP 13 SUB

Here is the full stream of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Episode 13: “Performance Review! If it doesn't Hurt, Then That's All Right!” This will be the series' finale episode. Will we get a second season?


Nobuo Akagi receives a mysterious DVD and letter coming from Saburo Hatte of Toei Company. It says, “If you want to do a season 2, you should have a look at this and consider what you did wrong.”

Kamen Rider Wizard in Action

TVNEWS features short clips for the upcoming 14th Heisei Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Wizard! The clip features some fights in the series and his transformation pose, and clips from the press conference.


Kamen Rider Wizard fights enemies which are born on an ancient solar eclipse ceremony. These enemies are called "Apparitions". Haruto (Shunya Shiraishi) and Koyomi (Okunaka Makoto) survived the incident. Meanwhile, Haruto disguises himself as Kamen Rider Wizard with the transformation device given to him by a mysterious white magician.

Kamen Rider Wizard premieres this September 2nd!

Video: The History of Manga

Helen McCarthy, co-author of The Anime Encyclopedia and author of The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga, showed a video presentation about the “History of Manga” in the British Design and Art Direction's Japan: PechaKucha event.


See all 12 presentations here on Japanese creativity: http://www.dandad.org/inspiration/watch-and-listen/presidents-lectures/pechakucha-japan.

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger EP 11 SUB

Here is the full stream of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Episode 11: “The Second Generation is a Fresh and Painless Warrior.” The Akibaranger finally got their team jacket and fights Malshina.


Takuma Tsuzuki dawns Akagi's place as the new AkibaRed with a new jacket. So Akagi is called to go to Pentagon in the US but will he abandon his team mates?

Stride Gum Released Tokusatsu Inspired Advertisement

Last May, Stride Gum Japan began streaming a tokusatsu inspired advertisement featuring their own Kamen Rider-y like characters, called STRIDE HERO against gum-like monsters. Check out the explosive CM below!


Stride hero is a campaign using toku reference promoting long lasting gum flavor. it is a 30 day campaign. They created three heroes namely Stride Endless (mint), Allday (mint) and Everlasting (lime).

Source: Stride Gum Official Facebook Page

Toyota Releases 6th Doraemon Live CM

Toyota Motors began streaming their sixth live action Doraemon advertisement. Like the five previous ads this depicts the classic characters of the children's manga Doraemon, two decades after they grow up.

The series of CMs star Satoshi Tsumabuki as Nobita, Naoya Ogawa as Gian, Tomohisa Yamashita as Suneo, Asami Mizukawa as Shizuka, and international film star Jean Reno as Doraemon.


In the advertisement, Gian now runs his very own Gian Supermarket. Needing a car to transport what Nobita bought, Suneo comes to the rescue. But later he knew that it's only a remote control car. Nobita went to Doraemon who handed him the "Small Light."

Here are the four previous ads:

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger EP 10 SUB

Here is the full stream of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Episode 10: “Non-Pain Inducing Curse of Z ― Into a New Chapter.” A new foe has appeared by the name of Doctor Z. What will the team do?!

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger EP 09 SUB

Here is the full stream of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Episode 9: “The Pain Sentai Breaks Up.” Why is Nobuo wearing a improvised AkibaRed suit? Can't they enter the Grand Delusion?

Having no chance in beating Malshina, Hakase took back the MMZ-001. But somehow Malshina managed to acquire the Asakusa Alpaca attack the Akibarangers. As the team have no match for it, something happens to Hakase!?


With Akibarangers ending coming near, will they ever gain official recognition? Will TOEI finally produce a Niyojime Z-Cune Aoi anime? Let's just wait to find out.

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger EP 08 SUB

Here is the full stream of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Episode 8: “The Bonds Forged through Painful Special Training Lead Down the Road of Becoming Official to a Conspiracy.” The episode features a Niyojime Z-Cune Aoi opening.

A TOEI producer calls Nobuo. He is delighted and excited in hopes that Akibaranger will become official soon. Suspicious, Hiroyo Hakase hanged up the phone.


However, the three went to Ginza, Toei's main headquarters, but were kicked out of the office. Meanwhile, Hiroyo visits a professor at a university.