Gallery: Megami Magazine #101

A couple of pages from October´s Megami Magazine 101.

There are nice posters in this issue. My favorite ones are the Gurren-Lagann Yoko, Ikkitousen, Birdy the Mighty and Zero no Tsukaima….Whats yours?

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Live Action Anime: Some ramblings about it.

Recently I visited an interesting website called liveactionanime.org. The website has news about anime series that receives the live action treatment.

Take for example DRAGONBALL or EVANGELION. Dragon Ball has tons of episodes and has too many plotlines and characters that for my consideration, I think it cant be translated into a coherent movie, yet Hollywood IS PRODUCING IT as I write this lines. I saw the recent production stills and promotional posters and wonder…”why?”

I really think that there are “some” anime that does not need to be translated to the 3D world because of their complexity and looks or they are just too long to be executed into a live action movie.

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Queen´s Blade: Expectations

I have been a fan of Queens Blade since I saw the figures made by MegaHouse. Glad I was when I heard an ANIME SERIES is in production.

There have been many questions since the release of this announcement and wonder what it is going to look like.  Here is the basic premise of Queens Blade:

In 4 years time the competition that will decide who the next Queen shall be will start. The strongest warrior will continue to rule the country according to tradition and expand it. The contestants need only be older than 12 years. They need not be human, intelligent or even of that country. The rules for the tournament are simple: murder is allowed. Any weapon can be chosen. The winner is decided when one of the participants flees or can’t move anymore. Such event is broadcasted trough a crystal sphere by the court’s magic teacher to all population to see and enjoy.

Now, Queens Blade is not famous for the story, but for the characters and their excessive fanservice. You took this girls and made them fight each other in order to claim the Queen´s throne.

What I expect from this series? Here is my list:

• A good plot.
• Lots of fanservice.
• Great Character designs. (Books already have them)
• Great fighting scenes (Thats what is all about right?)
• Ecchi scenes, and more fanservice.

Most of the story seems to be centered on Reina, one of my favorite candidates for the throne. After all, Reina means Queen in spanish.  There are TONS of female characters and no male lead. At least I hope there should be some male character for the obligatory harem plotline, or some romance…Probably a King or something. Character designs are from the same people who made My-HIME, so I hope Sunrise is involved in the animation department.

Only time will tell if this series is going to be a success or an epic failure, but meanwhile, I shall continue buying some QB figures or enjoying the manga and the books.

In other news, I made a preorder for Echidna several months ago and the different stores have been changing the release of the figure three times already…(July, August and now September). I wonder whats going on. I cancel the preorder until they really release it.

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Preview: Lineage II Human Mage Figure

Oh My God!…I was expecting this figure since I saw it but never thought it was this gorgeous. Since the release of the Dark Elf Figure (I got her btw) I was hoping to see another figure from Lineage II. Good Smile saw the potential and release another Figure…The Human Mage…Delight your eyes with the photos below.

Original illustration appears on the Lineage II:The ARK illustration book and Yoshimasa Nakao is the producer of this figure. Good Smile will release her in November and will cost around 6,477 yen  (59.24 USD  / 38.69 Euros)…Scale is 1/8 (220mm)…My wallet is growing thin by the minute.

Update: I received this figure some weeks ago. Please check out the photoshoot and my reviews, Thanks!

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