J-news Friday!

Yo minna! Before we get into the news, i must give my thanks to each one of you reading my blog. Recently there has been a major increase in the popularity of www.animefact.wordpress.com, so Yoko-chan says “Thank you!!!”.

Ok now, this week’s news section is kinda weird. Some pieces of news make me angry and sad and some others make me so happy! Let’s start with the bad news first…

* How do you guys read mangas? I can only read them online since in my country, shops that sell mangas are very rare. Probably i could order them online from somewhere outside the country, but it would be a huge waste of time, not to mention the crappy postal services over here that make me think twice before calling them to solve a problem. Well anywayz, the bottom line is that internet is the best solution for someone like me. However, the great site i’ve been using to read mangas so far … is closing down. http://www.onemanga.com/ is closing down. You can find their official announcement over there and their explanations. I do understand the reasons, but i can’t help feeling sad and frustrated by it. Well anywayz, for all their work at onemanga, i respectfully bow before them. Great job!

* When i’m interested in anime/manga news i always check John’s AnimeNation blog first. As usual, i find the best pieces of information over there. Just like now. Guess what? Fushigi Yuugi is to become a stage play! I so wish i could see it! You can read the whole article here. Since it’s a special occasion, here’s a great Fushigi Yuugi wallpaper of Miaka and Tamahome!

* Everyone’s eagerly waiting for Ninomiya Kazunari and Kenichi Matsuyama’s live adaptation of Gantz. Well guess what? A teaser has been released! Read the whole article here. Can’t wait to see this movie!

* Noooooooowwww everybody get ready for the best piece of news today! Mister John, thank you for this!!! All you Bleach lovers out there, hear me! (Uwa! That sounds like a call to get people to war or something. Teehee!). The fourth Bleach movie was scheduled to premiere on December 4th!!! I can’t wait to see it!! Read the whole article here. Since again, it’s a special occasion, here’s an awesome Bleach wallpaper!

* Nippon Cinema is another source of joy for me. A full trailer for the live-action adaptation of Kimi ni Todoke starring Miura Haruma is now available. As i do love the manga a lot, and i do love Miura Haruma a lot, i can’t wait to see this movie!! Read the whole article and watch the trailer here.

Well that’s about it. Have a great weekend minna-san!

Jaa ne!

Kenichi Matsuyama in a new movie!

Yo minna! Even tho i wanted to start talking about the anime i’m currently watching, Chrono Crusade, i’ve decided to leave that for tomorrow because i have an important news!

Kenichi Matsuyama (Ryuzaki “L” in Death Note movies) will be starring in a new movie based on the manga and anime series, Gantz. Now i haven’t seen the anime and i don’t read mangas, but as far as i understand, it has a lot of violence going on. So let me tell you a few words about it (what i could find): A pair of high school students, Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, are run over by a subway train in an attempt to save the life of a homeless drunk who had fallen onto the tracks. They become part of a semi-posthumous “game” in which he and several other recently deceased people are forced to hunt down and kill aliens. The missions they embark upon are dangerous. Many die on most missions, but are usually replaced in the same manner as Kei Kurono’s appearance. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gantz).

Kenichi Matsuyama will be Masaru Kato:

And Arashi’s Kazunari Ninomiya will be Kei Kurono:

While the manga is still serializing, the two parts of the movie will show a completely different ending. I must put this anime on my “plan to watch” list because i must see it before the movies come out. Oh yeah! The first part of the movie will appear in the winter of 2011, while the second one is scheduled for the spring of 2012. A looong time to wait but since it’s Kenichi Matsuyama we’re talking about, i’m sure it will be a blast!

Ja ne!