Somehow, over at Bleeding Cool they (or someone they know, or someone else entirely) got ahold of this video of the cast and crew of Doctor Who. This was a wrap video they made for the end of the Russel T. Davies era.
I’ve never felt more nostalgic for the 10th Doctor than watching this video.
This is nothing but an adorable distraction, but a worthwhile one that will put a smile on your face.
And here’s another one called The Ballad of Russel and Julie…
It’s fascinating to see how the far pendulum swung from last week. In The Darkness on Umbara, the title might not be referring to the light and weather conditions on Umbara. Anakin, Captain Rex, and their men are stationed on Umbara, a dark and lonely planet that has fallen to the Separatists. Tasked with taking the capital back, they’re clearly outmatched, but Anakin comes up with a plan that is sound and most likely going to work.
But Anakin is called back to Coruscant by special request of the Supreme Chancellor and Captain Rex is left with a commander in the interim, a Besalisk named Krell. Krell is the same species as Dexter Jettster from the film Attack of the Clones and is pretty much the exact opposite of Dex. Dex is overweight, cuddly, and lovable, Krell is athletic, mean, and unapproachable.
For clones in Anakin’s command trained to embrace their individualism, they bristle under Krell’s no nonsense, short-sighted approach. He clearly has no regard for the clones or their individuality, even refusing to call Rex by his name, instead referring to him only by his number. I also found it very telling that when Anakin departed, neither he nor Krell wished the Force be with the other.
I’ll be honest, the first third of this episode was very, very pretty, but I found it unsatisfying. It was strictly by the numbers, story-wise. The scenery was beautiful though, there were shots of the clouds of Umbara at night as the Republic gunships swoop into battle that were so exquisite and painterly that I couldn’t contain myself. But, like George Lucas says, “A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.” I really feel like we got launched into A Bridge Too Far without a segment of setup to tell us how important taking the capital of Umbara is to the war effort. It seems to go off about as well as Operation: Market Garden, but I don’t have any of the context.
But none of that matters because we’re given Krell. The specifics of the battle don’t matter so much because we’re treated to incompetence by higher ups on the highest order seen this side of Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory. Krell is willing to sacrifice all of his troops in order to do things exactly as he commands.
One wonders how close to the edge of the dark side of the force Krell performs his balancing act. He seems to truly hate the clones, which is not a quality that should be prevalent in any Jedi. Even the one that falls the furthest to the Dark Side, Anakin, still treats his clones with the utmost respect. Krell literally reprimands them with a raised voice after they retreated from an active minefield and a three hundred and sixty degree Umbaran assault.
I’m impressed with the animation and the lighting in these episodes. The environment isn’t something that we’ve ever seen in the Star Wars universe, the cartoon, movies or otherwise, but it feels so comfortably at home in the universe.
I can see where this arc could be heading that would lead Dee Bradley Baker to be uneasy with his performance. I have a sneaking suspicion that the clones might ultimately be responsible for Krell’s fate, but will it be for the benefit of the war?
Overall, this episode turns into a great war film, echoing movies like A Bridge Too Far and Paths of Glory. And if you haven’t seen either of those movies, you really, really need to. Next week’s episode, The General (directed by Walter Murch) seems to play up the war movie elements even further, with Krell and his men being tasked with taking out an air base.
I just want to point you guys to the trailer of “>A Bridge Too Far, also. It’s fantastic and you should all watch it.
I only recently finished the Hunger Games series a few months ago, but like so many people I fell in love with the story and the characters. Like the rest of the fan base of this series, I have high hopes for the films – the first of which comes out on March 23, 2012. Hopefully these films will capture these novels in an exceptional way.
In the mean time however, Lionsgate has released eight simple character posters highlighting the main characters from the film! You can check them all out below!
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Source: First Showing
Bruce Timm has been a prominent animator for DC comics for many years, designing characters for Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited, to name a few. You might have seen him when he drew Conan O’Brien’s character, “The Flaming C.” At New York Comic Con 2011, Bicentennial Dan and Ticelli Bot got to sit down with them at a roundtable discussion about his latest work in Batman:Year One and Justice League: Doom.
Unfortunately, Timm’s interview was cut shorter due to time constraints.
Q: Last year you were mentioning something that you were working on that was big and secret that you weren’t really able to talk about.
BRUCE TIMM: Oh, that was probably The Dark Knight Returns. That’s probably what I was alluding to, it was nothing beyond that.
Q: Are you able to reveal any secret projects now?
TIMM: No, afraid not. I think everything’s been announced that I’m allowed to talk about, up to Dark Knight 1 and 2.
Q: How involved were you in getting Lauren Faust for Super Best Friends Forever and the Aardman Batman shorts?
TIMM: Oh, not at all.
Q: Are you going to be working with them at all?
TIMM: We’ve been talking with the producers on the DC Nation doing maybe possibly some stuff for them, but I’ve got to figure out a way to squeeze it into my schedule.
Q: When you’re looking for new projects that are within the DC Universe, is it difficult to deal with that wealth of riches that you have to choose from in the source material, or do you have a mental list of things that you say, “I’d really like to go back and do this if they gave me the opportunity.”
TIMM: It is kind of a broad question, and hopefully I can answer it in a way without insulting tons and tons of people, but…I wish there was more really strong source material like All-Star Superman or Batman: Year One for us to adapt into movies. There really aren’t. There’s a lot of good comics over the entire course of history, but in terms of finding a really well-known comic like Batman: Year One or Dark Knight Returns that’s not only a great comic but also famous and has its own name-recognition value, there aren’t that many of them out there. Is there a Dark Knight equivalent for Aquaman or for Green Arrow? No, there really isn’t. So there may be good stories out there, but they’re not on that same level. It definitely makes it easier when there’s a story like Batman: Year One or Dark Knight or All-Star Superman or The New Frontier. Something that’s really that strong and you can read the comic and go, “OK, I can totally see how that would work as an animated film.” There aren’t really that many properties out there that are like that.
Q: So it could work as a very successful story, but it might not translate into your area.
TIMM: Well, as a good example is Justice League: Doom. I read the Tower of Babel storyline when it first came out, and there were things about it that I really really liked, but for years everyone kept asking, “Oh, when are you going to do Tower of Babel? when are you going to do Tower of Babel?” and it doesn’t really work as an animated movie because there’s things that get up that don’t really pay off, it doesn’t have a movie structure to it, and it doesn’t really have a super larger-than-life quality to it. But then we were talking about it again just a couple of years ago, and going back and rethinking about the book because it’s a really, really strong idea for a movie: the idea that Batman has these contingency plans on how to take down the Justice League if they’d ever gone bad, and then those plans fall into the wrong hands and the villain actually puts those plans into action. It’s a really good, strong story motivator, so we felt like we could do something of our own with it. We’re always adapting ideas and things from the comics, but it may not always be a literal adaptation.
Q: Does DC’s relaunch do anything to you guys, or is it completely separate?
TIMM: It doesn’t really have anything to do with us. They’ve told us, “Don’t even worry about trying to make all the changes that they’ve made in the comics true in the animation.” At least not yet.
Q: This might be a silly question, but since Superman’s been in the animated universe, he never has the shield on the back of the cape. Is that just for aesthetics, or is that an animation issue?
TIMM: It’s just an animation issue. The shield is hard enough to draw on a flat surface. You try to draw it on a wrinkly surface….you know, a lot of people…(laughs) to me, I think it is kind of a silly question, because a lot of people are like, “I can’t believe they never put the shield on his cape!” and it’s just like, “Who’s looking at the back of his cape?” He’s got it on the front. It’s fine.
Q: It’s just something that I’ve noticed, but it doesn’t take away…
Q: I never noticed it before.
TIMM: Yeah, it’s just…I always forget that he even has it on his cape. I don’t think of him that way. To me, it’s just a red cape. He doesn’t…I don’t know. It’s funny.
BICENTENNIAL DAN: The DC Animated Universe has been going for 20 years. How does it feel to be the person behind the iconic versions of characters to an entire generation?
TIMM: Good. (laughs) I guess. That was a short answer.
BigShinyRobot would like to thank Bruce Timm for taking time to participate in this roundtable interview, as well as all the other members of the press and the coordinators. Batman: Year One is on the shelves and Justice League: Doom comes out next year. Don’t forget to check them out!
Andrea Romano has been casting director on at least a dozen cartoons that you watched growing up. Casting such classics as Batman: The Animated Series, Animaniacs, and Tiny Toon Adventures, she has won 7 Emmy Awards and has proven herself to be a staple in the entertainment community. At New York Comic Con 2011, Bicentennial Dan and Ticelli Bot got to sit down with Andrea at a roundtable discussion about her latest work in Batman:Year One and Justice League: Doom.
Q: Kevin was saying something about the use of actors who were not voice actors per se, but people you thought of as being good actors for the job. Could you talk a bit about how that informs your casting choices?
ANDREA ROMANO: We have the opportunity with all the different television shows and cable shows and movies that are out there to see so many actors work, so you can gauge someone’s acting by that. It’s not like I have to go out and do auditions to say, “Jeez, is Nathan Fillion a good actor?” I can actually watch some of his work and say, “Yes, he’s a good actor.” Now, the next question is, “Do they have voice over experience?” If they don’t, I don’t shy away from them. It just means that I have to teach them maybe the technique to working on microphone. For instance, if they’re strictly a film actor, they tend to work very small because the camera’s right in their face and they have to work very small. We have to goose the energy a bit to get the right voice tracks to be animated.
You can cast a very wide net when you look at the entire entertainment industry. Firefly is a great show because there were so many talented actors in that. I think for one project or another, I’ve pretty much hired every single actor in that show at this point. But you basically look for good acting. Microphone technique and animation acting, you can teach in a very short time. I can’t teach acting in a four-hour recording session. Acting is something that they’ve got to bring to the table themselves. You think, “Here’s what the character looks like, here’s what the character is. Does that actor’s voice sound like what the character looks like? Do I think he’s got the acting ability?” Say, for Batman: Year One, I watched Ben McKenzie do Southland, and I thought, “Absolutely, he can handle what happens in Batman: Year One.” So I’m never afraid to take a shot with someone who’s never done it before because we don’t ever want to repeat ourselves.
However, for Justice League: Doom, it was a joy to get the response from the employers when they said that I could bring back the cast that I had cast some twelve years ago from the Justice League series. Some people who hadn’t worked together since we did the last Justice League a decade ago got to work together again. I said it’s like going to a family reunion where you’ve hand-picked your family (laughs). It’s really nice.
Q: Do you ever take a leap of faith where something tells you that this person is going to be perfect for the part?
ROMANO: Absolutely. A perfect example of that was when I was working on Teen Titans many years ago, there was a brand new actor in town named Greg Cipes, and he auditioned with 150 people for Beast Boy. I sat with the producer, Glen Murakami, and we listened to all the auditions and I said, “I’m convinced this kid is Beast Boy. I’m absolutely convinced he’s the right actor.” I kind of had to convince my bosses that this is the right guy, and sure enough, he was a wonderful Beast Boy. Then he went off and has begun this ridiculously huge voice-over career. But yeah, you do have to take that leap of faith and say, “It feels right to me. I think it’s right.” And I’ve been doing this now long enough that I should have some sense of it.
I can be wrong. I’m the first one to say, “You know, I brought this guy in and he wasn’t perfect, and I apologize,” but you gotta take a chance. You can’t just play it safe. You gotta go for something new and take a chance.
Q: One thing I’ve noticed in some of the newer movies is more natural sounding dialogue.
ROMANO: Good! We did that deliberately. That was a conscious decision.
Q: Does that affect the way you cast, or the way you will drive a session as a result of that?
ROMANO: Yeah, both of those things. There are some…for lack of a better term, “cartoon voice actors” who are always going to be broad. That’s what they do, and they can do multiple voices and have remarkable skill, but ideally, when you know that you want a very realistic style and you want it to be a live-action feature, you kind of look at the casting a little bit differently. Certainly the sessions you direct differently because you want that more intimate, quieter, more subtle performance.
BICENTENNIAL DAN: How does it feel to be the person who chooses all these voices that then go on to become the voices that people hear in their heads when they read these comics?
ROMANO: It’s an awesome responsibility. It’s huge. Hopefully I make the right decision, but I don’t have the ultimate say. My job as a casting director, when I’m casting something is to present options to the people who do have the ultimate say, which is essentially the money people, the publicity people, a bunch of people who have say. Any casting director’s job is to present options: “Here’s these five people. Tell me who you like and in what order.” If they’re celebrities, “I want this guy first, go to this guy next, go to this guy next.” If there are auditions, you just present the auditions to them and say, “I like these five guys. These are my favorites. Who do you guys like?” And then they say, “Go to this guy, and then this one.” Certainly it’s the producers and not myself that makes the decisions.
Q: You’ve been working with Kevin Conroy & Tim Daly for so long. When they come back after not doing it for a while, is there a little bit of a learning curve?
ROMANO: No, ]because they did the characters for so many years, it’s just like breathing. It’s like riding a bike. You don’t really have to think about how to ride a bike any more. You learn how to do it and you do it, which is why whenever I’m given a project like Justice League: Doom, my first question to my employers is, “May I go back to the original cast?” because I know it’ll make my job easier. First of all, I’m not going to have to re-cast all over again, and the actors will remember. Even though Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly aren’t acting in the same room together, they’re going to remember each other’s performances and what their performances are going to sound like, so they’ll have a better, fuller world that they can then act and react to.
Q: When an actor is auditioning for something like a Batman role or a Superman role, do you ever mention anything from Kevin Conroy’s performance or Tim Daly’s performance?
ROMANO: No, because actors want to create something themselves. They don’t want to emulate somebody else. They want it to be their performance. If they came in just to do an impression of Kevin, I would just get Kevin (laughs). Everybody wants to create it themselves, and that’s interesting too. I like all the new different incarnations. I think it was in San Diego, or one of you guys told me how many times I’ve cast Batman. I think I’m up to 12 now. I didn’t even know, but I like all of them. If for some reason I don’t like them, I’ll probably replace them. I mean, Batman is such a huge property. You can’t do a mediocre job. It has to be good.
Q: Do the short films give you an opportunity to add a bit of fun in terms of the casting because you’re maybe going to go out on a limb a bit further?
ROMANO: You know, for all the shorts that have been added to the DVDs in the DC Universe, “Catwoman” is the only one I cast. All the rest were done by other people, only because I was too busy. I had 10 projects simultaneously and I just couldn’t do them all, and I don’t ever want to sign up for something where I can’t give it a very good job. So “Catwoman was the only one I did.”
Q: Where did Eliza Dushku come from?
ROMANO: She had done Batman: Year One, and that piece came up short. We needed to do a little piece with it to make it a full-length feature, and there was a Paul Dini script that happened to be a Catwoman piece. We were like, “Eliza is available, she wants to do it, we’ve wanted to work with her for years, she’s on board for the long piece, let’s have her do both of them.” So it just worked out.
Q: You’ve been doing the DC heroes for so long, but how is it different from doing something like The Boondocks, which is not exactly “politically correct”, or…
ROMANO: (laughs) What do you mean? (laughter) It’s great because I don’t get stuck in a rut, then. I found that there was a period of time when I was doing almost exclusively action shows and I felt myself yearning to do something silly and fun. Years ago, when I was doing Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain and all those musical comedy shows, then I was doing BTAS and Superman, that was a nice combination of different kinds of cartoons. Then, it just happened that it was a bunch of action shows, and I really started longing for the sillier ones. So when The Boondocks came along, I just jumped at that. We’re making more of those, by the way.
Q: Are you ever uncomfortable with some of the material?
ROMANO: Always! Always uncomfortable! And the funny thing is because the artists record separately very often on that…I’ve worked with a bunch of rappers and I’ve worked with Quincy Jones, and a bunch of different people, and I have to read them in. And so I have to say the lines that the other actor had to say (laughter) which is sometimes…and I’ll say the “n-word,” and the actor will just freeze in front of me. And I’ll say, “It’s because I said the n-word, isn’t it?” (laughs)
Q: Of the non-traditional voice people, who was your greatest get? And of voices of any actors, politicians, whoever, who do you think a great voice for voiceover?
ROMANO: Wow…good question. You know who was my biggest get? Steven Spielberg. I directed Steven Spielberg in a Tiny Toons episode. That was crazy. I actually do remember sitting there as I slated the show, I turned around to the crew and went, “I’m Directing Steven Spielberg!” Because lots of people can say, “I’ve been directed by..” but very few can say, “I directed him.”
There’s all kinds of people that I would love to come and work with me. I want any actor who’s ever worked to come and play with me at some point. There’s so many…you know, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, I love his voice, there’s so much texture to it, it’s really nice.
Q: Any women?
ROMANO: There were a couple of people we tried to get recently, but…you know, the thing is that I don’t want to say because I may be able to get them, you know? There’s so many people.
BigShinyRobot would like to thank Andrea Romano for taking time to participate in this roundtable interview, as well as all the other members of the press and the coordinators. Batman: Year One is on the shelves and Justice League: Doom comes out next year. Don’t forget to check them out!
Disney is finally bringing us the official English Dub of Miyazaki’s “The Secret World of Arrietty.” The new trailer launched Tuesday on Youtube and iTunes, and sets the North American release date at February 17th, 2012.
“The Secret World of Arrietty” is Miyazaki’s faithful adaptation of the classic book “The Borrowers,” a 1952 children’s novel by Mary Norton. It follows the adventures of the Clock family, who believe they are the last of their kind and must live in a world surrounded by giants. Dangers and the unknown are ever present, and make for a fantastic tale!
Not only is Miyazaki’s adaptation much closer than that of the prior Borrower’s film and miniseries – it also breathes that very special magic and whimsy that so many Studio Ghibli films possess.
Starring Will Arnett, Luke Allen-Gale, Carol Burnett, Amy Poehler, and Saoirse Ronan – this film is definitely another must-see from Miyazaki and his talented crew. I have always been extremely impressed with Disney’s English dub-work, and they have done a fantastic job marketing and distributing Studio Ghibli’s films in the U.S. – “The Secret World of Arrietty” is sure to be another hit.
Did you see the title? It says FREE. That’s right, no strings attached FREE. Zen studios is celebrating a year of great tables by giving back and putting out their newest table for free for this next week. From today October 26th until November 2nd all you need to do is get on your XBOX marketplace, if you haven’t already download the Pinball FX 2 client and download the new Paranormal table for free. That’s it. So if you’ve read our stuff on this game or you just want a completely free game go grab it. Make sure to get it before November 2nd!
As many of you know, I had a chance to go to the Season 4 premiere of The Clone Wars at the Long Beach Aqaurium.
It was a great time and I’m just now getting to uploading the majority of my photos.
I still have some video interviews from it that I’ll be posting over the next few weeks.
Lucasfilm has once again given an advanced look at the upcoming episode of The Clone Wars. This week, we’re being treated to the first of four parts in the Umbara arc.
By all accounts, this is going to be the highlight of this half of the season and I can’t wait to see more. (According to Dee Baker, voice of the Clones, Walter Murch is directing the next episode of this arc and I couldn’t be more excited.)
From the press release:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars returns this week with the launch of an explosive four-part story arc that puts the clone troopers on the ground of a hostile alien planet while under the command of a ruthless general, Jedi Pong Krell.
Tensions run high as the clones carry out Krell’s difficult orders and embark on the deadly mission to take the capital of Umbara in “Darkness on Umbara,” a new episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, airing at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, October 28th on Cartoon Network.
And does anyone else think those walkers look like Zentraedi Battlepods from Robotech? Or do I just have that on the brain?
Wait, there hasn’t been a formal “Anime Update” for like 30 days?!? Sorry about that folks! I got into New York Comic Con / New York Anime Fest mode and it’s taken me this long to get back to the usual. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out our NYCC/NYAF interview with Chris Sabat, Justin Cook and Sean Schemmel from Dragon Ball Z – it was a blast meeting them!
On to this week’s update: We’ve got some great announcements from Viz Media! (And for those of you still following my “Videos from Japan” at the bottom of the Update – I’ve got a new Uncharted 3 commercial with Harrison Ford!)
Press Release: October 21, 2011
VIZ MEDIA ADDS NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS TO NARUTO MOVIE MARATHON ON VIZANIME.COM AND HULU
Limited Time Marathon Celebrates Upcoming DVD and Blu-ray Release of Latest Movie, And Includes All Five NARUTO Movies
To celebrate the upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release of NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS (in stores October 25th), and the birth month of the Naruto character, VIZ Media has just announced the addition of the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS (dubbed) to the special NARUTO movie marathon on VIZAnime.com, the company’s own website for free anime, as well as on the streaming content provider HULU (www.Hulu.com).
A total of 5 feature films featuring the spunky ninja are now available to stream from both sites thru October 23rd. The marathon includes NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW, NARUTO THE MOVIE 2: LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL, NARUTO THE MOVIE 3: GUARDIANS OF THE CRESCENT MOON KINGDOM (all movies rated TV-14), available with either subtitled or English dubbed dialogue tracks. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN:THE MOVIE is also available dubbed on both streaming sites.
In NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS (rated TV-14), a group of mysterious flying ninja have arrived from overseas to launch a sudden attack against the Hidden Leaf Village, leaving behind a wake of destruction. The group is revealed to be the “Sky Ninja” from the Land of Sky, a nation thought to have been destroyed by the Hidden Leaf Village long ago. To save their village, Naruto and his friends set out to stop this new threat. During the course of the mission, Naruto crosses paths with Sasuke, his friend who has parted ways from the Leaf Village.
The NARUTO movie marathon may be accessed from the dedicated site at www.VIZAnime.com/naruto-movie-marathon/. More information on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS is available at www.Naruto.com and www.VIZ.com/naruto-shippuden-movie-video.
Press Release: October 24, 2011
VIZ MEDIA PARTNERS WITH JAPAN’S ANIMATE AND LIBRE PUBLISHING TO LAUNCH
SuBLime, A NEW YAOI MANGA LINE
North American Manga Publishing Powerhouse Launches A Bold New Initiative To Deliver Acclaimed Boys’ Love Titles Digitally And In Print To An Eager Fan Base
San Francisco, CA, October 24, 2011 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced the launch of its highly anticipated new yaoi manga (graphic novel) line – SuBLime – which represents an innovative new partnership between VIZ Media and Japan’s Animate, Ltd. (Animate) and Libre Publishing Co., Ltd. (Libre Publishing).
This bold, global publishing initiative will present English-speaking fans everywhere with a broad selection of high quality titles. SuBLime will offer titles digitally worldwide on its dedicated web site at SuBLimeManga.com, with many available in Download-to-Own format, and selections in print also available in English-language editions worldwide. From the supernatural men of Naono Bohra’s tales of fantasy to the sexy actors portrayed in some of Youka Nitta’s best works, SuBLime will offer something for even the most discerning yaoi manga fan.
“The yaoi manga genre enjoys a sizeable and very passionate following, and the launch of SuBLime will give fans around the world an entirely new outlet that will deliver an exciting range of titles,” says Leyla Aker, Vice President of Publishing, VIZ Media. “We invite fans to join us as we prepare to bring some of the best new boys’ love manga titles to North America and beyond!”
“I’m very excited to open the way to providing boys’ love manga to fans all over the world,” says Shingo Kunieda, Director of Animate’s Overseas Division. “There are many wonderful yaoi manga titles released every month in Japan, and we know that fans want to read them as soon as possible. We are always moving forward to find new ways of doing business, and by partnering with VIZ Media, we can make yaoi fans happy and release boys’ love titles as quickly as possible!”
Toshiko Ohta, President of Libre Publishing, concurs, saying, “Libre’s dream is to bring our content to yaoi fans around the world. In partnership with VIZ Media, this is now a reality. We look forward to readers’ support for SuBLime!”
SuBLime’s first round of digital manga titles are scheduled to launch this December, and will feature LOVE PISTOLS Vol. 1, by Tarako Kotobuki, and the North American debut of DANNASAMA TO MITSUGETSUCHU Vol. 1, by Haruka Minami. January 2012 sees the debut of OUSAMA NO BED, by Sakae Kusama, and in February, SWEET POOL Vol. 1, by Nitro+CHiRAL. Additional new titles slated for 2012 include SHIZUKU HANABIRA RINGO NO KAORI Vols. 1 and 2 by Toko Kawai, DEVIL’S HONEY by Isaku Natsume, KEKKON ZENYA by Kou Fujisaki, ADULT TEACHER WA OSUKI? by Kiu Aion, and YOKUBOU NO SHIZUKU by You Higashino.
SuBLime’s first print titles are scheduled to be THREE WOLVES MOUNTAIN, by Naono Bohra, and HACHIMITSU DARLING, by Norikazu Akira, which will both be released in Spring 2012, followed by PUNCH UP Vol. 1, by Shiuko Kano, and AITSU NO DAIHONMEI Vol. 1, by Suzuki Tanaka, to be released in the Summer of 2012.
For up-to-date news and release information, please visit the SuBLime website at www.SuBLimeManga.com, or follow SuBLime on Twitter at @SuBLimeManga and Facebook at facebook.com/SuBLimeManga.
Finally: Here is the new Japanese Uncharted 3 commercial starring Harrison Ford, in which he says “Sugei” (the Japanese explanation for “WOW! It’s awesome!”). Enjoy!
