Japan Celebrates Summer Movies With Epic Crossover Event!

 

 Fun fact: Japan is the world’s third biggest market for movies, which means that they go nuts for summer blockbusters. And in order to help kick off a “Summer Movie! Campaign” -- calculated to help put butts in theater seats -- the heavy hitters of the silver screen gathered together for a one-in-a-lifetime photo op.

Lucky onlookers at the event were able to meet and greet with an international cast of characters culled from this summer's flicks, the likes of which truly boggle the mind, including...

The Amazing Spider-Man...featured in this summer's The Amazing Spider-Man!

Naruto Uzumaki, star of this summer's Naruto Shippuden Movie 6: Road to Ninja

Kamen Rider Fourze, star of Kamen Rider Fourze THE MOVIE Everyone It's Space Time!

Mei Misaki from the live-action Another movie

Red Buster (and new friend...)

Crunchyroll Apps to Launch on PlayStation 3 and Samsung TVs

 

 Crunchyroll is bringing its anime streaming application to two new platforms this summer, with the addition of Crunchyroll to the PlayStation 3 system and Samsung Smart TVs. An app for PlayStation Vita is also set to follow later this year. 

Availability of the PlayStation 3 application will start off in the U.S. and Canada, and Crunchyroll will offer a 30-day free trial for users who download the app from PlayStation Network.

Japanese Anime Fans Pick Spring's Top Heroine

 

In a mega-free-for-all MyNavi poll almost twentyfour thousand fans named the female character who they felt was tops this spring anime season. See if Nyaruko-san can handle the onslaught of mahjong playing Saki girls. How did Yuko-san and Koko do? Anyone from Fate/zero make it? S

1. Kuroyukihime / Black Lotus - Accel World
2. Toki Onjōji - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
3. Saki Miyanaga - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
4. Ryuuka Shimizudani  - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
5. Kuro Matsumi - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
6. Koromo Amae  - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
7. Sukoya Kokaji - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
8. Hisa Takei  - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
9. Yū Matsumi  - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
10. Sarah Eguchi - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
11.  Nyaruko - Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos
12. Yumi Kajiki - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
13. Mako Someya  - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
14. Satomi Kanbara   - Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A.
15. Koko Hekmatyar - Jormungand
16. Eru Chitanda - Hyōka
17. Chiyuri Kurashima - Accel World
18. Rea Sanka - Sankarea
19. Eucliwood Hellscythe - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
20. Haruna  - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
21. Mael Strom  - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
22. Seraphim   - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
23. Yuka Hanaki - Natsuiro Kiseki
24. Rinko Tamaki  - Natsuiro Kiseki
25.Yuko Kanoe - Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
26. Mero Furuya  - Sankarea
27. Rin Tohsaka - Fate/zero
28. Medaka Kurokami - Medaka Box
29. Mikoto Urabe - Mysterious Girlfriend X
30. Valmet - - Jormungand
31. (tie) Riko Aida - Kuroko's Basketball 
31. (tie) Chris  - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
33. Sakura Usami -  Tsuritama
34. Ritsuko Mukae - Kids on the Slope
35.  Momoe Okonogi - Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
36. Luna Luna Queen's Blade Rebellion 

Ultra-Act Ultraman Ace Revealed!

 

 ULTRA-ACT series, which has gained popularity, including "Sophie". Towards the third collection of six brothers appeared "Ultraman Ace". Effect comes with a wealth of versatile parts.

 

 Parts for reproduction of "vertical guillotine" Ace "blade" to reproduce the specific mortal Ultraman Ace.

Anpanman Tops Bandai's Ranking of "Most Favorite Character"

 

Bandai, the most successful toy company in Japan, announced this year's result of the annual survey "Who is your children's favorite character?" on its official site on June 28. The survey was conducted among 2,000 Japanese parents who have 0-12 year old children. No surprise, Takashi Yanase's Anpanman, a hero with an edible head made of "pan" (bread) that is filled with "an" (red bean paste), wins the first spot of the boy's and girl's combined ranking for 11 consecutive years since 2002 when the survey began. The second of the combined ranking　(and the top of the girl's) is a magical girl anime PreCure series defeating Pokemon/Pocket Monster two years in a row.

Boy's & Girl's Combined Ranking

 

1 (1). Anpanman (466 votes 23.3%)

2 (3). PreCure series (254 votes 12.7%)

3 (4). Kamen Rider series (219 votes 11.0%)

 (pic: Kamen Rider Wizard, the newest show which will start in September 2012)

4 (2). Pokemon/Pocket Monster (203 votes 10.2%)

5 (5). ONE PIECE (160 votes 8.0%)

6 (6). Super Sentai series (122 votes 6.1%)

　(pic: 36th series Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters)