News from July, 2003!
7/25/03~ Bandai's .hack has it all: anime DVDs, manga, PS2 games, and now, a collectible card game! Card game company Decipher has announced that they will be
releasing a Trading Card Game called .hack//ENEMY, where players will experience The World "from the point of view of the monsters and mysterious AI entities that are corrupting the system."
The game is apparently designed to play fast; it should be easy to learn, and fun to master. For more details, be sure to check out your local hobby or
comic bookstore, and enter The World all over again!
Live Sailor Moon Series In Japan - Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi has announced that a live action Sailor Moon series will premier on the Tokyo Broadcasting System in October. Toei, the studio that produced the Sailor Moon animated series will also
produce the live(or "sentai") series. Toei promises lots of computer-generated special effects for the new
series. Most of the previous live action "sentai" series like Kamen Rider (or the better known Power Rangers) were targeted at boys, so this Sailor Moon series represents something of a departure from tradition, and demonstrates the enduring appeal of the property.
Just to make sure everyone's in synch with what's coming to Cartoon
Network's
Adult Swim, Anime Tourist has outlined the upcoming schedule.
Starting August 3rd, the Big O II will air on Sundays at 11PM Eastern! Then,starting August 4th, FLCL and Blue Gender will run Monday through Thursday; FLCL at 12AM Eastern, and Blue Gender at 12:30AM Eastern.
Remember that all times are subject to change, so be sure to double-check with your local listings!
Viz has released a bunch of new manga information today - for starters, the first Hikaru no Go and Rurouni Kenshin graphic novels now have official
release dates! Rurouni Kenshin vol. 1 will arrive on October 7th (can't wait for this one!), and Hikaru no Go vol. 1 will release on November 20th. And last but not least, Please Save My Earth has a new release date of October 22nd.
