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▶️ METALLIC ROUGE: ONLINE IL MAIN TRAILER PER IL NUOVO ORIGINALE SCI-FI DI CASA BONES!

E c'è anche la data! La serie scritta da Toshizo Nemoto (Macross Delta) e diretta da Motonobu Hori (Carole & Tuesday), dietro alla supervisione di Yutaka Izubuchi (RaXephon, Star Blazers 2199), farà il suo debutto il 10 gennaio.

Già confermato il simulcast da parte di Crunchyroll, che distribuirà le puntate in streaming anche qua in Italia.

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Log Horizon: 2nd Season (2014-2015)

Plot premise:  Veteran gamer Shiroe and his friends are still trapped in the world of the online game Elder Tales. The chaotic city of Akiba has returned to normal for the Earthlings, the original residents of the game world and Shiroe has gained their trust since the war against the Goblins. The highest-ranking Earthling aristocrat, Princess Raynesia, has become the ambassador of Akiba.

Now Shiroe and his team are thinking about their next goals in this game world. Will they remain in Akiba or go west? Or will they travel north or to another faraway country? The team's opinions begin to diverge.

Network: Satelight Studios Episodes (and episode length): 25 (51-58 mins) Creator: Nemoto Toshizo Cast: Terashima Takuma, Kato Emiri, Maeno Tomoaki, Nakata Jôji, Hara Yumi, Takagaki Ayahi, Tamura Nao, Yamashita Daiki, Sakurai Takahiro, Kuno Misaki IMDB | RottenTomatoes | fandom info

± The continuing existence of our isekai mmorpg players gets ever more interesting as each of our main characters go through their own challenge and response moments: Shiroe, Akatsuki, Nyanta, Raynesia, and the baby team. The journey together with them through their insecurities and the way they attempt to make up for those is such a heartfelt core for the show.

On top of that there's the ever expanding after effects of the Apocalypse: from the flavor text becoming real, to the other intentions from other cities like Minami and servers like the China server, to the reveal of the deeper lore of Geniuses that the players didn't encounter when Elder Tale was a game. I also really enjoyed the explanation of monster gold drops and the ever brilliant keikaku of Shiroe.

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Metallic Rouge Spoiler-Filled Review

Metallic Rouge, also known as Metarikku Rūju, is an original mecha anime series. It is produced by Bones, for the studio’s 25th anniversary, an animation company known for Ouran High School Host Club, Gosick, Space Dandy, and Carole & Tuesday. Motonobu Hori directed the series. Supervising director Yutaku Izubuchi assisted him in series composition. Toshizo Nemoto wrote the screenplay. Toshihiro…

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TIME of the SEASON Summer 2023 Edition: HELCK

Oh shit! This one looks like fun!

Welp, we’re down to the last few stretches of what new anime is upon us and we have a couple of more before calling it. So…. Who the hell thought of this title? No, really. It’s like trying not to curse in front of your parents but add the last two syllables to save your ass. This is Helck. Director: Tatsuo Satō Scenario: Mitsutaka Hirota Toshizo Nemoto Music: Yoshihisa Hirano Original…

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Ultraman Z Ep. 12: “The Cry of Life” (TV Review)

(Original Air Date: 9/12/2020, Director: Masayoshi Takesue, Writer: Toshizo Nemoto) 

Grigio Raiden, a cyborg monster with a powerful cannon strapped to its back, is on the prowl and it’s up to the team at STORAGE to stop it. However, in the aftermath of last episode, Haruki finds himself freezing mid fight as he struggles to process whether STORAGE has been doing the right thing killing monsters.

[Full Review Under the Cut]

Clear indications that Haruki’s experience seeing the Red Kings defending their egg last episode will have a lasting impact going forward is simultaneously tragic and a relief. Tragic for the obvious reason that our young, determined main character is in a depressive state and struggling to get out. However, it’s a relief because it means the show isn’t rushing to resolve it. An episode following an ending like last episode could’ve resolved the dilemma by the end of this one or had Haruki brush it aside after freezing once. The show is putting in the effort to explore Haruki’s internal struggle by having it conflict with his ability to do his job and against the worldview of his teammates at STORAGE while not having a quick fix.

A conversation between Haruki and Yoko this episode highlights the contrast between their views on this matter. Some of Yoko best material in a while comes from expressing her views on what it means to bear the burden of taking a life. When Haruki shows his sympathy for the Red Kings from last time, she talks about how there’s no guarantee the monster that hatches from that egg won’t cause greater harm in the future. (Unknowingly echoing Juggler’s observations on the fight.) She understands that monsters may not be sinister in the destruction they cause, but asserts “in this world, there’s no place for monsters.” Her views also tie into a greater sense that STORAGE can’t always rely on Ultraman Z to stop the monsters for them. Yoko sees the strength to carry the burden of taking a life as a sign of the strength they need. It’s a cold view on the matter, especially with how shaken Haruki is right now, but it’s understandable from Yoko’s perspective as a dedicated pilot of STORAGE (and she can be forgiven for how she talks about this around Haruki, since she doesn’t know he’s merged with Zett.)

Her perspective is cold comfort to Haruki. After the initial fight against Grigio Raiden where he froze up, he gets pushed even further into hesitance by Yuka discovering that the monster was experimented on to be a super weapon before it crashed on Earth ten years ago. Coupled with Director Kuriyama revealing that studying the dormant Grigio allowed STORAGE to build their machines, Haruki sees Grigio more as a victim than a threat. His dilemma culminates in the best scene of the episode. We crosscut between Haruki training in the gym and flashbacks to the monsters he’s fought and killed throughout the series, all set to a slow piano version of the opening theme. It’s also worth noting that monsters Haruki knows were intelligent and acted with malicious intent, like Gilvallis and Barossa, get excluded from these flashbacks. The way it ends on a vision of his father’s last moments and Haruki almost makes it feel like he’ll find new resolve sooner rather than later. Once the fight with Grigio resumes, we see how that’s not the case.

With King Joe STORAGE Custom repaired and tuned up after last time, the second operation to stop Grigio becomes the showcase for Joe’s power we didn’t get before. The plan to deal with Grigio effectively requires Yoko to use every configuration King Joe has at its disposal. It’s easy to call this part of the fight an extended toy commercial for the King Joe STORAGE Custom figure (because it is), but it also works as a display of strategy from STORAGE. Yoko utilizes Joe’s separate vehicle components to surround Grigio and corner them a transport platform to move the fight out of the city. Merging the vehicles into Joe’s tank configuration allows for an effective direct assault against the target. Though my favorite bit comes from Haruki coming down in Windom to temporarily chain down Grigio, so Yoko has the time to combine Joe back into robot mode. This all works in favor of Yoko’s portrayal this episode, making this the best fight she’s had since Windom’s debut episode.

Even with how impressive Yoko and King Joe get to be during the fight, we get brought back to the reality of Haruki’s mental state when he needs to transform into Ultraman Z after Grigio starts eating Windom to regain power (insert “taste like chicken” joke here.) There’s still a clear change in Haruki perspective on the fight after transforming, though in a smaller way with him focusing on defense and evasion while waiting for openings to attack. Things take a turn for the worse when Haruki noticed something strange about Grigio Raiden, neon blue tears running down their face. That sight impacts Haruki at such a level that not only does he freeze up again, Zett switches back from Alpha Edge to his original form with his Color Timer flashing red. It’s left up to Yoko, who’s been viewing Haruki freezing up due to his trauma as Ultraman Z not being powerful enough to stop Grigio, to deal the finishing blow on her own. The fight and episode ending on the juxtaposed notes of Yoko getting a decisive victory against a monster and Haruki’s screams of anguish at how the fight went.

“The Cry of Life” keeping the thread of Haruki’s shattered resolve going makes a powerful episode overall. There is one issue with this episode as a standalone piece. For all the discussion and introspection concerning Haruki’s view of fighting/killing monsters, there’s one character that never gets involved, Zett himself. We get a throwaway line or two during the fights, but there’s no conversation between host and Ultra about this dilemma. There’s room for this to come up later in the larger picture of the series, but for now the issue stick out like a sore thumb in an otherwise great episode for Haruki’s character.

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Selector Spread WIXOSS Review

Selector Spread WIXOSS Review

This is review number four hundred and thirty three. This anime is part of the Fall 2014 lineup, and it’s called Selector Spread WIXOSS. It’s a twelve episode anime about a very confusing card game. Seriously, someone explain the rules to me. Let’s read on.

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Ultraman Decker's main director is Masayoshi Takesue, who did Ultraman R/B as main director. Series compostion by Toshizo Nemoto who previously worked on Geed, R/B, Z and Trigger. This is confirmed via the official website for Decker

oh so we can finally be spared of sakamoto

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A third season of the Log Horizon anime series, titled "Log Horizon: Entaku Houkai", has been announced for October 2020 on station NHK-E.

-Staff-

Director: Shinji Ishihira

Series Composition: Toshizo Nemoto

Sound Director: Shouji Hata

Music: Yasuharu Takanashi

Production: Studio Deen

via: www6.nhk.or.jp/anime/topics/detail.html?i=6074

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SCARLET NEXUS TV Anime 2nd PV Introduces OP Theme by THE ORAL CIGARETTES

    The official website for the upcoming TV anime based on Bandai Namco's action-RPG Scarlet Nexus has posted an 80-second second PV to introduce its OP theme song "Red Criminal" by the four-member Japanese rock band THE ORAL CIGARETTES. The band also provides the theme song "Dream In Drive" for the game.

  The song will be digitally released on June 30, 2021. The band's vocalist/gutarlist Takuya Yamanaka says, "We're really happy to be able to sing the OP song for the anime following the game version of 'SCARLET NEXUS.' The song expresses Kasane and Yuito's struggle against their heroic fate, and the conflicts they feel in the midst of it. Please enjoy our music along with the world view of the anime."

    TV anime 2nd PV featuring the OP theme song "Red Criminal":

    Game's launch trailer featuring the theme song "Dream In Drive":

    The Sunrise-animated TV series is set to premiere in Japan on TOKYO MX, BS11, and Sun TV on July 1, 2021. Prior to the premiere in Japan, its first episode is now streamed on Funimation's official YouTube channel for a limited time.

      Synopsis:

  Solar calendar year 2020: grotesque organisms called Others have begun eating people. To take down this new enemy, the Other Suppression Force is formed. Saved by this elite team as a child, psychokinetic Yuito withstands the training to enlist. On the other hand, prodigy Kasane was scouted for her abilities. But Kasane’s dreams tell her strange things, dragging the two into an unavoidable fate. 

    Key visual:

    Main Staff:

  Director: Hiroyuki Nishimura (Gundam The Origin character designer)

Series Composition/Screenplay: Yoichi Kato, Toshizo Nemoto

Screenplay: Akiko Inoue

Character Design: Yuji Ito, Hiroyuki Nishimura

Art Director: Osamu Tayama

Color Design: Nagisa Abe

CG Line Director: Hitomi Ito

CG Modeling Director: Tatsuya Shimano

Director of Photography: Daichi Izeki

Editor: Masato Yoshitake

Music: Hiroyoshi Anazawa

Sound Director: Yayoi Tateishi

Original Story: Namco Bandai Entertainment

Planning and Anime Production: Sunrise

Production: SCARLET NEXUS Production Committee 

    Main Voice Cast:

  Suito Sumeragi: Junya Enoki

Kasane Randall: Asami Seto

Hanabi Ichijo: Tomomi Mineuchi 

Tsugumi Nazar: Marika Takano

Gemma Garrison: Ryota Takeuchi

Luka Travers: Chinatsu Akasaki

Siden Ritter: Kengo Kawanishi

Arashi Spring: Yui Horie

Kyouka Eden: Yumi Hara

Kagerou Dan: Daisuke Namikawa

Nagi Carman: Yuma Uchida

Naomi Randall: Asuka Nishi

    Source: TV anime "Scarlet Nexus" official website / Twitter, Funimation YouTube channel

  ©BNEI/SUNRISE

  By: Mikikazu Komatsu

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Funimation Announces English Dub Adaptation Of The Scarlet Nexus

A different type of nexus.

Funimation has announced an August 5th start date for The Scarlet Nexus. Hiroyuki Nishimura is directing the series and Yōichi Katō, Toshizo Nemoto and Akiko Inoue are writing the series’ scripts, with Nishimura and Yuji Ito designing the characters, and Hironori Anazawa composing the series’ music. The Sunrise produced series features the following English dub cast and crew. Cast And Crew Yuito…

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Are You Joking? - Ultraman Trigger 04 Analysis |GU 42

Are You Joking? - Ultraman Trigger 04 Analysis |GU 42 Was this episode too comedic for you? #Tokusatsu #Ultraman #UltramanTrigger #review

COMING SOON Subscribe: iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RSS Ultraman Trigger Episode 04 For Smiles – July 31, 2020 Writer: Toshizo Nemoto Director: Masayoshi Takesue A mysterious artifact is excavated from the Ultra-Ancient ruins. As GUTS-Select investigates, the treasure Ignis had been hunting awakens Oka-Gubira! With the town in danger, Kengo must transform into Trigger to make…

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Log Horizon Finally Sees Its Third Season

Log Horizon Finally Sees Its Third Season

After what feels like an eternity of waiting, the latest installment in the Log Horizon anime series has been confirmed. The series, which originally began in 2013, followed a young college student named Shiroe, who returns to his favorite MMO, Elder Tale, in time for its most recent update only to discover that none of the players who were a part of the game could log out any longer.

Though…

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Macross Delta: Anunciados nuevo filme y conciertos crossover

Macross Delta: Anunciados nuevo filme y conciertos crossover

(Lechería, 23 de septiembre. O’kuroku).- El día de hoy, durante el “Walküre Senjou no Premium Live Event at Toyosu Pit” se anunció que se le dio luz verde a un nuevo filme de Macross Delta. (more…)

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Ultraman Z Ep. 19: “The Last Hero” (TV Review)

(Original Airdate: October 31, 2020, Director: Takanori Tsujimoto, Writer: Toshizo Nemoto)

Time certainly got away from me last week, but I finally found some to be able to look at this amazing episode of Ultraman Z.

While fighting the monster Bemstar after it lands on Earth in search of food, STORAGE is taken by surprise when the monster flees at the sight of a crack in the sky. While the team stands by to deal with whatever comes out of the portal behind the crack, Zett tells Haruki it has the energy of the Yapool, a villain that once created “Terrible-Monsters” that were fought off by Ultraman Ace. When Yapool’s energy emerges in the form of the monster Baraba, it’s up to Haruki and Zett to hold fast against its overwhelming power.

Though they may require some help from an Ultra-Legend.

[Full Review Under the Cut]

Director Takanori Tsujimoto, who’s had a stellar track record this season including “First Juggling”, “Robot-2 Activation Plan”, and last time’s “Rechallenge from the Year 2020”, and the effects crew’s work on this episode appropriately make it feel like a capital-E “Event” above other episodes. After the more subdued style of camera work in the previous episode, this time is almost relentless with one creative effects-shot or high energy sequence after another. Before things kick into high gear, we get a shot from the perspective of a civilian’s cell phone camera of Windom and King Joe on standby to fight against whatever comes out of the crack in the sky. The compositing between the shots of the model city and the physical space the extras playing the civilian witnesses are in is seamless. Ground-level civilians also play a role in a small visual gag as Zett fights Baraba. A sliding parallax shot between people trying to get pictures of the fight that runs in parallel to the background action as the camera slides across the events.

The camerawork also plays into establishing Baraba as a threat in this episode. When the “Hitman Terrible-Monster” (gotta love these titles) lands from the portal it broke through, the camera does a hard pullback into an office building where we see the windows shatter from the shockwave of the monster’s first attack. Each move Baraba takes from there further reinforces how direness of its presence. First in how quickly it takes out King Joe, though that’s becoming less of an impressive feat as we get more appearances from Joe (I swear its been overall less helpful in fights than either of its predecessors.) More impressive is how quickly it manages to deal with Ultraman Z in Delta Rise Claw form, knocking Beliarok out of Zett’s grip quickly before the fight becomes an utter curbstomp. Baraba manages to do something we’ve only seen once before, knocking Zett out of Ultra-Fusion into his default form.

When the battle against Baraba becomes as desperate as any we’ve seen in the show, hope arrives in the form of Ultraman Ace.

Like with Ultra Q last time, I haven’t watched the series for Ultraman Ace yet, so there’s only so much I can say about this episode as a tribute to that. However, the shift in the atmosphere of this episode is palpable once Ace shows up to provide support against Baraba. From the accompanying music to the way the lighting makes him shine a little brighter than anything else in this episode, Ace’s arrival marks the fulfillment of the “Event” tone the rest of the episode sets. Ace showing off all his energy attacks against the monster, before encouraging Zett to rejoin the fight in Beta Smash form (appropriate since that fusion features Ace’s power as one of its components.) It’s mostly another fantastic display of action for the series, but it does feature the one effects shot in the episode that didn’t impress me. We see both Ultras attack Baraba from various angles as a CGI cityscape spins alongside all of them. It’s a bit much in an episode where otherwise the effects are some of the most impressive in the series and does more to distract from the action on display than enhance it.

The battle between the Ultras and Baraba ends when Ace teaches Zett to use Beta Smash’s power in a new attack called “Space Z”, finally defeating the monster. The end of the fight leaves both heroes with time to talk about their connection to each other, namely a “debt” that Zett told Haruki he owes to Ace earlier in the episode. Ace reveals that he’s the one who gave our title hero the name “Ultraman Z”, making him Zett’s “godfather” as Haruki puts it. The older hero tells Zett he chose the name since the letter Z means “the last” on Earth. Which is Ace’s hope for Zett’s legacy, that he’ll be the last hero the galaxy will need to fight against evil (so… no pressure or anything.)

Jokes aside, Zett looking up to his senior Ultra’s has been a major recurring motif in this series. Whether it’s wanting to be Zero’s student or the honorifics he tells Haruki to give the past heroes when they use Ultra-Fusion, wanting to be part of that legacy defines Ultraman Z. Here we see some of that admiration returned in Ace’s hope for the rookie Ultra. There’s added meaning, from a meta level, for that sentiment coming from one of the Showa-era’s “Ultra Brothers.” While Zero and Geed are both fantastic characters and heroes, they are more contemporary with Zett. Getting a demonstration of Zett’s in-universe connections to the greater legacy of Ultra displayed as spectacularly as it was in this episode is the best character showcase for Zett himself we’ve gotten.

Since the episode after this was a clip show I won’t bother reviewing, I’ll return to Ultraman Z with this Friday’s upcoming episode after it airs.

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