Noitamina anime simulcast launches April 21; DVDs of Gainax series due in 2012

If you were a fan of the recent Gainax anime Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, surely you're waiting on the release of those Nendoroids we've been telling you about However, if you need something to order in the meantime, I think we have just the thing for you: Phat Company's three piece PVC set, which also includes Chuck.

The complete set is only ¥1,530 (US$18.03), so you don't exactly have to worry abut it breaking the bank if you go for it. The Nendoroids don't hit until June, and these come later (in August), but either way you have lots of cute merch to choose from. Anyone pre-order either of the choices already?

[Pre-order through Hobby Search]

Another promotional clip for FUNimation's Blu-ray and DVD release of FLCL, from February 22, 2011. This mind-bending six-episode OVA was co-created by Gainax and Production I.G, and was originally released in Japan throughout (...)

The anime project Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is being created by a team from studio Gainax that reunites several Gurren Lagann veterans The story follows two angels kicking ass on Earth One of them is a teen-celebrity-like blond-haired girl named Panty, and the other one a black-haired goth loli girl named Stocking The two are angels sent from the heavens to battle the "Ghosts" on Earth Except that they're actually creating more problems than they solve

Amazing opening lines, Gainax. Stay classy there. Oh fuck yeah, Stocking’s back. And looking pretty damn bad ass to go with it too. A giant drill made out of countless pairs of panties ans stockings? Only Gainax. I am going to miss this. Gainax till the end. Holy crap. Gainax sure redefines “foot” job” with [...]

Hosts: Evan "Vampt Vo" Minto, Elliot Page, Ink
Topic: "What'cha Been Doing?"

After a ridiculously long break between episodes, we're back with a 100% Ani-Gamers staff episode (i.e. both co-hosts are Ani-Gamers contributors). We discuss the anime, manga, and video games we've been checking out in these last few weeks, including Ink's Anime Secret Santa pick, Fate/Stay Night. Plus, in the last fifteen minutes or so, Evan and Elliot have an in-depth discussion of the wildly popular indie game Minecraft.

Check out show notes and links after the break.

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(Runtime: 58 minutes)

[00:00] Evan plays with the soundboard and annoys Elliot.

[00:12] Opening Song: "R.O.D. Theme" by Taku Iwasaki (Read Or Die OAV OP)

[00:27] Introductions all around. Our hosts this time are Evan, Elliot, and Ink

[01:50] Check out Evan's appearances on other podcasts: Anime3000 (20 Questions), MangaPlasma (Dragon Ball), and MangaPlasma (Princess Ai).

[02:50] Elliot is reading the slightly disappointing fifth volume of Kiminori Wakasugi's Detroit Metal City manga.

[08:32] Evan is reading Asuka Izumi's The Lizard Prince, a silly shōjo manga about a pretty-boy Prince who has been transformed into a lizard. Did we mention it's silly?

[11:52] Ink is watching the anime versions of Shikabane-Hime, Fate/Stay Night, and Claymore. Elliot admits that he has played the Fate/Stay Night game.

[16:43] Elliot bought a Crunchyroll subscription, and is now watching Gainax and Hiroyuki Imaishi's Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt.

[22:30] Evan's watching his roommate's Gundam Unicorn Blu-rays. (The show is from studio Sunrise and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi.) We talk a bit about where the best place to start is for fans who want to get into the Universal Century Gundam timeline.

[32:25] Ink watched the beginning of the Masaaki Yuasa anime The Tatami Galaxy, but had to frequently pause to read the dense dialogue.

[35:40] MINECRAFT! Minecraft? MINECRAFT! Evan and Elliot have been playing, and they get super-excited when they talk about it.

[55:43] Evan goes into the outro. Check out the site, subscribe or leave us comments on our iTunes page, visit the podcast homepage, and follow us on Twitter (@AniGamers, @VamptVo, @elliotpage, @Poetic_Ink)

[57:30] Ending Song: "WORLD END Instrumental" by FLOW (Code Geass R2 2nd OP)

[57:45] Evan's still talking. Still talking. STILL talking.

Since Revoltech has featured plenty of Gainax designs, the popular Gunbuster would seemingly fit right in. Yet we were teased with Dix Neuf from Gunbuster 2, with no sign of the original...until now! Union-Creative has updated their site with official images of Revoltech #101, Gunbuster! At one point, Gunbuster had the record for destroying the most enemies onscreen in anime(though this may have been surpassed by Gainax's later creation, Gurren Lagann).

Scheduled release is February 15th 2011. Kaiyodo made a Gunbuster figure years ago, but it was not as articulated as this upcoming Revoltech figure. See for yourself after the jump!

If Studio Gainax created the Powerpuff Girls as slutty angels! (pic is from here. You can also find

Gainax has seen fit to turn Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt into a giant robot anime, much to the delight of its fans. The first part consisted of a full-blown mecha anime parody, and the second part was packed with…

Ayanami Rei Grimlock ver. Cosplay. ayanami-rei-grimlock-koyuki-04. The girls of Shin Seiki Evangelion has always been one of the most recognised icons of the anime world, and indeed, a lot of variety of them exist as well as Gainax was ...

Hōkago no Pleiades in winter; Mahō Shōjo Yue in November; Dragon Crisis in January

What is certainly one of the more... um... interesting series from Gainax, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is making a name for itself with its familiar art style and raunchy episodes. So one would wonder, when will we start seeing figures for this crack series?

Garage kit maker Polygonia appeared to fill that void two months before the series even premiered. The Daten City Journal has photos of Polygonia's creation and though in the rough stage, it is definitely capturing these three. Unfortunately, there aren't any details on when one would see these appear or if it's a garage kit or official PVC release. Maybe some news will pop up at the end of the month when Treasure Festa in Kobe 2 begins.

That was a relatively tame second episode compared to the first one. Somewhat disappoint, Gainax. ©2010 Kurogane's Anime Blog. All Rights Reserved..

Asami Uki Stocking Cosplay Gallery. 75287-asami_uki-blouse-blue_hair-cosplay-hairbow-jumper-pantyhose- Stocking, from the new anime series Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt by Gainax is now rendered in cosplay by cosplayer Asami Uki ...

「P&SwG」 by (凪庵) Part A: 「Excretion Without Honor and Humanity」 Part B: 「Death Race 2010」 Introducing our heroines sent down from above… Panty & Stocking~! Before we begin, some background: Series Title: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Animation Studio: GAINAX Director: Imaishi Hiroyuki (*Gurren Lagann, Dead Leaves) Assistant Director: Otsuka Masahiko (*Gurren Lagann) Character Designer: [...]

A teaser website has launched announcing a collaborative project between anime studio Gainax and automobile manufacturer Subaru. Shouji Saeki (Mahoromatic, Strike Witches) will direct. Daisuke Kikuchi (Gurren Lagann, Mahoromatic: Tadaima Okaeri) will serve as concept artist. And Mai Otsuka (Shakugan no Shana, Hanamaru Yochien) will serve as character designer. Source: Anime News Network

Project with staffers from Mahoromatic, Gurren Lagann, Shana "drops this winter"

A revista Young Ace da Kadokawa Shoten, eterna dependente da franquia Neon Genesis Evangelion (criada pela Gainax - leia-se, Hideaki Anno, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto e companhia ilimitada), até tenta se defender de outras formas. A edição de Outubro (que corresponde a Novembro em sua capa) trará a estreia de dois títulos. Um deles é Dororon Enma-Kun. Meninas bonitinhas, roupas rasgadas, aquele apelo moezeiro de sempre, o de praxe. Só que como seguro morreu de velho, o outro título é MAIS uma série baseada em Evangelion, que se chamará... Tony Takezaki no Evangelion.
Ao menos a assinatura de Takezaki quer dizer alguma coisa. O sujeito é um veterano dos quadrinhos de ficção científica dos anos oitenta e noventa, além de ser um ilustrador de mão cheia, e tem no seu currículo material digno de atenção como A.D. Police, talvez o mais interessante subproduto da franquia Bubblegum Crisis (sem falar na sua participação na malfadada série Bubblegum Crash), além de ter criado o conceito do ultra-violento Genocyber (ele foi responsável pelo mangá original, desenvolvido em paralelo por outra equipe para animação).
Por outro lado, a imagem do cartaz sinaliza que Takezaki não está levando a franquia muito a sério. É mais ou menos o que ele vem fazendo com a franquia Gundam (em Tony Takezaki no Gundam, publicado na revista Gundam Ace), e provavelmente a Kadokawa esteja apenas repetindo a fórmula editorial que deu certo: é gag mangá, nada além disso. Talvez ao invés de fazer uma Young Ace, a editora devesse ter lançado uma Evangelion Ace. Teria sido mais seguro, e é o que essa revista periga se tornar não-oficialmente, afinal.



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Génie de l'animation nippone, Satoshi Kon serait mort hier à l'âge de 47 ans. On lui doit notamment Paprika, influence évidente d'Inception, à redécouvrir d'urgence... News à la Kon... Le jeu de mot est nul, mais il traduit bien la tristesse des fans d'animation et plus généralement des cinéphiles. Selon les twitters de Yasuhiro Takeda, co-fondateur du studio Gainax et Masao Murayama, co-fondateur du studio Madhouse, Satoshi Kon serait mort dans la journée d'hier. La nouvelle a fait l'effet d'une trainée de poudre sur tous les sites d'otaku (dont le très sérieux ANN). Peu connu du grand public, Satoshi Kon était en effet un maître de l'animation nippone qui par ses expérimentations narratives et son imaginaire avait acquis une place essentielles dans la culture animé. Ce David Lynch de l'animation japonaise (pour faire court) qui travaillait sur la frontière entre réel et imaginaire n'a signé que quatre films, mais presque autant de chef-d'oeuvres; Perfect Blue , Millenium Actress , Tokyo Godfathers ou Paprika (sans oublier sa série télé injustement passé sous le radar, Paranoia Agent ) témoignent d'un génie narratif et d'une très haute maîtrise technique. Né en 1963, Satoshi Kon débute sa carrière dans le Manga (il a notamment été l'assistant de Katsuhiro Otomo sur Akira). Il fait ses armes dans l'animation quelques années plus tard sur Patlabor 2 de Mamoru Oshii et sur un film considéré comme une pierre angulaire de l'animation japonaise, Memories . C'est en 97 qu'il passe finalement à la réalisation avec Perfect Blue . Récit complexe qui plonge le spectateur au coeur de l'imaginaire ado, le film suivait l'histoire de Mima, pop idol qui décide d'abandonner la variété pour le ciné. Alors qu'elle commence à tourner, des faits étranges se déroulent autour d'elle. Lettres piégées, menaces, assassinats... Est-ce l'oeuvre d'un fan exalté ? Ou Mima bascule-t-elle dans la schizophrénie ? En reprenant les codes du thriller US, mais en les baignant dans une atmosphère de rêverie teen, Satoshi Kon signait un film à la virtuosité incroyable, un récit où se mêlaient réalité et fantasmes, vie et fiction. Perfect Blue, d'abord conçu comme un OAV, était finalement sorti en salles et avait permis à l'Occident de découvrir un auteur atypique. Son second long métrage, Millenium Actress (sorti directement en DVD en France), reprenait le principe du kaléidoscope narratif, mélangeant passé et présent, récits de tournage et tranches de vie, pour tracer un portrait de femme et une histoire du cinéma japonais. Dans ces deux films, ses influences étaient claires : David Lynch et Alfred Hitchcock pour Perfect Blue, Terry Gilliam , Abattoir 5 et Titanic pour Millenium Actress... Il parvenait pourtant à fondre ces références dans une animation d'une fluidité et d'une beauté vénéneuse. Après Tokyo Godfathers , troisième film plus sage mais peut-être encore plus émouvant (pas de kaléidoscope, mais un conte de Noel à la Capra , et une relecture moderne du Fils du désert de John Ford ) et un bref passage par la télévision, Satoshi Kon était revenu une dernière fois à son cinéma surréaliste avec Paprika . Lointain ancêtre d' Inception , Papika fonctionnait comme un thriller à l'intérieur des rêves où deux enquêteurs tentaient de récupérer une machine permettant de pénétrer dans le subconscient. Pur trip de SF, grand film K.Dickien, Paprika était un labyrinthe mental stupéfiant, une orgie de couleurs et de mouvements et surtout une somme des thèmes et des obsessions d'un cinéaste qui s'était spécialisé dans la science des rêves. Le cinéaste travaillait actuellement à un nouveau projet, Yume-Miru Kikai. L'interview de Satoshi Kon sur Paprika Regardez Satoshi Kon dessiner pour Premiere.fr son héroïne Paprika Et voilà le faux trailer qu'un fan avait reconstruit en rajoutant la bande-son d' Inception sur la bande-annonce de Paprika ...

Satoshi Kon, acclaimed Japanese director of Animated feature films such as Paprika and Millenium Actress died today. io9 reports: Satoshi Kon, director of Paprika and creator of Paranoia Agent, has apparently died at age 47. Gainax employee Takeda Yasuhiro tweeted the news a short time ago, and it was confirmed by Madhouse’s Masao Maruyama via [...]

Rumors started to circulate around Twitter today that anime luminary Satoshi Kon, director of such truly brilliant films as Millennium Actress and Paprika, has died at the age of 47. One of the first reports came in from Takeda Yasuhiro, a founding member of Gainax, the animation studio most famous for producing Neon Genesis Evangelion. Now both Ani-Gamers and Anime Reel is reporting that the above tweet is most likely true and while confirmation will have to wait until it's daytime in Japan, Anime Reel writes that other sources have confirmed Yasuhiro's claim, including Masao Maruyama, president of Madhouse Studios (Note: Maruyama didn't say Kon died explicitly, just that a major filmmaker had passed away). According to Anime-Gamers' source, Kon died of cancer.

There's still a chance that this could just be a nasty and rather inexplicable rumor but it looks less and less likely. We will update you if the situation changes and as more news becomes available.

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Japanese anime director Satoshi Kon has been reported to have passed away on August 23rd, 2010 at the age of 47 years old. 'Gainax employee Takeda Yasuhiro tweeted the news a short time ago, and it was confirmed by Madhouse's Masao Maruyama via the Otakon committee.'And while my primary viewing experience had been the mind-bending splendid "Paprika" (a must-watch, IMHO / Chris Nolan's

EDIT 1: Former Otakon con chair Jim Vowles claims in a forum post that he has spoken to studio Madhouse's founder/producer Masao Maruyama (a frequent guest at Otakon), who confirmed Kon's death. According to the post, Kon died yesterday, though no mention of cancer is made. This certainly lends credence to the other stories we've been hearing, but I'll stay on top of any further updates.

EDIT 2: Anime News Network has reported on Vowles' confirmation, leading me to finally lay to rest my doubts about the death. Ani-Gamers will likely run coverage in the near future to pay tribute to the beloved, award-winning director.

We are currently hearing widespread, unconfirmed reports of the death of anime director Satoshi Kon (Millennium Actress, Paprika, Paranoia Agent). It all began with a Japanese tweet from Gainax producer Yasuhiro Takeda alleging that Kon had died today at age 47. From there, the rumor snowballed across Twitter in multiple languages, but due to the time difference between North America and Japan, there has been no official Japanese confirmation as of yet. Nevertheless, Anime culture researcher Alex Leavitt translated a tweet from Takeda that confirms his confidence in his prior statement and provides a possible cause of death ("Seems real, heard it was cancer").

There is little that can be done now but wait for an official report out of Japan, but if this news turns out to be true, it represents a powerful blow to the anime industry. Rest assured, Ani-Gamers will keep on top of this emerging story and update this post as more information surfaces.

Pre-thoughts (I’ll probably add some preliminary thoughts to series I haven’t seen before on the first post) I’m a little hesitant about heading into Gurren Lagann, because most everything about it says that I probably won’t like it.  Whether that’s because it’s GAINAX, it’s one of those “OMGWTFBBQ THIS IS THE BEST SERIES EVAR!!” series, [...]

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It would seem that Ani-Gamers is once again on the road, this time to Baltimore's resident anime convention (and one of the largest in the country), Otakon. But this is no normal convention. No, because this year I will be rooming with BakaTanuki and Lwelyk (along with Internet Heroes the Reverse Thieves and many others), while Ink and Uncle Yo will be off handling their own sleeping arrangements. Yes, friends, that is FIVE Ani-Gamers writers at one convention. If you ever wanted to get our autograph and then punch us in the face for thinking anybody wanted our autograph, there has never been a better chance!

Oh yeah, and we'll have lots of coverage, too! There are press conferences to attend, panels to write up, and podcasts to record, not to mention a final con report to write. If you can't get to the convention, please do your best to enjoy it through our coverage. Think about it this way: At least you won't have to listen to teenagers screaming "buttscratchers!" in your ear for three days.

Just to get the word out before the break, I want to let everybody know that I will be running my character designs panel, "The Changing Faces of Anime," after its positive reception at AnimeNEXT 2010, and Uncle Yo will be performing his stand-up comedy as well as his new "Embracing the Robot Apocalypse" panel and "Anime One-Night Stands." Below, I've included tentative itineraries for Ink, Uncle Yo and myself. If I get itineraries from the other bloggers, I'll be sure to post them in here.

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We begin with Ink's schedule, which is nicely organized and shows a sense of focus and thoughtfulness greatly envied by his editor-in-chief.

Friday

When	What	Where
9–10 am	What’s the Point of Anime Intro & Ending Themes?	Panel 6
11 am–12 pm	La Corda D'Oro Primo	Video 1
12–1:30 pm	Madhouse Panel	Panel 2
2–4 pm	Bamboo Blade	Video 2
4:30–5:30 pm	Anime, Lost in Translation	Panel 1
5–6 pm	Dead Like Us: Shinigami and the Japanese Idea of Death	Panel 4
6–6:30 pm	Funimation Industry Panel	Panel 3
6:30–7:30 pm	Japan: The Most Convenient Place on Earth	Panel 4
7:30–8:30 pm	Bad Anime, Bad!!	Panel 5
9:30–10:30 pm	Modern Mythology: Mythic Elements in Anime & Video Games	Panel 4
10:30 pm–11 am	Voice Actors After Dark!	Panel 3
11 pm–12 am	Portrait of a Fujoshi: The Psychology of Ogiue Chika	Panel 4
12–1 am	Anime One-Night Stands	Panel 1

Saturday

When	What	Where
9–10 am	Experiments in the Anime Industry: noitaminA	Panel 4
9:30–10:30 am	The Changing Faces of Anime	Panel 1
12:30–1:30 pm	Anime in Academia	Panel 1
1:30–2:30 pm	Bouncing Through the Years: A Gainax Panel	Panel 4
6–7 pm	10 Anime You've Never Heard of but Must See!	Panel 5
8–9 pm	Genshiken 2	Video 5
9–10:30 pm	Bandai After Dark	Panel 5
10:30–11 pm	Japanese Folklore: Kitsune, Oni and Yuurei, Oh My!	Panel 4
11 pm–12 am	Feminism, Fandom, and Fanservice	Panel 1
12–1 am	Sailor Moon's Influence on the World of Hentai - Filthy Edition	Panel 2

Sunday

When	What	Where
9–10 am	I "Squeeee!" for Shoujo	Panel 1
12 pm–1:30 pm	Japanese Directors & Producers Panel	Panel 6
1:30–2:30 pm	Dubs that Time Forgot	Panel 2

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On the other hand, my list is full of overlapping panels and missing a number of panels I don't know I'm going to yet. I tried my best to include only the ones I'm sure I'll be at, but this is obviously still very tentative. (If a panel has an asterisk [*] next to it, I might not be there for the whole time, if I go at all.)

Friday

When	What	Where
9–10 am	What’s the Point of Anime Intro & Ending Themes?	Panel 6
10:30 am-12 pm	Vertical, Inc. Featuring Felipe Smith	Panel 2
12-1:30 pm	Madhouse Panel	Panel 2
3-4 pm	Hetalia Mock UN Summit	Panel 3
4:30-6 pm	Aniplex Panel *	Panel 5
6-7 pm	Anime Journalism: The Story Behind The Story *	Panel 1
6-7 pm	You Don't Like Moe -- And Here's Why! * (Can't decide to go to this or the journalism panel)	Panel 5
7:30-8:30 pm	Bad Anime Bad!! *	Panel 5
8-9 pm	Gundam Unicorn	Video 5
9:30-10:30 pm	Modern Mythology: Mythic Elements in Anime and Video Games	Panel 4
11 pm-12 am	Portrait of a Fujoshi: The Psychology of Ogiue Chika	Panel 4
12:30-1:30 am	The History of Hentai *	Panel 2

Saturday

When	What	Where
9:30-10:30 am	The Changing Faces of Anime (THIS IS MY PANEL. ONLY TRUE HEROES MAY ATTEND.)	Panel 1
11:30 am-2 pm	Welcome to the SPACE SHOW Premier	HD Theater
2-3 pm	Podcasting for your Fandom	Panel 1
6-7 pm	10 Anime You've Never Heard of but Must See!	Panel 5
7:30-8:30 pm	The Otakon 2010 Gundam Experience: Life Beyond 30	Panel 5
8:30-9:30	Uncle Yo: Otaku Stand-up Comedy	Panel 3
10:00-1:00	Saturday Night Fan Parodies	Video 5
11:00-12:00	Feminism, Fandom, and Fanservice *	Panel 1

Sunday

When	What	Where
12 pm–1:30 pm	Japanese Directors & Producers Panel	Panel 6
1:30–2:30 pm	Dubs that Time Forgot	Panel 2

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Meanwhile, Uncle Yo, also on a mission to rub my lack of coherent scheduling ability in my face, provides us with a succinct list of only the events he will actually be performing/speaking at. Nice going!

When	What	Where
Fri 6-7 pm	Embracing the Robot Take-Over	Panel 6
Fri 12-1 am	Anime One-Night Stands	Panel 1
Sat 8:30-9:30 pm	Uncle Yo: Otaku Stand-up Comedy	Panel 3

Confesso que quero pôr as mãos nesse blu-ray box de Furi Kuri, o último trabalho de Hideaki Anno para a Gainax, só por causa dessa capa. Ela é sensacional. E essa edição especial em Blu-ray estará disponível por um breve período de tempo a partir de 18 de agosto - quem pegou, pegou, quem pegou não vai pegar mais. Essa edição, além de ter imagens do próprio character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, produzida especialmente para esse box, terá dois discos (me pergunto para quê, devido a monstruosa capacidade que um Blu-Ray já tem por si). O segundo disco terá bônus raros, como anúncios, animações tiradas de jogos, vídeos promocionais da época do lançamento e outras coisinhas mais. Obrigatório para os fãs de Furi Kuri - cuja esquisita trama pode ser melhor definida como uma espécie de polaróide surrealista de uma sensação de estagnação que cerca os adolescentes japoneses moradores de áreas regionais.
Diacho, quem tem um encerramento desses realmente não precisa de abertura. E eu admito: quero uma lambreta dessas.





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Leah sent me the picture above a few days ago. No matter how many times I look at it, I can't seem to stop laughing. It's the slightly creased right eye on the kitten, I think. It just lends that extra bit of irritation -- "Mom, this is NOT a real cat!". Also, it reminds me that cats are never happy about anything. I have two, and trust me, I know.

I'm not going to be humble about this week's gallery -- it's absolutely killer. The internet had some incredible toy photos to share this week. You'll see some great new shots from toy photographer Kodomut in there, as well as an awesome shot of the characters from the old Gainax anime His and Her Circumstances, more Hoi Hoi-san mods, an incredible Princess Mononoke bust, and the most hilarious photos of Shoujo S and the Duke Togo Figma that I have ever seen. You're in for a treat -- enjoy!

Adventure Time belongs to Pendelton Ward
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Gainax has officially unveiled the first promotional image of its upcoming anime television series Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. Source: Moon Phase

Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian (Dantalian no Shoka) light novel, the newest Gainax work Gakuto Mik

There's a mostly-useless interview up on ANN, with Gainax co-founder and acting president, Hiroyuki Yamaga. Mostly useless... Because there is one interesting bit in it, and that's the answer given by Yamaga to a question about the upcoming, (...)

Anime News Network has published an exclusive interview with Gainax co-founder and current president Hiroyuki Yamaga.

Story about children collecting magical books in 1920s Great Britain

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The Daicon III (1981) and IV (1983) Opening Animations were fan-produced animated shorts, debuting at the 20th and 22nd Japan Science Fiction Conventions, respectively. The amateur animators who made the Daicon anime went on to form Gainax, the studio behind Evangelion, FLCL, and other famous titles. Both shorts are frenetically animated and parody well-known anime and science fiction icons who fight and fall victim to the little schoolgirl in the Daicon III anime who grows up to fight once again as the famous Daicon Bunny Girl in the Daicon IV anime. Many consider the Daicon III and IV Opening Animations to be crucial moments in the history of otaku culture. Irreverent celebrations of science fiction, jam-packed with references, and propelled by a do-it-yourself attitude, the Daicon anime represent the hopes and dreams of the first otaku generation, born in the 1960's, and they continue to delight whole new generations of otaku. http://www.cjas.org/~leng/daicon.htm

Yamaga confirms 2nd "more refined" work after Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

My second beta video based upon the sequel to the Rebuild of Evangelion film series. Anime Evangelion 2.22: You Cannot Advance Owned by Gainax and Funimation Song Torn Of Verona No copyright infringement intended. Under fair use.

My first beta for the recently released Rebuild of Evangelion sequel. I hope you all enjoy it. Anime Evangelion 2.22: You Can(not) Advance Owned by Gainax and Funimation Song Breakdown Seether

I wanted to like Hanamaru Kindergarten so bad. It all had all the magic ingredients: Gainax behind the wheel, good music, pretty animation, screamingly moe children with stubby little legs. Why wasn't it wonderful? It wasn't terrible, persay, but I couldn't seem to drag myself through more than three episodes without getting bored. Oh well.

Still, cute characters are cute characters, and this new Chara Fortune Series set from MegaHouse definitely pours on the sugar with this release. You can preorder the set of five now, which includes two versions of Pandanekomo along with the three girls. The set is about $15, which is pretty darn cheap, so if you liked the show you just might find a home for these dangling on your keychain.

Gainax has unveiled its latest anime “Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt,” from the staff responsible for Gurren Lagann, but the character designs and subsequent reaction are perhaps not what was anticipated… 2ch’s response: “This is a 360 degree turnabout from…

Gainax has formally announced the development of its next anime series. Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, nicknamed “Pantsu to” (”Panties &”) will be an adventure starring the attractive blond angel Panty and the black-haired goth-loli angel Stocking who are ordered to Earth to battle “ghosts.” Hiroyuki Imaishi (Gurren Lagann, Dead Leaves) will direct, with Atsushi [...]