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July 20, 2005
Characters section - added profiles for Sakurako Shiina written by Hitokiri and Sayo Aizaka written by TKHM and TriforceW. The character pics page for the girls is almost full, which means that only a few of their profiles are missing. If you are interested in doing write-ups of some of the characters, including the minor characters, please let me know.
Manga Guide - added manga summaries for Negima Vols. 3 and 4 written by O_o.
In Progress: Restructuring of the Pictures section, since a lot of people have Negima pics that they would like to see uploaded onto the site.
Updating episode listings for Negima and hopefully Episode 3 summary on next update. If you are interested in writing episode summaries for Negima, let me know as I need a lot of help with these.
July 12, 2005
Mahou Sensei Negima - our scanlation team has finished with chapters 81-89 from Vol. 10 of the manga. They are now available in the Downloads section, through BT, or the chan for your downloading and reading pleasure. Enjoy!
BT link: http://xrl.us/gp53
Sayo Aizaka and Sakurako Shiina profiles, short summaries for Vols 3 and 4 of manga on next update.
July 1-3, 2005
Anime Expo Licensing Announcements:
Funimation - Trinity Blood
Geneon - Fate: Stay Night, Kannaduki no Miko, Shakugan no Shana, Erementar Gerard
Bandai Entertaiment - Mai Hime
ADV Films - Macross TV
July 1, 2005
Anime Expo - one of our fellow AquaStar Anime members is currently at Anime Expo this weekend. We will be getting some reports from him and our other sources for series licensing news that occurs. Keep checking here or on the other sites for updated info while the con gets underway.
Next update will include more of the Negima episode listings, plus a profile for Sakurako Shiina.
This week's recommendation is a magical girl series that was a spinoff of Triangle Hearts - Sweet Songs Forever
Anime Recommendation: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Story: Nanoha Takamichi is a normal 3rd grader who comes from a warm, loving family and has wonderful friends. She never expected to take on the role of a magical girl, until one day, Yuuno, an archaelogist from another world discovered the jewel seeds that contained tremendous power. Unable to contain the unstable power that the jewel seeds posessed, he collapsed and hoped that someone somewhere would help him. On her way home from school, Nanoha comes across the injured Yuuno who has now taken the form of a ferret. As the power of the jewel seeds begain to manifest, Yuuno asks for Nanoha's help to capture the jewel seeds using a red stone known as the Raging Heart. Soon she becomes Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. As she takes on the role of a magical girl, she'll face some tough challenges, including another magical girl who is out to collect the jewel seeds for her own reasons, and keeping this entire ordeal a secret.
Although I usually don't think too much of magical girl series (with the exception of Cardcaptor Sakura), this series in particular has it own charm to it, by taking the magical girl scenario and adding a little bit of high tech components to it, as you see in both of the girls' weapons and attack abilities which are executed by AIs present in their respective stones. The theme Innocent Starter is great to listen to as it gives a sense of slight sadness, but also warmth and happiness that is slowly awakening. As mentioned before, this series is actually a spinoff of another Ivory series known as Triangle Hearts - Sweet Songs Forever, in which two of the main characters in that series are also Nanoha's older siblings in this one. This show is great for people who are into the magical girl genre of anime, and the good news is that this 13 episode series proved popular enough that a second season Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's will broadcst this fall in Japan. This series has not yet been licensed for US release and the first season is available on fansubs.
VA's to note:
Yukari Tamura as Nanoha - Mai Kawasumi (Kanon), Misha (Pita Ten), Sakura Yoshino (D.C. Da Capo), Michiru (AIR TV), Aoi Sugiura (Mai-Hime), Morino Ichigo (Onegai Teacher/Twins), Ranpha Framboise (Galaxy Angel)
Kaori Misuhashi as Yuuno - Taeko Minazuki (Ai Yori Aoshi), Sara Shirogane (Futakoi/Futakoi Alternative), Mercredi (Kiddy Grade), Pepper (Little Snow Fairy Sugar)
Nana Mizuki as Fate Testarossa - Aria (Sister Princess), Minazuki Rokumatsuri (Happy Lesson), Yui Minamito (Ichigo 100%), Yuufa (Ragnarok the Animation), Hotaru Shirakawa (Memories off 2nd/3.5), Hinata Hyuuga (Naruto), Kaho Serizawa (Natsuiro no Sunadokei)
Ai Shimizu as Suzuka Tsukimura - Karen Onodera (Onegai Twins), Minawa (Mahoromatic), Akari (Kono Minikuku Mo Utsukushii Sekai), Yuzu Hieda (Shrine of the Morning Mist), Kiku No. 8 (Wandaba Style), Senna Tono (W-Wish), Mikoto Minagi (Mai-Hime)
Yuki Matsuoka as Amy Limiette - Evangeline A.K. McDowell (Mahou Sensei Negima), Arisa Glennorth (Stellvia), Risa Fukuyama (Girls Bravo), Ayumu Kasuga/Osaka (Azumanga Daioh), Kuriko Kazetsubaki (Maburaho), Nana (Elfen Lied), Mako Mizukoshi (D.C Da Capo), Seth (Trinity Blood)
Rie Kugimiya as Arisa Vannings - Alphonse Elric (Full Metal Alchemist), Koboshi Uematsu (Pita Ten), Kana Kurosaki (Bleach), Hina (Guardian Hearts)
Aya Hisakawa as Lindy Haraoun - Kero (Cardcaptor Sakura), Haruko Kamio (AIR TV/Movie), Takius (Ragnarok the Animation), Chloe (Noir), Skuld (Ah! My Goddess), Tomoko Hoshina (To Heart), Haruka Shitow (Raphxephon), Maya Natsume (Tenjou Tenge)
Natsuko Kuwatani as Alf - Karen (Sister Princess), Kanako Urashima (Love Hina Again), Yue Ayase (Mahou Sensei Negima), Koi Chigusa (Futakoi/Futakoi Alternative), Tweedledee (Kiddy Grade)