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Aniplex of America to Release Fate/Zero Blu-ray Disc Box II on the 19th September 2012
Posted on June 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe fourth Holy Grail War will be completed with the North American release of Fate/Zero being released by Aniplex of America this September. Recently at their panel at Fanime Con in San Jose, Aniplex of America Inc. announced that the Fate/Zero – Blu-ray Disc Box II will be imported from Japan and released in North America on September 19th, 2012 and will be available through anime distributor RightStuf.com and official retailers. Like the Fate/Zero Blu-Ray Disc Box I set released earlier in March, this highly anticipated release—featuring twelve episodes with unaired, new footage, all subtitled in English over five Blu-ray... -
Madoka Magica Episode 5 To Be Streamed in English by Aniplex of America
Posted on March 22, 2012 | No CommentsFollowing on from the success of their first streaming a month or so ago, Aniplex of America have heard requests and have decided to host an exclusive (Free) screening of Puella Magi Madoka Magica Episode 5 in English. As with the first screening, it will not be limited to just the US, but will also be available in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Japan simultaneously. THe one day event will be on the Niconico Live-Streaming channel on the 6th April 2012 at 20:30 PST. In addition, before the episode there will be a special greeting from the ENglish voice... -
Crunchyroll to Stream Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsCrunchyroll, an anime streaming site which is a major digital outlet for their own stream licensed titles and those of other companies have recently announced that after the initial broadcast of the “surprise smash hit of last year that still has people talking”, Crunchyroll has confirmed that they now have the rights to begin streaming Puella Magi Madoka Magica starting from the 15th February 2012, with an additional episode released every Wednesday at 10AM PST. This will be a sub only release (You will need to buy the DVD or Blu-ray to enjoy the English dub), and will be limited to North... -
Aniplex of America to Stream the First Episode of Madoka Magica on the 10th February in English
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No CommentsAniplex of America today announced that they will be holding an exclusive screeing of the first episode of their upcoming hit anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica in English. While most of the companies most recent trailers have been georestricted just to the US regions, this will enable those from each the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan to view the first episode “Episode 1: I first met her in a dream… Or something” in English through their Niconico Live Streaming channel on the 10th February 2012 at 20:30PST. This is the first time that fans will get to hear... -
Madman Entertainment’s Puella Magi Madoka Magica Volume 1 (DVD) Listing Is Incorrect – No Limited Edition Combo Box
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsWith Madoka Magica – due for release in the US this month and in Australia/New Zealand in April, one cannot help but get excited to see how Aniplex of America managed to release it in terms of quality (DVD/Blu-ray) and English dubs. In North America, Aniplex is set to release a special edition of the first four episodes with stuff like a soundtrack, posters and postcards to name a few things and accessing the standard edition (DVD) product page of the show on the Madman Entertainment website hints at it being the much sought after and expensive limited edition combo... -
Madoka Magica – English Voice Cast Videos
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsVoice Director While you are only able to view these video clips in North America, thus I haven’t actually been able to watch them… Aniplex USA have released four voice cast interviews between the Voice Director (Alex Von David) and the cast members who play Madoka Kaname (Christine Marie Cabanos), Sayaka Miki (Sarah Williams) and Mami Tomoe (Carrie Keranen). The videos can be viewed below. Puella Magi Madoka Magica, or just Madoka Magica is due for release in North America on the 14th February 2012 from Aniplex USA while in Australia and New Zealand, Madman Entertainment will be releasing it... -
What will the Aniplex USA Madoka Magica Limited Edition Box Look Like?
Posted on January 8, 2012 | No CommentsAlso posted on Aniplex of America’s Madoka Magica Twitter feed (@MadokaMagicaUSA) was a look at the first batch of test prints they ran for the series first limited edition box set. For a closer look click both of the images above to zoom in. The limited edition set comes in at a slightly hefty cost of SRP: $94.98 (Right Stuf for example have it going for $74.98 however) but comes packed with both DVD and Blu-ray versions of the first four episodes, original soundtrack, Reversible DVD/Blu-ray case, Reversible OST case, 24 page booklet with interviews artwork and more, two sided... -
Madoka Magica Wall Scroll Due for Release in April
Posted on January 8, 2012 | 1 CommentI personally have a few wall scrolls up in my room and if you are a fan of anime and want to make this a statement whenever someone enters into your bedroom, study etc they are a really great means of doing so. Posting recently on the official Madoka Magica USA twitter feed @MadokaMagicaUSA, Aniplex of America have posted up a picture of their brand new wall scroll for the series which is due for release at a number of anime retailers in April 2012. Kyubey is the featured character on this and looks really adorable while semi-chibified artwork of... -
Crunchyroll to Simulcast Nisemonogatari this Season
Posted on January 4, 2012 | No CommentsCrunchyroll has announced their intentions of simulcasting the highly anticipated anime release of Nisemonogatari, a sequel to the already popular series Bakemonogatari, which is currently under license by Aniplex USA. Starting on the 7th January 2012 at 9:30AM PST, you will be able to get the latest episode every Saturday provided you live in the following territories: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand. Crunchyroll senior brand manager Keith Kawamura had this to say on their recent announcement: Bakemonogatari made a huge splash throughout the anime community, and with the addition of its sequel – NISEMONOGATARI... -
Winners of the AniBloggers Choice Anime Awards 2011
Posted on December 31, 2011 | 1 CommentOver the last week weeks, The Otaku’s Study alongside many other anime blogs and websites have been taking part in what will hopefully be the annual AniBloggers Choice Anime Awards, where we sifted through the many series that have aired in Japan this year and chose our favourites to eventually crown the overall victor. Before I go any further I would like to thank Kiddtic from Kidd’s Anime Blog – who has tirelessly put the effort into making this happen and I eagerly look forward to working with him again on future projects. To quickly recap, here are the series... -
Madoka Magica – Aniplex of America Reveals the English Dub Trailer!
Posted on December 17, 2011 | 2 CommentsWith the first of the four Madoka Magica volume releases due in February, you may have been waiting for an English dub trailer to see if the English cast will prove a worthy match for the Japanese dub. Aniplex of America today released a trailer for the first limited edition box set which goes on sale on Valentines Day (Because you know…. Madoka is “such” a romantic series). When watching the series… the first thought that came to mind was K-ON!, which started being released by Bandai Entertainment a few months back and it turns out three of the main... -
2011 AniBloggers Choice Anime Awards – Sam’s Choices
Posted on December 13, 2011 | 6 CommentsWhile I will inevitably (most probably) be posting up my own awards for the anime titles I have reviewed over the last year (As well as the many games in a completely separate article), I have chosen to take part in this years AniBloggers Choice Anime Awards being held by kiddtic, with more than 25 blogs and sites taking part. Before I go into details about my selections any further, I would like to recap the rules: Various Anime Bloggers must either submit a list of their top 12 anime that aired this year or better yet post the list...