It has been a fair while since Australian anime publisher Siren Visual have held a panel at an anime convention, often opting to provide fans the information they wish through other channels including their Facebook Page and official website. However, today saw Elio Fois from the company take stage and announce a number of new acquisitions for the company.
The biggest announcement would have to be their acquisition of both Tiger & Bunny movies, “The Beginning” and “The Rising”. The first of which is set to be released somewhere around July 2013 with the second film to be released in the near future. Both movies will receive not only a DVD release but a Blu-ray release…. something only the top licenses from the company get.
In addition, Siren Visual announced they had acquired Hakaba Kitaro and the “Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales” spin-off Mononoke. Release dates for both of these titles were not confirmed but expect to see them in the near future as well.
Hakaba Kitarou
Kitarou is a youkai boy born in a cemetery, and aside from his mostly-decayed father, the last living member of the Ghost tribe. He is missing his left eye, but his hair usually covers the empty socket. He fights for peace between humans and youkai, which generally involves protecting the former from the wiles of the latter.
Mononoke
Mononoke is a spin-off of the Bakeneko story arc of Ayakashi – Japanese Classic Horror. It follows the Medicine Seller as he deals with various spirits or “Mononoke” in feudal Japan. Just like in the Bakeneko story, he combats with a series of tools and his vast knowledge of the supernatural on his side, but can only slay the Mononoke when he uncovers its form (Katachi), the truth behind its appearance (Makoto) and the reason for its unusual behavior (Kotowari).
