https://www.scmp.com/rss/40073/feed According to Japanese law "Shonen" refers to a person from the time they enter elementary school until the age of 15yrs.While the term can refer to both young male and females, the generally accepted term for a young female is "shojo". en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com A transfer student learns that life can be better with a little help from some new friends and a shared passion for playing jazz in the new anime series Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope). The series is set in the summer of 1966, and first-year high-school student Kaoru Nishimi is struggling to adjust after moving to a seaside town and living with his uncle's family. It's never easy adjusting to a new place or easy fitting in at a new school. A talented classical pianist, Kaoru discovers... https://www.scmp.com/article/1004257/sakamichi-no-apollon-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1004257/sakamichi-no-apollon-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:00:00 +0000 The annual C3 convention is coming and for all local otaku this is an unmissable event. Not only will there be loads of cool stuff to buy and see, there will also be a number of live shows and talks not be missed. Here are Otaku Zone's top picks. Chiaki Ishikawa Live Anisong singer and one half of musical duo See-Saw, Chiaki Ishikawa, has been invited to perform at this year's con. This otaku hopes to hear a live performance of Prototype, the theme song from Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 2 which... https://www.scmp.com/article/994468/c3-convention?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/994468/c3-convention?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Things get very real for a first-year university student who finds his life invaded by his three nieces in the new anime Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai! ('Listen to me, girls. I am your father!'). The anime is based on a series of popular novels written by Tomohiro Matsu and illustrated by Yuka Nakajima. This slice-of-life anime starts off as your stereotypical rom-com, where freshman Yuuta Segawa falls for the beautiful yet aloof second-year student Raika Oda. However, by the second episode... https://www.scmp.com/article/991186/papa-no-iukoto-wo-kikinasai-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/991186/papa-no-iukoto-wo-kikinasai-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Seven years and 92 episodes since the OVA (original video animation) finale, Hunter x Hunter gets rebooted with a new production company and voice cast. The story follows Gon, a 12-year-old boy, on his quest to find his father, who left him as a baby with his aunt to become a Hunter. Hunters are licensed adventurers who take on all sorts of dangerous jobs, from tracking dangerous animals and criminals, to finding rare items. Each year there is a Hunter exam where only one or two of the 400... https://www.scmp.com/article/986065/hunter-x-hunter-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/986065/hunter-x-hunter-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000 All books contain knowledge and power; but some hold unbelievable mystical power and forbidden knowledge that, in the wrong hands, can lead to disastrous results. Luckily there are a couple of people who collect these texts and keep them safe. The new anime Dantalian no Shoka follows the adventures of Hugh Anthony Disward, a former Air Force ace, and his young ward, the mysterious Dalian, the Black Biblioprincess. The two protagonists investigate strange incidents that might involve the use of... https://www.scmp.com/article/980759/dantalian-no-shoka-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/980759/dantalian-no-shoka-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Pint-sized detective Conan Edogawa's alter ego is back solving more cases in a new series of the live-action television show Kudo Shinichi e no Chousenjou. Before Conan was given a poison that made him turn back into a little boy and adopt a new identity, he was the high-school detective Kudo Shinichi. The new series, which is currently being broadcast in Japan on YTV, begins with Kudo waking up in a sealed white room with his classmate and childhood friend Ran and her father Mori... https://www.scmp.com/article/977992/kudo-shinichi-e-no-chousenjou-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/977992/kudo-shinichi-e-no-chousenjou-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000 A secondary school boy finds his world torn apart when he is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. That's the theme of the new anime Deadman Wonderland, which is based on the manga written by Jinsei Kataoka and illustrated by Kazuma Kondou, the creators of Eureka Seven. A decade after an earthquake destroyed most of Tokyo, what's left of the city is now a large amusement park/prison called Deadman Wonderland, which is run by a private company. Inmates are forced to wear collars that... https://www.scmp.com/article/967770/deadman-wonderland-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/967770/deadman-wonderland-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 May 2011 16:00:00 +0000 A high school boy finds his world torn apart when he is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. That's the theme of the new anime Deadman Wonderland, which is based on the manga written by Jinsei Kataoka and illustrated by Kazuma Kondou, the creators of Eureka Seven. A decade after an earthquake destroyed most of Tokyo, what's left of the city is now a large amusement park/prison called Deadman Wonderland which is run by a private corporation. Inmates are forced to wear collars that track... https://www.scmp.com/article/966535/deadman-wonderland-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/966535/deadman-wonderland-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:00:00 +0000 An estimated HK$25 million Triple Trio pool is expected at Sha Tin on Sunday, and the Michael Chang Chun-wai-trained Speed Racer can do his bit for punters as a banker in the central leg of the exotic. Speed Racer looks a good banker play in the Po Loi Handicap (1,600m) and, with 119 pounds and Jeff Lloyd on his back, the fast-finishing grey can continue his good season which already boasts two wins. The Mull Of Kintyre gelding punched his way out of Class Five with back-to-back wins over this... https://www.scmp.com/article/736285/speed-racer-pole-position-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/736285/speed-racer-pole-position-win?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:00:00 +0000 A high schooler uses his incredible gaming skills in the real world to capture escaped damned souls and send them back to hell in the quirky new comedy anime Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai (The World God Only Knows). It is based on the manga of the same name published in the anthology magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday. The story revolves around Keima Katsuragi an avid 'dating sim' video game player who has managed to beat every single dating sim and win the hearts of a thousand fictional 2D girls. He... https://www.scmp.com/article/727731/kami-nomi-zo-shiru-sekai-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/727731/kami-nomi-zo-shiru-sekai-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Fans of comedy manga Yankee Kun to Megane Chan (Flunk Punk Rumble) can now enjoy a live-action TV version. Since its release in early 2007, Yankee Kun to Megane Chan has been collected into 18 graphic novels in Japan, with three volumes translated into English and nine into Chinese. Senior high school student Shinagawa Daichi is the class yankee (Japanese for delinquent). He skips class, smokes and generally has a sour disposition. All Shinagawa wants is to be left alone. Unfortunately, the... https://www.scmp.com/article/723366/yankee-kun-megane-chan-tv?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/723366/yankee-kun-megane-chan-tv?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Demonic monsters are on the loose and it is up to an ancient clan of super-powered high-school students to stop them in the new anime show Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru. Known to fans as UraBoku, the show's title can be loosely translated as 'betrayal knows my name'. It's based on the Shojo manga by Odagiri Hotaru whose previous works include Invisible Boy and Only the Ring Finger Knows. The story revolves around student Yuki Sakurai who was abandoned as a baby with only a note that... https://www.scmp.com/article/719348/uragiri-wa-boku-no-namae-o-shitteriru-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/719348/uragiri-wa-boku-no-namae-o-shitteriru-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Trainer Michael Chang Chun-wai is enjoying a bumper season and can add to his career-best total of 22 wins with Speed Racer in the opening leg of tomorrow's Triple Trio at Sha Tin. With the main prize expected to swell to a whopping HK$45 million, Speed Racer may seem a risky banker play to kick off the TT, but he has been finishing his races off with plenty of zest following a drop into the bottom grade in January. He had shown nothing in his first three runs in Class Four, before... https://www.scmp.com/article/716796/speed-racer-can-give-chang-tally-boost?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/716796/speed-racer-can-give-chang-tally-boost?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Hide your jewels, precious artworks and antiques because the Phantom Thief - star of new anime, Magic Kaitou - may try and steal them. Out soon on DVD, the anime is based on the manga created by artist Gosho Aoyama (of the Detective Conan series, titled Case Closed in the US), about the gentlemanly Phantom Thief Kid, also known as Magic Kaitou. The manga was actually created before Detective Conan but because the little sleuth became an instant hit, Kaitou was shelved and only made brief... https://www.scmp.com/article/716299/magic-kaitou?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/716299/magic-kaitou?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0000 French maids and cafes, the two staples of otaku-ism, form the setting for a new high school comedy romance. Kaicho wa Maid-sama!, currently airing in Japan, hits all the right notes for hardcore otaku. Misaki Ayuzawa is student council president at Seika High School, which has only recently become co-ed. The boys have a wild reputation, and constantly tease the girls. Misaki is seen as a man-hating feminist, saviour of the school's reputation and girls' guardian, as she puts a stop to the... https://www.scmp.com/article/713810/kaicho-wa-maid-sama?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/713810/kaicho-wa-maid-sama?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 May 2010 16:00:00 +0000 A quirky anime takes a young man and turns his over-achieving life upside-down. Arakawa Under the Bridge is the story of a man called Kou Ichinomiya. Kou lives by one rule: 'Never be in debt to others.' He's a winner and immense over-achiever who has managed to maintain straight As at Tokyo University, and to pay his own way without help from his super-rich family. One day while crossing a bridge he is attacked by a street gang, falls into a river and is saved by Nino, a girl who lives... https://www.scmp.com/article/712418/arakawa-under-bridge-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/712418/arakawa-under-bridge-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Some people call him Shinichi Kudo, but others know him as Jimmy Kudo. Sometimes he takes on the alias Conan Edogawa. He is a person of mystery merging in with the shadows. But who is he really? Very few people know the answer to that. And this is how he likes things to be. Secrecy is an important part of his identity. Detective Conan Shinichi, or Jimmy, Kudo is the teenage central character of the highly popular Japanese anime and manga, Detective Conan: Case Closed. He is a manga hero who... https://www.scmp.com/article/704620/send-shinichi-kudo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/704620/send-shinichi-kudo?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0000 The action continues in Kiddy Girl-and, the sequel to 2002's space opera Kiddy Grade. In Kiddy Grade, Eclair and Lumiere saved the galaxy from destruction; 25 years later, a new police agency, the Galactic Trade Organisation, is in place to keep the peace. The new series follows two new cadets of the special ES (Encounter with Shadow Work) force, a division staffed with people who have very special abilities. Ascoeur is a bubbly, ditzy girl who has to work as a waitress in the GTO's... https://www.scmp.com/article/700393/kiddy-girl-and-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/700393/kiddy-girl-and-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:00:00 +0000 In new anime Letter Bee, postal agents not only have to deal with bad weather and vast distances, they also have to fight all manner of Godzilla-sized bugs. The anime is based on an original manga series by Hiroyuki Asada, whose previous work was a basketball sports manga called I'll. Letter Bee was first published in Monthly Shonen Jump before moving to the new monthly anthology magazine Jump SQ. The fantasy land of AmberGround is a world of perpetual night, where the only source of... https://www.scmp.com/article/695700/letter-bee-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/695700/letter-bee-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0000 The phrase 'cat got your tongue?' takes on a whole new meaning for a high school student in Nyan Koi, as he finds he can not only understand and speak to cats but is fated to become one. Follow the hilarious escapades of Junpei Kosaka as he tries to deal with school, romance and a cat allergy. Nyan Koi is based on the free online manga created by Sato Fujiwara, currently serialised on FlexComix Blood - check it out at http://flex-comix.jp/fc_blood/index.html. Handling the anime production is... https://www.scmp.com/article/695010/nyan-koi-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/695010/nyan-koi-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Long-time fans of the Saint Seiya animated series can rejoice in the fact that there will be more Greek mythical battles - and much sooner than you probably thought. The new series, entitled Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, is an original video animation (OVA), which means it will only be available on DVD and Blu-Ray (for now). This new series is a prequel to the long-running show and explains what Hades meant in the final episode of The Hades Chapter - Elysion, when he referred to having seen... https://www.scmp.com/article/691000/saint-seiya-lost-canvas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/691000/saint-seiya-lost-canvas?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:00:00 +0000 This year marks the 30th anniversary of Gundam, Japan's universally acclaimed animation series. Initially conceived by animator Tomino Yoshiyuki, the series began as Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979, and quickly gained popularity, spawning several animation series, movies, novels, model kits and games. An official anniversary celebration is being held in Japan. To those unfamiliar with the franchise, Gundam may appear to be merely another story featuring robots battling each other. But fans will... https://www.scmp.com/article/689077/happy-birthday-gundam?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/689077/happy-birthday-gundam?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Secret organisations and conspiracies abound in Pandora Hearts, an anime based on a manga series by Jun Mochizuki which is published in anthology magazine G Fantasy. Follow the adventures of Oz Vessalius as his carefree life takes a literal tumble into a prison known as the Abyss in a story which is heavily influenced by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. An English-language version of the manga will be published by Yen Press in its English anthology magazine Yen Plus starting this month.... https://www.scmp.com/article/682907/pandora-hearts-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/682907/pandora-hearts-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Love is in the air and it's the sweetest kind of all: first love. Follow the romantic antics of a group of high school girls in the new anime Hatsukoi Limited (First Love Limited). The series chronicles the girls' first loves and the inherent ups and downs. Hatsukoi Limited saves itself from being a stereotypical romcom by the moe (hyper-cute) girls with surprisingly well-written scripts. At first glance, the characterisations seem predictable: the sporty, stoic Rika Dobashi, the air-headed... https://www.scmp.com/article/682071/hatsukoi-limited-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/682071/hatsukoi-limited-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 May 2009 16:00:00 +0000 A slave boy fights for his life against a cruel and oppressive militaristic government in 07 Ghost, an anime which weaves a rich tapestry of fantasy and sci-fi. The anime is based on a manga illustrated by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara which is currently serialised in the monthly girls' manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum published by Ichijinsha. Animation production is being done by Studio Deen which has worked on shows like Getbackers, Rurouni Kenshin, Law of Ueki and the three Hell Girl... https://www.scmp.com/article/681265/07-ghost-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/681265/07-ghost-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 May 2009 16:00:00 +0000 High school baseball mixed with romantic dramedy leads to all sorts of dilemmas both on and off the field in new anime Cross Game based on the latest work by master manga creator Mitsuru Adachi. Adachi is behind such classics as Touch, H2 and Slow Step. The stories all revolve around sibling rivalry and complicated love triangles set against a backdrop of high school life. This new story promises more of the same and fans of his previous works can look forward to another well-crafted tale with... https://www.scmp.com/article/678145/cross-game-dvd?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/678145/cross-game-dvd?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Mystical globes, martial arts action, quirky comedy antics and a wish-granting dragon are the hallmarks of one of the most famous mangas and animes ever: Dragon Ball. Last week Hong Kong saw the release of the live-action Hollywood version of Dragonball: Evolution starring Chow Yun-fat. The movie is loosely based on the original material with most of the main characters and the dragon balls still in place, but with a new twist on the storyline. Dragon Ball was written and illustrated by Akira... https://www.scmp.com/article/674138/dragon-ball-mangaanime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/674138/dragon-ball-mangaanime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Giant monsters and super-human powers combine for a clash of epic proportions in new anime Chrome Shelled Regios, currently being broadcast in Japan. Chrome Shelled Regios was a originally a light novel series by Shusuke Amagi with illustrations by Miyu. It was later adapted into three different manga series by three different artists. The anime production is done by ZEXCS, who have worked on shows like Rental Magica, Wagaya no Oinarisama and Ten Tokyo Warriors. This is a sci-fi action anime... https://www.scmp.com/article/668139/chrome-shelled-regios-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/668139/chrome-shelled-regios-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Revolving around three young Japanese divers who hope to qualify for the Olympics, Dive! is an inspirational coming-of-age movie, but it gets bogged down by some cartoon-like scenes and dialogue. The film, directed by Kumazawa Naoto, features a trio of teenage stars who, after three months of strenuous training led by a diver with Olympic experience, perform all the routines. The plot covers subjects that will be familiar to fans of the Japanese sports comic series Captain Tsubasa and Slam Dunk,... https://www.scmp.com/article/665608/dive-dvd?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/665608/dive-dvd?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:00:00 +0000 There are no light sabers in new space anime Tytania, but there is plenty of drama and epic space battles attached to the adventures of Fan Hulic, a former Admiral of the planet Euria space fleet. Tytania is based on a series of three books written by novelist Yoshiki Tanaka between 1988 to 1991. A manga translation was released early this year followed by an anime adaptation in October. Mankind has migrated to the stars, and planets all over the galaxy have been colonised. Many of these planets... https://www.scmp.com/article/663792/tytania-tv-series?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/663792/tytania-tv-series?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Life gets flipped upside-down when an ancient tree deity becomes human and enter the life of a junior high school student in new anime Kannagi. Kannagi first appeared in the debut issue of anthology magazine Comic Rex and is based on a manga of the same name written and illustrated by Eri Takenashi. The anime production is being handled by A-1 Pictures Inc, which has produced such shows as last years baseball anime Okiku Furikabutte and sci-fi anime Persona -trinity soul-. In Japanese... https://www.scmp.com/article/659533/kannagi-tv-series?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/659533/kannagi-tv-series?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. This cautionary anime tale warns all Otakus that the scariest thing in the world is not zombies or Mechs, but a girl bent on revenge. The newest anime on Japan's Tokyo TV is Skip Beat, a romantic comedy based on the manga work of Yoshiki Nakamura who also penned Tokyo Crazy Paradise and Saint Love. Production is by Hal Film Maker whose previous credits include Macross Seven: The Movie and Saber Marionette J. The story focuses on sweet, energetic Kyoko... https://www.scmp.com/article/657800/skip-beat-tv-series-and-dvd?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/657800/skip-beat-tv-series-and-dvd?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +0000 T he story of three young Japanese divers who hope to qualify for the Olympic squad, Dive!! is an inspirational coming-of-age movie which is unfortunately bogged down by cartoon-like plot twists. Directed by Kumazawa Naoto, the film features three teenage stars who, after three months of strenuous training by a Japanese Olympic athlete, performed all the diving stunts themselves. As in Japanese sports comic series Captain Tsubasa and Slam Dunk, the protagonists have to overcome weaknesses... https://www.scmp.com/article/652637/diving-depths-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/652637/diving-depths-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Step aside Uri Gellar: Ran Isozaki can do a lot more than just bend spoons with her mind. Enter the mysterious world of psychic phenomena in new anime Telepathy Shojo Ran Jiken Note. Written by Atsuko Asano, this was originally a mystery novel series akin to Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys. It was adapted into manga form by Toshitsugu Ida for serialisation in the anthology magazine Shonen Sirius. Animation production for the show is by TMS Entertainment who previously produced Angel Heart... https://www.scmp.com/article/650844/telepathy-shojo-ran-jiken-note-dvd?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/650844/telepathy-shojo-ran-jiken-note-dvd?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Get ready for some incredible ninja action in new anime Nabari no O (King of Ninja World). Rokujo Miharu is an ordinary 14-year-old high school student until his world is turned upside-down Written and illustrated by 25-year-old female mangaka Kamatani Yuhki, Nabari no O started off as a manga in the monthly anthology magazine GFantasy. The creator counts ninja mangas Naruto and Ninja Scroll amongst her favourites, so it wasn't surprising when she created her own. The anime is produced by... https://www.scmp.com/article/641598/nabari-no-o-anime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/641598/nabari-no-o-anime?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Overstuffed with vertigo-inducing visual effects and cheesy dialogue, Speed Racer is a disappointing film which will only appeal to hardcore comic book fans. Bombarded with scenes of video-game-styled images, non-fans will feel like they're trapped in a video game for more than two unnecessary hours. Keen fans of Japanese anime themselves, directors the Wachowski brothers - who created the far more impressive Matrix trilogy - seemed to have gone overboard mixing real life with fantasy. The... https://www.scmp.com/article/637143/full-speed-ahead-tedium?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/637143/full-speed-ahead-tedium?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 May 2008 16:00:00 +0000 After the success of the Gundam Seed and Destiny series, anime studio Sunrise follows up with a new series called Mobile Suit Gundam 00. It's directed by Seiji Mizushima (Shaman King and Fullmetal Alchemist) and written by anime screenwriter Yosuke Kuroda (Please Teacher, Honey and Clover), with character designs by Yun Koga (Earthian, Loveless). The new series will have two seasons and will be the first Gundam show to be animated in high definition. In the year 2312, fossil fuels have been used... https://www.scmp.com/article/632733/mobile-suit-gundam-00?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/632733/mobile-suit-gundam-00?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Zombie Loan (TV and DVD) It's macabre and gory action in the new anime Zombie Loan, as two undead boy band member lookalikes drag Kita Michiru into the world of the occult. The original manga was created by Peach-Pit, the name used by female artist duo Sendo Banri and Ebara Shibuko. Their previous works include Dear S and Rozen Maiden. Anime production is by XEBEC whose previous works include D.N Angel, Love Hina, Martian Successor Nadesico and Shaman King. Michiru is gifted (or cursed)... https://www.scmp.com/article/603941/i-see-undead-people?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/603941/i-see-undead-people?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Kaze no Stigma (TV and DVD) It's a battle of the elements in the new anime Kaze no Stigma. Kaze no Stigma is a Japanese light novel - a novel with manga-style illustrations - series by Takahiro Yamato and illustrated by Hanamaru Nanto. The anime version is by Gonzo, whose other productions include Afro Samurai, Solty Rei and Pumpkin Scissors. The protagonist is Kazuma Kannagi. Four years earlier, he was defeated by his cousin Ayano in a battle of En-Jutsu (fire art) to see who would... https://www.scmp.com/article/600656/natural-forces-family-feud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/600656/natural-forces-family-feud?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Once again, Yan Sihao decided to offer his input. 'I think that if I win, you should give me $10,' Yan said. His mother, Ren Liya, was talking with Grant Gibson, who coaches Sihao and his older brother Sibo, about possible practice games and drills the siblings could do to prepare for the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships. When Sihao did not receive a response, he decided to clarify: 'US$10.' His mother ignored him. Sihao, eight, has played at the tournament for the past two years.... https://www.scmp.com/article/599683/eight-year-old-sihao-has-heart-set-us10-prize-money?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/599683/eight-year-old-sihao-has-heart-set-us10-prize-money?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Kaibutsu Ojo (TV and DVD) It's a monster party as every Universal Studio monster makes a guest appearance on the new anime series Kaibutsu Ojo (Monster Princess), currently airing in Japan. This action comedy finds a poor high school student called Hiro suddenly serving the second daughter of the King of Monsters. Kaibutsu Ojo is an original manga work by Mitsunaga Yasunori which is serialised in the anthology magazine Shonen Sirius. The anime series is produced by Madhouse Studios, ... https://www.scmp.com/article/597205/monsters-and-royalty?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/597205/monsters-and-royalty?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Lovely Complex - manga and DVD available soon There are enough complexes in the new high school romantic comedy Lovely Complex to open up a new psychiatric ward at Castle Peak Hospital. Risa is the tallest girl (172cm) in school, and Otani is the shortest guy (156cm), and they both have height complexes. Their form teacher doesn't help when she nicknames them the 'All Hanshin-Kyojin' pair after a Japanese comedy duo in which one comedian is tall and the other short. Lovely Complex was... https://www.scmp.com/article/595419/loves-highs-and-lows?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/595419/loves-highs-and-lows?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Claymore (TV) Super female warriors kill shape-changing monsters called Yoma with a flick of their wrists in the new anime Claymore, currently being shown on Japan's NTV channel. This fantasy-horror anime is based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi. His previous work includes Undeadman and Angel Densetsu. The anime version is produced by Madhouse Production who have brought a number of hit anime shows to the small screen, including Bomberman, NANA ... https://www.scmp.com/article/591688/female-warriors-rule?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/591688/female-warriors-rule?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 May 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Seto no Hanayome (TV and DVD) The spotlight is on the dark world of the Yakuza (Japanese mafia) in new romantic comedy Seto no Hanayome (The Inland Sea Bride), a parody of Yakuza movies and television shows. Seto no Hanayome is an original manga work by Tahiko Kimura whose previous works include Yo no na wa Zushio and Artifact: Red. The anime adaptation is being produced by GONZO whose anime hits include Gate Keepers, Full Metal Panic!, Samurai 7 and Getsumen Toheiki Mina. The show is... https://www.scmp.com/article/590923/mermaid-mafia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/590923/mermaid-mafia?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Hayate the Combat Butler (TV series) Comic silliness abounds in Hayate the Combat Butler (Hayate no Gotoku). This anime started airing this month in Japan on the TV Tokyo channel and is based on the original manga works of Hata Kenjiro. The first episode is a tearjerker - but not in the way the writer intended, because you will laugh until you cry. As the show starts, the young protagonist Hayate is told by Santa Claus to work hard because great things come to diligent... https://www.scmp.com/article/588992/good-deeds-pay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/588992/good-deeds-pay?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:00:00 +0000 History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi (TV and DVD) Get ready for some martial arts fun as the school loser goes from zero to hero in History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi (Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi). The original manga was created by Matsuena Syun and has been serialised in Shonen Sunday since August 2002. Tokyo Movie Shinsha Entertainment (TMSE) is producing the anime version, which started airing on Japan's TV Tokyo last October. TMSE have produced a number of memorable animes such... https://www.scmp.com/article/587385/survival-weakest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/587385/survival-weakest?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Getsumento Heiki Mina (DVD) Prepare for some amusing antics as loony, sports-crazed alien bunnies wreak havoc on the world of professional sports in the newest anime, Getsumento Heiki Mina. Originally a fictional anime in the popular live action television mini-series Densha Otoko, it has now actually been developed. The story, however, is different from that in Densha Otoko and will run for far fewer episodes than it was said to have run for in Densha Otoko. The animation studio... https://www.scmp.com/article/584651/power-carrots?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/584651/power-carrots?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Kekkaishi (TV series) Strange and powerful Ayakashi (monsters) roam the land. And they are all drawn to the powerful mystical power sealed deep beneath a Japanese high school. Two young Kekkaishis (barrier master) battle the monsters that seek to increase their power in this aptly titled anime Kekkaishi. Kekkaishi is based on an original manga by Tanabe Ierou. The anime production is done by Sunrise who have produced some of the greatest animes over the last 20 years, such as Big O, City... https://www.scmp.com/article/581692/defenders-earth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/581692/defenders-earth?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Kamichu (DVD and TV version) For fans of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, there is an adorable 16-episode anime on DVD called Kamichu! - Kamisama de Chugakusei that has a similar feel and 'spirit' to it. The story is about a young teenaged girl who becomes a god. The anime is based on a manga series by Hanaharu Naruko which was published in monthly anthology magazine Dengeki Daioh. It was adapted into anime form by Brains Base for Aniplex, the Sony subsidiary that handles Japanese anime... https://www.scmp.com/article/577792/spirited-look-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/577792/spirited-look-life?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Anime classic Choudenji Robo Combattler V was first shown in Japan on the TV Asahi network from 1976-77. It aired for 54 episodes. Toei Animation produced the animation; the group is also known for such favourites as Captain Tsubasa, Digimon, the Dragon Ball series, Saint Seiya and Slam Dunk. Choudenji Robo was the first to introduce the idea of several machines combining together to form one giant robot. Combattler V was 57 metres tall and weighed 550 tonnes when the five individual... https://www.scmp.com/article/562568/classic-robot-pioneer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/562568/classic-robot-pioneer?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Sep 2006 16:00:00 +0000