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According to the official website, the second season of TV Anime Infinite Stratos will be aired in this Fall, starting from October 2013. We’ve been taling about the rumor for quite a while, and the announcement of second season was just made last month. Several new heroines were mentioned in the previous rumor and we can already seen one of them Tatenashi Sarashiki (?? ??) on the official website. Even though you might not be very interested in the cliche Harem story, it is still good to have loads of cute girls and Charlotte back. The blog was lack of update recently, due to recent busy schedule partly. Also as you might already know that I am currently working on the next theme for the blog, and quite a lot new stuffs are around the corner. Stay tuned and it will be coming some time next month.Source: Official WebsiteThis post Infinite Stratos Second Season in Fall was written originally at TheAkiba. and is not allowed to be copied on other sites.Related posts:Infinite Stratos Second Season AnnouncedIllustration of the Week 2: Infinite StratosWill there be a Second Season of Infinite Stratos?

This Saturday post is the weekly Type-Moon news in addition to the regular APB post on Sunday. If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on the Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup drop me a line via email or Twitter. And So it End Before it Begins Or more like it was announced that StylipS is doing the ending song to the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya. (Even though I scientifically proved last week it should have clearly been Kojima Megumi.) Apparently it is about more than just capturing cards. Magical Girls are All About the Costumes There are some more Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya character designs. Now you can see Luviagelita Edelfelt in her full glory. Competition for the Ahnenerbe More information about the Fate/Zero cafe 4-koma manga is getting an anime with the Garden Of Sinners re-release. Maybe this is where  Chikagi Katsuragi and Hibiki Hibino go to relax. The Wedding of Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Tomopop gives the Saber Bride Figma the once over. Don’t worry Arco Wada fans. They made sure to include the ass crack window in the figure. ‘Cause Baby, You’re a Firework It seems they have not totally forgotten that Sakura is one of the three main heroines of Fate/Stay Night and got around to finishing her yukata figure. Now on to Saber Alter. You Trigger My Trap Card, Kid Gilgamesh! In order to truly betray my roommate Type-Moon is not only just releasing a Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya for the 3DS but they are making it a card battling game. In their defense if there is one type of game to make for Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya it would be a card battling game. (At least it is not a dating sim.) Sure Beats Fighting for Your Life on the Moon The latest game to get some sweet Type-Moon skins is Valhalla Knights 3. This time it is Saber and Caster from Fate/Extra CCC. I would not mind playing a GothLoli Caster. The Master of Rider’s Release Date … Wavers A little delay before the new Waver Velvet figure comes out from ALTAiR. Filed under: Favored Topics, Type-Moon Tagged: Fate/Extra CCC, Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya, Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Zero

Cover Shot! is a regular feature here at the Café. I love discovering new covers, and when I find them, I like to share. More than anything else, I am consumed with the mystery that each new discovery represents. There is an allure to a beautiful cover. Will the story contained under the pages live up to promise of the gorgeous cover art? I have loved every cover for Anne Lyle’s Night’s Masque series, and the cover for The Prince of Lies is no exception.  What a bad-ass cover!  I have these on my TBR pile, and I’m hoping that I’ll get to them soon!  In the meantime, I’ll just drool over the covers. In stores November 2013       Elizabethan spy Mal Catlyn has everything he ever wanted—his twin brother Sandy restored to health, his family estate reclaimed and a son to inherit it—but his work isn’t over yet. The guisers’ leader, Jathekkil, has reincarnated as the young Prince Henry Tudor, giving Mal a chance to eliminate his enemies whilst they are at their weakest. With Sandy’s help Mal learns to harness his own magic in the fight against the renegade skraylings, but it may be too late to save England. Schemes set in motion decades ago are at last coming to fruition, and the barrier between the dreamlands and the waking world is wearing thin…

Despite all the Muv-Luv attention out there, I can't recall seeing too much attention given to one Meiya Mitsurugi, at least compared to some others like, say, Inia. I'm definitely pleased to see Kotobukiya stepping up to fill the void though, providing an interesting looking character in a style that manages to catch my interest even through my dislike of the series' "armor." Like most Muv-Luv characters, Meiya's hair is a major highlight of the figure, but I'm also really entranced by some very unique and very piercing blue eyes. Her suit comes out quite nicely, and the pose itself is, while not quite original, away from the norm enough to add another level of appeal. While the more "clothed" Muv-Luv designs are pretty hit or miss with me, fierce looking Meiya is definitely one I'd keep an eye on. She'll be hitting shelves in October for around ¥7,390, so you've got a fair amount of time to decide for yourself. [ Pre-order at HobbyLink Japan | Hobby Search | AmiAmi | CD Japan ] Read more...

Railgun was the highest hope anime of this season, yet, I don’t see any skinship friendship between Mikasa and other three, Kuroko, Uiharu, and of course our hero Saten-san! Railgun is a Sex & The City middle school version. Four girls in a scientific town tackle problems. Oh yes, I really love female relationship. I mean, female skinship friendship, (of course, I love Yuri too, but purely friendship is what I’m talking about). That’s what I’m really into. And Saten-san, Level 0, yes, that’s like most of us proletarians, have-nots. She is representing us in this anime, while other three girls are highly advanced. Uiharu is a genius computing scientist, while her supernatural ability is just Level 1. But her intelligence is IQ 200. Kuroko is Level 4, and Mikasa is Level 5, and there are only five Level 5 people in the world. So, to include Saten-san in the anime was a very clever choice. She proves that she can also be useful while the society judges that she is just a Level 0, no ability or talent at all, unproductive, unmarketable, useless dreg of society. This Academic City is too Nazi social darwinist. Yes, screw that society! Physically Saten-san is most advanced. But this season of Railgun, only Mikasa is a protagonist. Other three friends were just side-characters, or extras at worst. They aren’t the main characters anymore. Acutally, the first season of Railgun, the four girls were the main-chacters. It was like they were all co-protagonists. But now, only Mikasa is leading the plot, which is not what I expected. It’s all about her clones and find out the truth about the illegal human experiment like Nazis. Where are the other girls! I mean, the story is okay, not bad, but it’s more heavy and cruel, not as bad as Attack on Titan, but still cruel, a lot of extreme violence, yes, Tarantino would love to replace Nagai Tatsuyuki, or as if Kitano Takeshi is directing Railgun. This is not what I’m expecting from middle schoolers, other Toaru series weren’t this violence and gross. It’s like Battle Royal, but at least they are high schoolers. So, I want to see more girly interactions, and that’s what made Sex and The City so interesting. What do girls talk among girls? Yes, girls talk! Oh yes, what they talk is pretty hilarious, that’s what I’ve f0und out from Sex And City and Railgun! And Railgun, girls friendship is really cute and superb. . And the most important is Saten-san. Sex And The City, they are all highly achieved professionals, but Railgun, Saten-san is the only ordinary girl while the other threes are genius. Well, she is in the lowest category in the city. So, I always have a point of view from Saten-san, I kinda identified myself with her. Oh, yes. Watching Marimite, I identified myself with Fukuzawa Yumi, the only commoner at that traditionally all girls Catholic school for aristocracy, Lilian Academy. And Mikasa and Kuroko go to an all girls school, and extremely elite Tokiwadai. And Saten and Uiharu go to an average school, yet this is still a school in Academic City, so it must be very high level for ordinary Japanese. They already teach Heisenberg’s theory. But, Saten-san is so behind, so Uiharu always helps her catching up. With a little help from my friend! So, Saten-san is still my hero, a working class hero is something to be! I want that moment in this season as well. But so far, where is her heroism? Make an ordinary girl a hero in this season too! She was the true hero in the first season. I also miss Saten-san’s comedy, that she lifts up Uiharu’s skirt and check a color of her pantsu. The famous German line of “Wir Harl Chant Panz Heidelkart?” that even Wolgang Goethe couldn’t conceive. This sister series is too frustrating. I want them all gone. It’s just dragging too long. Is this season entirely dedicated to the sisters? That would be utterly boring. I don’t care a

Look J.C. Staff, Honey & Clover and Railgun might be your biggest hits, but that doesn’t mean you should combine the both of them!

This week we have a shorter-than-expected week. Our usual source for Japanese box office numbers doesn't have any updated data for last weekend. We'll do our best to find some new sources in case this trend continues. Nonetheless, there are still manga and music listings to look at! On the manga side, we see Viz dominate the charts thanks to a slew of titles hitting shelves. Yen Press manages to hold strong with a few titles, and Seven Seas' Dance in the Vampire Bund is gaining more and more traction as time goes by. The music side features an entirely new listing, with titles from Kat-Tun, T.M. Revolution, and Kyari Pyamu Pyamu holding prominent positions. Top 3 Oricon Singles 1. Face to Face by Kat-Tun2. Preserved Love by T.M. Revolution feat. Nana Mizuki3. Love You More by Generations from Exile Tribe Top 3 New York Times Manga 1. Naruto Vol. 612. Dance in the Vampire Bund Vol. 143. Black Bird Vol. 16 Check out the full lists after the jump!  Read more...

Fan circle Manpuku Jinja to release 2nd installment based on Touhou Project games on Sunday

….. calm down self. Calm the fuck down…. *sharp intake of breath* !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh that’s scary enough…. I know, Eight-bro. I KNOW. Oh man, what the hell is wrong with me. An episode with mizugi, cosplay and cute Yukinons and all I do is post about Totsuka? Being a cutesexual is so ruining my street cred….