Countdown for Naruto’s Final Chapter Released

The official website of Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto has released a special countdown page for the final chapter of the manga, counting down to November 10th. The countdown itself also features a timeline of all the major events from the manga’s 15 year run.

 

Note: Images in the article contain spoilers from the Naruto Manga

 

 

The countdown page on the Naruto website ticks down to the 700th and final chapter of the Naruto manga, which will be releasing on November 10th. The site itself also reveals that a new major project will be revealed after the manga’s conclusion. The countdown page itself is filled with images and illustrations from the manga, recounting all the major events that occurred in the series.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Naruto is an original manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. The manga began in 1999 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where to date a total of 70 volumes have released, with the 71st volume releasing on November 4th. Since its debut the manga has sold over 130 million copies in Japan alone. The series has also received two TV anime series adaptation, covering the manga’s two parts: Naruto and Naruto Shippuden in 2002 and 2007 respectively. Both series were produced by Studio Pierrot. Additionally, a total of 9 anime films have released to date and numerous OVAs and specials. A light novel spin-off was produced by Masatoshi Kusakabe and released in 2002. Today, the franchise is one of Japan’s most renowned and one of the most popular anime/manga series outside of Japan.

 

The final Naruto chapter will be releasing on November 10th in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. It will not be the end of the orange haired ninja, as The Last Naruto the Movie will be out on December 6th.

 

The other main focus of the countdown page is the timeline of the manga, recounting the major events, milestones and panels across the 15 years. It showcases how so much has happened in the last 15 years and yet how fast it all went. It hits you hard doesn’t it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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God Eater TV Anime Staff

On October 12th, 2014, Bandai Namco announced the staff for the upcoming God Eater anime at the annual Machi Asobi event. Machi Asobi is an anime event held in Tokushima, Japan, where directors, voice actors, producers, creators, singers, and more gather to present and discuss anime related topics. God Eater is based off of the popular PSP monster hunting video game by Bandai Namco.

 

 

God Eater is an Action Role Playing, Hack n Slash game developed by Shift and published by Bandai Namco Games. The games are set in a dystopian future Japan, where large monsters called Aragami have destroyed most of mankind. In the games you play as a God Eater, a small group of soldiers whose sole purpose is to defeat the Aragami using weapons made from the Aragami’s cells. A total of 3 games have been released since its start in 2010. The first game in the series released in Japan in February 2010 for the PlayStation Portable with an updated release titled Gods Eater Burst later in the year, where it also released internationally. 

 

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Live action Danganronpa stage cast looks fabulous

You can tell that they have put a lot of effort in trying to be accurate to the original murder mystery video game as much as possible. Here are the cast members in full costume:

 

Rei Okamoto as Kyoko Kiriogiri

 

 

Hikaru Oosawa as Toko Fukawa/ Genocider Syo also known as Genocider Jill

 

 

Kanata Hongou as Makoto Naegi

 

 

Seitarou Mukai as Hifumi Yamada

 

 

Akira Ishida (not the voice actor) as Yasuhiro Hagakure

 

 

Masaya Matsukaze as Yasuhiro Hagkure

 

 

Nagisa Oshima as Aoi Asahina

 

 

Ryota Ozawa as Byakuya Togami

 

 

Ren Yagami as Mondo Oowada

 

 

Reina Ikehana as Celestia Ludenberg

 

 

If you are confused as to why some of the characters have two actors to play them, this is because some of them are quite busy that they sometimes need other actors to stand in for them like NMB48’s Fujie Reina and AKB48’s Haruka Ishida. 

 

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Eight returning anime you should continue watching this Autumn 2014

As the red hot Summer 2014 season is about to end with several anime already in their last episode, a new batch of anime are set to take their place. Autumn 2014 is shaping up to be a big one. We here at SGCafe have already our New Anime to Watch Out For list, and this time, we are looking into anime which are making their return.

 

These are anime which are either spin-offs, continuations, new seasons, or prequels to anime which have aired before, so new anime like The Seven Deadly Sins and World Trigger will not be included in this one. Unlike our New Anime list, we didn’t have much trouble deciding which series will be included, and without further ado and in no particular order, here are our picks:

 

Selector Spread Wixoss

 

 

Yes, it’s a trading card anime, however, it has shocked many tcg players and anime fans alike as its shockingly dark story has given some fans a whole lot of trauma reminiscent of Madoka Magica. This ain’t your normal TCG anime people and its sequel promises to be even darker as it explores the mysteries of the game and the eternal girls even further. Couple that with Gen Urobutcher and Kill’em All Tomino’s respective new anime and your all set with a very dark trifecta! Good luck!

 

Mobile Suit Gundam Reconguista in G

 

 

Brace yourselves ladies and gentlemen, legendary anime director and Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino is back with a new Gundam project, and this new series focuses on the Reguild Century, RG, which is set after the Universal Century (UC) so this counts the new series a sequel to the UC series like the original 1979 anime, Gundam Zeta, ZZ, and so on. As this is directed by good’ol “Kill’em All Tomino”, don’t get too attached to some characters as he is known to kill them off in the most gruesome deaths possible. Tomino says that he is dedicating the series to children, and to adults who may not like it, outspoken as he is, he told them to not watch it.

 

Gundam Build Fighters Try

 

 

Autumn 2014 will not feature just one Gundam series, but two, and the other being Gundam Build Fighters Try, which is set after the original Gundam Build Fighters anime which got many fans interested in Gundam again after Gundam AGE failed to impress fans. Instead of the usual one-on-one battles in GBF, this new series will instead feature three-on-three GunPla team battles.

 

Fate/ Stay Night

 

 

It is one of the most hyped anime this season, and with good reason as ufotable’s version of the Unlimited Blade Works route aka the Rin Tohsaka route has been much awaited by fans after the success of Fate/ Zero. It’s Fate, and with the beautiful animations done by ufotable, one could not help but be excited.

 

Yowamushi Pedal Grand Road

 

 

After leaving the fans hanging at the edge of their seats with a cliff hanger of an ending, Yowamushi Pedal Grand Road promises to be an even more competitive season as it will feature the epic conclusion of the National Inter-high arc. The anime may not be very well known outside of Japan, but in that country, it has a very big fan base and its hype has even rivaled that of  Fate/ Stay Night and Gundam Reconguista in G. Expect more thrilling bicycle battles on the roads of Japan with this new season.

 

Chaika Avenging Battle

 

 

Chaika fans rejoice as everybody’s favorite meme princess is returning with her two saboteur “employees” and her mischievous dragoon friend. After becoming a rather funny meme the last time, Chaika’s return promises more battles and will reveal more on the secrets to her mysterious birth. Shocking Truth!

 

Log Horizon 2

 

 

This is that other anime about MMO players who are stuck in the world that is NOT Sword Art Online. Log Horizon may not have all of SAO’s hype or its worldwide fan base, but its loyal fans have said that the anime is better than SAO in terms of story and characters. 

 

Psycho-Pass 2

 

 

Autumn 2014 is one of the most anticipated anime seasons this year, and for good reason, and one of the season’s most awaited anime is Psycho-Pass which left many hanging after it ended abruptly. This crime mystery series will once again be written by Madoka Magica and Fate/ Zero writer Gen Urobuchi, so expect the unexpected when it comes to the story’s twists and turns. Oh, and don’t get too attached to some characters because given who the writer is, they might die a gruesome death as early as episode 3 (Mami Tomoe anyone?) And think about it, this season will feature an anime written by Gen “The Butcher” Urobuchi as well as an anime directed by Yoshiyuki “Kill’em All” Tomino. Good luck!

 

So what do you think of our picks?

 

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"The Day Naruto was Born" Will Air

The Day Naruto was Born” will air, it will be the 600th episode of the series (The original Naruto TV anime has 220 episodes).

 

The series celebrates with a new opening and ending theme. Japanese rock band KANA-BOON will be performing the 16th opening theme and it will be titled “Silhouette” while the cute and innocent Shiori Tomita will be performing the 31st ending theme titled “Dame Dame da”.

 

 

 

Naruto Shippuuden is an anime series adapted from Part II of the Naruto manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. The series is directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo. Naruto Shippuuden is a continuation of the Naruto manga, and continues the same storyline after the passing of two and a half years in the Naruto universe. It began broadcasting on TV Tokyo on February 15, 2007.

 

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The Anime:Tokyo Ghoul

As the title of the anime suggests, the story takes place in Tokyo. There exists a race of beings known as “ghouls” who look and behave like humans for the most part, but change their form and take on unique abilities as their eyes redden. They are a menacing looking bunch for sure! While during day to day life one cannot tell if a person is a ghoul or not, they do have one trait that stands out dramatically. This of course, is that they eat humans.

 

Our protagonist – the young Ken Kaneki is a typical college “nerd”. He’s shy, polite, and enjoys reading. His life takes a downward spiral however when through the course of a freak accident he becomes part ghoul. This creates an interesting dynamic as our relatively boring hero is now turned into a monster – one that is feared and loathed by the general public. Over the span of the anime we see the trials and tribulations Ken goes through and we are faced with themes such as the loss of innocence, injustice in society, having to come to terms with unfortunate circumstances and making the best of it, as well as the justification of both sides – humans and ghouls.

 

 

The plot certainly has its fair share of emotional scenes as it is just as much a drama as it is an action show, and by the end of it one would have developed some sort of connection with Ken, even if he isn’t the most likeable person at first. His character suffers from having to be portrayed as overly weak – this leaves audiences impatient and constantly wishing for him to take a stand. When he finally does however, it’s worth it!

 

What the story suffers from in this adaptation is the pacing of the show. It starts fairly strong but there are lulls in between where either nothing consequential happens, or one is left thinking “how is this relevant to the actual story?” In a show where there are only a total of 12 episodes, each episode counts and while the finale makes it worth it, some may have to trudge through an episode or two they might find boring or useless.

 

 

Another unfortunate product of having such a short course for an adaptation is having to either rush or completely skip certain details. The cast of characters are richly developed in their own ways in the manga, however the anime fails to capture much of it, and we are only given shadows of characters who are a lot deeper than they seem. If one hasn’t read the manga, perhaps it can be overlooked but it is still a desire left unfulfilled.

 

On the whole, the story manages to do its job when it comes to delivering a grim personal story, and ultimately showing the development of a character. The more prominent side characters are quite likeable as well – in fact, arguably more so than Ken himself.

 

What one should look for and understand when watching this is that it’s about the development of Ken – how he progresses as a character, his internal strife, how he comes to terms with his situation and becomes who he is. If one knows that this is the focus of the show, perhaps they won’t be disappointed by other factors that aren’t as strong.

 

 

There’s more to a nice looking anime than just a nice art style though. The animation is important as well – how smoothly it runs during action sequences, if it looks sharp and well put-together, whether or not CGI is used appropriately, etc. In this regard, Tokyo Ghoul delivers excellently. Excellent creative vision by the animators helped make some great looking action sequences, where the motions of the characters flowed nice yet tightly, and interesting effects were used to emphasize certain sequences – especially the gorier ones. Gore is one thing the show does not skimp out on in the least.

 

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Seiken Tsukai no World Break For The Upcoming Winter 2015 Anime

The Seiken Tsukai no World Break anime has released a new key visual for the upcoming Winter 2015 anime. The anime adaptation of Akamitsu Awamura’s light novel / manga series will be airing from January 2015 next year under the Winter 2015 anime season. In addition to this announcement, a short promotional video was uploaded and the cast and crew were announced.

The cast was also revealed and is as follows:

Ishikawa Kaito (Tobio Kageyama from Haikyuu!!) as Haimura Moroha
Taketatsu Ayana (Kotori Itsuka from Date A Live) as Ranjou Satsuki
Yuuki Aoi (Varel Jin from Blade & Soul) as Urushibara Shizuno
The staff was also revealed and is as follows:

Original: Awamura Akamitsu (published by GA Bunko/SB Creative)
Original Character Design: refeia
Director: Inagaki Takayuki (Koharu Biyori, Rosario to Vampire)
Series Composition: Yamaguchi Hiroshi (Gingitsune, Nobunagun)
Character Design: Ishikawa Masakazu (Kodomo no Jikan (TV), Shinryaku! Ika Musume)

Seiken Tsukai no World Break synopsis from Haruhichan:

Written by Akamitsu Awamura, the series takes place in a private high school involving the concept of “saviors.” They are known as people who possess awakened memories of their past lives. The story tells of a young boy named Moroha Haimura who comes to this private school.

At the school, there are two types of people: Saviors, who fight enemies with weapons and techniques gleaned from the Puraana powers from their own bodies, and Kuroma, who wipe out enemies with magic to manipulate the Maana powers that surpass physics. Moroha Haimura is the first person with past lives of both Shirogane and Kuroma.

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