New Black Rock Shooter Anime in January 2012

And this time it won't be just a 1-episode thing, but a full series. There's nothing much can be seen on the anime's official website at the moment except for the picture above and a short trailer of the 2010's OVA. Perhaps the new series will continue where the OVA left off?

Random Anime Song: "Loop"

Here's a song by Maaya.

Sakamoto Maaya Marries Fellow Seiyuu Suzumura Ken'ichi

A few days ago, Sakamoto Maaya and Suzumura Ken'ichi posted on their respective blogs saying that they've exchanged wedding vows on the 8th of August. Congratulations to them both! May they be blessed with a lifetime of love and happiness. I've been a fan of Maaya's work in anime/games and her songs for many years now, so I was more than happy when I read the lovely news. I believe all her fans feel the same way.

Ken'ichi and Maaya have worked with each other in many anime and games, but some of their characters have truly become special because they too ended up as couples.

The Sylvari And The Charr in Guild Wars 2

Sylvari Week has ended over at ArenaNet Blog with Guild Wars 2 developers and designers providing tons of new insight into Tyria's most exotic race. Click on the links below to read all the details!

Designing and Redesigning the Sylvari
Writing the Sylvari
Growing the Sylvari (Video)
Dream and Nightmare


And let's not forget about the formidable Charr.

Creating the Charr Starter Area
Writing the Charr
The Artistic Origin of the Charr
The Legions of the Charr

Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere

I normally wouldn't post about a new upcoming anime series unless I'm pretty sure I'm going to like it, but I'll make an exception today. Seeing Chihara Minori promoting the anime in this video helped, really. Also, it's a Sunrise anime. The anime is called "Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon" (境界線上のホライゾン) or "Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere" in English. It is based on a light novel series of the same name written by Kawakami Minoru. The anime has a bunch of top-class seiyuu, including Fukuyama "Lelouch" Jun as the male lead, Aoi Toori. Minori will be voicing the main heroine Horizon Ariadust as well as singing the anime's opening theme "Terminated". Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon starts this October.

A synopsis of Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon can be found here, on MyAnimeList's page for the anime.

Final Fantasy: Type-0 Japanese Demo Available Now

Final Fantasy fans are in for a treat today because Square-Enix has released a demo of their latest Final Fantasy game for the PSP. The demo, codenamed "Natsubi", is available for download on the Japanese PSN as well as on the game's official website. Square-Enix still hasn't said anything about releasing the game outside of Japan, but hopefully they'll remedy that at Tokyo Game Show next month. Final Fantasy: Type-0 is set to be released on 13th October in Japan.

Director Tabata Hajime showing off the demo at a recent event in Odaiba

You can read more about the demo here and here.