Due to a shipping error, I wound up with an extra copy of Nyantype Magazine volume 3. & I've decided to give it away to one lucky Nebs Blog reader! If you want to know what the magazine's like, you can check out my previous coverage of the issue here. This is an unopened copy that I'll be giving away, so it's brand new.

Before I get any further, I should mention that this contest is open ONLY to residents of the continental United States. That is, UNLESS you're willing to pay for additional shipping fees via PayPal. Sorry, but shipping outside of the states isn't cheap. Also, I'd say you'd have to be about 16 years or older to enter, due to the ecchi content of the magazine.

To enter for a chance to win, all you gotta do is comment on a Nebs Blog entry that was posted on December 9th or later. The contest will last about a week or so (I'll give a little advance notice when the contest is about to end), so any entries that I'll be posting in the coming week are eligible to comment on for a chance to win. I'll choose one commenter at random to be the winner. The more posts you comment on, the better your chances of winning!

Now, here's the important part. If you comment & want to enter the contest, make sure your email is posted in your comment! Otherwise I'll have no way of contacting you if you win. Another option is to comment while you're signed in with a LiveJournal account, which allows me to contact you by replying to your comment & LJ notifying you of my reply.

Happy Holidays & good luck!

We already new for the first time ever that Gonzo didn't have any series currently running in Japan, but at least we took comfort in the fact that Strike Witches 2 was in the works. Unfortunately, it's now been revealed Gonzo has lost that as well. The latest issue of Kadokawa's Nyantype magazine confirmed that anime studio AIC will take over work on the second season of the popular loli series, tentatively titled "Strike Witches 2-ki."

Don't get too worried over what this will mean for the quality of the new season, though. Most of the staff from the first season will be returning, including the director, character designer, & script supervisor. However, this does bring up a cause of concern for Gonzo. I'm no financial expert, but wouldn't holding onto a title that's guaranteed to be bankable & extremely profitable be a good idea? Or are things so bad for them now that they can't afford to even work on the new season?

Regardless of most of the staff returning, there is some cause for concern. For instance, AIC's animation quality over these past few years isn't really up to par with Gonzo's. Say what you will about Strike Witches, but it had solid & fluid animation to it. I worry that AIC animating it wont look quite as good. But choosing AIC does make some sense as well. They've partnered with Gonzo on projects several times in the past, & they even animated SW's sister series SkyGirls.

One final note is the copyright notice for season 2. Gonzo is actually listed right there, which reads "© 2007-2009 Humikane Shimada/Kadokawa Shoten/Gonzo/501st Joint Fighter Wing."

Source: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-27/aic-to-replace-gonzo-on-2nd-strike-witches-season-updated

Two separate anime magazines in Japan, Megami & Dengeki G's, surveyed their readers about who their favorite anime character was. Despite how both magazines cater towards otaku, the readerships for both are still different. Megami's readers are fans of bishoujo anime, while Dengeki focuses on ero-ge (hentai video games).

Despite their differences, one thing remained clear- no matter what kind of otaku they are, all otaku love the girls of K-On. Even while every other girl on the Dengeki list is from a hentai game, a few of the K-On girls still manage to get enough votes to be on the list. You can compare & contrast the two lists below:

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The November 2009 issue of Megami Magazine has one of the biggest shows of the Fall season on the front cover- A Certain Scientific Railgun! The lovely Mikoto "Biribiri" Misaka poses with her lesbian loli lover Kuroko Shirai, both in attractive sukumizu. This same image graced one of the sides of the jumbo pullout poster:

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The third issue of Nyantype is now out in Japan, & gracing the cover this time is one of favorite new series of the Fall season- Seitokai no Ichizon! This issue is also notable for having an exclusive Strike Witches manga chapter in it, as well as a few other SW tidbits as well. There was no giant pullout poster this issue. Instead, we got this:

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The cover for the October 2009 issue for Megami Magazine screams two things. One, it's Fall. & two, the Fate/Stay Night movie is coming soon! It's been way too long since we saw Saber & Rin grace the pages of Megami, but they're back again. The same image was also used for one of the giant pull-out posters:

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It's time once again to take a look back at the best Megami posters of the past 6 months! Of course while the Megami DX mooks are pretty much entirely made of old material, each one does include a brand new giant pullout poster that can't be found in the regular issues of the magazine. While it's fitting to have K-On on the cover of the 13th DX issue since it was indeed one of the top series of the past half year, it was another fan-favorite that got the giant poster treatment. Saki:

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The September issue of Megami is here, but this isn't any ordinary issue. No, this issue is celebrating 10 years of Megami Magazine in Japan! & what better way to celebrate than have Nanoha on the front cov... aww crap. Well, at the very least we can count on Nanoha not taking up both sides of the giant pullout poster, as the latest issue of competitor Nyantype already did that. So let's take a look:

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The second issue of Newtype's new competition to Megami magazine Nyantype is out now. & in honor of the second season of Haruhi Suzumiya, Haruhi graces the front cover! There's also lots of Haruhi coverage in issue itself. This second issue of Nyantype is also the first issue to include a double-sided poster, just like Megami usually has. So naturally with all the Haruhi goodness in this issue, she has to be on at least one side right?

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A bit more caught up now, here's the August 2009 issue of Megami Magazine! & what better title to grace the cover right now than Rebuild of Evangelion? Rei, Asuka, & newcomer Mari are all dressed in their swimsuits. Unfortunately, for the fourth issue in a row now, there was no giant pullout poster. There were a few extras to make up for it though, such as a pseudo pencil board thing that had the girls of K-On on one side & the magazine cover of the Eva girls on the other. & speaking of K-On, there was a little mini book for the series as well:

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I gotta stop posting these so late, but better late than never. The July issue of Megami has one of my favorite current series in focus this time- Saki! Mahjong + fan-service + yuri undertones = awesomeness. Saki & her lover Nodoka grace the cover, & they got a couple posters & articles going for them this issue as well. Once again we're left without a giant pullout poster, though. It does come with an interesting treat to make up for it though- K-On stickers:

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In addition to Queen's Blade, Eden of the East, & Sengoku Basara, two more Spring anime series have announced that they'll be getting a second season. You can now add Natsu no Arashi (which has been streaming on Crunchyroll) & Asura Cryin to the list as well. Both shows had the announcement once their supposed final episodes aired in Japan.

But the biggest sequel news comes not from a Spring 2009 series, but a little bit older series. The very ecchi anime series "Kanokon" has officially received a new season, according to the new August issue of Megami Magazine (haven't gotten mine yet). It's tentatively titled as "Kanokon R," though to be fair it hasn't really been confirmed what format the sequel will be. It could be an OVA or even a movie, though more than likely it'll be your standard TV anime series sequel.

Source: http://www.animevice.com/news/more-kanokon-natsu-no-arashi-asura-cryin-you-got-it/1603/

Boy, I've been meaning to post about the June issue of Megami Magazine forever now. Things kept getting in the way, but now that I'm on vacation I found the time to do it. The cover this time is for the uber-popular K-On from KyoAni! Once again we don't have the large pullout posters in this issue, but rather a special Nanoha mini-booklet & a double-sided Nanoha pencil board. Damn you, Nanoha, you screwed things over for me again!

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Megami Magazine, you've got competition. Enter NyanType Magazine, the new NewType Magazine spin-off that aims to compete against Megami by providing tons of posters featuring anime girls. I saw this first issue, the June 2009 issue, while browsing through the Exhibit Hall at ACen this past weekend. When I saw it, I knew I had to have it. After all, I've been subscribing to Megami for years now. I had to see what the new kid in town has to offer. & I must say, it's pretty good.

The cover for the first issue is of Nanoha, which makes sense (regardless of my feelings for her series) considering this issue features news on the new movie & it also contains the new manga sequel 4th series. Unfortunately, unlike Megami, NyanType didn't have a giant pullout poster. Whether if that was only because this is the first issue & later ones will have it, or if the mag just wont have it at all, remains to be seen. It did however have the double-sided "long poster," which used to be a staple for Megami but recently has been more on again - off again. & both sides were of Haruhi! Pretty weird to include a series that isn't airing new episodes on TV or DVD... that is unless new episodes ARE about to air. One side features a wet Haruhi (drool) & the other side has the three SOS girls in bed together (drool again):

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The May 2009 issue of Megami Magazine is out. Unfortunately there was no giant pullout poster in this issue, a first in quite awhile. Rather, this issue includes a special "Clannad: After Story" mini-mag in honor of the series recently ending. It includes screencaps, character artwork, & a couple articles like a Q&A. Pretty neat if you're a big Clannad fan, but I'd rather prefer a huge pullout poster myself.

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