First thing this week
on After Hours Weekly News…
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Everyone here at Midnight Anime Radio wishes you a happy (and
safe) Halloween!
Sword Art Online PSP
This week, Namco Bandai announced that they would be
releasing a special edition PSP of Sword Art Online that includes a bunch of
goodies. First of all, it includes a soundtrack CD, a special booklet, a custom
(and very sweet) PSP themed skin and some special content DVDs. This PSP is scheduled
to hit Japanese stores on March 14th. The special edition PSP is
going for 9,980 yen (about $125) and the standard for 6,280 yen (around $78).
If you would like to pre-order one now you can head over to AmiAmi.
FUNimation and Xbox
Video Team Up
Yesterday (Oct 26, 2012), Microsoft launched its new
operating system Windows 8 and also announced that it would be partnering up
with FUNimation to sell certain anime at a discounted price on their new
platform called Xbox Video. FUNimation will be selling the first six episodes
of Dragon Ball Z season one and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood season one at
a discounted price until the end of January; around 50 percent off! Also, Xbox
Live/ Windows 8 consumers will be able to download episode one of Samurai
Champloo and FLCL for free.
Windows 8 also hit Japan this past week and many people
lined up to buy it. One difference is that in Japan, the new operating system
has its own anime girls! Here are some photos from Akihabara, Japan during the
launch party.
Massaki Yuasa’s Kick-Heart
Anime Hits Fundraising Goal
In our previous podcast, we talked a little bit about this
fundraiser that Production I.G/Masaaki Yuasa had organized and this week they
were able to reach their main goal! The project also added new stretch goals on
Wednesday and will add new features/content if they reach these goals. There’s
only a few days left so if you have a chance you should check out their project
and maybe consider donating!
Also, a Japanese/Thai
IT company Goopa launched a preview of their new crowd funding service Anipipo this week. This is somewhat like the website KickStarter but only
focused on funding animated projects. This might lead to a new era where people
are funding these anime projects instead of people that are only focused on
making money.
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