Denpa Kyōshi Manga Gets Anime Ad by A-1 Pictures

The wraparound jacket band on the third volume of Takeshi Azuma's Denpa Kyōshi - He Is [an] Ultimate Teacher manga is announcing this month that the manga is being adapted into an anime commercial byA-1 Pictures. The commercial will begin airing around October.

The story centers around Junichirō Kagami, a young man obssesed with manga, anime and games. He was a young genius who published papers in the journals Nature and Sciencewhen he was only 17. However, after graduating collage, he became a NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) absorbed in his anime blog. Unable to watch Kagami throw away his life, his sister Suzune gets him to work at the Ichō Academy she attends. The head of the school's board, Koyomi Hiiragi, assigns Kagami to his new life as a teacher.

Azuma has been drawing the manga inShogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine since late last year. The Japanese title of the manga literally means "Electromagnetic-Wave Teacher," a reference to the term denpa-kei for people who act bizarrely, such as extreme otaku. The slang was coined from people who claimed their actions were caused by electromagnetic waves (denpa) they received.

[Via Manga News, IEEE802.11]

Zettai Karen Children's New Anime Listed as '2nd Season'

This year's 41st issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is revealing on Wednesday that the upcoming new anime adaptation ofTakashi Shiina's Zettai Karen Children manga series is the "2nd season." "Season" does not necessarily mean television — examples of video seasons include Maria Watches Over Us 3rd Season, Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~, and the "seasons" of Hellsing Ultimate.

Source: Manga News

Lightning Returns Game's Art Video Streamed

Art director Isamu Kamikokuryō's studio, Lightning painting highlighted in latest video

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Square Enix began streaming a video on Monday featuring art director Isamu Kamikokuryō creating an oil painting for the upcoming Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII video game. 

Kamikokuryō previously spoke about the game during its original unveiling in Tokyo last month.

The upcoming game will represent the final chapter in the Lightning story. The game centers around a 13-day countdown until the end of the world, and players must save humanity within 13 days and 13 nights.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is slated to be released in 2013 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Game Announced

Square Enix has announced at a Tokyo eventthat it will release a new game titledLightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIIfeaturing the heroine Lightning fromFinal Fantasy XIII. Series director Motomu Toriyama stated that this entry in the Final Fantasy XIII series would conclude Lightning's saga.

The game centers around a 13-day countdown until the end of the world, and players must save humanity within 13 days and 13 nights. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is slated to be released in 2013 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.

Source: Kotaku

Most Anticipated Fall 2012 Anime

Gintama, Little Busters!, Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! top unofficial poll

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On Wednesday, the Japanese Internet service provider BIGLOBE posted the results of a survey on the most anticipated anime series for the upcoming Fall season. This is not an official BIGLOBE survey, but a survey conducted by a user named "Gokiburi" under BIGLOBE's Anime Ranking Maker system.

Among the 6,025 votes cast by the self-selected respondents (who can vote multiple times), these were the results:

Rank	Title	Votes
1	Gintama [3rd Season]	557
2	Little Busters!	496
2	Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!	496
4	To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness	335
5	Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You	330
6	Magi	294
7	Bakuman. 3	282
8	Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb	263
9	K	236
10	Jormungand 2nd Season	234
11	Zetsuen no Tempest	221
12	Robotics;Notes [Listed Twice]	199
13	Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo	196
14	Code:Breaker	174
15	Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun	164
16	Medaka Box 2nd Season	159
17	Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankei Nai yo ne—	155
18	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	141
19	Busou Shinki	116
20	Kamisama Kiss	115
21	Hiiro no Kakera - The Tamayori Princess Saga Part II	114
22	Say "I love you".	82
23	Ebiten: Kōritsu Ebisugawa Kōkō Tenmon-Bu	81
24	Robotics;Notes [Listed Twice]	78
25	From the New World	73
26	Girls und Panzer	63
27	Aoi Sekai no Chūshin de	60
28	Ixion Saga DT	58
28	Btooom!	58
30	Psycho-Pass	53
31	Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes	44
32	Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter	35
33	Monsuno	32
34	Aikatsu!	31

The poll was held from August 22 to August 29.

In June, BIGLOBE posted an unofficial poll on the most anticipated anime for the Summer season, and Kokoro Connect, Yuruyuri♪♪ (Season 2), and Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imōto ga Iru! were the top three. In March, BIGLOBE postedits official pre-broadcast survey results on the Spring anime with the highest interest level. In that poll, Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A, Hyouka, andFate/Zero 2 topped the list.

[Via Jam Guru]

Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Girls TV Anime Gets 2nd Season

The wraparound jacket band on the 12th volume ofAkira Suzuki's Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Girls novel series is announcing this month that production on a second television anime season has been green-lit.

The series' story is set in the early 21st century — except in this alternate world, the Tokugawa shogunate never lost power and Japan maintained its enforced seclusion from the rest of the world. At a giant academy for children of military families at the foot of Mt. Fuji, the student council enforces the suppression of rebellious elements. (Many of the students carry the names of famous historical figures.)

The girls Yukimura Sanada (Rie Kugimiya) and Matabei Gotō (Yu Kobayashi) battle the mostly female members of the ruling student council faction such as Sen Tokugawa ("Sen-hime," Minako Kotobuki), Hanzō Hattori (Saori Goto), and others. A 16-year-old male student named Muneakira Yagyū (Daisuke Hirakawa) and a female Jūbei Yagyū (Aoi Yūki) are caught in the middle.

The first anime season premiered in October 2010, and The Anime Network's website streamed the anime in the United States as it aired in Japan. The magazine and book publisher Hobby Japan announced at Anime Expo 2010 that it will bring the light novels to North America, although no books have shipped yet. Section23 Films released the first anime season on DVD.

Medaka Box's 2nd Season Titled, Dated

This year's 40th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that the second season of Medaka Box is titled Medaka Box Abnormal and that it will premiere on October 10 on TV Tokyo. The magazine already confirmedthe second season in June.

The story follows Medaka (voiced by Aki Toyosaki), the strongest girl in Hakoniwa Academy and head of the school's student council. The student body can submit pleas for help into the suggestion box that Medaka installed. Together with council members Zenkichi (Yuuki Ono), Akune (Daisuke Namikawa), and Kikaijima (Ai Kayano), she takes on the challenges in the school that include supernatural powers and near-constant battles.

The first 12-episode anime season aired from April to June, and Crunchyrollstreamed the season into several countries as it aired. Sentai Filmworkslicensed the season in North America.