Square Enix Japan has released some new photos and info for their upcoming Play Arts Kai Final Fantasy XIII-2 Serah Farron. The figure includes her bow, sword and two replacement hands.





It is due out in March 2012. Price is listed at 5,200 Yen.

Via Toyark

Figures

8:18:00 AM

Eita’s upcoming action movie, “Wild 7“, has just revealed its first trailer through its official website, which also includes a first taste of L’Arc~en~Ciel’s new song that was written especially for the movie.



“Wild 7″ is based on a manga by Mochizuki Mikiya that was serialized in “Weekly Shonen King” from 1969 to 1979. It tells the story of a group called ‘Wild 7′, who are ex-cons-turned-cops that seek to persecute criminals. In the movie, Eita’s character will be involved in many motorcycle scenes that “rival that of a Hollywood action movie“.

In the trailer, viewers see the ‘Wild 7′ crew try to hunt down a criminal who stole a virus with a 90% high fatality rate, leaving an entire city in panic. It gives a first glimpse at all the bike, car, gun, and fire action scenes, as well as the impressive scale of the set.

The cast also includes Shiina Kippei, Abe Tsuyoshi, and Ukaji Takashi as members of the ‘Wild 7′, as well as Fukada Kyoko as a mysterious woman who’s on a vendetta. Meanwhile, Nakai Kiichi portrays a police inspector.

“Wild 7″ is slated to open in cinemas on December 21st.

Via Tokyohive

Check out the trailer below, looks promising!^^

Entertainment

7:46:00 AM

Weekly Shonen Jump's 46th issue announced that Aya Hirano and Masaya Matsukaze are joining the cast of the new Hunter X Hunter television anime.

According to ANN, Hirano will play Menchi in the sixth episode on November 6, while Matsukaze will play the character known as Gittarackur as of the fifth episode on October 30.



The second television anime adaptation of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter X Hunter manga premiered on October 2.

Anime

7:24:00 AM

Cast if the movie has been revealed! Aragaki Yui will play Ranma Saotome, female and Kenta Kaku as the male.

Kyoko Hasegawa as Kasumi Tendo
Katsuhisa Namase as Soun Tendo
Shosuke Tanihara as Tofu Ono
Arata Furuta as Genma Saotome
Kento Nagayama as Tatewaki Kuno
Maki Nishiyama as Nabiki Tendo
Yuta Kanai as Hikaru Gosunkugi
Tayama Ryosei



Aragaki Yui has been a big fan of “Ranma 1/2″ mangaka, Rumiko Takahashi, since her junior high school days. And she has to cut her hair short for this role, and this took fans by surprise as she is known for her beautiful long hair.

The drama special will start in the manga's first chapter in which Akane, who is determined to protect the longevity of the Tendo dojo. However, one day her father Soun suddenly declares that the dojo’s successor must be male. And so, she was arranged to marry Ranma, a man who suffers a curse after falling into a spring while him and his father are training in China.

The live action “Ranma 1/2” special will air on NTV this December 9th.

Source: JEFusion

Entertainment

8:26:00 PM

Tohoshinki has announced that they will be releasing a new single, titled “Winter“, on November 30th! It will be Tohoshinki’s very first Christmas song, “Winter Rose“, and a winter version of their song, “Duet“.

More information will be posted soon!

Tracklisting below:

CD + DVD

01. Winter Rose
02. Duet -winter ver.-
03. Winter Rose -Less Vocal-
04. Duet -winter ver.- -Less Vocal-

DVD:
01. Duet -Video Clip-
02. Duet -Video Clip- (Member Version)
03. Off Shot Movie

First Press:
01. Christmas specifications
02. Jacket size card (1 out of 6)
03. DVD off-shot movie

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CD-Only

01. Winter Rose
02. Duet -winter ver.-
03. Winter Rose -reversible ver.-
04. Winter Rose -Less Vocal-
05. Duet -winter ver.- -Less Vocal-
06. Duet -winter ver.- -Member Chorus ver.-

First Press:
01. Christmas specifications
02. Jacket size card (1 out of 6)
03. 12-page booklet

Source: Tokyohive

Entertainment

8:36:00 PM

It’s been announced that Katsura Masakazu’s manga “ZETMAN” will get anime adaptation starting in April 2012.

The story starts off with a face-off between two rival heroes, ZET and Alphasz, and then traces their origins - Jin Kanzaki, a young man with the ability to transform into a superhuman being known as ZET, and Kouga Amagi, a young man with a strong sense of justice who uses technology to fight as Alphasz.

The director will be Nabeshima Osamu (“D.Gray-man”, “Saint Seiya THE LOST CANVAS Meiou Shinwa”), and the scenario writer will be Tomioka Atsuhiro (“Inazuma Eleven”, SAMURAI 7″). It was also revealed that the caracter design will be taken by Takaya Hirotoshi (“Karakuri no Kimi”, “PROJECT ARMS”), while Gabriele Roberto (“SPEC”, “PACO and The Magical Book”) will be handling the music.

Official website here.

Source: Tokyohive, JEFusion

Anime

5:38:00 PM

PlayStation Vita, also known as PSV, PS Vita, successor to the PlayStation Portable now has a release date!

Jack Tretton, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, announced at San Francisco's Web 2.0 Summit on Tuesday that the PlayStation Vita will ship in North America, South America, and Europe on February 22, 2012.

PSV will launch in Japan on December 17 with 26 titles.

Via Gamespot, ANN

Games

4:48:00 PM