TAF2007 - Part2

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日本語/Japanese
Sun 2007/03/25 01:00
Continuing with the Tokyo Anime Fair 2007 shenanigans.
Before I do continue however, my hosting center may be down for maintenance. Keep your eye on the dannychoo.com server status page if this site wonders off into oblivion for a while. Will post updates there.

Lots of anime to look forward to next month - ones on my to-watch list are... I'm sure I've missed some though and theres many more to come in the summer. Also added the ones I could find to the Otavids section.

This robo was at the Giant Robo booth. Looks like this anime has been revamped to present day standards. Have not checked it out yet but anything with robots/mecha in = must check ^^;
- video added to the Otavids section.
Kaze no Stigma starts next month.
The trailer for DMC anime was playing - no video footage allowed for press either. Looks very nice and I cant wait for the game either. Did you know that Capcom jumped ship and is releasing DMC4 on XBOX360 and PC too? Poor PS3 ^^;
Nanatsuiro Drops goes from game to anime.
Keitai Shojo. Never heard of this until the show. Added clip to the Otavids. many cute characters like the one showing on the screen.
Cute Dakimakura.
Cute characters = a must watch eh?
At the Dancouga Nova booth - clip in the Otavids.
If you got money to spend then you can use it up buying merchandise.
The artwork for Galaxy Angel looks like it was done by the folks who done Soukou no Strain?
If you like rokets and you like girls then you may like this - Rocket Girls.
Clip added to the Otavids.
Happiness - another eroge that became an anime.
BONES booth (eureka seven etc)
Darn. This title is on the tip of my tongue!
Looking forward to Skullman. Clip in the Otavids.
CENCOROLL - you will want to watch this one ^^.
Check out the clip in the Otavids to be impressed.
Coluboccoro. Could not find a clip for this one.
Heroic age - trailer in the Otavids.
Guren Ragan goodies.
Yoko from Guren Ragan.
Wall O Shana, Inukami and other stuff.
I ended up with 3 of these posters for some reason.
Shana out on the DS.
Zombie Loan goes from manga to Anime (I think)
Kochikame is just great. Shame it's not on TV anymore. OP in the Otavids.
Shana and her Melon pan.
Hitohira - PV in the Otavids. Looks like a good one.
Moonlight Mile - have not checked this out but looks F****** fantastic.
Expect to see all of tehse as figures - at the goodsmile booth.
Anime in the iPod...
Love this outfit ^^;
Have not started to watch Ghost Hunt - is it any good?
Kono Sora ni Yakusoku wo - I think this was originally an Eroge.
Aha! must must must see. Looks like this was an eroge back in 2005 but cant find any info on it orz.
Clip in the Otavids.
The new appleseed movie - prepare spare underwear before you watch the OP in the otavids.
More CG shenanigans in "Blame!"
The trailer at the show for Claymore looked good - cant find it in youtube though.
Macross 25th Anniversary.
Load O Valkyrie.
R2D2 Bin. I want one.
Cant wait! Idol master Xenoglossia. Trailer in the Otavids.
Dancouga.
Byosoku 5 Centimeter - vid in Otavids.
Nice Guren Ragan cosplay - the mecha I mean.
On the way home you see this at the station and want to take it down.
I also wanted this too but couldnt reach...
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Bayonette in Manila, Philippines (Registered on 2007/03/14 21:14)
College Student
The "Rocket Girls" anime looks promising to watch.
(ID #45798) Posted on 2007/03/25 02:13
Demacrez in Evansville, Indiana, US (Registered on 2006/12/25 14:19)
Link Cosplayer, Video Gamer, Amatuer Programmer, and Artist
Wow, so many anime!  I don't think I'll be able to watch them all.  I'll probably wait a while and click on the most seeded anime file when most of them come out.  I really can't fit all of those on my comp.  T.T
(ID #45799) Posted on 2007/03/25 02:25
バタくん/Bata-kun in サンノゼ。後で、マニラと東京? (Registered on 2006/12/30 03:45)
ファン。
"Oofuki", "Hayate" and "Gurren-Ragan" ("Gurren-Lagann") as well as "Jeeg" are on my watch list this season.  "Xenoglossia" is a toss up for me not because of the atmosphere change, but because of the seiyuu changes.  Other than that, there's not much else that I'm going to watch.
Edward in SE Michigan/Osaka (Registered on 2006/12/24 12:50)
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Dam!  So much great new and classic anime!  My eyes are going to be tired this year! ^o^

I enjoyed the original Dancouga series, so probably will look into the new one.  I want to check out Moonlight Mile as well.  I'm sure once I watch the clips in the Otavids I will add more.  Darn it Danny! ^o^

Interesting note related to Moonlight Mile.  Sometime this year, starting with STS-123, NASA will start to deliver "Kibou" to the ISS. 
(ID #45801) Posted on 2007/03/25 03:48
syrix in U.S. (Registered on 2007/03/21 10:18)
student
Nice pics danny, I especially love the Shana pics you took. Can't wait until the game comes to the states if it ever does. I noticed the giant melon pan, Shana's dream come true ^-^. I would also like an R2-D2 trash bin lol
(ID #45802) Posted on 2007/03/25 04:25
Alafista OTAKU in Singapore (Registered on 2006/12/25 12:22)
Policy & Research Officer
wow that CENCOROLL is so looks uniquely   awesome, can't find a good word to describe it.

Anway, ghost hunt is pretty decent. Its about people trying to solve ghost huntings mysteries.
(ID #45803) Posted on 2007/03/25 04:42
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
it all looks awesome .... I really like the macross booth .... keeping up with all the new titles is like a full time job .... (I need to win the LOTTERY)
(ID #45804) Posted on 2007/03/25 05:07
presagiador in Dominican Republic (Registered on 2006/12/25 15:16)
Student
Great post Danny, ohh so much anime so little time to watch it, just saw the trailer for the new Apleseed and it looks awesome, i think the title of the 
anime in photo 5732 is Mars Daybreak i remember seeing an advertisement for it in some magazine.
(ID #45805) Posted on 2007/03/25 05:17
liberator389bg in Omaha, Nebraska
Nice to see how the DMC anime will look like, too bad its going multi-platform.  But seeing how Capcom is making a lot of money on the 360 from Dead Rising and Lost Planet it makes sense.  Its also interesting to see their making a Highlander anime, didn't see that coming, it could hold some promise.
(ID #45806) Posted on 2007/03/25 06:10
Henry in /usr/bin/ (Registered on 2006/12/25 20:05)
anime/cosplay events organizer
so many new anime so little HDD space XDDD

can't wait to watch them especially Combat Butler and School Days ^^

hanyaan~!
can't wait for Good Smile to make figures out of those :3
(ID #45807) Posted on 2007/03/25 06:52
Arekusu in The Lost Woods (Registered on 2006/12/31 19:12)
Video Game Design Student and Dai Gurren Dan member
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Woah, once again some great photos there. I have just updated my "Anime to Watch" list, and its gone up to 13 >.< good job i have a 2 week easter holiday then xD
(ID #45809) Posted on 2007/03/25 08:50
Fabbe in Belgium, but for now Tokyo
Just got back from TAF 2007 and just three things; Guys who wish to go there, do it! It's really fun. Two, I will need a new camera. Your picture looks so much better and I took almost the same. And last, sooo much new anime to watch!
I know it's too soon for the figures part but I can't wait to see your pictures Danny! Also thanks GoodSmile for not having a vending booth, or I had to give a kidney.
(ID #45810) Posted on 2007/03/25 09:51
X-Gear in his room (Registered on 2007/01/18 17:48)
College student
Interesting
(ID #45811) Posted on 2007/03/25 10:07
mambo in 152nd floor (Registered on 2007/01/14 23:28)
Salaryman
Another awesome report Danny!
Looking forward to that Idol master one.
(ID #45814) Posted on 2007/03/25 14:06
Akiraman in RIDGE RACER City (Registered on 2007/01/12 00:40)
Designer & Animator
Hey Danny thanks for Reporting on this anime event (^^)6 lots of new anime to look out for any chance I can get your photos taken of the character designs that were on display for the various anime booth? 
(ID #45815) Posted on 2007/03/25 15:00
D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2006/12/31 23:36)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Devil May Cry anime... Dante may look a bit odd on this poster but if you say it's great... No worries.

Dancouga. That also reminds me of my childhood, even if it's not one of the series that marked me the most. Hope this variant of the series will be up to the original.

Haha.. Melon pan... R2-D2 bins...

Moonlight Mile? Maybe not related to Planetes, but on the same theme. Hmm.

I wonder if one day, you and Azami-San will have your own stall to present a possible Mirai anime...
Who knows? 

Great coverage, as always!
(ID #45816) Posted on 2007/03/25 15:05
Akiraman in RIDGE RACER City (Registered on 2007/01/12 00:40)
Designer & Animator
*Amend to my preious post*
I meant anychance to download higher res photos of the various characters designs that were on display in your TAF photos for personal use?

i think this picture is "Kenran Butousai"
http://dannychoo.com/slide/eng/taf2007/5732/photo/TAF2007+-+Part2/

Love the macross suit on display too
(^_^) Looking forward to the DMC anime as well, too bad the game went multi platform...
(ID #45817) Posted on 2007/03/25 15:25
minase in Tokyo,Japan (Registered on 2007/02/28 22:27)
Student
ス、ス、ス、スクールデイズ!!
激熱いです!
僕、このゲームは去年の終わり(12月)にやったばかりなので、新鮮な印象が残っています。
シナリオの終わり方に常軌を逸したものが多かったので、アニメはどのエンドになるのかが非常に気になります!
(ID #45818) Posted on 2007/03/25 17:07
Hachiko in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Registered on 2006/12/26 12:01)
Student
awsome! i cant wait to see the new released animes.Idol Master XENOGLOSSIA and DMC Animes indeed look nice, will watch when subs come out ^^
(ID #45821) Posted on 2007/03/25 21:26
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 11:54)
Director/代表取締役
minaseさん、
スクールデイズはやったことがないが、アニメは楽しみだ。かわいいキャラがいっぱい!

Akiraman,
In the middle or a hardware problem at the moment so could probably dig up only one or two - give me the IDs

D_Blade,
Mirai anime ^^
(ID #45823) Posted on 2007/03/26 02:42
Akhmad Fathonih in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (Registered on 2007/01/21 18:35)
Software Engineer
Say, isn't it Rei and Asuka I see in that Dancouga poster? Does Dancouga has any relationship to Evangelion?
(ID #45844) Posted on 2007/03/26 07:45
MonkeyKombat in Dubai,UAE (Registered on 2007/02/01 01:00)
Sales Executive & Eternal Geek/Otaku
The Mospeada poster looks sweet.I was hoping to hear something about the VOTOMS re-make-anime,but it looks like it won't be airing anytime soon. 

I have to go write down the names of some of these animes so i'd remember to check them out later. 
(ID #45849) Posted on 2007/03/26 08:37
AndyH in Birmingham, UK (Registered on 2006/12/25 10:56)
3D artist
Aceness overload!

Cencoroll looks really impressive - i love the animation style, and it looks very wierd.
Love those model sheets for Guren Ragan (i love gainax stuff). Ace cosplay further down too...
'Zombie loan' LOL! Great name - conjures up funny images.
Oooh - i see a new shunya yamashita character at the goodsmile booth pic - new figure incoming?
Really looking forward to the new Appleseed. Its quite encouraging seeing the amount of CG anime - i guess im in the right industry after all ^__^

Gutted that the TAF is on when it was. If it was on one weekend later, i could have gone to it! Where was it held? Big sight? It doesnt look that big in scale or especially busy - perhaps cos it was the press day?...
(ID #45854) Posted on 2007/03/26 10:19
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 11:54)
Director/代表取締役
Andy,
Was press day at big sight - but felt smaller in scale compared to last year.

Akhmad,
Didnt notice rei or asuka...
(ID #45895) Posted on 2007/03/27 03:19
BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03 17:24)
.NET/Web Developer
The pic with the Skullman poster...the poster beside the skullman poster looks totally similar to Ed from Fullmetal Alchemist.  What's that about?

Lots of promising shows to look for this summer.  Gotta get me a new HD.  I'm already running out of space for the shows in the current season. heheh! ^^
(ID #45913) Posted on 2007/03/27 07:36
D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2006/12/31 23:36)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
At BeLe: It is simple. It IS Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist. :p
BONES is one of the co-producers of the anime version of FMA and is also charged of the adaptation of the Skull Man series into anime.

That is all!
(ID #45925) Posted on 2007/03/27 10:19
D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2006/12/31 23:36)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
At Akhmad Fathonih: Heh, nice one. They may have a stunning resemblance to Asuka and Rei (haircut, face expression maybe?), but it's not them, sadly. ;p

Hint for Danny: 8457 ;)

(Huh, who said I wanted to replace Danny in terms of feedback? I wouldn't! lol)

(ID #45926) Posted on 2007/03/27 10:32
shiachan in Singapore
damn, i missed seeing you there at TAF on pressday, and its true, as u said , there are fewer booths this year, 
Gonzo wasnt there, TBS wasn't there. KyoAni wasnt there too .  

Out of curiosity, do you have any Aquarian Age alternative Pictures at the show ? i missed taking them :X 
(ID #45950) Posted on 2007/03/28 22:54
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 11:54)
Director/代表取締役
shiachan,
I think I missed it too ^^;
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