Rurouni Kenshin Live Action Film Starring Takeru Satoh

Rurouni Kenshin live action film that adapted from Rurouni Kenshin manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki will starring Takeru Satoh. If you Kamen Rider fans you must familiar with Takeru Satoh, Japanese actor that act as Kamen Rider Den-O.

Keishi Otomo will direct Rurouni Kenshin live action film which this film will be released on 2012. Takeru Satoh can choose to play as Kenshin Himura because when this project was just starting, Watsuki and his wife were discussing who should play Kenshin, and decided that Satoh topped the list. Producer Shinzō Matsuhashi also commented, "Satoh has the looks and stature to be a proper Kenshin".

So, whether Takeru Satoh can satisfy Rurouni Kenshin fans that also include himself because Satoh also fan of  Rurouni Kenshin manga when he was in elementary school and when the manga was still running. Just wait when Rurouni Kenshin Live Action film released on 2012.

Source: ANN

Gundam The Origin Manga Get Anime Adaptation

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko will be adapted to anime, this news is announced by the August issue of Khadokawa Shoten's Monthly Gundam Ace magazine. Announcement of Gundam The Origin anime project only a few weeks later from the announcement of the Gundam Age anime series, the  newest of gundam anime television series that will be released on October 2011.

Source: earlbox via moetron

Going Merry Plastic Model Kit

Now you can own Going Merry because Bandai has released Going Merry Plastic Model Kit. The model kit of the first ship Straw Hat Pirates is very detail and very great for you One Piece fans to be collected as a display because the anchor of this Going Merry plastic model kit can be reproduced at its released state and can also be attached to the ship body as well and for the ropes of the anchor created from Nylon string.

Going Merry Plastic Model Kit also include the figure of six member Straw Hat Pirates that is Luffy, Nami, Ussopp, Chopper, Zoro, and Sanji. Cannon, Rope ladder, Wooden Box, Barrel and even the orange trees will make this Going Merry Plastic Model Kit very complete. You can buy Going Merry Plastic Model Kit from Amazon.com

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Arakawa Under the Bridge Live Action Promo Video

Arakawa Under the Bridge Live Action Promo Video streamed by the Cinema Today website on its YouTube Channel. Arakawa Under the Bridge live action is adapted from Arakawa Under the Bridge manga by Hikaru Nakamura. Japanese actor and actress, Kento Hayashi and Mirei Kiritani will be act as Kou Ichinomiya and Nino.

The other cast are Shun Oguri as Village Chief, Takayuki Yamada as Hoshi, Nana Katase as Maria,Yu Shirota as Sister, Natsumi Abe as P-ko, Toru Tezuka as Shiro, Norihisa Hiranuma as Billy, Kurume Arisaka as Jacqueline, Eri Tokunaga as Stella, and Tarō Suruga as the Last Samurai.

Arakawa Under the Bridge Live Action television series will be released in July and for the film will be released on February 2012.

Arakawa Under the Bridge Live Action Promo Video



Source: ANN

Dantalian no Shoka Trailer Revealed

Dantalion no Shoka anime trailer revealed after the Kadokawa Anime Channel on YouTube began streaming the 147 second trailer. Dantalion no Shoka anime or known as Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian is an anime series that adapted from Dantalian no Shoka light novel series by Gakuto Mikumo.

The anime with genre mystery will be released in Japan on this summer exactly on July 15, this anime tells story about a young man in 1920s London meets a girl who handles the Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian, the forbidden books of demonic wisdom.

Dantalian no Shoka Trailer

Gundam Age Trailer Released

Trailer of Gundam Age Anime finally been released, so we can see more clearly, would "like what" the newest  series of gundam. In the trailer you can see character and mecha, after watch the first trailer of gundam age, I think I don't like the character, just like the character from classical anime. Gundam 00 is still better, but I'll still watch Gundam Age to see more of this anime.

Gundam Age Trailer

Gundam Age The New Gundam Anime Series

The new gundam anime series will be called Gundam Age and this anime will be released on Fall 2011. This information is came from the July issue of Shogakukan Corocoro Comic magazine whereas a few days ago, the official website of Gundam announce that a new work of gundam anime will be announced via live event on June 13 in Japan. On the event will be unveiled starts from the setting story, characters until the mecha.

Gundam Age is the new gundam series that has three main character that is the "father, child and descendant". The first main character is Furitto Asuno, who developed the Gundam AGE-1 mobile suit (humanoid mobile weapon) equipped with the AGE System (a self-adapting computer). The second main character is Asemu Asuno, Furitto's child. The third main character is Kio Asuno, Furitto's descendant who inherits the Gundam. The Gundam AGE-1 can be augmented as the Gundam AGE-1 Titus for more power, or as the Gundam AGE-1 Sparrow for more speed.

The manga version of Gundam Age will be serialized in CoroCoro magazine. For the further info about this new gundam series just wait on the June 13.

Source: 0taku, ANN, comixo

Tashigi POP Excellent Model One Piece

Tashigi POP Excellent Model One Piece by MegaHouse has come to complete your One Piece action figure collection. In the One Piece anime and magna, Tashigi Ensign is a marine who serving under commodore Smoker. She is a swordsman just like Roronoa Zoro and she carry out a sword named meito Shigure.

The Tashigi POP Excellent Model One Piece show Tashigi with his sword and also when she wear his glasses, make him looks very cute. You can buy this PVC Excellent Model One Piece on Amazon.com

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Top 10 Best Selling Manga in Japan 2011 First Half

Oricon has released the list for Top 10 best selling manga in Japan 2011 first half because now has entered the mid of 2011. The list is include sales from November 22, 2010 to May 22, 2011. The champion for the mid 2011 was achieved by One Piece manga. With this achievement for having sold 23,366,030 copies, very far to pursue other manga and seems will make one piece as Best Selling Manga in Japan 2011 like last year.

Top 10 Best Selling Manga in Japan 2011 First Half

1. One Piece with 23,366,030 total copies.
2. Gantz with 3,110,842 total copies.
3. Naruto with  3,035,593 total copies.
4. Shingeki no Kyojin with 2,613,851 total copies.
5. Fairy Tail with 2,501,768 total copies.
6. Bakuman with 2,471,448 total copies.
7. Kimi ni Todoke with 2,421,162 total copies.
8. Gintama with 2,332,551 total copies.
9. Bleach with 1,980,234 total copies.
10. Toriko #12 with 1,836,000 total copies.

Source: Oricon via ANN

Cowboybibimbop Summer 2011 Anime Chart Version 2

Summer 2011 Anime Chart Version 2 has been released by cowboybibimbop. In the summer 2011, I do not change my decision at the beginning, I should watch Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori – Break on the Sky ~ Trick 3 (OAD) and for anime tv series I will watch Kamisama Dolls, Usagi Drop and maybe Nyanpire the Animation.

Cowboybibimbop Summer 2011 Anime Chart Version 2

Androids Giveaway on TOYSREVIL Facebook

To celebrate my humble Public Facebook page surpassing 5,000 "Likes", here's a second contest giveaway (the first one already saw a winner, announced on my FB) with this time the prize being the above-left 2 x Android Mini Collectibles from Series 2! (They have been opened for review purposes and are giveaway away "loose" and "as-is"), and the task? Guess HOW MANY Singapore 5-Cent coins are held

New Kidrobot Black Sneak Preview

Here's a sneak-peek pic of the upcoming release from Kidrobot Black - courtesy of Clutter Magazine - which they suspect to be from either Mars1 or Doze Green (leaning toward him at the moment). Either way, it would be interesting to see either gentleman to release a toy - tis been a long while since we've seen anything "toys" from them, and we demand more from both! LOLShown below are (L)

Dunny 2011 Series Revealed by Kidrobot (June 23-release)

Featuring 18 designs from 15 artists, DUNNY 2011 Series sees debuting designs by deserved artists and customizers such as Squink!, 64 Colors, DrilOne, Elphonso Lam, Le Merde, Travis Lampe and Betso, alongside returning KR-vets such as Aya Kakeda, Chuckboy, Huck Gee, Kronk, MAD, Dirty Donny, Mister F®ame$ and Mishka. We've posted sneaks before (and looks to be some slight alterations too), now

20-inch Killjoy Dunny by Kronk x Kidrobot (June 30-release)

Kidrobot loves South African artist KRONK, there is absolutely no single shred of doubt needed to suspect otherwise - and neither be there a need for an reasons beyond the imagery you see before you, on a uber-glossy 20-incher tall Dunny, no less! Are you ready for KILLJOY?PRODUCT-TEXT: Straight out of South Africa, Kronk’s 20-inch Killjoy Dunny invokes summer’s delight at first blush. But look

WIP OMI Custom by Silvia Tampi for Faces of Indonesia

Indonesia artist Silvia Tampi shares with us snaps of her work-in-progress of a super-splendid OMI-custom dubbed: GARUDA WISNU KENCANA -and what can I say? Even in it's unpainted WIP-stage, it looks magnificent, doesn't it?We here at TOYSREVIL (meaning "me") are familiar with Silvia's work, with the recent posting of her equally splendid Indonesian Reog Dance custom-Munny, and her collective

The Bubblegum Adventures of Periwrinkle by Playlounge x Bubi Au Yeung

UK-based retailer Playlounge has collaborated with famed-Treeson creator Bubi Au Yeung to produce "The Bubblegum Adventures of PERIWRINKLE" - an adaptation of their mascot/icon (seen above-right) into 3" tall "Periwinkle" figure with three points of articulation (neck and both arms), and as well each blind box includes within a detachable gum-bubble plus a fold-out comic strip and any one of

Of Ace Luchadors & Happy Cupcake Buddhas by Rampage Toys

Jon Malmstedt of Rampage Toys posts this amazingly colorful snap of his "Fruity Tooty ACE Luchador" (in collaboration with Smash Tokyo Toys) - which you can still grab for US$12 each (sans shipping) online via http://rampagetoysandart.bigcartel.com … but what really got my attention was this set of four "Happy Cupcake Buddha V2.0" - which were first released on Tuesday May 31st for US$13, and has

Oh But For The Many Glorious Glittery Colorways of Seismic Centurion by Smash Tokyo Toys x Halfbad Toyz

Remember the Green-Glitter SEISMIC CENTURION we posted about recently? Designed by Smash Tokyo Toy and produced by Halfbad Toyz? How about RED, BLUE and PEARL-WHITE Glitter versions to go with it? Matty Boombatty of STT facebooked: "A dream of mine has been achieved after a LONG time. Seismic Aces' nemesis from the Allies (betcha didn't know Ace was a Nazi robot) has been made in sparkly cosmic

Doktor A for Imaginery Menagerie @ Oh!NoDoom (July 9)

This ad-banner for the July 9th "Imaginery Menagerie" group art show at Oh!NoDoom gallery (via their emailer) happens to show a one-eyed sculpt from Doktor A = actual art piece for the show? Or promotional image? Regardless, image has since added to my previously posted event feature HERE :)

Doktor A for Modern Vintage Narrative @ Stranger Factory (June 3)

Doktor A for Stranger Factory. "Modern Vintage Narrative" is a group show launching June 3rd @ Albuquerque, New Mexico for the Grand Opening of the Kathie-Olivas x Brandt Peter's shop / gallery [Blogged]. C'mon, need I really state the obvious? That this piece of work is awesome-cool? Need I, really? :)

About That Slicer Tomorrow King Baka Cosplay by UrbanKite

I might be wrong here, but this looks to be the first time I am seeing a 3A-Toy character being adapted in Cosplay! Check out more pics of the SLICER TK BAKA at the link provided, cosplayed by 3A-forumer "UrbanKite" and exceptionally well done, and hauntingly gorgeous, IMHO! Well done![Source]

SDCC-Exclusive Brillo Square by 3A Toys x Toy Tokyo for San Diego Comic Con 2011

ThreeA Toy's beloved military-cuteness that which is known as "SQUARE" will be making an appearance at San Diego Comic Con 2011, alongside 3A-principals Ashley and Kim signing "live" at the Toy Tokyo booth (schedule TBC), where this figure will be made available! What you see above is the Brillo Square sans legs, while we get to see the header-card art below. Remember SDCC-2010's Exclusive WWRp

Blister Carded Action Portable Bamba Boss DIY by 3A Toys

ThreeA Toys has listed their "Action Portable Bamba Boss DIY" edition on Bambalandstore.com - available in three formats: Singles (@ US$25 each), 5-Packs (@ US$105 per set) and 10-Packs (@ US$200 per set) - note that all prices excludes shipping costs. (Do note, an average shipping cost for a 5-Pack to Singapore is about US$25 - just so you know ;p)Do also take note that this item is NOT part of

Best Use of Food Munny Custom by Pronto Pixel for Munnyworld Megacontest

Tamish Aswani aka PRONTO PIXEL is a "Resident Artist" of Jakarta-based Plastic Culture. We had previously posted about his DEATH BERRY custom-Munny, and to see it gain First Place in BEST USE OF FOOD in the recently announced Munnyworld Megacontest, is quite a delight. Shown above-left is the original drawing done by Tamish, which inspired the custom (shown below in detail, when the Munny was

Best Use of Sculpting Munny Custom (2nd place) by Abell Octocan for Munnyworld Megacontest

Indonesia-based artist / designer Abell Octovan's Munny submission "Munny Trip To Heaven" saw second placing in the recently announced Munnyworld Megacontest - featuring a n angelic form drifting in-between the clouds and unto a rainbow - yes, this is entirely customer and photographed! The creator of BarkingGun, BoyCott and Lord On Board, this is quite a departure from his usual stylings, but is

Best Video Game/Anime Character Munny Custom by Erwin TheMongar for Munnyworld Megacontest

The Mario video-game themed Munny-custom by Erwin Cahyono aka Erwin TheMongar of Mongartoys won him the top placing in the BEST VIDEO GAME / ANIME CHARACTER category in the recently announced Munnyworld Megacontest! And instead of re-posting all the images I had featured earlier HERE, we have some conceptual sketches to share here of the character before customization, exclusively for TOYSREVIL!

Draw Cranston Fellows Jr & Win A Tee on Facebook

"Like" the Cranston Fan page on Facebook and submit your own drawn version of Cranston before 11:59pm PST on June 6th, 2011, and stand a chance to win a Lou Pimentel Ninja Cupcake TEE. A total of three favorites will be selected, and fans will then have a chance to vote. Submissions must be posted on the fan page wall to qualify.Entries posted above include Quiche Doeser (above-left) and one

June 3rd is Drawing Cumulus Day on TOYSREVIL

As of 3pm on June 2nd, I have cued up 27 x illustration submissions for Drawing Cumulus - for publishing on June 3rd tomorrow = the final dateline-day of the competition! Hence, June 3rd will be DRAWING CUMULUS DAY on TOYSREVIL = All Cumulus All Day!Spread between publishing times from 12noon, 3pm and 6pm, you will get to see more of the myriad of interpretations of Jonathan Edward's INSPECTOR

Drawing Cumulus Feature Illo by Elmo - 2nd Submission

Who Drew This and Where Can people find you?My name is Elmo and you can find me here on FLICKR
: www.flickr.com/photos/45622804@N03/What is the name of your drawing?"2 clouds are better than one"What is it's story?Cumulus can't always work on his own and often solves crime with the help of his girlfriend Nimbostratus.WHAT's it for?- DRAWING CUMULUS Illustration Competition: Details & Prizes HERE.

Daily Wrap-Up: June 1st 2011 on TOYSREVIL

[Click above image for 20 x Wednesday blogposts]Wednesday saw the first day for the month of June in 2011, and we "celebrate" it with a full 20 x blogposts (my new "publishing cap" per day, with the sole exception of June 3rd's "Drawing Cumulus Day" - which is currently numbering 25!). The day also saw the results of the Munnyworld Megacontest being unveiled - which afforded quite a number of

Toy-Review: Cupcake by Gary Ham from Android 2 Mini Collectible by DYZ Plastic

TOY-STORY: As previously blogged, the Android Mini Collectibles Series 2 is the second series release featuring the Google Android mascot as a 3-inch tall toy as produced and released by DYZ Plastic. Each display case consists of 16 x blind boxed containing a randomly placed toy within, with CUPCAKE part of the basic assortment, with a ratio of 1/16 - which essentially mean you might get one

Tales of the Whispering Corsair Collection by Jon Paul Kaiser x Toy2R

PRODUCT-PRESS: Toy2R invites ye aboard the Whispering Corsair and join the legendary crew known for their daring exploits and their miserable curse! From the mind of Jon Paul Kaiser, the crew of the Whispering Corsair is a figure collection any fan would trade his sea legs for.  From the depths of the dark to the mysteries of the sea, Toy2R will unleash members of the crew…the first which is

Drawing On Video: Thunderpanda & Dante

Folks like drawing while being film. Personally, I think we should have more of them. I've done my fair share of pencil-to-ink, and today we get to see two folks on show - with the above being Thunderpanda drawing "Perry the Sea Wanderer", while Dante customizes a 5" Mini Qee below. Meanwhile, hit me with URLs of videos that you made of you drawing on video!

CoMix Wave & Makoto Shinkai English Official Facebook Page

CoMix Wave Films has been launched the english official Facebook fans page for anime production from CoMix Wave Films and Makoto Shinkai works such as 5 Centimeter per Second, The Place Promised in Our Early Days.

On the fans page you can watch the trailer of the latest Shinkai works, Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below with English subtitles. If you are the fans of Makoto Shinkai works you should like CoMix Wave & Makoto Shinkai English Official Facebook Page.

Source: ANN

Glow Snybora by Chris Ryniak for KFHC Monster Raffle

On the above-left you'll see a "regular" Snybora-sculpt from Chris Ryniak (for visual reference, of course), while the above-right is of the sample glow test shot of Snybora - which has since been announced to have been donated to KFHC's Monster Raffle (with all proceeds going to Japan Red Cross)! Blogged on Lakemonsters.com: "This particular piece is Japanese vinyl pulled as a test shot before

Tales of Pao - June Issue by Dorcas Ng

Dorcas Ng's self-published publication TALES OF PAO enters June 1st worth it's, well, June issue! And this time, she celebrates the happenstance with "color"!PRESS-TEXT: Titled 'The scream etc.', it is a continuation of the previous tale which ended with a scream. This time, Pao enters a space created by two lines and meets...PE. the story develops from there. In this issue, a comic drawing sets

Choicee Qee Flash Drive – Memory is Qee by Toy2R

TOY2R-PRESS: Asia's biggest electronics event-COMPUTEX Taipei International Computer Show will be held May 31 to June 4. During COMPUTEX,  several innovative and original products will be showcased including the newest collaboration between Choicee x Toy2R, a series of USB and card readers being produced for the market –  focusing on the debut of the Choicee Qee Flash Drive! Standing in the same

Custom-Feature: Bad Luck Mad*L by Igor Ventura

Popped into my inbox is Igor Ventura's latest commission-Mad*L custom named "BAD LUCK" (should be ambassador mascot for Singapore's "Inttergrated Resorts" - which is a fancy name for "casinos" lol) - inspired by the ever-infamous one-armed bandit: the slot machine! Igor adds: "The concept behind it is the similarities between a blind box and a slot machine: there's an element of surprise, as you

Mezco reveals Scott Pilgrim Summer Exclusive - Premiere at SDCC 2011

MEZCO-PRESS: "Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim; a bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob-omb. The 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams...literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Originally displayed at Toy Fair, this version of Scott Pilgrim had to be removed from the initial wave of figures due to production issues. Now,

Custom-Feature: Bramble Lick Shot Bot by William Long

SF-based William Long is a robot builder. Will build robots toys, and they are awesome. Check out his flickr here, as well Facebooked images of his figure - and other goodness - on display at the recently opened group show "RETURN" at Lot F Gallery [event pics via]. The build in question is BRAMBLE LICK SHOT BOT - customed off a Bramble from 3A Toys, and spotted on my 3A-Toy-dedicated Flickr

Of Giant Inflatable Labbits @ Urban Art Fest

Giant Inflatable Labbit invades Urban Art Fest in Buenos Aires Argentina this past weekend while it's creator Frank Kozik spoke at a talk for the event. No, I do not think it's for sale. And yes, I think this'll look absolutely hilarious blown-up inside of a room/space. Now THIS is what I call an epic-inflatable!

"Best Use Of Electronics" for Munnyworld Megacontest by Matt Anderson

Matt Anderson's MAD SCIENTIST custom-Foomi won his top placing in the "Best Use Of Electronics" category in the Munnyworld Megacontest and TOYSREVIL asked Matt for his first impressions of the win (FYI: The figure is currently at the Rusted Nail Gallery in Mesa).MATT-A: "Well first off I'd like to thank the judges, Kidrobot of course and everyone one that voted. This was highly unexpected I must

Of Free TYOTOYS DIY mini truck & Soundry Membership Drive

TyoToys is currently sponsoring a membership drive for a local art co-op called the Soundry. Phil adds: "It's a really cool place, gallery space, coffee shop, lots of space to work, lots of graffiti and vinyl customizers representing in the place, its open late and they describe themselves as a 'gym for artists'." [Read more here]So if you're an artist local to the Washington, DC and Virginia