00:00Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise has announced in a post on its social media this October 4th,
00:05commemorating the 29th anniversary of the broadcast of the first episode.
00:09The message shared on Twitter was as follows,
00:11Today, October 4th, is the anniversary of the broadcast of the first episode
00:16of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This year marks the 29th anniversary since its first airing in 1995.
00:22Next year we will be celebrating the 30th anniversary,
00:25and we have a number of exciting events in store.
00:28We thank you for your continued support of the Evangelion series.
00:32This message has sparked a wave of excitement among fans,
00:34who speculate that the franchise may be preparing a new project for its 30th anniversary in 2025.
00:40This follows previous statements by the franchise's creator, Hideaki Anno,
00:44who a few months ago spoke about the possibility of an Evangelion sequel.
00:48In an interview with the Asahi Shimbun,
00:50Anno commented that an Evangelion sequel could be made by someone else.
00:54During the conversation, he mentioned,
00:56It's possible that there might be something in it.
00:58The idea of an Evangelion sequel made by someone other than me might exist.
01:02I haven't decided yet, or rather, it's better for the work to have a high degree of freedom.
01:06Whether it would be commercially viable or interesting would depend on the content.
01:10It's not that I'm saying I'll never make another one, but it's not clear to me yet.
01:14A press release informed that the Manda the Barbarian's Bride
01:17will have an anime adaptation that will premiere sometime in 2025 in Japan.
01:21The release included a promotional teaser, but did not reveal production details.
01:26During a special event, the production of a second season for the anime adaptation
01:30of the Manda Mahou Shoujo and I Akagari was officially confirmed.
01:34The announcement included a special promotional video,
01:36but did not reveal production details or a scheduled release date.
01:40Following the broadcast of the final episode of the second season of the anime Ashinoko,
01:45the production of a third season for the franchise was announced.
01:48Along with the announcement, a new promotional image and video
01:51previewing the return of the series were released.
01:53Production details, as well as a premiere date, will be announced soon.
01:57In the most recent issue of Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine,
02:00it was announced that the anime adaptation of the elusive samurai will have a second season.
02:05This Sunday, after the broadcast of the final episode of the anime mission
02:09Yasakura Family, it was announced that the series will have a second season.
02:13This announcement was accompanied by a promotional video that used panels
02:16from the original Manda, leading clues about the future events we will see in the next installment.
02:21At the 50th anniversary screening of Space Battleship Yamano, Hideaki Anno,
02:26creator of Evangelion, revealed that he is working on a new film project related to the iconic franchise.
02:31During the event, Anno announced that his studio,
02:34Kara, has acquired the rights to the series and its soundtrack,
02:37which will allow him to develop a new film based on this legendary work of Japanese anime.
02:42Talented author Mengo Yukari, known for her work on Kuzun no Honkai and her involvement
02:47in the creation of Ashi no Ko, generated a stir on social media after suggesting
02:52that she intends to create an official diginchi of the franchise.
02:55Via Twitter, Yukari wrote,
02:56I want to make an Ashi no Ko diginchi from the bottom of my heart,
03:00but if possible, I'd like to do it with A.K.A.
03:02Wouldn't that already be a comic book?
03:04A recent promotional video for the anime Call Up Girls has surprised internet users
03:08who quickly identified it with the moe genre,
03:11thanks to the style of its characters and the vibrant use of pastel colors.
03:14What really took them by surprise was discovering that this project was produced in China,
03:19i.e. it is a Donghua with local animators and voice actresses.
03:23Despite this, many claim that the quality of the animation
03:26rivals that of more recent Japanese productions.
03:28The third season of Re Zero, starting life in another world,
03:32has generated a lot of comments among fans,
03:34and not precisely because of the development of the plot or the evolution of the characters,
03:39but because of a notable change in the design of Emilia,
03:42one of the main characters of the series.
03:44Specifically, fans noticed that Emilia's bust is considerably larger compared to previous seasons,
03:49which did not go unnoticed since the first promotional videos,
03:52but has now been confirmed with the premiere of the first episode.
03:56The case of the tragic fire at Kyoto Animation,
03:58which claimed the lives of 36 people and left 32 with serious injuries,
04:03is back in court as the defense of Shinji Aoba,
04:06the man responsible for the attack, appeals his death sentence.
04:09Aoba, 46, was convicted in January 2024 by a Kyoto court
04:14where he was found to have full capacity to distinguish between right and wrong
04:17at the time of the crime, allowing him to be given the death penalty.
04:20However, the defense has now filed new arguments in the Osaka Court of Appeals
04:25challenging this conclusion.
04:26The attack, which occurred on July 18, 2019,
04:30was one of the most devastating incidents in Japan in decades.
04:33Aoba broke into Kyoto Animation's first studio,
04:36sprayed gasoline on employees and set a fire that completely destroyed the building.
04:40According to reports, Aoba acted out of a mistaken belief
04:43that the studio had plagiarized one of his works.
04:46A video has become a trend in social networks by showing a product
04:49of a huge inflatable doll of Friarin,
04:52the protagonist of the popular anime So So No Friarin.
04:55The inflatable features the elf Friarin lying in a relaxed pose,
04:58and the most peculiar thing is that it seems that the purpose of the product
05:02is that the user can sleep on it,
05:04pretending to be accompanied by the charismatic elf while resting.
05:07The popular manga Ensatsu Kyushitsu by Yusei Matsui
05:10is once again facing the possibility of being banned
05:13in another US school due to its controversial content.
05:16This time, the Hori County, South Carolina school district
05:19is reviewing the work following a complaint from a parent
05:22who considers the manga's violent and sexual content inappropriate.
05:26According to a report by WMBF News in late September,
05:29the work is being evaluated to decide whether it will be removed from school libraries.
05:33The parent who filed the complaint commented,
05:35even if I didn't have children, I wouldn't want a child to read this book.
05:39There are girls in lingerie on men.
05:41Also, several chapters talk about murder,
05:44and there are images of guns, rifles, knives, and mentions of killing in the pages.
05:48The long-awaited remake of Rama by Mappa Studios
05:51has generated a great deal of controversy among Japanese internet users
05:55after its recent release.
05:57The debate has centered on the censorship applied to the nude scenes,
06:00an aspect that has been significantly modified compared to the original material.
06:04The reduction in the amount of nudity and the use of angles or details
06:08to hide key parts of the scenes has sparked divided opinions among fans.
06:11One of the comments that ignited the controversy was the following,
06:15it seems that the new Rama anime has decided to solve the problem
06:18of how to handle the female Rama nude scenes
06:20by eliminating nipples and showing uncensored nudity.
06:23Comments such as, thank you for reaching the biggest point of compromise in the Raiwa era
06:27and they shouldn't remove nipples
06:29suggest that a controversy over Rama's nipples is coming.
06:32A discussion on a Japanese forum has captured the attention of many anime fans
06:36where the central theme revolves around the growing lack of interest
06:39in anime series in the otaku community.
06:42Under the title sad news, otaku are losing interest in anime,
06:46several members shared their opinions and experiences,
06:48noting that this phenomenon seems to be occurring more frequently in recent times.
06:52One of the first comments, reflecting a sense of sadness, read, I feel sad.
06:57This gave way to a series of responses in which many users shared
07:00that they have also experienced a decline in their interest in anime.
07:04Some mentioned that they can no longer enjoy the series with the same intensity as before.
07:08One example is the comment from a user who expressed,
07:11I can't sit still for even 30 minutes anymore,
07:13I used to be able to watch hours straight with no problem.
07:16The discussion also revealed a widespread sentiment that the anime industry
07:20has entered a phase of mass production without quality,
07:23which has contributed to this loss of interest.
07:25One user noted, it's because they are producing low-quality content in large quantities,
07:30while another noted that the saturation of iSky series
07:32has made many of these stories feel repetitive and tired.
07:36I've had enough of otherworldly reincarnation stories.
07:39The anime adaptation of Uzumaki, Spiral into Horror, Junji Ito's horror manga,
07:44has suffered a drastic drop in public opinion
07:46following the airing of its second episode this weekend.
07:49After the first episode received praise for its visual fidelity and chilling atmosphere,
07:54fans expected the series to maintain a consistent level of quality
07:57throughout the four scheduled episodes.
07:59However, the surprise came when the second episode
08:01turned out to be a major visual disappointment.
08:04During an escaped scene, viewers noticed dreadful animation,
08:07with characters moving erratically and unnaturally,
08:10something that was immediately reminiscent of the infamous 2016 Berserk adaptation.
08:15At some points, characters literally glide over the background,
08:18a visual device that fans criticized for its lack of fluidity and quality.
08:22Last Saturday, the city of Leon, Guanajuato, witnessed a wedding out of the ordinary.
08:26Olaf Montano and Natalia Alba, a couple passionate about cosplay and otaku culture,
08:32decided to seal their love with a theme based on the iconic series Saint Seiya,
08:36known in Latin America as the Knights of the Zodiac.
08:38The event was held at the expiatory temple of Leon,
08:41where Olaf was characterized as Hades, king of the underworld,
08:45and Natalia as Athena, the goddess of wisdom,
08:48in a ceremony that combined the solemnity of tradition with the love for anime.
08:51That's all for today.
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