Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica BD LE packaging revealed :)

Finally!!!! A little time for the blog. It's been a rough week and a half for me at work. I've been doing so much OT and working on the weekends too that I'm so tired that all I can think of when I get back home is sleep.  So although I have two unboxings that I would love to do and even though I really wanted to go to the Conan vs Lupin movie that screened over the weekend, I simply could not find the time to do it. :'(

This is just a really short post because I really don't want to stop updating the blog for too long because if I did, I might just stop for ages again. :(

So even though the official Madoka Magica website released this picture 5 days ago, I though I would still like to write about it.

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The packaging for the BD Limted Edition looks very nice.  It looks like the slipcase will also have a cutout design like the BD LE boxset for the first two Madoka Magica movies.  Looks really nice. :)  The packaging for the first two movies was also really nice.  I did an unboxing, here's the direct link for those who may be interested. :)  CLICK ME.

I can't wait to get my copy next month. :) For anyone who is interested in the set, you can get it from the same place I am getting mine from.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion [w/ Bonus Blu-ray+CD, Limited Edition] 
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion BD [Regular Edition]
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion  DVD [Regular Edition]

I'm off to bed... this week looks pretty bad too and although I do enjoy the work itself, I'm not exactly enjoying the pressure or the hours. :(  I'm looking forward to see two Ghibli movies this coming weekend though.  I wanted to watch more but with my current work schedule, it looks like I won't be able to make the other screenings and even if I manage to make the screenings, I think I would be too tired to fully enjoy them. :(  Still... at least I have tickets to two movies. :) :)

I'll leave you all with a photo of the lovely Keiko from Kalafina, my favourite vocalist from the trio who sang several theme songs and insert songs for Madoka Magica. :) It's March and Keiko's solo photo will hang on my wall till April comes along. :)  Keiko's probably currently busy going on tour with Kajiura Yuki & FictionJunction... and sadly, I am unable to go to any of these lives. :(  Here's hoping that we'll hear an announce soon regarding more music from Kajiura Yuki, FictionJunction and Kalafina. :)  A concert BD release would be very nice.... fingers crossed. :P

Okay... it's 1230am... time to get some quality sleep in... here's hoping that this week will not be as exhausting as I fear.  Fingers crossed... oyasumi. :)

The World of Miyazaki ~ GV to screen Ghibli films in SG!!

This is incredible news. Two of my friends texted me separately to let me know that Golden Village will be holding a mini Studio Ghibli film festival. They will be screening a host of Miyazaki's most loved works in March. This will then lead up to the opening of Kaze Tachinu on the 20th Mar.

I am on the train. After i reach home and have had dinner i will amend this post with links and a better screen cap.

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Here is the link to the GV page where you can book tickets. :)  CLICK ME
I think I won't do a better screen cap... it's a little late and I'm really smashed... OT every day and working the weekend too... I'm going to push all the planned posts till either tomorrow or the weekend. :(

OH.... actually, I just saw this on GV's FB page... this is a nicer photo... so here you go... :)

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Lupin the 3rd vs Conan / Tiger & Bunny: The Rising will screen in Singapore :)

A friend of a friend sent this photo to her and she sent it to me with permission to use it on the blog. :)

This is a bit better from Cathay, some actual advertisement way before the planned screenings of these movies.  I still am some what annoyed that they dropped Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin and Majocco Shimai no Yoyo to Nene in our laps with barely a ripple in the water.  It's a real pity too because I really think Yoyo to Nene deserves better than that.  It really was a very enjoyable movie but it looks like most people and anime fans in Singapore will not be seeing this on the big screen. :(

The next pair of anime films set to screen in Singapore shouldn't have too many problems getting anime fans in the cinema though.  These are anime films from popular series.

I'm likely to go to the Lupin the 3rd vs Conan movie because I like Lupin. :)  I am still thinking of Hunter x Hunter this weekend but I'm kinda busy lately and feeling quite tired everyday and it might be hard for me to squeeze the movie in this week. :(  I don't know anything about Tiger and Bunny... maybe it's time to check it out. :)

Anyway... here are the trailers :)







I'm not really surpised that Lupin III vs Conan is coming because they tagged that trailer on at the end of the Conan movie last year. :)  Tiger and Bunny's previous movie also screening last year.  I think it did decently well.

It's good too that they are not opening the next pair of movies on the same day.  I thought this was a really bad idea.  If it wasn't for the copyright issues with Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions, KnK: Mirai Fukuin would have had to compete with another anime film for a share of the audience.  This is probably one of the reasons Yoyo to Nene wasn't able to pull in a larger share of the anime film watching audience.  Hunter x Hunter is a much bigger franchise than Yoyo to Nene.  Tiger & Bunny will have to compete with Kaze Tachinu, Ghibli's latest offering though.

It doesn't help that I actually think that anime fans in Singapore aren't really that hardcore.  They mostly just go for the famous and big titles and more obscure titles they'll just download it and watch it for "free".  Which is kinda sad, IMO.  A lot of work goes into the making of any film and as someone who works in the industry, I rather people watch our work in the theatres or at the very least purchase them on home video.  Cinema tickets in Singapore aren't even exorbitantly expensive.  These general screenings are screening for SGD13 (I think) on the weekend. Most films in Tokyo will screen at 1500 to 1800 yen.  Yup... not cheap at all.  Come on all anime fans!!!  If we want more anime to screen on Singapore screens, stuff like AnoHana, Nanoha, Pyscho-pass etc... it's time to show a clear signal to the local distributors, the Japanese distributors, the Japanese studios etc that WE LOVE anime!! :)

K... time to go... I have to rush now... got to go to work. :)

Kalafina ~ Magia "Osaka" t-shirt - a belated birthday gift :)

I have already shot photos of the awesome Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica ~ Rebellion BD LE boxset   (whoops sorry, in my tiredness, I got it wrong, the Madoka Magica ~ Rebellion BD/DVD have not been released yet, I meant the Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin BD LE set .... gomen :P ) and Ieiri Leo's "a boy" LE album but the unboxings will have to wait... it's been a busy weekend and today was a pretty long day and while I'm not quite ready to go to bed, I don't feel like doing the unboxings because they will take an hour or two to do.... I don't think I can stay awake that long... :(

So... I'll just do this...

Look, look!!!!  I got this from a good friend who gave this to me as a rather belated birthday gift.  But I'm not complaining because this is nothing short of awesome!!.

  
The 3rd photo is a little soft. :(  But I'm too lazy to re-shoot it. :P

I wanted to go to this live, I almost did actually but I had just started a new job and I didn't think it would be right of me to go running off to Japan on a holiday.  When the "Magia" concert t-shirts went on sale online, I really wanted one but I hesitated and they were all gone before I knew it. :'(

This is a really awesome present because this isn't just the "Magia" live shirt, this is the "Osaka" version of the shirt and these you can only get if you went to the location of the live in Osaka or if you got it of an auction site.

This is a perfect present for a Kalafina fan who is also a t-shirt fiend. :)

Okay... now I'm going to answer a few emails etc... then go offline and crash out for the night. :)

Majocco Shimai no Yoyo to Nene ~ SG screening

さすが ufotable!!! I just finished watching this film and it is really pretty good. The art is really pretty, the story is quite good and unusual, the pacing spot on. Really recommended...if only Singaporeans would watch some non-mainstream stuff sometimes.... This does not look like it will do well in the theatres in Singapore...sadly... :(

I hope more anime films come...not just the mainstream ones... I want titles that are similar to Yoyo to Nene to come too!!!

K...got to go...less i am accused of being anti social. :p

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Rekishi Hiwa Historia OST 3 ~ streaming audio samples available

Oh.... I just saw this and since I am a huge Kajiura Yuki and Kalafina fan, this has got to go up on the page before I continue with my work. :P

I received a notification from HMV Japan on the 18th Feb to let me know that the Rekishi Hiwa Historia OST 3 album has been released.  It's an album I intend to purchase but have delayed ordering it because of Ieiri Leo's releases.  Because I knew about the release, I didn't go visit the HMV Japan page.

But just now, as I was going through some email before I start working on some Nuke stuff, on a whim, I decided to click on the link to check the page out... and what do you know... they have streaming audio samples for all tracks on the album.  AWESOME!!!

CLICK HERE if you wish to listen to the sample and purchase the album from HMV Japan.

CLICK HERE if you wish to purchase the album from CDJapan.

Okay... now I will go... definitely need to watch this tutorial before work on Friday... over and out. :)

KnK Mirai Fukuin, Ieiri Leo "a boy" and an Odex rant

I'm pretty tired, so the unboxings will have to wait... hopefully this weekend.  But I'm super happy that they are here. :)  After getting that surprise free poster for Ieiri Leo's "chocolate" single... I was half hoping for a secret tokuten from ufotable for the Kara no Kyoukai set but no such luck. :(  Ah well... that's life. :)  Can't win them all. :)

Also.... I feel like ranting for a bit... while I am really happy that we are getting quite a few anime films recently, I can't help but be somewhat annoyed with Odex whom I think is the local distributor for these films.  They are responsible for bringing us KnK: Mirai Fukuin, Hunter x Hunter and Majocco Shimai no Yoyo to Nene and I'm really grateful that these films are making it to our screens, especially the obscure titles like KnK and Majocco Shimai no Yoyo to Nene... but seriously... I think, if Odex is the distributor, they are doing a piss poor job at marketing these films. Thing is... they don't seem to be doing ANYTHING at all. :(

The films just quietly show up on Cathay's page, then we hear nothing about them... not a squeak... no advertisement... no push... no nothing.  With Yoyo to Nene, it was worse.  Today is the scheduled opening day but the screen times weren't available till late this morning.  Yoyo to Nene is rated PG, so this film could have been marketed to the lucrative children's market... but I don't see any advertisement anywhere.  Even the AFA guys don't seem to have too much prior news of what's going on. Does anyone want to make money from these screenings at all?

Encore Films does a pretty good job just using FB alone, they have managed to garner quite a bit of interest from some of their foreign language offerings.  AFA does a good job using social media and their blogs etc.  But Odex does nothing. :(  It's frustrating for me.  I want to see more obscure titles come but if they are not selling tickets, will they continue to come? :(  Come on Odex, if you're the local distributor,... buck up... it isn't that hard to try and get some buzz going for these films. :(

Okay... rant over... I need to do work before I sleep... got to go. :)