Similarly to the popular fan-made animation Okkusenman, Kyousogiga invites viewers to remember their childhood. Upon some reflection, the period is presented as both alluring and terrifying. While the animation celebrates the ingenuity and optimism of youth, it also addresses the fear and uncertainty of growing older. Targeted toward an adult demographic, Kyousogiga is ultimately a tale about the struggle of coming to terms with the burdens of adulthood. 

Honestly I could sit here and gush forever, but I'd rather just leave you to watch the video.

February 9 can not come soon enough.

Check out the promo after the break!

Keep an eye on this giveaway page for details on how you'll be able to attain the beast for your arsenal of ferocious fighters and companions; ferocious being the operative word. According to Siliconera, it's probably going to be at level 70 already, holding an item ("King's Rock") and knowing the moves Psystrike, Shadow Ball, Aura Sphere and Electro Ball. 

As someone who has been playing the Pokémon games since Mewtwo's first appearance in Pokémon Red and Blue, I definitely appreciate that he will be made widely (and easily) available to folks that want access. The question is, are you a true Pokémon Master, out to Catch 'em All? And out of curiosity, who of you folks have caught Victini and will also take TPC up on Mewtwo?

[via ANN]

Gentlemen, I'm sorry you will have to sit this one out as they only come in ladies and kids sizes. You can expect them to hit shelves sometime in March. Does this tickle your fancy?

[Edit It looks like JList has them for pre-order as well!]

[Via ANN]

No, of course not. It's actually pretty boring, having been a high school boy myself once. It mostly consists of playing videogames, doing your homework, and pining over the girls that you'd love to date.

And that's what this show is, in a nutshell. At the same time, this show is one of those comedies that perfectly mixes humor with that nostalgia for better days. It makes perfect sense that NISA licensed that show. Read on to hear more about it.

Senior Communications and Event Manager Scott Lonski cites the technical difficulties of restoring the original masters frame by frame with director-approved color corrections as the reason for the halt. Though FUNimation doesn't specify why they can't continue this process, it's easy to speculate how high the costs are for such a treatment. The over-saturation of the DBZ market could potentially be to blame too. After the "definitive" Dragon Box DVD sets and Blu-ray releases of Dragon Ball Z Kai, it could be that not enough fans were picking up these new releases or even aware they were different than what came before.

FUNimation plans to reevaluate their current process and try to find more efficient ways to restore the film, but I question how much effort they have to make in the first place. Based on its age, the anime could certainly use some restoration, but the series was never a technical marvel visually. Even if the Dragon Box didn't have the best transfer, it is probably good enough for most fans.

Fixing the color and reducing unwanted grain on every single frame is admirable, but there's only so much you can do before admitting that ideas like DBZ Kai were stop-gap measures to keep making money from the original show. Hell, the original Japanese track is only available in mono; that's a big sign right there that if what you want to sell people is a nostalgic show corrected for modern expectations, the only sure way to do it is to do a complete digital reanimation with better direction.

Apologies for the two weeks of no-show, I had a really silly deadline at University I had to make amongst other things. But never mind that, as this week we'll be heading to lands once trodden by the One-Eyed Dragon himself. It's another place outside of Tokyo, and very much a place to visit if you fancy learning a little about Date Masamune's influence during the Sengoku period. The rest of you can ride around the place on a motor-horse, just don't tell them I sent you.