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Good Memorial Day Anime Vice! I know many of you do not celebrate today and are not American, but I think today is a day to remember everyone who has fought and died and is still fighting, no matter where you are from. Anyway, I have a new, and shorter, episode of Dunce Cap for y'all! Today's episode is about FUNimation's Blu-ray release of Gainax's zany brainchild, Fooly Cooly aka FLCL!!

WARNING! This video contains explicit language. Also, this video is not edited in any way.

     

Please feel free to provide suggestions for an anime or manga for me to talk about and I will do my best to oblige. Also, if you are curious about anything discussed in this-or previous-episode(s) don't hesitate to ask me for more information/opinions.

Last episode: Magic, Mystery, Love, and PEPPERS!!

-Will McQuigg ( sotyfan16) is your everyday anime/manga enthusiast. You can also find him on Twitter ( bildo_88).

Yo yo yo Anime Vice! Wasting no time, I have another "Dunce Cap" episode for y'all. While this video might deter a number of you by its length (at 26 min it's the longest Dunce Cap to date), I assure you that there is little downtime in my thoughts. Besides, if the above title is any hint, you can't blame me for having a lot to say. Enough chit-chat for now. Here are my thoughts on FUNimation's Blu-ray release of Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance!!

WARNING! This video contains explicit language. Also, this video is not edited in any way.

     

Please feel free to provide suggestions for an anime or manga for me to talk about and I will do my best to oblige. Also, if you are curious about anything discussed in this-or previous-episode(s) don't hesitate to ask me for more information/opinions.

Last episode: Summer is the Time for War

-Will McQuigg ( sotyfan16) is your everyday anime/manga enthusiast. You can also find him on Twitter ( bildo_88).

I had to improvise a way to photograph my newest toy. Time to throw away those worthless 1.01 discs! 
 
Note: We have both Blu-ray and DVD copies, we probably won't scrutinize them too thoroughly, but if you've got any format specific questions, feel free to hollar.

GAINAX AND ANIPLEX PRESENTS THE US PREMIER OF GURREN LAGANN THE MOVIE
­CHILDHOOD¹S END- AT ANIME EXPO® 2009


U.S. Debut of Film to Appear at Nation¹s Largest Anime and Manga Convention
Over the 4th of July Weekend


SANTA MONICA, CA (June 4, 2009) - Aniplex announces a partnership with
GAINAX to present the US Premier Screening of GURREN LAGANN the MOVIE
­Childhood¹s End- at Anime Expo® 2009 the nation¹s largest anime and manga
convention occurring over the 4th of July week (July 2-5, 2009) at the Los
Angeles Convention Center. More information can be found at
www.gurren-lagann-movie.net/gurren/
<http://www.gurren-lagann-movie.net/gurren/> and www.anime -expo.org.

GURREN LAGANN THE MOVIE ­ CHILDHOOD¹S END - was re-created from the hit
Japanese anime TV series ³Gurren Lagann² for theatrical release in Japan and
was broadcasted in the US in 2008 on the SciFi Channel. GURREN LAGANN the
MOVIE ­Childhood¹s End­ is the first of two (2) films in which the title¹s
sequel is currently on theatre screens in Japan.

GURREN LAGANN the MOVIE ­Childhood¹s End- is directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi,
written by Kazuki Nakashima, Animation production by GAINAX (Neon Genesis
Evangelion and FLCL) and shares the creative staff from the franchise TV
series.

The movie will be presented with English subtitles-Thursday; July 2, 2009 at
7:30 pm PST. Please check Anime Expo® website (www.anime-expo.org) for
screening schedule and location.


FILM SYNOPSIS
GURREN LAGANN the MOVIE ­Childhood¹s End-

This is the story of a man who has yet to realize what destiny holds in
store for himŠ.

Far in the future, human live underground quietly and restlessly for
hundreds of years, suffering from frequent earthquake and land subsidence.
In Giha Village, one of such underground communities, there are two young
men. One is called Simon who is shy and naïve, the other is called Kamina
who believes in existence of a ³surface² world above their heads. Destiny of
the two starts moving drastically when the ceiling falls, and a gigantic
³Gunmen² and a beautiful girl Yoko with a superconductive rifle come from
the surface. Kamina, Simon and Yoko get on ³Lagann² that Simon digs out from
the ground, and jump out to the surface!

However, the surface is not such a dreamland as Kamina imagined. The world
is reined by the Spiral King and his army beastmen. Kamina and Simon, along
with their comrades challenge the Spiral King to change the desperate world
to the one with hope for the future by GURREN LAGANN!




About ANIPLEX Inc.

ANIPLEX Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan) is a leading provider of anime
content and music production and distribution in Japan. Established as Sony
Pictures Entertainment Visual Works Inc. in 1995, as a joint-venture between
Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment
(Japan) Inc., it became ANIPLEX, Inc. in 2003 after the company became a
subsidiary completely owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. ANIPLEX Inc.
has introduced a variety of properties including such hits as ³Gurren
Lagann,² ³Fullmetal Alchemist,² ³Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X),² ³R.O.D ­THE
TV-,² ³Blood+,² all of which are licensed and distributed worldwide. The
company launched ANIPLEX of AMERICA in Los Angeles, CA in 2004 to handle
licensing and co-production business in North and Latin America. In 2005,
the company established A-1 Pictures, currently the largest and most
technically advanced animation studio in Japan.



About Anime Expo®
Located in Los Angeles, California - Anime Expo®, the nation¹s largest
anime/manga convention, serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests
of the general public and animation/ comics industry. This event serves as
a key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and
explore various aspects of anime/manga, as well as for members of the
industry to conduct business. AX 2009 will be held July 2 ­ July 5, 2009 at
the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. More information
can be found at its website (www.anime-expo.org <http://www.anime-expo.org>
).

Anime Expo® 2009 Official Guests of Honor include Yun Kouga, Hiroyuki
Imaishi, Daisuke Ishiwatari, Yosuke Kuroda, Toshimichi Mori, Toshiyuki
Morikawa, Morning Musume, Yasuhiro Nightow, Atsushi Nishigori, Satoshi
Nishimura and Kari Wahlgren.