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NTV has revealed the first teaser picture of actress Aragaki Yui as the protagonist in the upcoming drama special, “Ranma 1/2“, and it was revealed that she actually cut “1/2″ (half) of her long hair for this role.

Aragaki is known for her beautiful long hair and so her transformation took fans by surprise. However, it was Aragaki herself who made this proposal to the staff, as she was determined to completely dedicate herself to this live-action adaptation. She’s been a big fan of “Ranma 1/2″ mangaka, Takahashi Rumiko, since her junior high school days.

Furthermore, it was revealed that she actually cut most of her hair herself, after the beauty artist proposed, “Why don’t you try cutting it to shoulder-length yourself?” The beauty artist then continued to give her the very unfamiliar short hairstyle.


Aragaki commented, “The last time I had such a short hairstyle was in junior high school.” She added, “I didn’t hesitate at all when it was time to cut my hair and just did it. It wasn’t really that much of a moment for me. (laughs) Many people around me were surprised to see me with my hair so short, but some actually remembered the days when I had a similar hairstyle.”

Commenting on the drama special, she said, “There are some real action scenes and I get muscular pain every time I have to practice for them. I’m really serious about this!”

NTV is going to air “Ranma 1/2″ on December 9th. [source]


Well, that was fast. Just two days (barely) after the Android 4.0 SDK was released, a resourceful dev claims to already have the code up and running on a handset that isn't the Galaxy Nexus. Android Central forum user Breezy is working on delivering a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich to the Nexus S 4G. It's already pretty clear that particular handset will be getting the upgrade at some point, but we know how impatient you can be. Breezy hasn't released his ROM just yet, because there's still some bugs to work out -- like the non-functioning WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular data and the wonky touchscreen. So, while you wait for him to get the kinks ironed out, enjoy the additional photo after the break, which sports the same alternate orange theme. [source]




Oricon Comic Chart for the week of October 24th:

1. 'Drifters', The 2nd Volume - Hirano Kouta [153.053]









2. 'Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun', The 8th Volume - Robiko [95.838]









3. 'BLEACH', The 52nd Volume - Kubo Tite [86.695]









4. 'Bakuman', The 15th Volume - written by Ohba Tsugumi, illustrated by Obata Takeshi [83.831]









5. 'Kateikyoushi Hitman REBORN!', The 36th Volume - Amano Akira [69.545]


L'Arc~en~Ciel's new single, 'X X X' ranked first on this week Oricon Chart with more than 81.000 copies sold. This is their 21st number-one single, but the last time thet topped the chart is 3,5 years ago. With this, they achieved #1 in 3 different decades [90's, 00's and 10's]



  1. L'Arc~en~Ciel – X X X – 81,414
  2. SHINee – LUCIFER – 50,398
  3. Superfly – Ai wo Kurae – 17,891
  4. Tamura Yukari – Endless Story – 16,231
  5. FLOWER – Still – 15,339
  6. YUI – Green a.live – 8,801
  7. T-ARA – Bo Peep Bo Peep – 7,794
  8. Ebisu Muscats – Ropponpon☆Fantasy – 7,623
  9. AKB48 – Flying Get – 6,785
  10. EXILE – Rising Sun / Itsuka Kitto... – 6,684

Tabloid magazine, “FRIDAY“, published their latest issue with “secret photos” of rock band L’Arc~en~Ciel on October 14th.

The magazine featured photos of Hyde (Vocal) kissing members Ken (Guitar), Tetsuya (Bass), and Yukihiro (Drum) on the streets, at the park, and in the car.

It turns out that these photos were all planned and published as the promotion for the L’Arc~en~Ciel’s latest single, “XXX“, which was released on October 12th. Since the comment on their official website was posted before “FRIDAY” was released, it caused many confused fans to speculate about this matter.
One sure fire way to make sure you never lose your iPad? Stick the thing in your wall. Now available in North America from Bracketron, the iRoom iDock is a motorized dock for your Apple tablet that can be flush-mounted into your wall. Once connected to your power supply, the system's proximity sensor will open up when you're around to accept your tablet into its docky clutches, for some serious wall-charging action -- and if there's a power outage, the thing will open up automatically, so you can grab your slate back. The dock is available in landscape or portrait orientation and comes in black, aluminum or white -- or you can get a custom color to match your home's walls, because why not go all out with your wall-mounted iPad dock thing? Press release after the jump. [Source]


The Xperia Play's incoming Android 2.3.4 update appears to add an extra nugget of functional goodness in the form of high-definition video-recording. What, the Xperia Play didn't do so already? Nope, Sony Ericsson neglected to add that functionality to the phone's five megapixel shooter from the start. Fortunately, the new software update rectifies this, so when you're not blasting those PlayStation hits of yesteryear, you'll be able to chronicle your pet's adventures in crystal clear 720p. Courtesy of XDA Developers, see proof of the Play's new HD recording abilities after the break. [Source]





ONE OK ROCK has just released their song, “C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h.“, in Chaku-Uta Full form through Recochoku! This track can be found on their upcoming album, “Zankyo Reference“, which will be at stores on October 5th.
“C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h.” is a medium-tempo tune that was written for ONE OK ROCK members’ friend. It also serves as a message song to new members of society.

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For the second time, SCANDAL will be singing the opening theme song for the anime, 'BLEACH'. This will be SCANDAL’s second time to provide a song for the anime, after their third single, 'Shojo S', in 2009.
The new song that will be used as BLEACH’s opening theme song starting October 11th is titled 'HARUKAZE'.
Vocalist Haruna commented, “We are very happy to sing the opening number for ‘BLEACH’ again!! We will do our best to liven up the anime with ‘HARUKAZE’!

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Galneyrus vocalist, Masotashi Ono will sing the opening song for the anime Hunter x Hunter, titled 'Departure'. This wil be his first solo act.


Meanwhile, Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas's new song, "Just Awake" will be the ending song for HUNTERxHUNTER.



HunterxHunter will be aired on October 12th on Nihon TV
L'Arc~en~Ciel has announced that they'll release their new single, "XXX (Kiss Kiss Kiss)" on October 12th 2011. The song written by Hyde and will be their 2nd single after 20 year of L'Arc~en~Ciel. There'll be a remake song, "I'm so Happy". This single album will be in 2 edition, regular and limited edition, which include video clip DVD. "XXX" pre release will be available at Chaku-Uta on September 14th 2011.


Here is the cover and track list:


REGULAR EDITION

LIMITED EDITION

Tracklist:
01. XXX
02. I'm so happy -L’Acoustic version-
03. XXX (hydeless version)
04. I'm so happy -L’Acoustic version- (hydeless version)
Publisher: Bandai Namco Developer: Koei Tecmo Platform: PlayStation 3 Genre: Action Origin: Japan Release: TBA Bandai Namco, collaborated with Koei Tecmo announced One Piece: Kaizo Musou [One Piece: Pirate Warriors] for PS3, developed by Omega Force, which known by their works, Dynasty Warriors series. This game will combine characters in One Piece with the Dinasty Warrior's gameplay. The detail about this game maybe will be in Tokyo Game Show on this month.








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