Tuesday, May 29, 2012

[Preview] BLOOD-C The Last Dark

The first 8 minutes of the BLOOD-C The Last Dark movie can be seen at yahoo.co.jp The movie will be in theaters June 2nd.

Looking ten times better than the tv anime already.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

[Cover] Clamp Gakuen Tanteidan Vol. 1 CLAMP Classic Collection


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Here's the cover of Clamp Gakuen Tanteidan Volume 1 of the CLAMP Classic Collection. It will be out June 4th.

[News] BLOOD-C x Pasela Resorts




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BLOOD-C doesn't have quite enough promotional collaborations, so they've teamed up with Pasela Resorts to promote the upcoming movie with a BLOOD-C-inspired menu including the Guimauve cake and a raspberry mousse. Yum! There's also a collaboration room where you can get collectible cell straps.
[More info at Paselabo.tv]

There is also a BLOOD-C x Kingsoft promotion here. Youtube video here.

Blood-C x Softmap promo here.

And the Blood-C The Last Dark Website added a 2nd Behind the scenes flash video of more storyboard sketches.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

[News] BLOOD-C x CLAMP exhibit

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In more BLOOD-C movie promotional news, there will be a BLOOD-C x CLAMP exhibition at the Parco Museum, Shibuya, Tokyo from June 8 - 18th. The exhibit will feature the BLOOD series history, BLOOD-C anime and movie-related items, CLAMP's drafting and work with the BLOOD-C series, and items related to the BLOOD-C manga series. And of course, there will be a BLOOD-C x CLAMP shop for all your merchandise needs.
[More info at Parco-art.com]

And if all that blood talk is making you feel like donating blood, the Red Cross Blood Center will be giving away a BLOOD-C The Last Dark poster at various Tokyo locations to those who donate.
[More info at the Blood-C-movie blog]

ETA: CLAMP-NET has updated with information about some CLAMP-illustrated postcards to be given away when you purchase certain CLAMP anime DVD/Blu-ray sets during the CLAMP Fair.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

[News] BLOOD-C x CLAMP Fair




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To celebrate the theatrical release of BLOOD-C The Last Dark, Animate will have CLAMP-illustrated goods on sale. This includes 4 illustrated bromides, a lottery for an autographed poster for those who spend 1,000 yen, and special CLAMP can badges.

At Animate Ikebukuro, there will be a CLAMP Museum with reproductions of BLOOD-C illustrations and anime storyboards. This will run from May 29-June 10.

More at CLAMP-NET.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

[News] CLAMP -NET

CLAMP-NET's mid-May update: small updates  

GATE 7 ~ [JUMP SQ. - monthly chapters]
June 4: Chapter 16
July 4: Chapter 17  

Drug & Drop ~ [Young Ace - monthly drops]
June 4: Drop 7 (color page)
July 4: Drop 8  

ETC.
May 26 & 30: BLOOD-C special episode airs
June 2: BLOOD-C: The Last Dark movie
June 2: BLOOD-C The Last Dark novel (illustrations by CLAMP)
July: Moon Saga stage play/manga
October 7 & 21: 2012 CLAMP FESTIVAL at Zepp DiverCity,Tokyo and Zepp Namba, Osaka August 4: Code Geass: Akito the Exile Part 1
2012: PW-momoko designed by CLAMP
*updates

Monday, May 14, 2012

[News] BLOOD-C

There will be a special edited version of BLOOD-C with a secret episode airing on TV near end of May as a prelude to the opening of the movie June 2nd. [more at the BLOOD-C website] [more at ANN] Check out the new trailer on youtube featuring new scenes, our favorite series-hopping character and Nana Mizuki's new song.
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You can listen to a full sample of Nana Mizuki's Metro Baroque here on youtube. The song will be the movie theme song and will be included on the single, Time Space Ep, June 6th.
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Mostly interested in the movie because of this scene...

Friday, May 11, 2012

[Cover] BLOOD-C: The Last Dark novel

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Here's the cover to the BLOOD-C: The Last Dark novel that will be out June 2nd. The book is written by Junichi Fujisaki and will be based on the movie. A larger image can be found at amazon.jp.