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Before February starts, let me just say “AAAAAAAAAAA” https://giphy.com/gifs/Edhlj3Nf7cUSs ©Fujino Omori-SB Creative Corp./DanMachi Project — Image taken off Giphy Aniplus will air the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Special, a 30-minute continuation of the series, this February 14, Tuesday. On their return from defeating the powerful monster in the 18th floor, Bell and his fellow adventurers accidentally uncover a hidden, mystical hot spring. Everyone is enjoying the refreshing water until creatures lurking in the dark come forth and want them gone. ...

Aniplus’ “Anime in my Life” contest 2017 announced In case you missed this: Aniplus has announced its winner of their “Anime in my Life” contest, wherein anime fans submit their content to the channel related to how Anime revolves around their lives. The winners for the Burst 4 of the Aniplus “Anime in my Life” contest — including the grand winner Rei Lim who will be visiting AnimeJapan 2017 courtesy of the channel (watch the announcement here). ...

Hi there! Here’s the latest updates on Aniplus’ January 2017 Lineup, as sent by the channel’s representative thru email: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?— Featuring the well-beloved Hestia. The city of Orario has a huge labyrinth with monsters and other creatures. Adventurers are looking forward to explore this for fame and fortune with their life and limb. Bell Cranel had a fateful encounter with the petit goddess Hestia, and this is where the story of searching for comrades working together begins. Rokka Braves of the Six Flowers— Featuring the well-loved Fremy. The legend states that there will be a team called “Braves of the Six Flowers” who will fight the Demon God, but when these heroes gathered up, they saw 7 of them; thus beginning the adventurous story of pin-pointing who is the impostor. Attack on Titan: Junior High— The characters from Attack on Titan are chibified for this series, where the Titans turned into bullies. Eren got his fave lunch (cheeseburger) taken from him by a Titan and thus he vow to eliminate their kind for good. Drifters— Before he dies, famous samurai Shimazu Toyohisa was transported to another dimension to become a part of the “Drifters,” and is forced to battle other epic warriors in an ultimate death match. ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.— The kingdom of Dowa has 13 states, and each state has its own sets of agencies controlled by a group called ACCA which has its central office in the kingdom’s capital. Jean Otus, the second-in-command of the inspection agency, monitors ACCA activities with ten people who are under him scattered around the states. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid— Miss Kobayashi, who lives a boring life, saved a life of a female dragon named Tohru, and invites her to her small apartment. When not in dragon form, Tohru is an adorable human girl dressed as a maid. This is where Miss Kobayashi’s life will change. Trickster— There’s this guy named “The Fiend with Twenty Faces,” and the story of Trickster heavily involves around him. One day, Boys’ Detective Team member Kensuke Hanasaki meets Yoshio Kobayashi, a guy who has an undying body due to an “unknown fog.” Although Kobayashi wants to rest in peace, Hanasaki got interested with him, and have him join his team. Their encounter leads them to the criminal nicknamed the “Fiend with Twenty Faces.” ...

Hello, everyone — I’ve been receiving letters from Aniplus about their latest offerings, which is kind of a waste since there is no easy way to watch the channel yet until the Tribe app launched in the country (I will post my review of the app this Monday morning). Aniplus sent me an email last night announcing that they will simulcast Attack on Titan 2 in April 2017 — it’s the continuation of the beloved apocalyptic series where humanity fights titans so they can break free from their confined walls (three of them) that were built to protect themselves. ...

https://www.facebook.com/JellyfishEducationPhilippines/posts/1491994624150536:0 Has anyone remembered when I went to the Japan Education and Culture Fair at the Decagon last September? Its organizer Jellyfish Education Consultancy got in touch with me with more information about their Nihongo Class. Reading through the info provided to me, “This program is an international based curriculum through the coordination of Tochigi International Education Institute. It is a 30 hour class of Japanese language led by a native Japanese sensei. The objective of this is to educate the people about the importance of learning Nihongo not only for use in Japan but to improve their competitive advantage in a global level.” ...

The triad of legal anime- and manga- distribution websites has been completed with the launch of J-Novel Club There are legal gateways for reading manga and watching anime but I have yet to see a similar service for light novels (also called ranobe, raito-noberu, so on and so forth). Until now. What I’m going to share to you is as important as legit anime streaming/manga distribution sites. I would like to introduce you to J-Novel Club. ...

Hi, everyone. While I’m looking forward to sharing my photos from Animax Carnival Philippines 2016 (as long as I have free time), let me give this space to share you good news from TravelBook.ph, in which you can see its banners at the end of my recent photo posts. About TravelBook.ph In 2012, TravelBook.ph, under the management of Summit Media, started as an online catalog catering to more than 4,000 hotels and resorts in the Philippines. The company was established by Recruit Holdings Company, one of the biggest media conglomerates in Japan, and specializes in classified advertisements, publications, and human resources. ...