7th january's Press conference

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Noitamina's homepage has been updated: http://noitamina.tv/index_main.html
Gigazine article of the press conference: http://gigazine.net/news/20110107_noitamina_2011_lineup/

What's airing when?
January (next week Thursday): Fractale and Hourou Musuko
April: C and Ano Hana
July: Usagi Drop and No. 6

JULY

Usagi Drop (based on a josei manga)


Studio: Production IG
Website: http://www.usagi-drop.tv/
In the story of the original Usagi Drop manga, 30-year-old bachelor Daikichi comes home from his grandfather's funeral to discover a little girl named Rin in his garden. Rin is the 6-year-old illegitimate daughter of Daikichi's grandfather, and Daikichi decides to take her in when no one in the family accepts the responsibility. The manga has been running in Shodensha's Feel Young women's magazine since 2005, and Yen Press will publish the third manga volume in North America in March.

No.6


Studio: Bones
Website: http://www.no-6.jp/
(based on novel series by Atsuko Asano: http://monitor.kodansha.co.jp/children/authorlist/pb/no6.html)

The story takes place an Ideal City "NO.6" in 2013. Shion was judged as having "highest-ranked intelligence" when he was two years old and was allowed to live in a luxurious area "Cronos". On his twelfth birthday, he met a beautiful boy "Nezumi", who had escaped from a reformatory. Shion protected him but the Public Security Bureau deprived Shion of all the privileges and expelled him from Cronos to "Lost Town". Four years after the banishment, a mysterious accident leads Shion to the secret of the city NO.6.

APRIL

C


Website: http://www.noitamina-control.jp/ (intro text translation)

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Theme: "Money"
The story is set during the 21st century when the economic future of Japan is in doubt. Apparently very packed with action.

Staff
Director: Kenji Nakamura (Mononoke, Trapeze)
Character Design: Mebae (Sugar Dark: Umerareta Yami to Shōjo illustrator, Black Rock Shooter animator, Cencoroll contributor)
Series composition and script: Takagi Noboru (Baccano, Durarara!!)
Concept art design: Saitou Keiichi
Art: Kusanagi
Chief animation directors: Takashi Hashimoto (prev. char design for Mononoke and Trapeze) and Akira Takada
Sound director: Nagasaki Yukio
Animation production: Tatsunoko production



Main characters Yoga Kimimaro and Mashu (click to enlarge)
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Ano hana: Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai


Website: http://www.anohana.jp/

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Staff:
Director: Tatsuyuki Nagai (Toradora)
Script: Mari Okada
Character Design: Masayoshi Tanaka

AIRING NEXT WEEK....

Fractale


Website: http://fractale-anime.com/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hktnRdbmDU
11 episodes
- OP was shown on the press conference
OP theme: "Harinezumi" by AZUMA HITOMI
ED theme: "Down By The Salley Gardens" by AZUMA HITOMI

Wandering Son (Hourou Musuko)


Website: http://www.houroumusuko.jp
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F378ZrEy8dI
11 episodes
- OP and ED artists (Daisuke, Rie fu) had a live performance on the press conference.
- Crunchyroll will simulcast this series in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and Portugal.

Updating this post as more info gets out...

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