Kamen Rider Fourze: The Witch & Fire Switch

After the awesome episode this week, here are the summaries for the upcoming Kamen Rider Fourze episodes. It focuses on Amonagawa High's mysterious student, Tomoko Nozama, and the debut of Fourze's Fire States.

Episode 9: Awakening of the Witch

Gentaro tries to be friends with Tomoko, but she says she doesn't need one. Furthermore, Tomoko, Ritsuko (3rd year student) and 2 others use magic to revenge themselves on those who despise themselves. A Zodiarts is also behind this...

Episode 10: N/A - 11/06

Even Tomoko transformed into the Zodiarts after Ritsuko. To save her, Gentaro takes her to the moon.

Also, KamenRiderKira of HJU pointed out that Class 2B's Homeroom teacher, Sarina Sonada's name one rearranged will form the words, “Sasori nanoda” which means “I am the scorpion,” could this mean that she is the mysterious Scorpio Zodiarts?

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Moyashimon Manga Holds Miss Agricultural University by Reader's Vote

Masayuki Ishikawa's Moyashimon manga is running a contest for readers to choose the next Miss Agricultural University in the manga. In addition to that, the official website is also conducting a poll to determine who win the contest for the story.

The candidates are Aoi Mutō, Chisa Nakayama, Kosaka, Hazuki Oikawa, Kei Yūki, and Nishino. The readers will select one for the title by voting with a paper ballot included with the current issue of Evening magazine until November 8th.

Moyashimon is the story of the life of Tadayasu Sawaki, a first-year college student at an agricultural university, who has the unique ability to see and communicate with micro-organisms, germs and bacteria.

Source : Mantan Web via Anime News Network

Anime Contents Expo 2012 to Run March 31-April 1 (Updated)

The organizers of Anime Contents Expo (ACE) announced on Monday that the event will be held for the first time next year from March 31 to April 1. That weekend happens to be one week after next year's Tokyo International Anime Fair (March 22-25). The inaugural outing for the ACE event will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba east of Tokyo.

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Voice Actor Nobuhiko Okamoto to Debut as Singer in 2012

The voice actor Nobuhiko Okamoto announced on Monday that he will debut as a singer in 2012 with Kiramune, Lantis and Bandai Visual's music label. He will perform in Kiramune Music Festival 2012, which will run on March 17 and March 18. Okamoto posted a video message in which he also noted that Monday is his 25th birthday. (The limited-time video message will stream until October 31.)

Among other roles, Okamoto has been playing Rin Okamura in Blue Exorcist.

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Manga Creator Moto Hagio Warns of Forged Drawings

Editor Matt Thorn reported on Monday that an online auction claimed to have sketches drawn by manga creator Moto Hagio, but Hagio confirmed that she did not actually draw those sketches.

The auction, which ended on Sunday at 85,600 yen (about US$1,120), claimed to have sketches and a pin-up poster from Hagio's 1974 shōnen-ai manga Heart of Thomas (Thomas no Shinzō). Specifically, it listed the signed and inked sketch for the seventh page from the manga's 14th installment, as well as the draft sketches for panels and pages in the second, third, and fourth installments.

According to Thorn, Hagio wants to file a report with the police. Thorn also asked people who know the auction's final bidder to get in touch.

Fantagraphics announced last month that it will release the manga in North America next August. Thorn is editing and translating the manga, just as he did for last year's Fantagraphics release of Hagio's A Drunken Dream and Other Stories. The story follows the protagonist Juli after the death of his friend Thomas one winter morning.

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