[News] Round-up - Code Geass & xxxHolic

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

Just some catching up,
I posted this over at code_geass earlier this week, and several other members have added more detail.
The Code Geass Tanjoubi no Kiseki DVD had a short PV about the new anime project (2ch rumors are that it is a 6-part OVA):

Code Geass GAIDEN: Boukoku no Akito (Akito of the Fallen Country)
In this broken world, we still dream
a.t.b.2017 (same time period as the first season)
The hellish European front,
A small squad infiltrates enemy territory to save their allies,
That squadron’s Nightmare Devicers are boys and girls from Zone 11.
The mission’s chance of success is only 5%.
Why do they fight? [trans: konart]

Director: Kazuki Akane (Escaflowne, Birdy the Might Decode)
Script: Shigeru Morita (Gundam Seed, Blood+)
Original character design: CLAMP
Anime character design: Takahiro Kimura
Knightmare design: Akira Yasuda

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There will be a mail-in new short OAD for those who buy the 3 upcoming magazines with the new xxxHolic-related content: Shonen Magazine, Zoukan Magazine SP and Bessatsu Shonen Magazine.
[credits: thelastfruit]

Volume 18 of the manga will be out in October.
[Credits: Yahoo.jp blog]

The xxxHolic anime will also be re-release in a box set. The 1st part will be out in July with 12 episodes. CLAMP will illustrate the box, and there will also be a deluxe booklet with anime illustrations included. The 2nd part will be out in the summer, too, while a xxxHolic Kei box set is also planned.
[credits: Amazon.jp - This Amazon link probably has the wrong price, there is another one with a different sale price.]

FUNimation is also re-releasing the first season as a part of their Viridian Collection (meaning~ less expensive than their previous box set). It will be out in May.
[credits: Amazon.com]

Holitsuba #4

[cutesherry.livejournal.com]

Well, it's nothing much really, as most of you already know, the 4th comic of Holitsuba will be released soon enough, next month, in shonen magazine special (マガジン SPECIAL ).
So I passed by the website this morning and saw that the page dedicate to the nº6 issue was up
The cover still obviously appears as "now printing", but they added up an add about holitsuba's future release:



As of now, this issue is not available yet for pre-order on amazon.jp