DECEMBER 2008 NEWS

The guys over at the Crows & Worst Dive Diary blog have posted up a mystery image of what looks to be a preview of Crazy Kids Series 2? We'll find out soon enough...

Delinquent Manga seem to finally be back on track with their release schedule. Along with the the completion of Chapter 64 comes news of a new translator for the series and plans for bringing us many new chapters in the near future. Best of luck to Delinquent and many thanks for their hard work and dedication.

You can download Chapter 64 directly from D-M's home page or read it online at One Manga.

T.F.O.A continue to dominate Dive's recent release schedule. This time in the form of the next Crazy Heads, Shinji Yanagi. Besides the usual edition, Shinji will be offered in Dive, Regulus, and the Official Hiroshi Takahashi Fan Club exclusive repaints. Reservations begin 12-20-08.

Also starting tomorrow, Dive will be accepting preorders for FBG Takumi Fujishiro Limited Internet Exclusive previously reported a few weeks back.

HLJ has full cases of Blacklist 3rd Collection Stylish: A/W on sale for 1,714 Yen. That's about $19 USD after currency conversion! Considering these retail for around $60 a case, that's an amazing deal.

Be aware that shipping to the States can still be rather high when picking the faster shipping methods. Make sure you check your order form with the appropriate rate and read their FAQ page on ordering procedures. You can also check out this thread for more information.

Lots of updates at the Crows Zero 2 Official Site today. Not only has a new teaser with new footage from the upcoming sequel finally been released, but also character profiles, updated credits, and an entire site revamp! Crows Zero 2 opens in Japan on April 11, 2009.

Thanks to shigeru for the heads up.

Dive announced the next character to receive the plastic treatment in their Flashback Generation line is yet another member of The Front of Armament, Giichi Samejima. Besides a regular edition, Giichi will also be offered in various retailer exclusives. Dive will begin accepting preorders starting tomorrow.

Giichi makes Dive's last five FBG releases T.F.O.A members. Here's hoping they continue with this pattern a little longer and do Yoshimi Kiyohiro next. The 6th Generation needs their vice head!

Dive released final painted images of the second set in their newest line of Crows figures, Flashback Memories. Next up is the epic battle between Tesshou Kawachi -VS- Guriko Hanaki!

There's a preorder page up here. It retails for about $100 USD.

Dive posted images of another Flashback Generation Takumi Fujishiro variant. Announced as a limited internet exclusive, this version features the skull of the 7th Generation of Armament. Release date and details are yet to be determined.

Thanks to shigeru for the heads up.

More Crows Zero in this weeks oversized color issue of Shonen Champion Weekly.

As always, you can click the thumbnail above to see a larger image of the issue's cover. Unfortunately, that's all you'll be seeing until someone starts scanning it.

It took me a while, but the Films Section of the site is now live. Please take a look around and let me know if there are any errors or broken links that need fixing. At the present, there really isn't much official content concerning Crows Zero 2, so that section is still "coming soon".

For now I'm taking a break for the holidays before starting on the Manga Section. I dread even the thought of having to write character, school, and faction profiles for all those involved. Look for it to be completed sometime in 2014...

Dive released final painted images of the first entry of their new series, Flashback Memories. These are the same scale as Flashback Generation, but come preposed in a mid fighting stance. Kicking off the line are Harumichi Bouya -VS- Tatsuo Kuzugami.

These retail for around $100 and you can preorder it here, as long as you don't live in America!

Delinquent-Manga announced some new releases yesterday. Not only the long anticipated Chapter 63 of Worst, but finally some new Crows action as well with Chapters 7 and 8.

You can download them directly here or read them online at One Manga.