JUNE 2009 NEWS

aceDAWG sent me a revised version of the subs he and Shin had previously worked on. He went back and tweaked some of the spelling and grammar mistakes from the original. Thanks again, guys.

Crows Zero II Subs V.2

D-M takes down Volume 21! You can find the torrent for Chapter 84 on their home page.

I'm an old school skater at heart, so when I saw this deck posted by forum member panda666 I just had to put it on the front page. It's a little small for my tastes, (when I started skating Tony Hawk was still wearing braces) but damned if it doesn't make me want to dust off the old board, turn up The Faction, and shred a little!

Anyway, there's some more detailed pics including some WIP shots and a brief tutorial HERE.

7 down, 19 to go.

Chapter 25: DDL | MU

Finally we have subs to accompany the AVI previously making its rounds on the web. If you haven't already downloaded Crows Zero II, you can do so via Aladar's torrent or DDL from Tsubasa's blog. Once completed, simply download the link below and follow the simple instructions included within.

Huge thanks to forum members Shin Seijuurou and aceDAWG for taking the time to translate and time these subs for the rest of the English speaking CXW fans. Much appreciated, guys.

Crows Zero II Subs

I think you all know the routine by now. a few weeks after the announcement of a new Bones, Glam and Lucky Rudy follow it up with the Glam Exclusive version. We wouldn't have it any other way.

Coming to you live from Panera Bread. Don't ask.

Chapter 24: DDL

And another one by D-M! You can grab the torrent on their home page.

I'm actually posting this on the same day it was released, too! Amazing!

It appears I missed this as well. Kinda redundant at this point, but in case you don't follow the forums, Banchou's Worst Gaiden Chapter 6 is now available in either torrent or DDL.

This release marks the end of the Gaiden chapters. Worst will take a three month hiatus and resume with Part 3 (aka Hana's senior year) in October.

CXW news has been pretty light over the past two weeks. I guess I got so accustomed to it, I missed this news completely. Anyway, Delinquent-Manga released Chapter 82 of Worst a few days back. The torrent is available on their home page. Sorry about that.

We're back. Enjoy.

Chapter 23: DDL | MU

I'm not sure what happened? I'd been periodically checking the polls over the last few days, but nothing appeared to be updated. Today it seems not only has Round 5 been decided, but the Finals as well?!

Anyway, the winner of Dive's "The Monstrous Ones" Flashback Generation voting poll is none other than Snake Heads second-in-command, Mayumi Tetsuji. Coming in close second is Kiyohiro, followed by Hideomi, Abo, and Kei. While it's a given that Tetsuji will be the next FBG appearing in "The Monstrous Ones", I wouldn't count the runner-ups out just yet. It looks like even Dive were taken aback by some of the final picks. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if they took the statistics from this poll into consideration when determining future line-ups.

In case you missed it, Delinquent-Manga released Chapter 81 of Worst yesterday. The torrent is available on their home page.

Murata Jyuzo and Kunou Ryuushin are the next Armament members to get styled by the artists at Black Rebel. Seen here are early production photos of the 4th Generation Head and Vice-Head. While not a true representation of the final product, in some ways, images of raw, unpainted sculpts are even better at showing off the intricate details. Expect fully painted versions to follow in the next few weeks.

If you've never seen one of Union Creative's T.F.O.A Styling by Black Rebel statues in person, you are definitely missing out. The detail on these are crazy! What sets Black Rebel apart from other 30cm Next Label Nonstandard figures are the outfits. If you check out the product page, you'll see an itemized breakdown of the exact duds the 4th are styling. After adding up the prices of the actual clothing you'll no doubt be wondering where two young bikers get the scratch to rock $1,600 python jackets. I'll let you ask them.

More Bones coming your way care of Glam and Lucky Rudy. Thanks to the awesomeness that are online translators, I'm more than 60% sure this is going to be a Glam Dept. Store exclusive!

Having recently purchased a PS3, I'm always on the lookout for my favorite flicks to hit on Blu-ray. While quite a few self-proclaimed "classics" are unlikely to ever see the light of HD, I've always remained optimistic towards the eventual release of Crows Zero. Thankfully, as far as region coding is concerned, this time around North America shares the same Region (A) with Japan. This is great news considering the extreme likelihood that Crows Zero will debut on Blu-ray in its country of origin. Or will it?

On August 9th, Crows Zero will get a Blu-ray release, but it won't be North American or Japanese, but French! I know there's a fairly large CXW fan base in France, but I surely wasn't expecting CZ to make it's HD debut in Europe before the Asian market. Most likely a Japanese release is on the horizon.

Both the listing on Amazon.fr as well as asianblurayguide.com indeed label this disc as being Region "B". If this is true, it will not play in US (or Japanese) Blu-ray players. However, unlike most studio released DVDs, Blu-ray discs for the most part are region free, so it's very possible this French release will be playable stateside. Whether it features English subs or not is another issue altogether. I'll keep you posted.