Daily Single 9/8
Ono Daisuke’s third maxi single, Kinmokusei, ranked in at #10 on Oricon’s daily chart for September 8, 2009! Congratulations, OnoD!
The first press version of the single comes with a special booklet.
Weekly Album 9/7
Kamiya Hiroshi’s first mini album Hare no Hi ranked in at #9 on the Oricon weekly chart for the week of 2009/09/07. This is quite a feat. Congratulations, HiroC!
And now for some news… There were a couple event announcements at CharaHobby this past weekend.
DGS Hibiki merchandise that was sold at CharaHobby will be sold via the Chou! A&G Shop, Animate, and Dengekiya. Goods to be sold include:
DGS Goods
The goods will go on sale 9/23 at Animate and Dengekiya. No word yet on when they will be on sale at Chou! A&G Shop.
It was officially announced during DGS 118 that Dear Girl ~Stories~ will become a game! No specifics such as release date have been decided yet, but the game will be for Nintendo DS and developed by the same company that did the Vitamin series, HuneX. The game will also be directed by the same person who directed the Vitamin series, Iwasaki Daisuke (aka IwaD). The game was jokingly called Vitamin Hibiki. Of course, the game will feature HiroC and OnoD. In addition, Iwasaki Saya sensei will be creating five new original characters for the game.
The official website for the game is here. SYLPH Vol.8 (to be released 7/22) will include a furoku preview booklet for the game, and more information will also be available in the next Dengeki Girl’s Style coming out 8/10.
And now for some news relating to HiroC, he’s going to be very busy this August! Here are some events that he’ll be attending:
CharaHobby
8/29 – Celestial Station 00R
Personalities: Irino Miyu, Takagaki Ayahi
Guests: Miyano Mamoru, Miki Shinichirou, Yoshino Hiroyuki, Kamiya Hiroshi, Mizushima Seiji
Live public recording of the Gundam 00 radio show.
8/30 – Kiramune Special Stage
CONNECT (Iwata Mitsuo, Suzumura Kenichi), Irino Miyu, Kamiya Hiroshi
Day and time for the DGS public recording is still yet to be announced, but it probably will be on the next DGS.
GUNDAM BIG EXPO
8/22 @ 12:00 – SD Gundam Academy
Kamiya Hiroshi, Chiba Susumu, Saiga Mitsuki, Itou Kentarou
8/22 @ 13:00 – Gundam 00 Celestial Station 00R in BIG EXPO
Miki Shinichirou, Yoshino Hiroyuki, Kamiya Hiroshi, Irino Miyu, Takagaki Ayahi
8/22 @ 17:00 – Gundam OP/ED Collection owatashikai #4
Irino Miyu, Kamiya Hiroshi
8/23 @ 12:00 – Gundam OP/ED Collection owatashikai #5
Okiayu Ryoutarou, Kamiya Hiroshi
8/23 @ 15:00 – Gundam 00 NEXT MISSION
Mizushima Seiji, Miyano Mamoru, Miki Shinichirou, Yoshino Hiroyuki, Kamiya Hiroshi
(Guess who has tickets for both owatashikais!! :D)
The Kiramune website for Hare no Hi has been updated with the jacket covers for the album. Tokutens have also been announced for a couple stores. Ordering from .ANIME will get you a B2-size poster with the goukaban or a bromide card with the tsuujouban. At ComiComi Studio, the goukaban comes with a bromide card.
As for OnoD, a third solo single was announced some time ago, and he will also be at GUNDAM BIG EXPO for the Pilot G30th III stage at 13:30 on 8/23.
Kamiya Hiroshi will be releasing a mini album! Quite unexpected, huh? It will be released August 26, 2009 and there will be two versions: a regular version, and a gouka version that includes a DVD. They will retail for 2100 yen and 3300 yen respectively, tax included. This mini album is the third release by the Kiramune Label. Right now it seems the mini album is only available for pre-order at Sofmap but since previous Kiramune CDs are available at Amazon and other retailers, I’m sure it is not a Sofmap exclusive.
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The Kuroshitsuji event that took place on June 14 will be available in digest format as a bonus DVD that comes with the limited edition of Kuroshitsuji VIII (DVD vol.8). The event will be on a separate DVD so let’s hope most of the event will be included. It will also be released on August 26, the same as HiroC’s mini album. Aside from the bonus event digest DVD, Vol.8 LE will also include a card to attend the Kuroshitsuji event in January 2010. In order to enter the lottery, you will need to buy both Vol.7 LE and Vol.8 LE.
Announced at the Kuroshitsuji event this past weekend, a second season of Kuroshitsuji (aka Black Butler) has been confirmed. OnoD voices the main character Sebastian Michaelis.
Source: Anime News Network
