Animanga in the News: 1/27/11

Here you will find a run down of today's anime and manga news! If anything sent waves through the anime and manga world today, you'll find it in this post! By the way, I'm saladesu, one of the translator-moderators of MH, and I'll be posting a post like this every day (as much as possible, anyway). Look forward to them ;)

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On the 26th, Fuji-Q Highland announced that they would be performing a makeover on the pavilion "EVANGELION: WORLD", where one can enjoy the world of the popular anime movie "Evangelion". The centerpiece of the made-over pavilion will be a life-size EVA-02 in "THE BEAST" mode, and it will join the life-size model of EVA-01 that is already on display.

In addition, at the Highland Resort Hotel & Spa, the Highland's official hotel, they will open Japan's first ever Evangelion-themed guest room. The concept of the room is set to the theme "produced by the pilot of EVA-00, Ayanami Rei", and there are various original amenities such as a function to hear lines spoken by Ayanami Rei herself. Guests may even wake up to morning calls in her voice.

"EVANGELION: WORLD" is now closed to the public due to this renewal. EVA-02 is expected on the 19th of March, while everything else is expected on the 11th of February. The hotel guest room is slated to be open to the public on the 1st of March.

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Suki-tte Ii na yo makes up the rest of the top 5. The rest of the top 10 are new series, while all 3 volumes of Shingeki no Kyojin continue their stay in the top 30.


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