Happy Halloween 2009 - Anime and Others

Here's the second Halloween 2009 post featuring anime and other stuff.  Above is a pic from Kuroshitsuji and you'll find another one below:

The crew from Bleach gets into the act in this pic, although it's unfortunate that Renji is the mummy:

Next up are the guys from Pandora Hearts:

Some of the guys from the video game Haruka 3 celebrate in the next pic:

You'll believe vampires can have cat ears after this pic of the Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle crew:

These last few pics aren't exactly Halloween-related, but they are appropriate.  Nero and Dante from Devil May Cry 4 are done in a different style for (what I believe) are a series of light novels:

 

Finally, in what might be a Halloween tradition, some vampires (and vampire hunters) from Vampire Knight:

Have a safe, and happy Halloween!

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More Vampire Knight

It's been a while since Vampire Knight has been featured on HFG.  Recently, it was announced that Viz Media had licensed the anime version for release in America.  I wonder if the show will receive season sets (as is the trend currently in American anime releases) or if Viz will milk the fanbase volume by volume.

This post features a combination of Matsuri Hino's manga art, anime artwork, and some artwork created for the Japanese Nintendo DS game.

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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Happy Halloween

With Halloween upon us, I figured it was time for some Halloween-themed pics.

First, we'll get the cute stuff out the way.  Here's a pic featuring the guys of Gundam 00:

Then, here's one with the guys of Kyou Kara Maou:

What's Halloween without vampires?  Here's a nice pic of the guys of the Night Class from Vampire Knight:

If there are vampires, then there are also those who hunt them.  Here's a pic of Walter from the manga/anime Hellsing:

Here's a single scan featuring Teen Titans' Kid Devil:

And lastly, two pics from the anime/manga series Yami no Matsuei (aka Descendants of Darkness).  It's essentially a shoujo horror series and coincidentally, it will be airing on Sci-Fi Channel's Ani-Monday beginning this Monday, November 3.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this special post.  Have a safe, fun, and scary Halloween!

Vampire Knight Guilty

Vampire Knight Guilty is the name of the second season of the Vampire Knight anime that has just started airing in Japan.  It picks up exactly where the previous season left off so newcomers might want to watch the first season before embarking on this one.

The new season means a new excuse to post artwork.  There's a mix of season one and season two anime artwork as well as manga artwork to be found here.

 

  

  

 

  

  

  

 

Fall 2008 Anime

One of my favorite blogs is an anime blog called Random Curiosity and one of the best features of the site is the seasonal anime preview.  Each season's preview features a listing of most of the notable shows (no kids stuff) along with a brief synopsis and the likelihood of someone on the site blogging it.

Given that I post a lot of anime guys here, I figured that it would be interesting to do a similar post spotlighting new anime that may end up being fodder for future posts.

First up, I'm going to talk about the shows that have already been featured on HFG in some way.

The Guys From The Tales Series posts so far have featured some artwork from Tales From The Abyss, which now has an anime adaptation.  Here's the opening for the anime series:



The second season of Gundam 00 has started and it was recently featured on HFG.  Check out the new season's opening below:




The new season of Vampire Knight, called Vampire Knight:  Guilty has also started airing.  It hasn't been featured here in a while so look for a new post about it in the next couple of weeks.  In the meantime, here's the opening:



The second season of Junjou Romantica also starts airing this fall. The first episode of the new season hasn't aired yet so there's no opening I can post yet. However, like Vampire Knight, a new post with artwork from this show and manga will be posted soon. Here's a short promo:



Now, on to the really new stuff:

Hakushaku no Yousei is a shoujo series featuring at least a couple of guys around a female main chracter. Considering that similar-looking shows like Neo Angelique and La Corda d'Oro have both been featured here, it's likely I might post about it sometime. The opening is below:



The first definite post of the new stuff is Kuroshitsuji. The title character, pretty much the ultimate butler, is quite attractive. I've got to compile enough artwork for a post but believe me, one is coming as soon as I do. The opening to this series is below:



Skip Beat is a very popular shoujo manga that has finally become an anime. It's about a girl who works her butt off to help her childhood friend, a rising music star. After he talks badly about her, she dedicates herself to getting revenge by becoming a star herself. It looks like it could be a good show but I'm not sure if I'll feature it here. We'll see once I find enough art. The opening is below:



I like the character designs for the show Tytania but I don't know if the show itself will be any good. I've included the ending to the show below because it shows off the guys better than the opening. I find the opening of the show to be unintentionally funny.



The last show of this preview is To Aru Majutsu no Index. This is not a show I would necessarily feature at all mainly because shows like this usually have a fairly nondescript-looking main male character. However, for some reason, the main guy on this show is appealing to me. Maybe it's the really interesting hair. The opening is below:



That's it for this post about Fall 2008's anime. There certainly are some interesting guys for future posts. If people like this post, I'll do a similar one for Winter 2009's anime.

Summer's Last Hurrah

Labor Day is the unofficial last day of summer for most of America, so what better way to celebrate it than with some guys in swimwear?

Here's one pic each from Kyou Kara Maou and Vampire Knight.