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Marvelous Entertainment’s website for the upcoming Ichiban Ushiro no Daimao (Number One Behind the Devil King) television series has added a streaming Flash trailer. Note: the trailer includes mild nudity. The adaptation of Shotaro Mizuki’s light novel series stars Akuto Sai, a normal boy attending a magic high school who aptitude test predicts him most [...]

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The fan favorite mecha action anime series Armored Trooper Votoms will reportedly be getting three more OVA series in addition to the upcoming “Gen-ei Hen” (Phantom Arc) video series. Armored Trooper Votoms Case;Irvine will introduce AT (Armored Trooper) mechanic Irvin Lester to the Votoms universe. Shisho Igarashi will direct with Hirokazu Hisayuki (My Hime) providing character [...]

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The official website for the Isshoni Sleeping ~ Sleeping With Hinako OVA is now online. The sequel to the April 2009 Isshoni Training OVA will allow viewers to watch Japanese teen girl magically turned anime character Hinako prepare for bed, sleep, and wake up. The OVA will hit DVD and Blu-ray this Thursday.

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Spanish language fan site celuloidemutante has compiled a selection of promotional images (more here) for director Shinsuke Sato’s currently filming live action pair of movies based on Hiroya Oku’s sci-fi action manga Gantz. Please note, the images contain mild nudity.

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The Oriental Daily News Chinese language newspaper reports that Hong Kong based animation studio IMAGI has laid off nearly all of its remaining staff. Around 100 of the company’s 400+ employees were laid off on December 11, 2009. The company has now laid off an additional 300+ employees, leaving the company open with a skeleton [...]

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Kitsune Robot, one of the world’s first anime cover bands, will perform at this year’s Phoenix Comicon, scheduled for May 27-30 at the Phoenix Convention Center and Hyatt Regency in Phoenix, Arizona. Formed in 2006, Kitsune Robot is devoted to playing covers of the most popular anime, video game, J-pop, and J-rock songs.

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Whew. I'm not entirely sure if this'll be our last WonFes post-- there are a few individual things I've seen about that I may want to profile --but this will probably be our last big batch o'figures, also the final batch from Dengeki Online. Just to wrap up:
 
- WonFes Figures Part 1
- WonFes Figures Part 2
- WonFes Figures Part 3
- WonFes Cosplay
 
And now, without further ado, on with the figures!
















Okay, let's hear your favorites! Or the opposite-- did anyone expect figures of someone in particular and didn't see 'em, or didn't like the ones you did see?

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It's a painful time at Nippon Ichi, dood.

As was noted at Destructoid noted earlier today, Nippon Ichi Software took a major beating this fiscal year, with its operating profits down by a staggering ninety-seven-point-five percent. It got so bad that the JASDAQ securities exchange was forced to freeze the stock's price after investors bailed out, taking another 20% of share value with them.

Siliconera took a look at this year's release history and compared it to last year's, finding, as our own Dale North commented, that this fiscal year has been heavier on ports and sequels. Also, fiscal 2010 has seen a significantly higher number of total releases, which subsequently increased the risk being taken on by the now-beleaguered publisher. 

It's not completely over yet. Nippon Ichi is still profitable (though only just), and between Japan and North America still has several games due before the end of the fiscal period, including Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love and the crazy Ultimate Hero Modding Project. Here's to hoping they can ease the pain.