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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (TV)

Alternative title:

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (Japanese)

魔法少女リリカルなのは (Japanese)

Genres: adventure, magic

Themes: magical girl

Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)

Plot Summary: Yuuno Scraia is a mage from a distant planet working to fix the problem he started when Jewel Seeds were accidentally spread around the world. In a failed attempt to seal a seed properly, he winds up on Earth in the form of a ferret. However, his battle with the seeds did not end upon reaching the Earth and he needs somebody else's help to seal the seeds for him. Takamachi Nanoha hears his telepathic cries for help and comes to his rescue. When she is given a pearl known as the Raging Heart she is able to transform into Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and wield a staff to fend off the evil that lies within the Seeds. In order to help Yuuno complete his mission, she needs to seal all 21 Jewel Seeds away, but Fate may be playing a hand in the matter to prevent Nanoha's goals.
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ANIME HOT

Sumomomo Momomo (TV)

Alternative title:

Sumomomo Momomo - The Strongest Bride on Earth

Sumomomo Momomo, la fiancée la plus forte du monde (French)

Sumomomo Momomo: Chijou Saikyou no Yome (Japanese)

SumomomoMomomo~la novia más fuerte en la tierra~ (Spanish)

すもももももも～地上最強のヨメ～ (Japanese)

스모모모모모모 ~지상최강의신부~ (Korean)

Genres: comedy, romance

Themes: ecchi

Plot Summary: Momoko Kuzuryuu is a martial-arts crazed teenage girl who has grown up in the mountains with her father, a legendary fighter. However, one day her father tells her that because she is a girl, she will never be able to master the family's ultimate technique. The only thing for her to do is go marry the strongest warrior, and produce the strongest offspring. Her unlikely fiance is the handsome but weak Koushi Inuzuka, the son of her father's best friend and rival. Their marriage was agreed upon by their fathers before they were born. However, Koushi has no interest in martial arts; in fact, he is a coward who freezes whenever he sees violence. Instead, he wants to become a prosecutor, so that no criminal can escape capital punishment. Despite Koushi's adamant refusal to marry her and his subsequent displays of cowardice, Momoko falls in love with him and swears to remain in his house and train with his father in order to become the strongest fiancee ever.
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E3 2004: Yu-Gi-Oh DS Impressions

by Craig Harris
May 14, 2004 - There's a bazillion Yu-Gi-Oh games on the Game Boy Advance, and Konami's wasting no time getting the first Yu-Gi-Oh game for the Nintendo DS.

The company had Yu-Gi-Oh: Nightmare Troubadour on display in Nintendo's DS demo area, and the game is essentially another Yu-Gi-Oh card game on a console. It definitely fits the platform, especially with the system's touch screen control since it's easy to slot cards up on the playfield by dragging them from your hand into battle. The secondary screen handles all the 3D graphics and displays the game from the perspective of the player, and when the two opponents battle the game pulls up polygonal versions of the creatures in the Yu-Gi-Oh universe to represent the attack.

The wireless capabilities will also come in handy for one-on-one battles and trades, but that wasn't a feature on display in the Nintendo booth.

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Wireless from AT&T, formerly Cingular Wireless, is the largest wireless company in the United States, with more than 72.9 million subscribers who use the nation's fastest 3G network. AT&T is dedicated to providing customers with wireless technology designed to enrich their lives.

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AT&T is solely owned by AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) now that the merger between its former parent companies, AT&T Inc. (formerly SBC) and BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) has closed.

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Year 2007 revenue was $42.7 billion.

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ANIME HOT

Sergeant Keroro

Sgt. Frog (ケロロ軍曹, Keroro Gunsō?, Sergeant Keroro) is a manga series by Mine Yoshizaki, and a TV anime series based on the manga and directed by Junichi Sato. Both the anime and manga are comedies that follow the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to conquer Earth. Sergeant Keroro, the titular character, is the leader of the platoon, but is at the mercy of a human family of three. In both the manga and anime, Keroro is forced to do meaningless chores and errands for the family after his army abandons his platoon on Earth.

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Dragon Quest V hits a million in Japan

by Chris Greenhough
The start made by Dragon Quest V: Hand of a Heavenly Bride in Japan is hardly going to deter Square Enix from releasing more remakes (which we're completely fine with, by the way). Famitsu is reporting that the title has already burst through the million units sold mark, a meager thirteen days after it first appeared on Japanese store shelves. You won't be surprised to hear that it's currently creaming everything else in the charts over there.

If a remake of a sixteen-year-old Dragon Quest SNES game can hit seven figures inside its opening fortnight, then perhaps Dragon Quest IX really can reach Yoichi Wada's lofty expectations ... and then some.

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Blood+ (TV)

Alternative title:

Blood, el último vampiro (Spanish)

Кровь+ (Russian)

بلود + (Arabic)

ブラッドプラス (Japanese)

블러드+ (Korean)

Genres: action, drama, horror, mystery, romance, supernatural

Themes: Giant Weapons, Military, Vampires

Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)

Plot Summary: Throughout the passage of time and the shifts in backgrounds, a particular war continues to leave its mark on history, extending its influence into the modern world. There are two major groups involved in the ensuring war. The first group consists of monsters known as Chiropterans who can change their appearances into that of human beings. They are actually immortals who feed on the blood of the living. The second group is an organisation known as the "Red Shield", formed to track down these monsters and exterminate them. Otonashi Saya is a high-school girl who lives a peaceful life with her family. The only problem is, she has no recollections of her life beyond that of the past year. However, her happy life will be destroyed by an event that will lead her to her destined fate.

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TODAY NEWS

New Asteroid Has Long Odds For Earth Crash

By KENNETH CHANG

A newly found asteroid, large enough to wreak worldwide destruction, will cross Earth's path in 2019, and although the chance of a collision is slim, astronomers cannot yet rule it out.

If the asteroid, named 2002 NT7, were to hit, it would be on Feb. 1, 2019. The odds of that happening are less than 1 in 200,000, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said yesterday. That is roughly the same chance that an unknown, as yet unseen meteor will hit Earth between now and then. Scientists expect the 1-in-200,000 odds to grow longer as they learn more about the asteroid's orbit.

On the 0-to-10 Torino scale describing asteroid hazards, 2002 NT7 ranks a 1, meriting careful monitoring but with the chance of impact judged extremely unlikely. A ranking of 0 means no danger; a 10 means certain impact with worldwide devastation.

In earlier asteroid scares, astronomers quickly ruled out any chance of impact, or the potential impact remains so far in the future that it is impossible to judge the risk.

Astronomers first spotted 2002 NT7 on July 9. With two weeks of observations, they have mapped out its orbit fairly precisely -- it circles around the Sun once every 837 days at a steep tilt of 42 degrees compared to the orbits of the planets.

But astronomers have not yet pinned down the asteroid's location, which means their predictions of where it will be on Feb. 1, 2019, may be off by tens of millions of miles.

''It's the old train on the track problem,'' Dr. Donald K. Yeomans of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory said. ''You don't know when the train is going to arrive at the crossing point.''

If NT7, which is one-and-one-quarter miles wide, does strike Earth at 60,000 miles an hour, the impact could gouge a crater many miles wide, destroying large swaths of the surrounding area.

On average, an asteroid of NT7's size hits Earth every few million years. The meteor that killed off the dinosaurs 65 million years ago was 6 to 9 miles wide.

After 2019, NT7 will have several more close passes by Earth, including 2044, 2053, 2060 and 2078. Dr. Yeomans said that with a few more weeks of observations, astronomers will probably be able to rule out any chance of impact for all of them.

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Mountain View-based Meebo is a Sequoia-backed, web-based instant messaging company. Meebo originally gave users the ability to access multiple chat clients from one place without the need for desktop software. This was great for users when they were away from their main computer and without AOL, ICQ, MSN or Yahoo software. However, in less than two years Meebo has launched so many new features that for many people it’s changed from an occasional solution to a frequently used web app.

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Rozen Maiden (TV)

Alternative title:

ローゼンメイデン (Japanese)

薔薇少女 (Chinese (Taiwan))

Genres: adventure, comedy, drama, supernatural

Plot Summary: Due to a deep trauma at school Sakurada Jun has refused to return. He spends his time in his room, surfing the web and ordering anything that takes his fancy, only to return the items just before payment is due. One day, he finds a web site that tells him to put his order in a drawer of his desk. He does so thinking it to be a joke, only to find that the letter disappears and a strange package arrives soon afterwards. It contains an exquisite doll, that, when wound, comes to life. She treats him as a servant of little worth, but over time helps him come to grips with his fears and in the life-or-death fights that soon follow her arrival.

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U.S. Thwarts Russian Comeback, Will Play for Gold
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEIJING (AP) -- The U.S. men's volleyball team will play for the Olympic gold medal after defeating Russia in five sets on Friday.

With the 25-22, 25-21, 25-27, 22-25, 15-13 victory, the U.S. men remain undefeated in Beijing.

They play the winner of the late semifinal between Brazil and Italy in the title match on Sunday. Russia plays the loser in the bronze medal match.

The U.S. won Olympic gold medals in 1984 and 1988, before winning the bronze in 1992. But the closest they've gotten since then was a fourth-place finish at the 2004 Athens games.

It is the first time since 1984 in Los Angeles that both the U.S. men and women have advanced to the gold medal match. The women play Brazil on Saturday for the title.

Russia was the bronze medalist in Athens and the silver medalist in 2000. The team won gold medals in 1964, 1968 and 1980. In Beijing, the Russians went 4-1 in preliminary pool play, with a loss to Poland, before defeating Bulgaria 3-1 in the semifinals.

After winning all five matches in the preliminary round, the U.S. men beat Serbia in the quarterfinals 3-2 to advance.

On Friday, the two teams played a close first set, but the U.S. went up 17-16 on Stanley Clayton's ace, then added another point on Sergey Grankin's errant spike. The U.S. won it when Maxim Mikhaylov's spike went long.

Russia took a 16-13 lead in the second after Alexander Kosarev's block. But the United States had three straight points in the end to take the set. Reid Priddy scored with a pair of successful spikes, before Yury Berezkho's spike went into the net to give the U.S. the set.

Alexey Kuleshov's block put Russia ahead 17-13 in the third set for their biggest margin to that point. The Russians extended the lead to 20-15, but the United States rallied again to even it at 24 before Russia won it on Alexander Volkov's block.

That led to a tense fourth set. Russia was up 19-16 and went on to win it on Sergey Tetyukhin's spike -- putting the pro-Russian crowd on its feet.

Priddy's spike put the U.S. in front 6-3 in the deciding set, but the tenacious Russians kept pace and briefly went ahead until David Lee's block made it 13-12 for the U.S. team.

Lee scored the final four points for the U.S., including the match-winning spike. He pumped his fist as he was mobbed by his teammates.

The U.S. men have faced considerable adversity in their remarkable run to the gold medal match.

Before competition started, coach Hugh McCutcheon was called hastily away from practice. Later, the team learned that his father-in-law, Todd Bachman, had been fatally stabbed at a popular tourist site in Beijing. Bachman's wife, Barbara, was badly hurt.

McCutcheon is married to the Bachman's daughter, former Olympian Elisabeth "Wiz" Bachman McCutcheon, who played for the U.S. women in Athens.

The coach took leave from the team to be with his family. Assistant Ron Larsen was made interim head coach.

McCutcheon missed three matches before returning to the team when his mother-in-law was taken home by air ambulance.

The United States team has marked their shoes with the initials of Todd and Barbara Bachman during the competition.

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POKEMON DIAMON/PEARL

Much to the delight of Pokémaniacs the world over, Nintendo and Game Freak have finally brought a proper Pokémon game to the Nintendo DS with Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and it delivers much of what a fan would desire—a richer, more detailed presentation, the ability to battle and trade Pokémon over the Internet, and of course, more than 100 brand-new Pokémon to collect. Like any of the core Pokémon games released since the original Red and Blue hit in 1999, Diamond and Pearl offer some nice upgrades, but if you didn't like Pokémon then, you probably won't care for it now. That said, it's a little surprising how well the formula holds up in Diamond and Pearl, which is a testament to the strong fundamentals of the series as well as the quality of the execution.

The core Pokémon games have never looked better.

Sticking to the script, Diamond and Pearl start out the same as any other Pokémon game, and though the specifics are different, the story plays out in a familiar fashion. Playing as either a young boy or girl living in the out-of-the-way hamlet of Twinleaf Town in the Sinnoh region, you and your highly competitive best friend are sent into the world by Professor Rowan to collect as much data on the Pokémon that inhabit the region as is possible, which you do by capturing and fighting. During your travels, you will battle plenty of wild Pokémon and other Pokémon trainers like yourself, as well as face off with the leaders of eight different Pokémon gyms spread across Sinnoh. And, in the tradition of the nefarious Team Rocket, Diamond and Pearl introduce the shadowy and oddly self-righteous Team Galactic, a new Pokémon-obsessed organization for you to square off with. The plot doesn't tread much new ground for the series, and it generally keeps things real light and breezy. They won't dazzle you with the complexity or originality of their storytelling, but Diamond and Pearl are still packed with lots of sharp writing. There are hundreds of people for you to meet, and though they don't always offer lengthy conversations, they all have something to say.

The story is ultimately in the service of the gameplay, which fans and newcomers should be able to leap right into without much fuss. You start off with a single Pokémon companion by your side, which serves as your proxy in battle—you might be calling the shots in a fight, but it's your Pokémon that do all the heavy lifting. As you wander through forests, fields of tall grass, underground caves, and a myriad of other locations, you'll regularly be attacked by wild Pokémon, which, if you're able to wear down their health without defeating them entirely, can be captured in a Pokéball, effectively taming them and turning them into companions. You can have up to six Pokémon with you at once, and each of your Pokémon can learn up to four different abilities. These abilities can come naturally as they earn experience in battle, or you can teach them new tricks using technical machines and hidden machines, which can be earned in a number of different ways. As they grow stronger, many Pokémon can also evolve, effectively turning them into an entirely new and more powerful Pokémon.

The combat is turn based, and it's mostly about the rock-paper-scissors nature of the different types of Pokémon. The only difference between Diamond and Pearl is the Pokémon contained within each game. With the addition of 107 brand-new Pokémon, Diamond and Pearl raise the grand total of Pokémon to capture to well over 480. Every single one of them can be categorized by type. Some of these types are defined by elements, such as water-type Pokémon and fire-type Pokémon, while others are determined by more specific, functional differences, such as fight-type Pokémon and poison-type Pokémon. Each type of Pokémon is inherently weak to the attacks of another, so the key to combat is having a well-balanced team of Pokémon with you that will be able to handle whatever types of Pokémon get thrown at you. It's a simple enough concept to grasp, but there are enough different types of Pokémon out there that you'll find yourself constantly tweaking your roster of active Pokémon and laboring over which abilities you should be giving to which of your Pokémon. The fact that you're constantly running in to, and thus capturing, new Pokémon makes the process that much more involved. And that's just the basics. Aside from wandering around the Sinnoh region and getting into countless Pokémon battles, you'll fish, harvest and plant berries, cook up special treats for your Pokémon, enter your Pokémon in a pageant, set up a secret hideout, and more. These games are long, with the main stories clocking in at well over 40 hours, and those intent on hunting down the rarer Pokémon will spend far more than that.

The bulk of the activities in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl aren't new to the series, so what separates these two from the Pokémon games that appeared on the Game Boy Advance? For starters, the presentation has been improved to take advantage of the superior DS hardware. Though the game is mostly still presented in 2D, there's improved detail to the 2D and you'll notice lots of nice polygonal touches. For example, buildings and windmills are rendered in 3D, and it's enough to give the 2D world a little depth. The game also has a bright, highly saturated color palette that makes it a pleasure to look at. When in battle, the Pokémon are still static 2D sprites—much of which appears to have been recycled from the Pokémon games on the GBA—but in general, the 2D art still looks sharp. The dynamic battle transitions look great, as do the numerous attack effects. Diamond and Pearl also feature some catchy music, and there's a whole lot of it, with a special theme for virtually every location or activity. As clean and upbeat as the music is, though, some of the sound effects from the Pokémon themselves sound screechy and lo-fi. It's out of place, considering how great the rest of the game looks and sounds.

There's also a little touch-screen support in Diamond and Pearl, letting you use the stylus to select menus during battle and play a few simple, rather forgettable minigames that crop up. During most of your travels, the lower screen on the DS is occupied by your Pokémon watch (Pokétch for short). In addition to telling the time, you can install a number of applications, some more useful than others, on your Pokétch. There's a calculator, a pedometer, a status screen for your Pokémon, a metal detector of sorts, and more.

Online play means it's that much easier to find others to battle and trade with.

What's probably the most significant new feature in Diamond and Pearl is online play, which lets you battle, trade, and chat with other players over the Internet. The trading system is surprisingly robust, letting you put any of your Pokémon up for trade on a global market, while specifying which Pokémon you'll trade it for. Once you define the terms of the trade, the Pokémon is transferred to a server, and you can set it and forget it. Your DS doesn't even need to be turned on for someone to agree to your terms and complete the transaction. The online battle options aren't as immediately accessible. Early on, you'll need the game-specific friend code for anyone that you want to battle online, and it will take dozens of hours of single-player action before you'll be able to battle with random strangers. The game also supports voice chat using the newly released DS headset, but you can only use it with other players whose friend codes you've already registered. Of course, you can also still battle and trade with other people through a local Wi-Fi connection. Diamond and Pearl also promise connectivity to the upcoming Pokémon Battle Revolution for the Nintendo Wii, purportedly letting you use your DS as a controller and take the Pokémon you've collected on the DS into battle on your TV.

Between the 100-plus new Pokémon, the improved presentation, and the online play, this is a must-have game for established fans. The new features also make this the most well-rounded Pokémon game to date, and if you've never dabbled in the world of Pokémon before, there's no better game to start with.

By Ryan Davis, GameSpot

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