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Every so often, the Japanese try something a little different with how shows are aired - if you go back a few years, Figure 17 had an unusual pattern of monthly one-hour episodes. Now, Xebec's Mnemosyne is similarly well-spaced, with 6 monthly episodes. It's billed as a "graphically explicit, hard-boiled science fiction action" series - sounds intriguing, and if that gets you curious there's a new online promo now available from the show's website. There's also an earlier promo, and the show's opening and closing sequences. Knock yourself out.

It's the day for reviving old classics, it seems. The Slayers TV series is long gone (but not forgotten - far too good for that), and the indications after the release of Slayers Premium was that that was all, folks, as far as animated versions of the franchise was concerned. It looks like there's been an about-face, though, with an announcement in the April edition of Dragon Magazine confirming that a 4th season is in the works. No word yet on the official title, cast or story - at this stage they're not even confirming if Lina Inverse will feature (although it would hardly be Slayers if she didn't) - but there's the promise of more information in future issues of Dragon. Bring it on.

Trigun fan? Then you've probably wondered at some point just what the fireworks would be like if Vash and Wolfwood ever seriously went at each other. Well, it looks like you'll soon get your chance to find out - a promotional wrapper on the final volume of the Trigun Maximum manga indicates that a movie, featuring an original Vash versus Wolfwood story, is on its way. Madhouse are the studio responsible, and the movie is currently expected to be released some time in 2009.