Namco-Bandai is celebrating the 15^th anniversary of its Tales series, and what a lucky year it is for tales fans. As part of the grand celebration Namco-Bandai have released budget(discounted) versions of Tales of Phantasia (PSP), Tales of Eternia (PSP), Tales of Destiny (PSP), Tales of ReBirth (PSP), Tales of Vesperia (PS3) and Tales of Graces (PS3). Of course that alone wouldn't be worthy of a Tales celebration. To really spice things up all of the games have a custom 15^th anniversary sleeve, which unlocks a theme in their latest addition to the series Tales of Xillia.

Their latest game is their coup de grace of the celebration. Featuring a unique new art style that focuses on the contrast between light and shadow, and it renders beautifully. The arena system returns so players can enjoy testing their reflexes and skills fighting the myriad of enemies it has to offer. A fan favorite feature of Vesperia also makes an appearance. The attachment system has been tweaked to allow players to modify the attachments. From where the attachment is placed, to how large it is, and even what color the attachment will be, all of these details are controlled by the player. Of course it wouldn't be a Tales game without changeable outfits. They've got the classic swimsuit wear, formal wear, school outfits, outfits related to the games lore, and of course to ring in the 15^th year of tales games right, costumes of previous Tales game characters.

Not much is known about the storyline but we do know the female lead, Milla, is "the Maxwell." Fans of the series know Maxwell is the summon spirit in charge of the 4 elements, a fact which seems to play a large part to her back-story. The infamous spirit cannon makes a return as well, though this incarnation seems to drain the energy of living beings, rather than channeling the power of the spirits. The game was one point short of a perfect score receiving a 10/9/10/10 from Famitsu, and while its release is exclusive to Japan with a score like that it might make its way to our shores sooner than we think. Check out the trailer to see a piece a history in the making.

Tales fans rejoice, you'll soon get a chance to play Namco-Bandai's critically acclaimed Tales of the Abyss, in 3D. The company has promised to re-release the Playstation 2 hit in Japan on the new Nintendo 3DS system. What's even better than that though is that North America will be receiving a port of the game this fall. So whether you're a die hard fan hoping to pick up the all the cel-shaded nostalgia this game holds or someone completely new to the series, one things for sure if you've got a 3DS and are a fan of RPG's this is one title you don't want to miss.

Bandai announced at their Anime Expo panel earlier today, that they have the rights to The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi movie. A DVD release is scheduled for September 20^th 2011. Now everyone can bring Haruhi back to school with them this Autumn.

Bandai also announced that the following anime series and films have been licensed for Blu-Ray release:

• 5 Centimeters per Second
• Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo, a.k.a. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
• Turn A Gundam (∀ Gundam)

For our Anime streamers, Bandai announced that they have the rights to Sacred Seven and will be streaming it on Hulu and Crunchyroll, beginning July 8^th.

And finally for our Manga readers: Gundam 00I and Lucky Star Boo Boo KagaBoo mangas have both been licensed! Both series are spinoffs.

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Haruhi... love it or hate it, there's no escaping her. So for those of you who didn't run screaming in horror yet from Season 2 and its infamous endless eight, and for the one person I know who actually liked it, you can now watch it again and again and again.

Crunchyroll announced today that it has begun to stream The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Season 2. Subscribers to Cunchyroll's Anime Member Program can watch the whole thing now while free users can view four new episodes every week.

The second season is available online in America, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Turkey, Sweden, the Middle East, and Africa. On a related note, Bandai, has licensed the DVD release of the second season.

Bandai has been a busy beaver at this year's New York Comic Con / Anime Fest. They made several exciting announcements including release dates for Read or Die / Durararra, new projects, re-releases and the cast of K-ON!

Read or Die - Complete Box Set

• Aniplex's first North American BluRay release.
• Pre-orders have begun already.
• All 29 episodes on 5 discs will feature both Japanese and English audio.
• Mot importantly, it'll be available January 18, 2011

5 Centimeters Per Second

• As a collaboration with Crunchyroll, Bandai has will be releasing Makoto Shikai's critically acclaimed film.
• This DVD release will include both English audio (by Bang Zoom Entertainment) and a never released Japanese audio track.
• Did we mention the 147 minutes of bonus features?

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time