Kid Icarus 3D Anime Hits North America This Week
Posted by James Newton
Two-parter inbound
Europe got a Shaun the Sheep 3D episode this week; North America gets a two-part 3D anime based on Kid Icarus: Uprising. We'll leave you to decide who got the better end of the deal.
3DS owners in North America can power up their Nintendo Video applications to find the first (and, depending on when you read this, second) part of Thanatos Rising from Production IG sees Pit chase down the God of Death to stop it destroying a city. Just another day for Pit, let's face it.
The first part was released on 8th March with the second instalment due to land today.
[via nintendo.com]




























#1
jibberldd5 said:
...no fair...
#2
Aqueous said:
I have not even got the first part yet. Sounds great.
#3
Samholy said:
its ok. too bad it doesnt last too long. a longer cg movie could be amazingly good. Characters are strongly built.
#4
FonistofCruxis said:
When this does come to Europe I'll download Nintendo video as until the Kid Icarus: Uprising anime videos were announced, I didn't care for Nintendo video.
#5
SBOY said:
@Aqueous you don't miss anything big on this... It's not that great really... Almost nothings happen and the story is too short...
#6
TeeJay said:
Hasn't showed up for me yet.
#7
Alienfish said:
Part 1 isn't so bad although it looks like they pulled their character models straight from the game and didn't bother to turbosmooth any of them (obviously low poly count). I'll be happy to see the conclusion of this neat little short.
#8
Aqueous said:
@sBOY - I'm on North America, it just hasn't reached my system yet
#9
TheBaconator said:
I would've preferred Shaun the Sheep. I love stop motion animation.
#10
SBOY said:
@Aqueous did you get the notification ? I've got a blue light in the middle of the night to tell me it was there and when I open it, it was in fact there...
#11
HeroOfCybertron said:
I just got part one just a couple minutes ago.
#12
HanuKwanzMasBif said:
Just got it and watched it. Everything looks great except for Pit and every mouth. Plus the voice acting is mediocre.
#13
CapedGodot said:
My 3DS decided to tell me about this at one in the morning, while I was trying to sleep. I was not happy.
#14
Wildvine53 said:
I just watched part 1, I thought it was pretty good. Like others have mentioned it's short, but really liked it. I wonder if it'll see an e-shop release?
#15
beatalLiToaD said:
Judging from the first episode of Shaun the Sheep i'd gladly trade it for this. Especially if it's anywhere near the Kirby 3D videos.
But i'm still optimistic it will come to Europe shortly before the game releases. It's getting so much coverage now i don't think they'll let this one slip.
#16
Hejiru said:
I never even knew the first part was released. I just checked Nintendo Video; I don't see anything about Kid Icarus. (I'm in North America)
#17
AbuJaffer said:
I can't see NA's or EU's. Nintendo apparently has everywhere else locked down so I won't be able to see any of the movies. I knew this before, but I was guessing it was because of licensing issues; here the game content is pure Nintendo, so no licensing with other companies or anything.
#18
WingedFish said:
Ha! I knew (and watched) this before the website did! Second part is coming out today? Odd, I just had a dream last night that all the segments for the episode came out at the same time. Guess my dream wasn't that off at all.
#19
Aqueous said:
@sBOY - I might have gotten it now, I can check later aka tonight.
#20
Linkuini said:
I couldn't stop laughing. What kind of god of death talks like that?
#21
LordJumpMad said:
Damn you James, now I have this image burn into my brain all day!

#22
Chobi said:
Yeah, you guys got Shaun the Sheep 3D! Now my day is ruin! Thanks James.
#23
Odnetnin said:
Europe got the far better deal. Especially since I would bet they're getting the Uprising shorts as well.
#24
Dev said:
I got it just recently and enjoyed it. The Trojan Horse tanks were a clever idea.
Part two must be just around the corner, if not already available.
#25
Sakura_Moonlight2421 said:
Must...find...wifi hotspot....now!!
#26
Knuckles said:
Why did you use the same picture tagline like on the 5 min speed run on SMB?
#27
Koto said:
Haven't gotten the second part yet.
#28
Henmii said:
Sounds good! However, Shaun the sheep was a huge letdown. Only 1 minute 13 long?! You must be kidding, Nintendo!!
#29
Shotgunryugan said:
Just got and saw part 1,pretty good,but i prefer Kirby's episode better XP
#30
Marakuto said:
@Henmii Guess how many models it makes to make Shaun the sheep and other stop motion animations to be perfect and timed.
#31
napoleon0 said:
Dang it! I love Shaun the Sheep!
#32
mario300 said:
i saw part one!
#33
Mryokokurama1 said:
Saw the first part yesterday only 3:07 minutes long its not half bad.
#34
HappyHappy said:
I was suprised that Danny Mann was doing the voice of Thanatos.
#35
CaptainSquid said:
Did anyone laugh as much as I did when Pit randomly screamed "THANATOOOOSS!!!!" for no reason?
#36
Dev said:
I watched part 2 today, and it appears to be getting better with every new entry. Pit's and Palutena's conversation about blogging was odd, but funny, and the cliffhanger at the end with the catapult rock coming toward the town left me hoping part 3 comes soon.
#37
Joshers744 said:
Wish I would have got a chance to see it. Hadn't been on my 3ds for a few days, and now the only videos are 3 interviews of some sort, and something else. Sucks that you can't see more than 4 videos, and they would get rid of the Kid Icarus stuff so fast. I don't think Nintendo of America likes Kid Icarus anyway for some reason. They didn't give us Myths and Monsters either for some stupid reason.
#38
expa0 said:
Looks creepy.. like most 3d animations I've seen.
#39
Henmii said:
@Marakuto,
Well, you make a good point! But since the original Shaun the sheep episodes are longer, I expected a bit more! Ah well...
#40
swampertdude said:
too bad i sent my 3ds in for repairs...