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The official website for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – a 2020 action RPG developed by Edelweiss for the Nintendo Switch, Playstation4, and PC – has released a main trailer featuring the opening theme song "Harebare!" (Bright and Clear) performed by two-member musical unit Ikimonogakari . It is also announced that the P.A.Woks-animated adaptation is set to premiere on the TV Tokyo Network on July 6, 2024. Masayuki Yoshiwara ( The Eccentric Family ) serves as director along with series composition writer Jukki Hanada ( Love Live! ), and six-member Japanese girl vocal group Little Glee Monster provides the ending theme "Origami." "Harebare! was newly written and composed by the unit's guitarist/pianist, Yoshiki Mizuno. The units says, "'Stronger, weaker, live through it.' The song is based on the image of a strong and vigorous life, with strength and weakness combined, just like ears of rice swaying in the wind under a clear sky.

The Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company on Saturday said it is ‘deeply saddened’ by the demise of ace Art Director Nitin Chandrakant Desai under tragic circumstances, on Saturday. In a statement, the Edelweiss Arc said that it had extended financial assistance to Desai’s company in 2016-2018 for setting up a theme park and working capital.

Desai’s company has encountered financial difficulties since 2020 and various attempts to improve its financial situation did not bear fruit.

The company was eventually referred to Nclt in 2022 and admitted by the Nclt, Mumbai in July 2023.

“Edelweiss Arc followed all legal processes as mandated by Rbi and has not acted in any manner outside of the legal framework. Neither was the interest rate charged excessive nor was there at any time undue pressure being put on the borrower for recovery,” said the statement by Company Secretary Tarun Khurana to the Bse.

The statement said that...

The real meaning behind the edelweiss flower in Band of Brothers reaches far back into the history of Alpine nations. Though little more than a small white flower, Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed HBO World War II miniseries Band of Brothers referenced the edelweiss in its third episode, Carentan. The moment wasn’t a particularly crucial one in the overall arc of the ten-episode series, but it was enough to shed a bit of interesting light on a long tradition that ultimately found its way into the lives of some German soldiers.

One of the most engaging aspects of Band of Brothers, which persists today, is that in addition to telling the story of Company E (or Easy Company) — a battalion in the United States military’s 506th Infantry Regiment, the series also delved deep into World War II history. This blending of historical facts with action-packed drama was enough to...