Takehiko Inoue Delays Vagabond Manga's Return & Finale
Historical manga, on hold since 300th chapter ran in July, will now end next year |
Panty & Stocking, Inazuma 11, Agukaru Promos Streamed
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt in October, Inazuma Eleven film in December |
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, August 30-September 5
One Piece tops charts for record 2nd week; Solanin, Hatsune Miku, Kuruneko, Katanagatari, AKB48, Doraemon in top 30 |
Voice Actor Ayao Wada Passes Away
Played Higeoyaji (Pompous) in 1st Astro Boy (Mighty Atom) anime |
Highschool of the Dead Manga to Bundle Anime BD (Updated)
Original anime Blu-ray to ship with 7th manga volume next spring |
Funimation Channel Adds High-Definition Feed
American 24-hour anime network launches HD feed on Tuesday |
San Francisco to Host Hatsune Miku's 1st U.S. 'Concert'
Japantown's J-Pop Summit Festival hosts virtual idol's digital film 'appearance' |
Ghibli's Earthsea Ends U.S. Run with US$48,461
Film played in 1 New York theater in 3rd & final week |
Sengoku Basara Two DVD Buyers Offered Bonus 3D DVD
DVD features sword fight/horse race with bundled 3D glasses |
10th One Piece Film Tops DVD/BD Charts for 2nd Week
1st anime to accomplish feat; 1st anime to also take top 2 spots on DVD chart for two weeks |
Pride, Cherry Nights Manga Adapted into Live-Action
Pride stage play to open in December; Cherry Nights TV show to debut in October |
Monster Hunter Nikki BD/DVD to Add 2 Unaired Episodes
Deluxe edition to also add director's pilot, promo video for PSP game |
Brighter Than the Dawning Blue, Beck, Ponyo Streamed
Also: Basilisk, Ga-Rei Zero, Tsubasa Shunraiki, Slayers Evolution-R |
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 23-29
GeGeGe no Ny?b?, 20th Century Boys, Hotaru no Hikari 2, AKB48, Naruto, Inazuma 11, Mainichi Kaasan on top 10 charts |
Anime Production Firm Office Ao Filed for Bankruptcy
Firm worked on Hula Kapper, Seven of Seven, Girls Bravo, Hajime no Ippo, others |
Mitsudomoe's 2nd Anime Season Green-Lit (Updated)
Animator Satoshi Kubo already revealed 2nd season & A Channel project |
Japanese Box Office, August 21-22
Beyblade/Duel Masters opens; Arrietty, Kamen Rider W/Goseiger, Pokémon stay in top 15 |
Moonlight Mile, Eyeshield 21, Kurumi Creators Draw New Manga
Steel Angel Kurumi/Kannazuki no Miko's Kaishaku adapts Gundam 00 film |
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 16-22 (Updated)
GeGeGe no Ny?b?, Hotaru no Hikari 2, 20th Century Boys, Kochikame, Precure, Shin Sanj?shi on top 10 charts |
V.B. Rose's Hidaka, Kirarin's Nakahara Start New Manga
Tenshi 1/2 H?teishiki, Niji-iro*Prism Girl launch this month |
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, August 23-29
10th One Piece film sells 73,000 BDs; Angel Beats, Railgun, Hidamari, Broken Blade, Qwaser, Sekirei in top 10 |
Takashi Murakami Makes Anime for Versailles Exhibit
With Beck helmer Osamu Kobayashi, Aria's Junichi Sato, designer Mebae (Black Rock Shooter) |
Da Capo's Circus Studio Head Tororo-Danch? Steps Down
Kazutoshi Matsumura will still produce games in the works, train "next generation" |
Tamayura Ad Streamed for New Anime by Aria Helmer Sato
Tamayura's 1st episode to be previewed on Japanese TV on Sunday |
NEC Biglobe Launches Free Bilingual Manga-Boshi Web Mag
Japanese ISP also posts mobile apps with Shigeru Tamura's works |
Daily Briefs
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? DC's Jim Lee Discusses CMX's Ending, Licenses' Future
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San Francisco Fest Shows Summer Wars, Oblivion Island
NY Int'l Children's Film Fest, SF Film Society launch new festival this month |
Alice in the Country of Hearts, PPoi! Manga End
Quinrose showcases Alice in multiple languages; Takako Yamazaki's sh?jo classic lasted 19 years |
New Jersey's MangaNEXT Convention to Host Akino Kondoh
Contributor to AX alternative manga anthology in Japan & U.S. |
Voice Actor Ryotaro Okiayu to Appear at Yaoi-Con
Acted in FMA, Bleach, Prince of Tennis, El Hazard, Kizuna, Gakuen Heaven, Junjou Romantica |
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 22-28
Maximum Ride, Naruto, Rosario + Vampire, Black Bird, Bakuman, new Chi's Sweet Home, Negima, D. Gray-man, Vampire Knight, Black Butler, Twilight |
Anime Production Firm Group TAC Files for Bankruptcy (Updated)
Firm of Night on the Galactic Railroad/Touch's Gisaburô Sugii is 650 million yen in debt |
Labor Group: Anime Firm Filed for Bankruptcy This Week
Company produces popular TV anime for kids, families for NHK-E, NHK BS channels |
Gatchaman Animator Sadao Miyamoto Appears in LA
Miyamoto also worked on Astro Boy, Tom and Jerry, other animated projects |
San Francisco Hosts Junko Mizuno, Films This Month
SF, Viz Cinema show Death Note, Paprika, 5cm/s, Detroit Metal City, Howl's |
Star Driver, Sora no Otoshimono: Forte Promos Streamed
Star Driver Kagayaki no Takuto, 2nd Sora no Otoshimono anime debut in October |
Funi Edits My Bride is a Mermaid's 2nd Ending Sequence
Funimation cites technical issue with materials given for animation footage |
Cencoroll 2's Production Green-Lit
Story scenario, storyboards in the works for continuation of independent anime |
Pretty Cure to Run on UK's Sky Satellite Service
Magical girl anime to start on PopGirl, PopGirl +1 channels on Monday |
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 23-29
We Were There, Mei-chan, Deadman Wonderland debut in top 5 with Conan, Fairy Tail |
