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Pioneer announced at AnimeExpo that they have appropriated the rights to the new Sol Bianca OAV series (for release starting this winter in three volumes), Trigun (for release starting in February in eight volumes), and Nazca (for release starting in 2000 in four volumes). All three will be in subtitled and dubbed formats as well as DVD, but the latter two was slipped earlier in Diamond's Previews publication. The release of Sol Bianca will come only a few months after the Japanese release, slated for September. Pioneer also got the rights to both 3x3 Eyes series, brought over from the Streamline catalog. Release plans for this title are not known.
ANN has been hearing rumors from sources considered to be reliable that Central Park Media would not be licensing the remainder of Revolutionary Girl Utena. We went to CPM press contact Mee-Lise Robinson to ask about this, to which she replied, "we are still in negotiations with our licensor about obtaining the rights... so I cannot tell you anything official for certain. But, as things stand, both parties are enthusiastic about bringing over more of the Utena series." As such, marketing details have not been considered regarding the series, which gets much darker in tone.
AnimeOnline reports that the next theatrical project for Madhouse Studio was announced at Anime Expo. The film, to be based on a story by Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy, Kimba, etc...), is called Metropolis. The only detail known about the project is that it will be animated digitally. Other news out of Japan includes a TV series based on the Wild Arms RPG for PlayStation, two Weiss Kreuz OAV's, a live-action and computer-animated Gundam movie to be called G-savior, the new You're Under Arrest OAV series, the Oh My Goddess! movie, and the new Vampire Hunter D: Movie, which all due out before the end of the year.
Kia Asamiya (Nadesico, Steam Detectives, Silent Mobius) will be adapting Star Wars Episode 1 into Manga form, according to TheForce.net. The release comes in two parts (between July and August) for 160 pages of manga total. No word of an American release yet.
ANN has been hearing rumors from various places that Manga Entertainment will be releasing the Evangelion movies theatrically, and will be dubbed by ADV's talent. Manga hasn't returned our e-mails yet, but we will attempt to confirm this information as soon as possible.
Hideaki Anno, director of Evangelion and Love & Pop will be making his next movie with Studio Ghibli. Few details are known about this project, other than that it may be live-action, and will also include a story-board artist for Evangelion.
Manga's final chapter scheduled for June 26― This year's 25th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Hiro Mashima's Edens Zero manga will end five chapters. The magazine's 30th issue will publish the manga's final chapter on June 26. The manga entered its final arc in December 2022. Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master) launched the manga in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in June...
Narrative dissonance aside, the heart of My Oni Girl still shines through its jumbled ending: that folks should speak their minds even when it hurts.― Upon first glance, My Oni Girl has all the hallmarks of a Studio Ghibli-inspired romp. You've got a globe-trodding adventure with odd-couple protagonists, a myriad of wonderfully drawn vistas, titular mouthwatering glamour shots of Japanese delicacies...
Ahead of the Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction TV anime premiere, Rebecca Silverman looks at its creator's stark, and sometimes depressing, manga work.― Inio Asano may be one of the creators whose works don't allow for middle-ground opinions. There's something in the reactions to his work that smacks of “love it or hate it,” with readers either fully embracing his dark, psychological style of s...
Furuya acknowledged threatening to hurt fan in argument, causing her to have abortion― On his X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, voice actor Tōru Furuya acknowledged a recent report by the Weekly Bunshun magazine regarding an affair he had with a fan. Weekly Bunshun interviewed him for the article. Furuya admitted that he had been in a relationship with a female fan for four and a half years...
Manga about half human, half chimpanzee boy launched in 2020― TOHO Animation announced on Wednesday that Shun Umezawa's The Darwin Incident (Darwin Jihen manga will get a television anime adaptation. A new official Twitter account opened and unveiled a teaser visual: Original creator Umezawa shared an illustration to commemorate the announcement: TOHO Animation had teased on its X (formerly Twitter)...
The book feels like a deliberate combo of SAO, Log Horizon, and Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town, and that works better than you might expect.― If this story feels familiar, that's on purpose. In their afterword, author Nagawasabi64 says that they've noticed that the "trapped in a VRMMORPG" genre made popular by SAO has fallen out of favor, which made them want to ...
There's no question that Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is a dark deconstruction of Super Sentai/Power Rangers in anime form—but is that all it is? Chris and Lucas dive in to find out.― There's no question that Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is a dark deconstruction of Super Sentai/Power Rangers in anime form—but is that all it is? Chris and Lucas dive in to find out. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by ...
Umezu voiced Diamante in One Piece, Ian Vashti in Gundam 00 2nd Season― Voice talent company 81 Produce announced on Tuesday that voice actor Hideyuki Umezu died on May 17 due to interstitial pneumonia. He was 68. A funeral ceremony was held by relatives. Umezu was born on July 24, 1955 in Aichi Prefecture. Umezu voiced the characters of Diamante in One Piece, Ian Vashti in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Sec...
This is a good series to check out if you like more bite with your vampire romances.― Going into Bloody Sweet, I expected to find a fluffy rom-com about a girl and the vampire she accidentally gets attached to. Instead, I found a story about a bullied high school girl whose bullies are smart enough to evade all of the checks and balances the school has put in place. When Naerim accidentally awakens ...
In our brand-new column, Lynzee Loveridge comes clean about her backlog, starting with one of the most popular anime ever. Use this space here for critical finger-wagging and exclamations of disbelief.― I have a secret. A no-good, embarrassing, shame-inducing secret. I'm the executive editor at Anime News Network but there are, in fact, anime I have not watched. Not just forgettable mid-tier season...
Chiu shares how she brought the SEA simulcast service to the forefront after founding it at 17 years old.― Over the past six years, many streaming and simulcast services have catered to otaku in Asia, offering simulcasts of seasonal anime and theatrical anime screenings. One such service is Ani-One Asia, a Hong Kong-based Medialink Group brand that offers a competitive lineup of simulcasts every se...
The benefit of being committed to such a simple setup is that the story knows exactly what it needs to do to invoke the maximum emotional response for this type of story.― I Want You To Make Me Beautiful is a simple story that does everything it sets out to do. At its heart, it's a straightforward story about moving on from the pain of a bad breakup and reinventing yourself into something better. Th...