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[ more... ]Death Note Spinoff Film in the Works (2006-12-07 17:03:01)
A spinoff
Death Note film will be
produced for release in Japan next year. The previous two
Death Note features have brought in almost $60 million in Japan, and the
Death Note TV series is expected to
air next year in America. Thanks, Saturn Copeland.
Source: ICv2 [ discuss (25 posts) ]4Kids Cancels One Piece Production (2006-12-06 11:06:38)
4Kids Marketing Director
Roz Nowicki has
confirmed that the company will not adapt additional episodes of
One Piece. 4Kids has dubbed 104 episodes of the series into English, 78 of which have aired in the United States. Thanks, Daikun, Starks, and Mark Barbour.
Source: Toon Zone [ discuss (114 posts) ]TheOtaku.com, AnimeFF, Anime Vegas announce breast cancer awareness
fan art contest
[ more... ]Annie Award Nominations Announced (2006-12-05 11:02:47)
The Nominations for the 2006 Annie Awards have been
announced. No anime was nominated.
[ discuss (54 posts) ]Funimation Channel Now in Sacramento (2006-12-05 10:35:43)
Funimation Channel's syndicated block will
join Sacramento's KBTV channel 8 Monday through Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. KBTV is available over the air or via Comcast Cable.
[ discuss (9 posts) ]TRSI Announces To Heart (2006-12-04 18:31:51)
After years of waiting, TRSI has today
announced that the first volume
To Heart will be released on February 27.
To Heart was first
announced by TRSI in 2004, however in 2005 they
reported that its release would be delayed due to poor quality masters.
[ discuss (19 posts) ]The winners of the
Paradise Kiss Fashion Design Contest have been announced.
[ no more ]Hellsing Ultimate Website (2006-12-04 15:49:19)
With the release of
Hellsing Ultimate only a day away, Geneon has launched the full version of the
Hellsing Ultimate website, with release information, story information, trailer, screenshots and all the usual website content.
[ discuss (6 posts) ]Graphic Novel Conference at NYCC (2006-12-04 07:38:02)
ICv2 will
host the second annual Graphic Novel Conference next February at New York
Comic Con. Notable panelists include
Liza Coppola, Executive Vice President of Viz Media; Regina Deppin, Graphic Novel Buyer for Baker and Taylor; James Killen, Graphic Novel Buyer at Barnes & Noble;
Ed Masessa, Category Manager for Scholastic Book Fairs; and Calvin Reid, Senior Editor at Publishers Weekly.
[ discuss (1 posts) ]KID Corp Declares Bankruptcy (2006-12-03 13:09:26)
H-Game maker
Kid Corp, the creators of the
Memories Off series of games, ceased operations on November 30 and filed for bankruptcy protection December 1st. The company was founded in 1988, and primarily focused on developing romance-themed games such as "Ever17," and in 2006 released Playstation 2 titles at a quick pace of at least 1 title per month, but due to factors such as the popularity of portable gaming devices, sales never picked up and their cash flow dried up. Thanks Desty.
Source: Mainichi [ discuss (33 posts) ]16 Animated Features Eligible for Golden Globe (2006-12-02 13:04:52)
As
previously reported, the HFPA has decided to include a Best Animated Feature category at the Golden Globes, starting with the 64th Annual Golden Globes, which will be given out on January 15. The HFPA has now
announced that 16 animated features are eligible for the award there is no indication as to how many, if any, of those are anime. A maximum of 3 animated features can be nominated. The nominees will be announced on December 14. Thanks Daniel.
[ discuss (3 posts) ]Afro Samurai Website (2006-12-02 12:28:11)
The
official Afro Samurai website has been updated with a 7-minute streaming copy of the fight between Afro's father and Justice. The
Afro Samurai site also contains the other usual trappings such as cast, staff and character information, other multimedia and story basics. Thanks Adam
[ discuss (14 posts) ]When Piracy Becomes Promotion (2006-12-02 12:14:25)
The December issue of Reason Magazine has published an article by Henry Jenkins, director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program and author of Convergence Culture, about the promotional value of fansubs. The article introduces the basics of fansubing, it's history and the industry's (both domestic and in Japan) perception of fansubing, but it does not explore the differences between modern fansubing and early VHS fansubing. It can be read online
here. Thanks Isaac
[ discuss (38 posts) ]Prickly City goes "Manga Style" (2006-12-01 19:42:04)
In a story arc starting with the
November 27 installment of the politically oriented
comic strip Prickly City, a guest artist by the name of "
Shira-chan" is filling in for regular artist/writer Scott Stantis. The current story-arc has the characters, after falling down the "manga-hole," being drawn in a manga inspired style and features numerous manga in-jokes.
[ discuss (27 posts) ]The entries to the
Paradise Kiss Fashion Design Contest have been posted. We will announce the winners on Monday.
[ no more ]Ultraman Director Passes Away (2006-12-01 10:25:00)
Ultraman director Akio Jissoji died Wednesday of stomach cancer. He was 69. Jissoji also directed
Teito Monogatari, Mujo, and a number of operas, and wrote the
Birth of Ultraman book. Thanks, Jose Gonzalez.
Source: Japan Today [ discuss (3 posts) ]Today brings another give away, this time it's
Hellsing Ultimate, which comes out this coming Tuesday. We've got 5 copies of the Limited Edition to give out, and 10 copies of the regular edition.
[ no more ]DoCoMo, Kadokawa Sign Cell Phone Content Deal (2006-11-29 09:17:37)
On December 12 NTT DoCoMo will
acquire a 3.78% stake in Kadokawa Holdings to provide entertainment content to DoCoMo subscribers. The deal is worth $34.5 million and will allow DoCoMo to take part in film production managed by Kadokawa. No further plans have been announced.
Source: MarketWatch [ discuss ]CLAMP profile/interview in today's New York Times (2006-11-28 14:28:02)
Today's issue of the New York times includes an article profiling and interviewing
CLAMP. The article, by Charles Solomon, can be read online
here (free registration may be required).
[ discuss (34 posts) ]A quick give-away of ten copies of
Black Cat (tv) volume 1. The winners will receive their DVDs a week or more before the release date.
[ no more ]NPR: The Revenge of Japan's Nerds (2006-11-28 11:42:20)
NPR (National Public Radio) has
posted an article / radio show about Japanese Otaku in Japan. The article was originally broadcast on November 24 and can be listened to in its entirety (5:30). The printed and audio versions of the article are near identical. It covers Japanese Otaku at the Tokyo Game Show and also briefly mentions Akihabara, maid cafes, Train Man and other Otaku phenomenon. Thanks Chris.
[ discuss (33 posts) ]Tin packaging causes move to December 12
[ more... ]We would like to remind all readers that the deadline for the
Paradise Kiss Fashion Design contest is tonight, all entries must be received before 11:59 PM eastern. A list of entries we have received is posted in this article, if you've already sent an entry, please check to make sure we've received it.
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