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One Piece Movie 8 Box Office Results (03/07/2007)
The 8th One Piece movie, Episode of Arabasta - The Desert Princess and the Pirates, premiered in Japan on Saturday. Over the weekend it took second place at the Japanese box office, behind Shinichiro Sawai's Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth, which also premiered this past weekend.
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Hellsing Staff to Attend Animagic in Germany (03/07/2007)
Germany's Animagic convention has announced several Japanese guests of honor: Hellsing's Kouta Hirano, Tomokazu Tokoro, Yasuyuki Ueda, Hideyuki Kurata, How to Draw Manga's Koh Kawarajima, and instant Teen's Haruka Fukushima. The convention will be held July 27-19 in Bonn.
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Funimation Channel Expands to New York (03/07/2007)
Funimation Channel is now available on WRNN channel 48.3 in New York City. WRNN reaches approximately 5 million cable and satellite subscribers in the New York City Designated Market Area.
Hellsing Ultimate Volume 2 Details (03/06/2007)
Geneon has released details about Hellsing Ultimate volume 2 standard edition and limited edition.
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New Prince of Tennis Anime in the Works (2007-03-06 09:25:54)
The Prince of Tennis - National Championship Semifinal, a new OAV series, will debut June 22 in Japan. Source: Anime Nation [ No More ]
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Geneon to Release When They Cry - Higurashi (2007-03-05 23:59:00)
Geneon Entertainment will release When They Cry - Higurashi on June 5; there will be a regular edition and a limited edition with box release. The 26-episode series was originally known as Higurashi no Naku Koro ni when it was released in Japan, however the creators have always referred to it as "When they Cry" in English.
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Bandai Visual USA new licenses and distribution deal (2007-03-05 21:42:10)
Geneon to be exclusive US/Canadian distributor of all Bandai Visual USA titles released from March 1 on [ More ]
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"Butler" Cafe Opens in Akiba April 1st (2007-03-05 21:40:26)
Cafe geared towards women to open in Japan's unofficial "maid" cafe capitol [ More ]
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Anime at the Hong Kong International Film Festival (2007-03-05 21:37:29)
Tekkon Kinkreet, 2 experimental animation films to be screened [ More ]
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Review (2007-03-05 13:52:06)
Justin Sevakis' review of the critically-acclaimed film is available now. [ No More ]
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Giant Gundam Lantern (2007-03-05 11:01:17)
A teaching assistant at the Department of Fine Arts, Taipei National University of Arts, has made a giant 1:2.5 scale Gundam RX-78 lantern for the annual Taipei Lantern Festival. Construction of the 7.5 meter tall (sitting) lantern, which will be on display until March 11th, was approved by the Taiwanese licensor of Gundam. Photos of the Gundam lantern can be seen here, while photos of the 2.5 month construction process can be seen here (click on the ??????? links to view the images). [ No More ]
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Bleach Coming to Latin America (2007-03-05 09:17:34)
Viz Media is negotiating with a cable network to air Bleach in Latin America, according to International Licensing Manager Andrea Gonzalez. "Currently Bleach is being adapted from the version that is aired in the United States," Gonzalez said. "This U.S. version airs on Adult Swim at midnight, therefore there should be no major changes to the original aired in Japan." Thanks, Sandra Monte. Source: Papo de Budega [ No More ]
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Beck Marathon on MuchMusic (2007-03-05 09:12:53)
MuchMusic will air back to back episodes of Beck on March 9 at 8 p.m. and March 10 at 10 a.m. EST. This will be followed by a 5 episode marathon on March 10 at 9 p.m. The marathon will be repeated throughout the week. Source: Zannen, Canada [ No More]
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Former Cartoon Network VP Joins ADV (2007-03-05 09:03:34)
ADV has hired Former Cartoon Network Vice President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions Terry Kalagian as a programming consultant for the company. In her 10 1/2 years with Cartoon Network, Kalagian had also served as VP of Programming and Scheduling, VP of Research, and Director of Research. Source: ICv2 [ No More ]
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2007 Tokyo Game Show Announced (2007-03-05 08:59:12)
International Video Game Conference Dates, Location Announced [ More ]
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Results of Japan's First Ever Seiyuu Awards Announced (2007-03-05 08:59:01)
Jun Fukuyama, Romi Paku win top honors [ More ]
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Young Sunday and Yahoo! Japan Hold Charity Auction (2007-03-05 08:58:48)
Auction to benefit Yuubari City in Hokkaido [ More ]
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Japanese Anime Classic Collection Drops April 27 (2007-03-04 13:25:15)
Digital Meme has updated its site with a full list of the 55 anime films from 1928 to 1950 that will be part of its Japanese Anime Classic Collection. The 4-disc all region box set will be released April 27. Thanks, John C. Watson. [ No More ]
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Kamichama Karin Anime Premeires Next Month in Japan (2007-03-04 13:12:59)
The anime adaptation of Koge Donbo's Kamichama Karin will premiere April 6 in Japn, according to the April issue of Nakayoshi magazine. Thanks Meyham. [ No More ]
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Ouran High School Host Club Dating Sim in the Works (2007-03-04 13:07:04)
Idea Factory will release an Ouran High School Host Club dating sim for PlayStation 2 on April 19 in Japan. Source: Japanator [ No More ]
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Hokuto no Ken Online Game Announced (2007-03-04 12:54:55)
3000 players sought for beta testing of online RPG [ More ]
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Reideen trailers (2007-03-03 22:29:26)
Two-minute and thirty-second trailers for new Production I.G series now available [ More ]
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Aperture Press to publish collection of cosplay photographs (2007-03-03 22:06:26)
75 photos and essay due out in June, gallery exhibition in New York in April. [ More ]
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Four Anime Among Top-10 Japanese Movies (2007-03-03 00:25:05)
Japanese Motion Picture Society announces top grossing films of 2006 - three anime movies in top 10 [ More ]
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Appleseed 2 trailer released (2007-03-03 00:03:25)
The trailer for Shinji Aramaki's upcoming Appleseed 2 is included as an extra on the recent Japanese release of the PS2 game Appleseed EX [ More ]
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Central Park Media to re-release Fencer of Minerva, Sins of the Sisters (2007-03-03 00:00:25)
Central Park Media is continuing to work through its back catalog and announce release dates for many of its older titles. Fencer of Minerva and Sins of the Sisters, both which had previously been released for $19.95, will be available starting May 22 for $9.95. [ No More ]
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Trojan Targets Winny Users with Anime Pictures (2007-03-02 23:59:41)
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Oshii's Tachigui to Screen at Hong Kong Int'l Film Festival (2007-03-02 21:40:02)
Festival runs March 20-April 11 [ More ]
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Gundam PS3 Game Sets Sales Records in Japan (2007-03-02 21:32:06)
The Gundam Musou PlayStation 3 game sold more than 119,000 copies in its first day of release, instantly becoming the third highest selling PS3 game in Japan and quadrupling Virtua Fighter 5's first day sales record, according to Shinobi no Enmachou. No North American release date has been announced. Source: Gunota [ No More ]
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Trailer Roundup (2007-03-02 21:24:11)
Appleseed: Ex Machina, Bokurano, Darker Than Black, Ikkitousen: Dragon Destiny, Tales of Symphonia OAV [ More ]
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Di Gi Charat Nyo, Tide-Line Blue in May (2007-03-02 21:15:53)
Bandai Entertainment will release the first volumes of Di Gi Charat Nyo and Tide-Line Blue on May 1 and May 15. Source: Anime on DVD [ No More ]
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Doujjin Work Gets Anime Adaptation (2007-03-02 21:10:36)
The Doujjin Work manga will be adapted into an anime series, according ot the April issue of Manga Time Kirara magazine. Source: Anime Nation [ No More ]
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Nausicaa Screening in Washington, DC (2007-03-02 21:04:51)
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind will be screened as part of the 15th annual Environmental Film Festival. The screenings will take place on March 15th and 22nd at 6:00 pm in the JICC Auditorium at Japanese Embassy's Japan Information and Culture Center. The film will be introduced by Mr. Tom Vick of the Smithsonian Institution. [ No More ]
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Go!Comi To Publish Wendy Pini Original Series (2007-03-02 20:25:35)
Go!Comi has announced that it will be publishing Elfquest creator Wendy Pini's original series, The Masque of the Red Death. Go!Comi does not refer to The Masque of the Red Death as manga, OEL, worldmanga or any other term, but does say that every aspect of Pini's work (not just her art-style) over her 30-year-career has been influenced by manga. The Masque of the Red Death will first be published as a web-comic and then in three separate graphic novels. [ No More ]
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ADV Launches Kurau Phantom Memory Site (2007-03-02 19:50:02)
ADV Films has launched the official site for Kurau Phantom Memory! The site features a trailer, downloads and other content. [ No More ]
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Memories on Encore Action (2007-03-02 19:46:27)
Memories will air several times on Starz Encore affiliates, starting with Encore Action on April 14 at Midnight EST. The full broadcast schedule can be seen here. Thanks Walt. [ No More]
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Howl's Moving Castle Nominated for Nebula (2007-03-02 17:22:19)
Other nominees include Batman Begins, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica [ More ]
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Staff Opening: Associate News Editor (2007-03-02 17:08:56)
Anime News Network is looking for a journalist to run our newsdesk Monday to Friday. If you have a journalism degree and/or equivalent experience, and would like to get paid to write about anime, you might be the right person for the job. [ No More ]
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Guess the Geneon License Contest #2 (2007-03-02 16:35:12)
Over the weekend, Anime News Network will be holding a second "Guess the Geneon License." This time all the clues will be posted on ANN, as opposed to Geneon's Podcast. [ No More ]
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New Armored Trooper Votoms In Production (2007-03-02 16:02:51)
Armored Trooper Votoms - Pelzen Files, the tentative title for the new Votoms anime, is currently in production and will be released this summer. No further information is available, including the length of the new project. Source: Animaxis [ No More ]
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Nippon Television Investment Spells Future Anime (2007-03-02 15:48:11)
NTV's recent business dealings with Japanese manga publisher may pave the way for more anime. [ More ]
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Manga Adaptation of Sisters of Wellber in Print (2007-03-02 15:37:00)
Monthly Comic Blade magazine has started printing a manga version of Production IG's anime, Sisters of Wellber. It is being drawn by Naruse Takami, winner of last year's Comic Blade NEO award for most promising artist. [ More ]
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Train Man Novel Coming in April (2007-03-02 12:04:10)
Del Rey will issue Hitori Nakano's Train Man novel on April 24. The novel joins three separate manga series that Viz, CMX, and Del Rey are releasing this year, as well as a film from Viz that was released last month. Source: ICv2 [ No More ]
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Most Anticipated R1 Series (2007-03-01 20:58:00)
Which upcoming series R1 DVD release do you look forward to the most? [ No More ]
