News - 2008
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Edo Rocket Alternate-History Anime (00:58 ) Friday, Dec 26, 2008 [8] Sex Pistols Boys-Love Manga's OVA to Be 2 Volumes Long (23:40 ) ToHeart2 adplus, Switch, Rideback, Tayutama Videos Posted (16:30 ) Kōtetsu no Vendetta Dōjin Anime's Pilot Sold Next Week (13:36 ) Hey Class President Boys-Love Manga Gets Video Anime (12:34 ) Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō Shōjo Manga Gets Anime (12:12 ) Crunchyroll to Stream The Tower of Druaga: the Sword of Uruk (11:07 ) Maria Holic Anime's 1st Episode Streamed in Japanese (01:54 ) FUNimation Licenses Gonzo's Last Exile Anime (01:00 ) Thursday, Dec 25, 2008 [4] Yurumeitsu Four-Panel Manga to be Animated (13:07 ) Live-Action Gokusen to Air Graduation Special in March (12:18 ) Sunrise Indicates Possibility of More Code Geass (11:41 ) FUNimation Licenses Nabari no Ou Ninja Anime (00:50 ) Wednesday, Dec 24, 2008 [5] Media Personality Ai Ījima Passes Away at 36 (20:59 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, December 16-22 (17:57 ) Kadokawa to Launch Newtype Spinoff Mag, Nyantype (12:39 ) Love Roma's Toyoda, Blame's Nihei to Launch New Manga (11:43 ) FUNimation Adds Vandread Science-Fiction Anime (Update 2) (08:47 ) Tuesday, Dec 23, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, December 16-22 (23:57 ) Sakai City Libraries to Loan Boys-Love Books to Minors Again (18:43 ) Crunchyroll Licenses TV Tokyo's Web Ghost PiPoPa Anime (16:44 ) Funimation Adds Gad Guard Robot Adventure Anime (Update 2) (11:31 ) Venus Capriccio's Nishikata to Launch Cyboy Manga (11:00 ) New Live-Action City Hunter Reportedly Heading to USA (06:01 ) Prince of Tennis OVA Another Story Release Green-Lit (01:35 ) Monday, Dec 22, 2008 [11] Bob Sapp to Fight Kinnikuman Cosplayer Next Week (23:57 ) USA Today Booklist, December 8-14 (23:41 ) CoMix Wave Films' Peeping Life CG Anime Posted Online (22:01 ) We're opening the doors for free convention advertising. (21:00 ) 4Kids Keeps Sonic X, Dinosaur King, Yu-Gi-Oh on U.S. TV (20:58 ) Bleach, Yu-Gi-Oh, Shugo Chara Singles Rank #2, 8, 9 (17:10 ) Funimation Adds Ikki Tousen Anime, Beta Video Portal (11:36 ) New DB, Tegami Bachi, Romance Dawn Anime DVD Offered (11:18 ) To Love-Ru -Trouble- OVA's Promo Video Streamed (10:13 ) Kuruneko Cat Manga Blog to Get Anime (09:06 ) 428 Visual Novel's Canaan Anime Commercial Streamed (00:42 ) Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 [5] 2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #26-50 (23:57 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, December 8-14 (22:08 ) Online Retailers List New Manga, Books in 2009 (19:38 ) Japanese Box Office, December 13-14 (12:39 ) Hatsukoi Limited, 2nd Gurren Lagann Film, Gendai Mahō Anime Dated (02:14 ) Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 [6] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Anime & Eco Environmental Mag Launched in Japan (23:58 ) Future Diary, Blazing Transfer Student Creators Launch Manga (23:57 ) 2008's Top-Selling DVDs in Japan (Overall) - Updated (10:40 ) 428 Visual Novel's Anime to Be Titled Canaan (07:27 ) Last Album of Deceased Anime Singer Eri Kawai Released (07:10 ) Friday, Dec 19, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Mayu Shinjo to Continue Ayakashi Koi Emaki Manga (23:40 ) Virginia Man's 20-Year Sentence for Anime Child Porn Upheld (20:16 ) Del Rey Acquires Hosana Tanaka's Ninja Girls Manga (16:07 ) Final 5 Naruto (Pre-Shippūden) Episodes Streamed (12:38 ) Fist of the North Star Spinoff Manga to Feature Jagi (10:08 ) 2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #1-25 (08:46 ) Denpa teki na Kanojo OVA to Be Added to Kure-nai Manga (07:34 ) MangaNovel to End Online Service for Translated Manga (02:24 ) Thursday, Dec 18, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:47 ) Pop Japan Travel, H.I.S., Intermixi Offer Japan Tours (23:46 ) 'Live-Action Manga' to Spoof U.S. TV's 24 Show in Japan (23:12 ) Ponyo, Sky Crawlers Nominated for Japan Academy Prizes (21:45 ) Kowarekake no Orgol's New Anime Sample Posted Online (13:35 ) Jumpland Posts Meister Soccer Manga in English Online (11:37 ) Rideback Motorcycle Robot Anime's 2nd TV Ad Streamed (10:33 ) Tayutama Adult PC Game to Reportedly Get TV Anime (09:54 ) Kiss×sis Manga Gets Another Anime DVD Green-Lit (02:55 ) Scott Stewart to Direct Film Version of Priest Manhwa (02:05 ) Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, December 9-15 (23:57 ) 4Kids Entertainment Lays Off About 15% of Workforce (18:24 ) Keanu Reeves Hopes to Star in Live-Action Cowboy Bebop (15:04 ) 2009 Naruto Shippuden Film's Promo Video Streamed (10:33 ) Japan's Shueisha to Launch JC.COM Manga Book on Friday (09:41 ) 360+ Theaters to Run Sword of the Stranger in February (09:14 ) Viz to Distribute Anime through Warner, iTunes Canada (08:34 ) Tuesday, Dec 16, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:48 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, December 9-15 (22:49 ) Upper Deck Disputes End of Yu-Gi-Oh! Deal with Konami (21:50 ) Pokémon Voice Actress Maddie Blaustein Passes Away (19:35 ) Ishikawa, UVERworld's Gundam 00 Singles Rank #3, #11 (16:08 ) CoMix Wave to Debut Peeping Life CG TV Anime on Friday (12:30 ) Crows Zero II Film, Kowarekake no Orgol Anime's Teasers (11:53 ) Pretty Cure to Run on Canada's YTV in Early 2009 (05:57 ) Universal Signs Deal for Proposed Bakugan Film (05:27 ) Monday, Dec 15, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) USA Today Booklist, December 1-7: No Manga (23:22 ) Imperial Guards Artist Ito to Draw Shutoheru Manga (22:54 ) Read or Die Director Masunari's 1st Film in the Works (16:25 ) Crunchyroll Adds Steel Angel Kurumi, 2 Spinoffs (Update 2) (13:25 ) Peach-Pit Puts 3 Manga on Hold Due to Hospitalization (13:08 ) 2 Yamato Copyright Suits Settled for 250 Million Yen (09:54 ) Girls High on Thursdays, Ramen Fighter on Tuesdays (08:22 ) Amazon Canada Lists CLAMP's Mangettes: Gate 7 in August (01:13 ) Sunday, Dec 14, 2008 [5] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, December 1-7 (23:58 ) Japanese Box Office, December 6-7 (23:58 ) Madman announces Complete Fruits Basket Manga Collection (19:46 ) Bandai Entertainment Gets Kurokami Anime (19:12 ) Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser's Teaser Streamed (02:01 ) Saturday, Dec 13, 2008 [4] Sex Pistols Boys-Love Manga to Reportedly Get OVA (12:58 ) Duel Masters Cross Film to Open in Japan in Fall 2009 (11:24 ) 2009 Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl Film's New Teaser Posted (10:56 ) Bandai Streams Tamagotchi in Seven Languages for Free (07:44 ) Friday, Dec 12, 2008 [8] New Budo Grape Release: "Five Hits and Dust!" (23:06 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9 (21:01 ) Manga Publisher Tokyopop Lays Off Eight More Staffers (16:00 ) Phantom Visual Novel Gets Manga from Nitroplus (14:40 ) Minami-ke Original Animation DVD Reportedly Green-Lit (13:15 ) 3rd Macross Frontier Album Sells 86,450 to Rank #2 (12:48 ) Mamoru Oshii's Musashi Samurai Film Teaser Streamed (11:29 ) Kannagi Creator Takenashi Undergoes Surgery, Recovers (10:51 ) Thursday, Dec 11, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:28 ) Nausicaä Screening at Midnight Friday in Los Angeles (23:01 ) Game-Based Sengoku Basara Anime's Promo Posted Online (13:50 ) Libre Prints Repeat After Me? English-Teaching Manga (13:00 ) Druaga: the Sword of Uruk Promotional Video Streamed (12:08 ) Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel Creators Hint at 'New Project' (06:53 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2 (05:48 ) Kurokami The Animation Promotional Video Streamed (03:47 ) Eureka Seven Movie's Title, Release Date Announced (00:06 ) Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008 [11] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) White Knight Chronicles Prequel Manga Posted Online (18:07 ) Deux Press Adds Nase Yamato's Cigarette Kisses Manga (15:59 ) English Dragonball: Evolution Trailer Officially Posted (14:13 ) Anime News Network Announces Two More Streaming Anime (10:30 ) Tsumiki no Ie, Piano Forest, Kaiba Win Media Arts Awards (09:35 ) Sakuran Boy DT Flash Anime Created for TV Station (08:05 ) Rideback Anime's TV Ad Officially Posted Online (07:23 ) Tenchi Spinoff Seikishi's 3rd Teaser Trailer Streamed (Update 2) (07:05 ) Maria Watches Over Us 4th Season's Promo Movie Streamed (03:36 ) Ayumi Hamasaki to Sing Live-Action Dragonball's Theme Song (03:15 ) Tuesday, Dec 9, 2008 [12] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, December 3-9 (23:47 ) Trailer for Miike's Live-Action Yatterman Film Streamed (15:53 ) Basquash! Promo Movie, VOTOMS Trailer Streamed (Update 2) (13:59 ) Event-Only Urusei Yatsura Anime to Debut This Month (11:57 ) 2 Live-Action Nodame Cantabile Films Green-Lit for 2010 (10:14 ) Di Gi Charat's Koge Donbo* to Launch Tama-tan Manga (09:33 ) New Animania website now online! (09:22 ) New Madman Acquisitions - November & December (09:20 ) Code Geass website is live, start date for ABC2 confirmed. (09:19 ) Russian Government Censors to Investigate GTO Anime (02:40 ) Anime News Network Streams Kite: Liberator (00:01 ) Monday, Dec 8, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:55 ) Udon Entertainment Posts Manga, Comics on Crunchyroll (23:37 ) News Program to Take Over Conan, Yatterman's Timeslot (13:32 ) Kupū~!! Mamegoma! TV Anime Series to Launch on January 10 (10:53 ) Touhou Anime Project Dōjin DVD at Comiket This Month (10:28 ) Sequel to Nodame Cantabile: Paris Green-Lit for Fall 2009 (Update 2) (09:54 ) Japanese Box Office, November 29-30 (04:18 ) Oshii's Sky Crawlers Already Running in Los Angeles (02:31 ) Sunday, Dec 7, 2008 [4] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, November 24-30 (23:57 ) Japan's Killing Suspect Says He Is a Precure, Kitarō Fan (05:57 ) La Corda D'Oro ~secondo passo~ TV Special Confirmed (04:38 ) New Fullmetal Alchemist TV Anime to Premiere in April (Update 3) (03:50 ) Saturday, Dec 6, 2008 [5] Kawamori's Basquash Anime Gets Airdate, Staff, Cast (Update 2) (09:31 ) K-ON! Four-Panel School Comedy Manga to Get Anime (08:57 ) Nitroplus to Launch Visual-Novel-Based Phantom TV Anime (08:25 ) CLAMP's Kobato Manga Gets TV Anime Next Fall (07:45 ) Leapt Through Time's Hosoda to Direct Summer Wars Film (06:57 ) Friday, Dec 5, 2008 [9] India Reportedly Bans Crayon Shin-chan from TV (20:06 ) Grave of the Fireflies, Tezuka Marathon in DC Saturday (18:39 ) 17th Crayon Shin-chan Movie to Open in Japan in Aprll (12:42 ) Kannagi Manga Reportedly on Hiatus Due to Creator's Health (07:53 ) Gatchaman Voice Actor Mikio Terashima Passes Away (07:40 ) USA Today Booklist, November 24-30: Naruto Slips More (06:35 ) Queen's Blade Volume Zero DVD Commercial Streamed (06:15 ) Otaku Comic Tsuchida Declined Dragonball Film Role (01:22 ) Shinjo Blogs about Canned Sensual Phrase Film Talks (00:47 ) Thursday, Dec 4, 2008 [11] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Yotsuba&! Creator Kiyohiko Azuma Addresses Anime Rumors (23:58 ) Editor's Note: Answerman Delay (23:05 ) Toei Plans US$55-Million Digital Revamp of Tokyo Studio (17:26 ) Free Tekkonkinkreet Screening in New York City Tonight (16:11 ) Utawarerumono OVA's Promo Video Streamed in Japan (13:50 ) New La Corda D'Oro TV Anime in March Reportedly Leaked (12:42 ) Madman 24 hour sale on now! (09:00 ) Saki Mahjong Manga to Get TV Anime from Gonzo in 2009 (Update 2) (05:25 ) Amazon.co.jp Posts 2008's Top Comics, Light Novels (04:32 ) Gakkou no Ojikan School Romantic Comedy Manga Ends (00:33 ) Wednesday, Dec 3, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) AX Idol Stephanie Yanez Performs in Akihabara (23:57 ) Onnanoko Monogatari Manga to Get Live-Action Film (22:46 ) GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class Anime Reportedly Leaked (Update 2) (17:46 ) 2nd Tamagotchi Feature Film's Commercial Streamed (12:49 ) 2nd Death Note Film to Run in Canadian Theaters Tonight (12:20 ) To Love-Ru -Trouble- Manga to Ship with New OVA on April 3 (05:10 ) Amazon Japan Posts 2008's Top-10 DVDs, CDs, Toys (04:21 ) Naruto Makes Yahoo's Top-10 Search Terms List at #7 (01:00 ) Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Batman: Gotham Knight Picks Up Two Annie Nominations (23:50 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, November 26-December 2 (22:01 ) 2nd Live-Action 20th Century Boys Film Trailer Posted (14:13 ) Dennō Coil Wins Award from Japanese Sci-Fi Writers (13:14 ) Ghibli to Start Two Features Over Next Three Years (12:27 ) Me and the Devil Blues Wins School Library Journal's Award (04:31 ) Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu Manga Gets 2009 Film (02:11 ) Death Note, Gundam 00's Mamoru Miyano Marries, Fathers Child (01:16 ) Monday, Dec 1, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Anime Makes Up 64% of BD Sales in Japan in September (23:56 ) Hey! 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JUMP Boy Band Gets Its Own Manga in Ciao Mag (Update 2) (16:43 ) Zodiac P.I.'s Natsumi Ando Launches Arisa Shōjo Manga (09:34 ) Instant Teen - Just Add Nuts One-Shot Spinoff Printed (09:08 ) Hana-sakeru Seishōnen Manga to Get TV Anime (07:34 ) Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas Video Anime Green-Lit (06:58 ) Mainichi Kāsan Manga to be Animated for TV Next Spring (01:21 ) Sunday, Nov 30, 2008 [5] Japanese Box Office, November 22-23 (23:52 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, November 17-23 (16:18 ) Loudness Rock Band's Drummer Munetaka Higuchi Dies (14:31 ) USA Today Booklist, November 17-23: Naruto, FB drop (10:51 ) Medicom Develops 1-Meter-Tall Evangelion Mecha Figure (10:17 ) Saturday, Nov 29, 2008 [3] Bones' Xam'd: Lost Memories Sci-Fi Anime to Get Manga (16:19 ) Modern Artist Murakami to Open Animation Studio in LA (06:14 ) NisiOisin's Katanagatari Light Novels to Be Animated (05:41 ) Friday, Nov 28, 2008 [5] New Manga Publisher Yaoi Generation Unveils Web Store (18:25 ) ICE Anime Movie's Promotional Videos Streamed (18:02 ) GDH Asks 50 Employees to Voluntarily Retire (17:04 ) Tenchi Spinoff Seikishi's 2nd Teaser Trailer Streamed (15:03 ) Oshii's Live-Action Kill Film Gets Samurai Sword Manga (04:44 ) Thursday, Nov 27, 2008 [7] Anime After Dark Film Fest Begins in Monterey, California (23:37 ) Bandai Visual Moves While President is Named Chairman (13:01 ) Madhouse's Hells Angels Anime Promo Video Streamed (11:10 ) Japan's Lack of Laws on Virtual Child Porn Criticized (03:53 ) 2nd Hajime no Ippo Show Named, Dated: New Challenger on January 6 (01:58 ) Daily Briefs (01:24 ) Fresh Precure TV Anime Series Confirmed for Spring (01:23 ) Wednesday, Nov 26, 2008 [10] Early Ponyo Screening Held in Southern California (Update 2) (21:06 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, November 18-25 (18:17 ) Boxsets permanently marked down after Madman's Huge October Sale (18:00 ) OzHadou receives major sponsorship from Madman (18:00 ) Broccoli Confirms Halt on sola, Galaxy Angel, Disgaea (16:59 ) Professor Layton: The First Movie Set for January 2010 (13:45 ) 3rd Seiyū Awards to Set Up Foreign Fan Award Category (10:57 ) English-dubbed Naruto Shippuden Trailer Streamed (05:38 ) Udon Entertainment Announces New Kids Manga Line (05:24 ) Maria Watches Over Us in 3D in New Year's Eve Show (04:09 ) Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, November 19-25 (23:12 ) Ghost in the Shell's Kamiyama to Launch Eden of the East Anime (Update 2) (18:58 ) Pre-Production Bubblegum Crisis Film Image Posted (15:21 ) Viz, B&N Post Tezuka's Phoenix 'Motion Manga' Video (Update 2) (14:39 ) Miyazaki Press Luncheon Streamed in Japanese, English (11:51 ) 07-Ghost Fantasy Anime Confirmed via Website Launch (10:57 ) Chrome Shelled Regios Promo Video Trailer Streamed (01:55 ) Monday, Nov 24, 2008 [7] AIC Agrees to Live-Action Bubblegum Crisis Proposal (23:57 ) Gurren Lagann on Canada's Super Channel 2 Next Month (19:33 ) Lawyer Indicates Manga in Iowa Obscenity Case are Yaoi (15:40 ) Cease & Desist Letters for Eva: 1.0, Soul Eater Fansubs (13:58 ) What's Michael Creator to Launch Seki no Yatappe Manga (10:03 ) Barnum Studio Develops Hoshi ni Negai o Anime (Update 2) (08:47 ) Gundam 00 Premieres on U.S. Sci Fi Channel Tonight (07:22 ) Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 [5] Japanese Box Office, November 15-16 (23:58 ) Bones Anime Studio Issues Report on Leaked Document (23:55 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, November 10-16 (18:53 ) New Dragon Ball, Tegami Bachi Anime Now Streaming (14:22 ) Jin Kobayashi's Natsu no Arashi to be Animated in 2009 (02:55 ) Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 [3] Code Geass to be screened on ABC2 in Janurary (18:58 ) 3rd Man-gatarō Manga, Chinyūki, to be Flash-Animated (13:58 ) Manga Nominated for France's Angoulême Comics Awards (12:38 ) Friday, Nov 21, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) USA Today Booklist, November 9-15: Fruits Basket 21 (23:19 ) Ōoku, Detroit Metal City, More New Manga Listed for Viz (18:12 ) Dattebayo to Stop Fansubbing Naruto on January 15 (16:33 ) Spielberg, Smith Reportedly Adapting Old Boy Manga Itself (14:20 ) Designer Haruhiko Mikimoto to Draw New Macross Manga (13:37 ) Muhyo & Roji's Nishi to Launch Bokkesan Manga (11:19 ) Broccoli Books to Update Titles' Status Before Closing (03:46 ) Director Miyazaki Criticizes Prime Minister Asō (03:11 ) Thursday, Nov 20, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Dreams Come True CD with Umino Manga Debuts at #1 (23:57 ) Computer-Animated Astro Boy Film's Trailer Streamed (20:09 ) Crunchyroll to Stream Shugo Chara, Skip Beat Anime (Update 2) (15:52 ) Manga-Based Battlefield Baseball Flash Anime Confirmed (13:59 ) Japan's Jump Festa to Preview Dragonball Film Footage (13:23 ) Mei-chan no Shitsuji Shōjo Manga to Get TV Drama (08:14 ) Japanese, Russian Heads to Discuss Joint Doraemon Anime (07:07 ) I Am Legend Scribe in Talks to Write Oldboy Remake (02:42 ) Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Broccoli International USA to Shut Down by Year's End (23:57 ) Tenchi Spinoff Seikishi's 1st Teaser Trailer Streamed (Updated) (20:33 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11-17 (18:09 ) Joost to Stream Kaiji, Buzzer Beater Anime in December (12:42 ) Ad Lib Prince Slot Machine Manga to Bundle Anime DVD (11:56 ) Natsume Ono's Ristorante Paradiso Gets TV Anime (03:09 ) Miwa's Dogs Action Manga to Be Animated (01:56 ) Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 [7] Manga Guide to Marx's Das Kapital to Ship Next Month (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, November 12-18 (22:42 ) Jump Square Editor: Tegami Bachi May Get 2009 TV Anime (21:00 ) Lawsuit Launched over Proposed Live-Action Voltron Film (17:10 ) Libraries Offer Manga Ent. Titles for Digital Borrowing (14:59 ) Akikan Anime TV Ad Streamed for January 3 Premiere (08:44 ) Sony to Release Madhouse's Marvel Hero Anime Worldwide (08:27 ) Monday, Nov 17, 2008 [8] Fans Bid 22,500+ Yen for Kannagi's Nagi Fan Club Cards (23:57 ) Weekly Shonen Magazine Deals with AIDS in 2-Part Manga (23:12 ) 5 Anime Studios Sue 4 'Heavy Downloaders' in Singapore (16:59 ) TV Drama Based on Anmitsu-hime Shōjo Manga Gets Sequel (15:41 ) Skip Beat Shōjo Manga to Get Taiwanese TV Drama (12:20 ) TV Tokyo to Stream Naruto via Crunchyroll Worldwide (Update 2) (04:36 ) Proposed Robotech Film Gets Two New Writers (01:16 ) Viz to Stream Naruto on Naruto.com Within 1 Week of Japanese Airing (00:00 ) Sunday, Nov 16, 2008 [5] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Hoshino Puts D. Gray-man Manga on Hold Due to Health (23:00 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, November 3-9 (20:52 ) Kimikiss ~various heroines~ Game Manga Ends in Japan (08:42 ) Pandora Hearts Manga to be Animated for TV (03:04 ) Saturday, Nov 15, 2008 [3] Game-Inspired Heart no Kuni no Alice OVA Delayed (11:55 ) Japan's Dentsu Plans Co-Productions in Southeast Asia (05:13 ) Tour Offers Chance to Meet Gloomy Bear Creator, Pierrot (02:24 ) Friday, Nov 14, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Mayuri Yamamoto's Reset Horror Manga Gets TV Drama (23:57 ) Canada's Waterloo Fest Screens Eva:1.0, Genius Party (17:46 ) New FUNimation Trailers Posted on ANN (15:05 ) UK's Leeds Film Fest Screens Stranger, 20th Century Boys (14:53 ) Viper's Creed Sci-Fi Anime's Pilot Footage Streamed (12:29 ) 1st 11 Minutes of Resident Evil: Degeneration Posted (11:51 ) New Mysterious Cities of Gold Series Reportedly Planned (03:38 ) Mag Lists "New 07-Ghost Show" as Debuting in April (02:06 ) Precure All Stars Movie to Open in Japan Next Spring (01:34 ) Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) USA Today Booklist, November 3-8: Naruto 32 Jumps (23:58 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, November 5-11 (23:57 ) Giant Annual ANN Pumpkin Carving Contest Winners (15:19 ) Totoro to be Screened in Los Angeles on Friday (12:44 ) Amazon Lists New Manga from Aurora, Udon, Yen Press (12:27 ) Kami no Shizuku Wine Manga Gets TV Drama in January (05:48 ) 0th Episode of 2nd Hayate Season to Ship on DVD (05:27 ) Kadokawa to Launch Macross-Related Magazine in January (03:35 ) Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 [10] Japanese Comic Ranking, November 4-10 (23:58 ) "House of Small Cubes" Short in San Francisco This Week (23:57 ) Druaga Fantasy TV Sequel's New Promo Video Streamed (15:33 ) Protoculture Addicts Writer Emru Townsend Passes Away (13:54 ) Third Naruto Movie Streamed on Toonami Jetstream (13:47 ) IDW to Adapt IMAGI's CG Astro Boy Film into Comics (05:52 ) New Beyblade TV Anime Rescheduled for April in Japan (05:47 ) Shikabane Hime: Kuro TV Anime Confirmed for January (05:23 ) Geneon to Merge with Universal Pictures Japan (04:38 ) Valkyria Chronicles Game to Get TV Anime Next Spring (01:46 ) Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 [11] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Japanese Box Office, November 8-9 (23:57 ) 2006 Doraemon Film to be Shown in D.C. on November 14 (23:42 ) Bat-Manga Editor Chip Kidd to Appear in LA, SF, NYC (15:20 ) Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica crimson S Anime Confirmed (13:15 ) Live-Action Dragonball Pushed Up to April 8 in U.S. (08:33 ) Gash/Zatch Bell's Raiku Wins 2.55M Yen over Lost Art (Update) (07:58 ) Manifest committee chosen. (07:13 ) Animax block to start on SciFi Channel (07:10 ) 2 Anime Films Submitted for Possible Oscar Nominations (06:51 ) Several New Anime Named, Dated for January 2009 (06:21 ) Monday, Nov 10, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) GDH's Ishikawa, Goto, Uchida Remain with Company (23:57 ) 4Kids to End Its Fox Programming Block in December (16:16 ) DiCaprio is Producing Akira, Ninja Scroll, Not Acting in Them (15:07 ) Dezaki's The Tale of Genji Anime to Debut in January (08:52 ) Koi Suru Otome to Shugo no Tate "Anime" is Misprint (08:09 ) Aurora Adds Tengu-Jin, Queen of Ragtonia Fantasy Manga (07:19 ) Gonzo to Reduce Annual Anime Output from 8 to 4 (06:22 ) Sunday, Nov 9, 2008 [4] Theatrical Evangelion Remake's EVA-02 Design Previewed (16:55 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, October 27-November 2 (14:54 ) X Japan Delays World, Japan Tour Stops to 2009 (14:28 ) CG Astro Boy Teaser Added to Madagascar 2, Bolt (13:45 ) Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 [3] CG Astro Boy Film Teaser to Be Made Public This Month (16:24 ) Art Exhibit Celebrates 'God of Manga' Tezuka in Japan (09:23 ) Polyphonica to Reportedly Get New TV Anime This Spring (08:38 ) Friday, Nov 7, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Cartoon Network to Run 3rd Naruto Movie This Saturday (19:36 ) USA Today Booklist, October 27-November 2: Naruto 32 (18:15 ) Funimation Adds Shuffle, Peach Girl, Slayers to Hulu (17:42 ) GeMaga Mag Lists Koi Suru Otome to Shugo no Tate Anime (11:40 ) The Three Young-Men in Midnight Gag Manga Gets Anime (11:00 ) Computer-Animated Astro Boy Film to Get Videogame (09:58 ) Yen Press Publishing Director Kurt Hassler Interviewed (09:27 ) Ef, Wind's Creators Hint at New Eden Work in 2009 (08:22 ) Steven Spielberg, Will Smith Discuss Remake of Oldboy (02:08 ) Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Human Crossing's Masao Yajima Starts Rakia Manga (23:57 ) 2nd Death Note Film to Run in Canadian Theaters (22:39 ) Viz Reportedly Plans 11 More Naruto Books in 3 Months (15:42 ) Moetan Artist to Release Kowarekake no Orgel Anime (12:02 ) Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar Anime Film's Teaser Streamed (11:25 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, October 28-November 3 (10:33 ) Tenchi Spinoff Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari Confirmed (09:25 ) Manga Translator Frederik Schodt Interviewed (04:28 ) Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 [7] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Kyoto Animation's Munto to Get New TV Anime (Update 2) (23:57 ) 1st Bleach Film to Run on Canada's YTV This Saturday (18:04 ) Adult Swim Updates Weekend TV Schedule (14:28 ) 3 Anime Songs Place in Weekly Top 10 Singles in Japan (12:39 ) Video from Live-Action Film of Tezuka's MW Streamed (07:14 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, October 29-November 4 (06:14 ) Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008 [10] Japanese Box Office, November 1-2 (23:57 ) Daily Briefs (22:05 ) Comedian Shinagawa's Drop Brawl Film Teaser Posted (22:03 ) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and and EVA 1.0 to be screened as part of Japanese Film Festival (22:00 ) Ryoko Fukuyama's Nosatsu Junkie Manga to End in Japan (15:52 ) Deep Cuts in U.S. Holiday Graphic Novel Sales Expected (14:23 ) Jiro Taniguchi's 1st Sensei no Kaban Chapter Posted (14:08 ) Tezuka's 700 Manga, 100 Anime to Be Posted for Free (09:13 ) Nodame's Tomoko Ninomiya Gives Birth to Baby Son (08:05 ) ADV Films to Distribute Princess Resurrection Anime (07:38 ) Monday, Nov 3, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, October 20-26 (20:35 ) Adult Swim Moves Code Geass R2 TV Series to 2 a.m. (14:34 ) FUNimation Streams Dubbed Sgt. Frog "Test Episode" (14:13 ) Street Fighter IV Game to Ship with Anime DVD in Japan (12:46 ) Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!! to Get Anime Next Summer (12:06 ) Ken-ichi Sakura Confirmed for Prince of Tennis Tribute (11:28 ) Japan Gives Order of the Rising Sun to Doraemon's Abiko (10:37 ) New Precure TV Series to Premiere on February 1 (09:35 ) Sunday, Nov 2, 2008 [4] Happy Happy Clover's Tatsuyama to Start Kumappuri Manga (14:29 ) Full Moon's Tanemura to Launch Sakura-Hime Kaden Manga (14:03 ) Funimation Posts Free 1st Episodes of 4 Anime on iTunes (12:20 ) Funimation's Revenues Drive Navarre 2Q Financials (11:26 ) Saturday, Nov 1, 2008 [3] Melbourne Anime Festival AGM set for 8th of November (22:59 ) Boys on the Run Boxing Manga Gets Movie Next Fall (13:57 ) Live-Action Neko Rahmen Film's Trailer Streamed (06:28 ) Friday, Oct 31, 2008 [8] Entire Black Jack Manga Chapter Posted Online (15:32 ) LA Area's Gallery Nucleus Exhibits "Tokyo.Ten" (15:15 ) Bo-bobo's Sawai Ends Chagecha Manga after 8 Issues (14:49 ) New Dragon Ball, Tegami Bachi Anime to Be Streamed (14:08 ) Rintaro's Yona Yona Penguin Promo Video Streamed (06:23 ) Astro Boy CG Film Director David Bowers Interviewed (06:01 ) Macross Frontier Singer May'n Interviewed (05:52 ) Appleseed's Aramaki to Direct Viper's Creed in January (01:25 ) Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) 15 Bishōjo Hyōryūki Multimedia Project Gets Video Anime (20:41 ) New Prince of Tennis Manga to Reportedly Start in March (18:07 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, October 21-28 (17:33 ) Kadokawa Group Holdings Report Net Loss for 1st Half (14:56 ) Aria's Amano to Launch Amanchu! Manga on November 29 (13:41 ) Bandai Ent. Posts English-Dubbed Code Geass R2 Trailer (07:30 ) Yen Press Director Kurt Hassler Interviewed on Reorg (04:14 ) Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Okayama Prefecture Lists 6 Ladies' Comics as "Harmful" (23:57 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, October 21-27 (16:15 ) Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahō Light Novels to Be Animated (13:25 ) Spooky Graphic to Animate Music Video for Jero, NHK (12:39 ) Macross Frontier is 1st Title to Top BD Sales 3 Times (05:36 ) Next Higurashi, Detective Conan Films Titled, Dated (05:13 ) ADV Reveals More of Switchblade Pictures' Lineup (03:42 ) Petit Eva, Compass Artist Ryu Moto Interviewed (02:56 ) Tuesday, Oct 28, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Toronto Theater to Screen Rare Band of Ninja Anime (23:57 ) Japanese Box Office, October 25-26 (23:48 ) FUNimation Sues CA Retail Sites over Alleged Bootlegs (21:27 ) Sky Crawlers, Macross Frontier Win Digital Media Awards (14:41 ) Kawamori's "Target HAL" Film Short Set for October 31 (12:51 ) 2nd Tamagotchi Feature Film's Full Trailer Streamed (12:16 ) Fruits Basket Gets Stage Play — by All-Male Troupe (05:14 ) Elfquest, Masque of the Red Death's Pini Interviewed (04:55 ) Japanese Leader Asō Talks Politics, Manga in Akihabara (02:10 ) Monday, Oct 27, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Ponyo-Inspired Pop-Pop Boat Toy Sold in Japan (23:58 ) Japanese Wife Arrested for Selling Ponyo DVD Copies (23:57 ) Toei Animation Adds Anime to Crunchyroll Website Today (15:24 ) Devil Kings Basara's Shimotsuki to Launch Death Edge Manga (14:42 ) Dokuro-chan Ripiru Manga Ends in Japan (14:01 ) Jinki -Shinsetsu- Manga Ends in Japan (12:45 ) Ashita no Joe Artist Chiba to Create Tomogaki Manga (05:36 ) Sunday, Oct 26, 2008 [4] Museum Explores Japan's Old Capital through Manga (23:57 ) Warner Brothers to Produce Live-Action Ninja Scroll (20:25 ) 3 Arrested for Stealing Dragon Ball Vending Machine (19:55 ) 4th Sgt. Frog Super Movie to Open in Japan in March (13:34 ) Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 [6] Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14-20 (19:18 ) USA Today Booklist, October 13-19: No Manga (14:14 ) First Major Baseball Anime Film's Trailers Streamed (14:07 ) 5th Slayers TV Anime to Be Titled Slayers Evolution-R (13:46 ) Publisher Yaoi Generation's Interview Continued (07:58 ) CG Artist Interviewed on Prelim. Battle Angel Designs (07:39 ) Friday, Oct 24, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Bandai Networks To Sell Bleach Guitars in Japan (23:57 ) Librarian Fined for Promoting Daughter's OEL Manga (21:43 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, October 13-19 (19:54 ) Death Note, DMC's Actor Matsuyama Gets APN Award (15:03 ) Code Geass: Over One Million Discs Served (12:28 ) Yen Press & Little, Brown Books Interviewed on Haruhi (11:56 ) 1st 13 Minutes of Switch Anime Volume 1 Streamed (11:24 ) 20th Century Boys Creator Urasawa, Director Interviewed (11:06 ) Top Shelf Licenses Japan's AX Underground Manga (10:58 ) Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Berserk's Miura to Draw Cover for March Comes in Like a Lion (23:58 ) Resident Evil: Degeneration DVD/Blu-ray on December 30 (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, October 15-21 (23:12 ) Yen Press to Be Combined with Hachette's Orbit (14:30 ) Hexagon Pictures Promotes Anime/Manga Films at TIFFCOM (10:50 ) Morning 2 Mag to Post 3 Entire Issues Online for Free (09:40 ) Switch Crime Action Manga Ends in Japan (09:06 ) New York Times Looks at Kami no Shizuku Wine Manga (02:35 ) Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14-20 (23:57 ) Sojitz's Dissolution of ARM to Not Affect FUNimation (18:25 ) Right Stuf Streams Toward the Terra Movie Trailer (18:21 ) Sojitz to Dissolve ARM Subsidiary for Anime Overseas (14:45 ) I.G to Animate Moribito Author's The Beast Player Novels (07:52 ) Oh My Goddess' Fujishima to Launch Paradise Residence Manga (06:54 ) Kodomo no Jikan Second Term Episode to Ship with Manga (04:19 ) Macross Frontier Singer May'n to be Interviewed (01:47 ) Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Onegai Anime Fans Raise Y120,000 for Real Lake Locale (23:58 ) Riki-Oh Film to be Screened in LA on Halloween Weekend (23:57 ) Japanese Box Office, October 18-19: Ponyo Rises to #8 (23:14 ) Lupin III Theme Attraction to Open in Tokyo in Spring (18:34 ) Spirit of Wonder's Tsuruta Draws Sasurai Emanon Manga (13:32 ) Astro Boy Statue Unveiled at Tezuka's Old Grade School (12:11 ) Japanese Parliament Hosts Rival Adult Anime Petitions (11:35 ) Macross Creator Kawamori to Launch Basquash Project (10:10 ) Manga Fan Prime Minister Asō Opens Tokyo Film Fest (09:27 ) Monday, Oct 20, 2008 [7] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Kuroshitsuji Inspires Outfits in Tokyo Fashion Show (23:57 ) Funimation Confirms Shikabane Hime: AKA Acquisition (18:56 ) Prosecutor Alludes to Manga in UK Student's Murder Case (14:22 ) Bleach Screened in Canada Tonight, in D.C. on Friday (07:53 ) Young Gangan Editorial Staffer Dismissed for Blog Post (07:01 ) ADV Films to Distribute Anime for Sentai Filmworks (Update 2) (02:18 ) Sunday, Oct 19, 2008 [3] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, October 6-12 (23:57 ) Hong Kong, Taiwanese Actors Join Cast of LaMB Anime (08:47 ) Shin Chan iPod in U.S., Fate/stay night iPod in Japan (08:35 ) Saturday, Oct 18, 2008 [3] Chrome Shelled Regios Light Novels to Get 4th Manga (15:07 ) Errata: Freedom BD's Suggested Retail Price is US$139.99 (14:10 ) 79,000 Copies of 2nd Negima Manga/DVD Bundle to be Made (09:28 ) Friday, Oct 17, 2008 [7] USA Today Booklist, October 6-12 (23:57 ) 2nd Teaser for Miike's Live-Action Yatterman Streamed (16:21 ) ADV Samples Free Anime on iPhone, iPod Touch via vSNAX (15:03 ) Macross Creator Kawamori to Work on Mugen Dai Shōnen (14:09 ) Tetsuo Hara to Launch Keiji Spinoff Naoe Kanetsugu (13:03 ) Honey & Clover's Umino to Draw for Dreams Come True CD (06:01 ) Dark Horse Comics CEO Mike Richardson Interviewed (05:25 ) Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Tokyo Film Fest to Host Anime/Manga Film Premieres (23:57 ) Yen Press to Hold Haruhi Day at NYC Kinokuniya Saturday (23:50 ) Funimation's YouTube Channel Schedules Shikabane Hime (20:10 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 24-October 14 (18:10 ) First Switch DVD's Second Promo Video Posted Online (12:36 ) Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka Promotional Video Streamed (12:18 ) AIC Teases about Project with Tenchi Creator Kajishima (03:17 ) Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008 [7] Kannagi is Latest Anime to Order Pizza Hut (22:58 ) 3rd Usavich Season Streamed on Japan's Nico Nico Douga (22:09 ) Right Stuf to Launch Aria the Natural Anime in January (19:31 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, October 7-13 (14:14 ) First Witchblade Anime Episode for Free on U.S. iTunes (13:05 ) Shooting Star Rockman 3 Game Manga Confirmed for Next Month (07:11 ) Live-Action Film of Kaiji Manga to Open Next Summer (06:41 ) Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 [9] Viz Showcases Anime at MIPCOM Global Industry Event (23:57 ) Japanese Box Office, October 11–12: 20th Stays at #7 (20:41 ) Amazon Listings Reveal More Tokyopop Licenses (16:37 ) Bones' X'amd: Lost Memories Opening Now Streaming (14:54 ) Oshii Develops, Writes Musashi Miyamoto Samurai Film (Update 2) (13:14 ) Digital Manga Gives Release Windows for Delayed Titles (06:14 ) 2nd Macross Frontier Album Sells 102,000 in 1st Week (05:48 ) U.S. Copyright Law That Allows Equipment Seizures Signed (05:21 ) Tokyopop's Pavia Interviewed, Reveals CSI License (01:33 ) Monday, Oct 13, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man Manhwa Posted Online (23:55 ) Toonami Jetstream Site Streams Second Naruto Movie (21:34 ) Media Blasters Announces Amaenaideyo!! DVD Release (18:33 ) No Starch to Translate Non-Fiction Manga Guides (16:32 ) Diamond Distributor Removes Some Digital Manga Titles (15:22 ) Project MP, Shōchikubai Novels to Get 2009 TV Anime (13:54 ) Ao Mimori's B.O.D.Y. Shōjo Manga to End in Japan (04:29 ) Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 [4] UNICEF Japan Continues Push against Virtual Child Porn (23:57 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, September 29-October 5 (23:40 ) 1st Strike Witches DVD Reportedly Sells 10,961 Copies (Update 2) (17:38 ) Oshii's Sky Crawlers Picks Up 3 Awards at Sitges Fest (08:56 ) Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 [4] Amazon Listings Reveal New Tokyopop Licenses (23:58 ) Waterloo Fest to Screen Eva:1.0, Genius Party Films (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, October 1-7 (05:52 ) Mazinger, Cutey Honey, Devilman's Go Nagai Interviewed (03:15 ) Friday, Oct 10, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Honey and Clover's Umino to Draw Cover for Berserk (23:58 ) USA Today Booklist, September 29-October 5 (22:38 ) Funimation Streams Free Ouran, School Rumble 2 Episodes (18:20 ) Street Fighter IV Fighting Game to Get Anime Feature (14:01 ) 2009 Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl Movie's Teaser Streamed (13:40 ) Tokyo's Wonder Festival 2009 Winter Cancelled (12:34 ) Iowa Collector Charged for Allegedly Obscene Manga (Update 2) (12:08 ) Del Rey Announces Second Odd Thomas Graphic Novel (04:59 ) Thursday, Oct 9, 2008 [12] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, September 30–October 6 (23:58 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, September 30–October 6 (23:58 ) Funimation to Stream Anime Samples on Joost for Free (23:57 ) Sunrise Confirms Details on Sora o Kakeru Shōjo Anime (23:53 ) Survey: Cosplay (18:32 ) Anime to Be Showcased at MIPCOM Media Industry Event (14:11 ) Funimation to Ship Final Single DVDs for 3 Former ADV Titles (13:01 ) Matt Lucas is New Addition to Imagi's Astro Boy Cast (08:15 ) Illustrator/Designer Yoshitaka Amano Interviewed (08:06 ) Seto no Hanayome OVA Commercial Streamed (05:13 ) Anime for Sengoku Basara Action Games Confirmed for 2009 (04:14 ) Wednesday, Oct 8, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Go! Comi Posts Preview of 07-Ghost Volume 1 Online (23:57 ) Japanese Box Office, October 4–5: 20th Drops to #7 (23:10 ) Kodansha America to Distribute Manga Guide to Akiba (17:07 ) Negibōzu no Asatarō Anime Preview Posted Online (14:19 ) 20th Century Boys' Urasawa to Launch Billy Bat Manga (12:44 ) Nana Mizuki's "Trickster" CD Single Reaches #2 (08:02 ) 1 of Kannagi's 8 Stations Drops Program from Lineup (07:37 ) Each ef - a tale of melodies Episode Streams for Free (04:19 ) Tuesday, Oct 7, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Voice Actress Rie Tanaka Interviewed (23:58 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, September 22–28 (21:50 ) Shin-Chan Film's Story Remade as Live-Action Film (20:48 ) Macross Frontier Singer May'n to Perform in Singapore (14:22 ) U.S. Manga Guide Author Makes Cameo in Fairy Tail Manga (09:41 ) Yokohama Museum to Sell Macross Frontier's Tuna Buns (09:00 ) 428 Wii Visual Novel to Get New Anime Project (08:01 ) Final Fantasy Games' Uematsu to Score Guin Saga Anime (07:29 ) Dragonball Theatrical Trailer Pushed to Later in 2008 (07:04 ) Monday, Oct 6, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) USA Today Booklist, September 22–28: Naruto 31 at #65 (23:58 ) Funimation Streams 1st 3 Darker Than Black TV Episodes (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 24–30 (23:06 ) Red Garden, NHK to End in Boxes, Not Single DVDs (15:32 ) 2 Crows Manga Spinoffs to Launch in Young Champion Mag (13:56 ) Junjō Romantica 2's First Episode Preview Streamed (12:52 ) Tai Seng to Release Live-Action Take on Shamo Manga (07:22 ) Promo Image from I.G's Hottarake no Shima Revealed (07:10 ) Publisher Yaoi Generation's President Interviewed (06:12 ) Sunday, Oct 5, 2008 [5] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Evangelion 2.0 Film Set for Early Summer of 2009 (20:11 ) Prince of Tennis "Tribute" Manga to Launch in November (19:50 ) Asura Cryin' Light Novels' Anime Adaptation Green-lit (05:54 ) Spice and Wolf's 2nd TV Anime Season Confirmed (05:32 ) Saturday, Oct 4, 2008 [3] Rosario + Vampire Capu2 Censored by Two TV Stations (14:35 ) Production I.G, Fuji TV to Make Computer-Animated Film (04:53 ) 1st Bleach Movie to be Screened in Canada on October 20 (04:10 ) Friday, Oct 3, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Go! Comi Adds 2 BL Works from Devil Within's Ryō Takagi (23:57 ) Japanese Woman Charged with Plotting to Kill over Manga Collection (15:08 ) Gonzo to Stream Linebarrels of Iron on Crunchyroll Today (13:15 ) Mononoke Screening in Seattle on Friday, Saturday (12:44 ) Switch Anime's Opening Sequence Posted Online (12:12 ) Toradora TV Anime's Promo Movie Streamed (07:53 ) TV Asahi Acquires Shin-chan, Doraemon's Shin-ei (07:17 ) St. Louis Theater to Screen Totoro October 3–5 (06:21 ) Thursday, Oct 2, 2008 [8] Totoro Forest Auction Earns an Estimated US$201,236 (23:57 ) Daily Briefs (23:57 ) 16 Manga in September's Top 20 U.S. Graphic Novels (22:37 ) Digital Manga Schedules More Boys-Love Titles (Updated) (18:12 ) Karas Director, Mononoke Writer on Floating Moon Feature (14:42 ) Casshern Sins, Linebarrels of Iron Anime Adapted as Manga (12:41 ) 20th C. Boys, Detroit Metal City at American Film Market (12:00 ) Black God Manga Confirmed to Get Anime by Sunrise (10:30 ) Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008 [7] Japanese Comic Ranking, September 23–29 (23:58 ) Tetsujin 28, Samurai 7 Get Adapted as Stage Plays (23:57 ) Deux Press Announces New Boys-Love Manga Titles (15:06 ) Distant Star Manga's Sahara to Adapt Sukima Switch Songs (13:13 ) Hellsing Manga Ends as Hirano Plans New Work Next Year (08:11 ) Italian Volleyball Team Puts One Piece on Uniforms (07:22 ) Nico Nico Site to Stream Tentai Senshi Sunred Anime (05:57 ) Tuesday, Sep 30, 2008 [10] Anime Nominated for TV DVD Awards (23:58 ) Japanese Box Office, September 27–28: 20th Drops to #5 (23:57 ) Manga Shut Out at Harvey Awards (23:25 ) Errata: MangaNEXT from October 31 to November 2 (18:40 ) Catblue: Dynamite CG Anime to Be Streamed by Crunchyroll (16:19 ) Rica Takashima to Appear at MangaNEXT Convention (15:14 ) Emma's Kaoru Mori Launches Otoyome-Gatari Manga (14:23 ) Hell Girl Anime Debuts on IFC's Linear Channel Tonight (13:40 ) Profit Warning Issued Due to Halt on Appleseed: Genesis (07:00 ) Man Arrested for Threatening Voice Actress Online (06:20 ) Monday, Sep 29, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, September 15–21 (23:46 ) New York Anime Festival Reports 18,399 Total Attendees (22:12 ) Toradora Anime TV Ad Posted as Blog Parts Applet (13:40 ) Hyakko Slice-of-Life Anime's TV Ad Streamed in Japan (13:11 ) Ga-Rei -Zero- Anime TV Ad Posted Online in Japan (12:54 ) Skip Beat's TV Ad Streamed in Japanese, Chinese (12:32 ) Gonzo, I.G Animates Shorts for Sega's Infinite Space (06:56 ) Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 [4] ADV Films Reveals Clannad Anime License (20:05 ) Professor Layton Games Gets Animated Film Project (13:28 ) Yen Adds Hero Tales, Wakaba-Soh, Spice & Wolf Novels (Update 2) (12:49 ) Fiat to Launch Limited-Edition Lupin III Car (05:21 ) Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 [5] Kyo no Gononi TV Anime's Promo Movie Posted Online (18:30 ) Chaos;HEAd Promo with Anime Footage Streamed (18:04 ) Del Rey Gets Moyashimon, Amefurashi, Maid War Chronicles (Update 2) (14:13 ) Yaoi Generation Adds Chifumi Ochi's breath Manga (12:15 ) Profits Continue to Drop at Japanese Channel WOWOW (Update 2) (05:21 ) Friday, Sep 26, 2008 [9] Funimation Channel to Add Ouran Host Club to TV Lineup (16:21 ) Funimation Picks Up Otomo's Live-Action Mushi-shi Film (15:33 ) Bandai Entertainment Picks Up Gurren Lagann Manga (14:22 ) Three Macademi Wasshoi! Promo Videos Posted Online (14:07 ) Bandai Entertainment to Ship Sola, True Tears in DVD Boxes (13:45 ) Appleseed: Genesis Anime Studio Sues Rights Holders (12:59 ) Tytania TV Space Opera Anime's Promo Video Streamed (12:00 ) 1st Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka Episode to Debut Online (11:12 ) Akira Gets Blu-Ray Disc in Japan, U.S. in February (Update 2) (10:28 ) Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) USA Today Booklist, September 15–21: Naruto 31 at #44 (23:58 ) Chi's Sweet Home's Online Travel Log Updated (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 17–23 (19:51 ) Macross Frontier Movie Announced (15:21 ) Yomigaeru Sora TV Anime Series Gets Live-Action Film (11:44 ) Digital Manga Launches eManga Site with Free Samples (10:39 ) 26 Bakugan: New Vestroia Episodes Planned for Spring (10:22 ) Level5, Ghibli on Ni no Kuni: The Another World Game (10:04 ) Manifest 2008 on this weekend! (08:00 ) Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, September 16–22 (23:57 ) Dennō Coil's Iso, Eva, Geass R2 Win Anime Kobe Awards (21:54 ) Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens TV Ad Posted Online (14:38 ) 1st Goku Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei OAD's Promo Streamed (14:08 ) Sunrise Opens Girl Who Leapt Through Space Teaser Site (13:32 ) Tales of Symphonia OVA Sequel Series Green-Lit (07:37 ) Koihime†Musō Original Video Anime Project Green-Lit (06:56 ) Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008 [10] Japanese Box Office, September 20–21: 20th Drops to #3 (23:58 ) Yuki Nakaji's Zig Zag Manga Ends in Japan (23:57 ) Gegege Creator Mizuki's "War and Japan" Translated (23:33 ) Crunchyroll to Premiere Time of Eve in English/French (15:48 ) Joost Streams Legal, Subbed Naruto, Death Note for Free (13:05 ) Anime News Network Panels at New York Anime Festival (12:48 ) German World Cosplay Summit Reps Chosen (07:38 ) Q.E.D. Detective Manga Gets TV Drama with Ai Takahashi (07:26 ) Hulu.com Launches Channel for Free, Legal Anime Streams (Update 2) (05:54 ) Live-Action Films of Higanjima, Goth Stories Casted (02:13 ) Monday, Sep 22, 2008 [10] Candy Ads Bring Sazae-san's Family into Live-Action (23:57 ) Daily Briefs (23:57 ) 2nd Natsume Yūjin-Chō Season to Premiere in January (16:24 ) Imagi's CG Astro Boy Film to Open on October 23, 2009 (15:54 ) Girl Who Leapt Through Time at Pennsylvania in October (14:50 ) 27-Year-Old Canadian Wins Animax's Singing Contest (14:10 ) Viz to Ship Two More of Akira Himekawa's Zelda Manga (06:52 ) Manga Fan Asō Chosen to Be Japan's Next Prime Minister (05:53 ) Japanese, English Light Novels Posted Online (02:20 ) Publishers Weekly Profiles Antarctic Press (00:38 ) Sunday, Sep 21, 2008 [3] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, September 8–14 (22:17 ) Sakuraba's Kyo no Gononi Manga Gets New 3-Issue Run (15:09 ) Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 [6] Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 10–16 (23:57 ) Cartoon Network to End Toonami on September 20 (17:36 ) Bulma's Emmy Rossum Discusses Live-Action Dragonball (13:02 ) Dolly Variety Show to Combine Ikemen Cast, "Doll Movies" (12:45 ) Daily Briefs (11:59 ) Second Shugo Chara! Anime Series Named & Dated (11:58 ) Friday, Sep 19, 2008 [6] Michiko to Hatchin Promotional Movie Streamed (22:10 ) Macademi Wasshoi's TV Commercial Posted Online (13:04 ) ADV Awaits Restoration of Power after Hurricane Ike (12:39 ) Lucky Star OVA's Promotional Video Streamed (11:55 ) USA Today Booklist, September 8–14: 3 Manga Books Rank (07:46 ) Director Akira Kurosawa's Final Script Gets Anime Film (Updated) (07:17 ) Thursday, Sep 18, 2008 [3] UK's Barbican to Screen Anime, Live-Action Mushishi (13:12 ) Switch Promotional Video with Anime Footage Streamed (11:18 ) Chō! A&G+ Anime & Game Radio Station Plans Anime (10:47 ) Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008 [8] Japanese Comic Ranking, September 9–15 (23:58 ) BCI Eclipse to Ship Live-Action Kitaro in N. America (23:57 ) Protoculture Addicts Issue 59 eBook (17:07 ) 2nd Negima: Ala Alba Episode's 3 Promos Posted Online (12:52 ) Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae's Special Promo Streamed (12:22 ) Sammy's Hard Boiled Slot Machines Get Anime, Manga (06:40 ) Daily Briefs (04:42 ) Iwakaze Capital's Takeover of Gonzo Parent Proceeds (04:41 ) Tuesday, Sep 16, 2008 [10] Fist of the North Star Wedding Photos Posted Online (23:59 ) Oshii's Sky Crawlers to Compete at Sitges (23:58 ) Japanese Box Office, September 13–14: 20th Stays at #1 (23:57 ) ADV Films Plans Return after Hurricane Ike Tomorrow (18:30 ) One Outs Manga to Relaunch in October (14:43 ) New Mameshiba Anime to Run on TV, Web in October (13:40 ) Gurren Lagann Parallel Works DVD Promo Streamed (13:17 ) Cosplaying Otaku Blogger Danny Choo Profiled on CNN (08:41 ) Daily Briefs (07:54 ) Do As Infinity, X Japan Reveal More on Reunion Plans (07:53 ) Monday, Sep 15, 2008 [9] 12-Hour Anime After Dark Film Fest at Boston in October (23:57 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, September 1–7 (23:56 ) Yasuko to Kenji Manga's Revival to End Next Month (15:54 ) Japanese Box Office, September 6–7: 20th C. Boys at #1 (15:06 ) Hajime no Ippo Reportedly to Return to TV in January (13:26 ) Japanese Anime DVD Sales Drop 13.5%, Partly Due to BD (07:26 ) Tokyopop to Print The Faerie Path Spinoff Trilogy (05:58 ) Real Manga's Inoue Interviews Real Paralympic Player (04:00 ) Shokotan Interviews Gegege no Kitarō Creator Mizuki (02:08 ) Sunday, Sep 14, 2008 [4] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Sakai City Answers Complaint on BL Books in Libraries (23:58 ) ADV Films Waits Out Hurricane Ike (23:49 ) Genius Party, Live-Action Grave of the Fireflies at NYC (06:14 ) Saturday, Sep 13, 2008 [7] Haruhi Suzumiya Poster Appears in Canadian Tylenol Ad (23:58 ) Shuffle's Nishimata Illustrates Rice Bag, Strawberries (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 3–9 (21:03 ) Protoculture Addicts #97 Also Available as eBook (12:43 ) New Protoculture Addicts eBooks (12:37 ) Inazuma Eleven Site Launched with Promo Video (12:17 ) Gonzo's 2nd Linebarrels of Iron Promo Video Streamed (11:44 ) Friday, Sep 12, 2008 [10] Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Premieres on The CW in U.S. on Saturday (23:58 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 3–9 (23:57 ) 7th Animax Award-Winning Script Announced (23:05 ) Yoshitoshi ABe to Speak at Minneapolis Art Conference (15:21 ) Chaos;HEAd Anime's New Promotional Video Streamed (13:46 ) Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar Manga to Get New Anime Film, Series (12:23 ) MSNBC Reports on Sex in Otaku Culture (06:51 ) Ayumi Tachihara's Gokudō no Shokutaku Manga Gets Film (06:36 ) Viz's Hollywood Office Head Jason Hoffs Interviewed (05:49 ) U.S. Senate Committee Approves New Net Copyright Bill (04:46 ) Thursday, Sep 11, 2008 [7] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, September 2–8 (22:14 ) Dragon Head's Mochizuki to Start New Manga (20:31 ) Chocolate Underground Film to Open in Japan in January (12:56 ) Adult Swim Shifts Bleach, Geass, Moribito Timeslots (12:16 ) Gonzo's GDH Gets Capital, Reveals Crunchyroll Investment (11:30 ) Honey and Clover Opening's Director Nagi Noda Passes Away (01:04 ) Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) USA Today Booklist, September 1–7: Naruto, More Return (23:30 ) Astro Boy Manga's New Edition Previewed Online (22:53 ) Domo Hired as Halloween Mascot for Target Stores (14:19 ) Votoms: Pailsen Files Movie's Teaser Trailer Posted (12:48 ) Colorado Con to Host Noriko Hidaka, Yuji Mitsuya (12:27 ) Nodame Cantabile: Paris Sequel's Promo Video Streamed (11:53 ) VideoScan: Afro Samurai Debuted on Blu-ray at #16 (06:17 ) Evangelion Entry Plug USB Drives in Japan (05:45 ) Tuesday, Sep 9, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Gonzo Rosso Animates Music Video for Triceratops Band (23:57 ) Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke in Ottawa This Month (23:47 ) Hyakko Anime's Event Trailer Posted Online (14:45 ) Zettai Shougeki ~Platonic Heart~ Trailer Streamed (10:07 ) Code Geass Speech Synthesizer Service Offered in Japan (09:54 ) Zettai Yareru Grecia Shinwa Drama/Anime Airs in October (08:33 ) Rear View of Live-Action Dragonball's Piccolo Previewed (07:55 ) Itazura na Kiss Shōjo Manga Adapted for Theater (07:44 ) Gunota Headlines Shuts Down (01:40 ) Monday, Sep 8, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Bo-bobo's Yoshio Sawai Launches Chagecha Manga (19:47 ) Funimation Acquires Kaze No Stigma from Gonzo (15:07 ) Funimation Tallies 1/3rd of North American Anime Sales (14:51 ) Gonzo to Animate Shangri-La Novel for TV (14:20 ) New Anime List (12:39 ) Report: Detroit Metal City Gets Hollywood Remake Offers (05:08 ) Sony Pictures Licenses Oshii's Sky Crawlers Film (03:14 ) Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 [4] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, August 25–31 (23:57 ) Penguin Girl Heart's 2nd Season Begins Online in Japan (23:47 ) Live Charity Auction Raises US$45,000+ for Totoro Forest (06:09 ) Saturday, Sep 6, 2008 [4] Ponyo, Sky Crawlers Passed Over at Venice Film Fest (19:14 ) Imagi's CG Gatchaman Teaser Trailer Video Streamed (19:01 ) D.C.I.F. Da Capo If Part I OVA Announced (13:34 ) New Slayers TV Anime Series Officially Confirmed (13:10 ) Friday, Sep 5, 2008 [6] Japanese Box Office, August 30–31: Ponyo Drops to #3 (14:46 ) Oshii's Sky Crawlers Wins Venice Fest's Digital Award (13:40 ) Zeorymer Omega Manga Revives 1980s Robot Title (06:46 ) NYC Fashion Designer Inspired by Wallflower Manga (06:05 ) ANN Job Opportunity: Anime Weekend Atlanta Freelance Reporter (02:35 ) Museum Featuring Manga, Anime Planned for Kobe, Japan (01:42 ) Thursday, Sep 4, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) 11 Manga Titles in August's Top 20 U.S. Graphic Novels (23:58 ) Chaos;Head Game Gets Third Manga in Comic Rush Mag (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, August 27–September 2 (16:15 ) Kite: Liberator Sequel Being Written by Creator Umetsu (11:24 ) Beck Manga Side Story to Run in Japan in October (10:36 ) Chi's Sweet Home Episodes Posted for Free in Japanese (09:29 ) New Hell Girl Shōjo Manga Launches in Japan in October (09:12 ) Anime Expo Organizers Picks New CFO, Steve Rezayat (02:28 ) Wednesday, Sep 3, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Extends Seattle Run (23:57 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, August 26–September 1 (23:38 ) USA Today Booklist, August 26–September 2: No Manga (23:11 ) Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's U.S. Premiere Date Set for September 13 (22:27 ) Prince of Tennis Musical, Jump SQ. Mag to Collaborate (15:37 ) Time Mag Confirms Disney's U.S. Ponyo Plans for 2009 (12:17 ) Gonzo Announced Arad Senki Anime, Not NHN Japan (12:04 ) Aria's Kozue Amano to Launch New Manga in November (09:18 ) Magazine Z, Comi Di Gi+ Manga Mags Ending in Japan (08:26 ) Tuesday, Sep 2, 2008 [12] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, August 18–24 (23:58 ) Purported Dragonball Trailer Screenshots Posted (23:57 ) Japanese Box Office, August 23–24: DMC at #2 (16:48 ) Battle Spirits Anime's Episode Preview Posted Online (14:41 ) Square Enix to Launch Free Gangan Online Manga Mag (11:24 ) Tonari no 801-chan Creator Writes about Canceled Anime (10:21 ) Second Vampire Knight Guilty Promo Video Streamed (09:31 ) Asō Candidacy Again Boosts Anime/Manga Stock Prices (09:11 ) Madman Entertainment announces new releases at Animania Sydney (08:51 ) Horror Manga Artist Kazuo Umezu Posts YouTube Channel (08:17 ) Yuuya Yagira Denies Alleged Suicide Attempt Reports (04:57 ) Monday, Sep 1, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) New Trailer, English Website Launch for First Squad (18:34 ) Denpa teki na Kanojo Light Novels Get Anime (17:18 ) Slap Up Party -Arad Senki- Anime Promo Video Streamed (14:55 ) Manga Fan Asō Tarō Again in Running for Japan's Top Post (13:00 ) Miyazaki Predicts Next Work at Least 3 Years from Now (08:51 ) Otaku Culture Co-Credited for 3M More Foreign Tourists (08:22 ) Toei to Animate Negibōzu no Asatarō Picture Books (07:42 ) State of Anime Industry Analyzed in English (02:14 ) Sunday, Aug 31, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Australian FMA Team are First WCS 2009 Finalists (06:55 ) USA Today Booklist, August 18–25: No Manga (19:42 ) Child Safety Anime from Anpanman's Yanase Streamed (19:37 ) Anime Film Screening Series to Launch in USA Next Month (17:23 ) Protoculture Addicts #97 Shipped (15:18 ) Yuki Kaida Replaces Tomoko Kawakami on Ikoku Irokoi #2 (09:38 ) Helen McCarthy Interviewed for Osamu Tezuka Exhibit (02:41 ) Genius Party Actor Yagira Hospitalized After Overdose (02:22 ) Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 [5] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Moyoco Anno's Ochibisan Manga Printed in Bilingual Book (23:58 ) U.S.'s Toonami Jetstream Posts New Zatch Bell Episode (23:57 ) Otakon Acknowledges Artist Alley Controversy (14:55 ) Minami-ke Anime's 3rd Season Reportedly Green-Lit (11:06 ) Friday, Aug 29, 2008 [7] Yoko Kamio Draws Cat Street Manga Side Story (23:55 ) Report: Max Makowski to Helm Voltron Live-Action Film (17:55 ) Quiz Magical Academy Anime's 'Making-of' Video Posted (13:24 ) Hakushaku to Yōsei Promotional Video Streamed (13:12 ) TBS Acknowledges Tonari no 801-chan's Cancellation (06:53 ) Girl Who Leapt Through Time at Philadelphia, Durham (06:27 ) Asakiyumemishi - The Tale of Genji Manga Gets Anime (00:00 ) Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:05 ) Bleach Manga Creator Tite Kubo Interviewed by LA Times (23:02 ) Umineko no Naku Koro ni Anime's Promo Video Streamed (14:54 ) Hatsukoi Limited Anime, Drama CD to Be Announced (14:34 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, August 21–27 (11:12 ) Shokotan's Blog Hero Character Gets Manga in Magazine (10:56 ) SF Japantown to Screen Girl Who Leapt Through Time for Free (09:36 ) Kodomo no Kodomo's Live-Action Film Trailer Streamed (08:33 ) Tonari no 801-chan's TV Anime Plans Reportedly Shelved (07:07 ) Tetsudō Musume Railway Figures' TV Drama Confirmed (02:39 ) Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Marvel, Madhouse's Iron Man Anime Image Posted Online (23:44 ) Murakami's Video for Kanye West Song is iTunes #1 (21:10 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, August 19–25 (15:16 ) NY Children's Fest to Run Girl Who Leapt Through Time (14:15 ) Winter Sonata's Bae Eyeing Kami no Shizuku Drama Role (13:01 ) Hunter X Hunter Manga to Restart on October 6 (05:47 ) New Initial D Anime DVD to Ship in Japan on December 5 (05:26 ) Lau Wan Kit's Feel 100% Wins 2nd Int'l Manga Award (03:09 ) Boys of Summer Artist Hiroki Otsuka Interviewed (01:59 ) Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 [11] Daily Briefs (23:56 ) Oreskaband to Release First U.S. Album Next Spring (23:55 ) Report: 1st Dragonball Trailer to Debut in October (18:44 ) Utena Voice Actress Kawakami Recovering from Surgery (16:29 ) Marvel, Madhouse's Iron Man Anime Image Posted Online (15:05 ) Ring 0's Meimu Draws Manga for Gundam MS IGLOO 2 Anime (14:42 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, August 11–17 (13:38 ) Lucky Star OVA's TV Commercial Streamed (12:52 ) 'Lion' is 4th Macross Frontier CD Single in Top 5 (05:25 ) Vampire Knight Guilty Sequel's Promo Video Streamed (04:37 ) Mamoru Oshii Directs Live-Action Short & TV Episodes (02:54 ) Monday, Aug 25, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) 2nd Death Note Film to Run in U.S. Theaters in October (20:12 ) Iron Man, Wolverine in Marvel, Madhouse's 1st TV Anime (19:41 ) Mushishi, Neo Angelique Manga Finish in Japan (15:25 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, August 13–20 (14:33 ) 2nd CG Gundam: MS IGLOO 2 Promo Video Streamed (13:29 ) Kristen Bell Joins CG Astroboy Film Cast (12:54 ) Japan Aims for Copyright-Relaxed 'Special Cyber Zones' (07:02 ) Takahashi's Ice Blade Manga to Relaunch in Japan (06:08 ) Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 [5] Madhouse to Create 4 Anime with Marvel Comic Heroes (23:57 ) Library War, Dennō Coil, 20th Century Boys Win Seiun Awards (23:40 ) Hells Angels Anime to Premiere in October in Japan (14:36 ) Votoms: Pailsen Files Prequel Gets Theatrical Release (07:24 ) Gonzo to Animate Korean MMORPG Dungeon & Fighter (Update 2) (04:05 ) Saturday, Aug 23, 2008 [4] Moribito to Premiere on Adult Swim at 1:30 a.m. ET/PT (23:00 ) Shogakukan, Shueisha to Directly Publish in Europe (16:00 ) Bandai Visual Ships 100,000+ Geass R2 #1 Discs (06:42 ) Kinnikuman Onigiri, Meat-Kun Meat Pie Sold in Japan (01:39 ) Friday, Aug 22, 2008 [11] Daily Briefs (23:40 ) xxxHOLiC, Tsubasa OADs Delayed, Kei Team Apologizes for Excerpts (23:39 ) 1st Death Note Film to Play in Canadian Theaters (18:30 ) Utena Voice Actress Tomoko Kawakami Hospitalized (17:56 ) 20th Century Boys Film's World Premiere Held in Paris (15:39 ) Otakon Asks for Info on Suspected Fraud by Ex-Staffer (13:46 ) Production I.G Job Post Refers to '3D Movie Project' (13:22 ) Zettai Shougeki ~Platonic Heart~ Promo Movie Streamed (12:42 ) Haruhi-chan, Churuya-san Parody Manga Get Anime Shorts (11:49 ) Australia Opens World Cosplay Summit 2009 Competition (02:28 ) Magazine Looks at Anime Companies' Blu-ray Disc Plans (00:03 ) Thursday, Aug 21, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Higurashi no Naku Koroni Rei, Switch Promos Streamed (22:15 ) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Opens in Boston on Friday (16:42 ) Manga, Graphic Novels to Get Hugo Award Category (14:10 ) Oregon Man Says Son Borrowed Mature Manga from Library (13:08 ) USA Today Booklist, August 11–17: No Manga (06:04 ) Futabasha Launches Free Web Comic High! Service (05:57 ) Newspaper Profiles Toei Animation Philippines Studio (00:47 ) NYC Food Magazine Interviews Paprika's Satoshi Kon (00:24 ) Wednesday, Aug 20, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Anpanman's Yanase Creates Children's Safety Anime (23:57 ) New Fullmetal Alchemist TV Anime Series Confirmed (22:20 ) Manga Mag Artist Keizo Tsukamoto Earns Guinness Record (16:01 ) Yo nimo Kimyō na Man-gatarō Manga Gets Video Adaptation (14:35 ) IATV Acquires Tokyopop Anime Titles, Other Programming (13:58 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, August 12–18 (08:17 ) Fujyoshi.jp Streams Live-Action Boys-Love Drama (02:21 ) Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) U.S. Graphic Novel Ranking at Comic Stores: July (23:57 ) Cutie Honey, Space Adventure Cobra to Pitch Whiskey (23:41 ) Japanese Box Office, August 16–17: Ponyo's 5th #1 (18:26 ) Yoko Kanno Makes Voice Cameo in Genius Party Beyond (13:35 ) Akikan! Romance Light Novels Get Manga in Ultra Jump (12:46 ) Death Note Team's Bakuman Manga Posted in 4 Languages (11:25 ) Taishō Yakyū Musume Baseball Anime Confirmed (10:49 ) Monday, Aug 18, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Mainichi Newspaper Posts Comic Market Cosplay Photos (23:58 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, August 4–10 (23:57 ) Michiko to Hatchin Trailer with Actual Footage Streamed (17:05 ) Oishinbo's Akira Hanasaki Draws Nobō no Shiro Manga (16:30 ) Chaos;HEAd Anime's Promotional Video Posted Online (14:37 ) NY Anime Fest to Debut Vampire Hunter D Short Story (14:05 ) Clannad After Story Promo Video Streamed (08:30 ) New Regency Drops Voltron Film, Relativity May Pick Up (02:11 ) Sunday, Aug 17, 2008 [4] Birdy the Mighty Decode Gets Second Season in January (23:58 ) New York Anime Fest Fields Questions for Rie Tanaka (23:57 ) Cybersix Comic Co-Creator Carlos Meglia Passes Away (23:56 ) Haruhi's Kyoto Animation to Produce Tonari no 801-chan (13:18 ) Saturday, Aug 16, 2008 [3] Nodame's Tomoko Ninomiya to Take Time Off to Have Baby (07:28 ) Man Arrested for Threatening Japan's Comike with Grenade (06:39 ) New Column: Evan Miller's The Gallery Unveiled (03:21 ) Friday, Aug 15, 2008 [5] Lain's ABe Self-Publishes Manga on iTunes in 20 Nations (15:41 ) Tokyopop Says Pulled Titles Are Delayed, Not Cancelled (14:40 ) Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens Anime Trailer Streamed (12:55 ) Collins Design Prints 500 Essential Anime Movies Book (08:06 ) USA Today Booklist, August 3–10: No Manga (07:41 ) Thursday, Aug 14, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, August 6–12 (23:57 ) Japan's Showgate Warns Alleged Singaporean File-Sharers (20:47 ) Skip Beat Anime to Run Simultaneously in Japan, Taiwan (15:37 ) Saint Seiya's Kurumada to end Ring ni Kakero 2 Manga (14:55 ) Naruto Manga Printed in 23 Nations, Anime Aired in 60+ (10:46 ) Skin Related Bug in ANN Forum and Encyclopedia (10:32 ) Broccoli Books Posts Nui! Manga Sample Online (09:38 ) Digital Manga Launches emanga Beta Rental Site (09:17 ) Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008 [7] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Extra Dragonaut - The Resonance Episode's Promo Posted (21:25 ) Code Geass R2 Anime Sequel to Run on Adult Swim in U.S. (18:06 ) Honey Hunt Manga Debuts in Shojo Beat Magazine (16:15 ) Live-Action Blood Reportedly to Open in U.S. in March (10:28 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, August 5–11 (09:37 ) Tezuka's Final Unfinished Anime To Be Completed by Son (08:37 ) Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Japanese Box Office, August 9–10: Ponyo's Month at #1 (23:08 ) California Museum Opens Manga/Anime Exhibit on Friday (18:49 ) Life, Hataraki Man Manga Added to iPhone's J App Store (18:00 ) Book on Miyazaki's Spirited Away Ships in Britain, USA (14:19 ) 'Country Doctor' Tops Awards at Hiroshima Animation Fest (13:20 ) Diamond's Hardcover Black Jack Adds Exclusive Stories (12:26 ) Fist of the North Star Manga Marks 25 Years with Wedding (06:11 ) Monday, Aug 11, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Happily Ever After Film in Seattle, Scottsdale, Pittsburgh (23:57 ) Umizaru Coast Guard Manga, Nonchan Manga Get New Films (20:39 ) 3 Titles' Fansubs Pulled on Behalf of Japan's d-rights (14:31 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, July 28–August 3 (13:44 ) Studio Pierrot Animates Julia Vuori's Sika Books (11:59 ) Bikkuri-Man Anime Returns in Free Online Series (11:02 ) Kano Duo to Star in I.G's Abunai Sisters Anime DVD (09:46 ) Japanese Box Office, August 2–3: Ponyo's 3rd Week at #1 (01:21 ) Sunday, Aug 10, 2008 [6] Otakon 2008 Draws Over 26,000 Attendees (23:35 ) Mai-Mai Shinko Film by Black Lagoon Director in 2009 (15:36 ) ADV Gets Indian Summer Anime, Five Live-Action Titles (13:23 ) Stan Lee's Pow Develops Quartz with Gonzo's Parent GDH (12:31 ) Daily Briefs (04:41 ) Tokyopop Posts Star Trek World Manga & 2 Other Titles (04:40 ) Saturday, Aug 9, 2008 [6] Bandai Entertainment Adds .hack//G.U. Trilogy Anime (21:17 ) Ghiblies 2 Director Momose Working on New Ghibli Work (18:52 ) Crunchyroll to Add Gonzo, ADV, Media Blasters Titles (Update 2) (13:17 ) Otakon Attendance Numbers 23,000 on Day 1 (02:00 ) More Gatchaman Teaser Screenshots Posted (00:24 ) Hisaishi's Ghibli Concert to Air on Japanese TV (00:05 ) Friday, Aug 8, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:24 ) Quiz Magic Academy Promotional Movie Streamed (23:08 ) Casshern Sins Trailer Posted Online (22:49 ) Madhouse Still Working on Ninja Scroll 2 Plans (16:43 ) Namco Bandai Reports 66% Drop in Q1 Profit (14:21 ) Macademi Wasshoi's Newest Promotional Video Streamed (13:35 ) Saber Rider Comes to American DVD (12:36 ) RoboDz to Run on U.S.'s Revamped Disney XD Channel (12:11 ) Eva:1.0, L, Afro Samurai to Run in German Film Fest (06:08 ) USA Today Booklist, July 28–August 3 (05:52 ) Thursday, Aug 7, 2008 [8] Manga Does Not Rule U.S. Graphic Novel Sales in July (18:25 ) Sky Crawlers, Detroit Metal City to Run in Toronto (12:14 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, July 31–August 6 (11:35 ) Maria Holic Manga Confirmed to Get TV Anime (06:42 ) Store Sells 'Pundam,' 'Epangelion' Cosplay for Dogs (05:51 ) Fujiko F. Fujio's Unique Short Stories Get TV Drama (05:15 ) Kyo no Gononi's Release Date, Staff, Cast Announced (01:37 ) Samuel Jackson on Afro Samurai Live-Action Film Plan (01:11 ) Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 [7] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Salaryman Kintaro Manga to Get New TV Drama Series (17:47 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, July 29–August 4 (15:20 ) One Outs Baseball Manga to Get TV Anime This October (14:04 ) Kiku-chan to Ōkami TV Anime Special's Trailer Streamed (12:38 ) Guin Saga Novels to be Animated for TV Next Spring (12:06 ) Kamen no Maid Guy Manga to Bundle DVD with New Anime (04:13 ) Tuesday, Aug 5, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:54 ) Japanese Man Arrested for Pirated Anime DVD Auctions (17:00 ) Kogyoaika Volleyboys Manga Gets Movie This Fall (15:41 ) Aria, Utawarerumono Singer/Songwriter Eri Kawai Dies (14:28 ) New Gurren Lagann, Higurashi Manga to Start This Month (13:39 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, July 21–27 (12:21 ) Ottawa Animation Fest to Show Shinkai's Neko no Shūkai (06:56 ) Simons' Shutterbox, Quick's Off*Beat World Manga Halted (05:56 ) Paramount, Brad Pitt License Miki Falls World Manga (05:41 ) Escalator Accident at Tokyo Model Festival Injures 10 (04:11 ) Monday, Aug 4, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Navarre Talks Afro Samurai Sales Numbers, Future Plans (20:33 ) Toei, Disney's 1st Full RoboDz Episode Streamed Online (15:08 ) Japanese Box Office, July 26–27: Ponyo Keeps Top Spot (14:50 ) New Queen's Blade, Chaos;Head Game Manga Announced (14:05 ) New Art Previewed for Japanese-Animated First Squad (12:59 ) 3rd Man Sentenced for Anime Sharing with Share Program (12:30 ) St. Dragon Girl Creator Starts Yumeiro Pâtissière Manga (06:40 ) Sunday, Aug 3, 2008 [4] Brazilian Team Wins 2008 World Cosplay Summit (20:40 ) Death Note Creators Confirmed to Launch Bakuman Manga (18:04 ) Tanemura to Draw Gentlemen's Alliance Side Story Manga (16:49 ) Anime Studio Pierrot Founder to Speak at NYC Bookstore (12:08 ) Saturday, Aug 2, 2008 [4] USA Today Booklist, July 21–27 (21:44 ) Navarre Reports that Funimation Exceeds Q1 Expectations (21:31 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, July 24–30 (15:33 ) Tensai Bakabon, Akko-chan Creator Fujio Akatsuka Dies (12:55 ) Friday, Aug 1, 2008 [8] New Ranma 1/2 Short Debuts at Takahashi's Tokyo Event (23:57 ) Production I.G to Launch New Anime Series at Otakon (16:15 ) 1st Funimation Releases of Former ADV Titles Scheduled (14:26 ) Imagi Creative Director Posts Gatchaman Art, Notes Delay (13:29 ) Industry Group: Total Anime Sales Dipped 7.4% in 2007 (12:58 ) Linebarrels of Iron's English Promo Video Streamed (06:01 ) New Attempt at Yamato Anime Project Announced (02:47 ) Daily Briefs (01:37 ) Thursday, Jul 31, 2008 [8] 90-Second Twin Angel Video Anime Promo Movie Steamed (23:55 ) Kitaro Films, WWII Anime to Play at Locarno Film Fest (23:31 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, July 22–28 (22:59 ) Tentai Senshi Sunred TV Anime Confirmed for October (15:00 ) Law Journal Article Supports Fansubs (11:05 ) Japanese Gov't Hosts World Cosplay Summit Finalists (04:14 ) Daily Briefs (03:42 ) Asu no Yoichi! Romantic Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime (02:39 ) Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 [6] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, July 14–20 (18:08 ) What's Michael Artist Draws Manga About Shonen Mag's Early Days (15:02 ) Genius Party Beyond Film's New Trailer Streamed (13:28 ) More Revealed on Aftermath of Young Sunday Mag's End (12:30 ) Last Gasp Licenses Junko Mizuno's Fancy Gigolo Pelu (06:01 ) Eiki Eiki's Train*Train Manga Listed by Digital Manga (05:36 ) Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 [8] Kyo no Gononi Manga Confirmed to Have Fall TV Anime (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, July 17–23 (16:55 ) America's Kung Fu Panda Film Gets Manga in Japan (14:55 ) USA Today Booklist, July 14–20 (14:26 ) Japan's Dentsu Opens American Office in Los Angeles (14:03 ) Café Kichijouji de Manga to Restart in Japan in Fall (09:05 ) Ponyo, Sky Crawlers to Compete in Venice Int'l Film Fest (08:45 ) Gurren Lagann Now Offered in Web Streams & iTunes Store (08:05 ) Monday, Jul 28, 2008 [6] Interview: Gainax on Gurren Lagann (16:04 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, July 15–21 (13:56 ) Venus Versus Virus Manga Ends in Japan (13:07 ) Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st Announced (12:40 ) New York Anime Festival Forums (08:54 ) THE iDOLM@STER Break! Manga to Debut in September (06:02 ) Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 [4] Live-Action Higanjima Film Green-Lit for Next Summer (21:48 ) Dark Horse Adds Daisuke Moriyama's World Embryo Manga (13:40 ) 2nd Season of Junjō Romantica to Air in October (12:56 ) Live dubbing at SMASH! 2008 by Hidenobu Kiuchi (09:30 ) Saturday, Jul 26, 2008 [7] Yen Adds Cirque du Freak, Oninagi, GA, Ichiroh! Manga (22:10 ) 2nd Man Sentenced for Anime Sharing with Share Program (18:09 ) Yoshitaka Amano's Shinjuku Illustrations Previewed (15:30 ) Kuroshitsuji Anime's Promotional Video Streamed (06:31 ) CMX Picks Up Genghis Khan, March on Earth Manga (06:13 ) Chaos;Head Computer Game to Get TV Anime (05:23 ) Tekkonkinkreet Wins Eisner Award (02:51 ) Friday, Jul 25, 2008 [5] Viz Media Picks Up Miwa's Dogs, Mase's Ikigami Manga (23:57 ) Viz Adds 20th Century Boys, Pluto Manga (19:01 ) Viz Picks Up Wāq Wāq, Tegami Bachi Manga (13:49 ) Second Death Note Special to Air on August 22 in Japan (12:00 ) Macross Frontier Volume 1 Ships 45,000 Blu-ray Discs (10:58 ) Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 [5] Del Rey Adds Negima Neo, Orange Planet, Yokai Doctor (22:28 ) Bandai Entertainment Licenses Lucky Star Manga (21:13 ) Studio 4°C Working on In-Game Street Fighter IV Footage (20:49 ) Lucy Liu, Mark Hamill Join Afro Samurai: Resurrection (11:29 ) Hetalia Axis Powers Web Manga Gets TV Anime (10:21 ) Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008 [7] Astro Boy Hair Makeovers Offered at Comic-Con Int'l (15:59 ) Udon, Seven Seas Launch Weekly Serialized Comics (15:24 ) Media Blasters Adds Dai Mahou Touge Comedy Anime (13:17 ) Di Gi Charat Video Site Launched on Japan's Nico Nico (12:57 ) Japanese Box Office, July 19–20: Ponyo Opens at #1 (07:34 ) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei Video Details Announced (02:55 ) For Sale: 1/2-Scale Fighter from Oshii's Sky Crawlers (01:01 ) Tuesday, Jul 22, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Film in Development at Fox (20:03 ) Aeon Flux's Chung Working on Astro Boy, Wicked City, Cyborg 009 (16:31 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, July 7–13 (14:22 ) Bandai Namco Links Up with Fujiyama Subtitling Firm (13:45 ) Research Team Names Protein After Pokémon's Pikachu (12:27 ) Fifth Kara no Kyoukai Film's Trailer Posted Online (11:54 ) New World Destruction Anime Promo Movie Streamed (11:40 ) Monday, Jul 21, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Funimation Offers Subbed Downloads of Jyu-Oh-Sei (18:38 ) Funimation Licenses Baccano! Anime (15:24 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, July 10–16 (15:05 ) Miike's Live-Action Yatterman Film's Teaser Streamed (14:00 ) Sensual Phrase's Shinjo to Draw 1-Shot Jump Sq. Manga (13:07 ) Japanese-Animated Stitch! Series' Promo Video Streamed (10:46 ) Japanese Box Office, July 12–13: HanaDan's 3rd #1 Week (10:06 ) NYAF to Host Baby, the Stars Shine Bright Designers (09:26 ) Sunday, Jul 20, 2008 [1] Shugo Chara! Magical Girl Anime's 2nd Year Green-Lit (06:01 ) Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 [4] Precure, Digimon 02 Added to Direct2Drive Downloads (23:57 ) USA Today Booklist, July 7–13 (13:58 ) First Major Baseball Anime Film's Teaser Streamed (13:48 ) 1st Live-Action Dragonball Poster with Son Goku Posted (06:49 ) Friday, Jul 18, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) 2009 Doraemon Film Announced, Trailer Streamed (19:02 ) Vampire Hunter D's Kikuchi to Celebrate Birthday with Fans (14:28 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, July 8–14 (14:14 ) Moribito Confirmed to Debut on Adult Swim on August 24 (12:52 ) First Full Gurren Lagann Movie Trailer Streamed (12:08 ) Afro Samurai's Okazaki to Autograph at Comic Con Int'l (06:01 ) Former DreamWorks Exec to Run Viz's Hollywood Office (05:46 ) Thursday, Jul 17, 2008 [11] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Yaoi-Con to Host Pet on Duty Manga Creator Nase Yamato (20:08 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, June 30–July 6 (15:29 ) ADV Voice Actor Mike Kleinhenz Passes Away (15:01 ) Haruhi CD Stays on Japanese Singles Chart for 100th Week (12:53 ) Japanese Box Office, July 5–6: HanaDan Stays at #1 (12:10 ) The Girl Who Leapt through Time recieves encore screenings at Dendy Cinemas (09:34 ) Simpsons Halloween Comic to Feature Death Note Parody (05:40 ) Amano, Nightow to Autograph at Comic-Con International (04:36 ) Tsubasa Manga to Bundle New Anime DVD Next February (03:44 ) More Competitors Chosen for World Cosplay Summit (03:10 ) Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Tonari no 801 chan Fujoshi Manga to be Animated in 2009 (22:31 ) Right Stuf Streams Aria Anime Trailer (22:00 ) Shonen Jump Ties Manga with Sports at Comic-Con Int'l (19:30 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, July 3–9 (15:37 ) Jin Kobayashi's School Rumble Manga to End in Japan (13:53 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, July 1–7 (12:44 ) Third Black Lagoon Anime Project Confirmed (10:52 ) Next Ghibli Film from Takahata Is Now More 'Definite' (10:24 ) Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Funimation, BONES Anime on PlayStation Video Service (Update 2) (20:37 ) 2008 Gegege no Kitarō Movie's Trailer Posted (19:50 ) Bleach, Death Note, Naruto Added to U.S. iTunes Store (15:24 ) XXXHOLiC Manga to Have 2-DVD Anime in Japan Next Year (Update 3) (13:14 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, June 23–29 (12:51 ) New York Anime Fest to Host Voice Actress Rie Tanaka (12:26 ) USA Today Booklist, June 30–July 6 (07:54 ) 3 Anime Articles in Latest Animation Academic Journal (07:24 ) Monday, Jul 14, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Toonami Jetstream Service Hosts Kiba Anime Online (18:32 ) Japanese Box Office, June 28–29: HanaDan Final at #1 (16:19 ) ADV Corrects Its Update to List of Out-of-Print DVDs (13:35 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, June 26–July 2 (12:57 ) Midori Days' Inoue to Launch Undead Manga in Spirits (12:16 ) Tokyo Man Found Guilty of Anime File-Sharing (07:46 ) Viz to Review Portfolios at Comic-Con International (07:17 ) Detroit Metal City Manga's Death Records Label is Born (02:05 ) Event Held to Mark Last Sakura Wars Musical in August (01:01 ) Sunday, Jul 13, 2008 [3] Global Artists Raise Funds for 'Totoro's Birthplace' (23:58 ) Mach Go Go Go Gets Mach Girl TV Anime Shorts in Japan (10:53 ) Daily Briefs (10:02 ) Saturday, Jul 12, 2008 [4] Japanese Comic Ranking, June 24–30 (23:57 ) Manganovel Site Begins Offering Translated Flash Anime (11:29 ) Embracing Love's Nitta Acknowledges Tracing Photo (10:23 ) Umineko no Naku Koro ni TV Anime Officially Announced (08:49 ) Friday, Jul 11, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Anime on US Phones & Free Japanese Manga on iPhone, DS (23:58 ) Dr. Koto Moves to Big Comic Original After Young Sunday Ends (23:57 ) Sword of the Stranger to Begin LA/NYC Run on July 18 (20:07 ) Indonesian TV Station Reprimanded for Airing One Piece (13:07 ) ADV, Tokyopop Discontinue DVD, Print Titles (12:35 ) Anime Apparel Maker Mythwear Formally Out of Business (11:32 ) Kuroshitsuji Anime Confirmed to Premiere This Fall (03:26 ) Thursday, Jul 10, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Future US Publishes One-Off Future Anime Mag in U.S. (20:47 ) High School Debut's Kawahara Launches Aozora Yell (14:58 ) One Piece's 'Prototype' Romance Dawn to be Animated (13:47 ) Naruto Shippuden Kizuna Movie's Trailer Streamed (12:14 ) X Japan Updates World Tour with Paris Stop in November (06:42 ) Japan's Gundam 00 Site Updates with 2nd Season Details (06:23 ) New Zealand Film Fest to Screen Eva:1.0, Vexille (05:50 ) Wednesday, Jul 9, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) USA Today Booklist, June 23–29 (23:57 ) Eva:01 is Japan's #4 Selling DVD of 2008's 1st Half (23:14 ) Man Arrested for Threatening Nana Mizuki Online (16:52 ) CLAMP to Draw One-Shot Washizu Mahjong Manga (14:22 ) Judge Compares Anime File-Sharing to Stealing Bread (13:13 ) 2nd Tamagotchi Feature Film's Teaser Trailer Streamed (11:06 ) New Inuyasha Short to Debut at Tokyo's Takahashi Event (10:39 ) My-Hime's Hisayuki Also Draws for Soul Calibur IV (01:17 ) Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008 [12] Daily Briefs (23:47 ) Street Fighter IV Game's Anime Teaser Trailer Streamed (23:46 ) 1/2-Scale Fighter Model Promotes Oshii's Sky Crawlers (21:50 ) Requiem from the Darkness' Kyogoku, CLAMP on Mōryō no Hako Anime (20:27 ) Deux Licenses Red Blinds The Foolish Boys-Love Manga (16:10 ) Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei Manga to Bundle 2 Anime DVDs (09:58 ) Vertical Previews Tezuka's Black Jack Manga Online (09:29 ) Funimation's First Releases from Geneon Deal Scheduled (09:10 ) Otakon to Host Sailor Moon Designer, Animation Director (08:30 ) Appleseed EX Machina Australian Blu-ray release postponed indefinitely. (06:59 ) English Gundam 00 Promo, Cast for 4 Meisters Posted (06:56 ) Designer Akemi Takada Planning New CG Anime Project (02:50 ) Monday, Jul 7, 2008 [4] Before Green Gables Prequel Animation to Anne Novels Green-Lit (15:30 ) Anime Expo 2008 Announces Numbers (14:21 ) Kemeko-DX, To Aru Majutsu no Index Promos Streamed (14:13 ) Zettai Shougeki ~Platonic Heart~ Video Anime Green-Lit (13:37 ) Sunday, Jul 6, 2008 [4] Madman announces new releases and acquisitions (18:00 ) Bones Studio Addresses Allegedly Leaked Document (17:04 ) CMX Manga Licenses Ken Saito's The Name of the Flower (04:23 ) Anime Expo 2008 Keynote Addresses (00:11 ) Saturday, Jul 5, 2008 [6] Kadokawa USA Announces Six New Licenses (21:17 ) I.G's Takeuchi to Direct Star Wars: The Clone Wars Episode (16:52 ) Go! Adds Cool Idols, Angel's Coffin, Crown, Bound Beauty (16:36 ) Tokyopop Announces New Manga Titles (Update 2) (14:14 ) Prosecutor Asks for 1.5-Year Term for Anime File-Sharer (12:09 ) 801 Media, Juné Announce New Manga Titles (00:49 ) Friday, Jul 4, 2008 [12] Digital Manga Publishing Adds More Titles (20:55 ) Bandai Entertainment Adds Hayate Anime, TokiKake Manga (19:50 ) Gundam 00 to Run on Sci Fi Channel on November 17 (19:39 ) Bandai Schedules Blu-ray Freedom, Gunbuster/Diebuster Movie (19:07 ) Right Stuf Adds Gakuen Alice, Reissues First Terra e (18:16 ) Bandai Entertainment to Announce Gundam 00 License Details (17:53 ) Dark Horse Gets Eva: Shinji Ikari Raising Project Manga (17:06 ) Viz Adds Honey Hunt, Gestalt, Magic Touch, Otomen (16:07 ) Funimation Announces Ouran High School Host Club Cast (15:53 ) Sensual Phrase's Shinjo to Start Manga Short Story (14:10 ) Idol Talent Shokotan Starts Limited-Run English Blog (13:21 ) Funimation Picks Up Over 30 Former AD Vision Titles (09:01 ) Thursday, Jul 3, 2008 [6] Bandai Entertainment's Gurren Lagann Dub Cast Announced (19:37 ) World Destruction Anime's TV Commercial Streamed (16:44 ) ADV Films Reportedly Suspends 4 DVD Titles Indefinitely (Update 3) (14:56 ) Funimation Agrees to Distribute Select Geneon Titles (11:46 ) Daily Briefs (05:58 ) Australian Theaters Screen Appleseed Sequel, Vexille (05:47 ) Wednesday, Jul 2, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:55 ) Crunchyroll to Host Gatchaman Video Series Online (23:35 ) Nico Nico Douga to Delete Videos with Derived Content (17:09 ) 2nd Tamagotchi Anime Feature Green-Lit for December (11:48 ) Kiku-chan to Ōkami Tale to be Animated for August Airing (11:27 ) Funimation, YouTube Set Up Branded Online Channel (10:16 ) Dragonaut's Kinoshita to Start Kuzumoto Action Manga (09:43 ) Scarecrowman CG Anime's Trailer Video Posted Online (08:44 ) Kerokero Ace's Slayers Future Manga to Start in July (08:25 ) Gonzo's Parent Firm on Notice for Possible Delisting (07:56 ) Tuesday, Jul 1, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Bones Co-Founder Masahiko Minami to Attend Anime Expo (23:19 ) Bandai Entertainment Reveals Honneamise Lineup (20:26 ) Slayers Revolution's Promo Movie Posted Online (15:30 ) BOST TV to Post Strike Witches Anime in English (14:35 ) Rosario + Vampire Capu2 Anime's Promo Movie Streamed (14:12 ) Kodansha to Publish, Sell Manga in U.S. in September (12:56 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, June 16–22 (07:22 ) Second Neko Rahmen Comedy Anime Project Green-Lit (07:08 ) Monday, Jun 30, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (21:40 ) Devil's Due to Adapt Vampire Hunter D into U.S. Comics (18:27 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, June 18–25 (17:59 ) Funimation Adds Heroic Age Anime (15:29 ) Live-Action 20th Century Boys Film Trailer Posted (13:11 ) Oshii's Sky Crawlers Film Adds New Special Promo Video (12:49 ) Di Gi Charat's Koge Donbo* to Launch New Manga in July (06:52 ) Stephan 'Eco-Anime' Previewed Online in 10 Languages (06:09 ) Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 [4] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) USA Today Booklist, June 16–22 (16:42 ) Nanae Chrono's Vassalord Vampire Manga Previewed (16:10 ) Stone Bridge Press to Publish English Book on Satoshi Kon (05:52 ) Saturday, Jun 28, 2008 [8] Second Strawberry Marshmallow Video Anime Announced (16:40 ) 5th Major Baseball Anime Series to Debut Next January (16:24 ) Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka Game to Get TV Anime in Fall (16:09 ) ToHeart2ad plus Video Series Announced for 2009 (14:42 ) Anime ef - a tale of melodies Announced, Promo Posted (14:01 ) New Gundam 00 Manga Published in Japan (05:40 ) English Write-Up of Gainax Co-Founder Okada's Talk (01:01 ) Enoki Films Seeks Licensors for Slayers Revolution (00:35 ) Friday, Jun 27, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Utsushi-e Troupe to Travel to LA, Boston, NYC, D.C. (23:50 ) Miyazaki's Upcoming Ponyo Previewed on Japanese TV (14:58 ) Four Strike Witches Anime Television Ads Posted (14:04 ) English-Translated Manga on Nobel Winner Suu Kyi (13:17 ) Third Zero no Tsukaima Anime's TV Commercial Streamed (12:19 ) Macross Frontier Gets Third Manga, Novel, Mag in July (07:11 ) Fushigi Yuugi's Yuu Watase to Start New Original Work (05:19 ) Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Montreal's Fantasia Fest to Show Manga/Anime Films (23:57 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, June 17–23 (22:17 ) Manga Artist Junko Mizuno Works on Marvel Project (14:58 ) Akiba-chan CG/Action Figure Anime's Promo Video Streamed (13:24 ) A.D. Vision to Auction Surplus Office Supplies (12:36 ) Yamato Creator to Post Original Manga on WiiWare (06:21 ) Dorameon Co-Creator Uploads Original One-Shot Manga (06:09 ) Satoshi Kon to Appear at Free NYC Paprika Showing (05:16 ) Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, June 17–23 (23:57 ) Glass Mask Manga Classic to Relaunch in BetsuHana Mag (15:47 ) 2nd Morning Int'l Manga Competition Results Posted (14:07 ) Gegege no Kitarō's Mizuki to Start Tōno Monogatari (13:31 ) Gunslinger Girl's Video-Only Episode Titles Announced (12:30 ) Dosei Mansion Sci-Fi Manga Gets Live-Action Film (06:20 ) Cobra Manga Said to Have Received Hollywood Film Offer (05:32 ) State of Restructured Tokyopop, ADV Manga Profiled (01:37 ) Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Gundam, Sailor Moon's Actor Tohru Furuya Interviewed (23:58 ) Virtual Gackt Software Maker to Allow Derivative Works (23:57 ) Hana-Kimi One-Shot Manga to Appear in HanaYume in July (15:00 ) Japanese Box Office: June 14–15, June 21–22 (14:13 ) MB's Kitty Media to Add 3 New Adult Anime, 1 BL Anime (12:44 ) Birdy the Mighty Decode Sci-Fi Comedy TV Ad Streamed (11:45 ) Japan Post Service to Issue Patlabor Stamps in August (10:53 ) Tanaka's Tytania to be Animated for TV in October (09:35 ) Monday, Jun 23, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Digital Manga, Shinshokan to Launch Doki Doki BL Label (22:11 ) Media Blasters Adds Kishi's Maka-Maka Color Yuri Manga (15:47 ) Update: IATV to Show Planetes, Scrapped Princess (14:59 ) Tekkonkinkreet, N.Y. Salad, Dororo Win Technical Awards (14:00 ) Vampire Knight's 2nd Season to Air in Japan in October (08:39 ) IATV to Screen Bandai Entertaiment Anime on Wednesdays (08:04 ) Junko Mizuno Designs Charity Auction's My Little Pony (07:43 ) Sunday, Jun 22, 2008 [3] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, June 9–15 (23:58 ) Two Japanese Boys Chosen for 2nd Slam Dunk Scholarship (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, June 11–17 (06:53 ) Saturday, Jun 21, 2008 [3] New York Anime Fest to Host Designer Yoshitaka Amano (12:53 ) Gonzo to Post Strike Witches Online Globally (06:18 ) 3rd Sailor Moon Musical Actress Kanbe Dies at 24 (05:46 ) Friday, Jun 20, 2008 [9] 30-Second Twin Angel Anime Promo Video Steamed (23:57 ) Miyazaki Plans Museum Anime Shorts After Ponyo (17:05 ) The Tower of Druaga: the Sword of URUK Anime in 2009 (16:59 ) Macross Ace Frontier to Ship in Japan on PSP in Fall (15:31 ) Two Sekirei Anime TV Commercials Streamed (12:19 ) Kiss×sis Manga from Mahoromatic's Ditama to be Animated (11:40 ) Detroit Metal City to Get Plush Dolls, Figures, Single (06:11 ) Berserk's Miura Draws Virtual Gackt for Voice Software (05:25 ) 2nd Live-Action Gegege no Kitaro Film's Trailer Posted (05:11 ) Thursday, Jun 19, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (22:41 ) Kodomo no Kodomo Manga's Live-Action Film in September (21:36 ) Madman announces Reel Anime 2008 (19:00 ) Supanova Sydney on this weekend. (18:00 ) Domo Series of Shorts to Premiere Online on Veoh (17:19 ) Oshii Premieres Sky Crawlers at U.S.'s Skywalker Sound (14:33 ) USA Today Booklist, June 9–15 (12:46 ) Skip Beat! Shōjo Manga Confirmed for TV Anime in Fall (11:59 ) Bandai's Battle Spirits Card Game to Get Anime, Manga (03:14 ) Queen's Blade Fantasy Game Books Get TV Anime (02:09 ) Wednesday, Jun 18, 2008 [13] Those Who Hunt Elves' Yagami Launches Saori Manga (23:58 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, June 10–16 (23:57 ) Tokyopop Manga Titles Pulled from July Solicitations (21:22 ) NY Asian Film Fest to Show Manga/Anime-Related Films (18:36 ) Chihiro Tamaki's Walkin' Butterfly Manga Gets TV Drama (15:07 ) Witchblade Manga Nominated for Harvey Award (13:56 ) Survey: Reviews (13:36 ) Leaf's White Album Game Reportedly Gets Anime (13:16 ) Agent Helps Global Artists Break into Japan's Market (12:38 ) Cure Japanese Cosplay Community Launches English Site (12:20 ) Daily Briefs (06:40 ) Tokyopop Manga Volumes Pulled from July Solicitations (06:39 ) Studio Ghibli's Ponyo Anime Film Ticket Ad Streamed (06:14 ) Tuesday, Jun 17, 2008 [9] The Telepathy Girl Ran TV Anime's Preview Streamed (23:57 ) Katō's "Tsumiki no Ie" Wins Annecy Cristal, Jury Award (21:29 ) Funimation Acquires Big Windup! Baseball TV Anime (19:34 ) Promo for Macross All That VF Anime Short Streamed (14:25 ) British Film Institute to Host 5cm Per Second's Shinkai (11:21 ) Viz Media Sets up Hollywood Office This Month (08:02 ) ShoPro Renamed as Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (07:04 ) Tokyopop to Continue Printing Gakuen Alice Shōjo Manga (05:52 ) "Otaku" Murderer Tsutomu Miyazaki Executed on Tuesday (05:03 ) Monday, Jun 16, 2008 [8] Database Lists Over 60 Years of Manga Mags Online (20:12 ) Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland Join CG Astro Boy Cast (16:26 ) Tezuka's Dororo, Nagai's Sukeban Boy Films on U.S. DVD (14:15 ) Kawashima's Alive Manga Gets TV Anime (13:06 ) Phantom Master Duo Launch Burning Hell Manga (06:23 ) Man Buried by Manga Discovered Dead After Quake (05:26 ) Daily Briefs (03:51 ) First Gurren Lagann Music Clip Project Video Streamed (03:15 ) Sunday, Jun 15, 2008 [3] Japanese Box Office: June 7–8 (23:58 ) Shonen Sunday, Artists Comment on Zatch Bell Lawsuit (23:57 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, June 2–8 (16:41 ) Saturday, Jun 14, 2008 [4] Rock Band Glay to Perform 3 Concerts in California (23:57 ) Japan's New Animage Original Mag to Target Older Fans (15:18 ) Freelancers Report that PiQ's July Issue Is Its Last (Update 2) (03:10 ) Tales of the Abyss Anime Reportedly in the Works (01:01 ) Friday, Jun 13, 2008 [9] Tokyopop to Post Steady Beat World Manga on Web Only (23:57 ) Las Vegas Film Fest to Screen Murakami Anime on Monday (18:56 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, June 4–10 (18:10 ) Japan Delays Decision on Manga/Anime in Child Porn Law (14:20 ) Macross Frontier's "Interstellar Flight" Video Posted (11:27 ) 2nd Sekirei Anime Trailer Streamed (06:33 ) Gon Manga to Get Korean TV Animation in Early 2010 (06:06 ) Anime Blog Awards' Blogger's Choice Winners Announced (01:42 ) Daily Briefs (00:53 ) Thursday, Jun 12, 2008 [9] Voice Actress/Singer Halko Momoi Interviewed (23:58 ) Director Yutaka Yamamoto Talks About Lucky Star Firing (23:58 ) Itazura na Kiss Anime to Show Creator's Planned Ending (23:57 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, June 3–9 (15:01 ) Tokyopop to Cut Manga Output in United Kingdom (13:32 ) High School Debut Shōjo Manga to End in Japan in July (13:01 ) Tokyopop to Keep Fruits Basket, Saiyuki, Tactics, Rave (12:20 ) USA Today Booklist, June 2–8 (06:10 ) Navarre Announces Financial Results for 2007-2008 (05:56 ) Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:48 ) 1st Subbed Fist of the North Star Streamed for Free (22:57 ) Amuri in Star Ocean DVD Commercials Streamed (15:56 ) Shonen Gangan Details Gainax's Shikabane Hime: Aka Anime (13:57 ) Film Critic, Siberian Express Director Mizuno Dies (12:46 ) Akiba-chan CG/Stop Motion Series to Debut in July (12:23 ) Egg Man CG Anime to Premiere Globally on Crunchyroll (11:13 ) SMASH to host Japanese Voice Actor (07:25 ) Kadokawa USA Orders Halt on Fansub Links for 11 Anime (03:06 ) Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 [7] Media Blasters Acquires Dokuro-chan Anime (17:48 ) Manga Sutra's Katsu-Aki to Start Doku×Koi Manga (16:42 ) He is My Master's Husband/Wife Creative Team Splits Up (14:36 ) Heart no Kuni no Alice Game Gets Anime Video Project (13:35 ) Inuyasha Confirmed to End Next Wednesday in Japan (12:31 ) 1st Anime Album in 11 Years to Rank in Japan's Top 3 (06:28 ) Sensual Phrase's Shinjo Explains Why She Left Magazine (06:03 ) Monday, Jun 9, 2008 [7] New Yaoi Generation Publisher Promises Manga Releases (16:47 ) Chibi Vampire's Kagesaki Starts Hekikai no AiON Manga (16:23 ) Tokyopop's Output to Drop to 20-22 Monthly Releases (13:35 ) Neo Angelique Abyss -Second Age- TV Sequel Confirmed (12:57 ) Ghost in the Shell 2.0's Promo Video Streamed (06:24 ) Toronto Short Film Fest to Host Director Kei Oyama (05:54 ) U.S. Navy Distributes Carrier Manga at Base, Online (04:52 ) Sunday, Jun 8, 2008 [4] Ghost in the Shell to Return to Japanese Theaters (23:57 ) X Japan Suspends Global Tour Due to Yoshiki's Health (19:01 ) Jump Super Tour's Anime Lineup Announced in Japan (13:16 ) 17 Hit or Stabbed, 7 Confirmed Dead in Tokyo's Akihabara (Update 9) (02:10 ) Saturday, Jun 7, 2008 [4] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, May 26–June 1 (23:57 ) Toei Offers English-Subbed Slam Dunk, North Star (23:17 ) Daily Briefs (22:14 ) Saber Marionette i ~Neo Gene~ Manga to Launch in July (11:55 ) Friday, Jun 6, 2008 [7] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Kazuo Koike's Jin Historical Manga Magazine Ends (15:43 ) Ocean Waves Novelist Saeko Himuro Passes Away (14:09 ) Gash/Zatch Bell Manga Creator Raiku Sues Shogakukan (06:44 ) First Detroit Metal City Anime Mini-Episode Streamed (06:19 ) Japan's Animator Labor Group Legally Incorporates (05:27 ) Clannad: Tomoyo Edition's Trailer Streamed (04:51 ) Thursday, Jun 5, 2008 [8] American Ponyo Release Reportedly Gets Producers (23:57 ) Naruto, Kingdom Hearts Tops U.S. Graphic Novels Sales in May (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 28–June 3 (23:06 ) Cardliver, Ghost School Manga Get TV Anime (14:56 ) Comedian Shinagawa Writes, Directs Film From His Drop Story (12:17 ) Tokyo Movie to Start 3D CG Show Scarecrowman in July (11:38 ) USA Today Booklist, May 26–June 1 (04:31 ) Daily Briefs (02:43 ) Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008 [10] Tokyopop to Restructure - Update (23:58 ) First Slam Dunk Episode Streamed with English Subs (23:57 ) Anime Expo to Host Character Designer Akemi Takada (15:44 ) Over 65,000 Watch 1st Death Note Film in U.S. Theaters (15:19 ) Cooking Papa, Yasuko to Kenji Manga to Get TV Dramas (14:16 ) Street Fighter IV Game's Anime Teaser Images Posted (12:17 ) Not-So-Daily Link of the Day: IMDB Asks, "Which Miyazaki film is Your Favorite?" (10:51 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, May 27–June 2 (05:30 ) Daily Briefs (02:19 ) Column: Todd Ciolek's The X Button Launches (00:50 ) Tuesday, Jun 3, 2008 [8] Japanese Box Office: May 24–25, May 31–June 1 (23:57 ) To Aru Majutsu no Index Light Novels Get TV Anime (22:16 ) D&Q, Go! Comi, Tokyopop Schedule Titles (17:19 ) Daily Briefs (14:22 ) Negima! Magister Negi Magi: Ala Alba Promo Streamed (13:14 ) Tokyopop to Restructure (11:42 ) 1st Galaxy Angel Rune Episode Streamed (05:42 ) Former Shonen Mag Editor-in-Chief Uchida Passes Away (05:26 ) Monday, Jun 2, 2008 [9] Video-on-Demand Service Akimbo Shuts Down (20:33 ) Bleach Designer Kudo to Appear at NYC's Movie Opening (17:07 ) Vertigo Entertainment Developing U.S. Death Note Remake (15:58 ) U.S. Band Weezer Collaborates with Go-On! Manga's Akisige (14:38 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, May 19–25 (13:48 ) Tezuka's MW Adapted for Live-Action Film for 2009 (13:30 ) Viz to Ship Anniversary Shonen Jump, Naruto Kids' Novels (06:35 ) USA Today Booklist, May 19–25 (05:54 ) New My-Hime Project Begun in Japan (01:02 ) Sunday, Jun 1, 2008 [2] Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 21–27 (23:57 ) Shinichiro Watanabe to Speak at Toronto Film Festival (14:25 ) Saturday, May 31, 2008 [2] New Vampire Knight Anime Promotional Video Streamed (12:58 ) Bandai Entertainment Clarifies Statements on DVDs (12:35 ) Friday, May 30, 2008 [8] Verizon Internet to Add Manga Entertainment Anime (23:57 ) Bandai Entertaiment Gets Tamagotchi Feature Film (20:55 ) Zatch Bell Creator Raiku Opts to Leave Shogakukan (16:05 ) Wizard World Chicago to Host Oreskaband in June (13:31 ) Sega's World Destruction Anime Promo Movie Streamed (12:59 ) Koji Yamamura's A Country Doctor Wins at Czech Anifest (12:02 ) Shogakukan Confirms End of Young Sunday, Judy Mags (11:39 ) Bandai's Bihada Ichizoku Cosmetic Comic Gets TV Anime (03:09 ) Thursday, May 29, 2008 [7] New Survey: Gateway Titles (17:14 ) Ghibli Producer Suzuki Hints at U.S. Ponyo Screening Plans (17:11 ) Anime Expo to Host Madhouse Designer/Director Hiromi Kato (15:48 ) Read or Die's Kurata, Sola's Abeno to Start New Manga (12:15 ) New English Emma Trailer, Website Posted (11:13 ) Daily Briefs (10:51 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, May 20–26 (05:22 ) Wednesday, May 28, 2008 [8] ADV Says Yotsuba&!, Other Manga Are Still Coming (23:57 ) Kinokuniya NYC to Host HALICALI for Radio Interview (23:49 ) Tokyopop's Manga Pilot Pact Signs Away Legal Rights (19:45 ) Kadokawa, YouTube to Share Ads on User-Generated Videos (16:28 ) Ponyo, Winter Sonata's Anime Voice Casts Announced (13:03 ) Russian Anime Companies' Planned Merger Collapses (11:39 ) Japan Considers Fair-Use Clause Based on U.S. Copyright Law (10:55 ) Koji Imamura Shorts to Screen at Brazil's Anima Mundi (09:52 ) Tuesday, May 27, 2008 [7] Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima to Attend Comic-Con (23:57 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, May 12–18 (16:15 ) Shirokuma Oyako Manga Adapted into Flash Anime (15:43 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 14–20 (14:47 ) First Official Slam Dunk Uniforms for Sale in Japan (14:28 ) Tokyo Marble Chocolate Wins at Seoul Animation Fest (04:51 ) Angel Sanctuary's Yuki Launches Guignol Kyūtei Gakudan (04:27 ) Monday, May 26, 2008 [3] Funimation Unveils Mobile Video-on-Demand Offerings (22:12 ) Hayao Miyazaki Draws Cover Illustration for Magazine (21:59 ) Gundam Painting Auctioned for US$600,000+ in Hong Kong (21:49 ) Sunday, May 25, 2008 [4] Japanese Mall Uses Gundam Figure in Olympic Tribute (23:57 ) Shikabane Hime Confirmed as Gainax's New TV Series (21:01 ) Gundam: MS Igloo 2 CG Promo Video Streamed (04:53 ) NY Anime Fest to Host Vampire Hunter D Author Kikuchi (00:59 ) Saturday, May 24, 2008 [4] Bandai Entertainment Confirms Gurren Lagann on Sci Fi Channel (20:18 ) 4 Washington Middle Schoolers Disciplined over "Death Note" (18:59 ) Gainax, Hiroyuki Yamaga Working on 2 Unnamed Projects (06:57 ) Japan's Foreign Ministry: Jojo's Issue is Regrettable (06:11 ) Friday, May 23, 2008 [8] Two Gurren Lagann Movies Confirmed (21:05 ) Bandai Entertainment Acquires Stranger (21:01 ) Satoshi Kon to Visit New York For Film Screenings (21:00 ) Group Plans Buyout of Australian Anime Firm's Parent (13:23 ) Bandai Visual USA to be Liquidated by September (12:27 ) Otakon To Feature Death Note, Inuyasha's Yamaguchi (11:50 ) Fanfare Signs with Book Distributor Atlas (05:13 ) Live-Action Maison Ikkoku TV Finale Announced (05:07 ) Thursday, May 22, 2008 [8] Japanese Comic Ranking, May 13–19 (23:57 ) Precure 5 GoGo! Movie Teaser Trailer Posted (18:20 ) USA Today Booklist, May 12–18 (17:54 ) Crunchyroll to Stream ADV's Welcome to the NHK (16:04 ) Japan's Roadshow Mag Shows 5 Dragonball Actors on Set (Update 2) (13:56 ) Anime Expo to Host Anime Theme Song Singer Yoko Ishida (13:40 ) Jojo's Anime, Manga Sales Halted Due to Islamic Images (06:35 ) Daily Briefs (04:31 ) Wednesday, May 21, 2008 [8] BEI's Yoshida: Gurren Lagann TV Plans Not Finalized (18:01 ) Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Arcade Game in the Works (17:31 ) Bandai Ordered to Pay for Child's Choking on Toy Capsule (15:47 ) Anime Expo to Host Voice Actor Toshihiko Seki (14:36 ) Little Magic Films to Rep Wind Named Amnesia's Kikuchi (12:26 ) Munko's Ganbare! Memeko-chan Manga Gets Flash Anime (12:09 ) Comic-Con Int'l to Host Bleach's Kubo in San Diego (04:50 ) Daily Briefs (03:03 ) Tuesday, May 20, 2008 [9] Japanese Box Office: May 17–18 (23:52 ) Toei, Disney's RoboDz Promo Movie Posted Online (15:33 ) Protoculture Addicts #96 Now Available (13:58 ) HALCALI to Appear at Japan Day in New York on June 1 (13:16 ) ANN Ad Sale (12:42 ) School Rumble: Third Term Anime Promo Video Streamed (12:37 ) My Dearest Devil Princess artist Maika Netsu at Fanime (12:21 ) Shogakukan Considers Ending Weekly Young Sunday Mag (05:46 ) Daily Briefs (05:12 ) Monday, May 19, 2008 [7] Haruhi Lookalike Appears on Belarusian Waffle Packaging (16:46 ) Hello Kitty Named Japan's Tourism Ambassador to China (16:08 ) Vexille to be Shown in Washington, D.C. on May 29 (14:04 ) Andō Natsu Pastry-Baking Manga Gets Live-Action Drama (13:41 ) Death Note's L Film to Screen in New York This Summer (12:15 ) Gurren Lagann Listed on America's Sci Fi Channel on July 28 (11:04 ) Hakushaku to Yōsei Light Novels Adapted into Manga Also (04:49 ) Sunday, May 18, 2008 [4] Japanese Box Office: May 10–11 (23:57 ) Bandai Entertainment Posts English AIKa R-16 Trailer (23:43 ) Daily Briefs (17:53 ) Film of Junji Ito's Long Dream Gets English-Subbed DVD (06:34 ) Saturday, May 17, 2008 [4] Funimation Acquires Romeo x Juliet, D. Gray-Man (18:17 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, May 5–11 (14:37 ) Daily Briefs (13:31 ) Japanese Studios Sell, Exhibit Anime/Manga-Based Films (04:43 ) Friday, May 16, 2008 [8] Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 7–13 (23:57 ) Philippines' Animax Award Finalist LaMB Gets Animated (16:32 ) Funimation Confirms Shigurui: Death Frenzy License (14:54 ) English-Subbed Maria Watches Over Us Trailer Streamed (13:55 ) Taniguchi's Harukana Machi e Gets European Film (13:16 ) English Death Note, Bleach Movie Trailers Posted (12:49 ) Clannad Malware Creator Gets Two Years in Prison (05:44 ) Daily Briefs (05:19 ) Thursday, May 15, 2008 [9] Spider-Man's Stan Lee Interviewed about Ultimo Manga (23:57 ) Here is Greenwood Manga to be Adapted into TV Drama (23:30 ) Funimation Teases with Shigurui Image (16:14 ) Oshii Oversees Opening, Ending for NHK Documentaries (13:49 ) Yamato, Macross Director Noboru Ishiguro Interviewed (13:09 ) Funimations Adds Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry (11:21 ) USA Today Booklist, May 5–11 (11:06 ) First Color Image of Live-Action Dragonball's Goku (10:07 ) Daily Briefs (09:50 ) Wednesday, May 14, 2008 [10] Funimation Hints at Soukou no Strain Anime (23:37 ) Gantz's Oku Also Designs Soul Calibur IV Character (16:35 ) UK Fans Give Eagle Award to Death Note Manga (14:58 ) Super Techno Arts No Longer Offering Jojo Anime in USA (14:13 ) Manga, Anime, Cards Announced for Inazuma 11 Videogame (13:37 ) Funimation Licenses Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- (12:40 ) Protoculture Addicts #95 Survey (12:27 ) Crimson Hero, Chocolate Underground Manga Ending (07:22 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, May 6–12 (06:59 ) Daily Briefs (05:28 ) Tuesday, May 13, 2008 [7] TitleMatch Halts Production of ImaginAsian DVDs (18:00 ) Suzuka's Seo, Samurai Deeper Kyo's Kamijyō to Launch Manga (16:01 ) Funimation Hints at Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- Anime (14:17 ) Funimation Gets Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple Anime (14:04 ) Shibatora Police Manga Adapted into TV Drama (13:21 ) Ashita no Joe's Chiba Draws Akai Mushi One-Shot Manga (06:42 ) 32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced (06:02 ) Monday, May 12, 2008 [8] Tokyo's Popopure Maid Café Lets Customers Dub Anime (18:17 ) Gegege no Kitarō Anime Film's Site Opens with Teaser (15:40 ) 1st Super Robot Wars OG Divine Wars Episode Streamed (14:06 ) First Image of Live-Action Dragonball's Goku Published (13:11 ) Funimation Adds Save Me! Lollipop Romantic Comedy Anime (12:36 ) Speed Racer Ends U.S. Opening Weekend with US$18.6M (12:18 ) 2008 Gegege Anime Film to Have 6 Versions Screened (05:57 ) Daily Briefs (04:28 ) Sunday, May 11, 2008 [3] Japanese Box Office: May 3–4 (22:24 ) 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced (21:04 ) Daily Briefs (17:20 ) Saturday, May 10, 2008 [4] Vexille Wins Animation Award at Philadelphia Film Fest (15:20 ) 37th Japan Cartoonist Awards Announced (07:33 ) Nodame Cantabile: Paris Chapter Anime Sequel Announced (05:37 ) Daily Briefs (05:15 ) Friday, May 9, 2008 [9] Anime Planned for Amano's Mateki: The Magic Flute (20:13 ) Anime Expo to Host Stranger - Mukoh Hadan Director Ando (16:40 ) Vampire Hunter D, Final Fantasy's Amano at San Diego (15:47 ) Sonishi's Inu-Gaisha Manga Adapted into Flash Anime (15:06 ) Full Shin Chan Episode Posted Online (12:56 ) Gurren Lagann Music Clip Project's Trailer Streamed (12:02 ) 1st 8 Minutes of Live-Action Speed Racer Film Streamed (05:30 ) 3 Arrested in Japan for Spreading Anime via Share Program (05:18 ) Daily Briefs (04:51 ) Thursday, May 8, 2008 [8] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 28–May 4 (23:28 ) Lucky Star Cast Cosplays as Haruhi Dancers on Bonus Card (18:25 ) Hokkaido Graduate Students Launch Free Manga Paper (17:33 ) Comic Dragon Age Mag to Run Luminous Arc 2 Will Manga (14:11 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, April 29–May 5 (13:37 ) Eva's Sadamoto to Draw Archaic Smile Short Story (12:36 ) U.S. Navy Completes Promotional Manga for Distribution (07:12 ) Daily Briefs (06:25 ) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 [7] USA Today Booklist, April 28–May 4 (23:57 ) BV USA to Stream Super Robot Wars TV, Galaxy Angel Rune (14:39 ) Macross Frontier's Opening Single Stays in Top 10 (14:03 ) Mushrambo Film Remakes' First Teaser Trailer Streamed (12:39 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 30–May 6 (11:45 ) Singer/Actor Gackt Lends Voice for Next Virtual Singer (10:39 ) Daily Briefs (10:12 ) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 [6] Tokyo Restaurants Offer Limited Evangelion Menu Items (17:04 ) Bandai Reissues of Macross Valkyries to be Imported to USA (15:38 ) Newsweek Japan Lists Kon's Paprika Among 100 Best Films (13:50 ) Zune Store Adds Funimation, Manga Entertainment Titles (12:52 ) June's Licensing Int'l Expo to Feature Anime Franchises (11:57 ) Ribon Magazine to Start Hello Kitty Peace!! Manga (11:12 ) Monday, May 5, 2008 [9] Detective Conan Solves His First Case in Korea (22:33 ) Japanese Box Office: April 26–27 (18:28 ) Mixed Vegetables' Komura Launches Joō-sama no Tamago (Update) (16:29 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 21–27 (15:33 ) Tanemura to End Gentlemen's Alliance, Launch Fortune (14:48 ) Reunited X Japan Band to Perform in Taiwan on August 2 (12:56 ) Shimizu, Madhouse to Adapt Siberian Express into Anime (11:58 ) OVA for Yoshimizu's Lucky Star Greenlit in Japan (10:41 ) Go! Comi Licenses 07-Ghost Fantasy Manga (10:17 ) Sunday, May 4, 2008 [2] Broccoli Books Posts Nui! Fantasy Comedy Manga Preview (04:57 ) 3 Minutes of Live-Action Speed Racer Film Streamed (04:42 ) Saturday, May 3, 2008 [3] Deux Press to Publish Oh, My God, Lovers & Souls (13:41 ) Daily Briefs (04:49 ) Inuyasha Producer Yoshida Joins Bandai Entertainment (04:47 ) Friday, May 2, 2008 [9] The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in LA, NYC, Seattle (18:53 ) New Candy Boy Net Anime Series Launched Online (16:24 ) Crunchyroll to Host Anime Innovation Tokyo Works Online (13:51 ) Takashi Murakami Named Among Time's 100 Influential (13:26 ) Japan's Gurren Lagann Movie Site Launches with Video (11:29 ) Japan's NHK to Air Kids' Special with Ghibli Music (06:21 ) Viz, Drawn and Quarterly Manga at Free Comic Book Day (05:57 ) Japan's Jump Anime Tour to Show Letter Bee Anime (03:34 ) Daily Briefs (03:14 ) Thursday, May 1, 2008 [7] CoLours TV No Longer Runs FUNimation Channel Programs (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 23–29 (19:07 ) Right Stuf Licenses Aria TV Anime (15:00 ) Death Note Artist Obata to Attend Japan Expo in Paris (13:51 ) Viz Dominates American Graphic Novel Sales in April (12:28 ) Sony's Animax to Produce, Run Anime of Kurozuka Manga (11:24 ) Daily Briefs (10:43 ) Wednesday, Apr 30, 2008 [7] New Blue Dragon Anime Gets Manga Tie-In (18:27 ) USA Today Booklist, April 21–27: No Japanese Manga (14:38 ) Ghibli Background Artist Kazuo Oga Interviewed (13:49 ) Live-Action Neko Rahmen Taishō Film Based on Manga (12:26 ) 3rd Higurashi Tentatively Slated as Rei Video Series (11:54 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, April 22–28 (02:30 ) Daily Briefs (01:51 ) Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 [7] Kerokero Ace Magazine to Run Fourth Code Geass Manga (18:41 ) Last Exile's Murao to Draw World Destruction Manga (17:49 ) Anime Adapts Child Emperor's Life After Supposed Death (16:09 ) Wolfie the Pianist Anime Named Cannes Official Selection (13:41 ) More of EXILE Song & Dance Unit's Examurai Anime Announced (12:08 ) Chinese-Japanese Three Kingdoms Anime to Air in June (07:10 ) Daily Briefs (05:06 ) Monday, Apr 28, 2008 [8] Kodansha's Morning 2 to Serialize Felipe Smith Comic (18:12 ) Taiwan's Yu Wins 2nd Morning Int'l Manga Competition (17:53 ) Viz Vice President Discusses Original Comic Plans (13:54 ) Live-Action Higurashi Film Sequel in the Works (12:12 ) Oshii's Sky Crawlers Trailer Officially Posted Online (11:12 ) Bandai Visual Confirms Global Blu-ray, Online Releases (03:41 ) Megumi Hayashibara to Sing Slayers Revolution's Themes (01:49 ) Daily Briefs (01:33 ) Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 [4] Authorized Online Manga Zombie Translation Completed (23:31 ) English Cosmode Online Mag's Free Preview Issue Posted (22:58 ) Bandai Visual to Offer Freedom on BD Worldwide in Fall (05:48 ) USA Today Booklist, April 14–20 (01:05 ) Saturday, Apr 26, 2008 [4] Vampire Hunter D's Kikuchi, Takaki to Attend Anime Expo (23:57 ) Aurora Publishing Adds Hitohira, Three Boys-Love Manga (23:38 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 16–22 (14:22 ) AKB48 Otaku Idol Group Gets AKB48 Sprout Online Manga (12:45 ) Friday, Apr 25, 2008 [9] Genshiken's Shimoku Kio to Start Digopuri Manga (19:05 ) English Code Geass Clips, Episode 1 Posted Online (16:59 ) Japanese Box Office: April 19–20 (14:52 ) Gonzo's Linebarrels of Iron Anime Promo Video Streamed (12:47 ) Macross Frontier TV Anime Promo Videos Posted Online (12:21 ) Images from Code Geass R2 Episode 5 Reportedly Leaked (05:27 ) Otakon to Host Madhouse Studio Co-Founder Maruyama (04:49 ) Bones' Upcoming Bōnen no Xamdou Anime Trailer Streamed (03:58 ) Daily Briefs (03:25 ) Thursday, Apr 24, 2008 [8] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 14–20 (23:54 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 9–15 (23:31 ) Blade of the Immortal Anime's Promo Video Streamed (14:55 ) NisiOisin's Bakemonogatari Light Novels to Get Anime (14:25 ) Ga-Rei Afterschool Spirit-Hunting Manga to be Animated (13:20 ) Manga, Anime Planned for Sega's World Destruction RPG (12:26 ) Gonzo to Stream Limited Animation of Hennako-chan Manga (04:51 ) Daily Briefs (02:10 ) Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008 [8] American Manga Sales Rose, But at Slower Rate in 2007 (23:57 ) Kare Kano's Tsuda to Start New Chotto Edo Made Manga (17:26 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 2–8 (16:33 ) 20th Century Boys Film Trilogy's Teaser Streamed (15:07 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, April 15–21 (13:38 ) Tetsujin Dakkan Sakusen 2 Manga Revives Tetsujin 28 (12:14 ) Uma Thurman: New Anime Sequence Written for Kill Bill (05:45 ) Daily Briefs (03:17 ) Tuesday, Apr 22, 2008 [10] Kamikaze Girls' Nakashima Oversees Anime TV Shorts (16:12 ) Broccoli Books Posts Koi Cupid, sola Manga Previews (15:15 ) American Anime Fan Disappears in Japan (14:45 ) FanFare Gets Taniguchi's Quest for the Missing Girl (14:20 ) Live-Action Kitarō Sequel's 2nd Teaser Streamed (13:33 ) USA Today Booklist, April 7–13 (12:29 ) Manga Editors Talk About Goals, 2008 Plans (12:17 ) Vexille to Run in Boston, Maiko Haaaan in 3 US Cities (12:07 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 7–13: Blue Dragon (11:33 ) Daily Briefs (03:47 ) Monday, Apr 21, 2008 [9] Tokyopop Adds Maru-Ma Novels that Spawned Kyo Kara Maoh (23:17 ) Last Gasp to Publish Tokyo Zombie Horror Comedy Manga (17:42 ) Detroit Metal City Teaser Posted with Death Note's Matsuyama (14:57 ) CMX Adds Astral Project, Ballad of a Shinigami Manga (13:39 ) Naruto Shippuden Kizuna Movie's Teaser Streamed (12:25 ) Errata: Anime Boston Cosplay Gameshows Coordinator Title (11:31 ) Kinnikuman, Captain Tsubasa to Return to Jump in 1-Shots (07:04 ) Viz Plans Hunter X Hunter Release in DVD Season Boxes (06:39 ) Digital Manga Picks Up Tezuka's Swallowing the Earth (01:37 ) Saturday, Apr 19, 2008 [8] Bandai Entertainment Adds Ghost in the Shell: Innocence (21:53 ) Japan's Jump Anime Tour to Show New Dragon Ball Anime (13:31 ) Yen Press Announces Titles to Run in Anthology Mag (13:20 ) Del Rey Adds Gakuen Prince, Samurai 7, Zetsubo Sensei (12:26 ) 1st Linebarrels of Iron Episode to Premiere at Anime Expo (11:02 ) 1st Penguin Girl Heart Anime Episode Posted in Japan (10:32 ) Naisho no Tsubomi Anime's Commercial Streamed (10:08 ) Daily Briefs (10:07 ) Friday, Apr 18, 2008 [7] Bandai Entertainment Gets Gurren Lagann TV Anime (17:43 ) Bandai Entertainment Gets Gundam 00 TV Anime (17:42 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 31–April 6 (16:08 ) Riku Ranjō's Akikan! Romance Light Novels to Get Anime (14:34 ) Japanese Box Office: April 12–13 (12:46 ) Aya Hirano's "Unnamed World" Music Video Streamed (12:14 ) Japanese Winny Anime File-Sharer Gets 1 Year in Prison (11:42 ) Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 [8] Little, Brown Gets Haruhi Light Novels in English (18:59 ) First Bleach Film to Run in U.S. Theaters June 11-12 (11:11 ) Japanese Highlander Director's Cut Promo Videos Posted (10:45 ) Anime North to Host Voice Actress/Singer Halko Momoi (10:19 ) Live-Action Negima's Unaired Episode #26 Streamed (10:00 ) Yen Press Acquires Haruhi Suzumiya Manga in N. America (09:03 ) Shirodaira, Mizuno's Spiral Alive Mystery Manga to End (08:01 ) Kurumi Duo to Launch Tsukiiro no Noel Fantasy Manga (04:23 ) Wednesday, Apr 16, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 26–April 1 (23:44 ) Anna Tsuchiya to Voice Character in 2008 Anpanman Film (20:55 ) Oshii Casts Oscar-Nominated Kikuchi for Sky Crawlers (19:30 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 24–30: Seasonal Break (14:03 ) Soul Eater TV Anime Ad Posted Online (12:29 ) Unaired Code Geass Episode's Ending Leaked by Accident (11:26 ) Matsumoto: Korean Harlock Film Planned Without Consent (06:40 ) Florida Gay & Lesbian Film Fest to Show Love My Life (06:39 ) Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Last 6 Minutes of Unaired Code Geass R2 Episode Leaked (16:29 ) Ohio Anime Con Uses RFID Technology to Track Attendees (15:46 ) Anime Expo to Host Musical Duo Jyukai (15:05 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, April 8–14 (14:07 ) Eyeglass Store Sells Official Library War Glasses (13:28 ) Japanese-Animated Batman Video's New Trailer Posted (12:21 ) Spider-Man Co-Creator Stan Lee Interviewed on Ultimo (11:32 ) DreamWorks to Make 3D Live-Action Ghost in the Shell (02:04 ) Monday, Apr 14, 2008 [10] New 2-Minute Live-Action Speed Racer Trailer Posted (20:20 ) 1st Death Note Film to Run in 300+ U.S. Theaters in May (16:56 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 17–23: Conan Rises (16:23 ) Manga Listed Among Eisner Award Nominees for 2008 (15:43 ) USA Today Booklist, March 31–April 6: Vampire Knight 4 (14:53 ) Arakawa, Disney, Jinni's 1st Fireball Episode Streamed (10:57 ) Newest Naruto Movie Named, Dated: Kizuna on August 2 (10:10 ) T.M.Revolution to Run Live Radio Show in NYC Bookstore (08:30 ) Singer Gackt's Pet Dog Ener to Get Anime, Picture Book (07:18 ) KISS Singer Simmons Cameos in Detroit Metal City Film (06:25 ) Saturday, Apr 12, 2008 [3] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) 2nd New Cobra the Space Pirate OVA Project Confirmed (23:45 ) Eve no Jikan Movie Trailer Posted Online (12:50 ) Friday, Apr 11, 2008 [5] Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 19–25 (19:43 ) Video for Clannad, Shuffle, D.C. II's 3D Virtual World (13:12 ) Toei's Uchi no 3 Shimai Anime Ad Posted Online (12:33 ) 5th Grade Girl Wins Miyazaki's Jet Art Design Contest (05:26 ) Korea's Eight Peaks Plans Captain Harlock Movie (04:25 ) Thursday, Apr 10, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Hawaiian Int'l Film Fest to Show Vexille, Always (23:42 ) New Feature: Recent and Upcoming Anime (14:28 ) Stan Lee, Bones Confirmed to be Working on Hero Man (14:26 ) New Nijū-Mensō no Musume Anime Teaser Trailer Streamed (12:53 ) Macross Frontier, Code Geass R2 Gets DVD, Blu-ray (06:11 ) Slayers Revolution Manga to Start in Dragon Age Mag (05:04 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, April 1–7 (02:59 ) Wednesday, Apr 9, 2008 [7] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Japanese Box Office: April 5-6 (15:56 ) New York Comic Con Posts T.M.Revolution Interview (14:54 ) Viz Shows Kilari, Monster, Nana at Global TV Trade Con (14:31 ) Genco, Nico Nico Douga Streams Charawood Anime Shorts (12:58 ) Cosmode Mag's English Edition Posts Online Preview (05:00 ) Studio 4°C's Genius Party Beyond Trailer Posted (02:13 ) Tuesday, Apr 8, 2008 [7] Japan Hires Detective Conan to Introduce World Summit (22:23 ) Clannad, Shuffle, D.C. II to Launch 3D Virtual World (16:27 ) Eagle, Zipang's Kaiji Kawaguchi to Draw 1-Shot Manga (14:13 ) Kondansha's Morning 2 Manga Magazine to Go Monthly (13:13 ) Beyblade Anime to Return after 4 Years This Summer (12:32 ) V.B. Rose's Hidaka to Start Berry Berry Part I Manga (04:35 ) ACen to Host Gunsmith Cats' Sonoda, A-ko's Moriyama (02:52 ) Monday, Apr 7, 2008 [13] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Chibi Vampire's Kagesaki Q&A Panels Transcribed (23:52 ) Musician Akiko Yano Announced as 1st Ponyo Cast Member (23:33 ) Newest Naruto Movie Named, Dated: Kizuna on August 2 (22:27 ) AnimeOnDVD Sold to Mania.com Entertainment Community (17:50 ) Druaga Anime Episode Removed from Crunchyroll for Now (15:57 ) Eureka Seven Movie to be Announced in Newtype Mag (15:09 ) Viz Wins Two 2007 Gem Manga Awards from Diamond (14:20 ) Disney, Jinni's Fireball Robot Promo Movie Streamed (13:18 ) BOST TV Offers Free 1st Episodes of Druaga, Blassreiter (12:39 ) 2008 Detective Conan Movie's Two TV Ads Posted (12:19 ) Manga Rule BookScan Graphic Novel List (04:25 ) Sakuishi's Beck Rock-and-Roll Manga to End in Japan (02:57 ) Sunday, Apr 6, 2008 [2] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) France's Annecy to Show Piano Forest, Appleseed Sequel (06:45 ) Saturday, Apr 5, 2008 [2] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Sony's Animax Expands to Spain (06:52 ) Friday, Apr 4, 2008 [8] Registration Opens at N. America's Only 21+ Anime Con (22:37 ) Druaga Now Available in Global Streams, Downloads (18:34 ) LA's Japan Film Fest to Run Appleseed Sequel, One Piece (17:54 ) Mononoke's Nakamura to Adapt Mushrambo into 2 Films (14:46 ) Stan Lee, Shaman King's Takei Unveil Ultimo Manga Pic (13:02 ) Ultraviolet: Code 044 TV Anime's Trailer Streamed (12:31 ) Daily Briefs (04:27 ) 2 Alabama 6th-Grade Boys Arrested for Death Note Book (01:35 ) Thursday, Apr 3, 2008 [8] Viz to Publish Legend of Zelda Manga in October (23:57 ) Quick Reminder: Supanova Brisbane on this weekend! (18:00 ) Second Rosario + Vampire Anime Series Announced (17:37 ) USA Today Booklist, March 24–30: Naruto, Fruits Basket (13:21 ) Library War Promo Movie, Commercial Posted Online (10:24 ) Speed Racer To Close NYC's Tribeca Film Fest (04:37 ) X Japan to Play NYC's Madison Square Garden This Fall (04:26 ) Daily Briefs (00:25 ) Wednesday, Apr 2, 2008 [7] Award-winning Toradora! Light Novels to be Animated (15:43 ) Third Season of NHK's Ani-Kuri Shorts Streamed (13:25 ) Nico Nico Anime Channel Opens for Original Net Anime (11:47 ) Code-E Sequel Mission-E's Promo Video Posted Online (11:08 ) Hisaishi to Mark 25 Years of Ghibli Music with Concert (04:26 ) Sony to Sell Manga Ent. Anime in Non-English Regions (04:13 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, March 25–31 (01:04 ) Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Japanese Box Office: March 22–23, 29–30 (23:46 ) Yaoi Jamboree Hosts Aoi Futaba, Kurenai Mitsuba (19:09 ) Urban Vision Returns with Manga-Based Azumi 2 Film (12:32 ) Kyōran Kazoku Nikki Anime's Promo Video Streamed (11:41 ) Sekirei Promotional Video Posted Online (11:11 ) Used Book Chain Offers 100M Yen to Manga, Book Authors (06:01 ) GDH to Allow Downloaders to Set Price for 2 Gonzo Anime (04:59 ) Monday, Mar 31, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) High School Debut Manga Gets One-Shot Bonus Story (17:31 ) USA Today Booklist, March 17–23: Manga Times Three (15:42 ) 2nd Monochrome Factor Promo Movie Posted Online (13:54 ) Bonus Kimikiss Anime Episode Announced for DVD Release (13:32 ) I.G, Shirow's Real Drive Anime Streams New Promo Movie (13:09 ) Shinichi Ishizuka Wins First Ever Manga Taisho for Gaku (06:53 ) Macross Designer Mikimoto to Work on Appleseed TV Show (06:15 ) Sunday, Mar 30, 2008 [5] Madman News from Supanova Expo (18:00 ) Oshii's Sky Crawlers Gets Wii Game from Ace Combat Team (16:06 ) Tokyo Int'l Anime Fair Public Day Attendance Up 22% (11:00 ) Madhouse to Animate Otakon Video (08:00 ) Funimation CEO Discusses Anime's Future with Variety (04:46 ) Saturday, Mar 29, 2008 [8] X Japan to Perform in Paris on July 5 (22:30 ) TAC Revisits Fable by Galactic Railroad's Miyazawa (17:26 ) Tokyo International Anime Fair Briefs: Day 3 (15:09 ) Hayate the Combat Butler! Anime's Second Season Leaked (11:27 ) New Negima OVAs to Ship with Manga Volumes 23-25 (06:07 ) Noramimi Anime's Second Season Greenlit for Production (05:37 ) Kodomo no Jikan (Nymphet) Second Term Anime Announced (04:59 ) Cartoon Network Has No Plans for One Piece's Return (03:12 ) Friday, Mar 28, 2008 [15] Tokyo International Anime Fair Briefs: Day 2 (23:57 ) Chi's Sweet Home Kitten Anime's Ad Posted (17:19 ) Sanrio's Onegai My Melody Kirara's Preview Streamed (16:41 ) 15-Second Blassreiter Commercial Posted Online (16:09 ) JAM Project Supergroup with DBZ's Kageyama at Otakon (15:06 ) 18-Second Clannad After Story Teaser Trailer Streamed (14:07 ) To Love-Ru TV Anime's 2nd Promo Movie Posted Online (13:40 ) Winter Sonata the Animation's Trailer Streamed Online (13:15 ) Blue Dragon, Moribito to Run on America's Cartoon Network (12:44 ) Megumi Anime about Girl Abducted by N. Korea Posted (11:59 ) TokiKake's Hosoda, xxxHOLiC's Mizushima Plan Films (03:46 ) Madhouse Announces Latest Film from Black Lagoon's Katabuchi (02:56 ) First Sketch for Newest Film by Paprika's Satoshi Kon (02:27 ) Trigun's Nightow to Draw 1-Shot in Jump Square Mag (01:07 ) Sho-Comi Mag Marks 40th Anniversary with Free Manga (00:41 ) Thursday, Mar 27, 2008 [13] Australian Conventions on THIS weekend! (19:00 ) 15-Second Itazura na Kiss Trailer Movie Streamed (15:47 ) 30-Second Michiko to Hatchin Trailer Posted Online (15:27 ) Jetix, Telecom's Robo Crosser to Launch in Spring 2009 (14:47 ) Tokyo International Anime Fair Briefs: Day 1 (14:13 ) Madhouse to Animate New Casshern TV Series for Fall (13:11 ) Tokyopop Licenses Tokko Manga from GTO's Fujisawa (12:16 ) Clannad After Story TV Sequel to be Announced (11:55 ) Media Blasters Rescues Seirei no Moribito License (11:29 ) Shoko "Shokotan" Nakagawa Draws Aya "Aya-tan" Hirano (05:50 ) Bones Studio's Newest Anime Confirmed as Bōnen no Xamdou (04:40 ) Hyakko Slapstick School Comedy Manga to be Animated (04:21 ) Two Nine-Decade-Old Anime Films Discovered (03:46 ) Wednesday, Mar 26, 2008 [10] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Idol Singer Shoko Nakagawa to Perform at Anime Expo (20:06 ) 81diver Manga Dramatized in Live-Action TV Series (19:21 ) Speed Racer Announced for Distribution on Crunchyroll (18:41 ) Amatsuki Virtual-World History Anime's Promo Streamed (17:59 ) Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin Manga Gets TV Anime (16:56 ) Someday's Dreamers Adapted into New Anime This Summer (12:52 ) Eva Movie Remake Gets Theatrical Remake of Its Own (04:50 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, March 18–24 (04:12 ) Right Stuf Interviews Emma Manga Creator Kaoru Mori (03:06 ) Tuesday, Mar 25, 2008 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Yaoi Jamboree Hosts Artists Eiki Eiki, Mikiyo Tsuda (16:40 ) Anime Boston Apologizes for Registration Issues (16:08 ) Seto no Hanayome OVA Greenlit for Production (13:50 ) Yozakura Quartet "Superteen" Manga Gets Anime (13:25 ) Gundam MS IGLOO 2 Anime Announced (13:06 ) New True Tears Promo Video Streamed (12:17 ) U.S. iTunes Store Adds 4 Manga Entertainment Titles (06:24 ) BOST to Offer Downloads without Digital Restrictions (05:54 ) Monday, Mar 24, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Viz Licenses Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody (22:26 ) Comic Bunch to Adapt Hit Korean/Chinese/Japanese Novels (17:47 ) Japan's Foreign Ministry to Hold Manga, Anime IP Panels (16:19 ) Rozen Maiden Confirmed to Restart in Young Jump Mag (13:20 ) Short Promo Video for Madhouse's Kaiba TV Anime Posted (11:24 ) Anime Boston Congoers Report 9-Hour Registration Waits (04:09 ) Goth, Moribito, Bebop Creators Start Young Gangan Manga (03:24 ) Sunday, Mar 23, 2008 [3] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Blade of the Immortal TV Anime Confirmed for Summer (05:42 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking: March 10–16 (03:47 ) Saturday, Mar 22, 2008 [4] ADV Picks Up Upper Deck Japan's Kiba TV Anime (19:29 ) Daily Briefs (18:34 ) Bandai Entertainment Confirms License of Rocket Girls (12:32 ) Anime Collectible Firm's Head Convicted of Tax Evasion (05:09 ) Friday, Mar 21, 2008 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Vampire Knight Anime's Promo Video Posted Online (23:01 ) Registration Email Messages to AOL Accounts Fixed (15:55 ) Wagaya no Oinarisama Anime's New Promo Video Streamed (15:18 ) Japanese Box Office: March 15–16 (13:16 ) Junjō Romantica Boys-Love Anime's Promo Video Streamed (11:49 ) Funimation Clarifies Status of Negima, Romeo × Juliet (04:39 ) Gonzo Works to be Streamed Simultaneously with Airing (02:35 ) Thursday, Mar 20, 2008 [10] Daily Links (23:57 ) Kadokawa to Print Type-Moon Ace Mag Spinoff in April (23:31 ) X Japan, Other Artists to Hold "Hide Memorial Summit" (22:41 ) Ultra Jump Egg Manga Mag Spinoff Launches Online (16:48 ) USA Today Booklist, March 10–16: Fruits Basket Returns (15:04 ) D.C.'s Japanese Embassy, Smithsonian to Show Free Anime (13:32 ) Short Chi's Sweet Home Anime Video Clip Posted Online (12:33 ) Japan's Softbank to Sell Harlequin Manga Online (12:07 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 12–18 (04:29 ) Kadokawa Streams Mamoru-kun Anime in Japanese for Free (04:29 ) Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 [11] Daily Links (23:57 ) Jossie, Malika Manga Mags to Launch for Japanese Women (22:51 ) Digital Manga to Publish 5 Boys-Love Novels This Fall (18:36 ) Megumi Manga about Girl Abducted by N. Korea Gets Anime (17:28 ) Bandai Visual to Focus on Blu-ray Disc in Japan, USA (15:46 ) Bandai Visual USA Delays Shigofumi, True Tears, Sola (13:42 ) 4Kids Confirms Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's American Fall Premiere (11:04 ) Madhouse's Allison & Lillia Promo Video Posted Online (10:46 ) Tokyopop's Levy Plans 3D Lament of the Lamb Film (03:55 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, March 11–17 (02:46 ) New Slayers Anime to Be Titled Slayers Revolution (02:13 ) Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008 [10] Daily Links: Clannad Malware, Tokyo Character Mall, Eva Goods (23:57 ) Soul Eater TV Anime's Promotional Video Streamed (Update 2) (21:03 ) Winter Sonata's Bae Yong-Joon to Voice Anime Version (17:36 ) Shonen Magazine, Shonen Sunday Mark 50th Anniversary (16:08 ) 1-Shot Initial D Manga to Appear in Shonen Rival Mag (14:15 ) Bandai Visual USA Begins Free Streaming of Haruka Anime (12:30 ) Mandala 02 World Manga to Ship in Japan on March 21 (04:01 ) Japan Blog 2008 (03:07 ) Lupin III: Green vs Red's Pencil Test Videos Streamed (02:22 ) Website Removed Bokurano, Rocket Girls, Romeo × Juliet (00:47 ) Monday, Mar 17, 2008 [8] Daily Links: Code Geass, Ghibli Exhibit, File-Sharing (23:57 ) Peach-Pit Draws One-Shot Manga in Young Jump Mag (16:54 ) Animax's Ultraviolet: Code 044 Anime Pre-Announced (13:51 ) Anime for Korean Winter Sonata TV Drama Hit Confirmed (13:18 ) Tokyopop Adds Anime-Based Speed Grapher Manga, Novel (11:50 ) GeGeGe no Kitarō Anime Movie to Open in Japan in December (04:55 ) Gokusen's Morimoto to Start Deka Wanko Detective Manga (03:10 ) Aqua Age, Tsubomi's Yabuuchi to Launch Hatsukoi Shinan (01:32 ) Sunday, Mar 16, 2008 [3] Japanese Anime TV Ranking: March 3–9 (23:46 ) Yawara, Monster's Naoki Urasawa to Teach Manga Classes (23:33 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 5–11 (04:41 ) Saturday, Mar 15, 2008 [3] Daily Links of the Day: File-Sharing, Saiyuki Musical (14:27 ) Makoto Shinkai's Neko no Shūkai to Compete at Annecy (05:21 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, March 4–10 (04:56 ) Friday, Mar 14, 2008 [8] Chrome Shelled Regios Light Novels to be Animated (20:17 ) 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced (15:14 ) Doraemon to be Japan's First "Anime Ambassador" (14:16 ) Tokyopop to Release Otsu-ichi's Goth Novel, Manga (12:53 ) 21 Minutes of Final Ryofuko-chan Episode Streamed (12:12 ) Monochrome Factor Anime's Promo Movie Posted Online (11:33 ) New Fist of the North Star Anime Projects Greenlit (10:42 ) Daily Links of the Day: Disney, Urushihara, Gundam Seed (04:58 ) Thursday, Mar 13, 2008 [9] Japanese Box Office: March 8–9 (19:01 ) Protoculture Addicts Issue 94 Survey (18:41 ) Gonzo/GDH Contacts Crunchyroll Video Site (13:15 ) Bus Gamer TV Anime's Promo Video Streamed (12:18 ) Wildstorm Posts Free Batman, Shinchan Manga Previews (11:34 ) Phantom Dream from Fruits Basket's Takaya, Tokyopop (10:54 ) Live-Action Speed Racer Film's Full Trailer Posted (05:51 ) USA Today Booklist, March 3–9: Highest-Ranking Naruto (04:08 ) Death Note, Free Cagliostro in San Francisco This Month (03:36 ) Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008 [11] Yoko Kamio's Cat Street Manga Gets Live-Action Drama (20:06 ) Shonen Magazine Marks 50th with New, Returning Manga (18:37 ) Manga Artist Kenichirō Suzuhara Passes Away (17:41 ) Funimation, Bandai Entertainment Respond on Crunchyroll (15:54 ) Anime Expo Hosts Pokémon Director Masamitsu Hidaka (15:41 ) Russian Protestant Leaders Call for Ban on Ikki Tousen (15:32 ) Shonen Sunday Offers Unseen Detective Conan Episode (14:48 ) Tokyopop Adds Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga (14:08 ) Daily Links of the Day: Ponyo, ADV in UK, Appleseed (12:40 ) Masamune Shirow, I.G's Real Drive Trailer Posted Online (10:45 ) Warner Begins Pitching Oshii's Sky Crawlers Overseas (04:18 ) Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 [9] Japanese-Animated Batman Video's New Teaser Online (14:13 ) Video Site with Unauthorized Anime Gets US$4M Capital (13:25 ) Japan's Planned Child Porn Law Exempts Manga, Anime (12:48 ) Crystal Blaze TV Anime's Promotional Video Streamed (11:07 ) Libre Launches Kurofune Zero Manga Magazine on May 28 (03:42 ) Death Note's Matsuyama in Metal Rock Face Paint (02:58 ) New York Comic Con Hosts Open T.M.Revolution Interview (02:28 ) DrMaster Gets Nephylym, Feng Shui Academy Manga (01:59 ) Hataraki Man's Moyoco Anno Halts Work Due to Health (01:07 ) Monday, Mar 10, 2008 [8] Protoculture Addicts #95 Now Available (22:19 ) Boy Dies After Imitating Naruto in Sandbox (21:36 ) New Blue Dragon, N.Y. Salad, My Melody Anime Planned (15:22 ) Boy Hospitalized After Imitating Naruto in Sandbox (13:38 ) Amuri in Star Ocean Anime's Promo Video Posted Online (13:06 ) Gurren Lagann Movie to Open in Japan in Fall 2008 (11:54 ) New Druaga Fantasy TV Anime's Promo Video Streamed (11:30 ) Ichijo's Pride Manga Adapted into Live-Action Film (06:52 ) Sunday, Mar 9, 2008 [5] 2nd Annual Seiyū Awards Announced (21:46 ) Ushio & Tora's Fujita, Recca's Anzai to Start New Manga (17:36 ) Michiko to Hatchin TV Anime Confirmed for 2008 (16:07 ) Sherlock Hound, Yamato's Voice Taichirou Hirokawa Dies (05:04 ) USA Today Booklist, February 25–March 2: Naruto Returns (04:18 ) Saturday, Mar 8, 2008 [3] 45 Japanese Doraemon Chapters Posted Online for Free (06:00 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking: February 25–March 2 (01:00 ) Weather Buries Neo NohCon (00:00 ) Friday, Mar 7, 2008 [8] Full First Episode of English Aquarion Streamed (18:26 ) 2nd ToHeart2ad Promo Video Posted Online (18:06 ) Japanese Box Office: March 1–2 (17:08 ) New Votoms Manga to be Previewed in Japan on March 19 (15:32 ) 11th Pokémon Feature Movie's Full Trailer Streamed (12:55 ) Nabari no Ō TV Anime's Promo Video Posted Online (11:51 ) Japan's am/pm to Sell Macross Frontier Cream Puffs (05:27 ) Ono's Brave Story Manga to End in Japan Next Week (02:34 ) Thursday, Mar 6, 2008 [9] Manga Volumes Place on Amazon Japan's 2007 Top-10 List (23:42 ) Belgian, Dutch Film Festivals to Screen Anime Films (22:59 ) Right Stuf Adds Maria Watches over Us Anime Series (15:00 ) Comic Rex Manga Artist Tomoyuki Yorishiro Passes Away (14:24 ) Gokurakuin's Sekirei to be Animated for TV This Summer (11:56 ) New Survey: Famous Japanese People (11:25 ) Disney, Madhouse to Make Stitch! Show for Japanese TV (05:55 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 27–March 4 (03:41 ) Appleseed Sequel to be Shown in NYC Friday, Saturday (02:17 ) Wednesday, Mar 5, 2008 [8] Peacemaker's Chrono Creates Paka Run Horse-Racing Manga (16:16 ) ADV Head Says UK Issues May Be Due to Illegal Releases (15:34 ) Appleseed Sequel to be Shown in Austin, Texas Tonight (14:39 ) New Kimikiss pure rouge Promo Video Posted Online (12:55 ) Masamune Shirow's Appleseed TV Series Pre-Announced (11:44 ) ADV Announces April/May Releases (11:00 ) Dragonball Movie Reportedly Pushed Back to April 2009 (05:56 ) Anime Greenlit for Tanaka's Titania Space Opera Novels (03:47 ) Tuesday, Mar 4, 2008 [8] Japanese Comic Ranking, February 26–March 3 (23:48 ) First Live-Action Death Note's English Trailer Posted (17:28 ) Teenager's Video with Naruto Quote Leads to Arrest (14:56 ) Oricon: Nana's Yazawa, DB's Toriyama are Most Popular (13:51 ) GeGeGe no Kitarō's Mizuki to Exhibit Art in Washington, D.C. (11:37 ) Morikawa to Draw Hajime no Ippo Spinoff One-Shot Manga (10:57 ) July's Antique Bakery Anime to Retain Gay Character (03:32 ) Marvel's Stan Lee, Shaman King's Takei to Join Forces - Update (03:32 ) Monday, Mar 3, 2008 [9] Ghibli Founder Takahata to Base Next Film on Lullaby (23:59 ) Bokurano's Kitoh to Draw One-Shot Manga in Jump Square (17:12 ) Marvel's Stan Lee, Shaman King's Takei to Join Forces (15:53 ) Funimation Channel Adds MoonPhase, Peach Girl, Suzuka (14:34 ) Theatrical Version of Gurren Lagann Pre-Announced (12:38 ) Top French University Hosts Manga Conference (10:00 ) Koge Donbo's Kamichama Karin -chu- Shōjo Manga to End (06:59 ) Japan's Shonen Jump Ends Prince of Tennis, Muhyo & Roji (06:12 ) Shina Dark Anime Music Videos' Samples Posted Online (05:27 ) Sunday, Mar 2, 2008 [3] Hana Yori Dango Gets Korean Live-Action TV Remake (23:58 ) Sapphire: Princess Knight to Revive Tezuka's 1st Shōjo Work (16:26 ) South Carolina Student Removed over "Death Note" List (14:00 ) Saturday, Mar 1, 2008 [4] Blood+ Extras in ANNtv (15:19 ) Gegege no Kitarō Live-Action Sequel's Teaser Streamed (15:16 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking: February 18–25 (08:13 ) New York Comic Con to Premiere Lucky Star, Code Geass (07:47 ) Friday, Feb 29, 2008 [9] America's Cartoon Network to Run Blue Dragon This Spring (19:54 ) New AnimeWho Distributor Offers Joe vs. Joe DVD (19:05 ) Free Bakugan #1 on iTunes; HD Afro Samurai on Xbox Live (17:31 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 20–26 (16:09 ) Maaya Sakamoto to Sing Macross Frontier Opening Theme (14:20 ) Warner Brothers Releases Batman: Gotham Knight Images (13:47 ) TV Anime Confirmed for Hakushaku to Yōsei Light Novels (13:29 ) YouTube Hosts Gonzo News Show, Kadokawa Episodes (07:25 ) Miike, I.G Create Mobile Phone Detectives 7 TV Drama (06:24 ) Thursday, Feb 28, 2008 [8] Tour Offers to Print Dōjinshi, Send Artists to Japan (23:57 ) Speed Racer's Mach 5 Car "Tested" in Road & Track Mag (23:46 ) Girls Bravo's Kaneda Starts Death/Communication Manga (16:10 ) Bandai Visual USA to Stream Selected Episodes on dot-anime.us (14:07 ) USA Today Booklist, February 18–24: Manga Comes Back (13:17 ) 2nd Promo Movie for Xebec, GENCO's Mnemosyne Streamed (10:20 ) Spiderwick Chronicles' Highmore to Star as Astro Boy (05:19 ) Antique Bakery Manga to be Animated for TV in July (00:26 ) Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 [8] ADV Comments on Relisted Titles, New Release Schedule (23:52 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, February 19–25 (18:12 ) Koihime Musō Moe Adventure Game Gets TV Anime, Manga (14:27 ) New Slayers Fantasy TV Anime Series in the Works (13:10 ) Shonen Sunday, Shonen Magazine to Join Forces on New Mag (12:27 ) Animated Trigun the Movie Planned for 2009 in Japan (11:23 ) Infinity Studios to Offer Manga, Manhwa via Ebooks (02:44 ) Tanaka's Titania Space Opera Novels Gets Manga (00:45 ) Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 [9] Japanese Box Office: February 23–24 (23:56 ) Dengeki Comic Gao! Confirms End of Manga Mag Wednesday (20:25 ) ADV Announces New Dates for Delayed Anime Releases (16:53 ) Live-Action Nana, Funky Forest to Run in L.A., N.Y.C. (14:54 ) Bandai Visual USA Confirms sola Release, DVD Details (12:49 ) Third School Rumble Anime Series Greenlit (12:10 ) Eva 1.0 Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year (07:12 ) Live-Action Dragonball Casts Ghostbusters' Ernie Hudson (03:53 ) Canada Bans Imports of Cool Devices, Words Worth (00:46 ) Monday, Feb 25, 2008 [7] Bandai Visual USA Picks Up sola Anime (17:44 ) Directors Named for Japanese-Animated Batman Video (17:28 ) Sony Includes 1st Blood+ Episode on Non-Anime DVDs (13:48 ) Hajime no Ippo's George Morikawa to Draw 1-Shot Manga (13:07 ) Second Teaser for Oshii's Sky Crawlers Movie Streamed (12:21 ) Wagaya no Oinarisama Promo DVD's Preview Video Posted (08:21 ) Net Ghost PiPoPa Anime Confirmed for April TV Premiere (07:49 ) Sunday, Feb 24, 2008 [2] Dorothea's Cuvie, Hanakyo's Morishige Launch New Manga (15:05 ) Amazon: Viz Adds Gaba Kawa, Heaven's Will, Oishinbo (14:30 ) Saturday, Feb 23, 2008 [2] Miku Hatsune Virtual Idol Dōjin Game Approved (23:58 ) Ikkitousen's Third Season, Great Guardians, Announced (22:17 ) Friday, Feb 22, 2008 [11] Dark Horse Announces Plans for Eden Volumes 11 and 12 (18:53 ) Madman to Distribute Shuisha Manga (18:34 ) Japanese Newspaper Talks with Viz Founder Horibuchi (18:20 ) Appleseed: Ex Machina's English Dub Premiere Tonight (18:09 ) Shigofumi #8 Altered after Recent Events in Japan (11:37 ) Next Detective Conan Film to Use Unreleased Zard Song (10:43 ) Natsume Yūjin-Chō Manga to be Animated for TV (10:00 ) ToHeart2ad Episode 1's Opening Streamed (09:31 ) China Extends Bans on Foreign Animation, Horror Fiction (03:45 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, February 12–18 (03:08 ) Yotsunoha Original Video Anime's Promo Video Streamed (01:34 ) Thursday, Feb 21, 2008 [8] USA Today Booklist, February 11–17 (23:57 ) Yuu Watase's Absolute Boyfriend Adapted for Live-Action (16:52 ) 2 Japanese Accused of Uploading 1,000s of Anime Episodes (15:59 ) NY Bookstore, Tokyopop Hold Japanese Pop Culture Event (14:21 ) Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Game Anime Sequel Confirmed (13:10 ) USA's Shonen Jump Replaces Hikaru no Go with Slam Dunk (12:37 ) Rintaro's Yona Yona Penguin Film Pushed Back to 2009 (05:45 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 13–19 (03:43 ) Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 [7] Global Ticket Sales for X Japan Reunion's Final Night (21:25 ) Warner, Leonardo DiCaprio to Produce Live-Action Akira (Update 2) (17:45 ) Morning Int'l Manga Competition Announces 31 Finalists (13:47 ) Kadokawa Cans Japanese Haruhi Suzumiya Dōjin Game (13:03 ) Entry-Level Jobs Available at Tokyopop, Viz Media (11:40 ) Rintaro's Yona, Ghibli's Ocean Licensed at Berlin Fest (03:26 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking: February 11–17 (01:30 ) Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 [8] Unicorn Table to Play at Western New York's Tora-Con (20:34 ) One Piece Alabasta Movie's Trailer Posted Online (20:14 ) Funimations Acquires One Piece Merchandising Rights (17:25 ) Bandai Visual USA to Continue Freedom on HD DVD/DVD (15:07 ) 1st Anime Features among 53 Classics to Run in Montreal (13:54 ) Toshiba Discontinues HD DVD Business (12:33 ) BookScan Sales Numbers for 2007 Graphic Novels Reported (05:15 ) Onmyou Taisenki Creators to Launch Gurimaru Manga (03:40 ) Monday, Feb 18, 2008 [8] Beauty Pop's Arai Starts Yomogi Mochi Yake Ta? Manga (20:53 ) Penguin Girl Comedy Manga to be Adapted into Anime (19:43 ) Japanese Box Office: February 16–17 (15:33 ) Bandai's Top Franchises: Gundam, Rangers, Dragon Ball (14:54 ) Halko Momoi to Perform at Honolulu Festival in March (12:44 ) Victorian Romance Emma to Debut at New York Comic Con (12:11 ) Viz to Offer Asano's Solanin, Obata's We Were There (06:53 ) CG Astro Boy Images Appear on IMAGI's Job Fair Posters (05:14 ) Sunday, Feb 17, 2008 [2] Japanese Anime TV Ranking: February 4–10 (23:58 ) Dragonball Online RPG's Promo, Gameplay Videos Posted (05:00 ) Saturday, Feb 16, 2008 [5] Yaoi-Con Hosts Embracing Love Manga Creator Youka Nitta (14:47 ) Konami's Quiz Magic Academy Arcade Games Get Anime (13:53 ) Live-Action Aquarian Age Film's Trailer Posted Online (07:03 ) 801 Media Announces 4 Boys-Love Manga Titles for Fall (04:05 ) New York Hosts Conference on Graphic Novels, Manga (03:17 ) Friday, Feb 15, 2008 [10] Editorial Director Gary Steinman Leaves ADV's PiQ Mag (16:09 ) Wal-Mart Chooses Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD (16:03 ) Tekkonkinkreet Wins Japan's Academy Award for Animation (14:58 ) Funimation Licenses Claymore Anime Series (Update 2) (13:01 ) Japanese-Animated Batman: Gotham Knight's Promo Video (11:57 ) New Blassreiter Promo Video from Gonzo, Nitro+ Posted (06:31 ) Stand-Alone Complex Blu-ray Box English-Dubbed, Subbed (06:13 ) A Penguin's Troubles Gag Manga for Children Gets Anime (05:21 ) Global Ticket Sales for X Japan Reunion's Third Night (04:33 ) Space Jam's Timothy Harris to Pen Imagi's CG Astro Boy (03:35 ) Thursday, Feb 14, 2008 [9] FLCL's The Pillows to Perform at Anime Boston in March (15:24 ) Nozomi's 1st Emma Set Adds Limited Booklet from Japan (14:21 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 6–12 (13:47 ) Media Blasters Indicates License of Night Head Genesis (13:28 ) More Anime TV on Ontario's Cogeco, France's Numericable (12:35 ) UK's Bootleg Novel Animated for Mobile Phones in Japan (05:54 ) Masamune Shirow Designs Armor for RF Online RPG (04:51 ) USA Today Booklist, February 4–10 (04:17 ) Tokyo Symposium Asks "Why Did Manga Overtake the World?" (03:28 ) Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008 [8] Phoenix, Galaxy Express Films' Kon Ichikawa Passes Away (23:57 ) New York Int'l Children's Film Fest Repeats 5cm, Coo (15:44 ) Hello Kitty MMORPG's Closed Beta Now Accepting Players (14:12 ) Frogman's 2nd Theatrical Eagle Talon Movie Announced (12:52 ) Macross Frontier Anime's Website Marks Grand Opening (12:05 ) ICv2: North American Anime DVDs Were Down 20%+ in 2007 (11:21 ) Lawyer Accuses Bengoshi no Kuzu Law Manga of Plagiarism (05:15 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, February 5–11 (03:30 ) Tuesday, Feb 12, 2008 [8] Bakugan to Debut on Cartoon Network on February 25 (23:51 ) Soul Eater to Air in Japan in Two Weekly Versions (18:35 ) Japanese Box Office: February 2–3, February 9–10 (16:03 ) English Map of Tokyo's Akiba Otaku Area Now Printable (13:47 ) CliffsNotes Sell Manga-Inspired Shakespeare Guides (13:07 ) Candy Boy Net Anime to Continue Online with 7 Episodes (12:08 ) UCC Brings Eva, Pachinko, Maids, & Caffeine Together (04:36 ) Cosplayer's Picture Wins World Press Photo Award (03:14 ) Monday, Feb 11, 2008 [8] Netflix, Best Buy Choose Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD (22:04 ) Tekkonkinkreet Wins Top Prize at Belgium's Anima Fest (21:14 ) Electronic Dragonball Scouter, Wristbands Revealed (16:05 ) Comic Flapper Marks 100th Issue with Famous Artists (14:35 ) Pre-War Anime Shorts Screened in New York This Week (13:47 ) Town of Evening Calm Co-Publisher jaPress Interviewed (13:12 ) New York Int'l Children's Film Fest to Show 5cm, Coo (06:52 ) Jrock Revolution, JaME to Offer Int'l X Japan Tickets (06:27 ) Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 [3] Deleter's Comic Techno Mag for Artists to End in March (16:39 ) Warriors of Tao's Kuwahara Starts Rasenbana Manga (16:04 ) Los Angeles Theater Screens Spirited Away Sunday (14:26 ) Saturday, Feb 9, 2008 [3] Japanese Anime TV Ranking: January 28–February 3 (16:28 ) Vancouver Art Gallery Holds Anime-Inspired Exhibition (07:07 ) Australia's Red Ant to Release Evangelion: 1.0 on DVD (04:44 ) Friday, Feb 8, 2008 [8] GetBackers' Ayamine to Launch Holy Talker Manga in April (17:03 ) ImaginAsian to Run 2nd Kyo kara Maoh! Season with Dub (16:09 ) Rave Master's Mashima Draws Monster Hunter Orage Manga (15:32 ) Artist Mimei Sakamoto to Sign Manga in Los Angeles (14:19 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 30–February 5 (13:14 ) Lace Digital to Handle ADV's British, German Sales (11:57 ) Funimation Negotiating to Acquire Geneon Titles (11:29 ) Shion, Kitarō, Glass Maiden Pitched for Overseas Rights (04:59 ) Thursday, Feb 7, 2008 [9] New York Comic-Con to Host Gundam Seed's T.M.Revolution (21:12 ) DrMaster to Release Kage kara Mamoru! Manga in English (17:25 ) Media Blasters Expands Office, Distribution Space (14:12 ) Bandai's Bubble-Wrap-Popping Keychain: Now with Moe (13:46 ) Baby and Me Manga Adapted into Korean Live-Action Film (05:14 ) USA Today Booklist, January 28–February 3 (02:54 ) New York Magazine Previews Tokyopop's "99 Roses" (02:44 ) Scott Pilgrim's Canadian Artist Draws Shojo Beat Cover (02:24 ) Faust Magazine Editor Katsushi Ota Interviewed (Update 2) (02:04 ) Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008 [7] One Piece's American Theatrical Run Starts Thursday (20:56 ) Shaman King Manga's New Ending Anticipated in 2009 (14:06 ) 5cm per Second, Place Promised on BD, HD DVD in Japan (11:56 ) Naisho no Tsubomi Anime's Promotional Video Streamed (11:20 ) Central Japan's Sun TV Preempts Shigofumi Episode 6 (06:12 ) Mexico's World Cosplay Summit Competitors Selected (04:22 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, January 29–February 4 (04:03 ) Tuesday, Feb 5, 2008 [9] New Clannad, Da Capo, Jinno Manga to Launch in Japan (21:13 ) Parasyte's Iwaaki Draws Me o Mite Hanase 1-Shot Manga (20:16 ) ImaginAsian to Run 2nd Kyo Kara Maoh! Season in Spring (Update 2) (17:41 ) Animated Zettai Karen Children Commercial Streamed (14:51 ) Last Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations Volume's Trailer Posted (14:32 ) Gainax Hints at New Project in Staff Recruitment Ad (13:37 ) DB's Toriyama, I''s Katsura to Team Up on 1-Shot Manga (12:59 ) Kannagi Supernatural Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime (05:43 ) Japan's TBS Confirms Anime's Move from Saturday, 6 p.m. (04:56 ) Monday, Feb 4, 2008 [8] Evangelion Film Remakes Begin Global Campaign in Korea (18:46 ) Dr. Koto's Yamada to Start Complex Detective Manga (14:35 ) Tommy Lee Jones Discovers Akihabara, Maid Cafes, Moe (12:49 ) New Rumic Theater Story to Run on February 20 in Japan (10:56 ) Los Angeles Museum to Host Takashi Murakami Lecture (10:17 ) New Survey: Do you watch Japanese Live Action? (09:00 ) Tokyo Anime Center's Kubo Offers Proposal on Fansubs (06:00 ) Haruka Director Aki Tsunaki to Attend Sakura-Con (02:32 ) Sunday, Feb 3, 2008 [4] 20th Century Boys Movies' Main Cast Confirmed in Japan (19:23 ) Death Note Manga to Return with One-Shot Story in Japan (16:25 ) Appleseed: Ex Machina Director Aramaki Interviewed (10:11 ) Survey: Most Important/Interesting News (09:00 ) Saturday, Feb 2, 2008 [2] Tokyopop Interviews Gakuen Alice's Tachibana Higuchi (15:15 ) Sakura Wars' Taishō Romandō Shop & Sakura Cafe Closes (06:31 ) Friday, Feb 1, 2008 [7] Gurren Lagann Head Writer to Start Lost Seven Manga (23:48 ) Disney's Magical Dance Card/Rhythm Game Gets Manga (17:38 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking: January 14–27 (16:07 ) City Hunter Hammer Tops Yahoo! Japan Charity Auctions (13:35 ) Ghibli's Takahata, Goro Miyazaki Developing New Works (12:38 ) ADV Films Reportedly Selects Blu-ray Disc Format (11:19 ) Ghibli Head Suzuki Steps Down, Remains as Producer (03:26 ) Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 [7] Japanese Box Office: Top 10 Anime Movies of 2007 - Update (23:57 ) Capcom: Devil May Cry 4 Box Will Still Have Anime DVD (18:38 ) Rookies Baseball Manga Adapted into Live-Action Drama (18:11 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 23–29 (13:43 ) Persona 3 Game-Based 4-Panel Manga Serialized Online (11:26 ) Noodle Fighter Miki, Train Man Artists Start New Manga (05:15 ) Hunter X Hunter Manga Reportedly Restarting in March (04:25 ) Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 [10] USA Today Booklist, January 21–27: Naruto 27 is Back (23:55 ) Lego to Create Speed Racer Toys (23:37 ) ADV Films Removes Titles from Website - Update 2 (17:09 ) Randall Duk Kim to Play Dragonball's Grandpa Gohan (16:40 ) ADV Films Removes Titles from Website - Update (14:45 ) New Survey: Reactions to Geneon (13:00 ) Bandai Visual USA Gets Shigofumi, True Tears Anime (12:18 ) Ai Kora Manga to End in Shonen Sunday on February 6 (03:57 ) 53rd Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced (03:25 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, January 22–28 (00:30 ) Tuesday, Jan 29, 2008 [8] President of Otakorp Resigns (23:57 ) Uchi no 3 Shimai Manga Blog Gets TV Anime This April (16:40 ) Ikuze! Gen-san Anime, PSP Game Announced (16:04 ) Code Geass R2 Promo Movie Posted Online (14:11 ) School Days OVA Promo Video, Commercial Streamed (13:24 ) Singapore's Pacnet Ordered to Name Anime Downloaders (06:14 ) Eyeshield 21's Murata to Do 1-Shot Window Washer Manga (05:15 ) Viz's Live-Action Funky Forest DVD Ships in March (05:13 ) Monday, Jan 28, 2008 [9] Japanese Box Office, January 26–27 (23:57 ) All Nippon Air Line Manga Offered with Two Covers (20:14 ) Adult Swim to Run 52 More Episodes of Bleach (19:30 ) ADV Films Removes Titles from Website (18:30 ) Charter Cable Carrier Adds Anime Network SVOD Serivce (17:11 ) Kaori Yuki Creates Camelot Garden One-Shot Manga (13:09 ) 5th Precure Film Greenlit, Versailles Still in Planning (12:32 ) Cyborg 009's Shotaro Ishinomori Sets Guinness Record (11:35 ) Blue Drop, Wild Life, Sola Manga End in Japan (05:47 ) Sunday, Jan 27, 2008 [2] USA Today Booklist, January 14–20 (05:52 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 16–22 (05:44 ) Saturday, Jan 26, 2008 [4] Comcast Plans AZN Television Channel's Shutdown (15:17 ) IFC to Premiere Hell Girl on On-Demand Channel in July (14:47 ) Gonzo Animates Dream Theater's "Forsaken" Music Video (14:29 ) 2nd Macross Frontier Manga, Exhibit to Launch in Japan (05:38 ) Friday, Jan 25, 2008 [8] Funimation Uploads Entire Black Blood Brothers Anime (19:21 ) New Director Announced for Imagi's CG Astro Boy Film (16:27 ) Frogman's Eagle Talon Film to Screen in New York (14:23 ) Appleseed Director Aramaki to Attend D.C. Screening (13:42 ) Eureka 7's NIRGILIS to Play at Houston's Anime Matsuri (12:47 ) Ashita no Joe Boxing Film Comes to North American DVD (12:21 ) Inukami, Honoka, Baccano 1931 Manga to End in Japan (04:53 ) D.N.Angel Manga to Return to Asuka Mag in February (00:18 ) Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 [8] Viz to Print Cat Eyed Boy, Black Lagoon, Tanemura Works (23:37 ) W-Juliet's Emura Launches Kyō mo Ashita mo Manga (17:35 ) Subtitled Girl Who Leapt through Time Trailer Streamed (16:35 ) Del Rey Posts Preview of Hell Girl Manga (15:46 ) Animate Buys into Broccoli, Creates AniBro Partnership (13:29 ) Tokyopop Germany Puts All DVD Releases on "Pause" (11:40 ) 3 Japanese Men Arrested, Charged with Uploading Anime (05:35 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, January 15–21 (03:52 ) Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008 [11] Chi's Sweet Home Cat Manga Gets TV Anime This Spring (20:29 ) 5cm per Second Wins at Italy's Future Film Festival (19:40 ) Funimation Streams Tsubasa/xxxHOLiC Movies' Trailer (16:27 ) Gintama's Sorachi, 19's Kitagawa Draw 1-Shot Manga (15:40 ) X Japan Reunion Concerts Confirmed for March in Japan (14:51 ) Montreal's McGill University Hosts Shōjo Conference (12:35 ) English Business Website Reports on Manga Trends (12:08 ) Unaired Moetan Episode 13's Promo Video Streamed (11:44 ) 12 Titles Nominated for 1st Ever Manga Taisho Awards (05:40 ) Ghibli, Bandai Entertainment Films Play in California (01:43 ) Japanese Box Office, January 19–20 (00:11 ) Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008 [9] The Law of Ueki's Fukuchi Draws Takkoku One-Shot Manga (22:32 ) Barefoot Gen's Nakazawa, To Terra's Takemiya Interviewed (20:57 ) Kodansha Plans 300,000 Copies for New Shōnen Rival Mag (16:57 ) Viz to Pitch Monster, Hunter X Hunter at TV Conference (14:30 ) ADV Films UK Switches from US-Run Office to UK Partner (13:55 ) Otomo's Live-Action Mushishi Heads to UK on DVD (04:50 ) Manga Nominated for Awards at Angouleme Festival (04:25 ) Californian Newspapers Profile Founders of Viz, Tokyopop (03:54 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking: December 31–January 13 (01:10 ) Monday, Jan 21, 2008 [8] New Live-Action Blood the Last Vampire Photos Leaked (20:05 ) Washington's Japanese Embassy to Screen Lovely Complex (19:38 ) Evangelion 1.0 Film Gets DVD in Japan in April (14:41 ) ICv2 Interviews Funimation Founder Gen Fukunaga (13:36 ) To Love-Ru TV Anime's Promo Video Posted Online (12:55 ) Broccoli Adds Honoka, DrMaster Adds Magic Lover's Tower (12:36 ) Indonesian Child Dies After Reportedly Imitating Anime (11:45 ) Sumire 16!!, Mitsurugi Haruka Manga Get TV Drama Shows (00:34 ) Sunday, Jan 20, 2008 [4] A.D. Vision's PiQ Mag to Cover More than Anime, Manga (23:32 ) Advent Children: Limited Edition listed on EzyDVD (14:00 ) Madman announces winners of "Design a Transformer" competition. (14:00 ) Amaranth Anime Ball 2008 AGM (14:00 ) Saturday, Jan 19, 2008 [2] Black Lagoon 2nd Barrage Premieres on G4TechTV Canada (02:44 ) Amazon Unbox Service Offering Some Free Anime Episodes (02:06 ) Friday, Jan 18, 2008 [6] Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th Season Confirmed for TV (15:20 ) Ali Project to Play at Sakura-Con, Versailles at A-Kon (14:51 ) Speed Racer, Gatchaman Writer Jinzo Toriumi Passes Away (14:19 ) ADV Suspends Anime ADVocates Club Program Indefinitely (13:30 ) GTO's Tohru Fujisawa to Start Unhappy! Manga Series (05:52 ) USA Today Booklist, January 7–13 (05:19 ) Thursday, Jan 17, 2008 [8] Emma, Chibi Vampire, Idolmaster Manga Ending in Japan (18:46 ) Shigofumi #3 Altered after Recent Events in Japan (17:30 ) 3 Genius Party Directors to Attend U.S. Premiere (16:24 ) Medicom Cable Carrier Adds Anime Network SVOD Serivce (13:39 ) Totoro Statue Erected at Bus Stop in Southern Japan (13:07 ) Twin Angel's Theme Song Promo Video Streamed (12:11 ) Fushigi Yugi's Watase Draws Pandora Cube 1-Shot Manga (06:16 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 2–15 (05:32 ) Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008 [8] Right Stuf Posts Emma Anime Trailer Online (18:38 ) Manga Named to Librarians' Great Graphic Novels List (14:41 ) New Live-Action Dragon Ball Set Photos Leaked (13:54 ) Japan's Cultural Agency Updates Anime Film Subsidies (13:21 ) 2 Seasons of NHK's Ani-Kuri 15 Shorts Posted Online (09:00 ) Shonen Ace Posts Cloverfield Movie Tie-In Manga Online (04:55 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, January 8–14 (02:32 ) Berlin Gallery to Host Yoshitaka Amano Art Show (01:39 ) Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008 [10] Gainax Co-Founder's Sinking of Japan Comes to UK DVD (19:32 ) Japanese Box Office, January 12–13 (18:46 ) ANN Ads on YouTube (16:24 ) Togari's Yoshinori Natsume to Draw Batman: Death Mask (16:19 ) Bandai Visual USA Gets Haruka TV Anime Series (15:17 ) Cobra the Space Pirate Returns in Video, TV Projects (15:10 ) Bandai Visual USA Gets Haruka TV Anime Series (Update 2) (12:17 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, December 26–January 1 (04:03 ) Kamikaze Girls' Kyoko Fukada Joins Yatterman Cast (03:07 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking: December 24–30 (00:27 ) Monday, Jan 14, 2008 [7] Japanese Animated Batman Video Gets Novelization, Date (23:46 ) Viz's Brave Story Wins Best Translated Novel Award (15:20 ) Japan's NHK to Air 2 of 3 Wild Life Drama Episodes (12:10 ) Yaoi Magazine's Debut Issue to Ship This Month (09:47 ) Book Looks at Historical, Cultural Angles of Anime (06:22 ) Darker than Black's Antic Cafe to Perform in California (04:31 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, January 1–7 (03:44 ) Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 [5] Love*Com's Aya Nakahara to Launch Nanacorobin Manga (23:35 ) Doujin Work's Hiroyuki to Start Mangaka-san Manga (20:07 ) Broccoli Books Adds Details on Recent Manga Licenses (18:14 ) Int'l Shōjo Manga Exhibit Imported Back into Japan (14:11 ) Kite Sequel to Ship Nearly Simultaneously in Japan, U.S. (05:59 ) Saturday, Jan 12, 2008 [4] Iris Print Discusses State of Its Boys-Love Titles (22:29 ) Hiroyuki to End Doujin Work Manga in Japan in February (18:28 ) Appleseed: Ex Machina Gets European Premiere (15:57 ) HALCALI to Appear at Anime Central, Nabeshin at A-Kon (05:56 ) Friday, Jan 11, 2008 [8] Oshii to Take Guest Post at Tokyo Keizai University (18:49 ) Madman Entertainment March new acquisitions (17:21 ) English Devil May Cry Anime Trailer Streamed (16:55 ) Time Warner Invests in Gaia Online Virtual Community (15:12 ) Science Website Calculates Price of Building Gundam (14:06 ) MediaWorks Revamps Website with Japanese Manga Previews (13:07 ) USA Today Booklist, December 31–January 6 (12:15 ) Wild Life TV Drama Cancelled After Giraffes' Deaths (09:55 ) Thursday, Jan 10, 2008 [8] Itazura na Kiss Shōjo Manga Gets TV Anime in April (20:43 ) Del Rey to Publish Kujibiki Unbalance Manga in English (15:07 ) Yotsuba&! Competing for Bloggers' Literary Award (14:14 ) A.D. Vision to replace Newtype USA with PiQ in March (13:53 ) New Crystal Blaze Anime to Premiere in Japan in April (11:52 ) Viz Posts Senior Editor Job Listing for Shojo Beat Mag (09:38 ) ToHeart2Ad Promo Video Posted Online (09:07 ) Radio Macross Show Begins Broadcasting, Web Streaming (01:33 ) Wednesday, Jan 9, 2008 [9] Newtype USA to Cease Publication (18:32 ) Bandai Entertainments Confirms Recall on 4 DVDs (16:21 ) Japanese Box Office, January 5–6 (15:30 ) Japan's .Anime Sells Gundam 00 Set with Uniform Jacket (14:36 ) Noramimi Anime's 2-Minute Trailer Movie Streamed (13:01 ) New Code Geass Series Details Revealed (12:47 ) 16 Minutes of Ryofuko-chan Episode #2 Posted Online (12:37 ) Cat Soup, Mind Game's Yuasa to Direct Kaiba Anime (06:46 ) Japanese Otaku Awards' 2007 Winners Announced (06:25 ) Tuesday, Jan 8, 2008 [8] Genshiken Otaku Manga Creator Kio Shimoku Interviewed (22:05 ) New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 16) (21:56 ) Seven Seas Adds Inukami! Manga, Kuro Majo-san Novels (18:20 ) Terminator Anthology in Development for 2009 Release (15:11 ) Verizon Offers Tokyopop Video Channel on V Cast Phones (14:17 ) Some Issues Reported with 4 January 8 Bandai Ent. DVDs - Update (11:38 ) Detroit's Auto Show to Feature Speed Racer Car (03:52 ) ComicRankings.com Ranks Comics by Averaging Reviews (03:33 ) Monday, Jan 7, 2008 [9] 4Kids Brings Dinosaur King to European Markets (22:41 ) Dark Horse Founder, Eisner Award Judge Interviewed (19:46 ) Aria the Origination TV Anime's Promo Movie Streamed (17:29 ) Anime Singers Rie Fu, HALCALI Attempt Overseas Debuts (15:03 ) Viz Responds to Questions about MÄR, Hikaru no Go DVDs (14:12 ) Vicky the Viking Anime Adapted into Live-Action Film (12:52 ) Read or Die Team to Create The Uchū Show Movie in 2008 (11:24 ) Gegege no Kitaro Live-Action Sequel to Open in Summer (06:08 ) Japan's Middle/High School Anime Contest Winners Posted (06:04 ) Sunday, Jan 6, 2008 [1] Hirameki No Longer Publishing Interactive Visual Novels (06:05 ) Saturday, Jan 5, 2008 [3] Anime Network's 24/7 Linear Service Discontinued (13:15 ) Zettai Karen Children Manga Gets Spring TV Anime (04:04 ) Some Issues Reported with 4 January 8 Bandai Ent. 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