News - March 2008
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- 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)
- Tokyo Int'l Anime Fair Public Day Attendance Up 22% (Updated) (11:00)
- Madhouse to Animate Otakon Video (08:00)
- Funimation CEO Discusses Anime's Future with Variety (04:46)
- X Japan to Perform in Paris on July 5 (Updated) (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 (Updated) (12:27)
- 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 (Updated) (03:12)
- 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 (Updated) (13:15)
- Blue Dragon, Moribito to Run on America's Cartoon Network (Updated) (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)
- 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 (Updated) (03:46)
- 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 (Updated) (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)
- 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 (Updated) (05:54)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Viz Licenses Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody (22:26)
- Comic Bunch to Adapt Hit Korean/Chinese/Japanese Novels (Updated) (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)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Blade of the Immortal TV Anime Confirmed for Summer (Updated) (05:42)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking: March 10–16 (03:47)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 (Updated) (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)
- 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)
- 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 (Updated) (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Daily Links of the Day: File-Sharing, Saiyuki Musical (14:27)
- Makoto Shinkai's Neko no Shūkai to Compete at Annecy (Updated) (05:21)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, March 4–10 (04:56)
- 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" (Updated) (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)
- Japanese Box Office: March 8–9 (19:01)
- Protoculture Addicts Issue 94 Survey (18:41)
- Gonzo/GDH Contacts Crunchyroll Video Site (Updated) (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)
- 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 (Updated) (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)
- 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 (Updated) (01:07)
- 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 (Updated) (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 (Updated) (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 (Updated) (02:17)
- 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)
- 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 (Updated) (03:32)
- Marvel's Stan Lee, Shaman King's Takei to Join Forces - Update (03:32)
- 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 (Updated) (15:53)
- Funimation Channel Adds MoonPhase, Peach Girl, Suzuka (14:34)
- Theatrical Version of Gurren Lagann Pre-Announced (Updated) (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)
- 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)
- Blood+ Extras in ANNtv (15:19)
- Gegege no Kitarō Live-Action Sequel's Teaser Streamed (15:16)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking: February 18–25 (Updated) (08:13)
- New York Comic Con to Premiere Lucky Star, Code Geass (07:47)

