News - December 2008
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- Crunchyroll to Add Neo Angelique Abyss Anime on Friday (Dec 31)
- Sunrise Plans for Gundam Anime's 30th Anniversary (Updated) (Dec 31)
- Discotek Licenses 1st Fist of the North Star Anime Film (Dec 31)
- 2009 One Piece Movie to Mark Anime's 10th Anniversary (Dec 31)
- Leiji Matsumoto Loses Suit over Plagiarism Claim (21:48)
- Moribito Designer Asou to Start Tokyo Bardo Manga (20:56)
- Hudson, Fanworks Launch Decodeco Town with Web Anime (14:06)
- Chocolate Underground, Tezuka's MW Film Trailers Posted (11:25)
- Crunchyroll Adds Eyeshield 21 Football Anime (10:57)
- 7 Former Young Sunday Manga to End in YS Special Mag (23:17)
- Crunchyroll Adds Kaede Newtown, Yonna in the Solitary Fortress (15:32)
- High School Debut's 1-Shot Sequel Manga Next Month (13:18)
- Tenchi Spinoff Seikishi's Anime Promo Video Streamed (08:27)
- Ai no Kusabi Boys-Love Novels Get New Anime Remake (Update 2) (06:01)
- FUNimation Adds Slayers Revolution, Evolution-R Fantasy Sequels (Update 4) (00:56)
- Macross Ship 'Launch Ceremony' to Be Held in February (14:40)
- Tower of Druaga: the Sword of Uruk's Subbed Trailer (12:59)
- Stan Lee, Shaman King's Takei to Launch Ultimo in February (11:27)
- Kyoto Animation's Munto Television Preview Streamed (09:53)
- Maria Holic, Queen's Blade, Tayutama, Hetalia Promos Posted (Updated) (09:51)
- Kodansha's Monthly Magazine Z, Sakura Taisen Manga End (16:44)
- Magical Bridge: Item Getter Manga from Slayers' Araizumi (14:32)
- Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka Game Gets OVA Green-Lit (Updated) (12:19)
- FUNimation Adds Oh! Edo Rocket Alternate-History Anime (Updated) (00:58)
- 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)
- 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)
- Media Personality Ai Ījima Passes Away at 36 (20:59)
- Kadokawa to Launch Newtype Spinoff Mag, Nyantype (12:39)
- Love Roma's Toyoda, Blame's Nihei to Launch New Manga (11:43)
- Crunchyroll Licenses TV Tokyo's Web Ghost PiPoPa Anime (Updated) (16:44)
- 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)
- Bob Sapp to Fight Kinnikuman Cosplayer Next Week (23:57)
- New DB, Tegami Bachi, Romance Dawn Anime DVD Offered (11:18)
- Kuruneko Cat Manga Blog to Get Anime (09:06)
- 428 Visual Novel's Canaan Anime Commercial Streamed (00:42)
- Online Retailers List New Manga, Books in 2009 (Updated) (19:38)
- Anime & Eco Environmental Mag Launched in Japan (23:58)
- Future Diary, Blazing Transfer Student Creators Launch Manga (23:57)
- Mayu Shinjo to Continue Ayakashi no 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)
- Denpa teki na Kanojo OVA to Be Added to Kure-nai Manga (07:34)
- '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 (Updated) (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)
- 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)
- Upper Deck Disputes End of Yu-Gi-Oh! Deal with Konami (21:50)
- Pokémon Voice Actress Maddie Blaustein Passes Away (Updated) (19:35)
- 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)
- Universal Signs Deal for Proposed Bakugan Film (05:27)
- Imperial Guards Artist Ito to Draw Shutoheru Manga (22:54)
- Read or Die Director Masunari's 1st Film in the Works (16:25)
- Peach-Pit Puts 3 Manga on Hold Due to Hospitalization (13:08)
- 2 Yamato Copyright Suits Settled for 250 Million Yen (09:54)
- Amazon Canada Lists CLAMP's Mangettes: Gate 7 in August (01:13)
- Bandai Entertainment Gets Kurokami Anime (Updated) (19:12)
- Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser's Teaser Streamed (02:01)
- 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)
- New Budo Grape Release: "Five Hits and Dust!" (23:06)
- Manga Publisher Tokyopop Lays Off Eight More Staffers (16:00)
- Minami-ke Original Animation DVD Reportedly Green-Lit (13:15)
- 3rd Macross Frontier Album Sells 86,450 to Rank #2 (12:48)
- 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)
- Kurokami The Animation Promotional Video Streamed (03:47)
- 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)
- 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)
- Maria Watches Over Us 4th Season's Promo Movie Streamed (03:36)
- Ayumi Hamasaki to Sing Live-Action Dragonball's Theme Song (03:15)
- 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 (Updated) (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 (Updated) (09:33)
- Russian Government Censors to Investigate GTO Anime (02:40)
- Udon Entertainment Posts Manga, Comics on Crunchyroll (23:37)
- Program to Take Over Conan, Yatterman's Timeslot (13:32)
- Kupū~!! Mamegoma! TV Anime Series to Launch on January 10 (Updated) (10:53)
- Touhou Anime Project Dōjin DVD at Comiket This Month (Updated) (10:28)
- Sequel to Nodame Cantabile: Paris Green-Lit for Fall 2009 (Update 2) (09:54)
- Japan's Killing Suspect Says He Is a Precure, Kitarō Fan (Updated) (05:57)
- Kannagi Manga Reportedly on Hiatus Due to Creator's Health (Updated) (07:53)
- 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 (Updated) (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)
- India Reportedly Bans Crayon Shin-chan from TV (20:06)
- 17th Crayon Shin-chan Movie to Open in Japan in Aprll (Updated) (12:42)
- Gatchaman Voice Actor Mikio Terashima Passes Away (07:40)
- Queen's Blade Volume Zero DVD Commercial Streamed (Updated) (06:15)
- Yotsuba&! Creator Kiyohiko Azuma Addresses Anime Rumors (Updated) (23:58)
- Toei Plans US$55-Million Digital Revamp of Tokyo Studio (17:26)
- Utawarerumono OVA's Promo Video Streamed in Japan (13:50)
- New La Corda D'Oro TV Anime in March Reportedly Leaked (Updated) (12:42)
- Saki Mahjong Manga to Get TV Anime from Gonzo in 2009 (Update 2) (05:25)
- 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)
- To Love-Ru -Trouble- Manga to Ship with New OVA on April 3 (Updated) (05:10)
- Amazon Japan Posts 2008's Top-10 DVDs, CDs, Toys (04:21)
- Batman: Gotham Knight Picks Up Two Annie Nominations (23:50)
- 2nd Live-Action 20th Century Boys Film Trailer Posted (14:13)
- Dennō Coil Wins Award from Japanese Sci-Fi Writers (Updated) (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)
- Anime Makes Up 64% of BD Sales in Japan in September (23:56)
- Hey! Say! JUMP Boy Band Gets Its Own Manga in Ciao Mag (Update 2) (16:43)
- Zodiac P.I.'s Natsumi Ando Launches Arisa Shōjo Manga (Updated) (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)
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