News - April 2009
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- Sengoku Basara Artist Draws Bishōnen Rice Bags (23:53)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 20-26 (21:50)
- Tegami Bachi Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit for October (Update 2) (19:52)
- Koike, Madhouse's Redline to Compete in Annecy Fest (17:51)
- Instant Teen's Haruka Fukushima Makes Chocolate Manga (14:59)
- Three 'Hentai' Manga Cases Go to Trial in New Zealand (13:48)
- USA Today Booklist, April 20-26 (04:38)
- Daily Briefs (04:12)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, April 19-26 (18:20)
- Darker than Black, Seikishi, Seitokai no Ichizon Get New Manga (Updated) (16:59)
- Discotek Adds Live-Action Hana Yori Dango Final Film (15:20)
- Live-Action Film Trailer for Tezuka's MW Manga Posted (13:30)
- Jun Planning Reportedly Closes U.S. Office, Reorganizes (13:17)
- Frederik L. Schodt Wins The Order of the Rising Sun Award (04:09)
- Studio 4ºC's Full First Squad Trailer Streamed (02:57)
- Japan's Weekly Playboy Mag Gets Manga Mag Spinoff (01:55)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 21-28 (22:51)
- Central Park Media Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy (Update 2) (19:53)
- Drawn & Quarterly Adds The Box Man, Red Snow Manga (19:21)
- Funimation Adds Heat Guy J from Esca's Kazuki Akane (Updated) (16:48)
- K-ON! Theme Songs Rank #2, #4 on Oricon Weekly Chart (Updated) (12:01)
- Gonzo Confirmed to Animate 2nd Strike Witches Season (Updated) (10:59)
- Fullmetal Alchemist OVA on 1st Brotherhood Disc (05:46)
- 3x3 Eyes' Takada to Launch Captain Alice Manga in May (05:20)
- Gash/Zatch Bell's Raiku to Launch Manga in September (04:53)
- Fullmetal Alchemist's Arakawa Draws Cover for Irish Novelist (03:28)
- Lyricist Ryoji Sonoda Arrested for Alleged Drug Use (02:52)
- Kawa no Hikari Ecological Novel Adapted into TV Anime (02:12)
- Weiß Survive Manga Gets TV Anime Shorts Green-Lit (Updated) (01:22)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Viz Publishes Jiro Asada's The Stationmaster Anthology (22:12)
- Maestro's Saso to Launch Sayonara Ginjō Manga (21:06)
- Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Moves to Young Ace (Updated) (12:52)
- Report: Gundam Unicorn Planned for Simultaneous World Release (07:00)
- Otogimoyou Ayanishiki Fantasy Manga to Relaunch in June (06:12)
- Naruto was #20 Show on Hulu, #1 on Joost in February (05:39)
- Kaiji Gambling Manga to Resume in Japan in June (04:41)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Japanese Box Office, April 18-19 (23:57)
- Wangan Midnight the Movie to Open in Japan This Summer (06:09)
- Tentai Senshi Sunred's 2nd Anime Season Green-Lit (22:47)
- Man Arrested for Bomb Threat on Lucky Star 'Birthplace' (Updated) (06:41)
- Kannagi's Unaired 14th Episode Preview Streamed (Updated) (05:15)
- 1st 10 Minutes of L change the WorLd Film Streamed (04:29)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 12-18 (22:01)
- Honey Boys Spiral's Kazuka Minami to Attend Yaoi-Con (18:03)
- Production I.G's Oblivion Island Film Teaser Streamed (13:39)
- Valkyrie Complex Game Gets Anime Adaptation Green-Lit (Update 2) (12:04)
- School Days to Be Posted on Crunchyroll This Spring (Update 2) (07:29)
- Daily Briefs (07:16)
- Ganbare! Memeko-chan Manga's Flash Anime Streamed (06:52)
- Nozomi Licenses Rental Magica TV Anime (Update 3) (06:22)
- Gonzo Sells 3D/VFX Digital Division to Q-Tec (Updated) (05:36)
- Takehiko Inoue: Vagabond Manga Will End in 1-2 Years (02:58)
- Astro Boy's 1980, 2003 TV Series Streamed on YouTube (01:42)
- Liar Game Manga Made into 2nd TV Drama Season, Film (21:36)
- Fujoshi, Chūni-byō Manuals Get Manga Remakes in June (19:55)
- Nobody Knows' Kore-eda Brings Air Doll to Cannes (15:41)
- USA Today Booklist, April 13-19 (14:17)
- Bungaku Shoujo Theatrical Film Anime Confirmed (Updated) (13:06)
- Funimation Streams Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom Anime (Update 2) (11:27)
- 18-Meter Lifesize Gundam's 'Making-of' Video Streamed (02:55)
- Daily Briefs (00:36)
- Viz Launches Web Release of Rumiko Takahashi's Rin-ne (Updated) (21:29)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, April 14-20 (18:33)
- Duel Masters/Penguin's Troubles Film Trailer Streamed (17:07)
- Kannagi's Takenashi Reports on Recovery, Planned Return (16:31)
- Crunchyroll Adds Live-Action MPD Psycho, More Tomie (14:58)
- Age Called Blue Boys-Love Manga Posted in English (13:20)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 13-19 (06:17)
- Gundam Unicorn Anime Officially Announced (Updated) (05:31)
- Video News: Crunchyroll Anime Now on ANN (02:25)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 14-20 (22:15)
- Azumanga Daioh Manga's 3 New Chapters to Debut in May (Updated) (21:11)
- GeGeGe no Nyōbō Book by GeGeGe Author's Wife Gets Film (Updated) (20:56)
- Louis Vuitton, Murakami Animate Superflat First Love (Updated) (13:59)
- Mōryō no Hako, Ken to Mahō to Gakuen Mono Video Anime Scheduled (12:41)
- Gundam Unicorn Novels' Anime Adaptation Reportedly Confirmed (11:21)
- Hekiru Hikawa to End Pani Poni Manga, Plan 'Episode 0' (11:19)
- Tezuka's Buddha, Princess Knight Planned as Anime Films (10:30)
- New Say Hello to Black Jack Web Chapters to Be Priced at Y30 (04:28)
- Matsumoto's Koshika has Anime, iPhone Manga Planned (03:31)
- Production I.G. Animates Music Video for Oasis (Updated) (02:53)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea's Spanish Trailer Posted (23:30)
- 'Matching Service' for Japanese Otaku Seeking Friends (21:37)
- One Piece, Early Days singer Ai Kawashima in NYC in May (17:07)
- Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro Manga Ends in Japan on Monday (Updated) (14:20)
- Report: Final Fantasy VII: ACC Sells 100K+ BDs on 1st Day (11:51)
- Lone Wolf and Cub Anime Adaptation Still in Planning (06:39)
- V.B. Rose's Hidaka to Draw 1-Shot Berry Berry Manga (Updated) (05:39)
- Dragonball Drops Out of Top 10 at U.S. Box Office (18:44)
- Japanese Box Office, April 11-12 (18:29)
- Isshoni Training Exercise Anime to Ship on April 24 (Updated) (13:42)
- 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced (Updated) (00:39)
- Anime Network Streams GetBackers, Pet Shop of Horrors (23:57)
- Higurashi's Ryukishi07, Peach-Pit Create PSP Software (11:50)
- Prime Minister Asō Goes Cherry Blossom Viewing with AKB48 (Updated) (06:35)
- Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei's 3rd TV Series Green-Lit (Update 2) (05:27)
- 10 Former Workers Sue ImaginAsian for Unpaid Wages (16:04)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 5-11 (13:29)
- HanTsuki Light Novels Get Live-Action Film Green-Lit (08:05)
- Daily Briefs (07:39)
- Maaya Sakamoto to Play New Character in Eva: 2.0 Film (Updated) (06:11)
- Sherlock Hound Anime Streamed in English on YouTube (02:33)
- Major Minor's Majestic March Wii Game Gets TV Anime (Updated) (01:43)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- 3 New Academic Books on Otaku, Anime, Manga Published (23:57)
- Crunchyroll Adds Live-Action Tomie, Other Horror Films (Updated) (23:48)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 6-12 (15:39)
- Japanese Man Builds 11-Meter, 15-Ton Beetle Robot (13:08)
- Hello Project's Tsunku, Blazblue Co-Creators at AX (12:36)
- Viz Indicates Online Plans for Honey and Clover, Nana (Updated) (06:02)
- USA Today Booklist, April 6-12 (05:42)
- Hetalia Anime's Second Season Green-Lit (Updated) (23:02)
- Rumiko Takahashi's Rinne to Run in Sync in U.S., Japan (18:57)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7-13 (18:33)
- Crunchyroll Adds Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Updated) (15:08)
- Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas Anime Promo Streamed (13:27)
- Zac Efron: Not 'Likely' to Be in Full Metal Panic! Project (12:12)
- Say Hello to Black Jack's Sato to Post Manga Online (05:48)
- Woman Arrested for 800 Stolen Original Yaruki Manman Drawings (05:24)
- Vampire Hunter D Manga Posted on Uclick's iPhone App (04:58)
- Daily Briefs (23:59)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 7-13 (23:26)
- Crunchyroll Adds 2005 Glass Mask Shōjo TV Anime (22:38)
- Hana-Kimi Manga One-Shot to Ship This Month (21:53)
- USA Today Booklist, March 23-29 & March 30-April 5 (18:11)
- Japanese Science Fiction Con Award Nominees Revealed (16:20)
- Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari's 4th Promo Streamed (10:04)
- Lone Wolf and Cub Manga Resumes in Katana Web Mag (06:25)
- Obata to Resume We Were There Romance Manga in June (04:45)
- Director John Woo Makes Anime Voice Debut in Sōten Kōro (23:58)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 30-April 5 (23:36)
- Viz to Stream Dubbed Naruto Episodes on Joost, Hulu (22:55)
- Munto Anime Film's Ads Streamed for April 18 Opening (Updated) (15:22)
- Some Boys-Love, Yuri Manga Removed from Amazon.com Searches (Update 4) (14:39)
- Love*Com's Nakahara to Launch Berry Dynamite Manga Series (07:00)
- Weekly Tezuka Manga Posted on Yappa's iPhone App (05:55)
- Kyo no Gononi Manga Gets Original Anime DVD Green-Lit (Updated) (01:08)
- Japanese Box Office, April 4-5 (23:57)
- Dragonball Evolution Opens at #8 with US$4.8 Million (Update 2) (14:01)
- Clannad After Story's Last DVD to Include Kyou Arc (13:21)
- Fullmetal Alchemist Creator Posts Free 4-Panel Manga (08:23)
- Z Gundam Writer Endo to Launch Bakumatsu Medaka-Gumi Manga (07:12)
- Rumiko Takahashi's Next Work Revealed: Kyōkai no Rinne (18:02)
- Funimation to Stream Kiddy Grade, Mushi-Shi, Ouran on ANN (16:03)
- Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Light Novels to Be Animated (Updated) (15:34)
- Higepiyo Anime Inspires Manga in Ribon Mag (07:42)
- Koichi Ohata Unable to Attend Sakura-Con This Weekend (22:05)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 29-April 4 (Updated) (17:41)
- Cencoroll Science-Fiction Anime's TAF Trailer Posted (15:47)
- Taishō Yakyū Musume Anime's New Promo Video Streamed (15:07)
- Lucky Star's Yoshimizu to Restart Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku (14:36)
- Daily Briefs (06:38)
- Berserk Manga to Return from Latest Hiatus in Japan (Updated) (05:39)
- Ponyo Film's French Trailer, 6 Video Clips Streamed (05:00)
- Gisho Getter Robo Darkness Manga to Launch in June (Updated) (14:02)
- Funimation to Offer Linebarrels of Iron, Strike Witches (Updated) (13:44)
- Prime Minister Asō: Anime, Manga Are Part of Japan's Recovery (13:10)
- ToHeart2 adplus Promo Video Posted Online (12:02)
- Ōoku: The Inner Chamber Manga Gets Live-Action Film (11:40)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Debuts on Funimation (06:08)
- Sega Toys Aiming for Third Bakugan TV Anime Season (04:50)
- Woman Arrested for Threatening One Piece Creator Oda (02:21)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Solanin Manga Made into Film with Nana's Aoi Miyazaki (Updated) (23:48)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31-April 6 (19:13)
- The Asylum Session 3D Anime's Trailer Streamed (13:10)
- Takehito Koyasu's Velvet Under World Gets Music Video Anime (12:45)
- Gurren Lagann's Yoko Idol CD/Music Video Promo Posted (08:59)
- Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars HD Teaser Trailer Streamed (07:32)
- Kimagure Orange Road Manga to Return in One-Shot Story (06:40)
- Gainax Co-Founder Takami Akai Plans New Anime Project (05:23)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Ristorante Paradiso on Wednesday (23:04)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 31-April 6 (22:45)
- Blade of the Immortal Novel Listed on Amazon.ca (18:40)
- Manga Nominated for 2009 Eisner Awards (17:10)
- 8 Live-Action Dragonball Movie Clips Posted Online (Updated) (16:06)
- Ristorante Paradiso Production Studio Video Streamed (15:12)
- Miracle Train Moe Boy Characters Get Anime Green-Lit (14:17)
- Hiroyuki Yamaga, Halko Momoi Going to Fanime (Updated) (07:19)
- Omamori Himari Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (04:58)
- Mandalay Pictures Licenses Full Metal Panic! Film Rights (Update 2) (02:10)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 23-29 (23:57)
- Naruto Shippūden Episode 103 to Simulcast for Free (23:44)
- Gundam Licensor Sotsu Reports Lower 2Q Income, Profits (19:16)
- Funimation Channel Adds Viz Anime Starting in Late Spring (Updated) (17:45)
- 801-chan & Middle School Spinoff to Run in Magazine (14:04)
- Hatsukoi Limited Anime's Promo Commercial Streamed (10:24)
- Japanese Box Office, March 28-29 (06:08)
- Paper: DiCaprio Considers SMAP for Ninja Scroll Film (Updated) (02:07)
- Detroit Metal City Singer Kaji Beat Up, Robbed in Sweden (Updated) (18:52)
- New Hidamari Sketch Special Reportedly Announced (12:48)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Natsu no Arashi on April 5 (04:28)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 22-28 (03:37)
- 3rd Naruto Shippūden Film Slated for August 1 in Japan (17:25)
- Say Hello to Black Jack's Sato Discloses Expenses, Income (Updated) (16:32)
- Kigurumikku V3 Anime Listed on Crunchyroll (07:32)
- Venus vs. Virus, Hitohira, King of Thorn Creators on New Manga (05:21)
- Daily Briefs (19:29)
- Shangri-La Science Fiction Anime's Second Ad Streamed (18:09)
- Guin Saga Fantasy Anime's English-Dubbed Trailer Posted (17:53)
- New Ace Attorney Manga to Launch in Japan's Young Mag (17:27)
- Amazon.ca Lists Pandora Hearts, Crimson Shell from Yen (Updated) (16:33)
- Crunchyroll Simulcasts 2nd Hayate the Combat Butler Season (14:52)
- Funimation Adds Toei's Air Master, Captain Harlock (14:33)
- DMP Adds Kikuchi's Yashakiden Novels, Taimashin Manga (08:15)
- New Tales of the Abyss Manga to Launch This Month (06:32)
- Kamikaze Douga's Amanatsu Anime Video Streamed (06:05)
- Funimation to Offer 2009 Fullmetal Alchemist on April 9 (Update 4) (02:50)
- paper: Bandai Namco to Offer Gundam in 10 Languages (Updated) (22:44)
- Hanasakeru Seishōnen Shōjo Manga to Get 1-Shot Sequel (17:57)
- Saint-Laurent's Lulu to Be Animated by Japanese-American (17:27)
- Boys Be… Manga Gets New Manga on Mobile Comic Site (13:27)
- Former Gonzo Head Shouji Murahama Launches Lambda Film (12:53)
- Daily Briefs (07:25)
- Sensual Phrase's Shinjo Illustrates Ayabie CD Cover (06:34)
- Dankai Curry Chū-Kara Flash Anime Gets TV Run in Japan (05:17)
- 2 Evangelion: 2.0 Film Teasers Streamed by Yahoo! Site (Update 2) (03:48)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, March 24-30 (18:29)
- Contest Held for Animated Cameos in Japan's Stitch! Show (16:58)
- N. America's 2007 Anime Market Pegged at US$2.8 Billion (Update 3) (08:47)
- Daily Briefs (08:04)
- Avex, Docomo to Run New Anime on Japanese Mobile Phones (06:13)
- Gonzo to Be Delisted from Tokyo Stock Exchange (04:21)
- Ponyo's Hisaishi Wins Japan Movie Critics Award (02:51)
- Shangri-La Opening Footage Appears Online (01:57)

