Newsrooms - April 2007
∨ advertisement ∨
- Japanese Box Office: April 28-29 (23:55)
- Manga Devoted to "Marine's English" Draws Crowds in Akiba (22:39)
- Follow-Up: Adult Swim to Rerun Eureka 7's Finale (20:41)
- Tezuka Cultural Prize Nominees for Manga Announced (19:43)
- Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo Vol. 2: Available 5/1 from Westlake Entertainment and Illumitoon (16:23)
- UCI Extension's Anime/Manga Advanced Course Announces Digital Manga Field Trip (15:35)
- Organic Hobby Releases Kaiyodo's “Revoltech Eva-01 Type F (AFC Experiment),” “Revoltech Toro” (14:01)
- New Japanese Rock CDs from JapanFiles.com (13:49)
- Japan Brings Barefoot Gen to Non-Proliferation Event (10:29)
- T-MODE '07 Takes Its Attendees on Six-Day Japan Anime Travel Tour (10:22)
- Adult Swim to Complete Week with Friday Night Programs (09:29)
- Death Note Wins Audience Award at Belgium Film Fest (09:27)
- Lucky Star Changes Director After Four Episodes (05:15)
- Honey & Clover's Umino to Start Manga in Young Animal (03:51)
- Ohio's Columbus, Dayton Get FUNimation Channel Block (02:25)
- Adult Swim Shortens Eureka 7's Final Episode Broadcast (01:28)
- Four Monthly Shonen Jump Titles to Run After Mag's End (12:52)
- Ride Back Motorcycle Robot Manga to Be Animated for TV (04:08)
- Follow Up: Shin SOS Dai Tokyo Tankentai Trailer Online (18:46)
- Monthly Comic Birz to End Rozen Maiden's Serialization (13:19)
- Japanese Game Ranking, April 16-22 (06:43)
- New Clannad Manga to Publish in Comi Deji+ Magazine (03:41)
- Survey: 80% of Manga/Internet Cafes Have "Residents" (02:57)
- Japanese Teen Stabs Guard to Steal…Used Manga (01:28)
- Bandai to Release Haruhi Character CD 2 Exclusively Through AAA Anime (00:06)
- ADV Licenses Air TV, Movie (16:34)
- ADV Announces Acquistion of AIR TV Series, AIR Movie (15:58)
- Battle of the Bands at Anime Expo (15:43)
- Higurashi Second Season Details Revealed (14:05)
- Fanfare Adds to List of 2007 Releases (14:01)
- AnimeUSA Announces First Round of Guests (13:19)
- Macworld Looks at English-Language Visual Novels (13:08)
- Paprika Director Satoshi Kon Reveals New Project (12:57)
- Co-Founder Takami Akai Steps Down From Gainax's Board (11:56)
- Nodame Cantabile Holds Live Japanese Concert in June (08:58)
- Moetan English-Teaching Anime to Air in July in Japan (08:51)
- Right Stuf's ANIME TODAY: Exclusive Interview with Bandai Visual USA President Mr. Tatsunori Konno (05:56)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 16-22 (05:48)
- Anime Boston Video (01:35)
- Punk Group ketchup mania to Make USA Debut at A-Kon 2007 (23:32)
- The Familiar of Zero Second Series to Air in July (18:22)
- British Bishops Use "Manga-Styled" Art to Attract Youth (18:20)
- Fred Gallagher Guest of Honor at the Connichi 2007 in Germany (14:59)
- Viz to Publish Naruto at 3 Books a Month at Year's End (14:55)
- Viz Media Launches Naruto Nation™ Campaign To Increase Release Rate Of Naruto and Pave Way For Part 2 (13:51)
- Toei Animation Licenses Fifth Season of Digimon to Disney ABC Cable Networks Group (13:41)
- Toei Animation Awards Funimation Entertainment DVD Rights to One Piece (13:41)
- USA Today Booklist, April 16-22 (13:28)
- Fist of The North Star Collection Figure: Kenshiro – Toki – Warden Uighur – Raoh – Ryuken 4 ½” (13:04)
- Japanese Anime DVD Ranking, April 18-24 (13:01)
- AAA Anime to Exclusively Distribute Haruhi Character CD Vol.#2 (11:00)
- Haré+Guu Deluxe Volume One Available May 1st (10:19)
- Voltron Forces Gaogaigar on DVD Hiatus (06:37)
- Rental Magica, Sketchbook to Become Television Anime (06:17)
- GyaO Offers Anime on Net Streaming Box for Japanese TVs (04:18)
- Tekkon Kinkreet's NA Home Video and Manga This September (03:33)
- Heroes' Masi Oka Acknowledges Anime, Manga Influences (03:01)
- New York Anime Festival Announces Programming Manager (16:32)
- Tokio Vocalist to Make Anime Debut in BONES' Stranger (14:02)
- Toon Disney Licenses 5th Digimon Series for Fall 2007 (12:35)
- EigoMANGA Produces the Anime Pavilion at the Third Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration (11:30)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, April 18-24 (11:14)
- Playlist Magazine Covers Online Anime in North America (10:35)
- Gundam Wields Beam Saber with Wii Remote July 26 (09:47)
- 160 North American Screens Signed Up for Naruto Movie (04:16)
- Shueisha Light-Novel Author Mugen Passes Away at 47 (04:01)
- Japanese Game Ranking, April 9-15 (23:57)
- Dengeki Movie Festival Opens; Press Conference Held (16:36)
- Anime News Network Australia Giving Away Tickets to a Night in Fantasia (15:46)
- Fafner and Evangelion Anime Go Online (14:44)
- ADV Announces June 26 Releases (14:01)
- Avril Lavigne on Anime Network Mobile (13:51)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3(TM) Deluxe Edition Announced (13:43)
- Movement-Based Gundam Game for 904i Debuts (13:19)
- Two New Manga/Novel Magazines Starting in Japan (06:50)
- Japan Spent 94 Billion Yen on Anime DVDs in 2006 (06:46)
- New Boys-Love Mag Features Kizuna Creator, FAKE Sequel (06:37)
- Bishoujo Game "Yume Miru Kusuri :: A Drug That Makes You Dream" Now Shipping (03:17)
- Forthcoming Book Looks at Origins of Manga (02:39)
- FUNimation Sends BECK (Anime) on Summer Con Tour (23:54)
- Manga Comes to the (New York Public) Library (21:01)
- Japanese Minister to French Presidential Hopeful: "Read More Manga" (19:21)
- Famous Cosplayer Blogs about Yaoi in the USA (18:59)
- Sales Campaign for Female Otaku-Themed Books Starts (17:51)
- Anime Expo Hosts Death Note Anime Director, Designer (15:14)
- BusinessWeek Spotlights Manhwa's International Rise (14:35)
- Anime Expo® 2007 Receives Death Notes (13:41)
- Otomo's Shin SOS Dai Tokyo Tankentai Screens May 19 (13:28)
- Young King Ours+ Manga Magazine Ceases Publication (12:38)
- North American Premiere: Tekkonkinkreet at the MoMA (12:28)
- Florida Supercon (June 22-24, 2007) Adds Rikki Simons, Greg Horn, George Lowe & Dana Snyder (12:19)
- Robotech: The New Generation, Coming to Mobile Phones From Airborne Entertainment (10:01)
- Second Genshiken Series to Air This Fall in Japan (06:47)
- Japanese Box Office: April 21-22 (06:06)
- MACHINAE SUPREMACY to Perform Dancing Mad (04:36)
- Tokyo Anime Fair 2008 Launches Mascot Character Contest (22:41)
- Kitty Media Explains Editing of Adult Anime DVD (22:39)
- The Spring 2007 Anime Preview Guide (22:01)
- GONZO's Romeo × Juliet Streaming Online for Free (17:01)
- Anime Boston Panel Reports (12:31)
- Anime Boston: Geneon Announces The Familiar of Zero (11:11)
- I.G Hosts Mamoru Oshii's Tachigui Interview, Part 2 (08:48)
- Otomo's Freedom Recruits Another Hikaru Utada Single (08:33)
- Vertical to Expand Lineup with Modern Manga Imprint (07:41)
- First Kyo Kara Maoh! OVA to Debut in Japan October 26 (02:41)
- Free Give-Away for San Jose Concert Announced (23:09)
- Anime Boston: ADV Films Licenses Innocent Venus (18:00)
- ADV Acquires Innocent Venus (18:00)
- Swinging Popsicle Adds Show In NYC – June 19 (17:54)
- Anime Boston 2007 (17:09)
- Viz Media Licenses Naruto™ to Chilevision (14:40)
- Japanese Anime DVD Ranking, April 11-17 (11:05)
- Geneon Gets Best Independent Award from Retail Group (10:33)
- Weekly Shonen Magazine Circulation Drops Under 2M (10:32)
- Newtype USA Looking for In-House Japanese Translator (09:40)
- Tekkonkinkreet to Screen in NY, Honolulu, LA, Portland (09:14)
- "Surreal" Online Japanese Manga Becomes Comedy DVD (00:59)
- Follow Up: Denno Coil Trailer Online (00:58)
- Anime Pavilion's Anime Festival (21:36)
- AniRave Music LLC Releases New Album: “Hope” (18:06)
- Japanese, World Manga Nominated for 2007 Eisner Awards (17:17)
- USA Today Booklist, April 9-15: Fruits Basket Sets New Record (12:40)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 9-15 (12:02)
- Takashi Miike Helming Live-Action Crows Prequel (10:10)
- Captain Baseball Manga Goes Live-Action in August (09:23)
- Lost's Matthew Fox Vying to Play Speed Racer's Racer X (08:39)
- Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms goes to Cannes (04:24)
- Asahi Shimbun Looks at New Gosho Aoyama Museum (04:08)
- Live-Action/Anime Hybrid Hood of Horror to Open May 4 (03:53)
- Anime Evolution Announces 2007 Dates and First Guests (01:51)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Logo T-Shirts Available May 29 (21:46)
- Critical Mass Video Announces July 31 Release of G-TASTE: HEAT WAVE (21:22)
- Right Stuf & Kadokawa Pictures USA Announce THE THIRD, Vol. 1 for July 31 (19:55)
- Robotech DVD news (18:58)
- Manga Creator Kaoru Shibayama Passes Away at 43 (17:58)
- Peach-Pit's Zombie-Loan Anime to Air July 2007 (16:05)
- Minneapolis/St. Paul Film Fest to Show Paprika April 20 (15:47)
- Appleseed Movie Sequel Slated for Fall 2007 (13:25)
- Namco Bandai's Most Renowned Ninja Returns to the PlayStation(R)2 in Naruto(TM): Uzumaki Chronicles(TM) 2 (13:10)
- Japan to Create Drama, Anime Database for Foreigners (11:16)
- 3000 Attend "Funeral" for Fist of the North Star's Raoh (10:18)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, April 11-17 (09:17)
- PW Comics Week Interviews Shojo Beat Editor-in-Chief (08:28)
- Robotech to Attend 3rd Annual China International Cartoon & Animation Festival (21:08)
- Magazines Dedicated to Anime Music Appear in Japan (17:26)
- Tokyo FM Sponsors Moe-Fes 2007 Event (17:02)
- VIZ Media Presents Exciting Properties at 2007 MIPTV (13:48)
- Namco Bandai's Eureka Seven(TM) Vol. 2: The New Vision(TM) Glides Its Way into Retail (13:08)
- Japanese Anime DVD Ranking, April 4-10 (11:17)
- 2EastMusic Hosts Songwriting Workshop at Anime Boston (10:16)
- Media Blasters Picks Up Space Pirate Mito Sequel (09:04)
- Maison Ikkoku Live-Action TV Gets Release Date (08:34)
- Anime Boston Announces Premieres (08:33)
- Hajime no Ippo Super-Collection in the Works (08:28)
- “HARO: Tale of the Western Country” Released on DLSite.com (20:06)
- DramaQueen April News (19:55)
- ImaginAsian TV Launches Classic Anime Block with TMS Entertainment (18:18)
- Oshii Films at South Korea's Jeonju Int'l Film Fest (17:09)
- Death Note Films' U.S. Premieres at Newport Beach Fest (16:20)
- Japan Post Announces Next Anime Stamp Series (15:51)
- Miyori no Mori Anime Announced (14:56)
- Poll: How Should Funimation Release One Piece? (fixed) (14:25)
- VIZ Media Acquires Blue Dragon Anime (13:59)
- Broadcast and DVD Release of Orguss, Nobody's Boy Remi and Cat's Eye coming from ImaginAsian (13:10)
- Paprika to screen at Californian film festival April 24 (13:02)
- VIZ Media Named Master Licensor for Blue Dragon™ Anime Series (12:37)
- Japanese Box Office: April 14-15 (12:36)
- Season Two of Ah! My Goddess Premieres May 3 on Anime Network (12:21)
- Pop Japan Travel Grounds This Year's Operations (11:17)
- "Gundam World" Debuts in Japanese Theme Park (19:24)
- Sony Pictures' Animax TV Gains Foothold in Europe (09:07)
- Japanese Science Fiction Con Award Nominees Announced (08:21)
- Update: Sarah Brightman's Page Hosts Pokémon Trailer (00:02)
- Soprano Sarah Brightman Sings 10th Pokémon Movie Theme (20:09)
- Production I.G Hosts Interview with Composer Yoko Kanno (19:15)
- Anime Expo 2007 Announces ORESKABAND as First Japanese Guests of Honor (16:12)
- Oreskaband To Attend Anime Expo® 2007 As Official Guests Of Honor (15:25)
- Japanese Game Ranking, April 2-8 (11:22)
- Not So Daily Link of the Day: Hare Hare Yukai in Akihabara (11:03)
- X JAPAN Founder Yoshiki to Launch Jrock Revolution in Los Angeles (09:44)
- Christina Ricci to Play Heroine Trixie in Speed Racer Movie (09:43)
- Cafe Marks Kitaro Horror Premiere with Eyeball Drink (09:42)
- Christina Ricci to Star in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' ''Speed Racer'' (01:30)
- Funimation Acquires One Piece (01:04)
- Online Manga Rental for PC (23:36)
- Yoshiki and 4 Fini Surge Forward with Multi-Artist Festival, May 25-26 (23:30)
- Bandai Entertainment Inc. Announces Zegapain (22:58)
- Update: Utena Movie on FUNimation Channel's VOD, Not Broadcast (20:07)
- DMGI Acquires Gigantor for Digital Release (20:06)
- FUNimation's FUNiGIRL program - First Party of 2007 at Anime Boston (18:21)
- Viz Pictures Releases Critically Acclaimed Linda Linda Linda On Dvd (17:33)
- Anime Vegas Convention 2007 (11:27)
- DMGI Announces New Kids Video Content Acquisitions (11:07)
- Turner Classic Movies to Air Spirited Away on June 3 (10:02)
- Megazone 23 Celebrates 23rd Anniversary with Live Event (09:54)
- Yen Press releases With the Light (09:52)
- Original Manga, Manga Cookbook, Gift Books in the Works from Japanime (09:51)
- USA Today Booklist: Naruto, Bleach, Fruits Basket (09:48)
- Ring's Hideo Nakata to Helm Death Note Spinoff (09:47)
- HP Sponsors “ComiIdol 2007” & Voting Starts! (07:04)
- Namco Bandai Brings Naruto to American, European PSPs (22:58)
- AnimeTV™ Announces a Kiss of Paradise (15:20)
- Diamond & Pearl Prerelease Tournaments (15:16)
- Madhouse News from TAF 2007 (15:12)
- Japanese Comic Ranking (15:08)
- Platform Animation Festival Announces Films and Installations (13:53)
- NAMCO BANDAI Delivers Team-Based Combat to the PSP in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes (13:32)
- Seeking Central Florida Cosplayers for an Upcoming Film Project (12:15)
- Lamento PVC Statue and CD Sets – CD Details Announced (10:27)
- Nikkatsu Establishes Subsidiary in Los Angeles (10:02)
- FanimeCon Announces 5 More Guests (04:11)
- Studio 4℃ Sets Genius Party Release Dates (02:46)
- Fans Confront Bandai Visual About Pricing (23:22)
- FUNimation Channel Adds CPM Titles, New Live-Action Show (22:07)
- Robotech's Carl Macek on Live Online/Telephone Talk Show April 14 (21:18)
- Oricon: #1 Manga Mag for Japanese Girls Is…Shonen Jump (21:04)
- FUNimation Channel Adds Anime from Central Park Media (19:05)
- Yamato USA: Creators' Labo #05: Mine Blue #10 (‘See-Through’ White) (19:01)
- Boys-Love Publisher LEAF Files for Bankruptcy (14:05)
- VIZ Media Signs New Publishers In Mexico and Brazil for Naruto (13:05)
- Sakura Matsuri 2007 (13:00)
- Poll: What do you think of Moe? (12:11)
- Go! Comi, Diamond Renew Booktrade Agreement (09:46)
- Yatterman, Gatchaman Live-Action Movies Green-Lit (08:54)
- Bandai Namco's Plex Offers 1/60 Wooden Gundams (01:51)
- Bandai: Capsule Toys Are a 31-Billion-Yen Business (01:50)
- Website Opens for TIFFCOM, TPG Media Market Events (15:49)
- UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie Season 3 Premieres on Anime Network (12:37)
- Japanese Government Hires Detective Conan for PR Campaign (12:33)
- ADV Announces June 12 Releases (11:51)
- Fullmetal Alchemist Movie Screening in Houston (11:23)
- Japanese Box Office Update (11:15)
- Brave Story at Tribeca Film Festival (10:05)
- TMS Reanimates Buzzer Beater for July Debut (09:13)
- DC Anime Club Seeking Artist [Updated] (08:14)
- VIZ Media Announces Manga Debuts for 2Q 2007 (04:08)
- Manga section in the Bristol Comics Expo (21:13)
- Funeral Planned for Fist of the North Star's Raoh (17:31)
- Sakura-Con Announcements (17:27)
- Jacon 2007 Announces Guest Lineup (03:57)
- Freecon This Weekend (18:20)
- Anime Expo Announces Prizes for Pre-Registrants (13:28)
- Newtype Announces New Clamp Manga (12:07)
- Gedo Senki DVD Information Announced (12:07)
- Shueisha to Launch New Monthly Magazine (11:17)
- Hey, Answerman! hiatus (04:02)
- Free Ohio Convention Presented by Anime in Northeast Ohio (00:06)
- Aoi House Flash Animation Included On Newtype USA DVD (14:45)
- New CLAMP manga to debut in Newtype USA! (14:44)
- Geneon Solicits El Hazard, The Hakkenden, Strawberry Eggs and Strawberry Marshmallow Re-releases (09:45)
- MELL Live in Concert at A-Kon (21:59)
- Errata: Lead Designer did not recently leave ADV (14:51)
- FanimeCon Announces Lineup for MusicFest 2007 (14:05)
- Anime Boston Announces More Guests (13:56)
- Anime Boston announces final round of guests (13:51)
- Bobobo-bo Bobo-bo to Air on Jetix UK (13:49)
- Anime Expo Announces Anime Idol Contest (13:28)
- Otakon Announces Fred Gallagher as Guest of Honor (13:27)
- Live Action Akihabara Trilogy Concludes with "Pretty Maid Cafe" in June (10:08)
- Errata: Ohzora Publication Names (08:28)
- Aurora confirms manga licenses (08:21)
- Production I.G interviews Blood+ animation director (08:21)
- Reed unveils New York Anime Festival (08:20)
- Live-action Cutey Honey extras finalised (08:18)
- Bandai Visual USA Announces Release Dates (00:00)
- ADV Announces June 5 Releases (15:38)
- Kurau Phantom Memory Premieres April 5 on Anime Network! (15:33)
- Anime Expo 2007 Goes Bang Zoom! (15:25)
- DMP licenses Megami DX, Garden Dreams (10:06)
- Susan Sarandon and John Goodman Lined up for Speed Racer (10:04)
- Illumitoons DVD Replacement Offer (14:18)
- Bleach TCG Website Live (13:44)
- Japanese Box Office Update (13:37)
- Platinum 30 Million Yen Gundam (13:32)

