Newsrooms - December 2008
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- Daily Briefs (22:11)
- Right Stuf's Anime Today Explores Anime Vice with Managing Editor Gia Manry (19:51)
- FUNimation Picks Up Evangelion:1.0 Anime Film Remake (Updated) (19:00)
- FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone from NTV (19:00)
- Crunchyroll to Add Neo Angelique Abyss Anime on Friday (16:23)
- Sunrise Plans for Gundam Anime's 30th Anniversary (Updated) (15:20)
- FUNimation Adds Soul Eater Anime from Media Factory (Update 2) (13:10)
- FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Soul Eater from Media Factory (13:10)
- Discotek Licenses 1st Fist of the North Star Anime Film (12:59)
- Neo Angelique Abyss to Fight Evil with Crunchyroll (12:42)
- 2009 One Piece Movie to Mark Anime's 10th Anniversary (12:31)
- FUNimation Entertainment to Distribute Samurai Champloo (01:10)
- FUNimation Entertainment to Distribute Samurai Champloo (01:09)
- Daily Briefs (22:07)
- 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)
- Crunchyroll Scores a Touchdown with Eyeshield 21 (10:18)
- Mnemosyne Releases New Soda, Tentacle Grape (09:50)
- FUNimation to Distribute Gungrave Anime for Geneon (00:58)
- FUNimation Entertainment to distribute Geneon Entertainment's Gungrave (00:58)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- 7 Former Young Sunday Manga to End in YS Special Mag (23:17)
- Tsubasacon Announces 2009 Convention Dates & Pre-Registration Has Begun (16:40)
- Crunchyroll Adds Kaede Newtown, Yonna in the Solitary Fortress (15:32)
- High School Debut's 1-Shot Sequel Manga Next Month (13:18)
- Comix Wave Films Titles Ride on to Crunchyroll (13:02)
- 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 Entertainment Acquires Slayers Revolution (01:00)
- FUNimation Adds Slayers Revolution, Evolution-R Fantasy Sequels (Update 4) (00:56)
- Macross Ship 'Launch Ceremony' to Be Held in February (14:40)
- Hellsing Video Anime's New Promo Video Streamed (13:30)
- 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)
- Funimation Entertainment Acquires Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (01:01)
- FUNimation Adds Gonzo's Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Anime (00:59)
- 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 Entertainment Acquires Oh! Edo Rocket from Madhouse Studios (01:00)
- 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)
- The Tower of Druaga-The Sword of Uruk- to Premiere on Crunchyroll (08:32)
- Maria Holic Anime's 1st Episode Streamed in Japanese (01:54)
- FUNimation Licenses Gonzo's Last Exile Anime (01:00)
- FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Last Exile from GDH (00:00)
- 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 Entertainment Acquires Nabari No Ou from D. Rights (01:00)
- FUNimation Licenses Nabari no Ou Ninja Anime (00:50)
- Media Personality Ai Ījima Passes Away at 36 (20:59)
- Zenkaikon 2009 Announces Dealer/Artist Rates and Robotech Convention Tour (14:35)
- 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)
- FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Vandread from GDH (00:00)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Stars of Underworld 3 and Kamen Rider Appear LA Comic Book & Sci Fi Con January 11 (20:28)
- Crunchyroll Uncovers Detective Office 5 (17:10)
- Crunchyroll Licenses TV Tokyo's Web Ghost PiPoPa Anime (Updated) (16:44)
- Just in Time for the Holidays: Crunchyroll Announces Pre-Order for 2009 Subscription VOD (13:45)
- Slamdance Celebrates 15 Years: Animation Films at Slamdance (13:34)
- Funimation Entertainment Acquires Gad Guard from GDH (13:22)
- 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)
- Bob Sapp to Fight Kinnikuman Cosplayer Next Week (23:57)
- Akibanana.com Launches Comprehensive English Akihabara Map. (23:28)
- Akihabara Gets Global With New English Badge Campaign (23:28)
- Capcom® and Eagle One Media Release Four Minute Video Clip from Upcoming Street Fighter® Animated Comic DVD (23:04)
- 4Kids Keeps Sonic X, Dinosaur King, Yu-Gi-Oh on U.S. TV (20:58)
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces the Aria The Natural – Part 2 DVD Collection for March 24, 2009 (13:39)
- FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Ikki Tousen from Enoki Films (11:48)
- Funimation Adds Ikki Tousen Anime, Beta Video Portal (Updated) (11:36)
- New DB, Tegami Bachi, Romance Dawn Anime DVD Offered (11:18)
- FUNimation Entertainment Introduces New Video Portal (10:51)
- 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)
- Naruto's Temari Waves Her Fan at Phoenix Comicon (18:39)
- Daily Briefs (23:59)
- Anime & Eco Environmental Mag Launched in Japan (23:58)
- Future Diary, Blazing Transfer Student Creators Launch Manga (23:57)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Mayu Shinjo to Continue Ayakashi no Koi Emaki Manga (23:40)
- Akiba Fest: Awesome Anime Singer Lineup at Pop the Rock Japan Music Showcase with Psychic Lover, Unicorn Table, Sister Mayo, Takayoshi Tanimoto and Shing02 with DJ Icewater (21:19)
- Virginia Man's 20-Year Sentence for Anime Child Porn Upheld (20:16)
- Del Rey Acquires Hosana Tanaka's Ninja Girls Manga (16:07)
- Anime Supercon's "Broward Anime Festival" Ft. Lauderdale, FL. February 6-8, 2009 (15:16)
- Del Rey Manga Announces the Acquisition of Ninja Girls (14:58)
- 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)
- Anime Jungle Christmas Gift (00:07)
- Daily Briefs (23:47)
- '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)
- Funimation: Heads Up: New Show A-Go-Go Starts Monday (16:32)
- Deceased Anime Singer Eri Kawai Releases a Farewell Album (15:10)
- 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)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- 4Kids Entertainment Lays Off About 15% of Workforce (18:24)
- Sakura-Con to Host Hangry & Angry Premiere US Performance (15:46)
- Keanu Reeves Hopes to Star in Live-Action Cowboy Bebop (15:04)
- My World, My Way: Changing The World (In a Few Easy Steps) (14:45)
- VIZ Media and Warner Home Video Forge Distribution Alliance (13:54)
- Organic Hobby USA: Real Artwork Series – Godzilla 1954 3-D Polyresin Poster Art – 11 ½” (13:54)
- 4Kids Entertainment Announces Staff Reductions and Cost-Cutting Initiatives (11:00)
- 2009 Naruto Shippuden Film's Promo Video Streamed (10:33)
- Barbican Film - Japanimation, Spring 2009 - After Tezuka, Tekkonkinkreet, Fullmetal Alchemist (10:09)
- 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)
- Spike TV Television Highlights - January 2009 (00:00)
- Daily Briefs (23:48)
- Upper Deck Disputes End of Yu-Gi-Oh! Deal with Konami (21:50)
- Press Release/Open Letter: Upper Deck vs Konami (21:48)
- Pokémon Voice Actress Maddie Blaustein Passes Away (Updated) (19:35)
- Viz Media's Naruto (Uncut), Bleach, and Death Note Now Available on the iTunes Store in Canada (15:50)
- Directors/Stars of Kamen Rider Dragon Knight at LA Comic Book & Sci Fi Con January 11 (12:36)
- 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 (Updated) (05:57)
- Universal Signs Deal for Proposed Bakugan Film (05:27)
- Daily Briefs (23:59)
- Imperial Guards Artist Ito to Draw Shutoheru Manga (22:54)
- Pop Japan Travel Announces Exclusive Meeting with Vampire Hunter D Creator, Hideyuki Kikuchi (19:35)
- Read or Die Director Masunari's 1st Film in the Works (16:25)
- Organic Hobby USA: Shining Wind 1/8 Scale “Xecty” PVC Figure (14:41)
- Crunchyroll Adds Steel Angel Kurumi, 2 Spinoffs (Update 2) (13:25)
- Peach-Pit Puts 3 Manga on Hold Due to Hospitalization (13:08)
- Crunchyroll Rides on with Pony Canyon Inc. to Stream Steel Angel Kurumi and More (12:39)
- Japanese Club Music Chart-Toppers Cargo Bring Their Full Catalog to JapanFiles.com (11:09)
- 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)
- Kurokami the Animation to Be Broadcast Simultaneously in Japan, U.S., and Korea (19:04)
- Open Letter to Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Duelists (18:19)
- 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)
- Mike Sinterniklaas to Appear at Bandai's “Black Sunday” for Freedom Q&A (21:59)
- 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)
- Guide of Service "The Great Catalog of Manga" (04:45)
- Daily Briefs (23:28)
- Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. to Take Control of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME™ (19:20)
- Madman Manga World First – Fruits Basket: The Complete Collection (18:49)
- New Title Acquistion Announcement at Bandai's “Black Sunday” on December 14th (16:00)
- 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)
- Ohayocon Enters Its 9th Year (09:32)
- Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel Creators Hint at 'New Project' (06:53)
- Kurokami The Animation Promotional Video Streamed (03:47)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- White Knight Chronicles Prequel Manga Posted Online (18:07)
- Deux Press Adds Nase Yamato's Cigarette Kisses Manga (15:59)
- Wu Music Group Issues Second Release / Follow Up to Wu-Tang Clan's “8 Diagrams”: The RZA to Present “Afro Samurai: Resurrection” Out January 27, 2009, Appear in New Judd Apatow Film (15:42)
- Deux Press Picks Up Cigarette Kisses (15:34)
- English Dragonball: Evolution Trailer Officially Posted (14:13)
- Intermixi Japan Tours announces new ways to reach Japan (13:08)
- Anime News Network Streams Kite Liberator (10:07)
- 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)
- [Broccoli USA] Final Warehouse Sale (00:35)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Trailer for Miike's Live-Action Yatterman Film Streamed (15:53)
- Persona 4 In Stores Now (15:05)
- Basquash! Promo Movie, VOTOMS Trailer Streamed (Update 2) (13:59)
- Event-Only Urusei Yatsura Anime to Debut This Month (Updated) (11:57)
- Peach Princess Adult PC Dating-Sim Game "Princess Waltz" Now On Sale, Download Purchase Available (11:05)
- 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)
- Otakuthon 2009 Announces Dates (03:39)
- Russian Government Censors to Investigate GTO Anime (02:40)
- Anime News Network Streams Kite: Liberator (00:01)
- Daily Briefs (23:55)
- Udon Entertainment Posts Manga, Comics on Crunchyroll (23:37)
- Japanese Fantasy Artists Create Original Works for Alteil.Com's Child's Play Charity Card Sale (23:19)
- News 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)
- Oshii's Sky Crawlers Already Running in Los Angeles (02:31)
- Toy Industry Association Names Top Toys for 2008 (00:00)
- GDH Opens NiGONZO Doga within Nico Nico Douga (22:43)
- TAKII 7 ~Simply SINs"ASIAN"al~ Announced (21:52)
- Anime Jungle Hentai Event in Los Angeles (21:42)
- Sony Pictures, Stage 6 Films, Production I.G, New York –Tokyo, and the Film Society of Lincoln Center Present NY Premiere of The Sky Crawlers with Special Video Introduction by Director Mamoru Oshii (17:12)
- San Japan Announces 2009 Convention Date (15:33)
- Japan's Killing Suspect Says He Is a Precure, Kitarō Fan (Updated) (05:57)
- Crunchyroll and Udon Combo Duke It Out on the Street (12:37)
- 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)
- Grave of the Fireflies, Tezuka Marathon in DC Saturday (18:39)
- Right Stuf's Anime Today Talks Baccano! with FUNimation ADR Director Tyler Walker (17:45)
- 17th Crayon Shin-chan Movie to Open in Japan in Aprll (Updated) (12:42)
- Kannagi Manga Reportedly on Hiatus Due to Creator's Health (Updated) (07:53)
- Gatchaman Voice Actor Mikio Terashima Passes Away (07:40)
- Queen's Blade Volume Zero DVD Commercial Streamed (Updated) (06:15)
- Daily Briefs (23:59)
- Yotsuba&! Creator Kiyohiko Azuma Addresses Anime Rumors (Updated) (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 (Updated) (12:42)
- Saki Mahjong Manga to Get TV Anime from Gonzo in 2009 (Update 2) (05:25)
- 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)
- eigoMANGA Announces the Release of Sakura Pakk Versus Rumble Pak Manga Graphic Novel (11:47)
- Soul Chaser Betty Graphic Novel Collection Comes to Stores (11:18)
- 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)
- Daily Briefs (23:59)
- Batman: Gotham Knight Picks Up Two Annie Nominations (23:50)
- Anime South IV, Jan 2-4, 2009, Destin, FL (17:42)
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Refreshes the Maria Watches Over Us Official Site – mariasama.rightstuf.com (17:41)
- 2nd Live-Action 20th Century Boys Film Trailer Posted (14:13)
- Classic Japanese Animation Celluloid Reprints to be Released (13:25)
- DLSite.com Now Accepts French Works (13:14)
- Dennō Coil Wins Award from Japanese Sci-Fi Writers (Updated) (13:14)
- Ghibli to Start Two Features Over Next Three Years (12:27)
- Japanese & European Simultaneous Webcast for Time of Eve (09:23)
- 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)
- Daily Briefs (23:59)
- Anime Makes Up 64% of BD Sales in Japan in September (23:56)
- Boom Boom Satellites Launch Unique Video Remix Contest and Take on rhe 2008 Summer Blockbuster "Dark Knight" (19:50)
- 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)
- Joost Partners with Nippon TV, Yoshimoto Kogyo and Dentsu to Offer Leading Anime and Comedy Titles in the U.S. for the First Time (09:07)
- Joost Launches Application for iPhone (08:13)
- 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)

