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- JAST USA Forms Game Licensing Partnership with Nitroplus Co., Ltd. (Jul 3)
- Funimation Entertainment Acquires “Sands Of Destruction” Anime Series from Sega of America (Jul 2)
- Namco Bandai Games Obtains All Platform Rights for Dragon Ball® Videogames (Jul 2)
- Anime Expo® 2009 Storms into the Los Angeles Convention Center (Jul 2)
- Save the Date: Vamps Pre-Show Event at the Showbox in Seattle July 19 (Jul 2)
- Anime Panel Discussion – Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, July 2009 (Jul 1)
- Appliya Brings iPhone App Development Services to Everyone (Jul 1)
- Japanese Visual-Kei Artist Kanon Wakeshima Announce In-Store Performances in CA (Jun 30)
- “Old Boy” Legal Dispute Should Not Affect Hollywood Version, Says Japanese Publisher Futabasha (Jun 30)
- Right Stuf & Nozomi Entertainment New License Announcement at Anime Expo 2009 & comingsoon.rightstuf.com (Jun 30)
- Joost to Provide White Label Online Video Platforms (Jun 30)
- Produced by Mana (ex-Malice Miezer), "Cello Vocalist" Kanon Wakeshima's US Debut Album is Out Today (Jun 30)
- Anime Expo® 2009 Announces At-Con Ticketing Procedures for All Main Events (Jun 30)
- Appleseed on Sale Today (Jun 30)
- 2009 Harvey Awards Nominees Announced (Jun 30)
- Barbican Film - Japanimation: Ghosts in the Shell 2.0 - 21 July (Jun 30)
- Ys Online – Open Beta is Here (Jun 30)
- Yui x Mino, Japanese Representatives of World Cosplay Summit 2008, at Anime Jungle Booth in AX 2009 (Jun 30)
- Cosplay x Maid Café in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles Between July 2nd – 5th During Anime Expo (Jun 30)
- Producer Yukio Kikukawa to Appear at Otakon© (Jun 29)
- Animator Hidenori Matsubara to Appear at Otakon© (Jun 29)
- Director/Producer Noboru Ishiguro to Make First Visit to Otakon© (Jun 29)
- Right Stuf & Nozomi Entertainment at Anime Expo 2009 (Jun 29)
- THQ*ICE to Showcase ‘Dragonica™ Online’ at Anime Expo® 2009 (Jun 29)
- Funimation Entertainment Highlights and Events at Anime Expo 2009 (Jun 29)
- Atlus Paneling, Exhibiting at Upcoming Anime Expo 2009 (Jun 29)
- Crunchyroll Streams More Tai Seng Entertainment Dramas and Martial Arts Theater Collection Titles (Jun 29)
- Voice Actress Yui Makino to Appear at NY Anime Festival (Jun 29)
- The Steel City (Pittsburgh) Braces for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.'s Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game United States 2009 National Championship July 10-12 (Jun 29)
- Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.'s Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game Heads to One of South America's Largest Cities, Santiago, for the Latin American Continental Championship on June 28 (Jun 27)
- London Film & Comic Con (Jun 27)
- Webcaster HardcoreJ to Change to J1FM and Will Still Play Jpop (Jun 27)
- Hyde Best Album 2009.7.7 Drop (Jun 26)
- New Viz Media Science Fiction Imprint Haikasoru Releases Debut Titles All You Need is Kill and The Lord of the Sands of Time (Jun 26)
- Gamersgate and Indie Game Publisher Rockin' Android Team Up to Digitally Distribute Indie Titles (Jun 26)
- Pacific Media Expo 2009 Update: Reg Open, $99 Room Nights, Obon Festival June 27-28 (Jun 26)
- Come join Crispin Freeman and The Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy at Anime Expo 2009 (Jun 25)
- EXP Con: North Florida's Video Game and Japanese Animation Convention (Jun 25)
- Castle Point Anime Convention Releases 2010 Con Date (Jun 25)
- Shin Megami Tensei®: Devil Survivor™ for Nintendo DS™ Now Available in Stores across North America (Jun 25)
- Anime Festival Orlando 10 Completes RPG Trilogy (Jun 25)
- Manga Chat Service to Debut at Anime Expo in Los Angeles (Jun 25)
- Gaia Online Introduces zOMG!fest with Celebrity Gaming Composer Jeremy Soule (Jun 24)
- Nexon America Launches Dungeon Fighter Online Beta Application Program (Jun 24)
- HearJapan Releases Inventive Remixes of Anime Classics (Jun 24)
- Viz Media Continues to Entice Appetites with the Latest Edition of Oishinbo (Jun 24)
- Northern Michigan Anime Convention Returns for Its Second Year with Special Guest Vic Mignogna (Jun 23)
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces Kimba: The White Lion DVD Mini Set 1 for October 6, 2009 (Jun 23)
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces Astro Boy DVD Mini Sets 1 & 2 for October 6, 2009 (Jun 23)
- One and Only "Cello Vocalist", Kanon Wakeshima Will Be Releasing Her US Debut Album in Prior to Her Otakon Appearance (Jun 23)
- Madhouse to Create Animated Short for Otakon® (Jun 23)
- Madhouse Director Masao Maruyama to Return as Guest to Otakon© (Jun 23)
- Bakuretsu Con Announces First Round of Guests (Jun 23)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game Raging Battle Special Edition Packs a Powerful Punch with One Super Rare Variant Card per Box (Jun 23)
- The 3rd Game in the Ah..Moemory iPhone Game Series, Animemory =Japanese Schoolgirls=, Has Been Released (Jun 23)
- A Call for Cosplay Enthusiasts and Anime Lovers (Jun 23)
- Sayonara, Mr. Fatty: A Geek's Diet Memoir: OtaKing Reveals the Secret to Controlling Your Inner Geek (Jun 22)
- Enter The Dragon … The Legend Continues! Crunchyroll Streams Even More Star-Studded Tai Seng Entertainment Dramas and Martial Arts Theater Collection Titles (Jun 22)
- Critical Mass Video Announces September 29 Release of Anime 18's Xtra Credit DVD (Jun 22)
- Critical Mass Video Announces September 29 Release of Hypnolove: Love Trance DVD (Jun 22)
- Critical Mass Video Announces September 29 Release of Anime 18's Blood Royale DVD (Jun 22)
- Funimation Entertainment to Premiere English Dub of Evangelion:1.0 You Are (Not) Alone at Anime Expo 2009 (Jun 22)
- Viz Media Releases Daisuke Igarashi's Surreal Aquatic Manga Children of the Sea (Jun 22)
- Alteil.com Announces New EX-4 Card Packs Available Now until August 13 (Jun 22)
- Anime Network Online: Over 300 Hours of Anime Available via the Internet (Jun 22)
- Enchanted Sky: a Night of Japanese Harmony (Jun 21)
- Anime Expo® Launches AXBackstage 2009 (Jun 21)
- Tainted Reality Presents Suicide Ali in Concert at Nekocon 2009 (Jun 20)
- Right Stuf's Anime Today Discusses Manga, Sayonara, Mr. Fatty! & More with Vertical Marketing Director Ed Chavez (Jun 19)
- New Rock Princess Becca Will Be Performing at Otakon (Jun 19)
- Viz Pictures Licenses Super Action Mystery Film K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces and Presents It at New York Asian Film Festival 2009 (Jun 19)
- Sci Fi Channel to Broadcast Gundam 00 Season 2 Starting June 29th (Jun 19)
- Yoshiyuki Tomino: Guest of Honor at NYAF (Jun 19)
- Ultimate Knight Windom XP – Popular Indie Game from Japan Coming to the West (Jun 19)
- Rinkya Impacts Manga with the Golden Leopard (Jun 19)
- Author/Translator Fred Schodt to Return to Otakon© (Jun 18)
- Otakon© to Stage Giant Robot Invasion (Jun 18)
- Voice Actor Kikuko Inoue to Appear at Otakon© (Jun 18)
- Viz Media Announces New DVD Releases for August 2009 (Jun 18)
- Musashi on NHK World (Jun 18)
- Otakuthon 2009 Announces Sketching Fundraiser for the Starlight Foundation (Jun 18)
- Robot Trifecta: Astro Boy, Voltron, and Gigantor Screening (6/26) (Jun 17)
- Vocalist Mell To Perform at Otakon© (Jun 17)
- Anime Weekend Atlanta Announces First Guest and Event List for 2009 (Jun 17)
- Moi Dix Mois to Rock Anime Expo® 2009 as Official Guest of Honor (Jun 17)
- Viz Media's Shonen Jump Magazine July Issue Now Available Featuring Stan Lee and Shaman King Manga Creator Hiroyuki Takei's Groundbreaking Collaborative Project – Ultimo (Jun 17)
- Prove You're Gundam at Anime Expo® 2009 with Bandai and American Cosplay Paradise (Jun 17)
- Atlus Launches Official Website for Shin Megami Tensei®: Persona® for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) System (Jun 17)
- Manga Artist Misako Rocks! To Appear at Otakon© (Jun 16)
- Vamps Add Convention Stop for Otakon© Members (Jun 16)
- The Vampire Series That Claimed Six #1 New York Times Bestseller Slots in Just over a Single Year is Going Manga (Jun 16)
- Voice Actor Travis Willingham to Appear at Otakon® (Jun 15)
- Class of Heroes Graduates, Now Available in Select Retailers across North America; Parents Proud (Jun 15)
- Fantasia 09: Yatterman, Love Exposure and Thirst (Jun 15)
- Anime Expo® 2009 Announces SPJA Industry Conference Panels (Jun 15)
- Sword of the Stranger” Coming to Blu-ray and DVD This Week; June 16th Street Date (Jun 15)
- Avex Star Search 2009 (Jun 15)
- Protoculture Addicts To Release 80 Anime You Must Watch! (Jun 15)
- Vertical Releases The Cat in the Coffin (Jun 15)
- Crunchyroll Streams More Star Studded Tai Seng Entertainment Dramas and Martial Arts Theater Collection Titles (Jun 15)
- Sky Crawlers to be Screened at the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C. (Jun 15)
- Summer of Anime Heats Up at Academy (Jun 15)
- San Japan Announces Third Round of Guests for 2009 Convention (Jun 14)
- Anime Expo2009 Announces Convention Program Schedules (Jun 13)
- Director/Animator Yamamoto to Appear at Otakon (Jun 13)
- Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone is Finally Coming to North America (Jun 12)
- NYICFF: Final Weekend: Rare Miyazaki 35mm Theatrical Screenings (Jun 12)
- Anime Expo 2009 Announces Afro Samurai Manga-Ka as Official Guest of Honor (Jun 12)
- Comments from Kalafina, New Releases, and "Kuroshitsuji" Event (Jun 12)
- Del Rey Manga Announces the Acquisition of Samurai Deeper Kyo, Wild @ Heart (Jun 12)
- GraphicNovelReporter.com Selects the Hottest Graphic Novels of Summer 2009: Fifty Titles for Kids, Tweens, Teens, and Adults (Jun 12)
- Voice Actor Crispin Freeman to Appear at Otakon (Jun 11)
- June Manga Pre-Order/Demand for Publication Web-A-Thons (Jun 11)
- Adult Source Media Presents Naughty College School Girls (Jun 11)
- Alteil.Com: Reinforcement Packs Now on Sale, Free Potions (Jun 11)
- Animex Awards Deadline (Jun 11)
- Atlus Spoils the Stuffing Out of SMT: Persona (PSP) (Jun 11)
- Video Games Live Explodes into a Preloaded Branded MP3 Player in Partnership with Vivo (Jun 11)
- Docomo's European Subsidiary to Distribute Manga to Mobile Phones (Jun 11)
- Anime Expo 2009 Announces AX After Dark and 24 Hour Shuttle Schedules (Jun 10)
- Matsuricon.org - 6/10/2009 (Jun 10)
- Kanon Wakeshima to Release US Version of Debut Album – Shinsoku Dolce (Jun 9)
- Viz Media Channel Launches on Sony PlayStation Network (Jun 9)
- Colossalcon Announces Return to Kalahari (Jun 9)
- MechaCon Returns to Lafayette, La. on July 24-26, 2009 (Jun 9)
- Crunchyroll Continues Kadokawa Tuesdays with the Launch of New Titles-Never Give Up, Sleepless Town, Inugami and St. John's Wort (Jun 9)
- Rev It Up with Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.'s Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game Starter Deck (Jun 9)
- Crunchyroll Implements Akamai to Enhance Dynamic Digital Experience of Content to Its Customers (Jun 9)
- Avant Garde Japanese Street Fashion Labels Open Boutiques at New People in San Francisco This Summer (Jun 9)
- Smith Micro Software Releases Anime Studio Debut 6 – The Easiest Way to Create Animations (Jun 9)
- Crunchyroll Continues Streaming Tai Seng Entertainment Dramas and Adds the Martial Arts Theater Collection (Jun 8)
- Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament Website (Jun 8)
- Ys Online - 2nd Closed Beta is Having a Successful Launch (Jun 8)
- The Summit of the Gods vol. 1 (of 5) by Yumemakura Baku and Jiro Taniguchi (Jun 8)
- Kawaii Kon Announces 2010 Dates and Location (Jun 6)
- Right Stuf's Anime Today Talks Gakuen Alice (& Fruits Basket!) with Tokyopop Manga Editor Lillian Diaz-Przybyl (Jun 5)
- Anime Expo 2009 Teams Up with UTB Hollywood (Jun 5)
- Knights in the Nightmare™ for Nintendo DS™ Inhabits Retailers across North America (Jun 5)
- NYCIFF Kiki's Delivery Service/Castle in the Sky: Ponyo "First Look" Excerpts (Jun 5)
- Uniqlo Pac-Man Challenge (Jun 4)
- Viz Media Offers a Selection of Intriguing New Manga Series for Release Throughout the Third Quarter of 2009 (Jun 4)
- Gainax and Aniplex Presents the US Premiere of Gurren Lagann the Movie –Childhood's End- at Anime Expo® 2009 (Jun 4)
- Aniplex Announces Worship Me Thursdays at “nagisamafanclub.com”, the Official “Kannagi –Crazy Shrine Maidens” Series Website (Jun 3)
- Fans Set New World Record at London Mcm Expo (Jun 3)
- Real Japanese Rock Arrives in the U.S. with Summer Music Tour Featuring J-Rock Titans … Vamps (Jun 2)
- Square Enix Unveils Newest Addition to the Final Fantasy Series, Final Fantasy XIV (Jun 2)
- Nelvana Announces the Return of Beyblade - The Spinning Top Toy Phenomenon (Jun 2)
- Namco Bandai Games Announces Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo for Wii™ (Jun 2)
- Namco Bandai Games Announces Dragon Ball: Raging Blast for Next-Gen Consoles (Jun 2)
- Namco Bandai Games Announces Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans for Nintendo DS™ (Jun 2)
- Anime Expo® 2009 Announces Earthian, Yousei Jiken, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and Loveless Manga Artist/Character Designer as an Official Guest of Honor (Jun 2)
- Yamato USA Brings Down the Axe: Preorders Now Open for Fantasy Figure Gallery: Monica's Axe, Inspired by the Art of Boris Vallejo (Jun 2)
- Crunchyroll to Stream Kadokawa Pictures USA Titles A Lustful Man, All Mixed Up, The Inugami Family and The Quiet Duel Today (Jun 2)
- Sentai Filmworks Announces Three New Licenses (Jun 2)
- Atlus Launches Website, Official Trailer for Demon's Souls™ for PlayStation®3 Computer Entertainment System (Jun 2)
- E3 2009: Atlus Announces Shiren the Wanderer™ for Wii™ (Jun 2)
- Crunchyroll Partners with North America's Largest Asian Entertainment Distributor and Content Provider Tai Seng Entertainment (Jun 2)
- Singer/Songwriter Becca to Perform at Otakon® (Jun 1)
- The Rabbit Ronin Turns 25, Celebrated by the First-Ever Usagi Yojimbo Original Full-Color Graphic Novel, Arriving This Fall from Dark Horse (Jun 1)
- Clash of the Titans: Anime Expo® 2009 Announces 3rd Annual Battle of the Bands Finalists (Jun 1)
- Navarre Corporation Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 (Jun 1)
- Nekocon Announces Richard Epcar and Ellyn Stern (Jun 1)
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Drifting Life GN
A Drifting Life is about the men behind the manga and the ways in which they and the art form they cherish grow to maturity. A must read for anyone who styles him- or herself a serious anime, manga, or indie comics fan.
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Drifting Life GNA Drifting Life is about the men behind the manga and the ways in which they and the art form they cherish grow to maturity. A must read for anyone who styles him- or herself a serious anime, manga, or indie comics fan.
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Eureka Seven 1-8 - Streaming free on ANN!
Fresh from its run on Cartoon Network, don't miss the action-packed aerial mecha combat of Eureka Seven, the highly acclaimed series from Bones! Episodes 1-8 are available now both dubbed and subtitled! The rest of the series will be up shortly.
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A Drifting Life GNA Drifting Life is about the men behind the manga and the ways in which they and the art form they cherish grow to maturity. A must read for anyone who styles him- or herself a serious anime, manga, or indie comics fan.
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Pluto GN 3Pluto is more than just a thriller—it's a classic sci-
Black Bird GN 1A bodice ripper with lots of bodice ripping but no sex (at least in the first volume)? And lots of blood drinking but no vampires (yet)? That would be the deliciously dirty Black Bird by Kanoko Sakurakoji (Backstage Prince).
Law of Ueki DVD Complete Series Box Set
Light, peppy fun throughout and unexpectedly satisfying in conclusion, it's an underdog of a show that manages to win in the end. What could be more appropriate?
Light, peppy fun throughout and unexpectedly satisfying in conclusion, it's an underdog of a show that manages to win in the end. What could be more appropriate?
Ponyo
Ponyo is, from its very first frame to its very last, a pure fairytale. And ultimately, that may be why Ponyo may be considered something of a letdown by longtime fans of the artist. If Princess Mononoke was a sumptuous 7-course meal, Ponyo is a well-crafted crème brulee.
Ponyo is, from its very first frame to its very last, a pure fairytale. And ultimately, that may be why Ponyo may be considered something of a letdown by longtime fans of the artist. If Princess Mononoke was a sumptuous 7-
Shugo Chara! Episodes 38-51 Streaming
... stands out as one of the defining works of its genre and of its era. Which is not too bad for a heroine with multiple personality disorder.
Shikabane Hime: Aka Episodes 1-13 Streaming
Shikabane Hime is no brainless gorefest; it's a hard-hitting action-horror hybrid with an inward bent that keeps its gut-crunching violence anchored in human realities.
Pretty Cure Episodes 1-14 Streaming
Though slavishly formulaic and distinctly kid-oriented, this series about two starkly contrasting 8th graders who become a magical girl duo still looks good enough, and is distinguishable enough in its action components, to warrant at least a sampling by anime fans with diversified interests.
Claymore GN 12Interesting story developments and new characters, combined with all of the elements that made previous volumes a hit, should easily allow this volume to maintain fan enthusiasm for the series.
