Main Feed - May 2009
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Anime Promo Videos Streamed (14:12 ) GTO: Shonan 14 Days Marks Return of Great Teacher Onizuka (10:32 ) M and N, Heart no Kuni no Alice Listed by Amazon.ca (10:13 ) One Piece's Newest Episode Leaked Before Japan's Debut (04:21 ) Friday, May 29, 2009 [7] Anime Network Taken Off Comcast, Put on DirecTV (Update 2) (19:00 ) Gokusen the Movie's Trailer Streamed Online (16:52 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 17-23 (14:47 ) Mamoru Oshii Says He Wants to Make New Film in Poland (13:43 ) Saiyuki Reload to End in Japan, New Manga to Follow (09:43 ) J Industry Figures Downplay Report of 'Rape Game' Ban (09:10 ) Germany Restricts Yamane's Finder Manga as "Harmful" (00:57 ) Thursday, May 28, 2009 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Tezuka's Swallowing the Earth & AX Samples Posted (23:57 ) Iron Vendetta Robot Anime Episode Begins Production (21:41 ) Yumeta, Hal Film Maker to Merge to Form TYO Animations (20:15 ) Voice Actor Toshiyuki Morikawa to Attend Anime Expo (17:17 ) Last Week's New Haruhi Episode Now Streaming on YouTube (15:02 ) 1-Week Update on Handley Case over 'Obscene' Manga (13:29 ) On-Demand Printer Refuses to Print Yaoi Press Book (04:25 ) Kochikame, Shōjo Manga Get Live-Action TV Dramas (02:57 ) Wednesday, May 27, 2009 [9] Japanese Comic Ranking, May 18-24 (23:57 ) Key's Angel Beats! Project Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (23:49 ) Daily Briefs (15:28 ) Not so Daily Link of the Day: Monster OP in Lego (14:57 ) Aniplex Launches Kannagi "Nagi-sama Fanclub" in English (update 2) (14:57 ) Kindaichi's Fumiya Sato Runs for Japanese Legislature (06:07 ) 7-Eleven to Offer Domo Slurpees in U.S. in October (05:38 ) Eva's Misato Hosts Realtime News Show on PS3s in Japan (05:03 ) Sumomomo's Ohtaka Launches Magi in Shōnen Sunday Mag (04:04 ) Tuesday, May 26, 2009 [11] Guin Saga Author Kaoru Kurimoto Passes Away at 56 (23:34 ) Daily Briefs (22:57 ) Utada is 1st Japanese on U.S.'s Top 100 CDs Since 1986 (22:55 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 18-24 (22:37 ) Gurren Lagann's Director, Designer Go to Anime Expo (15:57 ) Some Viz, Dark Horse Manga Titles Increase in Price (14:40 ) Mamoru Oshii's Musashi Samurai Film Posts 2nd Trailer (13:31 ) Battle Spirits TV Anime's Second Season Green-Lit (04:57 ) Live-Action Blood the Last Vampire's 1st 5 Minutes Posted (01:54 ) Toei Animation Studio Shuffles Top Executives (01:22 ) Otomen Shōjo Manga Gets Live-Action TV Drama in August (Update 2) (00:22 ) Monday, May 25, 2009 [5] Anime Network Posts Full Metal Panic, Ghost Stories Online (23:21 ) Two Flowers of the Dragon Fantasy Manga Ends in Japan (22:33 ) Shion no Oh's Ando Draws Bushidō Sixteen Kendō Manga (20:47 ) Gainax Works on Abenobashi Special, Free-Diving Work (07:12 ) Lyricist Ryoji Sonoda Gets Suspended Term for Drugs (04:36 ) Sunday, May 24, 2009 [2] Daily Briefs (17:48 ) Labor Group: Animators in Their 20s Earn US$11,600 a Year (13:46 ) Saturday, May 23, 2009 [2] Evangelion: 1.0's English Dub Cast Announced (18:13 ) Funimation Acquires Spice and Wolf Fantasy Anime (03:07 ) Friday, May 22, 2009 [8] Spice and Wolf Anime Announces Holo Hand Puppet in Japan (20:00 ) Nitroplus, Shadow Skill's Okada Launch New Manga (18:11 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 10-16 (11:38 ) Futabasha Loses Appeal on Chinese Shin-chan Trademark (06:05 ) Japan Teaches about Jury Duty with School Romance Anime (05:09 ) Sunshine Creation Dōjinshi Con Returns after Info Leak (03:58 ) Morning Musume Music Video Contest Held at Anime Expo (02:15 ) Viz Adds Bokurano & I'll Give It My All...Tomorrow Manga (01:38 ) Thursday, May 21, 2009 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Lain's Yoshitoshi ABe Confirms New Work is Despera (18:44 ) Zipang Resumes on May 28 after Kawaguchi's Accident (14:04 ) Viz Posts English Version of Ikki Mag Online (13:04 ) New Haruhi Suzumiya Anime Episode Airs (Update 4) (11:50 ) YouTube, Crunchyroll Stream Kurokami TV Anime (05:15 ) Sony's English Sky Crawlers Trailer Streamed on ANN (04:01 ) Morning 2 Mag Posted Online for Free on Shipping Date (03:32 ) Funimation Polls on Japan's New Anime Shows (02:34 ) Wednesday, May 20, 2009 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Wiz Sells Off Production Reed Anime Studio (23:57 ) Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire's New Clips Posted (22:05 ) Christopher Handley Pleads Guilty to Possession Charges (Update 2) (18:44 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, May 11-17 (18:32 ) ABe Develops Desperant Anime with Lain Staffers (13:35 ) School Rumble Z Manga Ends in Japan (12:56 ) Gangan Joker's 1st Issue Posted Online for Free (06:14 ) Koike, Madhouse's Redline Pulled from Annecy Fest Slate (04:32 ) Tuesday, May 19, 2009 [10] Tatsunoko VS Capcom: Ultimate All Stars Coming to U.S. (23:57 ) Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 11-17 (23:51 ) Avarus Mag Picks Up Moyamu Fujino, Mari-Neko's Titles (20:41 ) Jun Planning USA Says It Is Still in Operation (16:42 ) Viz Confirms Shojo Beat Manga Magazine's End in June (14:56 ) Evangelion: 1.11 BD & DVD Commercial Streamed in Japan (Update 2) (11:24 ) Hayao Miyazaki to Make California Appearance in July (09:36 ) Shojo Beat Magazine No Longer Accepting Subscriptions (08:29 ) Anime Network Adds Online Subscription Tier for Videos (05:46 ) Monday, May 18, 2009 [8] Ryō Kurashina's Teiō Manga Gets TV Drama (22:00 ) Miyazaki's Ponyo Film at L.A. Film Fest on June 28 (17:04 ) Fullmetal Alchemist/Gundam 00's Seiji Mizushima at AX (15:37 ) Me and the Devil Blues Manga Wins Glyph Comic Award (06:28 ) Kekkaishi Adventure Manga's 'Prototype' Posted Online (06:10 ) Takashi Miike to Film Buichi Terasawa's Takeru Manga (05:30 ) December's Yamato Film Detailed by Director Nishizaki (04:26 ) TV Drama Special of Tezuka's MW to Air Before Film (00:24 ) Sunday, May 17, 2009 [4] Evangelion Films' 'Nerv Only' Phone to Be Sold in Japan (22:39 ) Fox in Talks for Live-Action Japanese Paradise Kiss Film (16:22 ) 2009 Haruhi TV Run's 8th Episode Listed as New Episode (Update 2) (14:47 ) Mamoru Oshii's Musashi Samurai Film Trailers Streamed (04:32 ) Saturday, May 16, 2009 [5] USA Today Booklist, May 4-10: No Japanese Manga (23:58 ) Afro Samurai Sequel Sold in PS Store & Air Master Streamed Online (23:57 ) Japanese Box Office, May 2-3 (19:36 ) Seikon no Qwaser Manga Has TV Anime in the Works (Update 2) (06:10 ) Viz Editor Reviews Portfolios at Georgia College (01:11 ) Friday, May 15, 2009 [8] Hikaru Utada to Sing Theme of Evangelion: 2.0 Film (23:57 ) Suehiro Maruo Adapts Edogawa Rampo Story into Manga (23:36 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 3-9 (14:33 ) Fresh Precure! Magical Girl Anime Film to Open in Fall (12:30 ) 2nd Haruhi Novel Slated for October in North America (08:30 ) 4 Japanese Guests Cancel Animazement Trip due to Swine Flu Concerns (07:58 ) Daily Briefs (07:13 ) Fruits Basket Events at Macy's in New York & Virginia (07:11 ) Thursday, May 14, 2009 [8] Utsurun Desu. 4-Panel Gag Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (19:18 ) Viz's Shonen Jump to Run Latest One Piece Chapters (Update 2) (17:41 ) Gundam 00 Writer Yōsuke Kuroda to Attend Anime Expo (16:41 ) 2012 Bubblegum Crisis Film Planned with Caucasian/Asian Cast (14:52 ) One Piece Pirate Anime to Start Simulcast on May 30 (Update 3) (13:36 ) Arad Senki Fantasy Game/Anime Gets Manga Version (10:47 ) Young Gangan to Reveal Project with Mizushima, Gainax (09:34 ) American Legal History on Anime, Manga Analyzed (00:49 ) Wednesday, May 13, 2009 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete's English Trailer Posted (21:56 ) Dragon Age Mag Add 5 New Manga, Inherits 2 More (19:02 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, May 4-10 (18:14 ) Anime Expo's Parent Organization Seeks New CEO (15:39 ) Solanin's Asano to Launch Umibe no Onna no Ko Manga (07:05 ) DNP, Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha Acquire 29% of Bookoff (06:24 ) Butterfly, Flowers' Yoshihara to Start Venus ni Arazu (00:28 ) Tuesday, May 12, 2009 [11] Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 4-10 (22:05 ) Maiden Rose Boys-Love Anime's 2nd Promo Movie Streamed (19:39 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 27-May 3 (16:39 ) Producer Tetsuya Komuro Given Suspended Sentence (13:39 ) 33rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced (13:23 ) Jun Planning Files for Bankruptcy in Japan (07:09 ) Daily Briefs (06:06 ) Hikaru Utada Postpones U.S. Album Promotion Tour (06:05 ) The Legend Drama to Get Korean/Japanese Animated Remake (05:57 ) Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st Promo Video Streamed (02:58 ) Fruits Basket Event Slated for Macy's NYC Store (01:21 ) Monday, May 11, 2009 [7] Vampire Knight's Kanon Wakeshima to Sing at Otakon (21:00 ) 4Kids Reports Narrower 1st Quarter Losses (16:59 ) Trigun Creator Nightow & Director Nishimura at AX 2009 (15:39 ) Imagi CEO Douglas Glen Resigns (14:56 ) Funimation Anime on Demand Now on Comcast Nationwide (14:22 ) One Piece Creator Oda to Oversee Production of 10th Film (03:54 ) Anpanman Theme Composer Takashi Miki Passes Away (02:39 ) Sunday, May 10, 2009 [6] Jojo's Araki Illustrates Base Ball Bear's 'Breeeeze Girl' (23:59 ) JapanFiles.com Offers Albums from Nitroplus Studio (23:43 ) Planned Anime Museum Panned as 'National Manga Café' (22:37 ) Daily Briefs (11:07 ) Hikaru Utada to Appear in U.S. Music Stores This Week (11:06 ) Michiko, Pyu to Jaguar's Yoko Maki Has 1st Child (10:52 ) Saturday, May 9, 2009 [3] Report: Moribito to Return to Adult Swim TV in Summer (14:02 ) Yatterman Anime Movie Green-Lit for August 22 (13:18 ) Legend of Kamui Ninja Film's Full Trailer Streamed (04:31 ) Friday, May 8, 2009 [9] 38th Japan Cartoonist Awards Announced (23:57 ) Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire's 2nd U.S. Trailer Streamed (20:15 ) ADV, Funimation Add New Anime Titles Online (18:01 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 26-May 2 (13:12 ) Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance Trailer Streamed (12:17 ) Daily Briefs (03:02 ) Sakura Wars V Game to Ship in North America This Fall (03:01 ) Dentsu to Export Mameshiba Characters to U.S. This Year (02:30 ) Tokyopop, Image to Co-Publish Graham's King City (01:57 ) Thursday, May 7, 2009 [9] Viz Pictures to Open San Francisco Complex in August (23:58 ) Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Range Murata Posts Dōjinshi for iPhones Worldwide (19:27 ) ADV Posts Eva TV & Appleseed Film on Xbox, Kiba on iTunes (17:22 ) No Sakura Anime Video Release Listed in Japan, U.S. (14:19 ) 2nd La Corda D'Oro ~secondo passo~ Special's Ad Posted (11:13 ) USA Today Booklist, April 27–May 3: No Japanese Manga (03:32 ) Isshoni Training Anime Planned, Written, Funded by 1 Man (03:00 ) Feminist Manga Creator Murasaki Yamada Passes Away (01:24 ) Wednesday, May 6, 2009 [9] Zipang's Kawaguchi Takes Break to Heal Broken Arm (23:40 ) Japanese CD Single Ranking, April 27-May 3 (21:00 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, April 27-May 3 (18:27 ) Final Kara no Kyoukai Film Slated for August in Japan (11:27 ) Video Girl Ai's Katsura Draws Jules Verne Novel Cover (11:07 ) Amanatsu's Two-Minute Music Video Anime Streamed (04:44 ) Daily Briefs (03:55 ) No Plan for FFXIII Blu-ray Disc Demo Except in Japan (03:53 ) Anime News Network Adds Anime from Funimation (00:03 ) Tuesday, May 5, 2009 [8] Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 27-May 3 (22:24 ) Amazon.ca Lists Akira, Ghost in the Shell from Kodansha (20:44 ) ADV Adds Grave of the Fireflies, Now and Then, Here and There (19:28 ) Exile Song & Dance Unit's Examurai Anime Spawns Manga (13:33 ) Crunchyroll, Mushi Hold Subtitle Translation Contest (12:09 ) Takashi Murakami to Illustrate AKB48's Next Single (05:18 ) SMAP's Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Will Not Be Charged after Arrest (01:24 ) Say Hello to Black Jack's Sato Discusses Manga-Making (01:03 ) Monday, May 4, 2009 [8] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Industry Group Head Says Anime is a Bubble that Burst (Update 2) (23:57 ) Japan to Create Fund to Boost Anime & More Overseas (15:38 ) Kite Director, Saber Marionette Designer on Dante's Inferno (08:55 ) Kadokawa Posts Basquash! Anime Episodes on YouTube (02:19 ) Funimation Licenses Vandread Integral, Turbulence OVAs (01:54 ) Nasu Theme Singer Kiyoshirou Imawano Passes Away (01:11 ) Anime Exhibit Opens at Beverly Hills Home of Oscars (00:33 ) Sunday, May 3, 2009 [4] Hitohira School Comedy Manga to End This Month (22:59 ) Survey: Slam Dunk Manga is #1 Choice for Live-Action (21:51 ) Japanese Box Office, April 25-26 (14:22 ) Kowarekake no Orgol's 7-Minute Promo Video Streamed (03:29 ) Saturday, May 2, 2009 [3] Sunrise Animates Tokyo Panic Cruise Ride Attraction (12:20 ) Viz Marks Free Comic Book Day with Shonen Jump Sampler (01:47 ) Gundam 00 2nd Season to Debut on Sci Fi Channel in June (00:49 ) Friday, May 1, 2009 [13] TAF 2010 Mascot Design Competition Begins (20:11 ) LM.C Cancels A-Kon Appearance over Swine Flu Concerns (19:14 ) Manga Editor/Translator Ed Chavez Moves to Vertical (18:44 ) College Lecturer Pretending to Be Eva: 2.0's Honda Resigns (16:51 ) Daily Briefs (12:37 ) Yaoi Press Holds Auction to Cover Flood-Damaged Books (12:35 ) An Nakahara Ends Kirarin Revolution Manga in Japan (11:25 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 19-25 (10:15 ) Megumi Nakajima to Voice Next Vocaloid Virtual Idol (10:04 ) AIKa Zero OVA Series Confirmed to Launch on August 25 (Update 3) (04:23 ) Sony Acquires Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire's U.S. Rights (Update 3) (03:50 ) Time of Eve's Full 1st Season in Japanese Theaters (00:49 ) Warner Brothers Acquire Live-Action Death Note Rights (Update 2) (00:14 ) 2008 [2632] 2007 [2461] 2006 [1912] 2005 [2140] 2004 [1415] 2003 [1376] 2002 [1456] 2001 [1449] 2000 [717]
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