In their monthly press release, Viz Communications announced their usual round of new releases for the month of October, including the first Video Girl Ai graphic novel, a special super-sized anniversary issue of Animerica Extra, Fresh Pulp (a book of the articles from Pulp magazine), the first issue of No Need for Tenchi Part 8 (This SHOULD be one of the last series), the 5th Inu Yasha graphic novel, the 2nd Black and White graphic novel, new dubbed tape "Ranma 1/2 Martial Mayhem: Marry Me, Akane", new subtitled tape "Ranma 1/2 Outta Control: The Harder They Fall", the new Pokemon Adventures comic series, and the next issues of their multiple comic series.
The newest issue of Cinefantastique reports that Princess Mononoke's October release date may only be for the New York City and Los Angeles markets. The article fails to mention a source or even imply a release outside of those cities, but for Miramax's art house releases, a one or two week long run in those cities before a nationwide release is quite common. Meanwhile, Miramax has finally sent out trailers to movie theaters, although it's currently unknown just how much play they'll get.
A bunch of Pioneer's new announcements got taken from them ahead of time. The September issue of Previews reports that Nacza, Trigun, and Fushigi Yuugi are all slated for DVD release. Others include Black Jack, Dragonball Z Volume 10: Rebirth, Dragonball Z Volume 11: Namek, Dragonball Z Volume 12: Betrayal, Dragonball Z Volume 13: Zarbon!, Fushigi Yugi/Mysterious Play DVD Boxed Sets, Macross Plus DVDs, Pokemon Volume 8: Primeape Problems, Pokemon Volume 9: Fashion Victims, Pokemon Volume 10: Fighting Tournament, Sonic the Hedgehog Movie, Tenchi in Tokyo Volume 6: A New Challenge & The Wings Of Honneamise. This list is not believed to be of material coming out in September. Pioneer was not on hand at Otakon to clear up the confusion.
AnimeOnDVD.com reports that contrary to previous statements, MGM still has the rights to Akira and plans on redubbing it into Dolby AC-3 5.1 format. A new theatrical release is not out of the question.
J-Dream has announced its new direct e-mail weekly newsletter, J-Dream Direct. Those who sign up to receive the weekly e-mail will get 10% off of the company's online store.
AnimeNext.com has opened several web-based services, including a streaming fansub download site and an eBay-like auction site, with ImageAnime.com cooperating to get new material available as a test. AnimeNext actually finished erecting the auction site a bit before AnimeOnlineNetwork.
Entertainment Weekly Magazine listed Hayao Miyazaki as one of the "100 Most Creative People" list late last month. Princess Mononoke got coverage in the article, which also listed Miyazaki's work habits.
Also regarding Princess Mononoke, two Japanese music textbook publishers (of the three that are out there) have selected songs from the film for 5th grade recorder selections. "Because it uses high tones, it's difficult to sing, but it's suited to play with a recorder. The anime depicts the relationship between men and nature, so it's a very good material to make children think about the environmental problems," said one publisher. "Sampo" from My Neighbor Totoro is already used in textbooks.
Almost 20 years after it was first adapted to anime, this shojo classic got a fresh start with a reboot that's set to recount the entire story. Nick and Micchy share their own perspectives as a newbie and a prior fan respectively.― Almost 20 years after it was first adapted to anime, the shojo classic Fruits Basket gets a fresh start with a reboot that's set to recount the entire story. This week, ...
Persona 5's Joker gets Smashed, Capcom's alarming home arcade system, the future of home consoles and this week's big releases!― Know what I love writing about? Bad ideas and trainwrecks! And boooooy howdy, do we have a spectacularly hot mess to talk about this week… along with other interesting news. But first, a few things! For starters, I'm going to be at Seattle's Sakura-Con this weekend helping...
1989 was a massive year for anime, with enduring classics like Ranma 1/2 and Dragon Ball Z taking shape. Daryl Surat leads a tour through the classics!― It keeps getting easier for audiences outside of Japan to see Japanese animation and read Japanese comics, with increasingly shortened delays. The largest entertainment companies in the world such as Sony and AT&T now have financial investments in a...
Funimation announced a new 30th anniversary bluray box for Dragon Ball Z and the internet exploded over the picture quality - Justin explains why it looks the way it does.― Several people asked: I've seen promo material for Funimation's upcoming Dragon Ball Z 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition Blu-ray boxed set, and it looks terrible! All of the film grain (and some detail) has been smeared away,...
Kimetsu no Yaiba offers a gory take on the Shonen Jump formula with a gorgeous production effort from famed studio ufotable. Andy and Steve discuss their favorite parts of the premiere and their hopes for the story's future.― Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba offers a gory take on the Shonen Jump formula with a gorgeous production effort from famed studio ufotable. This week, Andy and Steve discuss th...
Leiji Matsumoto's classic manga that eventually reached the English-speaking world as "Star Blazers" is now available in this hardcover collector's edition. Rebecca Silverman has the details.― Three years before Captain Harlock set sail, manga master Leiji Matsumoto chronicled the adventures of a different space-faring band, the crew of the Yamato. Drawing from Japan's military history, the story is...
We're giving away 5 copies of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy. Play the first 14 episodes on Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, XBOX ONE or Steam!― Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy released this week and our friends at Capcom want to celebrate by giving away game codes to some lucky Anime News Network readers! You've seen the anime, now play the classic games that started it all. Become Phoen...
James takes a bite out of this sugary slice-of-life comedy about junk food, while Paul breaks down all this week's new blu-ray releases!― Thing I learned this week: if you're going to pick up a late-night shift at your job, you probably shouldn't also pick up the morning shift for the next day. There is not enough caffeine in the world to overcome the crushing realization of "I was just here a few ...
This relaxing slice-of-life yuri anime is worlds apart from its Rage of Bahamut franchise cousins, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Theron Martin digs into this surprisingly satisfying short series.― This offering from the winter 2019 season has a more convoluted production history than most. Originally titled Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends, it was announced in 2015 and scheduled for broadc...
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