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Anime Expo in LA Times

posted on 2001-07-11 15:13 EDT

The Saturday edition of the LA Times included an article about Anime Expo. Nothing that Anime fans don't already know, but an interesting read nonetheless. Thanks Jerry.

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Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity Series Takes Over Super Sentai's Timeslot

Nov 23, 19:58

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Gavan Infinity launches new tokusatsu brand Project R.E.D. ― Toei announced on Monday that it is launching a new live-action tokusatsu (special effects) brand titled Project R.E.D., which stands for "Records of Extraordinary Dimensions," and that this new brand will take over TV Asahi's Sunday 9:30 a.m. timeslot from Toei's long-running Super Sentai series. The first series in the brand is Super Spac...

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In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Volumes 2-8 Manga Review

Nov 23, 12:00 manga

In the Clear Moonlit Dusk feels like the sort of series I ought to be enjoying more than I am, which is an awkward position to be in. ― Mika Yamamori has proven over the course of her English-released series that you can't predict where her romances are going to go. Write off purportedly no-chance rivals at your peril and make assumptions about the trajectory of the story at your own risk; Yamamori i...

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Detective Conan: Rivals Of The Great Detective Anime Series Review

Nov 22, 12:00

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I'm not sure if this was always the intention or if these episodes were a direct response to the first batch of episodes that TMS put out, but it looks like more episodes of Detective Conan have been adapted that now add some much-needed context. ― Those mad lads did it! I'm not sure if this was always the intention or if these episodes were a direct response to the first batch of episodes that TMS p...

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A Special Evening with Ultraman

Nov 22, 09:00

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Anime News Network was allowed to check out the tour as it stopped by the Japan Society in New York City, where I was able to enjoy a lot of the strong enthusiasm for this franchise firsthand. ― Sixty years is a long time. Even if you've never actually sat down and watched a piece of Ultraman media, no doubt you have come across something that has been either directly or indirectly inspired by this ...

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My Happy Marriage Anime Gets 3-Episode Special in 2026

Nov 21, 22:15

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Anime airs on TV, streams worldwide on Netflix ― Kadokawa revealed on Saturday (November 22, "Good Couples Day" in Japan) that the television anime based on Akumi Agitogi and Tsukiho Tsukioka's My Happy Marriage (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) light novel series will get a three-episode special that will air on television in Japan and will also stream on Netflix worldwide in 2026. Kadokawa unveiled t...

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Touring After the Apocalypse Volume 2-3 Manga Review

Nov 21, 12:00 manga

Even after destruction, Japan’s tourist destinations are worth visiting. ― Upon reading Touring After The Apocalypse manga, I was immediately struck with a sense of familiarity. We've probably all read a few manga in which two girls scavenge for food and shelter after the end of the world, so my initial thought was that it felt like Girls Last Tour, with the same melancholy inevitability. More than t...

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This Week in Games - Chuuni Corpses

Nov 21, 10:00

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The Corpse Party Tetralogy is dead in the water, and Yoko Taro's projects keep getting cancelled! Jean-Karlo looks into both plus live-action Zelda, a new Dark Souls book, and more. ― Welcome back, folks! By the time you read this, I'll have watched Mamoru Oshii's Angel's Egg at a local theater. I first heard of the movie 15 years ago (thank you, Grumpy Jii-san, I miss you), and was thoroughly convin...

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REDLINE, Lupin the IIIrd: The Immortal Bloodline Director Takeshi Koike

Nov 21, 09:00

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Acclaimed director professes his love for Chainsaw Man, closing the door on Lupin. ― Takeshi Koike is best known in the West for directing 2009's high-octane sci-fi car-racing action epic REDLINE. Since then, he's mostly worked within the long-running Lupin III franchise, first as character designer and animation director for 2012's acclaimed TV anime Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, be...

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'Now That We Draw' Manga Gets TV Anime

Nov 21, 08:31

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Ayumu Murase, Sayumi Suzushiro star in romantic comedy anime from ROLL2 studio ― A website opened on Friday to announce a television anime of Kyū Takahata and Yūji Kaba's Now That We Draw (Kakunaru Ue wa) manga. Ayumu Murase and Sayumi Suzushiro will star as Yūki Uehara and Niina Miyamoto, respectively. Shunsuke Ishikawa (BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-) is directing the anime at ROLL2, and Deko A...

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This Week in Anime - Bring Out the Big (Girls with) Guns

Nov 20, 13:30

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Was Jean-Luc Godard right when he said all you need to make a movie is a girl with a gun? Coop and Steve discuss ― Was Jean-Luc Godard right when he said all you need to make a movie is a girl with a gun? Coop and Steve discuss. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. ...

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The Red Spectacles Film Review

Nov 20, 12:00

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Mamoru Oshii’s first live action film, opening at NYC’s Metrograph theater on November 21, takes place in the same universe with Jin-Roh but couldn’t be more different. ― The Red Spectacles flopped in its original 1987 Japanese release, but the merchandisable design of the Kerberos armor somehow led to the creation of a whole franchise. The best-known film in said franchise is the animated installmen...

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Nominate Your Favorites for the Second Annual ANN Readers' Choice Awards!

Nov 20, 12:00 anime

We're running our second Readers' Choice Awards as a community event, so be sure to nominate your favorites in a variety of categories!

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